Goofy Gophers

Mac and Tosh (The Goofy Gophers)
Looney Tunes character
The Goofy Gophers in the short I Gopher You.
First appearance	The Goofy Gophers (1947)
Created by	Robert Clampett
Voiced by	Mel Blanc (Mac, 1947–1958; Tosh, 1965) Joe Alaskey (1989–2016) Jeff Glen Bennett (Mac, 1998; Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries) Corey Burton (Tosh, 1998; Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries) Stan Freberg (Tosh, 1947–1958) Rob Paulsen (Mac, 2003–present) Jess Harnell (Tosh, 2003–present)
Information
Species	Gophers
Gender	Both males
Nationality	British

The Goofy Gophers are animated cartoon characters in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The gophers, named Mac and Tosh, are small and brown with tan bellies and buck teeth. They both have English accents. Their names are puns on the surname "Macintosh." They are characterized by an abnormally high level of politeness.

The Goofy Gophers were created by Warners animator Robert Clampett for the 1947 short film The Goofy Gophers. Norm McCabe had previously used a pair of gophers in his 1942 short Gopher Goofy, but they bear little resemblance to Clampett's characters. Clampett left the studio before the short went to production, so Arthur Davis took over as director. The cartoon features the gophers' repeated incursions into a vegetable garden guarded by an unnamed dog whom they relentlessly, though politely, torment. Voice actor Mel Blanc plays Mac and Stan Freberg plays Tosh. Both speak with high-pitched British accents like those used in upper-class stereotypes around at the time. After classic cartoons, Joe Alaskey plays Mac.

Some sources claim Clampett intended the Goofy Gophers to be a spoof of Disney's chipmunk characters, Chip 'n' Dale, with whom they are sometimes confused. Others, however, point out that this seems unlikely given the two pairs of characters are so different in characterization. The only real similarities are the fact that the characters are rodents, are paired up, and have puns for names.