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.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
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