About this season
The Great Grape Ape Show is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that was broadcast on ABC from 1975 to 1978.
Episodes (32)
1. That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape
Aired 6 September 1975 • 23 min
Grape Ape is mistaken for a native island god during a tropical vacation. Chaos ensues when he accidentally triggers a volcanic panic.
2. The All American Ape
Aired 6 September 1975 • 23 min
Grape Ape hits the gridiron to help a desperate football coach win the big game. A rival coach tries to stop the unstoppable player by kidnapping him.
3. Movie Madness
Aired 13 September 1975 • 23 min
A movie director replaces a broken mechanical monster with a real 40-foot purple goril-la-la-la. The robot's angry creator seeks revenge by sabotaging the film set.
4. Trouble at Bad Rock
Aired 13 September 1975 • 23 min
Sheriff Beegle Beagle and Deputy Grape Ape take on the Wild West. The duo must team up to capture a pint-sized criminal terrorizing a small town.
5. Flying Saucery
Aired 20 September 1975 • 23 min
Extraterrestrials abduct Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle into their flying saucer. The cosmic travelers must find a way to escape and return to Earth.
6. There's No Feud Like An Old Feud
Aired 20 September 1975 • 23 min
The giant ape and his pal get caught in the middle of a classic country family feud. They try to settle the dispute by entering a local picnic contest.
7. The Grape Race
Aired 27 September 1975 • 23 min
Grape Ape and Beegle enter their tiny yellow van into a massive $50,000 ($500,000 in 2026 dollars) grand prix auto race. The duo must outmaneuver a fleet of underhanded racers.
8. The Big Parade
Aired 27 September 1975 • 23 min
A giant blue parade balloon steals Grape Ape's heart during a city celebration. His sudden infatuation accidentally disrupts a high-stakes jewel heist.
9. A Knight To Remember
Aired 4 October 1975 • 23 min
A time-travel mishap sends the duo back to the days of King Arthur. Newly knighted, Grape Ape must defend the kingdom from a fire-breathing dragon.
10. S.P.L.A.T.
Aired 4 October 1975 • 23 min
An animal crime mob pulls off a daring gold heist at Fort Knox. The police call in Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle to form a special animal task force.
11. G.I. Ape
Aired 11 October 1975 • 23 min
Basic training gets a shake-up when Grape Ape and Beegle accidentally enlist in the Army. Exasperated officers try everything to force the giant recruit out.
12. The Purple Avenger
Aired 11 October 1975 • 23 min
Grape Ape puts on a mask to save an oppressed European village from a greedy tyrant. The townspeople hail the giant goril-la-la-la as a legendary vigilante.
13. Grapefinger
Aired 18 October 1975 • 23 min
The duo visits France only to find a local vineyard completely picked clean. They set out to track down Grapefinger, a villain obsessed with stealing fruit.
14. Return To Balaboomba
Aired 18 October 1975 • 23 min
Grape Ape returns to his tropical homeland for a sentimental family reunion. The vacation takes a turn when the duo joins a hunt for a mythical lost city.
15. Amazon Ape
Aired 25 October 1975 • 23 min
A trip to the Amazon rainforest puts Grape Ape in the crosshairs of an ambitious big-game hunter. Beegle must help his giant friend evade capture.
16. Grape Marks The Spot
Aired 25 October 1975 • 23 min
A message in a bottle sends the adventurous duo on a high-seas search for buried gold. Trouble brews when a ruthless pirate captain follows their trail.
17. The Invisible Ape
Aired 1 November 1975 • 23 min
An experimental soap formula turns Grape Ape completely invisible. The see-through simian must stop a gang of thieves from stealing the secret mixture.
18. Public Grape No. 1
Aired 1 November 1975 • 23 min
A master thief hires a Beegle Beagle lookalike to trick Grape Ape into committing crimes. The confused goril-la-la-la accidentally helps steal national monuments.
19. The Incredible Shrinking Grape
Aired 8 November 1975 • 23 min
A chemical spill shrinks the formerly 40-foot goril-la-la-la down to the size of a mouse. A greedy circus ringmaster kidnaps the tiny ape for a traveling sideshow.
20. What's A Nice Prince Like You Doing In A Duck Like That
Aired 8 November 1975 • 23 min
The duo encounters a cursed talking duck who is actually a human prince in disguise. They set out to break the spell so he can reclaim his throne.
21. Who's New At The Zoo
Aired 15 November 1975 • 23 min
Ruthless hunter Bring-'em-Back Bogie returns with his most underhanded trap yet. Grape Ape must save his parents when they are used as bait.
22. The Indian Grape Call
Aired 15 November 1975 • 23 min
Dressed as Canadian Mounties, Grape Ape and Beegle patrol the snowy wilderness. They must protect a sweet maiden from a mustache-twirling villain.
23. A Grape Is Born
Aired 22 November 1975 • 23 min
A clumsy accident turns Grape Ape into an overnight dance sensation. A slick talent agent signs him up, but stage fright threatens his big TV debut.
24. The First Grape In Space
Aired 22 November 1975 • 23 min
NASA recruits Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle for a historic mission into orbit. The duo undergoes a chaotic crash course in astronaut training.
25. S.P.L.A.T.'s Back (1)
Aired 27 November 1975 • 23 min
The Chicken has been training birds to steal goods. Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle are assigned to the case. They trace the villain to a bird sanctuary, but only meet a human birdkeeper. After the Chicken kidnaps the Chief, Beegle and Grape Ape disguise themselves as a bird and tree, respectively. The Chicken orders his newest "recruit" to chop down the tree and take care of the Chief.
26. S.P.L.A.T.'s Back (2)
Aired 27 November 1975 • 23 min
Beegle, disguised as Big Bad Bird, pretends to follow the Chicken's orders. The Chicken heads out to sea, along with his birds, while Grape Ape secretly follows them underwater. Eventually, Beegle reveals that the birds were merely controlled by a whistle. As for the Chicken, he turns out to be the birdkeeper in disguise.
27. To Sleep Or Not To Sleep
Aired 29 November 1975 • 23 min
A bad case of sleepwalking turns the 40-foot goril-la-la-la into a midnight menace. Beegle tries every trick in the book to keep his giant pal safely tucked in.
28. Olympic Grape
Aired 29 November 1975 • 23 min
Grape Ape goes for the gold when he enters an international athletic tournament. His massive strength and size cause hilarious chaos on the field. (This episode later spawned the idea for the Laff-A-Lympics series.)
29. Ali Beagle And The Forty Grapes
Aired 6 December 1975 • 23 min
A case of mistaken identity forces Beegle to play the role of a legendary desert hero. Grape Ape must protect his pal from a band of desert thieves.
30. Grape Five-O
Aired 6 December 1975 • 23 min
The crime-fighting duo heads to Hawaii to help local authorities smash a tropical smuggling ring. Grape Ape brings some serious muscle to the island police force.
31. The Purple Avenger Strikes Again
Aired 13 December 1975 • 23 min
A familiar tyrant returns to terrorize an oppressed village, forcing Grape Ape to bring back his superhero alter-ego. The Purple Avenger rides again!
32. The Grape Connection
Aired 13 December 1975 • 30 min
The duo heads to Paris on a high-stakes detective case to locate a priceless stolen gem. They scour the French capital to track down the ruby.