Snorks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Snorks
Allstar Seaworthy
Genre	Animated series
Creator(s)	Freddy Monnickendam
Country of origin	Belgium
No. of episodes	65
Production
Running time	12 minutes per episode / 24 minutes per episode (later episodes)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC, Syndicated
Original run	1984 – 1989

Snorks was a comic book created by Belgian Nic Broca in 1982. "Snorks", the titular characters are a race of small, colorful, fictional beings that live in the underwater world of Snorkland. The comic was later adapted by Hanna-Barbera Productions into an American Saturday morning cartoon, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989. The cartoon was a mild success, compared to the popularity of Hanna-Barbera's The Smurfs (another adaptation from a Belgian comic).

The Snorks have snorkels on their heads, which are used to propel them swiftly through the water. When a Snork becomes excited his tube makes a "snork" sound. Like the Flintstones or the Smurfs, they have much of the same technology as humans, adapted to their own aquatic environment.

According to the Snork back-story, a few ventured to the surface in 1643, and watched a ship being attacked by pirates. The captain wound up in the water, and that was the first contact between the species. Since then, Snorks have adopted several human habits, such as wearing clothes.

For the third season (which premiered in syndication) in 1987, several changes were made to the series. The character Dimmy Finster was written out of the storylines, and three new characters were introduced: Corky (the Snork Patrol officer), and the series' new chief villains, Bigweed and his sidekick, Li'l Seaweed. Also, there are some episodes which take place on dry land, and the later episodes run in two parts.

[edit] Cartoon episode list

Season 1 (1984-1985)

1. Journey To the Source / Vandal Scandal (09.15.1984)
2. Hooked on a Felling/ The New Neighbors (09.22.1984)
3. Das Boot / Which Snork Snitched (09.29.1984)
4. Allstar's All-Star Band / Snorkymania (10.06.1984)
5. A Snorking We Will Go/ Now You Seahorse, Now You Don't (10.13.1984)
6. Snork Dance / Snork Marks the Spot (10.20.1984)
7. Junior's Secret / The Big Scoop (10.27.1984)
8. The Blue Coral Necklace / Up, Up and A Wave(11.03.1984)
9. Snorkin Surf Party / The Snorkness Monster (11.10.1984)
10. A Snork on the Wild Side / Allstar's Double Trouble (11.17.1984)
11. Fine Fettered Friends / Time Out for Sissies (11.24.1984)
12. Me Jo-Jo, You Daffney / The Old Shell Game (12.01.1984)
13. The King of Kelp/ Whale Tales (12.08.1984)

Season 2 (1985-1986)

1. Snorkitis is Nothing to Sneeze At / The Whole Toot and Nothing But the Toot (09.14.1985)
2. Chicken's of the Sea / Never Cry Wolf-fish (09.21.1985)
3. A Hard Day's Snork / Learn to Love Your Snork (09.28.1985)
4. Allstar's Fresh Water Adventure / Dr. Strangesnork (10.05.1985)
5. It's Just a Matter of Slime / Water Friends For? (10.12.1985)
6. Junior's Octopuppy / The Shape of Snorks To Come (10.19.1985)
7. Casey and the Doubleheader / The Ugly Yuckfish (10.26.1985)
8. Gills Just Wanna Have Fun / Guess What's Coming to Dinner (11.02.1985)
9. A Sign of the Tides / The Littlest Mermaid (11.09.1985)
10. I Squid You Not / The Backwards Snork (11.16.1985)

Season 3 (1987-1988)

1. All's Whale that Ends Well / Allstar's Last Hour (09.12.1987)
2. A Willie Scary Shalloween / Sea Shore Sideshow (09.19.1987)
3. Freeze Save our Town / Snip and Snap (09.26.1987)
4. Junior's Empire / The Golden Dolphin (10.03.1987)
5. It's Always Darkest Before the Snork / The Sand Witch (10.10.1987)
6. The Shady Shadow / Tooter Loves Tadah (10.17.1987)
7. Daffney's Ransom / Salmon Chanted Evening (10.24.1987)
8. Casey in Sandland / Reefberry Madness (10.31.1987)
9. A Farewell of Arms / Mummy Snorkest (11.07.1987)
10. Jo-Jo in Control / The Day the Ocean Stood Still (11.14.1987)
11. Chills, Drills and Spills / The Longest Shortcut (11.21.1987)
12. Taming of the Snork / Willie & Smallstar's Big Adventure (11.28.1987)
13. A Snork in a Gilded Cage / The Snorkshire Spooking (12.05.1987)

Season 4 (1988-1989)

1. Daffney's Not so Great Escape / Willie's Best Fiend (10.24.1988)
2. Day of the Juniors / Dr. Strangsnork's Bomb (10.25.1988)
3. A Starfish is Born / Ooze Got the Snorks (10.26.1988)
4. The Silly Snorkasaurus / Who's Who? (10.27.1988)
5. Battle of the Gadgets / Little Lord Occy (10.28.1988)
6. Junior's Fuelish Kelp Rush / The Boo Lagoon (10.31.1988)
7. How the Snork was Won / In Junior's Image (11.01.1988)
8. Robosnork (11.02.1988)
9. Summer and Snork (11.03.1988)
10. Allstar's Odyssey (11.04.1988)
11. In Greed we Trust (11.08.1988)
12. Jaws Says the Word (11.09.1988)
13. Prehissnorkic (11.10.1988)
14. Rhyme and Punishment (11.11.1988)
15. The Wizard of Ice (11.14.1988)
16. Big City Snorks (11.15.1988)
17. Nightmare on Snorkstreet (11.16.1988)
18. Robin Snork (11.17.1988)
19. Snorkerella (11.18.1988)
20. Snork Ahoy (11.21.1988)
21. The Daring Young Snork on the Flying Trapeze (11.22.1988)
22. Oh Brother! (11.23.1988)
23. The Story Circle (11.24.1988)
24. I'll Be Senior (11.25.1988)
25. The Day They Fixed Junior Wetworth (11.28.1988)
26. The First Snork in Space (11.29.1988)
27. Wish or Wish Out (11.30.1988)
28. All That Glitters is Not Goldfish (12.01.1988)
29. My Dinner with Allstar (12.02.1988)

[edit] Trivia

• Contrary to popular belief, Snorks was not based upon The Smurfs, although both originated in the same geographical area, Belgium. They both started out as comic books in that country and were later made into animated series by the American studio, Hanna-Barbara Productions.

• Snorks was spoofed in the fourth season episode Brian the Bachelor of the animated sitcom series Family Guy, where Allstar and Casey appeared in a sexually suggestive gag. [1]

• In the Metalocalypse episode "Dethcomedy", the main characters visit a comedy club, the comedian on stage delivers a monologue featuring snide references to cartoons from the 1980s including He-Man, Transformers, and Snorks in which he says "Remember Snorks? More like snore!"

[edit] External links

• Snorks at the Internet Movie Database
• 80's Child's Snorks page