Baby Huey

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Baby Huey, a gigantic and naïve infant duckling cartoon character, was a creation of Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios in the early 1950s. He first appeared in a comic-book in an origin story in Casper the Friendly Ghost #1, as published by St John's in 1949. Harvey Hits #60 was the first Harvey-published Harvey comic that the infant duckling turned up in. Baby Huey, the Baby Giant was Huey's first titular title. Spin-offs include Baby Huey in Duckland and Baby Huey and Papa.

Baby Huey was created by Martin B. Taras.

Many animated shorts featuring Huey had recurring themes. Most common among them was him trying to be just like any other kid his age. He would see his peers playing, and would immediately get excited. He would kiss his "mauh", as he says mom, and with his suction cup duck mouth. Whenever he tried to involve himself in the activities of his peers, themselves anthropomorphic ducklings, he often wrecked their efforts. As a result, they would drive him away through trickery (and into tears). A hungry fox would show up feigning friendship and setting traps along the way. At first Huey was blissfully unaware of the fox's true agenda. But as his peers watched the annoyed fox in action from a safe distance (and fearing for his safety just as they did their own), he came to realize the truth about his predator and dispose of him, usually by saying: "I think you're trying to kill me!", and would finish the fox. The end of the cartoon showed Huey being embraced by his peers.

President Bill Clinton in a 1993 conversation cited his similarities to Baby Huey: "I'm a lot like Baby Huey. I'm fat. I'm ugly. But if you push me down, I keep coming back."[1]

The voice of Baby Huey was provided by Sid Raymond, an actor and comedian who created several other voices for Famous Studios' characters, including Katnip.

"Quack a Doodle Doo" was the first animated short to feature Huey.