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{{Infobox television
| image                = Secretsquirrl.jpg
| caption              = Title card
| producer             = [[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
| genre                = [[Television comedy|Comedy]]<br>[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]
| creator              = [[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
| writer               = [[Michael Maltese]]<br>Dalton Sandifer<br>[[Warren Foster]]<br>Tony Benedict
| voices               = [[Mel Blanc]]<br />[[Paul Frees]]
| director             = [[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Ted Nichols]]
| composer             = [[Ted Nichols]]<br>[[Hoyt Curtin]] (stock music, uncredited)
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| network              = [[NBC]]<br>[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] (reboot)
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 26 (original)<br>13 (reboot)<br>39 (total)
| company              = [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] 
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1965|10|2}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1966|11|26}}
}}

'''''Secret Squirrel''''' is a cartoon character created by [[Hanna-Barbera]] for ''[[The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show]]'', which debuted in 1965 on Saturday mornings. The character was given his own show in 1966, titled ''The Secret Squirrel Show'', but was reunited with [[Atom Ant]] for one more season in 1967. The half-hour ''The Secret Squirrel Show'' included three individual cartoon segments: "Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole", "[[Squiddly Diddly]]" and "[[Winsome Witch]]".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=99–100}}</ref> Secret Squirrel first appeared in a prime-time animated special called '''''The World of Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant''''', which aired on [[NBC]] on September 12, 1965.<ref name=Woolery>{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years 1946-1981 Part I: Animated Cartoon Series |date=1983 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1557-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/28/mode/2up |access-date=1 April 2020 |pages=27–29}}</ref>

''Secret Squirrel'' was a [[parody]] of the spy genre, and most of the shorts parodied elements of the [[James Bond]] films. Secret Squirrel was also known as "Agent 000". In 1993, 13 new ''Secret Squirrel'' cartoons appeared in-between the ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]'' first-season episodes, with the updated title '''''Super Secret Secret Squirrel''''' and a new cast.

==Character profile==
Secret [[Squirrel]] (voiced with a slight lisp by [[Mel Blanc]]) serves as a [[secret agent]], taking orders from his superior, Double-Q aka the Chief (voiced by [[Paul Frees]]), of the International Sneaky Service. Double Q is usually annoyed by Secret Squirrel when he enters the office in other objects in his office instead of using the door like other people. His designation is Agent 000.<ref>Mansour, David. ''From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Dictionary of the Late 20th Century'', Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005, p.423.</ref> Secret Squirrel is assisted in his adventures by his [[Fez (clothing)|fez]]-wearing, bespectacled [[sidekick]] Morocco [[Mole (animal)|Mole]] (also voiced by Paul Frees impersonating [[Peter Lorre]]).<ref>Stephen D. Youngkin [https://books.google.com/books?id=YZyhz28GVoIC&pg=PA451 ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''], Lesington: University Press of Kentucky, 2005, p.451</ref>

The pair fights crime and evil enemy agents using cunning and a variety of spy gadgets, including a [[machine gun]] cane, a collection of weapons kept inside Secret's [[trench coat]] which is also bulletproof, and a variety of devices concealed in his purple [[fedora]] (which has eye holes cut in it and which he seldom removes).

Secret's recurring archenemy is Yellow Pinkie (also voiced by Frees), a parody of both [[Auric Goldfinger]] from ''[[Goldfinger (novel)|Goldfinger]]'' and of [[Sydney Greenstreet]]'s portrayal of the Kasper Gutman character from [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s ''[[The Maltese Falcon (novel)|The Maltese Falcon]]''. He also tangles with such enemies as the Masked Granny, Captain Kidd and Robin Hood and his Merry Mugs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/238/mode/2up/ |page=238}}</ref> The last three episodes introduced Hi-Spy (again voiced by Frees), a master of scientific criminology.

