Monchhichis (TV series)
| Monchhichis | |
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| Based on | Monchhichis, by Yoshiharu Washino |
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| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Opening theme | "Monchhichis" |
| Ending theme | "Monchhichis" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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| Editor(s) | Gil Iverson |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 10 – December 24, 1983 |
Monchhichis is an American cartoon series based on the stuffed toy line of dolls, released by the Japanese company Sekiguchi Corporation. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, it premiered on ABC on September 10, 1983 as part of The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show, replacing Pac-Man (which by then, had been given its own half-hour time slot) from the previous season. The series aired as part of a package show with The Little Rascals and Richie Rich through the end of 1983, but as early as January 7, 1984, because of lower-than-anticipated ratings, the package show was split up into two separate half-hour shows - Monchhchis moved to 8:00 a.m. ET, switching slots with rebroadcasts of Scooby-Doo, the latter of which would move to 9:00 a.m. ET and The Little Rascals and Richie Rich remained in the 8:30 a.m. ET slot, as a downgraded package series The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show for the remainder of the 1983-84 season.
An ad published in comic books designed to promote ABC's 1983-84 Saturday morning lineup listed The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show and Monchhichis at 8:30 a.m. ET and 9:00 a.m. ET respectively, but this was never the case, as both those listed shows were actually consolidated into one package show.
The Monchhichis are monkey-like creatures who live in the forest land of Monchia at the very top of tall trees well above the clouds. The tribe's leader, Wizzar, is a magical wizard who can make up spells and potions to defeat their enemy, Horrg and the evil Grumplins of Grumplor.
An episode of the show ("Tickle Pickle") was released as part of Saturday Morning Cartoons: The 1980s DVD set by Warner Home Video in 2010. On April 18, 2017, Warner Archive released Monchhichis: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 for the very first time, as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.
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