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'''''Marsupilami''''' is a half-hour American animated television segment series that first appeared on television as a segment of the 1992 show ''[[Raw Toonage]]'', and was then [[Spin-off (media)|spun off]] into his own eponymous show on [[CBS]] for the 1993–94 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marsupilami (television) |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/marsupilami-television/ |website=D23 |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Dave |title=Disney A to Z: the updated official encyclopedia |date=1998 |publisher=Hyperion |isbn=978-0-7868-6391-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780786863914 |url-access=registration |quote=Marsupilami 1993 TV series -wikipedia. |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The show was based on [[Marsupilami|the character from the popular comic book]] by Belgian artist [[André Franquin]] et al.<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=377}}</ref>
'''''Marsupilami''''' is a half-hour American animated television segment series that first appeared on television as short series that aired in the 1992 program ''[[Raw Toonage]]'', and was then [[Spin-off (media)|spun off]] into his own eponymous show on [[CBS]] for the 1993–94 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marsupilami (television) |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/marsupilami-television/ |website=D23 |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Dave |title=Disney A to Z: the updated official encyclopedia |date=1998 |publisher=Hyperion |isbn=978-0-7868-6391-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780786863914 |url-access=registration |quote=Marsupilami 1993 TV series -wikipedia. |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The show was based on [[Marsupilami|the character from the popular comic book]] by Belgian artist [[André Franquin]] et al.<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=377}}</ref>


There were three segments in the half-hour show — ''Marsupilami'', ''Sebastian'' and ''Shnookums and Meat''.<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/278/mode/2up|access-date=19 March 2020|pages=279–280}}</ref>
There were three segments in the half-hour show — ''Marsupilami'', ''Sebastian'' and ''Shnookums and Meat''.<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/278/mode/2up|access-date=19 March 2020|pages=279–280}}</ref>



==Segments==
==Segments==
===Marsupilami===
This segment deals with the adventures of [[Marsupilami]] (voiced by [[Steve Mackall]]) and his friends Maurice the [[Gorilla]] (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]<ref name="VoiceActor1">{{cite book |last1=Tim |first1=Lawson |title=The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors |date=2004 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-60473-685-4 |page=141 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DpRQ7CPkvkAC&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA141 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) and Stewart the [[Elephant]] (voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]]). Some episodes of Marsupilami would have him either evading Eduardo the [[Jaguar]] (voiced by [[Steve Landesberg]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8641-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA659 |page=659 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) or outwitting a human named Norman (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]<ref name="VoiceActor1"/>).


'''''Marsupilami''''':<br>
Many one off characters also appears in the series like the three baby monkeys (featured in ''Hey, Hey, They're the Monkeys!'', all voiced by [[Jim Thurman]]) and their clown owner, Norman's Aunt Bethie (featured in ''Romancing the Clone'' and ''Safari So Good'', voiced by [[June Foray]]), Leonardo the Lion (featured in ''Jungle Fever'', voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) and Cropsy (featured in ''Cropsy Turvy''), a myth that proved to be real.
The main segment ''Marsupilami'' deals with the adventures of [[Marsupilami]] (voiced by [[Steve Mackall]]) and his friends Maurice the [[Gorilla]] (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]<ref name="VoiceActor1">{{cite book |last1=Tim |first1=Lawson |title=The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors |date=2004 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-60473-685-4 |page=141 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DpRQ7CPkvkAC&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA141 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) and Stewart the [[Elephant]] (voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]]). Some episodes of Marsupilami would have him either evading Eduardo the [[Jaguar]] (voiced by [[Steve Landesberg]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8641-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA659 |page=659 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) or outwitting a human named Norman (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]<ref name="VoiceActor1"/>). Many one off characters also appears in the series like the three baby monkeys (featured in ''Hey, Hey, They're the Monkeys!'', all voiced by [[Jim Thurman]]) and their clown owner, Norman's Aunt Bethie (featured in ''Romancing the Clone'' and ''Safari So Good'', voiced by [[June Foray]]), Leonardo the Lion (featured in ''Jungle Fever'', voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) and Cropsy (featured in ''Cropsy Turvy''), a myth that proved to be real.


