Marsupilami (1993 TV series)
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Disney
's version of Marsupilami
first appeared on television in Raw Toonage
in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS
network for the 1993-1994 season.
and Toon Disney
. Each of the 13 episodes would feature one new "Marsupilami" short, then one short either featuring Sebastian the Crab or Shnookums and Meat, and then an old "Marsupilami" short, from "Raw Toonage". As of 2009, there have been two other animated adaptations of the Marsupilami.
The original Marsupilami comic stories by Franquin never included a recurring gorilla
or elephant
character, since these species are native to Africa
, while the marsupilami in the comic version was said to come from South America
(However, in the album "Le dictateur et le champignon", the Marsupilami escaped from his cell on a boat along with a gorilla). Another change is that the animated Marsupilami can speak, whereas his comic counterpart can only mimic sound like a parrot
.
) and his friends Maurice the Gorilla
(voiced by Jim Cummings
) and Stewart the Elephant
. Some episodes of Marsupilami would have him either evading Eduardo the Leopard
(voiced by Steve Landesberg
) or outwitting a human named Norman (voiced by Jim Cummings
).
(voiced by Samuel E. Wright
) from The Little Mermaid
has some new adventures with some of them having him outwit Chef Louie (voiced by René Auberjonois).
named Shnookums (voiced by Jason Marsden
) and a dog
named Meat (voiced by Frank Welker
) who did not get along very well. Their owners are unseen
stock characters only viewed from the neck down and named (appropriately enough) Husband & Wife (voiced by Steve Mackall
and Tress MacNeille
). Husband is always referring to their home as their "domicile" before the two leave their pets in charge while they are away.
Marsupilami: Volume 1: Marsuper-Duper
Marsupilami: Volume 2: Adventurous Tails
Marsupilami: Volume 3: Jumpin' Jungle Jive
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
's version of Marsupilami
Marsupilami
Marsupilami is a fictional comic book species created by André Franquin, first published on 31 January 1952 in the magazine Spirou. Since then it appeared regularly in the popular Belgian comic book series Spirou et Fantasio until Franquin stopped working on the series in 1968 and the character...
first appeared on television in Raw Toonage
Raw Toonage
Disney's Raw Toonage is a half hour Disney animated cartoon series that aired on the CBS network in the fall of 1992.-History and production:...
in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
network for the 1993-1994 season.
Production
There were 13 episodes in the series, and the series lasted one season. Reruns of the show were aired on both Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
and Toon Disney
Toon Disney
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. A spinoff of Disney Channel, it mostly aired children's animated series and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons...
. Each of the 13 episodes would feature one new "Marsupilami" short, then one short either featuring Sebastian the Crab or Shnookums and Meat, and then an old "Marsupilami" short, from "Raw Toonage". As of 2009, there have been two other animated adaptations of the Marsupilami.
The original Marsupilami comic stories by Franquin never included a recurring gorilla
Gorilla
Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
or elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
character, since these species are native to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, while the marsupilami in the comic version was said to come from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
(However, in the album "Le dictateur et le champignon", the Marsupilami escaped from his cell on a boat along with a gorilla). Another change is that the animated Marsupilami can speak, whereas his comic counterpart can only mimic sound like a parrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
.
Marsupilami
This segment deals with the adventures of Marsupilami (voiced by Steve MackallSteve Mackall
Stephen "Steve" Mackall is a Canadian-American cartoon voice actor. He is best known for the voice of Marsupilami in the cartoon, Disney's Marsupilami ....
) and his friends Maurice the Gorilla
Gorilla
Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
(voiced by Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
) and Stewart the Elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
. Some episodes of Marsupilami would have him either evading Eduardo the Leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
(voiced by Steve Landesberg
Steve Landesberg
Steve Landesberg was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P...
) or outwitting a human named Norman (voiced by Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
).
Sebastian the Crab
Sebastian the CrabCrab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
(voiced by Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright is an American film and theater actor and singer who is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the main vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He also voiced Kron in Disney's CGI film...
) from The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the film was originally released to theaters on November 14, 1989 and is the twenty-eighth film in...
has some new adventures with some of them having him outwit Chef Louie (voiced by René Auberjonois).
