 Lippy's voice, patterned after comic Joe E. Brown, is provided by Daws Butler.Lippy the Lion (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Joe E. Brown) and Hardy Har Har the hyena (voiced by Mel Blanc) first appeared in "The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series" in 1962, along with Wally Gator and Touché Turtle and Dum Dum.Mel Blanc used the same voice, personality and expressions for Hardy Har Har that he used playing the postman on the Burns and Allen radio show.