===Sebastian===
'''''Sebastian''''':<br>
[[Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)|Sebastian]] the Crab (voiced by [[Samuel E. Wright]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fearn-Banks |first1=Kathleen |last2=Burford-Johnson |first2=Anne |title=Historical Dictionary of African American Television |date=2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-7917-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxa7BAAAQBAJ&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA531 |page=531 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' is a segment which takes place in various locations out of the sea after the end of the events of ''The Little Mermaid'', [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] has become human, married Prince Eric, moved onto land, and almost never has any time to drop by and visit her old friends in the ocean. Flounder and Scuttle have also moved on with their lives now that their best friend Ariel is living away on land. Sebastian has some new adventures, with some of them having him outwit Chef Louie (voiced by [[René Auberjonois (actor)|René Auberjonois]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hischak |first1=Thomas S. |title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary |date=2011 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8694-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA13 |page=13 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>). The events in this segment seem to show that both Sebastian and Louie moved away from the coastal area where ''The Little Mermaid'' took place, even though they both returned in [[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea|the second film]], though deliberate [[anachronism]]s were made as modern-day locations and objects are seen throughout the segment for the sake of comedy.
[[Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)|Sebastian]] (main character voiced by [[Samuel E. Wright]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fearn-Banks |first1=Kathleen |last2=Burford-Johnson |first2=Anne |title=Historical Dictionary of African American Television |date=2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-7917-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxa7BAAAQBAJ&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA531 |page=531 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' is a segment which takes place in various locations out of the sea after the end of the events of ''The Little Mermaid'', [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] has become human, married Prince Eric, moved onto land, and almost never has any time to drop by and visit her old friends in the ocean. Flounder and Scuttle have also moved on with their lives now that their best friend Ariel is living away on land. Sebastian has some new adventures, with some of them having him outwit Chef Louie (voiced by [[René Auberjonois (actor)|René Auberjonois]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hischak |first1=Thomas S. |title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary |date=2011 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8694-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&q=%22Marsupilami%22+1993+TV+series+-wikipedia&pg=PA13 |page=13 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>). The events in this segment seem to show that both Sebastian and Louie moved away from the coastal area where ''The Little Mermaid'' took place, even though they both returned in [[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea|the second film]], though deliberate [[anachronism]]s were made as modern-day locations and objects are seen throughout the segment for the sake of comedy.


===Shnookums and Meat===
'''''Shnookums and Meat''''':<br>
[[The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show|Shnookums and Meat]] was a secondary segment on this show which would later spin-off into its 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 character|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 "[[wikt:domicile|domicile]]" before the two leave their pets in charge while they are away.
[[The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show|Shnookums and Meat]] was a secondary segment on this show which would later spin-off into its 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 character|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 "[[wikt:domicile|domicile]]" before the two leave their pets in charge while they are away.


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==Crew==
==Crew==
* Bob Hathcock - Director (Sebastian segments)
* Bob Hathcock director (Sebastian segments)
* Ed Wexler - Director (Marsupilami segments)
* Ed Wexler director (Marsupilami segments)
* [[Ginny McSwain]] – Dialogue Director
* [[Ginny McSwain]] – dialogue director (Marsupilami segments)
* Jamie Thomason – voice director (Sebastian segments)
* Bill Kopp – voice director (Shnookums and Meat segments)


==Production==
==Production==
There were 13 episodes in the series, which lasted one season and ended on December 11, 1993. Reruns of the show were aired on [[The Disney Channel]] (from October 1994<ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36, 46, 58.</ref> to June 1995<ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 13, no. 2 (typo in magazine: should be "no. 3"), April/May 1995: pp. 26, 36, 44.</ref><ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 13, no. 4, June/July 1995: p. 48.</ref>), and later on [[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". Three of the 16 "Marsupilami" shorts made for "Raw Toonage" – "Wanna Be Ruler", "The Young and the Nestless", and "Hot Spots" – were not included in the 1993 "Marsupilami" series, but do appear on the PAL video releases.
There were 13 episodes in the series, which lasted one season and ended on December 11, 1993. Reruns of the show were aired on [[The Disney Channel]] (from October 1994<ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36, 46, 58.</ref> to June 1995<ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 13, no. 2 (typo in magazine: should be "no. 3"), April/May 1995: pp. 26, 36, 44.</ref><ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 13, no. 4, June/July 1995: p. 48.</ref>), and later on [[Toon Disney]]. Each of the 13 episodes would feature one new "Marsupilami" segment, then one segment either featuring "Sebastian the Crab or "Shnookums and Meat", and then an old "Marsupilami" short, from "Raw Toonage". Three of the 16 "Marsupilami" shorts made for "Raw Toonage" – "Wanna Be Ruler", "The Young and the Nestless", and "Hot Spots" – were not included in the 1993 "Marsupilami" series, but do appear on the PAL video releases.


