History WesternAnimation / Marsupilami

It was first aired on Creator/{{CBS}} saturday mornings in the US. It was later reran on the Creator/DisneyChannel and later, on Creator/ToonDisney. 15 out of 29 shorts were released on UsefulNotes/{{VHS}} and UsefulNotes/{{Betamax}} by Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The most prominently featured character beside Marsupilami is a gorilla named Maurice.

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* CanonImmigrant: All the characters besides Marsupilami.

In 1992, a first AnimatedAdaptation of Creator/AndreFranquin's Marsupilami was launched. Produced by Disney and aired originally as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'' before becoming its own show the following year, it only lasted a season and had little in common with the original, [[InNameOnly beside the name and the general appearance of the hero]]. The title Marsupilami could talk and was a laid-back [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] rather than a [[UnstoppableRage volatile]] and [[TheTrickster cunning]] PapaWolf. All of the supporting cast was original. He was accompanied by his buddy, a big ape named Maurice, and met a lot of [[MisplacedWildlife African animals]]. Another change on Marsupilami that he now has the ability to speak and does not just say "HOUBA!" The show followed a ThreeShorts format; in between a new short starring Marsupilami at the beginning and a ''Raw Toonage'' repeat, there was either a short starring Sebastian from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' (one such segment was repurposed from ''Raw Toonage'' interstitials) or Bill Kopp's ''Schnookums and Meat'', the latter of which was later spun off into [[WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow its own half-hour series]] in 1995 as part of ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon''.

In 1992, a first AnimatedAdaptation of Creator/AndreFranquin's Marsupilami was launched. Produced by Disney and aired originally as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'' before becoming its own show the following year, it only lasted a season and had little in common with the original, [[InNameOnly beside the name and the general appearance of the hero]]. The title Marsupilami could talk and was a laid-back [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] rather than a [[UnstoppableRage volatile]] and [[TheTrickster cunning]] PapaWolf. All of the supporting cast was original. He was accompanied by his buddy, a big ape named Maurice, and met a lot of [[MisplacedWildlife African animals]]. Another change on Marsupilami that he now has the ability to speak and does not just say "HOUBA!" The show followed a ThreeShorts format; in between a new short starring Marsupilami at the beginning and a ''Raw Toonage'' repeat, there was either a short starring Sebastian from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (one such segment was repurposed from ''Raw Toonage'' interstitials) or Bill Kopp's ''Schnookums and Meat'', the latter of which was later spun off into [[WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow its own half-hour series]] in 1995 as part of ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon''.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Marsupilami can talk in this series.

* InNameOnly: Aside from the characters design and catchphrase, this show has absolutely ''nothing'' in common with Andre Franquin's original Marsupalami comics.

* TheCameo: Disney had the character show up in commercial bumpers on WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon in the 1991-92 season, a year prior to the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage''.
** The commercial bumpers were later reused when they ran ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'' and/or ''WesternAnimation/{{Marsupilami}} when it was on ''Saturday Disney'' on Creator/CityTV

It was first aired on Creator/{{CBS}} saturday mornings in the US and on Creator/CityTV in Canada. It was later reran on the Creator/DisneyChannel and later, on Creator/ToonDisney. 15 out of 29 shorts were released on UsefulNotes/{{VHS}} and UsefulNotes/{{Betamax}} by Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Maurice the gorilla.

In 1992, a first AnimatedAdaptation of Creator/AndreFranquin's Marsupilami was launched. Produced by Disney and aired originally as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'' before becoming its own show the following year, it only lasted a season and had little in common with the original, [[InNameOnly beside the name and the general appearance of the hero]]. The title Marsupilami could talk and was a laid-back [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] rather than a [[UnstoppableRage volatile]] and [[{{Trickster}} cunning]] PapaWolf. All of the supporting cast was original. He was accompanied by his buddy, a big ape named Maurice, and met a lot of [[MisplacedWildlife African animals]]. Another change on Marsupilami that he now has the ability to speak and does not just say "HOUBA!" The show followed a ThreeShorts format; in between a new short starring Marsupilami at the beginning and a ''Raw Toonage'' repeat, there was either a short starring Sebastian from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (one such segment was repurposed from ''Raw Toonage'' interstitials) or Bill Kopp's ''Schnookums and Meat'', the latter of which was later spun off into [[WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow its own half-hour series]] in 1995 as part of ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon''.

This article is about the ''Marsupilami'' cartoon by Creator/{{Disney}}. For the series it originated from, see ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio''. For the French {{Comic Book}}s and {{Animated Adaptation}}s, see ''ComicBook/{{Marsupilami}}''. For the character himself and his franchise, see Franchise/{{Marsupilami}} .

It was first aired on Creator/{{CBS}} saturday mornings in the US and on Creator/CityTV in Canada. It was later reran on the Creator/DisneyChannel and later, on Creator/ToonDisney. 15 out of 29 shorts were released on UsefulNotes/{{VHS}} and UsefulNotes/Betamax by Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo.

It was first aired on Creator/{{CBS}} saturday mornings in the US and on Creator/CityTV in Canada. It was later reran on the Creator/DisneyChannel and later, on Creator/ToonDisney.

In 1992, a first AnimatedAdaptation of Creator/AndreFranquin's Marsupilami was launched. Produced by Disney and aired originally as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'' before becoming its own show the following year, it only lasted a season and had little in common with the original, [[InNameOnly beside the name and the general appearance of the hero]]. The title Marsupilami could talk and was a laid-back [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] rather than a [[UnstoppableRage volatile]] and [[{{Trickster}} cunning]] PapaWolf. All of the supporting cast was original. He was accompanied by his buddy, a big ape named Maurice, and met a lot of [[MisplacedWildlife African animals]]. Another change on Marsupilami that he now has the ability to speak and does not just say "HOUBA!" The show followed a ThreeShorts format; in between a new short starring Marsupilami at the beginning and a ''Raw Toonage'' repeat, there was either a short starring Sebastian from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (one such segment was repurposed from ''Raw Toonage'' interstitials) or Bill Kopp's ''Schnookums and Meat'', the latter of which was later spun off into [[WesternAnimation/TheSchnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow its own half-hour series]] in 1995 as part of ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon''.

