The original Marsupilami comics by Andre Franquin did not have a speaking Marsupilami. And Maurice the purple gorilla was an original character created for Disney.
It was seen on the Sunday Night Sneak Peek of Toon Disney on Disney Channel from December of 1998 March of 2000.
It was also seen on Toon Disney Sneak peek on The Intro Network.
Several Marsupilami clips are featured on the meme app, Pinata Farms.
On October 22, 2021, Marsupilami officially got a text to speech via Uberduck.