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TIL the 'Baba Booey' sound effect comes from Gary Dell'Abate, the presenter of the Howard Stern radio show. He said it when he was asking how much the Quick Draw McGraw animation cel sold for, mispronouncing McGraw's sidekick Baba Looey's name as 'Baba Booey'.

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