Little Eva - Making With The Magilla

[@garymills4262]

I didn't know this was actual song from a singing group. I thought this was written for this cartoon. Learn something every day.

[@trucking604]

Little Eva sang this song, she also did the original “Locomotion”. You’ll also find her doing that song on KZbin.

[@jasonhendricks3996]

Saw this episode in the early 70's. Never knew that Little Eva was the singer. At that time we didn't have access to all the great music we do now, just had to wait and hope you would see it again. Just the way it was back then!!!!😊

[@budb.8560]

True. In the days before MTV a lot of artists had music videos but if you missed the weekend video shows or American Bandstand, Don Kirschner, etc., you missed out.

[@PinkLaffs]

Of all the Magilla Gorilla segments, this was easily the best. Watched the show on WPIX-11 in the late 70s and always hoped this episode would air ever day.

[@Prop]

New York in the House

[@leninmercedes926]

PinkLaffs Wow...... I really love this song. Brings back to my childhood. Rushing home from school. To put on Chanel 11 WPIX nyc. Late 1970,s.

[@sherriearrington6830]

Lenin Mercedes yes growing up in Brooklyn New York. Doing chores on a Saturday morning and then the cartoons. Played outside all day. We kids back in the day had so fun. When the street lights came on everybody headed home. No more hanging out. That was the RULE. Miss those days 😔😢

[@rockyracoon3233]

The 60s was one magical time!

[@bkdro70]

Your from NYC...cool...I remember seeing this on channell 11 in grandmas house on her black and white tv...lol

[@gwendolynbrown8248]

I'm 62yrs old, but my youngest brother 10yrs old at the time in the seventies! we loved this Cartoon. these were funny and innocent, along with bugs bunny etc.free TV channels 11 -9 -5 bull crap boomerang channel, none of them are the same. this generation of children are missing out on the best.

[@jameswest8280]

Thank you to the most prolific cartoonists in history, for making our childhood so enjoyable. Bill and Joe both lived to their 90s, you'll be missed, but your legacy will live on forever.

[@Rhiaanon]

Had this song on my mind! Brought a big smile to my face to watch this again after all these years!😀

[@codymann6152]

Yes Indeed

[@rogermccloud5671]

Same here! Golden days indeed!

[@barneslx]

Me too

[@bonbonafide2ko872]

My favorite childhood jam! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Loved Magilla Gorilla.

[@jazzwatch64]

Hanna/Barbera's early music video.......stand up against TODAY'S crap...LOVING THIS :)......

[@Launchpad05]

Better than when he became 'Magical Ice', as in 'Vanilla Ice'. #RebleTaxi

[@525Lines]

Magilla Gorilla was actually not a very funny cartoon, though this is an excellent bit from the last season.

[@martintanksley3561]

@@525Lines From a historical it wasn't bad: just O.k...

[@Sean-q2x]

It is a funny cartoon,in fact,a lot of cartoons are funny.Magilla Gorilla is awesome,I also like the Jackson 5,Wacky Races,Penelope Pitstop Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines ,Tom and Jerry,Mighty Mouse,Heckle and Jeckle,etc.

[@floydbelljr.2119]

This song brings back wonderful bubblegum music memories. Thank you, Little Eva for singing this groovy song! I love it since I was young & I still love it today! Thank you for posting this Magilla Gorilla cartoon video, it totally rocks for sure!

[@davidk4225]

Hanna Barbera sure knew how to animate pretty women. Love this!

[@NeluThat70sKid]

David Kurland If you don't count Josie and the Pussycats, Captain Caveman, and the 70's Scooby knock-off Clue Club :-)

[@67nairb]

The girl with the long red hair in a the blue bathing suit shaking her hips was the sexiest and hottest.

[@yltraviole]

They are literally all the exact same woman with a different haircut.

[@67nairb]

and different hair color and different bathing suit.

[@67nairb]

Don't forget Penelope Pitstop.

[@lesliebest5562]

I saw this waaaaaay back in the sixties . And I did not know that Allan Melvin was the voice of Magilla. Ain't that a kick! Nor did I know that it was the wonderful Little Eva singing that song. What a treasured childhood moment this is for me.