===''Super Secret Secret Squirrel''===
The 1993 reboot segments saw several changes in characters and artwork compared to the 1960s original cartoons, including the recasting of [[Jess Harnell]] as Secret and [[Jim Cummings]] as Morocco (as Blanc and Frees had both died several years prior). All the characters inhabiting the world are now animals (except for a [[gingerbread man]] and a [[Quark]]). Double-Q (voiced by [[Tony Jay]]), now simply called "the Chief" in these shorts, is a [[African buffalo|Cape buffalo]] with a sour cherry-scented [[calabash pipe]]. Yellow Pinkie has been replaced by a [[sea lion]] named Goldflipper (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) who, despite being Secret's archenemy, only appears in one episode of the revival series. These new cartoons also introduce Penny (voiced by [[Kimmy Robertson]]), a female squirrel assistant to the Chief (''à la'' [[Miss Moneypenny]]) and a possible love interest for Secret (as hinted at in the episodes "Queen Bea" and "Quark").

Secret's art design remains relatively intact, but looks more modern than the original 1960s version of the character, featuring hard lines and sharper angles, giving him a leaner and slicker style. His trademark hat looks slightly different. Secret also loses his signature lisp given to him by Blanc that was similar to that of [[Sylvester the Cat|Sylvester]] from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoons from [[Warner Brothers|Warner Bros.]] (although it was paid homage to in the episode "Goldflipper", where Secret spoke with it to mock Morocco's sudden lisp in that episode). Harnell's portrayal gives Secret a suave voice in reminiscence of him sometimes breaking into his [[Wakko Warner]] voice without the Scouse accent, most notably when he is screaming.

Morocco's color scheme has been redesigned; his wardrobe's palette has been swapped and he wears sunglasses. Cummings' portrayal of Morocco makes his voice less of a Peter Lorre impersonation: the Moroccan accent remains, but the voice is higher-pitched. He also now has an [[evil twin]] brother named Scirocco Mole (voiced by [[Jess Harnell]]).

Apparently, in the 1993 revival cartoons, the personalities and traits of Secret and Morocco have been switched as opposed to their original 1960s personalities. Morocco was more of a chauffeur and used to be quite intelligent, while in the revival cartoons he is more independent as a sidekick, becomes more of a bungler, and is more childlike, often getting injured (which was Secret's department in the 1960s series) and often using his catchphrase "Okay, Secret!". Secret was portrayed as a bumbling secret agent in the original, while in the revival version he is actually capable of doing his job effectively. He can be both a workaholic and more easygoing while still able to get the job done. Like the original, Secret has a gadget for almost everything but also relies on his mixed martial arts combat skills. Most of his injuries either come from his job or Morocco's bumbling.

The Chief speaks with a British accent now (due to being voiced by [[Tony Jay]]), as evidenced by his catchphrase "Good show, Secret".

==Broadcast history==
The series' debut was on September 12, 1965, in ''The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel'' prime-time special on [[NBC]].

The original series, ''[[The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show]]'', was broadcast from October 2, 1965, to September 2, 1967. Secret Squirrel had his own show in 1966 and was then reunited with Atom Ant in 1967-1968. Episodes were broadcast in syndication and as part of ''[[The Banana Splits]]'' variety and compilation series.

===''Super Secret Secret Squirrel''===
Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole were revived in 1993 for back-up segments of the first season of [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS Superstation]]'s animated series ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]''. Titled '''''Super Secret Secret Squirrel''''', these new cartoons featured Secret Squirrel (voiced by [[Jess Harnell]]) and Morocco Mole (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]). ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]'' creator [[Donovan Cook]] was asked by then-new [[Hanna-Barbera]] president [[Fred Seibert]] to choose a classic studio cartoon to revive within the main show, and ''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'' was the result. The reason to revive ''Secret Squirrel'' was because it was one of Cook's favorite Hanna-Barbera shows.

After Cook guided the updated design with artists [[Paul Rudish]] and [[Craig McCracken]], supervising producer [[Larry Huber]], the "adult supervision" assigned by Seibert, was responsible for all further aspects of these cartoons. He assigned animator [[David Feiss]] to the storyboards.

