Beagle Boys

The Beagle Boys are a group of fictional characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe loosely based on the popular image of Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis Gang. They are a gang of criminals who constantly try to rob Scrooge McDuck and were created by Carl Barks.

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Fictional character - Scrooge McDuck universe - Ma Barker - Barker-Karpis Gang - Scrooge McDuck - Carl Barks

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In the comics, the individual Beagle Boys are referred to by their prison numbers that are printed on the chests of their distinctive red shirts. The three most common numbers are 176-167, 176-671, and 176-761.

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On DuckTales, the Beagle Boys were given names and different personalities. The usual character combination is Bigtime, Burger, and Bouncer, and sometimes Baggy or Babyface, Bugle, and Bankjob. Their leader is usually Bigtime, Bankjob, or their mother, Ma Beagle.

Related Topics:
DuckTales - Names and different personalities - Ma Beagle

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The Beagle Boys have lots of relatives who count each other as brothers and cousins: apart from Ma Beagle there are the Beagle Brats (sons or nephews), the Beagle Babes (older generation which happens to be a trio of female cousins and a younger generation which happens to be their daughters or nieces) and their grandfather Blackheart Beagle.

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Beagle Brats - Beagle Babes - Blackheart Beagle

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According to Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Scrooge first met The Beagle Boys in his Mississippi riverboat days. Those Beagle Boys included Blackheart Beagle and his three sons. Scrooge first met the modern Beagle Boys during Christmas 1947, which was when he first met his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and met his nephew Donald for the second time. Since then the Beagle Boys have been a constant threat to Scrooge's huge money bin.

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Don Rosa - Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck - Mississippi - Riverboat - Huey, Dewey and Louie

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Sometimes they team up with other villains such as Magica De Spell, Black Pete, Mad Madam Mim, or hire out their services to Flintheart Glomgold or John Rockerduck.

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Magica De Spell - Black Pete - Mad Madam Mim - Flintheart Glomgold - John Rockerduck

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Sometimes, they antagonize Super Goof, Mickey Mouse, or some other characters from Walt Disney's comic books.

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Super Goof - Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney - Comic book

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Although the characters are obviously based on dogs, they in no way resemble the actual Beagle breed.

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Dog - Beagle

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The Italian ska band Banda Bassotti takes its name from the Italian name of the band.

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