[@GreenHotDogz]

Great memory, Leslie 🥲

[@P00katube]

Allen Melvin was also Sam The Butcher

[@OrangeElixir]

@@P00katube And he was Barney Hefner on "All In The Family".

[@mokhavstevarri8874]

Woke up wit this song on mind. Immediately ran to KZbin. My love for music started with these tunes. Thanks Little Eva 🔥

[@casanovaredmond8982]

super old school from the early 70's with me being 5 yrs old --LOVE IT!!

[@davidwoodson3486]

I think I saw in 1964 I was 5 years old loved it ever since

[@Emy-fv5ny]

I saw it in the 90s and I love it.

[@67nairb]

@@davidwoodson3486 1964 WAS WHEN THE MAGILLA GORILLA SHOW FIRST AIRED.

[@codymann6152]

@@67nairb I didn't see it till 70s & still loving it in 23. My other song Verb from school house rock!!! Yes Indeed & Judy Jetson Eep Op Ork Ah Ah That Means I Love You!!😃😃😃😃

[@67nairb]

@@codymann6152 I didn't see it until the early 70's either. It's a shame these cartoons aren't shown more on TV today. Cartoon Network constantly aired these shows on TV in the 90's. Then in the 2000's and 2010, not anymore.

[@gibbs615]

OH YEAH!!! I used to LOVE this song on Cartoon Network back in the 90's! Classic groovy musical cartoons like THIS from Hanna-Barbera will always be the best!

[@briangallagher1147]

Nice mix of mid-60's musical influences: Dick Dale guitars, Motown backbeat, Phil Spector production, and Little Eva's vocals. Perfect gem.

[@kbcknll505]

And inspired by an earlier hit, “Monkey Time” by Lance Major.

[@shawndenisecoley2670]

When I was a little girl I loved this song and it made me dance. My late mother loved that song too! Magilla Gorilla was on Channel 11 here in New York and I was 6 years old in 1975. I want to Thank You Little Eva for making a fun song for us kids back in the day to jam too! Thank You Hanna-Barbera for making The Magilla Gorilla Show for us kids and kids at heart! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@clementjohnson2666]

AMEN to everything you said 😊 .

[@krisaaliyahkyr5904]

Wanna go back to the time when these toons showed!!!😢😭

[@kingheff2771]

Hell yeah

[@johnnywright6053]

I agree!!! ☺☺☺☺

[@katleholebomoholo9780]

Me too 😭😭 but the sad things is we can never go back

[@dignityshmignity]

True, but many like Magilla are on DVDs.@@katleholebomoholo9780

[@525Lines]

The toons were pretty weak but this bit here is excellent.

[@laurar4465]

Watching this made me happy just like it did when I originally saw it as a kid. I never forgot it! Thanks for sharing.....loved it!! 😁

[@mikeh66]

I TOTALLY AGREE!

[@evelynbeveraggi8724]

Me too!😃

[@nmulae]

Nothing like enjoying classic cartoons of the era like this one mixed with a classic well known singer Little Eva with a Motown Sound, a Phil Spector like production and Dick Dale like guitar sounds along with the Surfing Craze of the early-mid 1960s when it was very popular!! So wish I was born at that time!! :) R.I.P. Little Eva.

[@marycharles4010]

Shout out to "Lil Eva"! Thanks for singing this song forever memories!😊

[@jailbirdx0x]

I miss this song! I love Hanna Barbera toons :)

[@johnnywright6053]

Who dont!!!😆😆😆😆

[@67nairb]

@@johnnywright6053 I sure do.

[@gibbs615]

Same here!

[@terrancebigham6765]

This is the best song on any H-B show!

[@BlackKing82]

Hadn't heard this in over 20 years but remembered the episode and the groove. Solid smash right here

[@codymann6152]

40 yrs for me I'm 57

[@thebayoubreakers6797]

I always loved this song. I felt like I lived in the 60s and 70s although I'm an 80s baby.

[@terrancebigham6765]

The Hanna-Barbera toons never had a cooler song than this one...nor had a better singer than Little Eva!

[@1f5sda]

There's no denying that! :-)

[@kingheff2771]

You ain't lying son!

