The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show

The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with MGM Television. Based on the Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon series, which was created by H-B co-founders and former MGM cartoon studio staff William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the show originally aired on ABC from September 6 to December 13, 1975 (for a total of 16 episodes) as the first half-hour of The Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show, with The Great Grape Ape Show representing the series' second half-hour and The Mumbly Cartoon Show representing the series' third half-hour. This series marked the first time that Tom and Jerry appeared in animated installments produced specifically for television.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Seasons

80 Episodes • Premiered 1975

6 September 1975 - 4 September 1976, ABC Saturday 8:30 – 9:30 A.M.

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1. No Way, Stowaway

Caught stowing away on a pirate ship, Tom and Jerry compete to become the ship's cabin boy and avoid being thrown overboard by a pirate named Weirdbeard.

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2. That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape

While on vacation in Hawaii, Grape Ape is mistaken by a tribe as their god Mo-Mo, the one who is destined to save them from the volcano Mu-Mu.

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3. The Ski Bunny

While skiing in the Swiss Alps, Tom and Jerry compete for the affections of a pretty female cat, and try not to get into trouble with Spike.

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4. The All-American Ape

Grape Ape joins the Pigeons football team to help them win the game against the Boston Buzzards, but later gets captured by Shifty Schultz, the coach of the Buzzards, to prevent him from playing.

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5. Stay Awake Or Else...

After partying all night, a circus roustabout Tom cannot stay awake on the job, Jerry tries to keep him from being fired by the ringmaster.

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6. No Bones About It

A dinosaur's toe bone was missing from the museum in which Tom and Jerry work; they see Spike carrying what they think is the missing bone, so they try to get it away from him.

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7. Movie Madness

Grape Ape is hired by a movie director to replace a mechanical 40 foot ape that keeps malfunctioning, in a production similar to King Kong.

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8. An Ill Wind

An old traveler in a desert gives Tom and Jerry a map to a gold mine to thank them for saving his life; the two of them fight over it, and also have to deal with the outlaw Black Barney who wants it too.

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9. Trouble At Bad Rock

Beegle Beagle becomes the Sheriff of the town of Bad Rock, and Grape Ape his deputy. They have to stop a villain named Mean Marvin.

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10. Beach Bully

Tom and Jerry's day at the beach is being interrupted by a macho cat who will not leave them alone. They plan to get revenge on the cat in creative ways, and also get Spike involved.

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11. Mammmoth Manhunt

A baby woolly mammoth revived after being frozen in ice escapes from the explorer who had thawed him out and who wants to display him for money. Tom and Jerry help the mammoth to get back home to Alaska while evading the greedy explorer.

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12. Flying Saucery

Aliens arrive on Earth and abduct Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle to conduct experiments on them, in order to find out if an invasion of Earth would be successful.

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13. The Wacky World Of Sports

Tom and Jerry compete against each other in a decathlon. Tom uses a variety of underhanded tricks against Jerry which manage to work against Tom as well.

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14. There's No Feud Like An Old Feud

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape arrive in Ruckus Ridge, where two families, the Ratfields and the McGoons are getting ready for their annual picnic.

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15. Robin Ho Ho

Tom and Jerry want to join Robin Ho Ho's band of Merry Men. After passing a few tests, including laughing and archery, the duo must pass the final test by stealing the red plume from the Sheriff of Nottingham's helmet.

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16. Safe But Not Sorry

Tom and Jerry are hired to deliver a heavy safe to a house at the top of a steep hill (à la The Music Box), but sabotaging their efforts is a mischievous puppy who lives in the house.

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17. The Grape Race

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape enter the Really Grand Prix, to test a new state-of-the-art car. However, two other participants would do anything to win.

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18. Gopher Broke

The vegetables in Tom and Jerry's garden are being devoured by a gopher, and all of their attempts to get rid of him fail to work.

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19. The Big Parade

Duke, the international jewel thief has stolen the famous Pink Palamazoo diamond and hidden it inside a giant baby-blue gorilla balloon used in the city's big parade. However, Grape Ape falls in love with the balloon and stumbles in Duke's plans.

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20. The Super Bowler

Tom and Jerry's compete against each other in the National Bowl-Off, and Tom resorts to a number of dirty tricks to win.

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21. Tricky McTrout

Fishermen Tom and Jerry attempt to catch a crafty fish named Tricky McTrout, but everything they try just gets them into trouble with the park ranger.

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22. A Knight To Remember

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape are transported to the year 1075, to the Court of King Arthur. There, they must defeat the Black Knight in a joust.

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23. The Tennis Menace

Tom and Jerry compete against each other in a tennis match, with Tom using a number of sneaky tricks to win.

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24. S.P.L.A.T.

After Dr. Dolotlle starts robbing the city using his highly trained animals, the Police sets out to recruit Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape in their own special trained animals team, S.P.L.A.T. to capture Dr. Dolottle.

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25. Cosmic Cat And Meteor Mouse

Tom and Jerry try to watch their favorite television show Cosmic Cat and Meteor Mouse, without waking up Spike.

