Monchhichis
| Monchhichis | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
| Original release | September 10―December 3, 1983 |
| Run time | 22 minutes |
| Starring | Bobby Morse Ellen Gerstell Laurel Page Frank Welker Hank Saroyan Frank Nelson Sidney Miller Bob Argost Peter Cullen Laurie Faso |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | George Singer |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Dick Robbins Bryce Malek |
| Director(s) | Oscar Dufau George Gordon Carl Urbano John Walker Rudy Zamora Gordon Hunt (voices) |
Monchhichis is an American animated fantasy-comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1983, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season. It was based on the Japanese line of dolls released by Sekiguchi Corporation, who licensed them to Mattel to be released in the United States. It was originally packaged as part of The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show, but it was short-lived due to low ratings.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Casting
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 10, 1983 |
| 1x02 | September 17, 1983 |
| 1x03 | September 24, 1983 |
| 1x04 | October 1, 1983 |
| 1x05 | October 8, 1983 |
| 1x06 | October 15, 1983 |
| 1x07 | October 22, 1983 |
| 1x08 | October 29, 1983 |
| 1x09 | November 5, 1983 |
| 1x10 | November 12, 1983 |
| 1x11 | November 19, 1983 |
| 1x12 | November 26, 1983 |
| 1x13 | December 3, 1983 |
Cast
- Bobby Morse as Moncho
- Ellen Gerstell as Tootoo
- Laurel Page as Kyla
- Frank Welker as Patchit
- Hank Saroyan as Thumkii
- Frank Nelson as Wizzar
- Sidney Miller as Horgg
- Bob Arbogast as Snogs
- Peter Cullen as Snitchit, Shreeker, and Gonker
- Laurie Faso as Yabbott, Scumgor, and Fassit
Merchandise
Home media
On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released the first episode on DVD in a two-disc set called Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s.
On April 18, 2017, the Warner Archive Collection released the entire series on DVD in a set called Monchhichis: The Complete Series.
