Cloud City

Cloud City

November 5, 1983 TV Episode Monchhichis

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios, Mattel, Inc.
Animation studio
Sekiguchi Co., Ltd.

Synopsis

Monchhichis live in the the very top of the tallest trees that hide well above the clouds. They are a tribe of monkey type creatures. They are lead by the eldest Monchhichi named Wizzar, who is a magical wizard that can conjure up spells and potions to defeat the evil Grumplins.

Characters

Moncho, Kyla, Tootoo, Patchitt, Thumkii, Horrg, Wizzer, Snogs, Shreeker, Snitchitt, Gonker, Yabbott, Fasit, Scumgor

Credits

Directing

Director
Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora
Supervising Director
Ray Patterson
Assistant Directors
Bob Goe, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Ann Tucker

Producing

Producer
George Singer
Executive Producers
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Creative Producer
Iwao Takamoto

Music

Music
Hoyt Curtin
Musical Supervisor
Paul DeKorte

Editing

Editor
Gil Iverson
Supervising Film Editor
Larry C. Cowan

Crew

Story Editors
Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek
Story Direction
Cosmo Anzilotti, Chad, Jeff Hall, Gary Hoffman, Emilie Kong, Alex Mann, Bill Tollis, Tom Yakutis
Recording Director
Gordon Hunt
Animation Casting Director
Ginny McSwain
Creative Producer
Iwao Takamoto
Design Supervisor
Bob Singer
Character Design
Sandra Berez, Ronald Evans
Layout Supervisor
Margaret Parkes
Layout
Nancy Avery, Christopher Boyer, Mark Hubley, D. T. La Vercombe, Phil Normand, Shan Price, Rick Rouse, James Wahlberg
Background Styling
Al Gmuer, Dennis Durrell, Dennis Venizelos
Animation Supervisors
Don Patterson, Roger Chiasson, Sean Newton, Don Spencer
Sound Direction
Alvy Dorman, Phil Flad
Graphics
Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
Title
Bill Perez
Musical Director
Hoyt Curtin
Musical Supervisor
Paul DeKorte
Camera
Bob Marples
Supervising Film Editor
Larry C. Cowan
Dubbing Supervisor
Pat Foley
Music Editor
Cecil Broughton
Effects Editors
Michael Bradley, David Cowan, Jerry Winicki
Show Editor
Gil Iverson
Negative Consultant
William E. DeBoer
Post Production Supervisor
Joed Eaton
Production Coordinator
Peter Aries
Production Manager
James Wang
Production Assistant
Robin Carmichael
Executives in Charge of Production
Jayne Barbera, Jean MacCurdy
Supervising Executive
Margaret Loesch
Crew
Used with permission

Companies and other credits

  • A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
  • Characters © 1983 Sekiguchi Co. Ltd. and Mattel
  • Inc
  • "Monchhichis" and other related characters are trademarks of Sekiguchi Co
  • Ltd
  • © 1983 Hanna-Barbera Productions
  • Inc. All rights reserved

Production notes

The monkeylike Monchichis lived in the forest land of Monchia, swinging on vines and looking cuter than any cartoon characters had a right to. The show was co-produced by Mattel, who created a line of thumb-sucking "Oh so soft and cuddly" Monchichi dolls.

The peace of Monchia was threatened by the Grumplins of Grumplor, led by nasty Horgg. Fortunately, the Monchichis had a wizard among them, the kind and wise Wizzar. His spells and good advice were always enough to turn back the Grumplins. The other Monchichis included Moncho, Kyla, Tootoo, Patchitt, and the easily-excitable little Thumkii. There was no doubt who the bad guys were, with names like Snogs and Scumgor.

The show didn't catch on as well as Hanna-Barbera's other little critter shows like Smurfs and Snorks, lasting only one season on ABC's Saturday morning. But thanks to a catchy jingle and their undeniable cuteness, the Monchichi dolls lived on.