The Kwicky Koala Show
| The Kwicky Koala Show | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Created by | Tex Avery |
| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Australia |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
| Original release | September 12—December 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:
- United States: September 12, 1981 at 8:00 am on CBS
Cast
- Bob Ogle as Kwicky Koala
- John Stephenson as Wilford Wolf
- Jim MacGeorge as Crazy Claws
- Michael Bell as Ranger Rangerfield and George
- Don Messick as Rawhide Clyde
- Peter Cullen as Bristle Tooth
- Allan Melvin as Joey
- Frank Welker as Dirty Dawg
- Marshall Efron as Ratso
- 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.
Merchandise
Home media
In the 1980s, Worldvision Home Video released on VHS also called The Kwicky Koala Show.
On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video included an episode on the Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s DVD.
On October 11, 2016, Warner Archive Collection released the entire series on DVD as The Kwicky Koala Show: The Complete Series.
