TVXOHOF - JUNE, 2026.... BABA LOOEY!

Last year, Quick Draw McGraw was the TV Western inductee into the Television Crossover Hall of Fame.  It seemed only right that his sidekick should tag along as well.

BABA LOOEY

As the Western entry is usually inducted in August, this year that honor is going to a very special real life historical figure of the Old West who is multidimensional.  So Baba Looey is joining "Queek Straw" in June, which is geared toward a loose definition of the Gemini concept of duos.

From Wikipedia:
Baba Looey is a fictional Mexican donkey that appeared in 'The Quick Draw McGraw Show.' He is the deputy and familiar to Sheriff Quick Draw McGraw. He speaks English with a Mexican accent. He was originally voiced by Daws Butler.

Baba Looey, McGraw's sidekick, is often portrayed as the more thoughtful half of the duo. At times realizing some detail about a given situation, Baba Looey tries desperately to caution Quick Draw of a trap or other danger, before Quick Draw charges headlong into the fray without listening or giving consideration to his surroundings. His masked vigilante identity is El Kapoli, "champion of champions" as he declared. In the episode "Dizzy Desperado", he gets knocked in the head and switches to the criminal Little Cucaracha.

In an episode of 'The Brady Bunch', Marcia can be seen watching Baba Looey and Quick Draw McGraw on TV.

Baba Looey, along with Quick Draw McGraw, makes an appearance in the 'Samurai Jack' episode "The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful", voiced by Joe Lala.

He appears in the 'Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law' episode "Guitar Control", voiced by Rob Paulsen. He is seen hanging out with Peanut and shows him Quick Draw's guitars. Peanut wonders how it works and kills Baba Looey with it.

Baba Looey made a brief cameo in a MetLife commercial in 2012.

In the 'Drawn Together' episode "Breakfast Food Killer", Baba Looey made an appearance going by the name "Baba Booey". He was waiting in line to become the new mascot of Quackers cereal and randomly started jumping around and attacking people.

Baba Looey appears in the series 'Jellystone!' and is female and Cuban in this version called "Bobbie Louie" due to the character being voiced by Jenny Lorenzo. She works for the Jellystone government and has an American accent.

Baba Looey and Quick Draw McGraw make a cameo as silhouettes in the 2020 'Animaniacs' revival segment "Suffragette City".

From the Yogi Bear Wiki:

• "Yogi's Birthday Party" (The Yogi Bear Show, no lines)
• Yogi Bear (comic strips) (August 5, 1962)
• Yogi's Ark Lark
• Yogi's Gang
• "Yogi's Heroes" and "Yogi and the Beanstalk" (Yogi's Treasure Hunt)
• The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
• Fender Bender 500
• "Yippee-Yo, Yogi" (Yo Yogi!)
• Jellystone!
  O'Bservation:
  This is an alternate Tooniverse, where characters previously established as one gender are instead rendered as the other.
  

And of course, there was the commercial work for Kellogg's:

Bienvenidos al Salón, Baba Looey!

TVXOHOF - HELLO, DOLLY! (THE MAY QUEEN OF 2026)

Here it, the last day of May and it just occurred to me that I never posted the 2026 May Queen of The Television Crossover Hall of Fame!

I need some new interns to keep me on my toes.  My two cats just aren't cutting it!

Well, "Better Late Than Never."  Interestingly enough, that's the title of a Country-Western song, a genre of music which plays a major role in the life of this month's honoree.  Only thing is, Tanya Tucker sings that song, while our inductee into the Hall is....

DOLLY PARTON

From Wikipedia:
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. After achieving success as a songwriter for other artists, Parton's debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 50 studio albums. Referred to as the "Queen of Country", Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers in history and has received various accolades, including eleven Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards including a humanitarian honorary Oscar win in 2025, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

Here is a list of shows in which Ms. Parton was involved as a member of the League of Themselves.  And as you'll see, she covered the gamut of genres....

