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{{Infobox Television| show_name = The Wuzzles| image = | caption =| format =
Animated series| developer =| executive_producer =| starring = [Alan OppenheimerJo Anne Worley
Henry GibsonKathy Helpie
Bill Scott
Brian Cummings| opentheme =| endtheme =| country = | network = [CBS, [1985, [1985 [animated television series created for Saturday morning television, and was first broadcast on
September 14, 1985 on
Columbia Broadcasting System. An idea of Michael Eisner for his new The Walt Disney Company television animation studio, the Wuzzles are animal creatures composed of half of one animal and half of another. Only 13 episodes of
The Wuzzles were produced, making it the shortest running animated series produced by Disney. More episodes were planned to be made, but they were never made due to the death of Bill Scott (the voice of Moosel). One season later, The Wuzzles moved to ABC for reruns, and disappeared from network television after that.
The Wuzzles stars a variety of short, rounded animal characters (each called a Wuzzle). Each is a roughly even, and colorful, mix of two different animal species (as the theme song mentions, "...livin' with a split personality"), and all the characters sport wings on their backs. All of the Wuzzles live on the Isle of Wuz. Double species are not limited to the Wuzzles themselves. From the appleberries they eat to the telephonograph in the home, nearly everything on Wuz is mixed together in the same way the Wuzzles are.
The characters in the show were marketed extensively. The characters were featured in children's books, as plush toys, and in a board game.
Disney premiered two animated series on the same day,
The Wuzzles and
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, but on different networks.
The Wuzzles was on CBS, and
Gummi Bears was on
National Broadcasting Corporation. Although
Gummi Bears was a successful series,
The Wuzzles was not, at least in the US.
The Wuzzles did not build ratings momentum there. However, it does have a fan base today. It was a much bigger success in the
United Kingdom where it pilot episode aired as a theatrical featurette
Reruns of the show were aired on both
Disney Channel and Toon Disney.
Lead vocal on the theme song for The Wuzzles is performed by songwriter
Stephen Geyer.
There are currently no plans to release
The Wuzzles on DVD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Characters
- Bumblelion (Brian Cummings): Half bumblebee and half lion, Bumblelion is a short, squat orange furred creature with a pink mane, fuzzy antenna (biology), a lion's tail, small insect wings, and horizontal brown stripes up his tummy. He lives in a beehive (beekeeping), is courageous, and has interest in Butterbear, below.
- Butterbear (Kathleen Helppie-Shipley): Half bear and half butterfly, Butterbear is mostly bear in appearance. She has yellow fur with a white tummy, small wings, and short antennae with flowers on their ends.
- Eleroo (Henry Gibson): Half elephant and half kangaroo, One of the larger Wuzzles, Eleroo is purple, with the body shape and tail of a kangaroo and an elephant's trunk and ears. He has a horizontally striped pouch (despite the fact that pouches are found only on female kangaroos).
- Moosel (Bill Scott): Half moose, half harp seal. Moosel is a small Wuzzle with the antlers and snout of a moose and he has flippers at the most bottom of his body. Moosel has a vivid imagination, which makes him believe in monsters. He is often annoyed by Rhinokey, sarcastically saying to him in an episode "You're a million laughs, Rhinokey."
- Hoppopotamus (Jo Anne Worley): Half rabbit, half hippopotamus. Hoppo, as she is called by her friends, is a Wuzzle who is a hippopotamus complete with a rabbit's ears, buck teeth, and cotton tail. She loves to sing and act. Hoppo is a pushy demanding diva, her often pushing the others around or aside. But deep down, she is really sweet. Hoppo has a crush on Bumblelion, but Bumblelion has his heart set on Butterbear, which makes Hoppo furious and dissatisfied. Despite the fact that she is part hippo, she is as dainty as a gazzelle. Like Moosel, she is often annoyed by Rhinokey and she always tries to get away from him.
- Rhinokey (Alan Oppenheimer): Half rhinoceros and half monkey. Rhinokey is a Wuzzle who has a rhino-like snout with a horizontal-stripped horn, pink fur, and rhino-like legs. He is in a posture that is very musch like a monkey's. Rhinokey is a fun-loving happy-go-lucky prankster. He loves to play practical jokes. He can be very obnoxious, but is still a wonderful friend. Rhinokey is best friends with Bumblelion and Moosel.
- Tycoon (Bill Scott): Half Tiger and half Raccoon. Tycoon is the rich kid of Wuz. He owns a money tree.
