Potato Head Kids
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Potato Head Kids was a TV show that aired in 1985. It was made to pair with a show called 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 Glo Friends
was played.
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.
My Little Pony (TV series)
My Little Pony is an American animated television series based on the My Little Pony toys released by Hasbro. The series featured as the first segment of a program called My Little Pony 'n Friends. The second segment would be an unrelated cartoon based on another Hasbro franchise - either Glo...
was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of Potato Head Kids, MoonDreamers
MoonDreamers
Moondreamers is an animated television series that aired in 1986 as part of the My Little Pony 'n Friends lineup. My Little Pony aired the first 15 minutes, and the second half rotated among MoonDreamers, Potato Head Kids, and Glo Friends...
, or Glo Friends
Glo Friends
Glo Friends are small glow-in-the-dark toys in the shape of insects and other small creatures that were made by Hasbro's Playskool division in the mid 1980s . Books were also made by Ladybird to accompany each Glo Friend...
was played.
Premise
Potato Head Kids was an outgrowth of the Mr. Potato HeadMr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head! is an American toy consisting of a plastic model of a potato which can be decorated with a variety of plastic parts that can attach to the main body. These parts usually include ears, eyes, shoes, a hat, a nose, and a mouth. The toy was invented and developed by George Lerner in...
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.
Characters
- Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Kenneth MarsKenneth MarsKenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein...
) - - Mrs. Potato Head (voiced by Linda GaryLinda GaryLinda Gary was an American voice actor and voice-over artist, who has worked on multiple animated projects.-Personal life:Linda Gary Dewoskin was born in California on November 4, 1944....
) -
Episodes
- Abbad'Un In A Bottle -
- The Case of the Fouled Up Pharaoh -
- The Curse of the Silver Dragon -
- Follow the Chocolate Cake Road -
- The Great Candy Caper -
- The Grin-Ness Book of Records -
- Horse Hide and Seek -
- Left Foot Forward -
- One Potato, Zoo Potato -
- Pig Out -
- Poltergeist Potatoes -
- Pot of Gold -
- Potato Head Pirates -
- Potatolympics -
- Puff's New Job -
- Robin Potato Head -
- Romancing the Rock -
- Sam Spud, Private Eye -
- A Side Order of Soggy Spuds -
- Small's Potatoes -
- Spike Spiked -
- Surfin' Potato Heads -
- The Trash Can Derby -
Cast
- Ian Fried - Lumpy
- Susie Garbo - Smarty Pants
- Linda GaryLinda GaryLinda Gary was an American voice actor and voice-over artist, who has worked on multiple animated projects.-Personal life:Linda Gary Dewoskin was born in California on November 4, 1944....
- Mrs. Potato Head - Scott GrimesScott GrimesScott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...
- Slick - Jody Lambert -
- Christina Lange - Tulip
- Kenneth MarsKenneth MarsKenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein...
- Mr. Potato Head - Kellie MartinKellie MartinKellie Noelle Martin is an American television actress who is known for her roles as Rebecca Thacher on Life Goes On, Christy Huddleston on Christy, Lucy Knight on ER, and Samantha Kinsey on Mystery Woman.-Early life:...
- Lolly - Anne Marie McEvoyAnne Marie McEvoyAnnie Marie McEvoy is a film and television actress.-Career:She is known for playing Kathy Santoni on Full House, a situation-comedy, television series....
- Puff - David MendenhallDavid MendenhallDavid Mendenhall is an American actor and former child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Space Raiders, Over the Top, The Transformers: The Movie and They Still Call Me Bruce.-Biography:...
- Big Chip - Scott MenvilleScott MenvilleScott David Menville is primarily an American voice actor, actor, musician, and comedian.-Early life and career:The son of Chuck Menville, he was bassist for the Southern California rock band Boy Hits Car, which released three albums until he left the band in 2006. He was with the group since...
- Spike - Breckin MeyerBreckin Meyer-Early life:Meyer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Dorothy Ann , a travel agent and former microbiologist, and Christopher William Meyer, a management consultant. As a child of divorced parents, he lived in California, Texas, West Virginia and New Jersey. He has an older brother,...
- Spud - Laura Mooney - Dimples
- Andrew PotterAndrew PotterAndrew Potter is a Canadian newspaperman and author, best known outside Canada for co-authoring The Rebel Sell, with Joseph Heath.Born in Teulon, Manitoba, Potter attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, before earning a BA in Philosophy at McGill University, then MA and Ph.D. degrees in...
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Alternate titles
- Greek dub: Βαβουροπατάτες (Vavouropatates)
- Spanish LA dub: Los Poteiros
- Norwegian dub: Potethodegjengen
External links
- Potato Head Kids at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...