THE 49TH ANNUAL MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (1975)
O'Bservation: She was on the Tom Turkey float.

THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (1976)

CAPTAIN KANGAROO (1976)
O'Bservation: The Captain would appear in an episode of her variety series the following year.

DOLLY (1976-1977)
O'Bservation: This was her own variety series.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1989)
O'Bservation: She only hosted this one time and only had two demands - she wouldn't use "cuss words," and she didn't want fun poked at Jesus.

DESIGNING WOMEN
THE FIRST DAY OF THE LAST DECADE OF THE ENTIRE TWENTIETH CENTURY, PARTS 1&2 (1990) 

BABES
HELLO, DOLLY (1991)

BIG DREAMS, BROKEN HEARTS: THE DOTTIE WEST STORY (TV Movie 1995)
O'Bservation: She was one of several Country stars who appeared as "talking heads" to add background and/or memories.

JACKIE'S BACK! (TV Movie 1999)

BETTE
HALLOWEEN (2000)

HANNAH MONTANA
1] GOOD GOLLY, MISS DOLLY (2006)
2] I WILL ALWAYS LOATHE YOU (2007)
3] KISS IT ALL GOODBYE (2010)

THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (2007)

THE YEAR DOLLY PARTON WAS MY MOM (2011 TV Movie)

A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS STORY (2013 TV Movie)
From the IMDb: A young Appalachian mountain girl pursues her dream of becoming a country star against the wishes of her mother. Her journey to the stage at Dollywood with a singing competition hosted by Dolly Parton reunites her with her musician father and uncovers the musical legacy of African-Americans in the world of country music.

AMERICAN PICKERS
MAD AS A PICKER (2014)
O'Bservation: The main reason I included this is because 'American Pickers' has a televersion which played a key role in an episode of 'NCIS'.

SPROUT HOUSE
A DAY WITH DOLLY (2017)

CALL ME KAT (2023)
Where the Soul Never Dies
Written by Wayne Raney
Performed by Dolly Parton
[Acapella rendition at the beginning of the memorial segment]
I Will Always Love You
Written by Dolly Parton
Performed by Dolly Parton
[Acapella at the end of the memorial segment]
Where the Soul Never Dies
Written by Wayne Raney
Performed by Leslie Jordan and Dolly Parton
[Ending montage]
O'Bservation: Dolly appeared at the end of the episode to pay tribute to her friend Leslie Jordan, who had passed away two months earlier. 

ALTERNATE TOOBWORLD

THE ORVILLE

MIDNIGHT BLUE (2022)

O'Bservation: This has to be an alternate Earth because it is set during the same basic timeline as 'Star Trek', which takes precedence.

THE TOONIVERSE

ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS 

URBAN CHIPMUNK (1983)

THE SIMPSONS
SUNDAY, CRUDDY SUNDAY (1999)

A Case of Serendipiteevee?  As I write this, it was the same day when I realized I never posted the induction.  It may have been a sign....  It's May 30th.  And on May 30th, 1966, Dolly Parton wed Carl Dean.  Sixty years ago today. 

Sadly, he passed away last year, so while she is the honoree for May, I'm dedicating this to his memory.

Welcome to the Hall, Ms. Parton!

TVXOHOF UPDATE - HANNA CALLED UP

 
April 21, 2026

Tonight, TVXOHOF member Sam Hanna adds another episode to his collection of appearances on the main show in the 'NCIS' franchise.  There will be another before the season ends and then he'll have another series to add to his tally in the Fall.

Here's TV Insider Matt Roush with a preview:

LL Cool J can’t get enough of the 'NCIS' universe, and the feeling is obviously mutual. The rapper-turned-actor, who played Sam Hanna on 'NCIS: Los Angeles' for 14 seasons and made guest appearances on the Hawaii spinoff and the original series, was recently tapped to star alongside 'Hawaii Five-0' alum Scott Caan in a New York spinoff to air in the fall. But before then, he’s back on the mothership for the first of two guest appearances.

