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|caption= [[George and Joey Bungle|George and Joey]] during the ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' intro.
|caption= [[George and Joey Bungle|George and Joey]] during ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' intro.
|creators= [[Tex Avery]]
|creators= [[Tex Avery]]
|network= [[CBS]]
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'''''The Bungle Brothers''''' is a series of animated bumpers featured as part of ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]] for [[CBS]]' Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in [[1981]], airing 16 episodes.
'''''The Bungle Brothers''''' is a series of animated bumpers featured as part of ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]] for [[CBS]]' Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in [[1981]], airing 16 episodes.
The bumpers are essentially wraparound segments of the show, and feature [[George and Joey Bungle]] performing vaudeville acts to get into show biz.


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode
! Episode
! Number
! Air date
! Air date
|-
|-
| "[[Hat Dance]]" / "[[Dry Run]]" / "[[Cheap Trick]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
* "[[Dry Run]]"
* "[[High Rollers]]"
* "[[Hat Dance]]"
| [[September 12]], 1981
| [[September 12]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[High Rollers]]" / "[[Teeter Totter Act]]" / "[[The Circus Cannon Act]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
* "[[Cheap Trick]]"
* "[[Teeter Totter Act]]"
* "[[Saw in Two]]"
| [[September 19]], 1981
| [[September 19]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Trapeze Act]]" / "[[Saw in Two]]" / "[[Unicycle]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
* "[[Unicycle]]"
* "[[The Circus Cannon Act]]"
* "[[Big Pie Jump]]"
| [[September 26]], 1981
| [[September 26]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Big Pie Jump]]" / "[[Honk if You Love Joey]]" / "[[Sound Off]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
* "[[Honk if You Love Joey]]"
* "[[Sound Off]]"
* "[[Toe Dancing Beagle or Whats Nureyev]]"
| [[October 3]], 1981
| [[October 3]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Joey Juggling George]]" / "[[The Toe Dancing Beagle or Whats Nureyev]]" / "[[The Barrel Jump]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
* "[[Joey Juggling George]]"
* "[[The Barrel Jump]]"
* "[[Karate Chop Act]]"
| [[October 10]], 1981
| [[October 10]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Karate Chop Act]]" / "[[Tarzan Swing Act]]" / "[[The Ventriloquist]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
* "[[Tarzan Swing Act]]"
* "[[The Ventriloquist]]"
* "[[Rope Twirling Act]]"
| [[October 17]], 1981
| [[October 17]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Rope Twirling Act]]" / "[[High Wire Harness]]" / "[[The Marionette Act]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
* "[[Trapeze Act]]"
* "[[The Marionette Act]]"
* "[[Cream Pie]]"
| [[October 24]], 1981
| [[October 24]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Cream Pie]]" / "[[Ballonitics]]" / "[[Escape Artist]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
* "[[High Wire Harness]]"
* "[[Ballonitics]]"
* "[[Escape Artist]]"
| [[October 31]], 1981
| [[October 31]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Rock Band]]" / "[[Circus Car]]" / "[[Dueling Trombones]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
* "[[Rock Band]]"
* "[[Circus Car]]"
* "[[Animal Trainers]]"
| [[November 7]], 1981
| [[November 7]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Quiz Whiz Kid]]" / "[[Stilts]]" / "[[The Romeo and Juliet Act]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
* "[[Dueling Trombones]]"
* "[[Stilts]]"
* "[[The Romeo and Juliet Act]]"
| [[November 14]], 1981
| [[November 14]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Animal Trainers]]" / "[[Double Jump]]" / "[[Pie Faced]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
* "[[Double Jump]]"
* "[[Pie Faced]]"
* "[[The Plumbers Helper]]"
| [[November 21]], 1981
| [[November 21]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[The Plumbers Helper]]" / "[[Bungle Ballet]]" / "[[Hang 20]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
* "[[Bungle Ballet]]"
* "[[The Fly]]"
* "[[The Big Bang]]"
| [[November 28]], 1981
| [[November 28]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[The Big Bang]]" / "[[Flipped Out]]" / "[[Bucking Bull]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
* "[[Flipped Out]]"
* "[[Bucking Bull]]"
* "[[Hamlet Lays an Egg]]"
| [[December 5]], 1981
| [[December 5]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Hamlet Lays an Egg]]" / "[[The Magic Ring Act]]" / "[[The Fly]]"
| 1x14
| 1x14
* "[[The Magic Ring Act]]"
* "[[Weight Weight Lifter]]"
* "[[Droop the Loop]]"
| [[December 12]], 1981
| [[December 12]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Weight Weight Lifter]]" / "[[Droop the Loop]]" / "[[Heavy Ending]]"
| 1x15
| 1x15
* "[[Spring is in the Air]]"
* "[[Ice Follies]]"
* "[[Punchy Pirates]]"
| [[December 19]], 1981
| [[December 19]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Ice Follies]]" / "[[Punchy Pirates]]" / "[[Spring is in the Air]]" / "[[Concert Pianist]]"
| 1x16
| 1x16
* "[[Heavy Ending]]"
* "[[Concert Pianist]]"
* "[[Quiz Whiz Kid]]"
| [[December 26]], 1981
| [[December 26]], 1981
|}
|}
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1981]]
[[Category:1981]]
[[Category:CBS]]
[[Category:CBS]]

Latest revision as of 11:22, 17 February 2024

This article is about the segments. For the main characters themselves, see George and Joey Bungle.
The Bungle Brothers
George and Joey Bungle.png
George and Joey during The Kwicky Koala Show intro.
Created by Tex Avery
Network CBS
Production company Hanna-Barbera Australia
Original release September 12December 26, 1981
Starring Michael Bell
Allan Melvin
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Bob Ogle
Director(s) George Gordon
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora

The Bungle Brothers is a series of animated bumpers featured as part of The Kwicky Koala Show, produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in 1981, airing 16 episodes.

The bumpers are essentially wraparound segments of the show, and feature George and Joey Bungle performing vaudeville acts to get into show biz.

Production

Development

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Episodes

Episode Air date
1x01 September 12, 1981
1x02 September 19, 1981
1x03 September 26, 1981
1x04 October 3, 1981
1x05 October 10, 1981
1x06 October 17, 1981
1x07 October 24, 1981
1x08 October 31, 1981
1x09 November 7, 1981
1x10 November 14, 1981
1x11 November 21, 1981
1x12 November 28, 1981
1x13 December 5, 1981
1x14 December 12, 1981
1x15 December 19, 1981
1x16 December 26, 1981

Cast

References