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The Magilla Gorilla Show is an animated comedy that aired in syndication and later moved to ABC.

Magilla was a tame, sociable gorilla who was always up for sale at Peebles' pet shop. Mr. Peebles would unload Magilla a number of times only for him to wind up back in the pet store window. A sweet little girl named Ogee (so named because in moments of despair she says "Oh, gee") is Magilla's best friend and wishful purchaser. Also featured on the show were Ricochet Rabbit (a bunny law officer of the west--he was first designed as an antagonist in 1962 in an episode of Touché Turtle) and Mushmouse and Punkinpuss (think Tom and Jerry in the Arkansas backwoods).

When the show began a run on ABC in 1966, Ricochet Rabbit traded places with Breezly and Sneezly from companion Hanna-Barbera series Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Allan Melvin	Magilla Gorilla	1	2	3	4
	Punkinpuss	1	2	3	4
Howard Morris	Mr. Peebles	1	2	3
	Mushmouse	1	2	3	4
	Breezly Bruin				4
Don Messick	Ricochet Rabbit	1	2	3
	Mr. Peebles				4
Jean VanderPyl	Ogee	1	2	3	4
Mel Blanc	Deputy Droop-Along	1	2	3
	Sneezly Seal				4
John Stephenson	Col. Fusby				4

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Syndication
Season One	January 14, 1964	1964	15
Season Two	1964	1965	9
Season Three	1965	1965	3
ABC
Season Four	1966	January 22, 1966	4

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The Complete Series	September 14, 2007	4	purchase
Episode Collections - Various Series
1960s Volume 1	May 26, 2009	2	purchase
1960s Volume 2	October 27, 2009	2	purchase