This new series seems to have fallen under the [[villain of the week]] formula. Except for "Egg" and "Agent Penny", every episode is named after the enemies Secret and Morocco encounter.

Secret and Morocco make an appearance in a ''2 Stupid Dogs'' episode titled "Let's Make a Right Price", in which they star in a commercial for Granny's Joybone Doggie Treats. The Little Dog and the Big Dog from ''2 Stupid Dogs'' appear in the ''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'' episode "Scirocco Mole" as contestants in a game show.

==Episodes==
===Series overview===
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| [[#Season 1 (1965–66)|1]]
| 20
| {{Start date|1965|10|2}}
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| [[#Season 2 (1966)|2]]
| 6
| {{Start date|1966|9|10}}
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| ''[[#Super Secret Secret Squirrel (1993)|Super Secret Secret Squirrel]]''
| 13
| {{Start date|1993|9|5}}
| {{End date|1993|11|28}}
|}

===Season 1 (1965–66)===
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!style="background:#B11030"| <span style="color:white;">Title</span>
!style="background:#B11030; width:135px"| <span style="color:white;">Original air date</span>
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Sub Swiper
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|10|2}}
|ShortSummary=Captain Ahab steals an [[Nuclear submarine|atomic submarine]]; Secret and Morocco must capture him and return the sub ''intact.'' 
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Masked Granny
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|10|9}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco have a mission to secure the Bombay Bomb in [[the Pentagon]], whilst the Masked Granny plans a heist to steal it.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Scotland Yard Caper
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|10|16}}
|ShortSummary=Secret receives orders from [[Scotland Yard]] to recover the stolen [[crown jewels]]. He does, but is ''himself'' accused of being the thief by the police. 
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Robin Hood & His Merry Muggs
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|10|23}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco try to track down some thieves who are using a [[Robin Hood]] television show to cover their thefts.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Wolf in Cheap Cheap Clothing
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|10|30}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are sent to stop Wily Wolf from smuggling sheep. Secret lures him into a trap with a "[[Little Red Riding Hood]]" scenario. 
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Royal Run Around
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|11|6}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are assigned to safeguard Pasha Panchabaggie, but Pasha rides away on his [[flying carpet]] and proves difficult to catch despite the many gadgets at Secret's disposal.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Yellow Pinkie
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|11|13}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are sent to catch an enemy agent called Yellow Pinkie, who seems to be too smart for them.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Five Is a Crowd
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|11|20}}
|ShortSummary=Dr. Dangit creates five robot duplicates of Secret Squirrel to commit crimes and [[Frame (crime)|frame]] the real one for them. Secret follows the duplicates to Dangit's hideout and turns them against him.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=It Stopped Training
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|11|27}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are put on a case to recover the Silver Streak Express train, which is stolen by Yellow Pinkie with a shrinking ray gun.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Wacky Secret Weapon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|12|4}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are assigned to protect a secret weapon only to lose it to Yellow Pinkie, but they pin him down at the seaport.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Cuckoo Clock Cuckoo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|12|11}}
|ShortSummary=Secret receives a mission from England to retrieve [[Big Ben]], stolen by a [[Giant (mythology)|giant]] who wants to make a [[cuckoo clock]] out of it.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Catty Cornered
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|12|18}}
|ShortSummary=Upon being called in by a scientist, Secret and Morocco attempt to catch a cat who swallowed an explosive capsule. A cat-chasing dog makes their task difficult, and a "doggone temper" erupts.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Leave Wheel Enough Alone
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|12|25}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco try to catch Yellow Pinkie, who has stolen all the gold from the [[Mint (coin)|mint]], but will have to chase him in a car race first.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Jester Minute
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|1|1}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are sent to safeguard the king's crown, only for it to be stolen by Yellow Pinkie. Secret thwarts every one of his enemy's traps in order to recover the king's crown.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Not So Idle Idol
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|1|8}}
|ShortSummary=Yellow Pinkie steals a golden idol and only Secret can locate its whereabouts.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Gold Rushed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|1|15}}
|ShortSummary=While vacationing in Washington D.C., Secret and Morocco chase after Yellow Pinkie, who has stolen [[gold bullion]] from the Granbovian embassy.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Double Ex-Double Cross
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|1|22}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco investigate the petrified population of Okey Dokey Isle, where they encounter the responsible perpetrator, Double-Ex.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Capt. Kidd's Not Kidding
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|1|29}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco go aboard a Spanish [[galleon]] to investigate the ghost of [[Captain Kidd]], who is actually Yellow Pinkie seeking gold.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Bold Rush
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|2|5}}
|ShortSummary=Morocco takes the liberty of locating a gold shipment stolen by Yellow Pinkie all by himself. Secret discreetly assists Morocco during his vacation.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Tusk-Tusk
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|2|12}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco try to find a missing elephant that was taken prisoner by the Grand Wazir to overthrow the Rajah.
|LineColor=B11030
}}
|}

===Season 2 (1966)===
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|- style="color:white"
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!style="background:#0000A0; width:135px"| <span style="color:white;">Original air date</span>
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Robot Rout
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|9|10}}
|ShortSummary=Yellow Pinkie is promoted to President, due to a mass robotic [[brainwashing]] of the citizens. Secret and Morocco head to Yellow Pinkie's lab to confront him, but he turns Morocco against Secret.
|LineColor=0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Pink Sky Mobile
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|9|17}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco battle Yellow Pinkie in his new Pink Sky Mobile against their Spy Car. Both sides end up with scooting vehicles.
|LineColor=0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Scuba Duba Duba
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|9|24}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are assigned to recover a missile stolen by the enemy agent Scuba Duba before he can destroy the city, which is being held for ransom by him.
|LineColor=0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Hi-Spy
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|10|29}}
|ShortSummary=Secret is sent to confront the evil scientific criminology master Hi-Spy face-to-face in France, but Secret cannot outsmart him. [[Throwaway line]]: "Naw, it's just swamp gas!"
|LineColor=0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Spy in the Sky
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|11|12}}
|ShortSummary=Hi-Spy is intent on causing destruction on the globe with his armed satellite. Secret and Morocco head to the satellite to halt his plans.
|LineColor=0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Ship of Spies
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1966|11|26}}
|ShortSummary=Secret and Morocco are assigned to locate Hi-Spy's invisible ship and put his plan out of action.
|LineColor=0000A0
}}
|}

