When reruns of Magilla Gorilla aired on WPIX in the 70's, they often used an extended closing credit block, strung together with balloons, and modeled after the closing credits of the game show, Video Village. What you'll see will be the same open & close you remember, albeit with Magilla (Allan Melvin) plugging the sponsor, Ideal Toys.
Plus, Magilla, along with Mushmouse, Punkin' Puss, Ricochet Rabbit, & Droop-a-Long, have a curtain call, before the credits roll, with Magilla singing along with the Hanna-Barbera Singers. The back-up stars lip-synched the opening theme.
Now, here's a season 2 reel, with Breezly & Sneezly replacing Ricochet & Droop-a-Long. Ogee (an uncredited Jean VanderPyl, The Flintstones) asks the musical question, "How Much is That Gorilla in The Window?", which is a riff on Patti Page's "How Much is That Doggie in The Window?".
In syndication, the season 2 closing, with the Screen Gems logo du jour, was not used, as they stuck with the season 1 close. In fact, I don't think they used Breezly & Sneezly in the syndicated prints in New York.
No comments:
Post a Comment