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Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show'' (billed in trade publications as ''The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Show).

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Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show'' (billed in trade publications as ''The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Show).Series'').
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Ricochet Rabbit, who would get his own segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheMagillaGorillaShow,'' appears as an antagonist in an episode here.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Ricochet Rabbit, who would get his own segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheMagillaGorillaShow,'' ''WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla,'' appears as an antagonist in an episode here.

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Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show''.

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Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show''.Show'' (billed in trade publications as ''The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Show).


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* EarlyBirdCameo: Ricochet Rabbit, who would get his own segment on ''WesternAnimation/TheMagillaGorillaShow,'' appears as an antagonist in an episode here.
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* DubNameChange: In the Spanish dub, Touche is renamed to d'Artagan after one of the Three Musketeers.

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* DubNameChange: In the Spanish dub, Touche Touché is renamed to d'Artagan D'Artagnan after one the companion of the Three Musketeers.

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* NiceHat: Touché wears a large and elaborate plumed musketeer-style hat, while Dum Dum sports a smaller, if only slightly less distinctive piece of feathered headgear.


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* SignatureHeadgear: Touché wears a large and elaborate plumed musketeer-style hat, while Dum Dum sports a smaller, if only slightly less distinctive piece of feathered headgear.
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* BerserkButton: One of the few things that spurs Dum-Dum into action is if anybody beats up on Touché. “Catch As Cat Can” features him punching the trouble-making feline of the episode for injuring the turtle.

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* BerserkButton: One of the few things that spurs Dum-Dum into action is if anybody beats up on Touché. “Catch As Cat Can” features him punching the trouble-making feline of the episode for injuring the turtle.turtle, and “Haunting License” features him beating up the villain (albeit off-screen) for chasing Touché around with a remote control sword.
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* BerserkButton: One of the few things that spurs Dum-Dum into action is if anybody beats up on Touché. “Catch As Cat Can” features him punching the trouble-making feline of the episode for injuring the turtle.

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* AccentAdaptation: Touche has a French accent in the Spanish dub.


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* DubNameChange: In the Spanish dub, Touche is renamed to d'Artagan after one of the Three Musketeers.

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* NegativeContinuity: Touché and Dum Dum's adventures could -- and did -- occur in any time or setting. They sometimes were set in TheCavalierYears, but not always. Some took place in TheWildWest, the MiddleAges, or the then-current-day 1960s.


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* UniversalAdaptorCast: Touché and Dum Dum's adventures could -- and did -- occur in any time or setting. They sometimes were set in TheCavalierYears, but not always. Some took place in TheWildWest, the MiddleAges, or the then-current-day 1960s.
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* NegativeContinuity: Touché and Dum Dum's adventures could -- and did -- occur in any time or setting. They sometimes were set in TheCavalierYears, but not always. Some took place in TheWildWest, the Medieval era, or the then-current-day 1960s.

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* NegativeContinuity: Touché and Dum Dum's adventures could -- and did -- occur in any time or setting. They sometimes were set in TheCavalierYears, but not always. Some took place in TheWildWest, the Medieval era, MiddleAges, or the then-current-day 1960s.
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* InconvenientSummons: A RunningGag in these episodes showed Touché being interrupted mid-battle by a ringing telephone located inside his shell. He invariably stops what he's doing, pulls his head and arms inside his shell, and takes the call.

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* InconvenientSummons: KindaBusyHere: A RunningGag in these episodes showed Touché being interrupted mid-battle by a ringing telephone located inside his shell. He invariably stops what he's doing, pulls his head and arms inside his shell, and takes the call.
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* AlliterativeName: '''T'''ouché '''T'''urtle and '''D'''um '''D'''um.
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[[caption-width-right:320:''Left:'' Touché Turtle. ''Right:'' Dun Dum]]

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* BigGuyLittleGuy: Dum Dum is at least a full head taller than Touché.



* RingAroundTheCollar: Like most Hanna-Barbera characters from this time, Dum Dum wears an accessory around his neck (a scarf in this case) to facilitate animation shortcuts. Touché is a rare example lacking this -- but his shell serves the same purpose.



* ThreeShorts: As part of The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show triumvirate, Touché and Dum Dum’s shorts were traditionally aired second.

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* ThreeShorts: As part of The ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show Show'' triumvirate, Touché and Dum Dum’s shorts were traditionally aired second.
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* ThreeShorts: As part of The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show triumvirate, Touché and Dum Dum’s shorts were traditionally aired second.
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* NameAndName: The segment title consists of the two characters’ names with “and” in the middle.
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** "Like Wild, Man" plays the classic novel "Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]], featuring a wild Man Friday and lots of updated 60s lingo.

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** "Like Wild, Man" plays the classic novel "Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]], featuring a wild Man Friday and lots of updated 60s lingo.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Dum Dum wears a scarf and plumed hat, but no other clothing. Touché wears even less -- a plumed musketeer-style hat and nothing else.

