Gorillas In the Streets

Gorillas In the Streets is the eighteenth episode of the first season of The New Adventures of The Wild Thornberrys.

Summary
Eliza, Darwin, and Irwin are in a Gorilla breeding compound outside Los Angeles where they meet a gorilla named Karian who can communicate in sign language. She even has a pet kitten. Yes, a pet kitten! But somehow he's gone missing. So Eliza, Darwin, Irwin, and Marvin agree to help find Karian's pet kitten Oliver.

Main Cast

 * Lacey Chabert as Eliza Thornberry
 * Tom Kane as Darwin
 * Jason David Frank as Irwin
 * Bill Farmer as Marvin
 * Flea as Donnie
 * Danielle Harris as Debbie Thornberry
 * Tim Curry as Nigel Thornberry
 * Jodi Carlisle as Marianne Thornberry

Guest Stars

 * Ben Stiller as Matt Rainsford: A Biologist currently working with the gorillas.
 * Maryke Hendrikse as Karian: A huge but gentle and loyal gorilla. She was living under the supervision of Matt who was trying to prove how intelligent gorillas really are. She maybe gentle but can be fiercely protective of buds as proved when she fought to save the others from trouble.
 * Jackson Nicoll as Oliver: A little kitten and Karian's best friend.
 * Brian Bloom as King Knuckle: A crime-boss and the main enemy.
 * John DiMaggio as Dobus, King Knuckle's pet doberman.

Animals Featured in this Episode

 * Doberman
 * Domestic Cat
 * Mountain Gorilla

Quotes

 * Karian: My precious puss. My...

(she sobs)

Eliza; it's okay. W'd help.
 * Karian: Oh boy.
 * King Knuckle: You trespass on my territory. Those who do so must face King Knuckle. ME!
 * Dobus; You lot are gonna die.
 * Karian: Get your filthy paws away from my pals you dirty thug!
 * Darwin: Guess appearances can deceive.

Trivia

 * Karian and Oliver are based off on the gorilla Koko (who been taught to communicate with humans via sign language) and All Ball (Koko's pet kitten).
 * King Knuckle is based on Hun from 2003's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.
 * Karian demanding King Knuckle keeps his hands away from her pals and calling him a dirty thug is a parody of a well known quote from Planet of the Apes.