''Monchhichis'' is an American

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based on the stuffed toy line of dolls, released by the

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ese company Sekiguchi Corporation. Produced by

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, it premiered on ABC on September 10, 1983 as part of '' The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show'', replacing ''

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'' (which had by then been given its own half-hour time slot) from the previous season. The series aired as part of a package show with ''The Little Rascals'' and ''Richie Rich'' through the end of 1983, but as early as January 7, 1984, because of lower-than-anticipated ratings, the package show was split up into two separate half-hour shows - ''Monchhchis'' moved to 8:00 a.m. ET, switching slots with ''

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'' (which aired initially at 11:30 a.m. ET), the latter of which would move to 9:00 a.m. ET and ''The Little Rascals'' and ''Richie Rich'' remained in the 8:30 a.m. ET slot, as a downgraded package series ''The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show'' for the remainder of the 1983-84 season. The half-hour episodes were later re-aired as part of the USA Cartoon Express during the late 1980s.

Plot

The Monchhichis are monkey-like creatures who live in the forest land of Monchia at the very top of tall trees well above the clouds. The tribe's leader Wizzar is a magical wizard who can make up spells and potions to defeat their enemy, Horrg and the evil Grumplins of Grumplor.

Voice cast

* Robert Arbogast – Snogs *

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– Snitchit, Gonker * Laurie Faso – Scumgor, Yabbot *

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– Tootoo * Hettie Lynne Hurtes – *

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– * Joe Medalis – * Sidney Miller - Horgg * Bobby Morse – Moncho * Frank Nelson – Wizzar * Laurel Page – Kyla * Hank Saroyan – Thumkii *

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List of episodes

Home Media releases

An episode of the show ("Tickle Pickle") was released as part of ''Saturday Morning Cartoons: The 1980s'' DVD set by

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in 2010. On April 18, 2017,

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released ''Monchhichis: The Complete Series'' on DVD in region 1 for the very first time, as part of their

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. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.No, We Didn't Say 'Munchy Cheese!' We're Talkiing About the Classic '80s Cartoon!

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