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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Dum Dum wears a scarf and plumed hat, but no other clothing. Touché wears even less -- a plumed feathered musketeer-style hat and nothing else.
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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a feathered musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fight evildoers and save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications featuring many AmusingInjuries. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" is normally heard whenever he charges into battle.

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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a feathered musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fight evildoers and save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications featuring many AmusingInjuries. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" is normally routinely heard whenever he charges into battle.
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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fight evildoers and save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications featuring many AmusingInjuries. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" is normally heard whenever he charges into battle.

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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed feathered musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fight evildoers and save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications featuring many AmusingInjuries. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" is normally heard whenever he charges into battle.

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* ChasteToons: The episode "Hero on the Half Shell" sees Touché's nephew Teeny Turtle come for a visit. Naturally, he wants to be a swashbuckling hero like his uncle and tries to help him capture an escaped convict.



* FracturedFairyTale: "Red Riding Hoodlum" finds Touché and Dum Dum pressed into service to help out Literature/LittleRedRidingHood.

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"Red Riding Hoodlum" finds Touché and Dum Dum pressed into service to help out Literature/LittleRedRidingHood.Literature/LittleRedRidingHood.
** The poem "The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe" and the story ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' get mashed up together in the episode "The Shoe Must Go On."


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* TemporarySubstitute: Touché and Dum Dum get called in to cover for Robin Hood in "Robin Hoodlum" and the Masked Avenger in "Duel Control."

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** "Like Wild, Man" plays the classic novel "Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]], featuring a wild Man Friday and lots of updated 60s lingo.



* AncientRome: "Et Tu, Touché" sees the two critter superheroes brought back in time to the days of the Roman Empire to help a badly besieged emperor.



* DragonsAreDemonic: Or in this case more mischievous than outright evil. "Dragon Along" sees the two swashbucklers hired to get rid of the title character, who is bothering the resident king with his fire-breathing behavior.

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Or in this case more mischievous than outright evil. "Dragon Along" sees the two swashbucklers hired to get rid of the title character, who is bothering the resident king with his fire-breathing behavior.behavior.
** "Dragon Feat" sees Touché and his {{sidekick}} struggling to bring a reluctant dragon to a young prince's birthday party.
* FracturedFairyTale: "Red Riding Hoodlum" finds Touché and Dum Dum pressed into service to help out Literature/LittleRedRidingHood.



** Subverted in "Haunting License," where a ghost that is supposedly haunting a castle turns out to be a realtor setting up a ruse to get the inheriting party to sell it. Touché and Dum Dum help expose the miscreant.

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** Subverted in "Haunting License," where a ghost that is supposedly haunting a castle turns out to be a realtor setting up a ruse to get the inheriting party to sell it.the property. Touché and Dum Dum help expose the miscreant.


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* HypnoFool: Evil hypnotist Hypno-Harry puts Touché and Dum Dum in a trance and forces them to be his partners in crime in "Save the Last Trance for Me." They target the Brooklyn Bridge and Empire State Building for theft!


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** In "Touché's Last Stand," General George Custard enlists help from the two heroes when he finds himself surrounded by hostile savages.

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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fight evildoers and save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" is normally heard whenever he charges into battle.

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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fight evildoers and save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications.complications featuring many AmusingInjuries. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" is normally heard whenever he charges into battle.



** "Romeo, Touché, and Juliet" parodies the famous Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, in part by updating it to a 20th century setting and adding 60s slang.
** "Aladdin's Lampoon" is a take-off on the Arabian Night's tale ''Literature/{{Aladdin}}''.
* AmusingInjuries: Touché and Dum Dum often suffer plenty of {{Slapstick}} abuse before eventually saving the day.



* CatsAreMean: "Dog Daze," "Catch as Cat Can," and "Kat-Napped" feature trouble-making felines who respectively cause problems for a dog, a mouse, and a canary, necessitating the turtle and sheepdog's intervention.



* HauntedHouse: A madcap ghost is on the loose at Murkey Manor in the episode "Roll-A-Ghoster," and the two plume-hatted heroes are tasked to get rid of him.

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* HauntedHouse: HauntedHouse:
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A madcap ghost is on the loose at Murkey Manor in the episode "Roll-A-Ghoster," and the two plume-hatted heroes are tasked to get rid of him. him.
** Subverted in "Haunting License," where a ghost that is supposedly haunting a castle turns out to be a realtor setting up a ruse to get the inheriting party to sell it. Touché and Dum Dum help expose the miscreant.



* MosquitoMiscreants: A giant mutant mosquito created by a MadScientist escapes and causes no end of trouble in "The Big Bite," necessitating intervention by Touché and Dum Dum.



* TheWildWest: In "Billy the Cad," Touché and Dum Dum are summoned to capture the title Old West gunslinger.

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In "Billy the Cad," Touché and Dum Dum are summoned to capture the title Old West gunslinger.gunslinger.
** Western baddie Loco Weed Willie vows to get revenge on the swashbuckling turtle and sheepdog once he gets out of jail in "High Goon."
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* CostumeCopycat: Bank robber Shorty Shozzola impersonates Touché in "Takes Two to Tangle," forcing the intrepid turtle to clear his name.
* DragonsAreDemonic: Or in this case more mischievous than outright evil. "Dragon Along" sees the two swashbucklers hired to get rid of the title character, who is bothering the resident king with his fire-breathing behavior.