Sam steps into the darkness to help Kasie (Diona Reasonover) and a skeleton crew when they’re stalked and bunted by an unknown intruder in an otherwise abandoned building, with the mainframe shut down for an overnight upgrade and the rest of the regular NCIS crew nowhere to be seen.

TVXOHOF TRIBUTE 02/24/2026 - SAM McGUIRE

 
From Deadline
[by Mike Fleming, Jr.]:
Robert Carradine has died at age 71. He took his own life Monday. The actor is best known for his roles in The Long Riders, Revenge of the Nerds and Lizzie McGuire.

A beloved member of the storied clan of actors, Carradine was the bedrock of his family, according to surviving older brother Keith Carradine. But he struggled for two decades with bipolar disorder and ultimately it got the best of him.

SAM McGUIRE

From Wikipedia:
Robert Reed Carradine (March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026) was an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu.

Carradine is also well remembered for his roles as fraternity nerd Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds films and Sam McGuire in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire.

From 2001 to 2004, Carradine played father Sam McGuire on 'Lizzie McGuire', starring Hilary Duff. The series was widely popular among young viewers, and its realistic portrayal of adolescent issues also appealed to parents.  (Sam McGuire sometimes struggles with the pressure of raising a teenager and is a bit slow-minded.)

A feature film based on the series, "The Lizzie McGuire Movie", was released in 2003.   It serves as the finale of the Disney Channel television series 'Lizzie McGuire' and was the first theatrical film based on a Disney Channel show. It follows the title character and her classmates on a graduation trip to Rome, where she gets mistaken for a famous Italian pop star and embarks on an unexpected adventure. The events of the film take place after the second and final season of 'Lizzie McGuire'.

A revival series was announced in August 2019 to be entering production for Disney+, with Duff reprising her role and Minsky returning as showrunner, but Minsky later departed from the role. Lamberg, Thomas, Todd and Carradine were also attached to return to the series in their original roles. The series began production in association with Disney Channel, but entered a hiatus after Minsky's departure and did not resume; the revival was officially canceled in December 2020.

LIZZIE McGUIRE
65 Episodes (2001-2004)

THE LIZZIE McGUIRE MOVIE (2003)

LIZZIE McGUIRE (2020)
2 Episodes

Eventually Hilary Duff, Hallie Todd, and Jake Thomas should enter the TVXOHOF as well, with those exact same qualifications.  But hopefully there will be plenty of time for that.

For now, the Hall salutes the memory of Robert Carradine.

TVXOHOF, FEBRUARY 2026 - GEORGE FOREMAN

 

Boxing legend George Foreman died March 21 last year.  It was my decision to hold off his deserved induction into the Television Crossover Hall of Fame so that he could get this monthly showcase for February.  George Foreman certainly deserved to represent Black History Month.

GEORGE FOREMAN

From ESPN:
"Big" George Foreman, one of the most influential and recognizable boxers of all time, died Friday, his family announced on his social media account. He was 76.

Foreman, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968, was a two-time heavyweight champion and Hall of Fame boxer.

He is perhaps best known for the historic Rumble in the Jungle bout with Muhammad Ali in 1974 in Zaire, a fight Foreman lost in an upset via eighth-round knockout. It's arguably the most famous fight of all time, and the "When We Were Kings" film that chronicled the fight won an Oscar for best documentary feature.

Foreman made history yet again later in his career. He fought five more times after he lost the heavyweight championship to Ali at age 25, including a fifth-round TKO victory over Joe Frazier (whom he stopped in two rounds to first win the title) and a fifth-round knockout of Ron Lyle in a classic slugfest.

After that fifth fight at 28, Foreman shockingly announced his retirement and began a career as an ordained minister in his native Texas.

Foreman was retired for 10 years. He returned to boxing in 1987 at age 38 and mounted arguably the most impressive sports comeback ever.

