Details

Release year: 1964

Storyline

Magilla Gorilla is a gorilla who spends his time languishing in the front display window of Melvin Peebles' pet shop, eating bananas and being a drain on the businessman's finances.

Top credits

Cast

Allan Melvin — Magilla Gorilla, Punkin' Puss, Ad Agency Man #1, Agent X-32, Bull, Bus Driver, Cameraman, Circus Man, Customer, Hen, Hound Dog, Jason, Lion, Military Bombadier, Mr. Huff, O'Shefsky, Oceanland Worker, Police Chief, Police Officers, Rodeo Judge #1, Secret Agent 008, Sergeant, Truck Driver, Zookeeper
Don Messick — Mr. Peebles, Ricochet Rabbit, Ad Agency Man #2, Ad Agency Man #3, Car Driver, Car Owner, Charlie, Chugga-Chugga, Coach's Assistant, Crowd, Elephant, Fishermen, Foreign Legion Man, Game Announcer, General, Hotel Manager, Irate Driver, J.P. Nuggets, Man in Telephone Booth, Mr. Yeslie, Mugsy, Passengers, Planet Zero Doctors, Police Officer, Teen Surfer, Train Conductor, Truck Driver, Walter Crankcase, X-40, Zookeeper
Howard Morris — Mr. Peebles, Dog, Hector, Mushmouse, Ogee's Father, Actor, Army Sergeant, Big Bad Wolf, Boy Scouts, Bungle Bros. Ringmaster, Bus Driver, Cat, Central Casting Man, Coach, Construction Workers, English Hunter, Fontleroy, Frightened Garage Worker, Geoffrey, Head Ad Man, Hippo, Horatio, Jack, Kids, Klunk, Lady Love Bird, Large Fish, Little Boy, Mad Scientist, Mailman, Man in Telephone Booth, Matilda Gorilla, Miss Bird Dog, Narrator, Oceanland Doctor, Oyster, Peep-Peep, Phoebe, Planet Zero Leaders, Professor Skeeball, Rodeo Judge #2, Salesman, Scoutmaster, Show Announcer, Silky, South American Geek, Starpan, Super Secret Chief, Taxi Driver, Teen Surfer, Traffic Control Officer, Zoo Veterinarian
Jean Vander Pyl — Ogee, Ogee's Mother, Lady, Lady with Umbrella, Mrs. Richley, Old Lady, Princess, Teacher

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Did you know

• Like many of Hanna-Barbera's animal characters, Magilla Gorilla was dressed in human accessories, sporting a bow tie, shorts held up by suspenders, and an undersized derby hat.

• The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera for Screen Gems between 1963 and 1965, and was originally sponsored in NBC by Ideal Toys from 1964 through 1966.

• Mr. Peebles the pet shop owner could never sell the gorilla in the window or he'd be returned by the end of the cartoon.