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26. Castle Wiz

Tom and Jerry are offered $20 to spend a night in a haunted castle.

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27. G.I. Ape

In hopes of getting a free trip around the world, Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape accidentally join the army. There, the General and Sergent do anything they can to kick them out, but all of their plans backfire.

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28. Grim And Bear It

Fledgling forest rangers Tom and Jerry try to protect a mischievous bear cub from danger without invoking his mother's wrath.

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29. The Purple Avenger

Grape Ape dons the costume of Zorroski, the Purple Avenger, to save the town of Dumpnograd from the tyrant Baron Nogoodnick.

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30. The Flying Sorceress

A witch recruits Tom and Jerry to help her in her flying cauldron. First, she has them dust the crops (with a feather duster) and then she runs a passenger service. The title is a reference to the classic Tom and Jerry short with the same name.

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31. The Kitten Sitters

Tom and Jerry take in six abandoned kittens without Spike's knowledge, and the sight of a kitten who seems to be everywhere almost drives him crazy.

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32. Grapefinger

A villain named Grapefinger plans to steal all the grapes in the world. After he steals from Bon Bon Beagle, Beegle Beagle's French cousin, Grape Ape is hired to find and stop Grapefinger.

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33. Termites Plus Two

Tom and Jerry try to stop the gang of termites (on tiny motorcycles) from destroying their house.

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34. Return To Balaboomba

When Grape Ape starts feeling homesick, he and Beegle Beagle decide to travel back to Balaboomba, Grape's native island. There, they have to stop the world famous hunter, Bring'em Back Bogey from trapping Grape's parents.

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35. Planet's Pest

A shape-shifting space alien tries to eat all the food in the house, causing Tom, Jerry, and Spike to fight each other and almost giving them a nervous breakdown.

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36. The Hypochondriac Lion

A lion (voiced by John Stephenson) at the zoo has a splinter in his paw, and veterinarians Tom and Jerry are hired to remove it, but the nervous lion is not making it easy for them.

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37. Amazon Ape

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape help a Professor discover a lost city in the Amazon.

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38. Give 'Em the Air

Tom and Jerry work together in a cross-country airplane race against the cheating Purple Baron.

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39. Grape Marks The Spot

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape go on a treasure hunt accompanied by a sneaky pirate who wants the treasure for himself.

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40. The Egg and Tom and Jerry

When an egg falls out of an eagle's nest, the newly-hatched eaglet thinks that Tom is his mother, while the mother eagle thinks that Jerry is her baby.

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41. Watch Out, Watch Dog

Spike is assigned as a night watchdog for a department store; he mistakes janitors Tom and Jerry for prowlers, and spends the night chasing them throughout the store.

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42. The Invisible Ape

After using Scrub-O Soap, Grape Ape becomes invisible. At the same time, two bank robbers decide to kidnap the inventor of Scrub-O Soap, Doctor Von Brain, and steal his invisibility formula, but they accidentally kidnap Beegle Beagle thinking he's the professor.

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43. The Super Cyclists

Tom and Jerry compete against each other in a cross-country motorcycle race.

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44. Public Grape No. 1

Grape Ape is tricked into stealing famous monuments from all over the world by a Beegle Beagle lookalike.

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45. The Police Kitten

Police officers Tom and Jerry are assigned to train Katy O'Kitty, a female feline rookie, by letting her ride with them; their resentment over this assignment is made worse by the fact that she is better at their job than they are.

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46. The Outfoxed Fox

A pushy fox hides out in Tom and Jerry's house from a pursuing hound.

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47. The Incredible Shrinking Grape

After Grape Ape is accidentally shrunk by a Professor, he is captured by a circus leader who wants him to star in his circus.

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48. Towering Fiasco

Professional dog walkers Tom and Jerry are hired to walk an English sheepdog who keeps running into trouble. The title is a takeoff with The Towering Inferno.

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49. What's A Nice Prince Like You Doing In A Duck Like That?

Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle meet a prince who was changed into a duck by an evil hermit, who also put a spell on the prince's fiance, putting her to sleep. The boys agree to help the prince and make everything normal.

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50. The Lost Duckling

Tom and Jerry help a duckling (Quacker in his only appearance on the show) to go south for the winter, using a variety of methods from a paper plane to a railroad handcar.

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51. Beanstalk Buddies

In this takeoff of Jack and the Beanstalk, an impoverished Tom and Jerry find themselves in a giant's)[5] castle in the sky, and try to evade a giant watchdog to get some food.

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52. Who's New At The Zoo

When Grape Ape's parents are captured and locked up in the Zoo, Grape Ape rescues them and takes them back to their island, Balaboomba.

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53. Two Stars Are Born

Tom and Jerry are hired as stuntmen in a movie in which Catman and Reubin (a takeoff with Batman and Robin) do battle with a giant space alien.

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54. The Indian Grape Call

Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle are Canadian Mounties who have to protect Rosie O'Lady from the villainous Bart Blackheart.