!!Home Video release:
-->-- Selected episodes were released on Betamax, and VHS (and maybe Laserdisc or DVD) from Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo
!!!Marsuper-Duper (Volume 1)
# ''Marsupilami Meets Dr. Normanstein''*
# ''Hole in Mars''
# ''Which Doctors Is Which?''*
# ''Safari So Good''*
# ''Steamboat Mars''

!!!Adventurous Tails (Volume 2)
# ''Bathtime for Maurice''*
# ''Hey! Hey! They're the Monkeys!''
# ''A Fear of Kites''*
# ''Toucan Always Get What You Want''
# ''Mar-Su-Du-Jour''

!!!Jumping Jungle Jive (Volume 3)
# ''The Hairy Ape''*
# ''Working Class Mars''
# ''Cropsy Turvy''
# ''Mars' Problem Pachyderm''
# ''Normzan of the Jungle''

Key: * Originally part of WesternAnimation/RawToonage

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This article is about the ''Marsupilami'' cartoon by Creator/{{Disney}}. For the series it originated from, see ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio''. For the French comic books and AnimatedAdaptation, see ''ComicBook/{{Marsupilami}}''. For the character himself and his franchise, see Franchise/{{Marsupilami}} .

* LogoJoke: In the episode "Toucan Always Get What You want", Maurice grabs the rainbow-tail of a peacock (closely resembling the logo of Creator/{{NBC}} (rival of Creator/{{CBS}}) to hide himself from Eduardo as Marsupilami hides in a tree. [[note]]This was a third and final time Disney made a joke with the NBC peacock. The others include the first episode of Disney's ''Wonderful World of Color'' (which introduced Ludwig Von Drake) and the TV special ''It's Tough to Be a Bird''. This was before Disney bought Creator/{{ABC}} in 1996.[[/note]]

In 1992, a first AnimatedAdaptation of Creator/AndreFranquin's Marsupilami was launched. Produced by Disney and aired originally as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'' before becoming its own show the following year, it only lasted a season and had little in common with the original, [[InNameOnly beside the name and the general appearance of the hero]]. The title Marsupilami could talk and was a laid-back [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] rather than a [[UnstoppableRage volatile]] and [[{{Trickster}} cunning]] PapaWolf. All of the supporting cast was original. He was accompanied by his buddy, a big ape named Maurice, and met a lot of [[MisplacedWildlife African animals]]. Another change on Marsupilami that he now has the ability to speak and does not just say "HOUBA!" The show followed a ThreeShorts format; in between a new short starring Marsupilami at the beginning and a ''Raw Toonage'' repeat, there was either a short starring Sebastian from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (one such segment was repurposed from Raw Toonage interstitials) or Bill Kopp's Schnookums and Meat, the latter of which was later spun off into [[WesternAnimation/TheSchnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow its own half-hour series]] in 1995 on ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon''.

It was first aired on [[Creator/{{CBS}} CBS Saturday Mornings]] in the USA and on [[Creator/CityTV on Saturday Disney on CityTV]] in Canada. Then it was later reran on the Creator/DisneyChannel and later, on Creator/ToonDisney. It has not been aired lately since Toon Disney became Creator/DisneyXD on February 13, 2009.

* CanonImmigrant: All the characters (besides Marsupilami) from the Disney series.

** Yoo,Houba! Mr. Harmless poacher!

* LogoJoke: In the episode "Toucan Always Get What You want", Maurice grabs the Rainbow Tail Peacock of Creator/{{NBC}}-TV (Which is the rival of Creator/{{CBS}}) Network to hide himself from Eduardo as Marsupilami hides from a tree. [[note]]This was a third and final time Disney made a joke with the Rainbow Tail Peacock of Creator/{{NBC}}-TV Network. The others include the first episode of Disney's ''Wonderful of Color'' (which introduced Ludwig Von Drake) and the TV Special: ''It's Tough to Be a Bird''. This was before Disney bought Creator/{{ABC}}-TV Network in 1996.[[/note]]

* ShoutOut: In the Disney Series, Four jungle men who sound like Music/TheBeatles are based on the four cavemen from the classic Disney short Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.

* TheSpeechless: Maurice from the Disney series, who grunts.
* TalkingAnimal: In the Disney version, Marsupilami can talk and not just say "Houba!"

* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation

* ParodyEpisodes: "The Wizard of Mars" is a spoof of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

In 1992, a first AnimatedAdaptation of Creator/AndreFranquin's Marsupilami was launched. Produced by Disney and aired originally as a segment on ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'', it only lasted a season and had little in common with the original, [[InNameOnly beside the name and the general appearance of the hero]]. The title Marsupilami could talk and was a laid-back [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] rather than a [[UnstoppableRage volatile]] and [[{{Trickster}} cunning]] PapaWolf. All of the supporting cast was original. He was accompanied by his buddy, a big ape named Maurice, and met a lot of [[MisplacedWildlife African animals]]. Another change on Marsupilami that he now has the ability to speak and does not just say "HOUBA!" It was first aired on [[Creator/{{CBS}} CBS Saturday Mornings]] in the USA and on [[Creator/CityTV on Saturday Disney on CityTV]] in Canada. Then it was later reran on the Creator/DisneyChannel and later, on Creator/ToonDisney. It has not been aired lately since Toon Disney became Creator/DisneyXD on February 13, 2009.