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
Directed by
Voices of
Composer(s)Hoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of episodes13 (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
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 12, 1981 (1981-09-12) –
September 4, 1982 (1982-09-04)

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

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 ScottOctober 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)

The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla:

Robotroll:
5"Trollyapolis 500 / Trollin the Magician"TBAOctober 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 ScottOctober 17, 1981 (1981-10-17)

The Great Troll Train Wreck:

Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga:
7"Treasure of Troll Island / Mirror, Mirror on the Troll"TBAOctober 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 ScottOctober 31, 1981 (1981-10-31)

The Empire Strikes Trolltown:

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

The Moth That Ate Trolltown:

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

Bermuda Trollangle:

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

Flooky and the Troll Burglar:

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

The Abominable Trollman:

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

Agent Double-O-Troll:

Pixlee and the Seven Trolls:

Broadcast history

Home media releases

No complete series DVD of the show is yet planned by Warner Archive.

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.
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