The Smoggies | |
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Created by | Colin Thibert Gerald Potterton |
Developed by | Cinar |
Opening theme | "Smoggies and Suntots" by Joe Raposo |
Ending theme | "Smoggies and Suntots" (instrumental) by Joe Raposo |
Country of origin | Canada France |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Executive producers | Christine Larocque Jean Cazes Lila Cazès Micheline Charest Ronald A. Weinberg |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Cinar |
Original release | |
Network | Global Television Network Antenne 2 |
Release | 2 September 1989 – 25 February 1990 |
The Smoggies is a 1989–1990 animated children's television show by Cinar.
The show took place on or around the fictional Coral Island, and revolved around a group of island-dwelling people called the Suntots and a trio of polluting treasure hunters called the Smoggies. The Suntots spent much of their time defending their island paradise from the Smoggies, who polluted everything around them and lived on a coal-fired steam ship, the SS Stinky Poo, which polluted the water and air around the island. The Smoggies constantly tried to destroy the Suntots' home for their own benefits. [1]
Almost every episode had the environmentalist Suntots outsmarting the Smoggies' latest scheme, after which the Smoggies invariably hatched another scheme. Thus, the show also explains the importance of protecting the environment.
A recurring theme was their attempt to steal the island's "magic coral" (which the Smoggies believed granted eternal youth), or find some alternative way to maintain youth. The show often implied that the magic coral did not actually exist. The corals were just manifestations of the Smoggies' (mainly Emma's) greed and vanity.
In 1994, the show was rerun on HBO and various local broadcast channels, such as Florida's WTMV32, in the United States under the name Stop the Smoggies. [2] and in France, as SOS Polluards. [3] In Quebec, it was aired under the name Touftoufs et Polluards. The show was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ2 and in the United Kingdom on the BBC under its original Canadian title. It screened in New Zealand on afternoon television on TVNZ.
The following dates represent the first US broadcasts.
Season 1, Episode 1 Aired: September 2, 1989 Leader of The Pack The Smoggies turn a pack of whales against the Suntots. When the whales beach themselves, the Suntots come to the rescue. |
Season 1, Episode 2 Aired: September 3, 1989 Don't Bug The Bugs Emma's spraying of chemical pesticide backfires as the bugs grow to gigantic size. |
Season 1, Episode 3 Aired: September 9, 1989 Hair-Raising Tale Clarence empties a hair-remover into the Suntots water supply, causing all the Suntots to go bald. |
Season 1, Episode 4 Aired: September 10, 1989 Size Isn't Everything Clarence invents a growing potion to be used on Little, but Polluto uses it instead and turns into a giant. |
Season 1, Episode 5 Aired: September 16, 1989 Double Talk Another of Clarence's failed experiments results in Emma switching voices with whoever she hears. |
Season 1, Episode 6 Aired: September 17, 1989 Coral Cup The Smoggies enter the Coral Cup race, and attempt to sabotage the other boats so they can win. |
Season 1, Episode 7 Aired: September 23, 1989 A Smoggie's Birthday Clarence tries to harvest the fur from Cuddleups to make a fur coat for Emma. |
Season 1, Episode 8 Aired: September 24, 1989 A Long Way From Home The Suntots find a lost kiwi, and the Smoggies kidnap it and Sport because there's a map home in its backpack. |
Season 1, Episode 9 Aired: September 30, 1989 Goodbye Engine Number Nine President Boom decides to retire Engine No. 9 for the new Zoom Train, but it runs away out of control. The train tunnel caves in trapping the Smoggies alive. |
Season 1, Episode 10 Aired: October 1, 1989 The Big Heat Polluto turns up the Stinky Poo's boilers to maximum, causing the temperature on Coral Island to skyrocket. |
Season 1, Episode 11 Aired: October 7, 1989 Emma's Green Thumb Emma finds a rare flower that turns into a monster when planted in garbage. |