The original Marsupilami comic stories by Franquin never had a speaking Marsupilami and never featured a [[gorilla]] or [[elephant]] in the Marsupilami's wild habitat, since these species are native to [[Africa]], while the Marsupilami species in the comic version was said to come from [[South America]]. Another change is that Disney's animated Marsupilami can speak, whereas his comic counterpart can only mimic sound like a [[parrot]].
The original Marsupilami comic stories by Franquin never had a speaking Marsupilami and never featured a [[gorilla]] or [[elephant]] in the Marsupilami's wild habitat, since these species are native to [[Africa]], while the Marsupilami species in the comic version was said to come from [[South America]]. Another change is that Disney's animated Marsupilami can speak, whereas his comic counterpart can only mimic sound like a [[parrot]].


===Legal issues===
===Legal issues===
In September 1997, U.S. District Senior Judge [[Edward Rafeedie]] ordered Disney to pay Marsu B.V. nearly $10.4 million in damages for breaching its promise to make 13 half-hour episodes. The lawsuit stated that Disney failed to properly market the character of Marsupilami, in favor of the company's more popular franchises such as ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' or ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Ann W. |date=September 28, 1997 |title=Mickey's Masters Killed Fellow Cartoon Critter, Judge Rules |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-28-me-37167-story.html |access-date=November 15, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
In September 1997, U.S. District Senior Judge [[Edward Rafeedie]] ordered Disney to pay Marsu B.V. nearly $10.4 million in damages for breaching its promise to make 13 half-hour episodes. The lawsuit stated that Disney favored some of the company's other franchises such as ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' or ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Ann W. |date=September 28, 1997 |title=Mickey's Masters Killed Fellow Cartoon Critter, Judge Rules |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-28-me-37167-story.html |access-date=November 15, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> By March 1999, Disney still owed $9.3 million to Marsu B.V.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 27, 1999 |title=Disney Still Owes $9.3 Million Award For Failing to Make Marsupilami a Star |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB92245692447402051 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>{{update needed|date=June 2024}}

