Question: Why exactly was Dick Dastardly so anxious to capture Yankee Doodle Pigeon?
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969)
1 question in show generally
Starring: Don Messick, Paul Winchell
Dick Dastardly: Wake up, Muttley! You're dreaming again! / You're not Robin Hood, and you're not Gunga Din! / You're not a brave knight, or a king that's been crowned / You're just plain old Muttley, the snickering hound.
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Answer: During the First World War, pigeons were used to carry messages across the battle lines. Yankee Doodle is carrying some sort of American orders or intelligence.
Brian Katcher