Season 1, Episode 12 Aired: October 8, 1989 Which Is Witch Emma pretends to be a witch and sends the Belching Fire Beast (Polluto in disguise) to set fire to the island. |
Season 1, Episode 13 Aired: October 14, 1989 You Are What You Eat Smoggies throw garbage into the sea, making Arnold the Shark sick and cranky. |
Season 1, Episode 14 Aired: October 15, 1989 No Small Problem Chemicals in the rain cause the Smoggies to shrink to tiny size. |
Season 1, Episode 15 Aired: October 21, 1989 The Not-So-Freshman Polluto tries going to the Suntots' Nature School, but misinterprets his assignments. |
Season 1, Episode 16 Aired: October 22, 1989 Dr. Jekyll and Mister Polluto (also known as Polluto the Suntot) Clarence creates a smart potion to be used on Polluto, but instead it inverts his personality and causes him to care about nature. |
Season 1, Episode 17 Aired: October 28, 1989 Snow Show The Smoggies find a baby dinosaur in the mountains, feed it a growing potion and make it rampage on Coral Island. |
Season 1, Episode 18 Aired: October 29, 1989 The Sounds of Music Cool makes a giant harp, but the vibrations from it cause damage. The Smoggies make an even bigger harp and threaten to destroy Suntot Town unless they get the Magic Coral. |
Season 1, Episode 19 Aired: November 4, 1989 The Purple Tide Clarence's shark repellent pollutes the ocean and causes everyone to sing and dance non-stop. |
Season 1, Episode 20 Aired: November 5, 1989 Dust To Dust The Smoggies harvest the clumpy grass on Coral Island to make a youth potion. But without the clumpy grass, the wind causes erosion. |
Season 1, Episode 21 Aired: November 11, 1989 Zombies of Coral Island Sweet Fruit Pies (made from contaminated fruit) cause the Suntots to turn into zombies and do whatever Emma says. |
Season 1, Episode 22 Aired: November 12, 1989 Ripe for the Picking Little gets sick, and the Suntots have to take some Sun Apples all the way around the island to ripen them so he can be cured. |
Season 1, Episode 23 Aired: November 18, 1989 Under The Rainbow The Suntots find a new kind of Rainbow Coral. Thinking it is the Magic Coral, Smoggies start harvesting it. |
Season 1, Episode 24 Aired: November 19, 1989 Turtle Trauma The turtles are due to lay their eggs on the Beach of the Whistling Sands. But Emma is feeling homesick, so Clarence builds her a replica city on the beach. |
Season 1, Episode 25 Aired: November 25, 1989 Never Cry Wolf Smoggies trick the Suntots into thinking Mt. Coral is about to erupt, hoping Princess Leela will take the Magic Coral with her when evacuating the town. |
Season 1, Episode 26 Aired: November 26, 1989 Bubble Mania Polluto likes blowing bubbles, so Clarence makes him a giant bubble machine. But these bubbles never pop, and endanger life on Coral Island... |
Season 1, Episode 27 Aired: December 2, 1989 President Boom The Suntots have an election for President of Coral Island. Emma also gets in the running. |
Season 1, Episode 28 Aired: December 3, 1989 Salt Story Clarence invents a machine to remove salt from sea water. But as the excess salt is dumped in Shark Bay, it endangers the wildlife. |
Season 1, Episode 29 Aired: December 9, 1989 Bee's Business Smoggies try to kidnap the bees on Coral Island so Emma can get the queen bee jelly. |
Season 1, Episode 30 Aired: December 10, 1989 Tot Trap The Smoggies trap all the Suntots at the beach, so they can look through Suntot Town for Magic Coral. |
Season 1, Episode 31 Aired: December 16, 1989 Wild Blue Yonder The Smoggies' refrigerator explodes making a hole in the Big Ozo. Aircraft get caught in an updraft and dangerous rays come through the hole from space. |
Season 1, Episode 32 Aired: December 17, 1989 Off To the Races Smoggies build a boat to enter the Suntot boat race. But the fumes from the boat poison the Suntots' fruit and Leela gets sick. |
Season 1, Episode 33 Aired: December 23, 1989 Magic Muddle Suntots have magic seeds that instantly grow trees. Meanwhile, Smoggies dam up the river to try to get the mud at the bottom. |
