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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Kwicky Koala Show''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Kwicky Koala Show''}}
{{Infobox TV
{{Infobox TV
|title_card= [[File:KKS title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:TKKS title card.png|300px]]
|caption= On-screen title card.
|caption= On-screen title card.
|creators= [[Tex Avery]]
|creators= [[Tex Avery]]
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|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]]
|distributor= [[Worldvision Enterprises]]
|distributor= [[Worldvision Enterprises]]
|released= [[September 12]][[December 26]], [[1981]]
|released= [[September 12]][[December 26]], [[1981]]
|run_time=
|run_time=
|starring= [[Bob Ogle]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Jim MacGeorge]]<br />[[Michael Bell]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[Allan Melvin]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Marshall Efron]]<br />[[Matthew Faison]]
|starring= [[Bob Ogle]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Jim MacGeorge]]<br />[[Michael Bell]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[Allan Melvin]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Marshall Efron]]<br />[[Matthew Faison]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|producers= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
|producers= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|writer= Bob Ogle
|writer= Bob Ogle<br />Tex Avery<br />[[Chuck Couch]]<br />[[Larz Bourne]]
|director= [[George Gordon]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]
|director= [[George Gordon]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
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'''''The Kwicky Koala Show''''' is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]] for [[CBS]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in [[1981]], airing 16 episodes.
'''''The Kwicky Koala Show''''' is an animated American television series created by [[Tex Avery]]. It was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]] for [[CBS]]' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in [[1981]], airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. The series is also notable for being one of Avery's last works; as he died during production in [[1980]].


The show debuted with segments, ''[[Kwicky Koala (segments)|Kwicky Koala]]'', ''[[The Bungle Brothers]]'', ''[[Crazy Claws (segments)|Crazy Claws]]'' and ''[[Dirty Dawg (segments)|Dirty Dawg]]''.
The show debuted with segments ''[[Kwicky Koala]]'', ''[[The Bungle Brothers]]'', ''[[Crazy Claws]]'', and ''[[Dirty Dawg]]''.


The entire series has been released on [[The Kwicky Koala Show: The Complete Series|DVD]].
The entire series has been released on [[The Kwicky Koala Show: The Complete Series|DVD]].
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===Development===
===Development===
==Segments==
==Segments==
* ''[[Kwicky Koala (segments)|Kwicky Koala]]''
* ''Kwicky Koala''
* ''[[The Bungle Brothers]]''
* ''The Bungle Brothers''
* ''[[Crazy Claws (segments)|Crazy Claws]]''
* ''Crazy Claws''
* ''[[Dirty Dawg (segments)|Dirty Dawg]]''
* ''Dirty Dawg''


==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
;Opening theme song lyrics:
;Opening theme song lyrics:
<poem>
<poem>
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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
* [[United States]]: September 12, 1981 at 8:00 am on CBS


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Bob Ogle]] as [[Kwicky Koala]]
* [[Bob Ogle]] as [[Kwicky Koala (character)|Kwicky Koala]]
* [[John Stephenson]] as [[Wilford Wolf]]
* [[John Stephenson]] as [[Wilford Wolf]]
* [[Jim MacGeorge]] as [[Crazy Claws]]
* [[Jim MacGeorge]] as [[Crazy Claws]]
* [[Michael Bell]] as [[Ranger Rangerfield]] and [[George and Joey|George]]
* [[Michael Bell]] as [[Ranger Rangerfield]] and [[George and Joey Bungle|George]]
* [[Don Messick]] as [[Rawhide Clyde]]
* [[Don Messick]] as [[Rawhide Clyde]]
* [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Bristle Tooth]]
* [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Bristle Tooth]]
* [[Allan Melvin]] as [[George and Joey|Joey]]
* [[Allan Melvin]] as [[George and Joey Bungle|Joey]]
* [[Frank Welker]] as [[Dirty Dawg]]
* [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] as [[Dirty Dawg]]
* [[Marshall Efron]] as [[Ratso]]
* [[Marshall Efron]] as [[Ratso]]
* [[Matthew Faison]] as [[Officer Bullhorn]]
* [[Matthew Faison]] as [[Officer Bullhorn]]
==Legacy==
In the [[Cartoon Network]] bumper, [[Sick Day]], all the characters call in sick, causing the channel to do a 24-hour marathon of the Kwicky Koala Show, much to the viewers' dismay.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 23 April 2024

The Kwicky Koala Show
TKKS title card.png
On-screen title card.
Created by Tex Avery
Network CBS
Production company Hanna-Barbera Australia
Distributor Worldvision Enterprises
Original release September 12December 26, 1981
Starring Bob Ogle
John Stephenson
Jim MacGeorge
Michael Bell
Don Messick
Peter Cullen
Allan Melvin
Frank Welker
Marshall Efron
Matthew Faison
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Bob Ogle
Tex Avery
Chuck Couch
Larz Bourne
Director(s) George Gordon
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora
Gordon Hunt (voices)

The Kwicky Koala Show is an animated American television series created by Tex Avery. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1981, airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. The series is also notable for being one of Avery's last works; as he died during production in 1980.

The show debuted with segments Kwicky Koala, The Bungle Brothers, Crazy Claws, and Dirty Dawg.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Production

Development

Segments

  • Kwicky Koala
  • The Bungle Brothers
  • Crazy Claws
  • Dirty Dawg

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Opening theme song lyrics

They call him Kwicky, Koala, he is very tricky at the bottom.

Every time you think you will, that's when he wonks.

First you think you got him, and then you don't.

He's a quickie, koala, it's The Kwicky Koala Show!

Also starring the Bungle Brothers, the biggest little act in show biz.
And Dirty Dawg, and his sidekick, Ratso, forever in search of that pot of stew at the end of the rainbow.
Along with Crazy Claws, the wild cat with a sharp wit and claws to match.
They join the world's fastest Australian bear.

First you think you got, and then you don't, he's a quickie, koala.
It's The Kwicky Koala Show!

Episodes

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Cast

Legacy

In the Cartoon Network bumper, Sick Day, all the characters call in sick, causing the channel to do a 24-hour marathon of the Kwicky Koala Show, much to the viewers' dismay.

References