By March 1999, Disney still owed $9.3 million to Marsu B.V.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 27, 1999 |title=Disney Still Owes $9.3 Million Award For Failing to Make Marsupilami a Star |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB92245692447402051 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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| ShortSummary =Corporate head Norman hires Mars and Maurice as office workers, to his regret.
| ShortSummary =Corporate head Norman hires Mars and Maurice as office workers, to his regret.
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Lifeguard Sebastian tries to kick out a [[seagull]] that has made her nest in his lifeguard chair.
Lifeguard Sebastian tries to kick out a seagull that has made her nest in his lifeguard chair.
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Norman traps Maurice to take to the zoo, telling Mars that he is taking him to a party, but Mars wants to go, too.
Norman traps Maurice to take to the zoo, telling Mars that he is taking him to a party, but Mars wants to go, too.
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| ShortSummary =Norman learns hypnosis and intends to use it to control all the jungle animals as Normzan. He hypnotizes Maurice to make him his sidekick.
| ShortSummary =Norman learns hypnosis and intends to use it to control all the jungle animals as Normzan. He hypnotizes Maurice to make him his sidekick.
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[[Hotel]] Clerk Sebastian has to keep everything quiet for guest Chef Louie, who is at the breaking point because of a failed restaurant opening.
Hotel clerk Sebastian has to keep everything quiet for guest Chef Louie, who is at the breaking point because of a failed restaurant opening.
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Mars has to go through a lot of trouble to get filthy Maurice to take a bath.
Mars has to go through a lot of trouble to get filthy Maurice to take a bath.
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| ShortSummary =Golfing expert Norman challenges Mars to a betting game of [[golf]], and regrets it.
| ShortSummary =Golfing expert Norman challenges Mars to a betting game of [[golf]], and regrets it.
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Sebastian takes the Crab Scouts on a [[Hiking|hike]], always stressing the value of the Crab Scout [[Handbook|Manual]].
Sebastian takes the Crab Scouts on a hike, always stressing the value of the Crab Scout Manual.
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Norman spies on Mars and Maurice planning to go on a treasure hunt, and worms his way into joining them.
Norman spies on Mars and Maurice planning to go on a treasure hunt, and worms his way into joining them.
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| ShortSummary =A strong windstorm blows Mars all the way to the [[Land of Oz]], with Maurice playing a composite of the [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]], [[Tin Woodman|Tin Man]], and [[Cowardly Lion]], and Norman playing the [[Wicked Witch of the West]].
| ShortSummary =A strong windstorm blows Mars all the way to the [[Land of Oz]], with Maurice playing a composite of the [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]], [[Tin Woodman|Tin Man]], and [[Cowardly Lion]], and Norman playing the [[Wicked Witch of the West]].
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A [[TV]] executive keeps [[casting (performing arts)|casting]] Sebastian and Chef Louie in various [[television pilots]].
A TV executive keeps casting Sebastian and Chef Louie in various [[television pilots]].
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Norman uses the hotel air conditioning system to freeze the lake, and then challenges Mars to a game of hockey.
Norman uses the hotel air conditioning system to freeze the lake, and then challenges Mars to a game of hockey.
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| ShortSummary =Mars protects a baby toucan from Eduardo and tries to teach it how to fly.
| ShortSummary =Mars protects a baby toucan from Eduardo and tries to teach it how to fly.
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The [[cat]] and [[dog]] use brain-enhancing devices to come up with evermore violent pranks to commit against each other.
The cat and dog use brain-enhancing devices to come up with evermore violent pranks to commit against each other.
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Mars and Maurice's kite gets tangled up on the hotel rooftop, but bellhop Norman will not let them inside to retrieve it.
Mars and Maurice's kite gets tangled up on the hotel rooftop, but bellhop Norman will not let them inside to retrieve it.
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|Title_3=Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars
|Title_3=Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|6}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|6}}
| ShortSummary =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.
| ShortSummary =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.
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The pet [[fish]] learns how to make itself evolve, and turns into a giant monster that terrorizes Shnookums and Meat.
The pet fish learns how to make itself evolve, and turns into a giant monster that terrorizes Shnookums and Meat.
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Chef Norman steals Mars and Maurice's big basket of fruit. Mars and Maurice track him to the hotel kitchen.
Chef Norman steals Mars and Maurice's big basket of fruit. Mars and Maurice track him to the hotel kitchen.
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|Title_3=Prime Mates Forever
|Title_3=Prime Mates Forever
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|13}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|13}}
| ShortSummary =A trio of thuggish baby [[monkeys]] abandoned by a circus clown rob Mars of his nest.
| ShortSummary =A trio of thuggish baby monkeys abandoned by a circus clown rob Mars of his nest.
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Meat's smelly sock fells [[Santa Claus]], and now the cat and dog must drive the sleigh in his place.
Meat's smelly sock fells [[Santa Claus]], and now the cat and dog must drive the sleigh in his place.
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| ShortSummary =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.
| ShortSummary =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.
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Sebastian unknowingly gets a [[fishhook]] tangled on his back, and a near-sighted female [[scorpion]] falls in love with him.
Sebastian unknowingly gets a [[fishhook]] tangled on his back, and a nearsighted female [[scorpion]] falls in love with him.
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Witch Doctor Norman places a series of curses on Mars so that he instead of Mars will be the happiest person in the jungle.
Witch Doctor Norman places a series of curses on Mars so that he instead of Mars will be the happiest person in the jungle.
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| ShortSummary =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.
| ShortSummary =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.
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Sebastian waits out Crab Season by being the pet of a [[boy]] who thinks he is a [[dog]].
Sebastian waits out crab season by being the pet of a boy who thinks he is a dog.
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Foreman Norman uproots Mars's tree to make space for his condominiums, but Mars squats in one of them.
Foreman Norman uproots Mars's tree to make space for his condominiums, but Mars squats in one of them.
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These episodes were only released on [[Magnetic tape|magnetic formats]] in the 1990s. Since 1999, these releases went [[out-of-print]] and became scarce and difficult to find.
These episodes were only released on [[Magnetic tape|magnetic formats]] in the 1990s. Since 1999, these releases went [[out-of-print]] and became scarce and difficult to find.