At first, Foreman padded his record with easy wins. One of them was a second-round knockout of Gerry Cooney. But in 1991, Foreman proved this comeback was for real when he pushed the great Evander Holyfield to the brink in a classic heavyweight title fight at age 42. Though he was unsuccessful in his bid to become a two-time heavyweight champion, Foreman was undeterred.

Five fights later, after a loss to Tommy Morrison, Foreman accomplished the unthinkable.

Down on the scorecards in another title fight, Foreman landed a two-punch combination that laid Michael Moorer down for the count of 10 in 1994. At 45 years, 299 days old, Foreman was once again the heavyweight champion of the world, the oldest man to hold boxing's greatest prize (and also the oldest champion ever, a record that stood for 20 years).

Foreman went on to have a successful career as an HBO boxing analyst. But his greatest success outside the ring was yet to come.

The same year that Foreman defeated Moorer, he launched his eponymous grill, which went on to sell more than 100 million units worldwide. In 1999, he sold the commercial rights to the George Foreman grill for $138 million.

As a member of the League of Themselves, George Foreman’s appearances on these shows locked in his candidacy for joining the TVXOHOF:

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
12 Episodes (1973-75)

O'Bservation:
I'm surprised that I haven't been able to find a picture of him in one of the boxes on this game show.

SANFORD AND SON
THE DIRECTOR (1976)

Starstruck Fred assumes the director's chair when the champ George Foreman comes to star in a play for Lamont's theater workshop.

Elroy:
Godzilla and George Foreman.
Fred G. Sanford:
Now that would be a fight.
Elroy:
Godzilla would knock him out.
Fred G. Sanford:
No way. George would win blindfolded.
Elroy:
Oh, yeah? How about King Kong?
Fred G. Sanford:
Blindfolded!
Elroy:
Esther?
Fred G. Sanford: [Wincing]
The only way he could beat Esther IS blindfolded.

GOOD SPORTS
LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU'RE HAPPY (1991)

As a guest on their talk show, Foreman talks about his upcoming fight with Gayle and Bobby.  But he also talks about his faith.

HOME IMPROVEMENT
UNCHAINED MALADY(1992)

At home: Tim receives a chain letter with the instructions that it be sent forward to 10 people within 24 hours or else something bad will happen. Tim doesn't buy into that and disregards the letter, despite Jill's warnings. Randy breaks his new bike and has to figure out how to explain that to his parents.

In ‘Tool Time’: Tim is late because his car battery had been dry and someone had parked in his space on the parking lot. He tells Al about the letter and he also warns Tim of the consequences. Turns out he sent Tim the letter and then later found a $20 bill on the street and won a shovel in a radio contest... and Lisa asks if she can stay the night at Al's place because the heating at her place does not work. Even after he accidentally dyes his hands green, Tim refuses to believe in the chain letter's curse because George Foreman himself is coming to make an appearance in ‘Tool Time’.

THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW
HANK'S CONTRACT (1992)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

S. 20 E. 09 (1994)

FAMILY FOREMAN
6 Episodes (2008)

A short-lived reality series.  I'm adding it as flavor to the full tally of his fictional televersion.

And making him a multidimensional….

THE TOONIVERSE

KING OF THE HILL
BOXING LUANNE (2003)

George Foreman:
Hey, Maybe there's something you can do for me. How would feel about carrying my grill in your shop?

Hank Hill:
Oh, huh... sorry. We have a strict policy about that, no novelty grills.

George Foreman:
NOVELTY GRILL?

Hank Hill:
Yeah, you know, no offense, but your grill is kinda like an iron.

George Foreman:
YOU'RE CALLING MY GRILL AN IRON? I've been hit below the belt before, but nothing like this.

Hank Hill:
I think it's a great product for dieters and little girls who want to play barbeque. But you can't compare it to a propane powered grill.

George Foreman:
FIGHT'S ON!

Hank Hill:
WHAT?  No.

George Foreman:
I said ‘Fight's On!’ What's the matter? SMELLING ALL THAT PROPANE CAUSED YOU BRAIN DAMAGE?