[@rockyracoon3233]

Jet Screamer song on The Jetsons set the mark!

[@seanmontgomery801]

Is this same Little Eva that sang the Loco-Motion once upon a time,1960's ,I believe?

[@525Lines]

Magilla Gorilla was some of the lamest cartoons ever but the last season, they snuck in something cool.

[@KillerKlown318]

I was born in 1983 and loved watching the show. It wasn't until Cartoon Network put this fun song on TV again when I saw it. Everytime I hear it, I wanna go to the beach and surf even though I never surfed a day in my life

[@leninmercedes926]

Wow...... I really love this song. Brings back to my childhood. Rushing home from school. To put on Chanel 11 WPIX nyc. Late 1970,s.

[@mikeh66]

You know it!!!@

[@ricardohuff8774]

Never too late to see the classics, i love this. Miss going to the beach nowadays, didn't went back when i was 16.

[@imyanigmw]

Yo I remember them playing this all the time when the Cartoon Network first came out in the late 90s.

[@giovannicarter3076]

Exactly where I remember it from!!!

[@brandonpage7087]

Me too, but I remember seeing it in the mid '90s.

[@AndreaSantosdebrito-z1w]

Foi muito bom esse tempo que as crianças conheceram através desses desenhos cheio de alegria e ternura e muito bom rever essa época cheio de lembranças maravilhosas e vc que tem esse seu canal no KZbin . Parabéns trazer como pra mim e outras crianças Que passou esse período de alegria e saudades tenha uma ótima semana abençoados feliz

[@Stan0708]

Sou de 1990 essa música ficou na mente , era um bom desenho.

[@troyc4250]

I was part of the Rerun Squad while watching this on WPIX channel 11. By the time I saw this, Magilla was already in reruns and I was little Big Man in kindergarten. Sweet times. Thank you for posting this ...my eyes are leaking a little...

[@mikeh66]

Mine are leaking alot!!!!

[@troyc4250]

@@mikeh66hey bro just seeing your response totally understand

[@mikeh66]

Have you search for the song on KZbin? SOOOOOO MANY VIDEOS! 👍

[@troyc4250]

@@mikeh66yep. It’s incredible what you can find on KZbin from your childhood!

[@NickName-qh9dz]

Magilla was voiced by Allen Melvin, best remembered as Sam the butcher on the Brady Bunch.

[@67nairb]

And Barney Hefner on ALL IN THE FAMILY.

[@strongblkwoman3930]

I didn't know that. Hmmm... learn something new, everyday. 😁

[@MrLikecats]

And Sargent Hacker on Gomer Pyle.

[@x60hz]

And it seemed like he was always going head to head with Barney on Andy Griffith!

[@stephenholloway6893]

Though Magilla was probably the best known character he voiced.

[@RatBatSpiderCrab]

My all time favorite episode. I like this song. Wish someone will upload the lyrics

[@rashaancornell8831]

This is pure Classic Pop music!!.. Give me 60s, 70s, 80s 90s music all day and watch me breeze through this Pandemic without a care in the world!

[@terrancewalker5266]

Wow I remember this song when cartoon network came out growing up in the 90s

[@SchizoSkillz]

Thank you Cartoon Network for exposing the 90's kids to the fun that us older cats loved.

[@TeamPaidToDrive]

Yes! That’s where I remember this from!

[@gibbs615]

Yeah same here

[@Gerry50ify]

It was years before I found out that was Little Eva singing this! WOW!!!! 😃 And produced/arranged by Gerry Goffin and Carole King to boot! 😳😁

[@garygiampa4175]

hi great cartoon from 1965 the best I love it sounds so good thank you

[@monicacaldwell3000]

I haven't seen this song since the 70s. Brings me back to a simpler time.

[@thespanish21god86]

One of my All-time favorite cartoon songs!

[@nisa973]

thespanish21god I will be there at Penn station

[@codymann6152]

Yes indeed

[@RusstheTroubadour]

The one and only Little Eva..Great tune haven't heard it in years.