===North American (NTSC) releases===
===NTSC releases===
Three [[VHS]] and [[Betamax]] compilations, each containing five Marsupilami shorts, were released in North America by [[Walt Disney Home Video]].
Three [[VHS]] and [[Betamax]] compilations, each containing five Marsupilami shorts, were released in North America by [[Walt Disney Home Video]].
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! Home video title !! Episode(s) !! Release date
! Home video title !! Episode(s) !! Release date
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|-
| "Marsuper-Duper" || style="text-align:center;"|"Mars Meets Dr. Normanstein"<br>"Hole in Mars"<br>"Witch Doctor is Which?"<br>"Safari So Good"<br>"Steamboat Mars" || March 18, 1994
| "Marsuper-Duper" || style="text-align:center;"|"Mars Meets Dr. Normanstein"<br>"Hole in Mars"<br>"Witch Doctor is Which?"<br>"Safari So Good"<br>"Steamboat Mars" || rowspan="3" | March 18, 1994
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|-
| "Adventurous Tails" || style="text-align:center;"|"Bathtime for Maurice"<br>"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys!"<br>"Fear of Kites"<br>"Toucan Always Get What You Want"<br>"Mar-Soup-Du-Jour" || March 18, 1994
| "Adventurous Tails" || style="text-align:center;"|"Bathtime for Maurice"<br>"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys!"<br>"Fear of Kites"<br>"Toucan Always Get What You Want"<br>"Mar-Soup-Du-Jour"
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| "Jumpin' Jungle Jive" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Hairy Ape"<br>"Working Class Mars"<br>"Cropsy-Turvy"<br>"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"<br>"Normzan of the Jungle" || March 18, 1994
| "Jumpin' Jungle Jive" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Hairy Ape"<br>"Working Class Mars"<br>"Cropsy-Turvy"<br>"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"<br>"Normzan of the Jungle"
|}
|}


===European and Oceania (PAL) releases===
===PAL releases===
Five [[VHS|VHS cassettes]], and [[Betamax|Betamax cassettes]] collecting the entire production of Marsupilami shorts produced by Disney, were released in Europe and Oceania by [[Walt Disney Home Video]].
Five [[VHS]] and [[Betamax]] cassettes collecting the entire production of Marsupilami shorts produced by Disney, were released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand by [[Walt Disney Home Video]].
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Home video title !! Episode(s) !! Release date
! Home video title !! Episode(s) !! Release date
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| "Houba, Houba!" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Treasure of the Sierra Marsdre"<br>"The Puck Stops Here"<br>"The Hairy Ape"<br>"Mars Meets Doctor Normanstein"<br>"Witch Doctor is Which?"<br>"Hot Spots"<br>"Jungle Fever" || November 26, 1993
| "Houba, Houba!" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Treasure of the Sierra Marsdre"<br>"The Puck Stops Here"<br>"The Hairy Ape"<br>"Mars Meets Doctor Normanstein"<br>"Witch Doctor is Which?"<br>"Hot Spots"<br>"Jungle Fever" || rowspan="2" | November 26, 1993
|-
|-
| "The Superstar" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Fear of Kites"<br>"Safari So Good"<br>"Mars vs. Man"<br>"Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars"<br>"Wanna Be Ruler"<br>"Prime Mates Forever"<br>"The Young and the Nestless" || November 26, 1993
| "The Superstar" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Fear of Kites"<br>"Safari So Good"<br>"Mars vs. Man"<br>"Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars"<br>"Wanna Be Ruler"<br>"Prime Mates Forever"<br>"The Young and the Nestless"
|-
|-
| "Jumpin' Jungle Jive" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Wizard of Mars"<br>"Working Class Mars"<br>"Cropsy-Turvy"<br>"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"<br>"Normzan of the Jungle" || April 1, 1994
| "Jumpin' Jungle Jive" || style="text-align:center;"|"The Wizard of Mars"<br>"Working Class Mars"<br>"Cropsy-Turvy"<br>"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"<br>"Normzan of the Jungle" || rowspan="3" | April 1, 1994
|-
|-
| "Adventurous Tails" || style="text-align:center;"|"Royal Foil"<br>"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys"<br>"Toucan Always Get What You Want"<br>"Mar-Soup-Du-Jour"<br>"Bathtime for Maurice" || April 1, 1994
| "Adventurous Tails" || style="text-align:center;"|"Royal Foil"<br>"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys"<br>"Toucan Always Get What You Want"<br>"Mar-Soup-Du-Jour"<br>"Bathtime for Maurice"
|-
|-
| "Marsuper-Duper" || style="text-align:center;"|"Hole in Mars"<br>"Thorn o' Plenty"<br>"A Spotless Record"<br>"Steamboat Mars"<br>"Romancing the Clone" || April 1, 1994
| "Marsuper-Duper" || style="text-align:center;"|"Hole in Mars"<br>"Thorn o' Plenty"<br>"A Spotless Record"<br>"Steamboat Mars"<br>"Romancing the Clone"
|}
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Marsupilami
Genre
Based onMarsupilami
by André Franquin
Developed byEd Wexler
Written by
  • John Behnke
  • Rob Humphrey
  • Jim Peterson
  • Bill Kopp
Directed by
  • Bob Hathcock (Sebastian segments)
  • Ed Wexler (Marsupilami segments)
Voices of
Theme music composerRoy Braverman
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (39 segments)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 18 (1993-09-18) –
December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)
Related

