Trollkins
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Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) |
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Editor | Gil Iverson |
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Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 12, 1981 September 4, 1982 | –
Trollkins is a 1981 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired for one season on CBS. Essentially a cross between The Smurfs (which incidentally premiered the same day, September 12, 1981, in the same time slot at 8:30 ET) and The Dukes of Hazzard, it followed the misadventures of trolls Blitz, Pixlee, and Flooky.[1]
Plot[]
The Trollkins are a race of small trolls that had green, blue, and purple faces and lived in an underground, or rather in a tree, community called Trolltown. The episode plots follow the adventures of Blitz (voiced by Steve J. Spears), Pixlee (voiced by Jennifer Darling), and their pet companion Flooky (voiced by Frank Welker). Blitz's father Mayor Lumpkin (voiced by Paul Winchell) was somewhat of a short, incompetent, hot-headed, fumble-mouth of a mayor, who spoke in spoonerisms.[2] Pixlee's father Sheriff Trollsom (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer), who was more mild-mannered than Mayor Lumpkin, and his two deputies Dotty and Flake (voiced by Jennifer Darling and Marshall Efron) were just as incompetent and fumble-minded in maintaining order in Trolltown. Nevertheless, there was no complete love lost amongst the citizens of Trolltown, despite the escapades, including those involving a renegade motorcycle gang known as the Troll Choppers (much like that of the Chopper Bunch from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch) who terrorized the citizens of Trolltown from time to time, but were merely a nuisance, rather than a threat to everyone.
Cast[]
- Michael Bell – Grubb Trollmaine
- Bill Callaway – Slug
- Jennifer Darling – Pixlee Trollsom, Deputroll Dotty
- Marshall Efron – Deputroll Flake
- Alan Oppenheimer – Sheriff Pudge Trollsom
- Hank Saroyan – Afid
- Steve Spears – Blitz
- Frank Welker – Bogg, Flooky, Top Troll
- Paul Winchell – Mayor Lumpkin
Additional voices[]
- Jared Barclay –
- Mel Blanc –
- Scatman Crothers –
- Peter Cullen –
- Billie Hayes –
- Ken Mars –
- Don Messick –
- Robert Allen Ogle –
- Bob Sarlatte –
- Marilyn Schreffler –
- Rick Segall –
- Hal Smith –
- John Stephenson –
- Lennie Weinrib –
- Alan Young –
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Trolltown Goes Trollywood / Trolltown Meets Kling Kong" | Trolltown Goes Trollywood: Bob Ogle Trolltown Meets Kling Kong: Dick Robbins | September 12, 1981 | |
Trolltown Goes Trollywood: Trolltown Meets Kling Kong: | ||||
2 | "The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus / The Trollerbear Scare" | The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus: Jim Ryan The Trollerbear Scare: Mark Evanier | September 19, 1981 | |
The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus: The Trollerbear Scare: | ||||
3 | "Escape from Alcatroll / The Trollness Monster" | Escape from Alcatroll: Jeffrey Scott The Trollness Monster: J.R. Young | September 26, 1981 | |
Escape from Alcatroll: The Trollness Monster: | ||||
4 | "The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla / Robotroll" | The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla: Jeffrey Scott | October 3, 1981 | |
The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla: Robotroll: | ||||
5 | "Trollyapolis 500 / Trollin the Magician" | TBA | October 10, 1981 | |
Trollyapolis 500: Trollin the Magician: | ||||
6 | "The Great Troll Train Wreck / Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga" | The Great Troll Train Wreck: Jeffrey Scott | October 17, 1981 | |
The Great Troll Train Wreck: Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga: | ||||
7 | "Treasure of Troll Island / Mirror, Mirror on the Troll" | TBA | October 24, 1981 | |
Treasure of Troll Island: Mirror, Mirror on the Troll: | ||||
8 | "The Empire Strikes Trolltown / Raiders of the Lost Troll" | The Empire Strikes Trolltown: Jeffrey Scott | October 31, 1981 | |
The Empire Strikes Trolltown: Raiders of the Lost Troll: | ||||
9 | "The Moth That Ate Trolltown / Fine Feathered Lumpkin" | TBA | November 7, 1981 | |
The Moth That Ate Trolltown: Fine Feathered Lumpkin: | ||||
10 | "Bermuda Trollangle / Supertroll" | Bermuda Trollangle: Michael Maurer | November 14, 1981 | |
Bermuda Trollangle: Supertroll: | ||||
11 | "Flooky and the Troll Burglar / Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume" | Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume: Jeffrey Scott | November 21, 1981 | |
Flooky and the Troll Burglar: Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume: | ||||
12 | "The Abominable Trollman / The Trollcat in the Trollhat" | TBA | November 28, 1981 | |
The Abominable Trollman: The Trollcat in the Trollhat: | ||||
13 | "Agent Double-O-Troll / Pixlee and the Seven Trolls" | TBA | December 5, 1981 | |
Agent Double-O-Troll: Pixlee and the Seven Trolls: |
Broadcast history[]
- September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982 – CBS
- 1985–91 – USA Cartoon Express
- 1992–2001 – Cartoon Network
- April 1, 2000–10 – Boomerang (on occasions)
References[]
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 874–875. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 237. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
External links[]
- Trollkins at Internet Movie Database
- Fictional trolls
- 1980s American animated television series
- 1981 American television series debuts
- 1982 American television series endings
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- CBS original programming
- English-language television shows
- Television series by Hanna-Barbera