Trollkins
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Trollkins is a 1981 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera
that aired for one season on CBS
. The show was inspired from The Dukes of Hazard and the Troll Dolls, only in Trolltown.
Basically, it was The Smurfs
(which ironically premiered the same day, September 12, 1981, on the same time slot (8:30 ET)) and the Dukes of Hazard in one show.
It followed the adventures (and misadventures) of Blitz, Pixlee, and Flooky. The other characters play an important part in the series.
s 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 (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, whose talk was similar to Revs from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
. 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 imcompetent and fumble minded in maintaining order in Trolltown nevertheless, there was no complete love lost amongst the citizens of Trolltown, despite the escapades, including a renegade motorcycle gang known as the Troll Choppers (much like that of the Chopper Bunch from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch) who terrorizes the citizens of Trolltown from time to time, which was nothing more than a nuisance than a threat to everyone.
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
that aired for one season on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. The show was inspired from The Dukes of Hazard and the Troll Dolls, only in Trolltown.
Basically, it was The Smurfs
The Smurfs (1981 TV series)
The Smurfs is an American animated television series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1981 to August 25, 1990...
(which ironically premiered the same day, September 12, 1981, on the same time slot (8:30 ET)) and the Dukes of Hazard in one show.
It followed the adventures (and misadventures) of Blitz, Pixlee, and Flooky. The other characters play an important part in the series.
Plot
The Trollkins are a race of trollTroll
A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, the term troll was a generally negative synonym for a jötunn , a being in Norse mythology...
s 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
Steve J. Spears
Steve J. Spears was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin...
), Pixlee (Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling is an American actress and voice actress. While her body of work as a voiceover artist greatly eclipses that of her on-stage career, she is, perhaps, nevertheless known best to most people as Peggy Callahan, the secretary to Oscar Goldman in the television series The Six Million...
), and their pet companion Flooky (voiced by Frank Welker
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
). Blitz's father Mayor Lumpkin (voiced by Paul Winchell
Paul Winchell
Paul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
) was somewhat of a short, incompetent, hot-headed, fumble-mouth of a mayor, whose talk was similar to Revs from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch is a 30-minute cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired for one season on NBC from September 7, 1974 to August 30, 1975...
. Pixlee's father Sheriff Trollsom (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer is an American character actor and voice actor. He has performed numerous roles on live-action television since the 1960s, and has had an active career doing voice work in cartoons since the 1970s.-Early life:...
), who was more mild-mannered than Mayor Lumpkin, and his two deputies Dotty and Flake (voiced by Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling is an American actress and voice actress. While her body of work as a voiceover artist greatly eclipses that of her on-stage career, she is, perhaps, nevertheless known best to most people as Peggy Callahan, the secretary to Oscar Goldman in the television series The Six Million...
and Marshall Efron
Marshall Efron
Marshall Efron is an American humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine...
) were just as imcompetent and fumble minded in maintaining order in Trolltown nevertheless, there was no complete love lost amongst the citizens of Trolltown, despite the escapades, including a renegade motorcycle gang known as the Troll Choppers (much like that of the Chopper Bunch from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch) who terrorizes the citizens of Trolltown from time to time, which was nothing more than a nuisance than a threat to everyone.
Episodes
- Trolltown Goes Trollywood/Trolltown Meets Kling Kong: 9/12/1981
- The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus/The Trollerbear Scare : 9/19/1981
- Escape From Alcatroll/The Trollness Monster: 9/26/1981
- The Troll Choppers Meet Frogzilla/Robotroll: 10/3/1981
- Trollyapolis 500/Trollin The Magician: 10/10/1981
- The Great Troll Train Wreck/Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga: 10/17/1981
- Treasure of Troll Island/Mirror, Mirror on the Troll: 10/24/1981
- The Empire Strikes Trolltown/Raiders of the Lost Troll: 10/31/1981
- The Moth That Ate Trolltown/Fine Feathered Lumpkin: 11/7/1981
- Bermuda Trollangle/Supertroll: 11/14/1981
- Flooky And The Troll Burglar/Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume: 11/21/1981
- The Abominable Trollman/The Trollcat in the Trollhat: 11/28/1981
- Agent Double-O-Troll/Pixlee And The Seven Trolls: 12/5/1981
Cast
- Michael Bell - Grubb Trollmaine
- William Callaway - Slug
- Jennifer DarlingJennifer DarlingJennifer Darling is an American actress and voice actress. While her body of work as a voiceover artist greatly eclipses that of her on-stage career, she is, perhaps, nevertheless known best to most people as Peggy Callahan, the secretary to Oscar Goldman in the television series The Six Million...
- Pixlee Trollsom, Deputroll Dotty - Marshall EfronMarshall EfronMarshall Efron is an American humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine...
- Deputroll Flake - Alan OppenheimerAlan OppenheimerAlan Oppenheimer is an American character actor and voice actor. He has performed numerous roles on live-action television since the 1960s, and has had an active career doing voice work in cartoons since the 1970s.-Early life:...
- Sheriff Pudge Trollsom - Hank Saroyan - Afid
- Steve J. SpearsSteve J. SpearsSteve J. Spears was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin...
- Blitz - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Bogg, Flooky, Top Troll - Paul WinchellPaul WinchellPaul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
- Mayor Lumpkin
Additional voices
- Jared Barclay -
- Mel BlancMel BlancMelvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
- - Scatman CrothersScatman CrothersBenjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980...
- - Peter CullenPeter CullenPeter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series...
- - Billie HayesBillie HayesBillie Hayes is an American actress best known for her comic portrayal as Witchie-poo on the Sid and Marty Krofft television series H.R. Pufnstuf. Her characteristic cackle and animated physicality were notable during the show's 17-episode run in 1969–70...
- - 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...
- - Don MessickDon MessickDonald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
- - Bob OgleBob Ogle (actor)Bob Ogle was a voice actor and a writer. Most characters he voiced are performed in the style of Bill Thompson's character Wallace Wimple from Fibber McGee and Molly....
- - Bob Sarlatte -
- Marilyn SchrefflerMarilyn SchrefflerMarilyn Schreffler was an American actress, who provided voice-overs for several animated TV programs, mostly for Hanna-Barbera Productions.-Life:Born in Concordia, Kansas, and had an affinity for cartoons since age 6...
- - Rick Segall -
- Hal SmithHal Smith (actor)Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts...
- - John StephensonJohn Stephenson (actor)John Stephenson is an American actor and voice actor. He has also been credited as John Stevenson...
- - Lennie WeinribLennie WeinribLennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
- - Alan YoungAlan YoungAlan Young is an English-Canadian actor and voice actor, best known for his role as Wilbur Post in the television series Mister Ed and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney films, TV series and video games...
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Broadcast history
- September 12, 1981-September 4, 1982 - CBS
- 1985-1991 - USA Cartoon Express
- 1992-2001 - Cartoon Network
- 2000-present - Boomerang (On occasions)
External links
- Trollkins 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...
- Trollkins at TV.com
- Trollkins at TV Party
- Trollkins at Toonarific