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55. Son Of Gopher Broke

In this sequel to "Gopher Broke", groundskeepers Tom and Jerry try to stop the gopher from ruining their wealthy employer's garden and they create chaos in the process.

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56. The Sorcerer's Apprentices

Sapstone the Sorcerer, dissatisfied with his canine apprentice Manfred, recruits Tom and Jerry to be his new apprentices. Upset about being replaced, Manfred challenges the duo to a duel of magic wands.

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57. A Grape Is Born

Grape Ape takes part in a talent contest and soon becomes a rock star. A greedy manager tries to get Grape to work for him.

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58. Hold That Pose

Safari photographers Tom and Jerry try to get a picture of the rare Pip Squaker bird which has never been photographed before.

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59. The First Grape In Space

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape go to the Space Center to try and become astronauts.

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60. The Supercape Caper

Supercape, a Superman-like superhero, has lost his courage. He "deputizes" Tom and Jerry, who help him take down a number of villains.

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61. Chickenrella

After falling asleep when reading Cinderella, Tom and Jerry dream themselves into the story, helping Cindy and her blundering fairy godmother who briefly turns the girl into a chicken, hence the title.

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62. S.P.L.A.T's Back (Part 1)

Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle are called back to work with S.P.L.A.T. when a giant chicken starts committing crimes around the city. Beegle Beagle goes undercover as a bird to join the giant chicken's gang, and Grape Ape disguises himself as a giant tree.

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63. Double Trouble Crow

Corn farmers Tom and Jerry try to get rid of a crow who is intent on devouring their crops; it later turns out that they were dealing with a whole family of lookalike crows.

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64. S.P.L.A.T's Back (Part 2)

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape must stop the giant chicken and his bird minions from robbing the richest man alive.

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65. Jerry's Nephew

Jerry's nephew Dinky (who refers to both Tom and Jerry as his uncles) has come to visit, and the duo are run ragged when trying to keep him out of danger with one of them having to get him away from a hen and contending with her rooster husband.

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66. See Dr. Jackal And Hide!

Dr. Jackal is working on a formula to make short people tall. When he tests it on himself, he transforms into a monster, causing his lab assistants Tom and Jerry to run for their lives.

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67. To Sleep Or Not To Sleep

Grape Ape starts sleepwalking, and unconsciously starts performing great acrobatic feats all around the city. He is soon hired to perform the greatest stunt of all: cross the Grand Canyon on a thin wire. The only problem is, that while he's awake, he's scared of heights.

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68. Planet Of The Dogs

While running from Spike, Tom and Jerry find themselves on a NASA rocket headed for the planet Dogstar, where the canine inhabitants of the planet are being brainwashed by a giant talking idol into believing that cats and mice are their enemies.

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69. Olympic Grape

Grape Ape competes in the Summer Olympic Games for the US team, against Evilonia's robot, who is decided to win, even if he has to cheat to do it.

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70. The Campout Cutup

While camping, Tom and Jerry are bedeviled by a mosquito who resists their attempts to get rid of him.

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71. Triple Trouble

Tom and Jerry try to chop down a tree for a log cabin, but the squirrel who lives in the tree convinces them not to. The three of them then have to contend with Spike, who is bulldozing trees to make room for a freeway.

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72. Ali Beagle And The 40 Grapes

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape have to recover a magic lamp from a villain riding a flying carpet and return it to the Wazir of Richipoor.

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73. The Bull Fighters

In Mexico, Tom and Jerry save the life of a bull named Toro the Terrible, who promises to be their friend for life. Later, Tom finds himself being a bullfighter against Toro. At first Tom and Toro put on a show for the crowd, with neither actually hurting the other, but the injured Toro is being replaced by a fiercer bull named El Rotteno.

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74. Grape Five-O

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape have to protect the Island of Aloha from a mad collector who keeps stealing the islands of the world to form his own continent.

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75. The Cruise Kitty

The captain of a cruise liner puts mascot Spike in charge of security, and Tom and Jerry are accidental stowaways on the ship. Spike keeps trying to call the captain's attention to them, but he keeps failing to prove their presence.

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76. It's No Picnic

An ant who has accidentally been enlarged to human size escapes from a research laboratory and invades Tom and Jerry's picnic, eating all of the food, a baseball and a bat.

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77. The Purple Avenger Strikes Again

Grape Ape dons his Purple Avenger identity once again, when trouble arises.

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78. Big Feet

Lumberjack Pierre LeChopp enlists Tom and Jerry to help him trap the elusive Big Feet (a takeoff with Bigfoot), who has been scaring away all of his lumberjacks.

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79. The Grape Connection

Beegle Beagle and Grape Ape are hired to recover the world's largest ruby, which has been stolen from the Bonjour Museum.

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80. The Great Motorboat Race

Tom and Jerry are working together to compete in a boat race.

Cast

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John Stephenson

Tom / Jerry / Spike / Schnooker / Various

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Don Messick

Spike / Mumbly / Various

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Bob Holt

The Great Grape Ape

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Marty Ingels

Beegle Beagle

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