The top five Magilla Gorilla cartoons

The Magilla Gorilla Show was an animated TV series, produced by Hanna-Barbera between 1963 and 1967. Interestingly, the show was originally sponsored by Ideal Toys from 1963 to 1966. This article will discuss the top five Magilla Gorilla cartoons.

General plot-line

Cartoon gorilla
The cartoon gorilla was undoubtedly the star of the show, but he was supported by the likes of Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse, Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long.
Voices and theme music This animated comedy series starred the voices of Allan Melvin, Howard Morris, Jean Vander Pyl and Don Messick. The theme music was composed by Hoyt Curtin. The plot
Magilla Gorilla (Allan Melvin) spent most of his time living in the front window of Melvin Peebles' pet shop. Mr. Peebles (originally Howard Morris, and then Don Messick) found it hard to sell or rent out Magilla, regardless of how much he discounted his asking price. The customers always seemed to return Magilla, and demand their money back. A little girl, named Ogee (Jean Vander Pyl) would have loved to own the gorilla, but her parents were not convinced that it was a good idea.

Top five cartoons

With over thirty episodes to choose from, plus special appearances in cartoons such as Yogi Bear, it is hard to come-up with a definitive top five Magilla Gorilla cartoons. There are no rating formula existed and as such, below are the top five favourites for Magilla Gorilla cartoons. Big Game
The very first episode sees Mr Peebles selling Magilla to J. Whimple Dimple, whose interest in Magilla stems from his love of hunting gorillas for his taxi-dermy collection. Gridiron Gorilla The second show has Mr Peebles giving Magilla away to a football coach, who wants him to play at full-back in the Pennsyltucky Lions team against the Wabash Cannonballs. Groovey Movie
A director from Grotesque Pictures snaps-up Magilla for his latest film, but the ordeal proves to be less than enjoyable for Magilla. Planet Zero
Aliens from the Planet Zero whisk Magilla off to their home planet, where he convinces them not to invade earth. The Purple Mask The little girl Ogee gets upset, when she can't prove to Hector that the Purple Mask is real. Magilla volunteers to help, by taking the place of the Purple Mask.