Marsupilami is a half-hour American animated television segment series that first appeared on television as short series that aired in the 1992 program Raw Toonage, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on CBS for the 1993–94 season.[1][2] The show was based on the character from the popular comic book by Belgian artist André Franquin et al.[3]

There were three segments in the half-hour show — Marsupilami, Sebastian and Shnookums and Meat.[4]

Segments

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Marsupilami:
The main segment Marsupilami deals with the adventures of Marsupilami (voiced by Steve Mackall) and his friends Maurice the Gorilla (voiced by Jim Cummings[5]) and Stewart the Elephant (voiced by Dan Castellaneta). Some episodes of Marsupilami would have him either evading Eduardo the Jaguar (voiced by Steve Landesberg[6]) or outwitting a human named Norman (voiced by Jim Cummings[5]). Many one off characters also appears in the series like the three baby monkeys (featured in Hey, Hey, They're the Monkeys!, all voiced by Jim Thurman) and their clown owner, Norman's Aunt Bethie (featured in Romancing the Clone and Safari So Good, voiced by June Foray), Leonardo the Lion (featured in Jungle Fever, voiced by Jim Cummings) and Cropsy (featured in Cropsy Turvy), a myth that proved to be real.

Sebastian:
Sebastian (main character voiced by Samuel E. Wright[7]) from The Little Mermaid is a segment which takes place in various locations out of the sea after the end of the events of The Little Mermaid, Ariel has become human, married Prince Eric, moved onto land, and almost never has any time to drop by and visit her old friends in the ocean. Flounder and Scuttle have also moved on with their lives now that their best friend Ariel is living away on land. Sebastian has some new adventures, with some of them having him outwit Chef Louie (voiced by René Auberjonois[8]). The events in this segment seem to show that both Sebastian and Louie moved away from the coastal area where The Little Mermaid took place, even though they both returned in the second film, though deliberate anachronisms were made as modern-day locations and objects are seen throughout the segment for the sake of comedy.

Shnookums and Meat:
Shnookums and Meat was a secondary segment on this show which would later spin-off into its 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.

Cast

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Crew

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  • Bob Hathcock – director (Sebastian segments)
  • Ed Wexler – director (Marsupilami segments)
  • Ginny McSwain – dialogue director (Marsupilami segments)
  • Jamie Thomason – voice director (Sebastian segments)
  • Bill Kopp – voice director (Shnookums and Meat segments)

Production

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There were 13 episodes in the series, which lasted one season and ended on December 11, 1993. Reruns of the show were aired on The Disney Channel (from October 1994[9] to June 1995[10][11]), and later on Toon Disney. Each of the 13 episodes would feature one new "Marsupilami" segment, then one segment either featuring "Sebastian the Crab or "Shnookums and Meat", and then an old "Marsupilami" short, from "Raw Toonage". Three of the 16 "Marsupilami" shorts made for "Raw Toonage" – "Wanna Be Ruler", "The Young and the Nestless", and "Hot Spots" – were not included in the 1993 "Marsupilami" series, but do appear on the PAL video releases.