===''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'' (1993)===
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{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.1
 | Title=Goldflipper
 | DirectedBy=[[Larry Huber]]<br>[[Robert Alvarez]] (animation)
 | Aux2=Mark Saraceni
 | Aux3=[[Genndy Tartakovsky]]
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|5}}
 | ShortSummary=An evil [[sea lion]] named Goldflipper (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) creates a giant gold magnet that steals golden teeth, which he calls the "Molar-Acoustic-Synctro-Bicuspid-Dental-Magnetic-Electro-Platt-Conductive-Postiviser". Secret goes undercover as a Squirrely Girly Scout to thwart Goldflipper's evil plan and recover all the stolen teeth.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.2
 | Title=Greg
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>[[Ron Hughart|Ron Hugart]] (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=[[Rob Renzetti]]
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|12}}
 | ShortSummary=Secret investigates a mysterious candy disappearance caused by a [[gingerbread man]] named Greg (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]), who is using ants to steal all the candy in the world, which he will then use to make a giant candy monster.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.3
 | Title=Quark
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Robert Alvarez (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=[[Conrad Vernon]]
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|19}}
 | ShortSummary=A sub-atomic [[quark]] known as Quark (voiced by [[Roger Rose]]) is destroying important monuments in order to make an amphitheater out of North America. Secret has to shrink down to sub-atomic size in order to stop him.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.4
 | Title=Queen Bea
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Mark Saraceni
 | Aux3=Don Shank
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|26}}
 | ShortSummary=Queen Bea (voiced by [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B. J. Ward]]) and her [[honey bee]] minions capture Secret during a Honey Bank robbery so that Queen Bea can force Secret's hand in marriage after trapping Morocco in a honey container. Penny comes to his rescue.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.5
 | Title=Hot Rodney
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=Tony Craig
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|3}}
 | ShortSummary=During a race against a race car driving rooster named Hot Rodney (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]), Secret is waylaid by Hot Rodney's orchestrated kidnapping of Morocco.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.6
 | Title=Egg
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=[[David Feiss]]
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|10}}
 | ShortSummary=Morocco receives a mandatory special assignment to hold a "rare" and "cursed" egg for at least three seconds, but has a hard time doing so.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.7
 | Title=Chameleon
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=Rob Renzetti
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|17}}
 | ShortSummary=Expensive paintings are stolen on the night of a museum gala. Secret discovers an art-loving, sophisticated [[chameleon]] (voiced by [[Roddy McDowall]]) has pilfered all the art for his own personal collection. Secret and Morocco then outsmart him by trapping him in a room full of "modern" art, which Chameleon despises.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.8
 | Title=Agent Penny
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway,<br> [[Paul Rudish]]
 | Aux3=David Feiss
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|24}}
 | ShortSummary=In an attempt to cut down his expenses, the Chief replaces Secret with Penny and hires Morocco as his secretary.<br> '''Note:''' [[Snooper and Blabber]] make speaking cameo appearances at a crimefighters' pub. In the same scene, [[CB Bears#Undercover Elephant|Undercover Elephant]] from ''[[CB Bears]]'', [[Hong Kong Phooey]] and [[Mumbly]] make background appearances, while the portraits of [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], [[Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long]], [[Atom Ant]], Hong Kong Phooey, Mumbly and [[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]] are seen with Snooper and Blabber's portraits.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.9
 | Title=Scirocco Mole
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=Tony Craig
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|31}}
 | ShortSummary=In a quiz show hosted by a fox, Secret relates the origin of his partnership with Morocco and an encounter with Morocco's evil twin brother Scirocco (voiced by [[Jess Harnell]]).<br> '''Note:''' [[Yogi Bear]] and [[Boo-Boo Bear|Boo-Boo]] and [[2 Stupid Dogs|the Big Dog and the Little Dog]] make [[cameo appearance]]s as the other contestants.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.10
 | Title=Platypus
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Ron Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=Rob Renzetti
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|7}}
 | ShortSummary=Secret, Morocco and the Chief get their bodies mixed up in a de-scrambler owned by a [[platypus]] ([[Mark Hamill]]) and have a hard time catching him in their altered states.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.11
 | Title=Doctor O.
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Rob Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Mark Saraceni,<br> Jim Turner
 | Aux3=Paul Rudish,<br> David Feiss,<br> Tony Craig
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|14}}
 | ShortSummary=Secret has to stop an [[opossum]] named Doctor O. from blocking out the sun with a satellite, but he has to do it blind and in total darkness. The constant darkness also prevents the Chief from using the rest room.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.12
 | Title=One Ton
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Rob Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Lane Raichert
 | Aux3=David Feiss
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|21}}
 | ShortSummary=Secret attempts to stop a crazy [[giant panda]] called One Ton (voiced by Yoshio Be) from tearing up Chinatown, but he also has strict orders from the Chief ''not'' to harm him, because giant pandas are an endangered species. As a result, Secret has to figure out how to defeat the panda ''without'' actually fighting him.
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{{Episode list
 | EpisodeNumber=S.13
 | Title=Voo Doo Goat
 | DirectedBy=Larry Huber<br>Rob Hugart (animation)
 | Aux2=Roberts Gannaway
 | Aux3=David Feiss
 | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|28}}
 | ShortSummary=Secret must stop an evil shaman goat (voiced by John Garry), who has made a [[voodoo doll]] of the Chief in order to gain control over the agency.
 | LineColor=700070
}}
|}

