Monchhichi

Monchhichi
A Monchhichi doll

Monchhichi (モンチッチ Monchitchi?) is a line of Japanese stuffed toy monkeys from the Sekiguchi Corporation. They are licensed by Mattel in the United States. Two television series were produced based on the characters: the Japanese anime series Monchhichi Twins (ふたごのモンチッチ Futago no Monchhichi?) in 1980, and the American cartoon series Monchhichis in 1983.

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History

The Monchhichi franchise is held by the Sekiguchi Corporation, a famous doll company, located in Tokyo, Japan. Monchhichi was created by Koichi Sekiguchi on January 25, 1974. Sekiguchi claims he has created this character in order to inspire respect and love in the young (Japanese) children and adults.

The doll was successful in Japan, and the animated TV series, Futago no Monchhichi (ふたごのモンチッチ, Monchhichi Twins) which ran in 1980, helped increase its popularity even more.

Exportation of the doll line started in 1975, toward West Germany and Australia. The following years would see the Monchhichi line marketed in all of Western Europe. The original name was changed to "Chicaboo" in the United Kingdom, to "Mon Cicci" in Italy and to "Kiki" in France.

The Monchhichi doll line reached the North American shores in 1979. Mattel bought the license for both the toy line. As recently as January 2010, Monchhichis are still available in the United States from retailers such as Target. The American cartoon series Monchhichis was produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1983 and aired on ABC.

1980 anime series

Monchhichi
モンチッチ
(Monchitchi)
Genre Family
TV anime
Monchhichi Twins
Directed by Hiroshi Jinsenji
Studio Ashi Productions
Network TV Tokyo
Original run February 4, 1980August 1, 1980
Episodes 130
TV anime
Network Television Saitama
Original run January 4, 2005 – ongoing
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Monchhichi Twins (ふたごのモンチッチ Futago no Monchhichi?) is a Japanese animated series which first aired in 1980.

Japanese voice cast

1983 American animated television series

Monchhichis is an American cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It premiered in the United States on ABC on September 10, 1983.

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

The show didn’t catch on as well as Hanna-Barbera’s other little critter shows like The Smurfs and Snorks. The show aired for just one season on ABC’s Saturday morning lineup. An episode of the show was featured in the Saturday Morning Cartoons: The '80s DVD boxed set released by Warner Home Video in 2010.

U.S. voice cast

Production credits

  • Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
  • Producer: George Singer
  • Story Editors: Dick Robbins, Bryce Malek
  • Supervising Director: Ray Patterson
  • Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora
  • Assistant Directors: Bob Goe, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Ann Tucker
  • 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
  • Voices: Robert Arbogast, Peter Cullen, Laurie Faso, Ellen Gerstell, Gary Goren, Hettie Lynne Hurtes, Laurie Main, Joe Medalis, Sidney Miller, Bobby Morse, Frank Nelson, Laurel Page, Hank Saroyan, Rick Segall, Frank Welker, Bill Woodson
  • Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
  • Title: Bill Perez
  • Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
  • Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
  • 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
  • Animation Supervisors: Don Patterson, Roger Chiasson, Sean Newton, Don Spencer
  • Background Styling: Al Gmuer, Dennis Durrell, Dennis Venizelos
  • Sound Direction: Alvy Dorman, Phil Flad
  • 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 and Jean MacCurdy
  • Supervising Executive: Margaret Loesch
  • A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
  • Characters (c) 1983 Sekiguchi Co. Ltd. and Mattel, Inc.
  • "Monchhichis" and other related characters are trademarks of Sekiguchi Co., Ltd. Used with permission.
  • (c) 1983 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.

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