Potato Head Kids

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Potato Head Kids
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Genre Fantasy
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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes23
Production
Production companies Hasbro
Sunbow Productions
Marvel Productions
AKOM
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1986 (1986-09-24) 
February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25)

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.

Contents

Premise

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

Villains

Crew

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Abbad'Un in a Bottle"UnknownUnknownSeptember 24, 1986 (September 24, 1986)
2"The Case of the Fouled Up Pharaoh"UnknownDouglas BoothOctober 1, 1986 (October 1, 1986)
3"The Curse of the Silver Dragon"UnknownUnknownOctober 8, 1986 (October 8, 1986)
4"Follow the Chocolate Cake Road"UnknownUnknownOctober 15, 1986 (October 15, 1986)
5"The Great Candy Caper"Unknown George Arthur Bloom October 22, 1986 (October 22, 1986)
6"The Grin-Ness Book of Records"UnknownUnknownOctober 29, 1986 (October 29, 1986)
7"Horse Hide and Seek"UnknownDale HaleNovember 5, 1986 (November 5, 1986)
8"Left Foot Forward"UnknownJ. Brynne StephensNovember 12, 1986 (November 12, 1986)
9"One Potato Zoo Potato"UnknownDouglas BoothNovember 19, 1986 (November 19, 1986)
10"Pig Out"UnknownGeorge Arthur BloomNovember 26, 1986 (November 26, 1986)
11"Poltergeist Potatoes"UnknownDouglas BoothDecember 3, 1986 (December 3, 1986)
12"Pot of Gold"UnknownUnknownDecember 10, 1986 (December 10, 1986)
13"Potato Head Pirates"UnknownJ. Brynne Stephens and Michael ReavesDecember 17, 1986 (December 17, 1986)
14"Potatolympics"UnknownGeorge Arthur BloomDecember 24, 1986 (December 24, 1986)
15"Puff's New Job"UnknownDavid SchwartzDecember 31, 1986 (December 31, 1986)
16"Robin Potato Head"UnknownAntoni ZalewskiJanuary 7, 1987 (January 7, 1987)
17"Romancing the Rock"UnknownUnknownJanuary 14, 1987 (January 14, 1987)
18"Sam Spud, Private Eye"UnknownJoe CookJanuary 21, 1987 (January 21, 1987)
19"A Side Order of Soggy Spuds"UnknownDouglas BoothJanuary 28, 1987 (January 28, 1987)
20"Small Potatoes"UnknownDavid SchwartzFebruary 4, 1987 (February 4, 1987)
21"Spike Spiked"UnknownUnknownFebruary 11, 1987 (February 11, 1987)
22"Surfin' Potatoes"UnknownRowby GorenFebruary 18, 1987 (February 18, 1987)
23"The Trash Can Derby"UnknownJoe CookFebruary 25, 1987 (February 25, 1987)

Reception

In 2014, io9 listed it among twelve 1980s cartoons that supposedly did not deserve remembrance, heavily criticizing the basis of the series. [2]

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References

  1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  2. Bricken, Rob (November 11, 2014). "12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For". io9. Retrieved September 11, 2016.