Mr. Peebles

Mr. Peebles
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Magilla Gorilla Ogee
Occupation	Pet shop owner Manager
Works for	Peebles Pet Shop Peebles Management
Goals	To sell Magilla as a pet
Father	Not mentioned
Mother	Not mentioned
First appearance	MG: "Big Game" (1964)
Played by	Howard Morris (1964-1988) Maurice LaMarche (2001-2007) Billy West (2019)
Yo, Yogi!
Nightwing/Magilla Gorilla Special
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Peebles as the Fish Monster
Jellystone!

Mr. Peebles is the secondary main character in the Magilla Gorilla animated television segments, which came as part of The Magilla Gorilla Show. His voice was originated by Howard Morris.

Mr. Peebles is the owner of Peebles Pet Shop, which houses Magilla Gorilla until he is adopted, which isn't going to be anytime soon (unless you count Wanda Sykes adopting him in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?)

In DC Comics' reboot, his name is Mel Peebles, a man who adopts Magilla and his younger sister, Maggie. When Magilla grows up and becomes a big Hollywood actor, Peebles manages him. Maggie becomes an estranged junkie and her boyfriend ends up killing Peebles, orchestrated by Beegle Beagle to frame Magilla so his rival, Grape Ape, would get all his roles.

Appearances

TV series

• Magilla Gorilla
• Yo, Yogi!
  • 1.5A "Yippee-Yo, Yogi"
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  • 2.10 "Droopy Botox" (photo)
  • 3.5 "Turner Classic Birdman" (mentioned)
  • 3.8 "Free Magilla"
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
  • 1.3 "Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!"
  • 1.25 "The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!" (no lines, and as the Fish Monster only)
• Jellystone!
  • 1.5 "A Coconut to Remember" (photo)
  • 1.20 "A Town Video: Welcome to Jellystone" (no lines)
  • 1.32 "The Brave Little Daddy" (no lines)
  • 1.40 "Sweet Dreams" (no lines)
  • 2.12 "Mummy Knows Best" (no lines)

Movies

• The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound

Specials

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (no lines)

Comics

• Magilla Gorilla (Gold Key Comics)
• Magilla Gorilla Kite Fun Book
• Magilla Gorilla (Charlton Comics)
• Hanna-Barbera Spotlight
  • Issue #4: "Big Magilla in Space!"
• Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular
  • Issue #1F: "Don't Badger the Customers"
• Cartoon Network Presents
  • Issue #3A: "The Twiddle Method"
• Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
  • Issue #47: "Don't Get Mad, Scientist"
• Nightwing/Magilla Gorilla Special
  • Issue #1A: "A Shrewdness of Apes"

Gallery

Main article: Mr. Peebles/Gallery

In popular culture

• In The Simpsons episode "When You Dish Upon a Star," Homer sings the theme song in his sleep, then talks like he's Magilla Gorilla telling Mr. Peebles not to take his banana, which then turns into wild offensive noises.