[yelling in front of a crowd of people]
George Foreman:
THAT'S WHAT IT DOES, YOU KNOW!

Hank Hill: [also talking to the crowd]
NO, THAT IS NOT ACCURATE. Those studies were done on sick monkeys. And at least my grill isn't sold in... housewares.

George Foreman:
I respect that you wanna protect your niece. You know, I didn't want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Muhammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxin' in the crib.

Then there are those times when his existence is verified in various Toobworlds because his name is mentioned.
Among these would be:
WHEN BILLIE BEAT BOBBY (2001 TV MOVIE)
BECKER - JAKE’S JAUNT (2001)
FRASIER - ROZ IN THE DOGHOUSE (1995)
GOOD TIMES - J.J. BECOMES A MAN [PART 2: J.J. GETS ARRESTED] (1974)
- THE MAN I MOST ADMIRE (1974)
THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW - AN ODD CUP OF TEA (1995)
THE OFFICE - THE INJURY (2006)
SUPERNATURAL - PHANTOM TRAVELER (2005)
- LUCIFER RISING (2009)
Zachariah: "The Apocalypse." Poor name, bad marketing, puts people off. When all it is, is Ali/Foreman, on a slightly larger scale, and we like our chances. When our side wins - and we will - it's Paradise on Earth! What's not to like about that?
- SLICE GIRLS (2012)
Dean Winchester: Lydia's handing this kid who's calling her mommy over to these two women, right? But this is not a baby. No, no, this kid's got to be 5. And same name -- Emma.
Sam Winchester: You know, George Foreman named all his sons George.
Dean Winchester: Are you deliberately messing with me?
THE X-FILES - AUBREY (1995)
CSI - ENDING HAPPY (2007)
MODERN FAMILY - FINALE, PART 2 (2020)
THE YOUNG OFFENDERS - EPISODE 3.5 (2020)
BETTER OFF TED - RACIAL INSENSITIVITY (2009)
GLEE - GRILLED CHEESUS (2010)
Finn Hudson: It all started a week ago. I was super hungry, and my mom was gone, so I busted out the George Foreman. It wasn't making the cool grill marks it used to after I tried to use it to dry my shoes, but when it comes to grilled cheese, I'm not that fancy. And when I pulled the sandwich out, I saw the face of God... Literally. I had made a Grilled Cheesus.
THE BIG BANG THEORY - THE ROBOTIC MANIPULATION (2010)
Penny: So, um, Amy, what about you? Do you date much?
Amy Farrah Fowler: Once a year. It's a deal I made with my mother in exchange for her silence on the matter, as well as the occasional use of her George Foreman Grill that seals in the flavor without the fat.
WHITE COLLAR - GLOVES OFF (2012)
BIG SKY - WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S FIRE (2022)
BONES - THE CHEAT IN THE SHEET (2013)
FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS - THEORETICAL HERPES (2025)
AMERICAN CRIME STORY - THE RACE CARD (2016)  
EMPIRE - MORE THAN KIN (2016)
THE PUNISHER - CROSSHAIRS (2017)
Lewis and his dad watch a recording of Ali vs Foreman on TV.  Lewis's dad mentions that the Muhammad Ali fight he was watching was from 1974.
THE CARMICHAEL SHOW - LOW EXPECTATIONS (2017)
MacGYVER - SKULL + ELECTROMAGNET (2017)
BULL - THANKSGIVING (2017)
BOB’S BURGERS - CHEER UP, SLEEPY GENE (2018)
RAMY - DUDE, WHERE’S MY COUNTRY? (2019)
From those references, Foreman picked up another credit for the Tooniverse, and several others for alternate Toobworlds.
Finally, here are some other members of the League of Themselves with Big George….

Johnny Carson
Classic TV Inductee 2007

Jay Leno
Classic TV Inductee 2010

Donald Trump
April Fool Inductee 2009
[Had to share the month with three others]

Welcome to the Hall, Mr. Foreman.  Make yourself at home….