* IncompetenceInc: In "Ant and Rave," The Ajax Exterminator Company is seemingly unable to keep their company picnic from being overrun by ants, so they're forced to bring in Touché and Dum Dum to save their outing.



* SavageWolves: A sheep-stealing wolf threatens a Western rancher's flock in "Sheepy-Time Pal," forcing him to call in the intrepid turtle and sheepdog for help.



* {{Swashbuckler}}: This show is an AffectionateParody of the swaggering romanticized swordsman genre typified by works such as ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' and ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'', PlayedForLaughs.

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* {{Swashbuckler}}: This show is an AffectionateParody of the swaggering romanticized swordsman genre typified by works such as ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' and ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'', PlayedForLaughs.PlayedForLaughs.
* TheWildWest: In "Billy the Cad," Touché and Dum Dum are summoned to capture the title Old West gunslinger.
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* AffectionateParody: The show takes the swaggering romanticized swordsman genre, typified by works such as ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' and ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'', and [[PlayedForLaughs plays it for laughs]].

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** "Loser Take All" spoofs the Aesop fable ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', with Touché taking the former role.


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* HauntedHouse: A madcap ghost is on the loose at Murkey Manor in the episode "Roll-A-Ghoster," and the two plume-hatted heroes are tasked to get rid of him.


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* ManEatingPlant: Touché and his pal are summoned to vanquish a giant carnivorous plant that escapes from a science laboratory in "Dilly of a Lilly."
* MobySchtick: In "Whale of a Tale," Captain Ahab calls on the heroic turtle and sheepdog to try and help him capture Moby Dick.
* MultipleHeadCase: The plucky turtle and his assistant battle a two-headed giant in the episode "Giant Double-Header."


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* SeaSerpents: Or in this case the fresh-water variety. The episode "Lake Serpent" shows our swashbuckling duo tangling with a huge lake-dwelling reptile that shares traits with the Loch Ness Monster.
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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fought evildoers and saved the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" was normally heard whenever he charged into battle.

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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fought fight evildoers and saved save the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" was is normally heard whenever he charged charges into battle.


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* BumblingSidekick: Dum Dum has his heart in the right place, but he's not the sharpest tool in the shed.


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* InconvenientSummons: A RunningGag in these episodes showed Touché being interrupted mid-battle by a ringing telephone located inside his shell. He invariably stops what he's doing, pulls his head and arms inside his shell, and takes the call.
* NegativeContinuity: Touché and Dum Dum's adventures could -- and did -- occur in any time or setting. They sometimes were set in TheCavalierYears, but not always. Some took place in TheWildWest, the Medieval era, or the then-current-day 1960s.

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Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/The Flintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show''.

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Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/The Flintstones [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show''.



* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Dum Dum wears a scarf and plumed hat, but no other clothing. Touché wears even less -- a plumed musketeer-style hat and nothing else.

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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Dum Dum wears a scarf and plumed hat, but no other clothing. Touché wears even less -- a plumed musketeer-style hat and nothing else.else.
* AffectionateParody: The show takes the swaggering romanticized swordsman genre, typified by works such as ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' and ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'', and [[PlayedForLaughs plays it for laughs]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: When the heroic turtle charges into battle, he shouts "Touché away!"
* FunnyAnimal: The two characters possess few characteristics of animals and behave a lot like humans. They walk bipedally, talk to humans in English, are [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal accessory-wearing cartoon animals]], and use human tools such as swords.
* GentlemanAdventurer: Neither Touché nor his {{sidekick}} appear to be gainfully employed, seemingly having all the time in the world to engage in swashbuckling derring-do.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Touché and Dum Dum form a consistent buddy pair and appear not to have any romantic connection.
* NiceHat: Touché wears a large and elaborate plumed musketeer-style hat, while Dum Dum sports a smaller, if only slightly less distinctive piece of feathered headgear.
* {{Swashbuckler}}: This show is an AffectionateParody of the swaggering romanticized swordsman genre typified by works such as ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' and ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'', PlayedForLaughs.
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''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'' are a pair of FunnyAnimal swashbuckling Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters, respectively a turtle wearing a plumed musketeer-style hat and a sheepdog dressed in a scarf and smaller plumed hat. Together, they fought evildoers and saved the day, though normally after weathering a fair number of daunting complications. The intrepid turtle's {{Catchphrase}} of "Touché away!" was normally heard whenever he charged into battle.

Touché's vocal actor was Creator/BillThompson, using the same voice he employed for WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}. His not-too-bright [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] Dum Dum was voiced by Creator/AlanReed, best known for playing [[WesternAnimation/The Flintstones Fred Flintstone]]. They appeared as the second segment on ''The WesternAnimation/WallyGator Show''.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Dum Dum wears a scarf and plumed hat, but no other clothing. Touché wears even less -- a plumed musketeer-style hat and nothing else.

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