Magilla Gorilla (segments)
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Network | Syndication |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | January 14, 1964-December 25, 1965 |
Starring | Allan Melvin Howard Morris Don Messick |
Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Tony Benedict Warren Foster Dalton Sandifer |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Magilla Gorilla is a series of animated segments as part of The Magilla Gorilla Show, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series aired in syndication and ran from 1964 and 1965, airing 31 episodes that spanned two seasons.
The cartoons are about the antics of Magilla, a happy-go-lucky ape who lives as a resident Mr. Peebles' pet shop. A typical episode involves Magilla being sold by one of Peebles' customers for various purposes—such as to turn loose and hunt down as a trophy, or for use as an experimental animal—but with Magilla's clumsiness messing things up, he winds up getting back to the shop. A few episodes also revolve around a little girl named Ogee, whose sole and simple wish is to own Magilla as her best friend.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
Cast
- Allan Melvin as Magilla Gorilla
- Howard Morris (1964–1965) and Don Messick (1966–1967) as Mr. Peebles