Grape Ape
Grape Ape | |
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Grape Ape in "That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape". | |
Species | Ape |
Gender | Male |
Affiliation | Beegle Beagle Yogi Yahooeys |
Father | King Kong[1] |
First appearance | TGGAS: "That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape" |
Played by | Bob Holt (1975-1978) John Michael Higgins (2004) |
Nightwing/Magilla Gorilla Special |
Grape Ape is an anthropomorphic giant ape and the title character in The Great Grape Ape Show. He was voiced by Bob Holt.
Character description
Biography
Debut series
Crossover Era
Laff-a-Lympics
He was a member of the Yogi Yahooeys which was led by Yogi Bear. Grape Ape was the only 1963-post member of the team.
Cameo on Yogi's Space Race
He made a guest cameo in the Yogi's Space Race episode "Nebuloc–The Prehistoric Planet", in which he helped save the Space Racers from the "Space Apes".
Harvey Birdman Represents
In the episode, "Grape Juiced" Grape Ape is accused of taking steroids during the Laff-a-Lympics games and is put on trail with Harvey Birdman representing him.
SCOOB!
He appeared in the end credits sequence, in which he had joined the Falcon Force, alongside Atom Ant, Jabberjaw and Captain Caveman.
Grape Ape in the Funny Books
Terminated
In Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special #1, he was killed by Deathstroke.
The Next Magilla
Development
His character was most likely inspired by King Kong, being over 40 feet high.
Gallery
- Main article: Grape Ape/Gallery
References
- ^ Laff-a-Lympics: "Quebec and Baghdad" season 1, episode 16 (1977).