The Get Along Gang - Characters

Characters

The Get Along Gang franchise was loosely inspired by Hal Roach's Our Gang series of short films. The following six members of the gang were the core members:

  • Montgomery "Good News" Moose (Sparky Marcus) - The leader of the Get Along Gang who was sometimes awkward. Well-rounded, he excelled in athletics while tinkering in electronics and science.
  • Dotty Dog (Bettina Bush) - A cheerleader and second-in-command to Montgomery, who was not always careful.
  • Woolma Lamb (Georgi Irene) - An aspiring ballet dancer who seemed to be defined by her vanity. She was often seen carrying a mirror to admire herself.
  • Zipper Cat (Robbie Lee) - An athletic feline who was always playing the tough guy, despite being friendly to the rest of the gang.
  • Portia Porcupine (Sherry Lynn) - The youngest member of the Gang. She was very inquisitive, but tended to cry or throw tantrums when frustrated.
  • Bingo "Bet-It-All" Beaver (Scott Menville) - A prankster and gambler who was, on the other hand, quite nice.

Six other members of the gang did not make many appearances in the series, but they were regulars in merchandising and on storybooks:

  • Braker Turtle (Frank Welker/Don Messick) - Ironically, the fastest runner in Green Meadow. He enjoyed being hip, despite his nerdy appearance. Braker made occasional speaking appearances in the DIC cartoon series, usually as a friend of the gang kids, but did not appear to be a full-time member of the gang.
  • Rocco Rabbit - A reformed bully.
  • Rudyard Lion - A foreign-exchange student, who had a crush on Woolma.
  • Flora "Forget-Me-Not" Fox - An avid botanist and photographer who was extroverted despite appearing shy to others.
  • Bernice Bear - Very sensible and liked to keep things neat and tidy. She was also proficient in cooking and sewing.
  • Lolly Squirrel - Her father owned a candy factory. She tended to be a bit of a tattletale at times.

Two new members to the gang were added sometime after the thirteen television episodes were produced:

  • Hocus Hare and Pocus Possum - A pair of magicians.

The two regular villains of the show were the only non-mammals in the series (Braker excepted):

  • Catchum Crocodile (Timothy Gibbs) - A constant troublemaker who was always trying to take whatever he wanted, regardless of whose it was. More than once he tried to steal the Gang's clubhouse caboose.
  • Leland Lizard (Nicky Katt) - Catchum's dopey sidekick, who was sometimes not as dumb as he looked. In the pilot he was able to change color, but he showed no such ability in the series. His main clothes worn were his pants, suspenders, captain hat, and shoes. He later wears a shirt.

Other characters included:

  • Officer Growler (Don Messick) - A bulldog police officer.
  • Mr. Hoofnagel (Don Messick) - An old goat who owned and operated the local ice cream parlor.
  • Miss Deering (Sherry Lynn) - A deer who was the kids' teacher.
  • Susie (Sherry Lynn) - Bingo's pen pal, a squirrel who likes exercise.
  • Mayor Bascombe Badger - The mayor of Green Meadow.
  • Schneider Squirrel - Lolly's father and owner of the candy factory. Schneider appeared only in the Marvel comic book stories.

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