==Voices==
* [[Mel Blanc]] as Secret Squirrel (original series)
* [[Paul Frees]] as Morocco Mole, Double-Q, Yellow Pinkie, Hi-Spy (original series)
* [[Jim Cummings]] as Morocco Mole, Goldflipper (''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'')
* [[Jess Harnell]] as Secret Squirrel, Scirocco Mole (''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'')
* [[Tony Jay]] as Double-Q/the Chief (''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'')
* [[Kimmy Robertson]] as Penny (''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'')

==Production credits==
*Produced and Directed by: [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
*Story: Tony Benedict, [[Warren Foster]], Dalton Sandifer, [[Michael Maltese]]
*Musical Direction: [[Ted Nichols]]
*Story Direction: [[Alex Lovy]], Lewis Marshall, Paul Sommer, Art Scott, Steve Clark, Art Davis
*Voices: [[Mel Blanc]], [[Paul Frees]], [[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]], [[Jean Vander Pyl]], [[Henry Corden]], [[Don Messick]], [[Allan Melvin]], [[Howard Morris]], [[Janet Waldo]], [[Dick Beals]], [[Gerry Johnson]]
*Animation Direction: [[Charles August Nichols|Charles A. Nichols]]
*Production Supervision: Howard Hanson
*Animation: Ray Abrams, Ed Barge, Robert Bemiller, O.E. "Lefty" Callahan, Emil Carle, Hugh Fraser, George Germanetti, George Goepper, Anatole Kirsanoff, Hicks Lokey, Kenneth Muse, George Nicholas, Don Schloat, Larry Silverman, Ralph Somerville, John Sparey
*Layout: Cornelius "Corny" Cole, Jerry Eisenberg, Jack Huber, Lance Nolley, Bill Perez, Tony Sgroi, [[Bob Singer]], [[Iwao Takamoto]]
*Background: Fernando Arce, Ron Dias, Rene Garcia, Bob Gentle, F. Montealegre, Richard H. Thomas
*Camera: Gary Milton, Roger Sims, Clarence Wogatzke, Norman Stainback, John Pratt, John Aardal
*Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
*'' Secret Squirrel''
*AMPTP
*RCA Sound Recording
*This Picture Made Under the Jurisdiction of IATSE-IA Affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.
*A Hanna-Barbera Production

==Other appearances==
* Secret Squirrel appears as a child on ''[[Yo Yogi!]]'', voiced by [[Kath Soucie]]. He has an uncle named Uncle Undercover (voiced by [[Greg Burson]]) who owns the Invention Dimension store in Jellystone Mall.
* Both the original and reboot versions appeared in [[DC Comics]] Cartoon Network Presents.
* Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole appear in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' with Secret Squirrel voiced by [[Bill Farmer]] and Morocco Mole voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]]. Secret Squirrel first appears in the Season 2 episode "Blackwatch Plaid" as a client of Harvey's arrested for flashing people (a play on Secret's famous trench coat). Secret Squirrel then appeared again in the Season 3 episode "Bird Girl of Guantanamole", hiring Harvey to get Morocco Mole out of the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]]. Secret Squirrel also has a brief cameo in the [[series finale]] "The Death of Harvey".
* Secret Squirrel appeared in the [[DC Comics]] book ''Scooby-Doo! Team-Up'' #11 in September 2015.
* A "rebooted" version of ''Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole'' was a back-up feature of the DC comic book series ''[[Scooby Apocalypse#Back-up stories|Scooby Apocalypse]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davison |first1=Joshua |title=Scooby Apocalypse #25 Review: The Final Fred-day |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/scooby-apocalypse-25-review/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919102302/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/scooby-apocalypse-25-review/ |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |date=May 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> in issues #16-29.
* Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole made appearances in ''[[Jellystone!]]'' with both characters voiced by [[Dana Snyder]]. In the season 2 episode "It's a Mad Mad Mad Rat Race", Secret Squirrel is seen on a movie poster for a film called "The Blowening" and Morocco Mole runs a sauna-themed restaurant called "Saunas, Sweats & Sandwiches" in response to the fact that people can't eat sandwiches in a sauna. Secret Squirrel physically appears in the season 3 episode "Spy Thriller", along with Penny and The Chief (in his 90s design).