[@ryandalton2834]

Making with the Magilla Making with the Magilla Do you wanna do a dance that’s funky? (Making with the Magilla) I got something better than a monkey Follow me now I’ll show you how It’s as easy as peeling a banana Making with the Magilla (You want it?) Making with the Magilla (You got it) Making with the Magilla (You want it?) Making with the Magilla Squeeze her tight until she hollers “uncle” (Making with the Magilla) Stomp around just like you’re in the jungle Beat on your chest Then shake the rest Scratch your sides And you’re doing the Magilla Making with the Magilla (You want it?) Making with the Magilla (You got it) Making with the Magilla (You want it?) Making with the Magilla Well, we’re really gonna start to swing now (Making with the Magilla) Dance around and really do the thing now Starting to sway Hey, that’s the way You look fine, yeah You do it like you own it Making with the Magilla (You want it?) Making with the Magilla (You got it) Making with the Magilla ( Hey, you’re doing fine now) Making with the Magilla (You got it) Making with the Magilla (Hey, you’re really looking fine now) Making with the Magilla (You got it) Making with the Magilla (You want it?)

[@stevedavajon2194]

It's "squeeze her tighter till she hollers uncle"

[@HacksawHixx]

Thabk you! Ive been looking for the lyrics to this forever!

[@ryandalton2834]

@@HacksawHixx You’re welcome

[@mariusonita6997]

​@@HacksawHixxMe too. Now we cab sing it at home 😂

[@jithinkmohan2757]

Thank you, I was looking for the lyrics and couldn't find anywhere

[@eadecamp]

Magilla probably thought it would be another boring day at the pet store.

[@mrnobody2018]

Magilla: "making with the Magilla", that's me.

[@barbj9785]

Love this song. I had a 2 reel tape recorder in the 60s and I recorded this song when the show came on. I still have the song but they dont make little 2 reeler recorders any more. Was so happy to hear this. Little Eva sang it great.

[@nmulae]

That’s awesome!!!! I envy you!

[@bsquared4604]

haven't heard this in nearly 50 years, i remember loving this.

[@heisensaul5538]

I remember seeing this as a kid when they would replay the Magilla Gorilla cartoons on Cartoon network and this song has been stuck in my head since about 1994 lol Also a cool thing I remember is that Cartoon Network made this into a music video, and they would show it during commercial breaks once in a while.

[@donaldpalmer6625]

I think that was the best Magilla Gorilla cartoons of all time.

[@lashistoriasdejorge379]

2:21 "El rey del surf! Ese soy yo!" -Maguila al final (con la voz del tata Arvizu) Como olvidar ver este episodio un sábado por la noche allá por 2003, todos nos divertimos y hasta mi hermana se la aprendió, gracias Boomerang!

[@josephbevilacqua3363]

Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 - April 10, 2003), known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American pop singer, well known for her 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion". Although some sources claim that her stage name was inspired by a character from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she stated in an interview that she was named after her aunt, which prompted her family to call her "Little Eva".

[@sethcarlow8363]

Cool and Groovy song. fun to watch i love it.

[@TeamPaidToDrive]

I remember hearing this between shows on Cartoon Network in the Mid 90s!

[@MrBashpop]

I always wanted to know who did this song, and I found out quite by accident. In 1982 A friend was going through records he had from 1964, and he played what we thought would be "Opportunity" by The Jewels. It turned out to be "Making With The Magilla". I screamed out, "wow, I never thought I'd hear this again!!" and "It's not "Opportunity", that's for sure. My buddy had a way of looking up who sang particular tunes, so we looked up "Making With The Magilla", and it turned out to be Little Eva! Upon reflection I'm not surprised, as it certainly sounds like her! I would love this song even if it wasn't connected to the cartoon. Amazing, unexpected chord changes, cool guitar licks, and her voice!

[@johnclemente9168]

The Cookies on back-up!

[@ThePuffinTop]

1:31 Judy Jetson cameo or one of her ancestors Ironically Mr. Peebles resembles Mr. Spacely

[@67nairb]

too bad. I positvely hated Spacely. And worse, his voice was done by the legendary and versatile Mel Blanc. "The man of thousand voices." I absolutely liked him.