Shnookums and Meat
Shnookums and Meat was a secondary segment on this show which would later spin-off into its own show. This segment involves a catCat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
named Shnookums (voiced by Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden
Jason Christopher Marsden is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.-Early life:...
) and a dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
named Meat (voiced by Frank Welker
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
) who did not get along very well. Their owners are unseen
Unseen character
In fiction, an unseen character is a character that is never directly observed by the audience but is only described by other characters. They are a common device in drama and have been called "triumphs of theatrical invention". They are continuing characters — characters who are currently in...
stock characters only viewed from the neck down and named (appropriately enough) Husband & Wife (voiced by Steve Mackall
Steve Mackall
Stephen "Steve" Mackall is a Canadian-American cartoon voice actor. He is best known for the voice of Marsupilami in the cartoon, Disney's Marsupilami ....
and Tress MacNeille
Tress MacNeille
Tress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
). Husband is always referring to their home as their "domicile" before the two leave their pets in charge while they are away.
Episodes
| № | # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
Cast
- René Auberjonois - Chef Louie
- Dan CastellanetaDan CastellanetaDaniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
- Stewart the Elephant - Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
- Maurice the Gorilla, Norman, Leonardo the Lion - Steve LandesbergSteve LandesbergSteve Landesberg was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P...
- Eduardo the Leopard - Steve MackallSteve MackallStephen "Steve" Mackall is a Canadian-American cartoon voice actor. He is best known for the voice of Marsupilami in the cartoon, Disney's Marsupilami ....
- Marsupilami, Husband - Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
- Wife - Jason MarsdenJason MarsdenJason Christopher Marsden is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.-Early life:...
- Shnookums - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Meat - Samuel E. WrightSamuel E. WrightSamuel E. Wright is an American film and theater actor and singer who is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the main vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He also voiced Kron in Disney's CGI film...
- Sebastian the Crab
Additional voices
- Charlie Adler -
- Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
- - Elizabeth DailyElizabeth DailyElizabeth Ann Guttman , better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, singer-songwriter, and musician...
- - June ForayJune ForayJune Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...
- Aunt Mindy - Brad GarrettBrad GarrettBradley "Brad" Garrett is an American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, and professional poker player. Throughout he has appeared in numerous television and film roles....
- Santa ClausSanta ClausSanta Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus... - Bill KoppBill KoppBill Kopp is an American animator and film director who animated the Whammy on the 1980s game show Press Your Luck, and voiced the title character on Nelvana's Eek! The Cat and Kutter in The Terrible Thunderlizards, which he created with Savage Steve Holland...
- - Danny MannDanny MannDaniel "Danny" Mann is an American voice actor, writer, singer, musician, and production manager. He is best known for his voice of Hector from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in Transformers, Backwoods Beagle in DuckTales, Kaltag in Balto, Ferdinand from Babe,...
- - Gary OwensGary OwensGary Owens is an American disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offers deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Owens is equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and is...
- - Marcia WallaceMarcia WallaceMarcia Karen Wallace is an American character actress, comedienne and game show panelist, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies...
- - April WinchellApril WinchellApril Terri Winchell is an American actress, writer, voice actor, talk radio host, and commentator. She is the daughter of the late Paul Winchell.-Acting:...
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On VHS
The Marsupilami Collection contains 3 wackiest houba-duper volumes in VHS which is been released from Walt Disney Home Video. It's filled with some fun, comedy, and adventure with the one and only Marsupilami with his cool friend, Maurice. Every houba-duper volume contains five amazing episodes in order from this collection.Marsupilami: Volume 1: Marsuper-Duper
- 1.Mars Meets Dr. Normanstein
- 2.Hole in Mars
- 3.Witch Doctor is Which?
- 4.Safari So Good
- 5.Steamboat Mars
Marsupilami: Volume 2: Adventurous Tails
- 1.Bathtime for Maurice
- 2.Hey, Hey, They're the Monkeys!
- 3.Fear of Kites
- 4.Toucan Always Get What You Want
- 5.Mar-Soup-Du-Jour
Marsupilami: Volume 3: Jumpin' Jungle Jive
- 1.The Hairy Ape
- 2.Working Class Mars
- 3.Cropsy-Turvy
- 4.Mars' Problem Pachyderm
- 5.Normzan of the Jungle