The original Marsupilami comic stories by Franquin never had a speaking Marsupilami and never featured a gorilla or elephant in the Marsupilami's wild habitat, since these species are native to Africa, while the Marsupilami species in the comic version was said to come from South America. Another change is that Disney's animated Marsupilami can speak, whereas his comic counterpart can only mimic sound like a parrot.

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In September 1997, U.S. District Senior Judge Edward Rafeedie ordered Disney to pay Marsu B.V. nearly $10.4 million in damages for breaching its promise to make 13 half-hour episodes. The lawsuit stated that Disney favored some of the company's other franchises such as Aladdin or The Little Mermaid.[12] By March 1999, Disney still owed $9.3 million to Marsu B.V.[13][needs update]

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Working Class Mars"September 18, 1993 (1993-09-18)
"StC: King of the Beach"
"The Hairy Ape"

Corporate head Norman hires Mars and Maurice as office workers, to his regret.


Lifeguard Sebastian tries to kick out a seagull that has made her nest in his lifeguard chair.


Norman traps Maurice to take to the zoo, telling Mars that he is taking him to a party, but Mars wants to go, too.
2"Normzan of the Jungle"September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)
"StC: Room Service"
"Bathtime for Maurice"

Norman learns hypnosis and intends to use it to control all the jungle animals as Normzan. He hypnotizes Maurice to make him his sidekick.


Hotel clerk Sebastian has to keep everything quiet for guest Chef Louie, who is at the breaking point because of a failed restaurant opening.


Mars has to go through a lot of trouble to get filthy Maurice to take a bath.
3"Hole in Mars"October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)
"StC: Crab Scouts"
"The Treasure of the Sierra Marsdre"

Golfing expert Norman challenges Mars to a betting game of golf, and regrets it.


Sebastian takes the Crab Scouts on a hike, always stressing the value of the Crab Scout Manual.


Norman spies on Mars and Maurice planning to go on a treasure hunt, and worms his way into joining them.
4"The Wizard of Mars"October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
"StC: TV Jeebies"
"The Puck Stops Here"

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.


A TV executive keeps casting Sebastian and Chef Louie in various television pilots.


Norman uses the hotel air conditioning system to freeze the lake, and then challenges Mars to a game of hockey.
5"Mar-Sup-Du-Jour"October 16, 1993 (1993-10-16)
"S&M: Kung-Fu Kitty"
"Romancing the Clone"

Mars first meets Eduardo, a Spanish leopard who wants to eat Mars.


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.


Norman dresses up as a female Marsupilami to deceive a tourist that is trying to take a picture of a marsupilami, but Mars falls in love with Norman.
6"Toucan Always Get What You Want"October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)
"S&M: I.Q. You, Too"
"Fear of Kites"

Mars protects a baby toucan from Eduardo and tries to teach it how to fly.


The cat and dog use brain-enhancing devices to come up with evermore violent pranks to commit against each other.


Mars and Maurice's kite gets tangled up on the hotel rooftop, but bellhop Norman will not let them inside to retrieve it.
7"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)
"S&M: Night of the Living Shnookums"
"Mars Meets Dr. Normanstein"

Mars tries to cure the many phobias of his friend Stewart, the scaredy elephant.


On a stormy night, Meat thinks he has killed Shnookums, but it is not the last he has seen of the cat.


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"Steamboat Mars"November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)
"S&M: Something Fishy"
"Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars"

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.


The pet fish learns how to make itself evolve, and turns into a giant monster that terrorizes Shnookums and Meat.


Chef Norman steals Mars and Maurice's big basket of fruit. Mars and Maurice track him to the hotel kitchen.
9"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys"November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)
"S&M: Jingle Bells, Something Smells"
"Prime Mates Forever"

A trio of thuggish baby monkeys abandoned by a circus clown rob Mars of his nest.


Meat's smelly sock fells Santa Claus, and now the cat and dog must drive the sleigh in his place.


Mars helps Maurice try to romance a tough female gorilla.
10"Thorn O'Plenty"November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)
"StC: Basic Insting"
"Witch Doctor Is Which?"

