The Magilla Gorilla Show
 The Magilla Gorilla Show premiered in syndication on 14
January 1964.
A Saturday morning version of the show premiered on
ABC on 1 January 1966 and ran until 2 September 1967.
The show was one of the first to be created in conjunction
with a toy company in order to market character toys immediately.
The main segment of the show featured Magilla, a loveable but
clumsy gorilla, who lives in Mr. Peebles' Pet Shop. Mr. Peebles
repeatedly tries to sell or give away the gorilla with no
success.
Magilla was only ever purchased for a short time, typically by
some thieves who needed the gorilla to break into a bank or by an advertising
agency looking for a mascot for their new product.
The customers inevitably ended up returning Magilla, forcing
Mr. Peebles to return their money. The only customer who was truly
interested in obtaining the trouble-prone simian for good was a
little girl named Ogee ("Oh Gee!"), who lamentably never
had enough money.
Backing segments included Punkin Puss And Mush Mouse, which
featured the never ending feud of a pair of hillbilly animals, and
Ricochet Rabbit, a scrappy lawman who fights desperados with the
aid of his slow poke coyote deputy, Droop-A-Long (voiced by Mel
Blanc).
In September 1966 Breezly & Sneezly replaced Ricochet, who
was moved to The Peter Potamus Show.
Breezly & Sneezly
featured the Arctic adventures of a polar bear and a seal who
continually tried to sneak into Camp Frostbite, a military installation
led by the frustrated Colonel Busby.
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