- Zookeeper Eustace P. Peevly (voiced by John Stephenson). He is the Zookeeper of the city zoo, where the bears live. Peevly is authoritarian, short-tempered and constantly suspicious of the Hair Bear bunch. He and Hair are always in a battle of wits and even the rare times when they work together, like in “No Space Like Home”, don’t last forever. Despite the rough time he is given by the zoo animals, he shows that he wishes to keep his job as zoo keeper. Although he is also (like Hair) open to get-rich-quick schemes, even if it means teaming up with the bears, they always end up humiliating Peevly or putting him at the mercy of Hair Bear in front of the Superintendent. He is not married, which led to Episode “Bridal Boo Boo”, in which he is shown as having a big ego, noting that a lady going into his office is probably one of his many loving fans at the zoo. It is also the only episode, besides “Gobs of Gabaloons”, in which his real name Eustace P. Peevly is mentioned. His catchphrase is “I’ll get you for this!!!”. His plans of apprehending the bears and exposing them for the trouble makers they are, are often thwarted by Botch’s clumsiness and gullibility. Botch’s constant repetition of Peevly’s words, leads him to angry outbursts, such as “Botch, if I wanted an echo for an assistant. I would have hired the Grand Canyon!” or “Botch, if I need a recording, I’ll call you”. Peevly also enjoys doing impersonations, as seen in “Closed Circuit TV”, in which he does imitations of Ed Sullivan and the Zoo Superintendent. His voice and person are inspired by Joe Flynn’s Captain Wallace “Wally” Burton Binghamton in McHale’s Navy. Joseph Barbera had even hired Flynn to do the voice, but replaced him with John Stephenson, claiming that Flynn’s voice did not match up to the character of Peevly.[2] He always wears his zoo uniform, even in Episode “Keep Your Keeper”, in which he is supposed to be on vacation.
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