Line #22 WesternAnimation/Marsupilami


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6	->''Marsupilami coming running through the jungle,\
7	Tales to tell we having the swinging good time,\
8	Singing HOUBA! (HOUBA?) HOOOOOUUUUUBBAAAA! (HOUBA!) Oooh Marsupilami!\
9	Marsupilami coming climbing through the trees,\
10	He's so co-co nutty, We go bananas,\
11	Singing HOUBA! (HOUBA?) HOOOOOUUUUUBBAAAA! (HOUBA!) Oooh Marsupilami!\
12	HOUBA! Co-co nutty! HOOOOOUUUUBBAAAA!\
13	Marsupilami coming always dropping by,\
14	Just to hang around and have a swinging good time,\
15	Singing HOUBA! (HOUBA?) HOOOOOUUUUUBBAAA! (HOUBA!) Oooh Marsupilami!''
16	-->-- '''OpeningTheme'''
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18	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}}.
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20	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/{{The Little Mermaid\|1989}}'' (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''.
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22	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 the 29 shorts were released on Platform/{{VHS}} by Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo.
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24	Another, more comic-book accurate version was later made by a French studio, and yet another one, titled "Marsupilami — Houba Houba Hop !", which is less close to the books but in which the Marsupilami still retains his comic book characterization.
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27	!!Tropes specific to the Disney cartoon:
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29	* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Marsupilami and Maurice babysat the Three Baby Monkeys in the episode: "Hey, Hey, They're the Monkeys!"
30	* BigGuyLittleGuy: Maurice and Marsupilami respectively.
31	* BraggingThemeTune: The opening theme, as seen above.
32	* 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''.
33	* CanonForeigner: All the characters besides Marsupilami.
34	* CartoonyTail: Marsupilami has a long, skinny tail far longer than his own body. Then again, he is [[BizarreAlienBiology a fictional species]].
35	* CatchPhrase: There are many like!
36	** Corrections! My name is Marsupilami!
37	** Yoo, Houba! Mr. harmless poacher!
38	* DeadpanSnarker: Marsupilami, sometimes leads to SnarkToSnarkCombat between him and Norman.
39	* FatFlex: In one episode, Maurice attempts to impress a female gorilla by puffing up his chest and doing a PrimalChestPound. When the female looks completely unimpressed, Maurice's fat drops back in disappointment.
40	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Maurice wears a pink shirt.
41	* HeartbeatSoundtrack: Does so in the Raw Toonage short, ''Jungle Fever''. When Marsupilami uses his tail as stethoscope to listen the poor sick Maurice's heartbeat.
42	* InNameOnly: Aside from the characters design and catchphrase, this show has absolutely ''nothing'' in common with André Franquin's original ''Marsupilami'' comics.
43	* InstantWristwatch: Marsupilami does wear a watch while checking the blood-pressure on Maurice in the ''Raw Toonage'' short "Jungle Fever".
44	* 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 ''WesternAnimation/ItsToughToBeABird''. This was before Disney bought Creator/{{ABC}} in 1996.[[/note]]
45	-->'''Eduardo:''' I don't feel like no stinking bird today, My stomach craves the little spotted guy with the tail.
46	* MisplacedWildlife: The Disney series has this a lot.
47	* ParodyEpisode: "The Wizard of Mars" is a spoof of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
48	* PiranhaProblem: They attacked Marsupilami in "Bathtime for Maurice".
49	-->'''Marsupilami:''' Aw, What do you know! Playful Piranhas! Hello, Fellas!
50	* 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".
51	* SickEpisode: "Jungle Fever", where Marsupilami tries to cure Maurice from his cold.
52	* SuddenlySpeaking: Marsupilami can talk in this series.
53	* TheSpeechless: Maurice, who grunts.
54	* TalkingAnimal: Marsupilami can talk and not just say "Houba!"
55	* VoiceOverTranslation: It's voice over translated rather than dubbed in Russia and Poland.

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