Magilla Gorilla Trivia

MAGILLA GORILLA TRIVIA

1) Where does Magilla Gorilla spend most of his time?

Magilla usually spends his time in the front display window of Melvin Peebles' pet shop, eating bananas and being a drain on the shop's finances. Peebles regularly marks Magilla's price down, but customers always end up returning Magilla, forcing him to refund their money.

2) Who is Magilla's only friend?

OGEE ODEE OBEE OKEE

The only customer truly interested in the trouble-prone Magilla is a little girl named Ogee (pronounced "Oh Gee!"). During the cartoon's theme song, "We've Got a Gorilla for Sale", she asks hopefully, "How much is that gorilla in the window?" But she is never able to convince her parents to let her keep Magilla.

3) What price does Mr. Peebles mark Magilla down to in the opening credits?

$75 $50 $25 2¢

Magilla is originally listed for $100, but Peebles marks him down to $75, then $50, then $25, and finally 2¢.

4) What color is Magilla's bow tie?

YELLOW RED GREEN PURPLE

Like many of Hanna-Barbera's animal characters, Magilla Gorilla wears human accessories, sporting a purple bow tie, red/pink shorts held up by green suspenders, and an undersized derby hat.

5) Who does Mr. Peebles sell Magilla to in the very first episode of The Magilla Gorilla Show?

ALIENS THE ARMY BANK ROBBERS A HUNTER

In "Big Game," Peebles sells Magilla to millionaire J. Whimple Dimple, but Dimple is really a big game hunter out for one last kill.

6) What position does Magilla play on the Pennsyltucky Lions football team?

LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE END FULLBACK QUARTERBACK

In "Gridiron Gorilla," a football coach sees Magilla in the pet store window and recruits him to play fullback for the Lions. At first he's unstoppable, but the opposing team finds Magilla's weakness ... bananas.

7) Where does the U.S. Army send Magilla?

AFRICA ATLANTIS THE MOON RUSSIA

In "Private Magilla", Magilla gets a letter saying he has been drafted into the army. Mr. Peebles is thrilled and rushes Magilla to the recruiting office. Magilla soon impresses his superiors with his strength and ability, and he is assigned to go on a special mission ... on a rocket to the moon!

8) What alias does Magilla use to enter a rodeo?

MISSOURI MAGILLA MEMPHIS MAGILLA MISSISSIPPI MAGILLA MONTANA MAGILLA

Magilla enters a rodeo to win the prize money and keep Mr. Peebles from being evicted from his store. Using the alias "Montana Magilla", the gorilla breaks records in every event he competes in and takes home the prize money, but he unknowingly puts the pet store owner back in the poor house when he orders a truckload of bananas.

9) What superhero does Magilla impersonate?

THE PURPLE MASK DR. CHIMP TITANO THE MIGHTY MIGHTOR

After he overhears Ogee telling a friend that the Purple Mask will be coming to her house, Magilla decides to dress up as Ogee's hero to help her out.

10) Magilla is abducted by aliens from what planet?

PLANET SEVEN PLANET ZERO PLANET TWELVE PLANET FIFTY-ONE

Inhabitants from Planet Zero take Magilla to their home planet where he makes them too afraid to invade earth.