# Who can imitate Mutley's snicker? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 11, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980 "2013-08-11T23:55:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/1 "2013-08-11T23:55:03Z")
From “The Wacky Races” to “Catch the Pigeon” I never got to perfect the Mutley snicker (or is it snivell?) All I can do is a rasping release of air (through saliva) in the epiglotis area, much the same way Ernie of Sesame Street laughs. But aside from the rasp, Mutley also has a high-pitched whimper that’s almost like a giggle. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/2 "2013-08-12T01:02:06Z")
I don’t really remember it. Do you have a link? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/3 "2013-08-12T04:45:31Z")
Was Mutley the dog who, when given a treat, would wrap his arms around his body and float to the ground? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/4 "2013-08-12T06:15:19Z")
[Muttley snicker](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKm5xQyD2vE) - voiced by Don Messick. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/5 "2013-08-12T16:15:45Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > From “The Wacky Races” to “Catch the Pigeon” I never got to perfect the Mutley snicker Just to be precise: the second show was titled “Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines,” which was set in World War I and revolved around the efforts of Dick Dastardly and his inept pilots (Muttley, Klunk, and Zilly) to prevent the patriotic Yankee Doodle Pigeon from delivering messages. The show’s theme song was “Stop That Pigeon,” which was a parody of the old jazz standard “Tiger Rag” (aka "Hold That Tiger’). ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/6 "2013-08-12T17:23:30Z")
Seth MacFarlane can do a pretty decent imitation of it. There was an episode of Family Guy where Peter makes a bad pun, and Bryan (voiced by Seth, and pretty much his natural speaking voice,) did that laugh/snicker and was wearing a scarf and aviator goggles like Muttley. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uTrmWJT-1wI/hqdefault.jpg "Family Guy - Brian Muttley Laugh") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTrmWJT-1wI) ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/7 "2013-08-12T17:32:17Z")
Having listened to the sample, I’d describe it as a wheezing snicker. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/8 "2013-08-12T17:52:03Z")
I can do a (IMO) passable impersonation of it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/9 "2013-08-13T15:37:05Z")
Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars most surely can: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am915MRR0_g) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/10 "2013-08-13T15:46:39Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Was Mutley the dog who, when given a treat, would wrap his arms around his body and float to the ground? That was Snuffles, from the Quickdraw McGraw Show. He loved him some do-o-oggy biscuit! (The forerunner of Scooby snacks.) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/11 "2013-08-13T16:47:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > That was Snuffles, from the Quickdraw McGraw Show. He loved him some do-o-oggy biscuit! (The forerunner of Scooby snacks.) Thanks, Prof! [And he he is!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zldJlUSJ9OI) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/12 "2013-08-13T17:54:05Z")
I can do it only when I have a cold. However, I can say, “HHHippo HHHHHurricane HHHHollar!” even when I’m not congested. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/13 "2013-08-13T18:53:30Z")
I can do a pretty good “Hey Hey Hey!” like fat albert does. Does that count for anything? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-imitate-mutleys-snicker/665980/14 "2013-08-13T20:12:07Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I can do a pretty good “Hey Hey Hey!” like fat albert does. Does that count for anything? Yes, but it’s nowhere near as generally useful as my absolutely perfect Bullwinkle one. You have no idea how often saying “This time, for sure!” in Bullwinkle’s voice comes in handy.