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The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show
| The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show | |
 
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| Premiere | September 6, 1975 |
| Finale | January 1, 1977 |
| Creator | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Style | 60-minute animated comedy |
| Company | Hanna-Barbera Productions, MGM Television (Tom & Jerry segments only) |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 35 |
| Origin | USA |
The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show (also The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show and The Tom & Jerry/Mumbly Show), was an animated series that aired on ABC. The Tom and Jerry segments were Hanna-Barbera's revival of their Oscar-winning cartoon cat and mouse.
As it was 1975 and watchdog groups were clamping down on what they deemed needless cartoon violence, Hanna and Barbera watered down the cartoons with some atypical cartoon humor (under their budgets) but with none of the excessive violence. Jerry was given a bow tie so as to provide animation short cuts on him and as the episodes went on, his size perspective with Tom had gone off, making him bigger. Early cartoons had them against each other as usual, but as time went on, they became buddies and did everything from side jobs to being involved in fairy stories. Here as before they do not talk, but they did gasp and utter an occasional "Wow!" (noted on the cast list below).
The Great Grape Ape featured a 40-ft. purple ape with a childish nature and his sidekick, a canine named Beegle Beagle. Together, with Grape Ape atop their van and Beegle driving, they traveled hither and yon, seeking their fortune. This segment lasted through November of 1976 and was shelved after ABC expanded The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour to 90 minutes. It returned on its own in the fall of 1977, where it ran Sunday mornings. Grape Ape would also participate on Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics as a member of the Yogi Yahooeys team.
The second season saw the addition of a third segment, The Mumbly Show. Mumbly was a blue dog (looking a lot like Wacky Races canine Muttley) in a trenchcoat who, like Peter Falk's detective Columbo, frustrated villains by popping up when they'd least expect it. Mumbly also liked to give his superior, Lt. Schnooker, a hard time. Mumbly would participate in the next season's Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics as the captain of the villainous Really Rottens team.
After the show ended in 1977, the Tom & Jerry segments were syndicated on their own under the title The Tom & Jerry Show (not to be confused with the 2014 animated series of the same name).
The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, with the Tom & Jerry segments produced in association with MGM Television. Warner Bros. Television distributes the show.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | |||
| John Stephenson | Tom | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry | 1 | 2 | |
| Schnooker | 2 | ||
| Bob Holt | Grape Ape | 1 | 2 |
| Marty Ingles | Beegle Beagle | 1 | 2 |
| Don Messick | Mumbly | 2 | |
Seasons
In-Depth
At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
The debut program from 1975 is on volume 2 of Saturday Morning Cartoons: The 70s.
