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Hallo, Steven Rowe (and all)!<BR>
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for some reason i feel Moby was created by Del Connell, anybody know for sure?<BR>
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Well, his graphic look was created by the "Maestro" Ward Kimball for a TV show he also directed, "Pacifically Peeking", which aired on TV Oct. 6 1968 (more than an year after Moby's creation, so the books come out before it... Originally, Ward wanted to call him Peg-Leg Duck and designed him with a peg-leg, but this idea was changed in order to be politically more correct). Moby was a sort of testimonial (about the Pacific Ocean Tour), as actually Ranger Woodloore, Jiminy Cricket or L. Von Drake were. <BR>
Moby's voice was provided by Paul Frees. <BR>
Porpy and Dimwitty are original comic books creations, probably by Del Connell.<BR>
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Luca
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