- Croc (Alan Oppenheimer): Half crocodile, half dragon; The main villain of the show. He can be referred to as either "king Croc", "Crocasaurous", or just simply Croc (also, his name is not spelled "Crock" with a k). Croc is a no-good ignoramourous and does anything to get what he wants. He always wants the best of the Wuzzles.
- Brat (Bill Scott): Half dragon, half frog, Croc's sidekick. Brat sputters and babbles and grunts in his speech, but Croc understands what he is saying.
- Flizard (Brian Cummings): Half frog, half lizard, Croc's other sidekick. Flizard is loyal to Croc, despite his lack of intellegence.
- The show was narrated by Stan Freberg.
Characters that appeared in books, but not on TV
- Piggypine: Half Pig and half Porcupine.
- Koalakeet: Half Koala and half Parakeet.
- Pandeaver: Half Panda and half Beaver.
- Woolrus: Half Sheep and half Walrus.
- Skowl: Half Skunk and half Owl.
Episodes
Bulls of a Feather (first broadcast September 14, 1985)
Hooray for Hollywuz (first broadcast September 21, 1985)
In the Money (first broadcast September 28, 1985)
Crock Around the Clock (first broadcast October 5, 1985)
Moosel's Monster (first broadcast October 12, 1985)
Klutz on the Clutch (first broadcast October 19, 1985)
Bumblelion and the Terrified Forest (first broadcast October 26, 1985)
Eleroo's Wishday (first broadcast November 2, 1985)
Ghostrustlers (first broadcast November 9, 1985)
A Pest of a Pet (first broadcast November 16, 1985)
The Main Course (first broadcast November 23, 1985)
Class Dismissed (first broadcast November 30, 1985)
What's Up, Stox? (first broadcast December 7, 1985)
References
- The California Achievement Test standardized test for elementary school students included a memory section of obscure words in which the example always included "Wuzzle means 'to mix.'"
- In the Australian soap opera Neighbours, during the mid-to-late 1980s, Lucy Robinson (Kylie Flinker) was often seen playing with a Bumblelion doll during scenes.
- During the birthday party scene in the movie Old School (film), Spanish, the fraternity recruit, played by Rick Gonzalez, wears an Eleroo costume.
DVDs
Many DVDs have been available for sale online, but are not official releases.
See also
- Wuzzles page on Retro Junk.
{{Infobox Television| show_name = The Wuzzles| image = | caption =| format = Animated series| developer =| executive_producer =| starring = [Alan Oppenheimer
Jo Anne WorleyHenry GibsonKathy Helpie
Bill ScottBrian Cummings| opentheme =| endtheme =| country = | network = [CBS, [1985, [1985 [animated television series created for Saturday morning television, and was first broadcast on September 14, 1985 on
Columbia Broadcasting System. An idea of
Michael Eisner for his new The Walt Disney Company television animation studio, the Wuzzles are animal creatures composed of half of one animal and half of another. Only 13 episodes of
The Wuzzles were produced, making it the shortest running animated series produced by Disney. More episodes were planned to be made, but they were never made due to the death of
Bill Scott (the voice of Moosel). One season later, The Wuzzles moved to ABC for reruns, and disappeared from network television after that.
The Wuzzles stars a variety of short, rounded animal characters (each called a Wuzzle). Each is a roughly even, and colorful, mix of two different animal species (as the theme song mentions, "...livin' with a split personality"), and all the characters sport wings on their backs. All of the Wuzzles live on the Isle of Wuz. Double species are not limited to the Wuzzles themselves. From the appleberries they eat to the telephonograph in the home, nearly everything on Wuz is mixed together in the same way the Wuzzles are.
The characters in the show were marketed extensively. The characters were featured in children's books, as plush toys, and in a
board game.
Disney premiered two animated series on the same day,
The Wuzzles and
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, but on different networks.
The Wuzzles was on CBS, and
Gummi Bears was on National Broadcasting Corporation. Although
Gummi Bears was a successful series,
The Wuzzles was not, at least in the US.
The Wuzzles did not build ratings momentum there. However, it does have a
fan base today. It was a much bigger success in the
United Kingdom where it pilot episode aired as a theatrical featurette
Reruns of the show were aired on both
Disney Channel and Toon Disney.
Lead vocal on the theme song for The Wuzzles is performed by songwriter
Stephen Geyer.
There are currently no plans to release
The Wuzzles on DVD from
Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Characters
- Bumblelion (Brian Cummings): Half bumblebee and half lion, Bumblelion is a short, squat orange furred creature with a pink mane, fuzzy antenna (biology), a lion's tail, small insect wings, and horizontal brown stripes up his tummy. He lives in a beehive (beekeeping), is courageous, and has interest in Butterbear, below.
