What cartoon character had this speech impediment?

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Help me out Gen X’ers. I was remembering Yosemite Sam as always whistling his "S"s but I can’t find a single example* of it. What cartoon character had this speech impediment?

It’s not a lisp,like Sylvester, it’s a whistle, like the trope of an old man with ill-fitting dentures. And I think he was in Bugs Bunny cartoons, but I could be mistaken on that one. Also NOT Foghorn Leghorn.

It’s not Gopher from Winnie the Pooh, although that is very close to the sound I’m thinking of. This was a purer whistle tone, not as breathy. I only remember hearing it at the beginning of words starting with “S”. I’m fairly certain the character was a grumpy old man.

Anybody still firing on that particular neuron?
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*Last one to answer is a Crepe Fluzette! :smiley:

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Daffy Duck sometimes whistled his S’s

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Gopher was the only example I could think of, but he’s discounted in the OP…

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The beaver inThe Lady and The Tramp.

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Probably not what the OP is looking for, but I’ll throw it out there.

Was it Pete Puma? He was a Warner Bros character but not one of the main ones.

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Check out the roles by Stan Freberg.

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All I know is Daffy Duck has refused to ever work with another character with a speech impediment again.

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sorry. double post

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How about The Crackpot Quail. He makes his entrance about 1:15.

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How about General Halftrack from the Beetle Bailey cartoon series?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCxdLJLIuyU

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From FAMILY GUY, there’s Herbert.

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That’s what I’d think, now that you mention it. I’d forgotten this long half-century that that show used to exist.

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In more recent cartoon history (not the Golden Era of which OP speaks), we have Roger Rabbit.

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That’s him! Thank you so much.

Thanks to everybody who helped. I enjoyed all the clips.

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Wow, what horrible crap has been made, expending effort, money, resources…

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Meh. It all goes great with Saturday morning Super Sugar Crisp!

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In Minneapolis, it and the other King Features cartoons were always on Lunch with Casey (Jones) or in the late afternoon (Popeye and Pete and Grandma Lumpit’s Boarding House). I can still sing all the theme songs:

*He’s the military hero of the nation,
though he doesn’t always follow regulations.
At the sound of reville, he is here for you to see,
and we know you’ll laugh at Private Beetle Bailey
(Beetle Bailey).

Ask the General, Colonel, Major, and the Captain,
the Lieutenant, and the Sergeant, and the Corporal.
They will tell you with a shout
they would gladly live without
a certain private by the name of Beetle Bailey
(Beetle Bailey)!*