Season 1, Episode 34 Aired: December 24, 1989 A Trip To The Rain Forest The Smoggies cut down trees to make matchsticks, and inadvertently cause a forest fire. |
Season 1, Episode 35 Aired: December 30, 1989 Cool It The Smoggies dig up Star Sparkles, but in doing so also destroy the Cuddleups' home. They bribe Cool not to tell anyone by giving him a Star Sparkle. |
Season 1, Episode 36 Aired: December 31, 1989 A Feather In Her Cap Emma captures the plume birds to use their tail feathers for making hats. |
Season 1, Episode 37 Aired: January 6, 1990 Black Day In Suntot Town Clarence creates acid rain so he can sell umbrellas to the Suntots. |
Season 1, Episode 38 Aired: January 7, 1990 Seaweed Frenzy The Smoggies create belts out of the scales from radiant rainbow fish, and sell them to the Suntots. But without the fish to eat it, the seaweed starts growing out of control. |
Season 1, Episode 39 Aired: January 13, 1990 Anniversary Schmaltz Clarence harvests pearl oysters to make a necklace for Emma's anniversary. |
Season 1, Episode 40 Aired: January 14, 1990 Mushroom Menace The Smoggies accidentally release a cloud of fungal spores from an iceberg, causing an infestation of mushrooms on Coral Island. |
Season 1, Episode 41 Aired: January 20, 1990 Heat Wave Smoggies trick the Suntots into running on a treadmill to power an ice-making machine. Meanwhile, Emma hypnotizes Speed to try to get the Magic Coral. |
Season 1, Episode 42 Aired: January 21, 1990 Air Scare Smoggies try to create fuel oil from the rocks on Coral Island, but in doing so pollute the air. Anything exposed to the pollution becomes aggressive. |
Season 1, Episode 43 Aired: January 27, 1990 Dirty Soap The Smoggies fill the sea with soap causing the water to fog up and the underwater plants to overgrow so they can get the treasure Suntots were hunting. Meanwhile, Cookie tries to give Hobo a bath. |
Season 1, Episode 44 Aired: January 28, 1990 Polluto's Nightmare Speed and Leela sneak on board the Stinky Poo but are captured by Polluto. That evening, Polluto has nightmares about his past misdeeds... |
Season 1, Episode 45 Aired: February 3, 1990 Buried But Not Gone Polluto buries the waste fuel from Clarence's new machine on Coral Island. But the fuel emits rays that cause reversal sickness. |
Season 1, Episode 46 Aired: February 4, 1990 Target Practice Polluto discovers some old waste chemicals turn things to stone. He shoots animals with a water pistol to turn them into statues. |
Season 1, Episode 47 Aired: February 10, 1990 Cycles The Smoggies plant an orchard of cocoa trees using a super fertiliser. But the fertiliser causes the algae in the water to grow out of control. |
Season 1, Episode 48 Aired: February 11, 1990 Bouncy Briny Another of Clarence's failed youth potions causes the sea to turn to rubber. Suntots must save the stranded animals before they dry out. |
Season 1, Episode 49 Aired: February 17, 1990 Wave Goodbye The Smoggies' blasting for gold triggers a tidal wave that threatens to destroy Suntot Town. |
Season 1, Episode 50 Aired: February 18, 1990 Timber The Smoggies cut down an entire forest of trees to build Emma a house. But without the trees, rain washes mud into the water causing a flood. |
Season 1, Episode 51 Aired: February 24, 1990 Oil or Nothing Smoggies drill for oil on Coral Island, causing a huge oil slick and putting nature out of balance. |
Season 1, Episode 52 Aired: February 25, 1990 Deep Sleep The fumes from Clarence's new vehicle put Suntots and animals to sleep. |
On 26 September 2006, a DVD entitled Stop The Smoggies - Anti-Pollution Revolution DVD was released in Region 1. It contains the first four episodes of the series.
The main title theme in the English version was written by Joe Raposo, who also wrote themes for Sesame Street , Shining Time Station , Three's Company , and The Electric Company . This song was also composed by Judy Henderson, who also wrote themes for Arthur , Mona the Vampire , and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat .
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