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.


Sebastian unknowingly gets a fishhook tangled on his back, and a nearsighted female scorpion falls in love with him.


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"A Spotless Record"November 27, 1993 (1993-11-27)
"StC: A Boy and His Crab"
"Mars vs. Man"

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.


Sebastian waits out crab season by being the pet of a boy who thinks he is a dog.


Foreman Norman uproots Mars's tree to make space for his condominiums, but Mars squats in one of them.
12"Cropsy-Turvy"December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)
"StC: A Crabby Honeymoon"
"Safari So Good"

Mars scares his friends with campfire stories of the monstrous Cropsy, but finds that he is wrong when he meets the real Cropsy.


Sebastian gets mixed up in the problems of a newlywed couple staying at his hotel.


Norman's Aunt Mindy pays a visit and takes an immediate liking to Mars.
13"Royal Foil"December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)
"StC: Flambe, Bombe"
"Jungle Fever"

Mars and Maurice vacation in London, where Norman tricks them into helping him steal the crown jewels.


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".


Mars tries to cure a sick Maurice, but keeps getting sneezed into the way of a refined lion named Leonardo.

Home media

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These episodes were only released on magnetic formats in the 1990s. Since 1999, these releases went out-of-print and became scarce and difficult to find.

NTSC releases

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Three VHS and Betamax compilations, each containing five Marsupilami shorts, were released in North America by Walt Disney Home Video.

Home video title Episode(s) Release date
"Marsuper-Duper" "Mars Meets Dr. Normanstein"
"Hole in Mars"
"Witch Doctor is Which?"
"Safari So Good"
"Steamboat Mars"
March 18, 1994
"Adventurous Tails" "Bathtime for Maurice"
"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys!"
"Fear of Kites"
"Toucan Always Get What You Want"
"Mar-Soup-Du-Jour"
"Jumpin' Jungle Jive" "The Hairy Ape"
"Working Class Mars"
"Cropsy-Turvy"
"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"
"Normzan of the Jungle"

PAL releases

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Five VHS and Betamax cassettes collecting the entire production of Marsupilami shorts produced by Disney, were released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand by Walt Disney Home Video.

Home video title Episode(s) Release date
"Houba, Houba!" "The Treasure of the Sierra Marsdre"
"The Puck Stops Here"
"The Hairy Ape"
"Mars Meets Doctor Normanstein"
"Witch Doctor is Which?"
"Hot Spots"
"Jungle Fever"
November 26, 1993
"The Superstar" "The Fear of Kites"
"Safari So Good"
"Mars vs. Man"
"Someone's in the Kitchen with Mars"
"Wanna Be Ruler"
"Prime Mates Forever"
"The Young and the Nestless"
"Jumpin' Jungle Jive" "The Wizard of Mars"
"Working Class Mars"
"Cropsy-Turvy"
"Mars' Problem Pachyderm"
"Normzan of the Jungle"
April 1, 1994
"Adventurous Tails" "Royal Foil"
"Hey, Hey! They're the Monkeys"
"Toucan Always Get What You Want"
"Mar-Soup-Du-Jour"
"Bathtime for Maurice"
"Marsuper-Duper" "Hole in Mars"
"Thorn o' Plenty"
"A Spotless Record"
"Steamboat Mars"
"Romancing the Clone"

References

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  1. ^ "Marsupilami (television)". D23. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ Smith, Dave (1998). Disney A to Z: the updated official encyclopedia. Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-6391-4. Retrieved 23 February 2020. Marsupilami 1993 TV series -wikipedia.
  3. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 377. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  4. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 279–280. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Tim, Lawson (2004). The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-60473-685-4. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 659. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ^ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen; Burford-Johnson, Anne (2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-8108-7917-1. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  8. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7864-8694-6. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36, 46, 58.
  10. ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 13, no. 2 (typo in magazine: should be "no. 3"), April/May 1995: pp. 26, 36, 44.
  11. ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 13, no. 4, June/July 1995: p. 48.
  12. ^ O'Neill, Ann W. (September 28, 1997). "Mickey's Masters Killed Fellow Cartoon Critter, Judge Rules". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Disney Still Owes $9.3 Million Award For Failing to Make Marsupilami a Star". Wall Street Journal. March 27, 1999. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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