- Marsupilami (1993 TV series)
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Marsupilami 
Opening title card for MarsupilamiGenre Comedy Format Animated series Written by John Behnke
Rob Humphrey
Jim PetersonDirected by Bob Hathcock
Ed WexlerVoices of Steve Mackall
René Auberjonois
Dan Castellaneta
Jim Cummings
Steve Landesberg
Tress MacNeille
Jason Marsden
Frank Welker
Samuel E. WrightTheme music composer Roy Braverman Opening theme "Marsupilami" Composer(s) Stephen James Taylor
Mark Watters
Jean-Michel Bernard
Roy BravermanCountry of origin 
United StatesLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13 Production Producer(s) Andre Franquin Running time 20-22 minutes Production company(s) The Walt Disney Company
Marsu Productions (characters)Broadcast Original channel CBS Original run September 18, 1993 – December 11, 1993 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.
Contents
Production
There were 13 episodes in the series, and the series lasted one season. Reruns of the show were aired on both Disney Channel 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.
Segments
Marsupilami
This segment deals with the adventures of Marsupilami (voiced by Steve Mackall) 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).
Sebastian the Crab
Sebastian the Crab (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).
Shnookums and Meat
Shnookums and Meat was a secondary segment on this show which would later spin-off into it's own show. This segment involves a cat 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.
Episodes
№ # Title Original air date 1 1 "Working Class Mars" September 18, 1993 Corporate head Norman hires Mars and Maurice as office workers, to his regret. 1 2 "StC: King of the Beach" September 18, 1993 Lifeguard Sebastian tries to kick out a seagull that's made her nest in his lifeguard chair. 1 3 "The Hairy Ape" November 21, 1992 Norman traps Maurice to take to the zoo, telling Mars that he's taking him to a party. But now Mars wants to go, too. 2 1 "Normzan of the Jungle" September 25, 1993 Norman learns hypnosis and intends to use it to control all the jungle animals as Normzan. He hypnotizes Maurice to make him his sidekick. 2 2 "StC: Room Service" September 25, 1993 Hotel Clerk Sebastian has to keep everything quiet for guest Chef Louie,who's at the breaking point because of a failed restaurant opening. 2 3 "Bathtime for Maurice" November 7, 1992 Mars has to go through a lot of trouble to get filthy Maurice to take a bath. 3 1 "Hole in Mars" October 2, 1993 Golfing expert Norman challenges Mars to a betting game of golf, and regrets it. 3 2 "StC: Crab Scouts" October 2, 1993 Sebastian takes the Crab Scouts on a hike, always stressing the value of the Crab Scout Manual. 3 3 "The Treasure of the Sierra Marsdre" October 3, 1992 Norman spies on Mars and Maurice planning to go on a treasure hunt, and worms his way into joining them. 4 1 "The Wizard of Mars" October 9, 1993 A strong windstorm blows Mars all the way to the Land of Oz, with Maurice playing a composite of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion, and Norman playing the Wicked Witch of the West. 4 2 "StC: TV Jeebies" October 9, 1993 A TV executive keeps casting Sebastian and Chef Louie in various different TV pilots. 4 3 "The Puck Stops Here" September 26, 1992 Norman uses the hotel air conditioning system to freeze the lake, and then challenges Mars to a game of hockey. 5 1 "Mar-Sup-Du-Jour" October 16, 1993 Mars first meets Eduardo, a Spanish leopard who wants to eat Mars. 5 2 "S&M: Kung-Fu Kitty" October 16, 1993 Shnookums the cat is alarmed when his owners buy a guard dog named Meat. But he learns kung-fu to defend himself. The premiere short. 5 3 "Romancing the Clone" October 24, 1992 Norman dresses up as a female Marsupilami to deceive a tourist that's trying to take a picture of a marsupilami. But Mars falls in love with Norman. 6 1 "Toucan Always Get What You Want" October 23, 1993 Mars protects a baby toucan from Eduardo and tries to teach it how to fly. 6 2 "S&M: I.Q. You, Too" October 23, 1993 The cat and dog use brain-enhancing devices to come up with evermore violent pranks to commit against each other. 6 3 "Fear of Kites" November 7, 1992 Mars and Maurice's kite gets tangled up on the hotel rooftop. But bellhop Norman won't let them inside to retrieve it. 7 1 "Mars' Problem Pachyderm" October 30, 1993 Mars tries to cure the many phobias of his friend Stewart, the scaredy elephant. 7 2 "S&M: Night of the Living Shnookums" October 30, 1993 On a stormy night, Meat thinks he's killed Shnookums! But it's not the last he's seen of the cat. 7 3 "Mars Meets Dr. Normanstein" September 19, 1992 Mars and Maurice take refuge from a rainstorm in the home of Dr. Normanstein, who wants to use Maurice's brain for his monster. 8 1 "Steamboat Mars" November 6, 1993 Norman tries to smuggle a rare bird out of the jungle by transporting it in his steamboat. But he runs into Mars fishing for piranhas. 8 2 "S&M: Something Fishy" November 6, 1993 The pet fish learns how to make itself evolve, and turns into a giant monster that terrorizes Shnookums and Meat. 8 3 "Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars" October 17, 1992 Chef Norman steals Mars and Maurice's big basket of fruit. But Mars and Maurice track him to the hotel kitchen. 