[@67nairb]

I thought the same too.Could you describe Judy Jetson's hair? Is it white or ashen blonde? White would suggest that she's an old woman. But white or ashen blonde, Judy is very pretty. Sabrina from Filmation's SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH had the same hair, but she was still hot.

[@michaeld599]

The Jetsons takes place in 2062 so the girl on the beach was George or Jane's great-grandmother since they are about 98 yeas apart.

[@phantastiklife675]

@@michaeld599 lmaaaaaaoooiii

[@arc1798]

ThePuffinTop theory

[@UNOwen1]

I know I'm not the only one who saw this first as a little kid, one afternoon, and really liked the song. At that time and age, that's pretty much all you knew. As I grew older, I developed a passion for mucic - in particular from the early 60s through to the mid 90s (there've been a few songs - very few - which have been of note, during the past decade or so, but by and large it's aural crap). I remember I was in a Tower Records (remember those?)? In LA,, and I saw this Japanese Little Eva compilation import, which featured this song. 'Til that moment, I hadn't connected them.. I really wish there was the cross-promotion there is now of this fun music back then, but, they didn't look at placing this track on a Hannah Barbera cartoon as anything serious (things sure have changed. Not all for the best), but if it was done today, there'd be a video of Ms Boyd doing the Magilla with Magilla on this site. Sigh...I watch this, and I'm transported back in time to when I was a kid - home from school - just watching some TV.

[@phallondavenport470]

Little Eva was wonderful singing this song. Rest in Peace Little Eva 1943-2003

[@1f5sda]

Gone too soon! :'-(

[@helenbestman5338]

Not much recognition. Color

[@floydbelljr.2119]

Recorded single in 1964 on Colpix Records D-1035. Written by T. Powers, J. Keller & E. Justin. Arranged by Carole King, Produced by Gerry Goffin. -- A rockin' bubblegum tune that sure takes me back, still cool today! I really dig that beat for sure!

[@shirleysapp1715]

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[@st.michael4511]

Dimension Records in the US, Colpix Records in the UK.

[@danisglover2909]

Thank you!

[@John80220]

Season 2 opener from the fall of '65, when the show moved from syndication to Saturday mornings on ABC.

[@sgrim]

John80220 is that the real history behind this? this song is AMAZING!

[@dalehoward8352]

I had no idea little Eva was singing this!

[@jeffreymay2726]

Little Eva awesomeness from 1964 plus Hanna Barbera - most excellent

[@DENAANN1000]

When I was in grade school this song rocked, take me back please. LOL

[@kim-homuddafukka4156]

I was an army brat living in Germany and they were soo behind on cartoons. I watched a lot of cartoonstv shows from the 70s…I was born in the 80s! This was definitely one of my favorites along with Limpy the lion and touché turtle 💕

[@lisabaxter7786]

Sharing is caring shared this

[@terrancebigham6765]

This is the only HB rock song I can listen to repeatedly; not like the other garbage! And Little Eva still had it where it counts!

[@brandonpage7087]

This was way before my time, as I'm a millennial, but i remember seeing this on Cartoon Network, all the time, in the mid '90s. So seeing this, brings back memories for me, too.

[@clarencscoats3634]

I had no idea this was sung by little eva!

[@broncosinclair9992]

that dance killed me back then, rocking back and forth

[@DavidLee-uf5sb]

I have tears in my eyes from the good memories of this song on HB😢🎶🎶

[@finster1968]

Brings back some great memories. RIP Little Eva. And the same for Allan Melvin, the voice of Magilla. Of course, Allan was even better known as Sam the Butcher from the Brady Bunch!

[@barbj9785]

Thanks for the connection between Magilla and Sam the Butcher.

[@finster1968]

BJ White - You’re welcome! Thank you for bringing me back to this post. I just corrected my sentence. I must’ve been hungover when I posted it. 😉

[@barbj9785]

@@finster1968 Thanks!

[@quad5186]

Cool tune , didn’t get PIX ! ( as a previous commenter mentioned . ) Missed a lot of these classics. This tune is so cool!!!

[@tanyakelly1260]

Wow when I was a kid I wanted this song thank you KZbin you brought my childhood memories love this song

[@TIZNYC]

my favorite episode. can't believe the quality of this vid...

