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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 show follows around the life of a 40 feet, purple-furred gorilla named [[Grape Ape]], as he goes on various adventures with best friend, [[Beegle Beagle]].
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]].
 
Grape Ape appears in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' reboot, in this series, he is voiced by [[C.H. Greenblatt]]


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
! Number
! Original air date
! Air date
|-
|-
| "[[That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape]]" / "[[The All-American Ape]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
| [[September 6]], [[1975]]
* "[[That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape]]"
* "[[The All-American Ape]]"
| [[September 6]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[Movie Madness]]" / "[[Trouble at Bad Rock]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
* "[[Movie Madness (Grape Ape)|Movie Madness]]"
* "[[Trouble at Bad Rock]]"
| [[September 13]], 1975
| [[September 13]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[Flying Saucery]]" / "[[There's No Feud Like an Old Feud]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
* "[[Flying Saucery]]"
* "[[There's No Feud Like an Old Feud]]"
| [[September 20]], 1975
| [[September 20]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[The Grape Race]]" / "[[The Big Parade]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
* "[[The Grape Race]]"
* "[[The Big Parade]]"
| [[September 27]], 1975
| [[September 27]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[A Knight to Remember]]" / "[[S.P.L.A.T.]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
* "[[A Knight to Remember]]"
* "[[S.P.L.A.T.]]"
| [[October 4]], 1975
| [[October 4]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[G.I. Ape]]" / "[[The Purple Avenger]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
* "[[G.I. Ape]]"
* "[[The Purple Avenger]]"
| [[October 11]], 1975
| [[October 11]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[Grapefinger]]" / "[[Return to Balaboomba]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
* "[[Grapefinger]]"
* "[[Return to Balaboomba]]"
| [[October 18]], 1975
| [[October 18]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[Amazon Ape]]" / "[[Grape Marks the Spot]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
* "[[Amazon Ape]]"
* "[[Grape Marks the Spot]]"
| [[October 25]], 1975
| [[October 25]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[The Invisible Ape]]" / "[[Public Grape No. 1]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
* "[[The Invisible Ape]]"
* "[[Public Grape No. 1]]"
| [[November 1]], 1975
| [[November 1]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[The Incredible Shrinking Grape]]" / "[[What's a Nice Prince Like You Doing in a Duck Like That?]]"
| 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
|-
|-
| "[[Who's New at the Zoo]]" / "[[The Indian Grape Call]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
* "[[Who's New at the Zoo]]"
* "[[The Indian Grape Call]]"
| [[November 15]], 1975
| [[November 15]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[A Grape Is Born]]" / "[[The First Grape in Space]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
* "[[A Grape is Born]]"
* "[[The First Grape in Space]]"
| [[November 22]], 1975
| [[November 22]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[S.P.L.A.T.'s Back]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
* "[[S.P.L.A.T.'s Back]]"
| [[November 27]], 1975
| [[November 27]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[To Sleep or Not to Sleep]]" / "[[Olympic Grape]]"
| 1x14
| 1x14
* "[[To Sleep or Not to Sleep]]"
* "[[Olympic Grape]]"
| [[November 29]], 1975
| [[November 29]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[Ali Beagle and the 40 Grapes]]" / "[[Grape Five-O]]"
| 1x15
| 1x15
* "[[Ali Beagle and the 40 Grapes]]"
* "[[Grape Five-O]]"
| [[December 6]], 1975
| [[December 6]], 1975
|-
|-
| "[[The Purple Avenger Strikes Again]]" / "[[The Grape Connection]]"
| 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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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

References

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