Potato Head Kids

*Potato Head Kids*
Potato Head Kids
Genre	Fantasy
Voices of	Ina 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	Robert J. Walsh
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	23
Production
Production companies	Hasbro; Sunbow Productions; Marvel Productions; AKOM
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 24, 1986 –; February 25, 1987

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.^[1] It appeared on CBN Family Channel from 1989 to 1990.

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 Ina 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"	Unknown	Unknown	September 24, 1986 (September 24, 1986)
2	"The Case of the Fouled Up Pharaoh"	Unknown	Douglas Booth	October 1, 1986 (October 1, 1986)
3	"The Curse of the Silver Dragon"	Unknown	Unknown	October 8, 1986 (October 8, 1986)
4	"Follow the Chocolate Cake Road"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1986 (October 15, 1986)
5	"The Great Candy Caper"	Unknown	George Arthur Bloom	October 22, 1986 (October 22, 1986)
6	"The Grin-Ness Book of Records"	Unknown	Unknown	October 29, 1986 (October 29, 1986)
7	"Horse Hide and Seek"	Unknown	Dale Hale	November 5, 1986 (November 5, 1986)
8	"Left Foot Forward"	Unknown	J. Brynne Stephens	November 12, 1986 (November 12, 1986)
9	"One Potato Zoo Potato"	Unknown	Douglas Booth	November 19, 1986 (November 19, 1986)
10	"Pig Out"	Unknown	George Arthur Bloom	November 26, 1986 (November 26, 1986)
11	"Poltergeist Potatoes"	Unknown	Douglas Booth	December 3, 1986 (December 3, 1986)
12	"Pot of Gold"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1986 (December 10, 1986)
13	"Potato Head Pirates"	Unknown	J. Brynne Stephens and Michael Reaves	December 17, 1986 (December 17, 1986)
14	"Potatolympics"	Unknown	George Arthur Bloom	December 24, 1986 (December 24, 1986)
15	"Puff's New Job"	Unknown	David Schwartz	December 31, 1986 (December 31, 1986)
16	"Robin Potato Head"	Unknown	Antoni Zalewski	January 7, 1987 (January 7, 1987)
17	"Romancing the Rock"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1987 (January 14, 1987)
18	"Sam Spud, Private Eye"	Unknown	Joe Cook	January 21, 1987 (January 21, 1987)
19	"A Side Order of Soggy Spuds"	Unknown	Douglas Booth	January 28, 1987 (January 28, 1987)
20	"Small Potatoes"	Unknown	David Schwartz	February 4, 1987 (February 4, 1987)
21	"Spike Spiked"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 1987 (February 11, 1987)
22	"Surfin' Potatoes"	Unknown	Rowby Goren	February 18, 1987 (February 18, 1987)
23	"The Trash Can Derby"	Unknown	Joe Cook	February 25, 1987 (February 25, 1987)

Reception

In 2014, io9 listed it among twelve 1980s cartoons that supposedly did not deserve remembrance, heavily criticizing the basis of the series.^[2]

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Bricken, Rob (November 11, 2014). "12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For". io9. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

External links

Potato Head Kids at IMDb

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[2] Bricken, Rob (November 11, 2014). "12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For". io9. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

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