==LP album==
[[Hanna-Barbera Records]] released an LP album called ''Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole in Super Spy'' (HLP-2046) in 1966. It featured an adventure with four songs - "Secret Squirrel" (based on the show's theme song) and "Morocco Mole" on the beginning and the end of Side 1, respectively, and "Agent O Double O" and "Super Spy" on the beginning and the end of Side 2, respectively. Mel Blanc reprised his role as Secret Squirrel, but [[Daws Butler]] voiced Morocco Mole instead of Paul Frees.

==Home video==
The episode "Sub Swiper" is available on the DVD ''Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Vol. 1'', as well as a part of the "A Sample of Boomerang" tape, from Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang.

[[Warner Archive Collection|Warner Archive]] released ''The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series'' on [[DVD]] in Region 1 as part of their [[Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection]] in November 2015. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031211823/http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/21681|url-status=dead|title=TVShowsOnDVD.com - Goodbye|archive-date=October 31, 2015|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref>

''The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series'' was made available for download via iTunes in August 2016.

Warner Archive released ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]/Secret Squirrel Show Volume 1'' on DVD in August 2018, which includes all of the first-season episodes of ''2 Stupid Dogs'' and all of the episodes of ''Super Secret Secret Squirrel''. Again, this is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

==Cultural influence==
The phrase [[List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions#secret-squirrel-stuff|"Secret Squirrel stuff"]] is used by people working in U.S. intelligence to lightheartedly describe material that is highly classified, usually as a non-answer to a question.<ref name=intelegence_jargon>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/05/26/614455753/the-russia-investigations-what-just-happened |first=Philip |last=Ewing |website=NPR News |title=The Russia investigations: What just happened? |date=26 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It may likewise be used in a pejorative manner to mean someone who is unlikely to have actually had a job as a special operations soldier, spy or mercenary, or to have performed the actions they claim to.

The history of the name "Secret Squirrel" for special operations forces and spies appears to predate the television show, as one story states that the word "squirrel" was used during World War II as a [[shibboleth]] to root out German spies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sofrep.com/66922/how-a-tongue-twister-led-to-the-phrase-secret-squirrel/ | title=How a tongue twister led to spies being called 'secret squirrels' | publisher=Sofrep | date=2016-11-10 | access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>

The name "Secret Squirrel" is police slang for an agent of the [[United States Secret Service]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.combat.ws/S4/MILTERMS/MT-S.HTM | title=MILTERMS: SIERRA'}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions]]
* [[List of Hanna-Barbera characters]]
* {{annotated link|Operation Senior Surprise}}, also known as Operation Secret Squirrel

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.toonopedia.com/secsqurl.htm Secret Squirrel] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240528041141/https://www.webcitation.org/6qZ6gA6II?url=http://toonopedia.com/secsqurl.htm Archived] from the original on May 19, 2017.
* [https://archive.today/20130205084549/http://www.tvacres.com/rodents_squirrels_secret.htm Secret Squirrel]
* [https://archive.today/20130117202547/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/A-C/The_Atom_Ant__047_Secret_Squirrel_Show/Secret_Squirrel/index.html Detailed listing of each ''Secret Squirrel'' (1965–66) episode] at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113094354/http://www.cartoonscrapbook.com/S/secretsquirrel1965.htm Informational profile on ''Secret Squirrel'']}} at The Cartoon Scrapbook

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