[@525Lines]

Words fail me. A rare gem.

[@MuppetCore]

I went from Slipknot to this. 'Cause I'm cool like that.

[@SilvaFoxMC]

Word.

[@mysterion3182]

This song just popped in my head while I was working today

[@MutantsInDisguise]

Great song! I had it in my brain since I was a child.

[@SavageV1rgo]

​Ahh, WPIX-11 when the WTC was the 11. I'd stare at them from my bedroom window at my grandmother's apartment in Bronx River. Every Hanna Barbara cartoon has a musical interlude😂❤.

[@mariogiresi6792]

That’s the voice of Allan Melvin, Archie Bunker’s neighbor Barney Hefner on All In The Family.

[@nmulae]

Yes!!! He was perfect for the character!! Also was funny in All In The Family!! Sad to know that he and everyone else involved in this have all passed over the years.

[@saturn_rabbit_94.]

The last time i saw this video on Cartoon Network, it was back in 1996. I was 6 years old in elementary school when i first watched it. I even watched it at my dad's house at least a few times.

[@SchizoSkillz]

Who remembers when Cartoon Network released a CD of Rock bands playing old cartoon songs? Did anyone redo this one, cuz they should've! This is such an iconic song to all of us who grew up on Hanna-Barbera cartoons.

[@jasobres]

I honestly had no idea this was Little Eva singing, the same girl who introduced Carole King's Locomotion.

[@waltertowns1362]

YES YES YES I MISS BEING A KID BACK IN THE 1960S AND 1970S 😢😅 I LIKE THE WAY THEY ROCK BACK AND FORTH

[@howdavis1926]

I remember this like it was yesterday, love it.

[@JamesJones-is4ps]

This is still the best to watch to today it beat the crap out of the new shows

[@WalterBroda-y3e]

Hanna Barbara Is the best ever grew up watching them..

[@joshberman3659]

Wow! All this time I thought this song was performed by an all male rock band, but it's absolutely no where near that. It's absolutely performed by a black female recording artist named Little Eva! WOW! That is absolutely awesome! Man. Why can't a lot more female recording artists be a lot more like Little Eva? Especially performing songs not just for Disney but other cartoon companies as well like Hanna Barbera of course.

[@Greendragon7765]

This is a good song .

[@1f5sda]

I can't argue about that! :-)

[@67nairb]

yup.

[@aaronrbrundidge]

I have the Magilla Gorilla series on DVD. This is the only episode that doesn't appear. Shame!!!! Great stuff!!

[@MrOgstyler]

I found my cartoon.. Took me 20 years but I found it.

[@footslong]

Magilla is so cute in this video

[@Wolfmanluv]

I love this since i was a little kid, the red headed girl with the long hair looks like a teenage Pebbles Flintstone

[@mokhavstevarri8874]

Little Eva a vibe …

[@jada9298]

Wooow! 😄 Childhood Memories.

[@Petemonster62]

Too bad the Cartoon Network doesn't run more classic cartoons! I wonder if Little Eva has ever considered doing this song in her oldies shows?

[@jeffreysurrency4133]

Hah ha ha ....those kids do some REALLY COOL DANCES, in this song.

[@st.michael4511]

There was an actual Magilla dance. The record came in a picture sleeve with the Magilla instructions and dance steps on it. (I still remember how to do it!)

[@trucking604]

Sang by Little Eva, who also sang the original “Locomotion”.

[@junusvittoriopomicpic6408]

reminiscing when i was still in my rich childhood days 'twas in cartoon network.. i miss this songgives me nostalgic feeling haha

[@loisguardado1848]

I remember that show and that was incredible and cool song 😍😎🤘👌👍🥰💖.

[@loisguardado1848]

LOL I love that song 🎵😎🤘👌👍🥰💖

[@williamlangan5902]

As a kid, I noticed how long the ladies’ legs were and how low the guys’ stomachs were.

[@joelsims98]

I like how Cartoon Network turned this part into a music video.

[@Sparkina]

I remember this from when I was maybe seven or eight but I had no idea that was little eva singing