Speedy Gonzales: ‘Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg’ (videos)

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Mel Blanc, the amazing voice artist who brought our hero Speedy Gonzales to life, is the man behind this November 1957 novelty record, The Hat I Got for Christmas is Too Beeg:

Aside from our hero Speedy, one of Mel’s greatest “Mexican” hits was this famous routine from the old Jack Benny TV show:

Benny and Blanc reprised the routine a few years later in color, mariachi style: