Potato Head Kids
| Potato Head Kids | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Fantasy Comedy |
| Voices of | Ina Fried Susie Garbo Linda Gary Scott Grimes Jody Lambert Christina Lange Kenneth Mars Kellie Martin Anne Marie McEvoy David Mendenhall Scott Menville Breckin Meyer Laura Mooney Andrew Potter |
| Composer | Robert J. Walsh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Hasbro Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions AKOM |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 24, 1986 – February 25, 1987 |
Potato Head Kids is an American animated television series that aired in 1986. It was made to pair with My Little Pony 'n Friends. An episode of My Little Pony was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of Potato Head Kids, MoonDreamers, or The Glo Friends was played.[1] It appeared on CBN Family Channel from 1989 to 1990.
Premise
[edit]Potato Head Kids was an outgrowth of the Mr. Potato Head character franchise. Mr. Potato Head now played an adult figure in the lives of the title kids, a varied bunch of anthropomorphic potatoes with different personalities. The Potato Head Kids do a lot of things in their life while also clashing with a gang of potato-hating delinquents led by Grease.
Characters
[edit]- Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Kenneth Mars)
- Mrs. Potato Head (voiced by Linda Gary)
- Big Chip (voiced by David Mendenhall) - The leader of the Potato Head Kids.
- Puff (voiced by Anne Marie McEvoy) - A bonnet-wearing potato.
- Spud (voiced by Breckin Meyer) - A cowboy hat-wearing potato that talks like a cowboy.
- Lumpy (voiced by Ina Fried) - A beanie hat-wearing potato.
- Lolly (voiced by Kellie Martin)
- Slick (voiced by Scott Grimes)
- Spike (voiced by Scott Menville)
- Smarty Pants (voiced by Susie Garbo) - A female potato in a green hair bow who is the smartest of the potatoes.
Villains
[edit]- Grease's Gang - A group of delinquents who are the main antagonists of the series
- Grease - A kid who is the leader of his gang. He has a crush on Puff and tries to marry her in the Robin Hood episode.
- Auna - A female member of Grease's gang.
- Freezer - A large and strong member of Grease's gang.
Crew
[edit]- Ginny McSwain - Voice Director
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Abbad'Un in a Bottle" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 2 | "The Case of the Fouled Up Pharaoh" | TBD | Douglas Booth | not a number value |
| 3 | "The Curse of the Silver Dragon" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 4 | "Follow the Chocolate Cake Road" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 5 | "The Great Candy Caper" | TBD | George Arthur Bloom | not a number value |
| 6 | "The Grin-Ness Book of Records" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 7 | "Horse Hide and Seek" | TBD | Dale Hale | not a number value |
| 8 | "Left Foot Forward" | TBD | J. Brynne Stephens | not a number value |
| 9 | "One Potato Zoo Potato" | TBD | Douglas Booth | not a number value |
| 10 | "Pig Out" | TBD | George Arthur Bloom | not a number value |
| 11 | "Poltergeist Potatoes" | TBD | Douglas Booth | not a number value |
| 12 | "Pot of Gold" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 13 | "Potato Head Pirates" | TBD | J. Brynne Stephens and Michael Reaves | not a number value |
| 14 | "Potatolympics" | TBD | George Arthur Bloom | not a number value |
| 15 | "Puff's New Job" | TBD | David Schwartz | not a number value |
| 16 | "Robin Potato Head" | TBD | Antoni Zalewski | not a number value |
| 17 | "Romancing the Rock" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 18 | "Sam Spud, Private Eye" | TBD | Joe Cook | not a number value |
| 19 | "A Side Order of Soggy Spuds" | TBD | Douglas Booth | not a number value |
| 20 | "Small Potatoes" | TBD | David Schwartz | not a number value |
| 21 | "Spike Spiked" | TBD | TBD | not a number value |
| 22 | "Surfin' Potatoes" | TBD | Rowby Goren | not a number value |
| 23 | "The Trash Can Derby" | TBD | Joe Cook | not a number value |
Reception
[edit]In 2014, io9 listed it among twelve 1980s cartoons that supposedly did not deserve remembrance, heavily criticizing the basis of the series.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Bricken, Rob (November 11, 2014). "12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For". io9. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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Categories:
- 1980s American animated television series
- 1986 American animated television series debuts
- 1987 American television series endings
- American children's animated adventure television series
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- American English-language television shows
- Animated television series about children
- First-run syndicated animated television series
- Mr. Potato Head
- Television shows based on Hasbro toys
- The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 1990) original programming
- Television series by Sunbow Entertainment
- Television series by Marvel Productions
- Television series by Claster Television