Yippee, Yappee, & Yahooey were designed as a parody of Alexandre Dumas' Three Musketeers, and used as a backup segment on The Peter Potamus Show during its 2 seasons (1964-6). The goofy guards bring the stupid in "Unicorn on the Cob", when the King (Hal Smith, also the voice of Yappee) decides to hunt the mythical creature to complete his royal trophy case.
I think this might be exhibit A as to why the guards have never been brought back, more than 50 years later.
Rating: B-.
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It's not that Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey lacked brain, between they probably had one. Kind of interesting that the Laff-A-Lympics team which paid tribute to the 'funny animal' genre of Hanna-Barbera was named the Yogi Yahooeys, yet none of these guys made the roster. In fact, as you noted, I don't think they've resurfaced anywhere since their original shorts.
Also, was it just me, or did Yahooey seem to be doing an impression of the late, great Jerry Lewis?
According to Wikipedia, Daws Butler based Yahooey on Lewis.
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