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|director= [[Charles A. Nichols]] | |director= [[Charles A. Nichols]] | ||
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'''''The Great Grape Ape Show''''' is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in [[1975]] airing 16 episodes. | '''''The Great Grape Ape Show''''' is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in [[1975]] airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. | ||
The show was also featured as a segment of ''[[The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show]]''. | The show was also featured as a segment of ''[[The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show]]''. | ||
The | The series followed around a 40 foot tall, purple-furred gorilla named [[Grape Ape]], as he goes on various misadventures with his best friend, [[Beegle Beagle]]. | ||
While the entire series is not available for home video, it is available for purchase in some places such as YouTube and Microsoft. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Episode | ! Episode | ||
! | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
| [[September 6]], | * "[[That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape]]" | ||
* "[[The All-American Ape]]" | |||
| [[September 6]], 1975 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
* "[[Movie Madness (Grape Ape)|Movie Madness]]" | |||
* "[[Trouble at Bad Rock]]" | |||
| [[September 13]], 1975 | | [[September 13]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
* "[[Flying Saucery]]" | |||
* "[[There's No Feud Like an Old Feud]]" | |||
| [[September 20]], 1975 | | [[September 20]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
* "[[The Grape Race]]" | |||
* "[[The Big Parade]]" | |||
| [[September 27]], 1975 | | [[September 27]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
* "[[A Knight to Remember]]" | |||
* "[[S.P.L.A.T.]]" | |||
| [[October 4]], 1975 | | [[October 4]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
* "[[G.I. Ape]]" | |||
* "[[The Purple Avenger]]" | |||
| [[October 11]], 1975 | | [[October 11]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
* "[[Grapefinger]]" | |||
* "[[Return to Balaboomba]]" | |||
| [[October 18]], 1975 | | [[October 18]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
* "[[Amazon Ape]]" | |||
* "[[Grape Marks the Spot]]" | |||
| [[October 25]], 1975 | | [[October 25]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
* "[[The Invisible Ape]]" | |||
* "[[Public Grape No. 1]]" | |||
| [[November 1]], 1975 | | [[November 1]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
* "[[The Incredible Shrinking Grape]]" | |||
* "[[What's a Nice Prince Like You Doing in a Duck Like That?]]" | |||
| [[November 8]], 1975 | | [[November 8]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
* "[[Who's New at the Zoo]]" | |||
* "[[The Indian Grape Call]]" | |||
| [[November 15]], 1975 | | [[November 15]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
* "[[A Grape is Born]]" | |||
* "[[The First Grape in Space]]" | |||
| [[November 22]], 1975 | | [[November 22]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
* "[[S.P.L.A.T.'s Back]]" | |||
| [[November 27]], 1975 | | [[November 27]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x14 | | 1x14 | ||
* "[[To Sleep or Not to Sleep]]" | |||
* "[[Olympic Grape]]" | |||
| [[November 29]], 1975 | | [[November 29]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x15 | | 1x15 | ||
* "[[Ali Beagle and the 40 Grapes]]" | |||
* "[[Grape Five-O]]" | |||
| [[December 6]], 1975 | | [[December 6]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x16 | | 1x16 | ||
* "[[The Purple Avenger Strikes Again]]" | |||
* "[[The Grape Connection]]" | |||
| [[December 13]], 1975 | | [[December 13]], 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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* [[Bob Holt]] as [[Grape Ape]] | * [[Bob Holt]] as [[Grape Ape]] | ||
* [[Marty Ingels]] as [[Beegle Beagle]] | * [[Marty Ingels]] as [[Beegle Beagle]] | ||
==Legacy== | |||
Grape Ape appears in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' reboot, in this series, he is voiced by [[C.H. Greenblatt]]. | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
* In the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' skit "[[Hear the G]]" segment of the episode "I'm Trapped", Grape Ape is seen dead with police officers surrounding his body, once they checked his ID, they realized they didn't hear the "G" in his name which explains why they shot him. | |||
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q.," a forged letter mentions Grape Ape. | |||
==In other languages== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Language | |||
! Name | |||
|- | |||
| Brazilian | |||
| João Grandão | |||
|- | |||
| French | |||
| Momo et Ursul | |||
|- | |||
| Italian | |||
| Il Gorilla Lilla | |||
|- | |||
| Japanese | |||
| ジャンボゴリラの大冒険 (Jumbo Gorilla's Big Adventure) | |||
|- | |||
| Spanish | |||
| El show de Simiolón | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1975]] | |||
[[Category:ABC]] | |||
[[Category:Grape Ape]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | |||
[[Category:The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show]] | |||
[[Category:TV series]] | [[Category:TV series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:17, 24 January 2024
The Great Grape Ape Show | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Network | ABC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 6 – December 13, 1975 |
Run time | 30 minutes |
Starring | Bob Holt Marty Ingels |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Tom Dagenais Joel Kane Jack Mendelsohn Ray Parker Duane Poole Dick Robbins |
Director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
The Great Grape Ape Show is an animated American television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1975 airing 16 episodes that spanned one season.
The show was also featured as a segment of The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show.
The series followed around a 40 foot tall, purple-furred gorilla named Grape Ape, as he goes on various misadventures with his best friend, Beegle Beagle.
While the entire series is not available for home video, it is available for purchase in some places such as YouTube and Microsoft.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
Episode | Original air date |
---|---|
1x01 | September 6, 1975 |
1x02 | September 13, 1975 |
1x03 | September 20, 1975 |
1x04 | September 27, 1975 |
1x05 | October 4, 1975 |
1x06 | October 11, 1975 |
1x07 | October 18, 1975 |
1x08 | October 25, 1975 |
1x09 | November 1, 1975 |
1x10 | November 8, 1975 |
1x11 | November 15, 1975 |
1x12 | November 22, 1975 |
1x13 | November 27, 1975 |
1x14 | November 29, 1975 |
1x15 | December 6, 1975 |
1x16 | December 13, 1975 |
Cast
Legacy
Grape Ape appears in the Jellystone! reboot, in this series, he is voiced by C.H. Greenblatt.
In popular culture
- In the Robot Chicken skit "Hear the G" segment of the episode "I'm Trapped", Grape Ape is seen dead with police officers surrounding his body, once they checked his ID, they realized they didn't hear the "G" in his name which explains why they shot him.
- In the Family Guy episode "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q.," a forged letter mentions Grape Ape.
In other languages
Language | Name |
---|---|
Brazilian | João Grandão |
French | Momo et Ursul |
Italian | Il Gorilla Lilla |
Japanese | ジャンボゴリラの大冒険 (Jumbo Gorilla's Big Adventure) |
Spanish | El show de Simiolón |