Series
The Great Grape Ape Show
Animation
The Great Grape Ape Show is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that was broadcast on ABC from 1975 to 1978.
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Seasons & episodes
1That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape6 Sept 1975 · 23mGrape Ape is mistaken for a native island god during a tropical vacation. Chaos ensues when he accidentally triggers a volcanic panic.
2The All American Ape6 Sept 1975 · 23mGrape Ape hits the gridiron to help a desperate football coach win the big game. A rival coach tries to stop the unstoppable player by kidnapping him.
3Movie Madness13 Sept 1975 · 23mA movie director replaces a broken mechanical monster with a real 40-foot purple goril-la-la-la. The robot's angry creator seeks revenge by sabotaging the film set.
4Trouble at Bad Rock13 Sept 1975 · 23mSheriff Beegle Beagle and Deputy Grape Ape take on the Wild West. The duo must team up to capture a pint-sized criminal terrorizing a small town.
5Flying Saucery20 Sept 1975 · 23mExtraterrestrials abduct Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle into their flying saucer. The cosmic travelers must find a way to escape and return to Earth.
6There's No Feud Like An Old Feud20 Sept 1975 · 23mThe giant ape and his pal get caught in the middle of a classic country family feud. They try to settle the dispute by entering a local picnic contest.
7The Grape Race27 Sept 1975 · 23mGrape Ape and Beegle enter their tiny yellow van into a massive $50,000 ($500,000 in 2026 dollars) grand prix auto race. The duo must outmaneuver a fleet of underhanded racers.
8The Big Parade27 Sept 1975 · 23mA giant blue parade balloon steals Grape Ape's heart during a city celebration. His sudden infatuation accidentally disrupts a high-stakes jewel heist.
9A Knight To Remember4 Oct 1975 · 23mA time-travel mishap sends the duo back to the days of King Arthur. Newly knighted, Grape Ape must defend the kingdom from a fire-breathing dragon.
10S.P.L.A.T.4 Oct 1975 · 23mAn animal crime mob pulls off a daring gold heist at Fort Knox. The police call in Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle to form a special animal task force.
11G.I. Ape11 Oct 1975 · 23mBasic training gets a shake-up when Grape Ape and Beegle accidentally enlist in the Army. Exasperated officers try everything to force the giant recruit out.
12The Purple Avenger11 Oct 1975 · 23mGrape Ape puts on a mask to save an oppressed European village from a greedy tyrant. The townspeople hail the giant goril-la-la-la as a legendary vigilante.
13Grapefinger18 Oct 1975 · 23mThe duo visits France only to find a local vineyard completely picked clean. They set out to track down Grapefinger, a villain obsessed with stealing fruit.
14Return To Balaboomba18 Oct 1975 · 23mGrape Ape returns to his tropical homeland for a sentimental family reunion. The vacation takes a turn when the duo joins a hunt for a mythical lost city.
15Amazon Ape25 Oct 1975 · 23mA trip to the Amazon rainforest puts Grape Ape in the crosshairs of an ambitious big-game hunter. Beegle must help his giant friend evade capture.
16Grape Marks The Spot25 Oct 1975 · 23mA message in a bottle sends the adventurous duo on a high-seas search for buried gold. Trouble brews when a ruthless pirate captain follows their trail.
17The Invisible Ape1 Nov 1975 · 23mAn experimental soap formula turns Grape Ape completely invisible. The see-through simian must stop a gang of thieves from stealing the secret mixture.
18Public Grape No. 11 Nov 1975 · 23mA master thief hires a Beegle Beagle lookalike to trick Grape Ape into committing crimes. The confused goril-la-la-la accidentally helps steal national monuments.
19The Incredible Shrinking Grape8 Nov 1975 · 23mA chemical spill shrinks the formerly 40-foot goril-la-la-la down to the size of a mouse. A greedy circus ringmaster kidnaps the tiny ape for a traveling sideshow.
20What's A Nice Prince Like You Doing In A Duck Like That8 Nov 1975 · 23mThe duo encounters a cursed talking duck who is actually a human prince in disguise. They set out to break the spell so he can reclaim his throne.
21Who's New At The Zoo15 Nov 1975 · 23mRuthless hunter Bring-'em-Back Bogie returns with his most underhanded trap yet. Grape Ape must save his parents when they are used as bait.
22The Indian Grape Call15 Nov 1975 · 23mDressed as Canadian Mounties, Grape Ape and Beegle patrol the snowy wilderness. They must protect a sweet maiden from a mustache-twirling villain.
23A Grape Is Born22 Nov 1975 · 23mA clumsy accident turns Grape Ape into an overnight dance sensation. A slick talent agent signs him up, but stage fright threatens his big TV debut.
24The First Grape In Space22 Nov 1975 · 23mNASA recruits Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle for a historic mission into orbit. The duo undergoes a chaotic crash course in astronaut training.
25S.P.L.A.T.'s Back (1)27 Nov 1975 · 23mThe Chicken has been training birds to steal goods. Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle are assigned to the case. They trace the villain to a bird sanctuary, but only meet a human birdkeeper. After the Chicken kidnaps the Chief, Beegle and Grape Ape disguise themselves as a bird and tree, respectively. The Chicken orders his newest "recruit" to chop down the tree and take care of the Chief.
26S.P.L.A.T.'s Back (2)27 Nov 1975 · 23mBeegle, disguised as Big Bad Bird, pretends to follow the Chicken's orders. The Chicken heads out to sea, along with his birds, while Grape Ape secretly follows them underwater. Eventually, Beegle reveals that the birds were merely controlled by a whistle. As for the Chicken, he turns out to be the birdkeeper in disguise.
27To Sleep Or Not To Sleep29 Nov 1975 · 23mA bad case of sleepwalking turns the 40-foot goril-la-la-la into a midnight menace. Beegle tries every trick in the book to keep his giant pal safely tucked in.
28Olympic Grape29 Nov 1975 · 23mGrape Ape goes for the gold when he enters an international athletic tournament. His massive strength and size cause hilarious chaos on the field. (This episode later spawned the idea for the Laff-A-Lympics series.)
29Ali Beagle And The Forty Grapes6 Dec 1975 · 23mA case of mistaken identity forces Beegle to play the role of a legendary desert hero. Grape Ape must protect his pal from a band of desert thieves.
30Grape Five-O6 Dec 1975 · 23mThe crime-fighting duo heads to Hawaii to help local authorities smash a tropical smuggling ring. Grape Ape brings some serious muscle to the island police force.
31The Purple Avenger Strikes Again13 Dec 1975 · 23mA familiar tyrant returns to terrorize an oppressed village, forcing Grape Ape to bring back his superhero alter-ego. The Purple Avenger rides again!
32The Grape Connection13 Dec 1975 · 30mThe duo heads to Paris on a high-stakes detective case to locate a priceless stolen gem. They scour the French capital to track down the ruby.
Details
- First aired
- 6 Sept 1975
- Last aired
- 13 Dec 1975
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC
- Episodes
- 32
- Votes
- 23 on TMDB
Cast
Bob Holt
Marty Ingels
