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Trollkins
Genre
Directed by
  • George Gordon
  • Carl Urbano
  • Rudy Zamora
  • Ray Patterson (supervising director)
Voices of
Composer(s) Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 13 (26 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Editor(s) Gil Iverson
Running time
  • 21 minutes (whole)
  • 11 minutes (separate)
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12) – September 4, 1982 (1982-09-04)

Trollkins is a 1981 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired for one season on CBS. Essentially a cross between The Smurfs (which incidentally premiered the same day, September 12, 1981, in the same time slot at 8:30 ET) and The Dukes of Hazzard, it followed the misadventures of trolls Blitz, Pixlee, and Flooky.

Plot

The Trollkins are a race of small trolls 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 (voiced by 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, who spoke in spoonerisms. 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 incompetent and fumble-minded in maintaining order in Trolltown. Nevertheless, there was no complete love lost amongst the citizens of Trolltown, despite the escapades, including those involving a renegade motorcycle gang known as the Troll Choppers (much like that of the Chopper Bunch from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch) who terrorized the citizens of Trolltown from time to time, but were merely a nuisance, rather than a threat to everyone.

Cast

  • Michael Bell – Grubb Trollmaine
  • Bill Callaway – Slug
  • Jennifer Darling – Pixlee Trollsom, Deputroll Dotty
  • Marshall Efron – Deputroll Flake
  • Alan Oppenheimer – Sheriff Pudge Trollsom
  • Hank Saroyan – Afid
  • Steve Spears – Blitz
  • Frank Welker – Bogg, Flooky, Top Troll
  • Paul Winchell – Mayor Lumpkin

Additional voices

Episodes

No. Title Written by Original air date
1 "Trolltown Goes Trollywood / Trolltown Meets Kling Kong" Trolltown Goes Trollywood: Bob Ogle
Trolltown Meets Kling Kong: Dick Robbins
September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12)

Trolltown Goes Trollywood:

Trolltown Meets Kling Kong:
2 "The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus / The Trollerbear Scare" The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus: Jim Ryan
The Trollerbear Scare: Mark Evanier
September 19, 1981 (1981-09-19)

The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus:

The Trollerbear Scare:
3 "Escape from Alcatroll / The Trollness Monster" Escape from Alcatroll: Jeffrey Scott
The Trollness Monster: J.R. Young
September 26, 1981 (1981-09-26)

Escape from Alcatroll:

The Trollness Monster:
4 "The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla / Robotroll" The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla: Jeffrey Scott October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)

The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla:

Robotroll:
5 "Trollyapolis 500 / Trollin the Magician" Unknown October 10, 1981 (1981-10-10)

Trollyapolis 500:

Trollin the Magician:
6 "The Great Troll Train Wreck / Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga" The Great Troll Train Wreck: Jeffrey Scott October 17, 1981 (1981-10-17)

The Great Troll Train Wreck:

Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga:
7 "Treasure of Troll Island / Mirror, Mirror on the Troll" Unknown October 24, 1981 (1981-10-24)

Treasure of Troll Island:

Mirror, Mirror on the Troll:
8 "The Empire Strikes Trolltown / Raiders of the Lost Troll" The Empire Strikes Trolltown: Jeffrey Scott October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31)

The Empire Strikes Trolltown:

Raiders of the Lost Troll:
9 "The Moth That Ate Trolltown / Fine Feathered Lumpkin" Unknown November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07)

The Moth That Ate Trolltown:

Fine Feathered Lumpkin:
10 "Bermuda Trollangle / Supertroll" Bermuda Trollangle: Michael Maurer November 14, 1981 (1981-11-14)

Bermuda Trollangle:

Supertroll:
11 "Flooky and the Troll Burglar / Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume" Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume: Jeffrey Scott November 21, 1981 (1981-11-21)

Flooky and the Troll Burglar:

Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume:
12 "The Abominable Trollman / The Trollcat in the Trollhat" Unknown November 28, 1981 (1981-11-28)

The Abominable Trollman:

The Trollcat in the Trollhat:
13 "Agent Double-O-Troll / Pixlee and the Seven Trolls" Unknown December 5, 1981 (1981-12-05)

Agent Double-O-Troll:

Pixlee and the Seven Trolls:
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