The Magilla Gorilla Show
| The Magilla Gorilla Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Comedy |
| Directed by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Voices of |
Allan Melvin Howard Morris Jean Vander Pyl Don Messick Mel Blanc John Stephenson |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor |
Screen Gems (original) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated |
| First shown in | 1963 |
| Original release | January 14, 1963 – 1967 |
The Magilla Gorilla Show was an animated series for television starring Magilla Gorilla. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera for Screen Gems between 1963 and 1967, and was originally sponsored in syndication by Ideal Toys from 1964 through 1966. The show had other recurring characters, including Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, and Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long. In syndication, the main and supporting characters from the Peter Potamus show were also added. Like many of Hanna-Barbera's animal characters, Magilla Gorilla was dressed in human accessories, sporting a bow tie, shorts held up by suspenders, and an undersized derby hat. repeats were aired in 1966 and 1967 during ABC-TV's Saturday morning schedule. The show aired on Boomerang until July 22, 2012
Magilla Gorilla (voiced by Allan Melvin) is an anthropomorphic gorilla who spent his time languishing in the front display window of a pet shop run by Melvin Peebles (voiced by Howard Morris), eating bananas and being a drain on the businessman's finances. Mr. Peebles marked down Magilla's price considerably, but Magilla was invariably only purchased for a short time...for example, by thieves who needed to break into a bank or by an advertising agency looking for a mascot for their new product. The customers always ended up returning Magilla, forcing Mr. Peebles to refund their money. Magilla often ended each episode with his catchphrase "We'll try again next week." An adorable, admiring little red headed girl named Ogee, who asked, "How much is that Gorilla in the window?" during the show's opening theme song, appeared occasionally.
In a send up of the fueding Hatfields and McCoys, an orange hillbilly cat named Punkin' Puss (voiced by Allan Melvin) is constantly chasing a hard to catch hillbilly mouse named Mushmouse (voiced by Howard Morris). Punkin' Puss' weapon of choice is, naturally, a shotgun.
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