9 1 "Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys!" November 13, 1993 A trio of thuggish baby monkeys abandoned by a circus clown rob Mars of his nest. 9 2 "S&M: Jingle Bells, Something Smells" November 13, 1993 Meat's smelly sock fells Santa Claus, and now the cat and dog must drive the sleigh in his place. 9 3 "Prime Mates Forever" December 5, 1992 Mars helps Maurice try to romance a tough female gorilla. 10 1 "Thorn O' Plenty" November 20, 1993 Mars pulls a thorn out of Eduardo's paw, and so the leopard now feels he must save Mars's life before he can eat him. 10 2 "StC: Basic Insting" November 20, 1993 Sebastian unknowingly gets a fishhook tangled on his back, and a near-sighted female scorpion falls in love with him. 10 3 "Witch Doctor is Which?" November 21, 1992 Witch Doctor Norman places a series of curses on Mars so that he instead of Mars will be the happiest person in the jungle. 11 1 "A Spotless Record" November 27, 1993 Mars loses his spots from eating bad fruit. A reluctant Stewart knows how to cure him and ends up taking Mars and Maurice to where a cure might be found. 11 2 "StC: A Boy and His Crab" November 27, 1993 Sebastian waits out Crab Season by being the pet of a boy who thinks he's a dog. 11 3 "Mars vs. Man" October 10, 1992 Foreman Norman uproots Mars's tree to make space for his condominiums, but Mars squats in one of them. 12 1 "Cropsy Turvy" December 4, 1993 Mars scares his friends with campfire stories of the monstrous Cropsy, but finds that he's wrong when he meets the real Cropsy. 12 2 "StC: A Crabby Honeymoon" December 4, 1993 Sebastian gets mixed up in the problems of a newlywed couple staying at his hotel. 12 3 "Safari So Good" November 28, 1992 Norman's Aunt Mindy pays a visit and takes an immediate liking to Mars. 13 1 "Royal Foil" December 11, 1993 Mars and Maurice vacation in London, where Norman tricks them into helping him steal the crown jewels. 13 2 "StC: Flambe, Bombe" December 11, 1993 Superstar Sebastian rushes through New York trying to get to the Mervin Peevish center in time to host a variety show, and avoiding getting caught by Chef Louie.
Note: Originally a host sequence in "Raw Toonage".13 3 "Jungle Fever" November 14, 1992 Mars tries to cure a sick Maurice, but keeps getting sneezed into the way of a refined lion named Leonardo. Cast
- René Auberjonois - Chef Louie
- Dan Castellaneta - Stewart the Elephant
- Jim Cummings - Maurice the Gorilla, Norman, Leonardo the Lion
- Steve Landesberg - Eduardo the Leopard
- Steve Mackall - Marsupilami, Husband
- Tress MacNeille - Wife
- Jason Marsden - Shnookums
- Frank Welker - Meat
- Samuel E. Wright - Sebastian the Crab
Additional voices
- Charlie Adler -
- Jeff Bennett -
- Elizabeth Daily -
- June Foray - Aunt Mindy
- Brad Garrett - Santa Claus
- Bill Kopp -
- Danny Mann -
- Gary Owens -
- Marcia Wallace -
- April Winchell -
Crew
- Ginny McSwain - Voice Director
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
See Also
External links
First-run animated series Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989–1991) • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1991) • The California Raisin Show (1989–1990) • Garfield and Friends (September 17, 1988-October 1995) • Rude Dog & the Dweebs • The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (1988–1990) • CBS Storybreak (1985–1990) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990–1996) • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) • Mother Goose and Grimm (1991–1992) • Back to the Future (1991–1993) • Where's Waldo? (1991–1992) • Fievel's American Tails (1992–1993) • The Little Mermaid (1992–1995) • Raw Toonage (1992–1993) • Marsupilami (1993–1994) • All-New Dennis the Menace • Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993–1994) • Conan and the Young Warriors • Beethoven (1994–1995) • Aladdin (1994–1996) • Skeleton Warriors • Wild C.A.T.s • The Adventures of Hyperman • Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1997) • The Mask • Santo Bugito (1995–1996) • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997) • Project G.e.e.K.e.R. • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1995–1997) • Anatole • Dumb Bunnies (1998–1999) • Flying Rhino Junior High (1998–2000) • Birdz (1998) • Mythic Warriors (1998–2000) • New Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1999–2000)First-run live-action series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1991) • The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys • Beakman's World (1992–1998) • Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (1996–1997) • Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House • The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (1997) • Wheel 2000 (1999–2000) • The Weird Al Show (1997) • The Sports Illustrated for Kids ShowRebroadcasts Schedules 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000Related programming and topics Categories:- Marsupilami
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