- Butterbear (Kathleen Helppie-Shipley): Half bear and half butterfly, Butterbear is mostly bear in appearance. She has yellow fur with a white tummy, small wings, and short antennae with flowers on their ends.
- Eleroo (Henry Gibson): Half elephant and half kangaroo, One of the larger Wuzzles, Eleroo is purple, with the body shape and tail of a kangaroo and an elephant's trunk and ears. He has a horizontally striped pouch (despite the fact that pouches are found only on female kangaroos).
- Moosel (Bill Scott): Half moose, half harp seal. Moosel is a small Wuzzle with the antlers and snout of a moose and he has flippers at the most bottom of his body. Moosel has a vivid imagination, which makes him believe in monsters. He is often annoyed by Rhinokey, sarcastically saying to him in an episode "You're a million laughs, Rhinokey."
- Hoppopotamus (Jo Anne Worley): Half rabbit, half hippopotamus. Hoppo, as she is called by her friends, is a Wuzzle who is a hippopotamus complete with a rabbit's ears, buck teeth, and cotton tail. She loves to sing and act. Hoppo is a pushy demanding diva, her often pushing the others around or aside. But deep down, she is really sweet. Hoppo has a crush on Bumblelion, but Bumblelion has his heart set on Butterbear, which makes Hoppo furious and dissatisfied. Despite the fact that she is part hippo, she is as dainty as a gazzelle. Like Moosel, she is often annoyed by Rhinokey and she always tries to get away from him.
- Rhinokey (Alan Oppenheimer): Half rhinoceros and half monkey. Rhinokey is a Wuzzle who has a rhino-like snout with a horizontal-stripped horn, pink fur, and rhino-like legs. He is in a posture that is very musch like a monkey's. Rhinokey is a fun-loving happy-go-lucky prankster. He loves to play practical jokes. He can be very obnoxious, but is still a wonderful friend. Rhinokey is best friends with Bumblelion and Moosel.
- Tycoon (Bill Scott): Half Tiger and half Raccoon. Tycoon is the rich kid of Wuz. He owns a money tree.
- Croc (Alan Oppenheimer): Half crocodile, half dragon; The main villain of the show. He can be referred to as either "king Croc", "Crocasaurous", or just simply Croc (also, his name is not spelled "Crock" with a k). Croc is a no-good ignoramourous and does anything to get what he wants. He always wants the best of the Wuzzles.
- Brat (Bill Scott): Half dragon, half frog, Croc's sidekick. Brat sputters and babbles and grunts in his speech, but Croc understands what he is saying.
- Flizard (Brian Cummings): Half frog, half lizard, Croc's other sidekick. Flizard is loyal to Croc, despite his lack of intellegence.
- The show was narrated by Stan Freberg.
Characters that appeared in books, but not on TV
- Piggypine: Half Pig and half Porcupine.
- Koalakeet: Half Koala and half Parakeet.
- Pandeaver: Half Panda and half Beaver.
- Woolrus: Half Sheep and half Walrus.
- Skowl: Half Skunk and half Owl.
Episodes
Bulls of a Feather (first broadcast September 14, 1985)
Hooray for Hollywuz (first broadcast September 21, 1985)
In the Money (first broadcast September 28, 1985)
Crock Around the Clock (first broadcast October 5, 1985)
Moosel's Monster (first broadcast October 12, 1985)
Klutz on the Clutch (first broadcast October 19, 1985)
Bumblelion and the Terrified Forest (first broadcast October 26, 1985)
Eleroo's Wishday (first broadcast November 2, 1985)
Ghostrustlers (first broadcast November 9, 1985)
A Pest of a Pet (first broadcast November 16, 1985)
The Main Course (first broadcast November 23, 1985)
Class Dismissed (first broadcast November 30, 1985)
What's Up, Stox? (first broadcast December 7, 1985)
References
- The California Achievement Test standardized test for elementary school students included a memory section of obscure words in which the example always included "Wuzzle means 'to mix.'"
- In the Australian soap opera Neighbours, during the mid-to-late 1980s, Lucy Robinson (Kylie Flinker) was often seen playing with a Bumblelion doll during scenes.
- During the birthday party scene in the movie Old School (film), Spanish, the fraternity recruit, played by Rick Gonzalez, wears an Eleroo costume.
DVDs
Many DVDs have been available for sale online, but are not official releases.
See also
- Wuzzles page on Retro Junk.
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