Monchhichis (TV series)

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Monchhichis
Genre	Animation; Comedy; Fantasy; Adventure;
Based on	Monchhichis, by Yoshiharu Washino
Directed by	Oscar Dufau; George Gordon; Carl Urbano; John Walker; Rudy Zamora; Ray Patterson (supervising director);
Voices of	Ellen Gerstell; Sidney Miller; Bobby Morse; Frank Nelson; Laurel Page; Hank Saroyan; Frank Welker;
Theme music composer	Hoyt Curtin
Opening theme	"Monchhichis"
Ending theme	"Monchhichis" (Instrumental)
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Producers	George Singer; Iwao Takamoto (creative producer);
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	22 minutes approx.
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 10 –; December 24, 1983

Monchhichis is an American animated series based on the stuffed toy line of dolls, released by the Japanese company Sekiguchi Corporation.^[1] Produced by Hanna-Barbera, it premiered on ABC on September 10, 1983 as part of The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show, replacing Pac-Man (which by then, had been given its own half-hour time slot) from the previous season.

The series aired as part of a package show with The Little Rascals and Richie Rich through the end of 1983, but as early as January 7, 1984, because of lower-than-anticipated ratings, the package show was split up into two separate half-hour shows - Monchhchis moved to 8:00 a.m. ET, switching slots with rebroadcasts of Cococinel, the latter of which would move to 9:00 a.m. ET and The Little Rascals and Richie Rich remained in the 8:30 a.m. ET slot, as a downgraded package series The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show for the remainder of the 1983-84 season.

Plot

The Monchhichis are monkey-like creatures who live in the forest land of Monchia at the very top of tall trees well above the clouds. The tribe's leader Wizzar is a magical wizard who can make up spells and potions to defeat their enemy, Horrg and the evil Grumplins of Grumplor.^[2]

Voice cast

Robert Arbogast – Monchhichi
Peter Cullen – TanuTanu
Laurie Faso – Chimutan
Ellen Gerstell – Amy
Hettie Lynne Hurtes –
Laurie Main – Sakura
Joe Medalis – Akiyama
Bobby Morse – Kuma
Frank Nelson – Opa Sylvus
Laurel Page – Lily
Hank Saroyan – Chamu
Rick Segall – Hanu
Frank Welker – Oma Josefina
Bill Woodson –

List of episodes

#	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	"Tickle Pickle"	Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek	September 10, 1983 (1983-09-10)
The Grumplins fly over Monchia and shut down their Happy Works. The Monchhichis require a new tickle crystal to put the Happy Works back in operation.
2	"TooToo Trouble"	Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek	September 17, 1983 (1983-09-17)
3	"Double Play"	Bob Langhans	September 24, 1983 (1983-09-24)
4	"Swamp Secret"	Douglas Booth	October 1, 1983 (1983-10-01)
5	"Dueling Wizzars"	Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek	October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)
6	"Thumkii's Pet"	Donald F. Glut	October 22, 1983 (1983-10-22)
7	"Misfit Grumplin"	Evelyn A-R Gabai	October 29, 1983 (1983-10-29)
8	"Jingle Pods"	Unknown	November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05)
9	"Moncho's Gift"	Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek	November 19, 1983 (1983-11-19)
10	"Cloud City"	Douglas Booth	December 3, 1983 (1983-12-03)
11	"Helpless Hero"	Evelyn A-R Gabai	December 10, 1983 (1983-12-10)
12	"Grumpstaff Grief"	Larry Parr	December 17, 1983 (1983-12-17)
13	"Charm Alarm"	Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek	December 24, 1983 (1983-12-24)

Home Media releases

An episode of the show ("Tickle Pickle") was released as part of Saturday Morning Cartoons: The 1980s DVD set by Warner Home Video in 2010. On April 18, 2017, Warner Archive released Monchhichis: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 for the very first time, as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.^[3]

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 561. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. pp. 236–237. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ No, We Didn't Say 'Munchy Cheese!' We're Talkiing About the Classic '80s Cartoon! Archived 2017-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 561. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[2] Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. pp. 236–237. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[3] No, We Didn't Say 'Munchy Cheese!' We're Talkiing About the Classic '80s Cartoon! Archived 2017-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1980s
First-run animated series	The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–80) The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk Fangface Rickety Rocket) (1979–80) Spider-Woman (1979–80) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–80) Super Friends (1980-82) The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–82) Richie Rich (1980–84) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (shorts) (1980–82) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–82) The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (1980–82) Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82) Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981–82) Pac-Man (1982–84) The Little Rascals (1982–84) Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982–83) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83) The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982–84) Monchhichis (1983–84) Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–84, 1985) The Littles (1983–86) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–85) Mighty Orbots (1984–85) Turbo Teen (1984–85) Dragon's Lair (1984–85) Wolf Rock TV (1984) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–85) Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–90) Ewoks (1985–87) Droids (1985–86) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–86) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) Pound Puppies (1986–88) The Care Bears Family (1986–88) The Flintstone Kids (1986–89) The Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) My Pet Monster (1987–88) The Little Clowns of Happytown (1987-88) Little Wizards (1987-88) The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–91) Beetlejuice (1989–92)
First-run live-action series	ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) American Bandstand (1957–87) Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81) Kids Are People Too (1978–82) Menudo on ABC (1983–85) ABC Funfit (1985) ABC Fun Facts (1988)
Rebroadcasts	The Best of Scooby-Doo (1983–84) The Bugs Bunny Show (1985–2000) Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–85) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86) Pink Panther and Sons (1986) The Wuzzles (1986–87)
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