Trollkins

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.[1]

Trollkins
Genre	Fantasy Comedy
Directed by	George Gordon Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Ray Patterson (supervising director)
Voices of	Michael Bell Bill Callaway Jennifer Darling Marshall Efron Alan Oppenheimer Hank Saroyan Steve Spears Frank Welker Paul Winchell
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13 (26 segments)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producers	Kay Wright Iwao Takamoto (creative producer)
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	21 minutes (whole) 11 minutes (separate)
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982

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.[2] 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

• Jared Barclay –
• Mel Blanc –
• Scatman Crothers –
• Peter Cullen –
• Billie Hayes –
• Ken Mars –
• Don Messick –
• Robert Allen Ogle –
• Bob Sarlatte –
• Marilyn Schreffler –
• Rick Segall –
• Hal Smith –
• John Stephenson –
• Lennie Weinrib –
• Alan Young –

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
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
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
Escape from Alcatroll: The Trollness Monster:
4	"The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla / Robotroll"	The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla: Jeffrey Scott	October 3, 1981
The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla: Robotroll:
5	"Trollyapolis 500 / Trollin the Magician"	TBA	October 10, 1981
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
The Great Troll Train Wreck: Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga:
7	"Treasure of Troll Island / Mirror, Mirror on the Troll"	TBA	October 24, 1981
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
The Empire Strikes Trolltown: Raiders of the Lost Troll:
9	"The Moth That Ate Trolltown / Fine Feathered Lumpkin"	TBA	November 7, 1981
The Moth That Ate Trolltown: Fine Feathered Lumpkin:
10	"Bermuda Trollangle / Supertroll"	Bermuda Trollangle: Michael Maurer	November 14, 1981
Bermuda Trollangle: Supertroll:
11	"Flooky and the Troll Burglar / Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume"	Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume: Jeffrey Scott	November 21, 1981
Flooky and the Troll Burglar: Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume:
12	"The Abominable Trollman / The Trollcat in the Trollhat"	TBA	November 28, 1981
The Abominable Trollman: The Trollcat in the Trollhat:
13	"Agent Double-O-Troll / Pixlee and the Seven Trolls"	TBA	December 5, 1981
Agent Double-O-Troll: Pixlee and the Seven Trolls:

Broadcast history

• September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982 – CBS
• 1985–91 – USA Cartoon Express
• 1992–2001 – Cartoon Network
• April 1, 2000–10 – Boomerang (on occasions)

References

1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 874–875. ISBN 978-1476665993.
2. Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 237. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

External links

• Trollkins at Internet Movie Database