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Potato Head Kids
Potato Head Kids.jpg
Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
Voices of Ian 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(s) Robert J. Walsh
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 23
Production company(s) Hasbro
Sunbow Productions
Marvel Productions
AKOM
Distributor Claster Television
Release
Original network Syndication
Original release September 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. It appeared on CBN Family Channel from 1989 to 1990, Family Channel from 1990 to 1995, and YTV from 1995 to 2003.

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

  • Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Kenneth Mars)
  • Mrs. Potato Head (voiced by Linda Gary)
  • Big Chip (voiced by David Mendenhall) - The leader of the Potato Head Kids.
  • Puff (voiced by Anne Marie McEvoy) - A bonnet-wearing potato.
  • Spud (voiced by Breckin Meyer) - A cowboy hat-wearing potato that talks like a cowboy.
  • Lumpy (voiced by Ian Fried) - A beanie hat-wearing potato.
  • Lolly (voiced by Kellie Martin)
  • Slick (voiced by Scott Grimes)
  • Spike (voiced by Scott Menville)
  • Smarty Pants (voiced by Susie Garbo) - A female potato in a green hair bow who is the smartest of the potatoes.'

Villains

  • Grease's Gang - A group of delinquents who are the main antagonists of the series
    • Grease - A kid who is the leader of his gang. He has a crush on Puff and tries to marry her in the Robin Hood episode.
    • Auna - A female member of Grease's gang.
    • Freezer - A large and strong member of Grease's gang.

Crew

  • Ginny McSwain - Voice Director

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 "Abbad'Un in a Bottle" TBA TBA September 24, 1986 (September 24, 1986)
2 "The Case of the Fouled Up Pharaoh" TBA Douglas Booth October 1, 1986 (October 1, 1986)
3 "The Curse of the Silver Dragon" TBA TBA October 8, 1986 (October 8, 1986)
4 "Follow the Chocolate Cake Road" TBA TBA October 15, 1986 (October 15, 1986)
5 "The Great Candy Caper" TBA George Arthur Bloom October 22, 1986 (October 22, 1986)
6 "The Grin-Ness Book of Records" TBA TBA October 29, 1986 (October 29, 1986)
7 "Horse Hide and Seek" TBA Dale Hale November 5, 1986 (November 5, 1986)
8 "Left Foot Forward" TBA J. Brynne Stephens November 12, 1986 (November 12, 1986)
9 "One Potato Zoo Potato" TBA Douglas Booth November 19, 1986 (November 19, 1986)
10 "Pig Out" TBA George Arthur Bloom November 26, 1986 (November 26, 1986)
11 "Poltergeist Potatoes" TBA Douglas Booth December 3, 1986 (December 3, 1986)
12 "Pot of Gold" TBA TBA December 10, 1986 (December 10, 1986)
13 "Potato Head Pirates" TBA J. Brynne Stephens and Michael Reaves December 17, 1986 (December 17, 1986)
14 "Potatolympics" TBA George Arthur Bloom December 24, 1986 (December 24, 1986)
15 "Puff's New Job" TBA David Schwartz December 31, 1986 (December 31, 1986)
16 "Robin Potato Head" TBA Antoni Zalewski January 7, 1987 (January 7, 1987)
17 "Romancing the Rock" TBA TBA January 14, 1987 (January 14, 1987)
18 "Sam Spud, Private Eye" TBA Joe Cook January 21, 1987 (January 21, 1987)
19 "A Side Order of Soggy Spuds" TBA Douglas Booth January 28, 1987 (January 28, 1987)
20 "Small Potatoes" TBA David Schwartz February 4, 1987 (February 4, 1987)
21 "Spike Spiked" TBA TBA February 11, 1987 (February 11, 1987)
22 "Surfin' Potatoes" TBA Rowby Goren February 18, 1987 (February 18, 1987)
23 "The Trash Can Derby" TBA Joe Cook February 25, 1987 (February 25, 1987)
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