History WesternAnimation / Trollkins

Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', Creator/DicEntertainment's 2005 animated series based on Troll dolls, or Creator/DreamWorks' ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'', a 2016 CGI movie also based on Troll dolls.

A Creator/HannaBarbera production, ''Trollkins'' was a 1981 animated series premiering on September 12, 1981. Taking inspiration from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' and the Troll doll merchandise, ''Trollkins'' ran for one season on Creator/{{CBS}}. It had only 13 half-hour episodes, but each was split into two segments, so technically there were 26 episodes.

* ShoutOut: Most of the episode titles ‘''[[Film/KingKong Trolltown Meets Kling Kong]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/EscapeFromAlcatraz Escape from Alcatroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/RoboCop Robotroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} The Troll Choppers Meet Frogzilla]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TreasureIsland Treasure of Troll Island]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The Empire Strikes Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Troll]]'',’ ‘''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115919/ The Moth That Ate Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Supertroll, Too]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TheCatInTheHat The Trollcat i]][[WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHat n the Trollhat]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/JamesBond Agent Double]][[Film/JamesBond -O-Troll]]''’ and ‘''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Pixle]][[WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs e and t]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs he Sev]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite1933 en Trolls]]''.’

* ShoutOut: Most of the episode titles ‘''[[Film/KingKong Trolltown Meets Kling Kong]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/EscapeFromAlcatraz Escape from Alcatroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/RoboCop Robotroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} The Troll Choppers Meet Frogzilla]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TreasureIsland Treasure of Troll Island]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The Empire Strikes Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Troll]]'',’ ‘''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115919/ The Moth That Ate Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Supertroll, Too]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TheCatInTheHat The Trollcat i]][[WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHat n the Trollhat]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/JamesBond Agent Double]][[Film/JamesBond -O-Troll]]''’ and ‘''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Pixle]][[WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs e and t]][[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs he Sev]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite en Trolls]]''.’

* ShoutOut: Most of the episode titles ‘''[[Film/KingKong Trolltown Meets Kling Kong]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/EscapeFromAlcatraz Escape from Alcatroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/RoboCop Robotroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} The Troll Choppers Meet Frogzilla]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TreasureIsland Treasure of Troll Island]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The Empire Strikes Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Troll]]'',’ ‘''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115919/ The Moth That Ate Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Supertroll, Too]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TheCatInTheHat The Trollcat i]][[WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHat n the Trollhat]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/JamesBond Agent Double]][[Film/JamesBond -O-Troll]]''’ and ‘''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Pixle]][[CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs e and t]][[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs he Sev]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite en Trolls]]''.’

* XMeetsY: The show’s essentially a cross between ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]''.
** Coincidentally, some of the cast even worked on the ''Smurfs'':\\
Creator/MichaelBell[[labelnote:character(s)]]Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf and Johan[[/labelnote]], William ‘Bill’ Callaway[[labelnote:character(s)]]Painter Smurf and Clumsy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Jennifer Darling[[labelnote:character(s)]]Princess Savina[[/labelnote]], Marshall Efron[[labelnote:character(s)]]Sloppy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Alan Oppenheimer[[labelnote:character(s)]]Vanity Smurf, Homnibus and Father Time[[/labelnote]], Creator/FrankWelker[[labelnote:character(s)]]Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Wild Smurf, Puppy, Peewit and various others[[/labelnote]] and Creator/PaulWinchell[[labelnote:character(s)]]Gargamel, Baby Smurf and Nosy Smurf[[/labelnote]].\\
Other ''Smurfs'' voice actors Creator/MelBlanc[[labelnote:character(s)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Creator/PeterCullen[[labelnote:character(s)]]Zeus[[/labelnote]], Kenneth Mars[[labelnote:character(s)]]King Bullrush, Yves and Julius Geezer[[/labelnote]], Creator/DonMessick[[labelnote:character(s)]]Papa Smurf, Dreamy Smurf, Azrael, Sweepy Smurf, Sickly Smurf and various others[[/labelnote]], Marilyn Schreffler[[labelnote:character(s)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Hal Smith[[labelnote:character(s)]]Sludge[[/labelnote]], John Stephenson[[labelnote:character(s)]]Treasure Imp and The Spirit of the Ancient Trolls[[/labelnote]], Lennie Weinrib[[labelnote:character(s)]]Bigmouth[[/labelnote]] and Creator/AlanYoung[[labelnote:character(s)]]Farmer Smurf, Miner Smurf, Scaredy Smurf and Weakling Smurf[[/labelnote]] provided additional voices.

A Creator/HannaBarbera production, '''''Trollkins''''' was a 1981 animated series premiering on September 12, 1981, which coincidentally was the same day ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]'' aired, both in the 8:30 a.m. ET time slot, no less!\\
Getting back to topic, taking inspiration from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' and the ''Troll Dolls'' merchandise, '''''Trollkins''''' ran for one season on Creator/{{CBS}}. It had only 13 half-hour episodes, but each was split into two segments, so technically there were 26 episodes.

Anyways, the trolls are basically a race of different-colored beings living in a tree community called “Trolltown.” The show’s plot follows the adventures and misadventures of Blitz, Pixlee and their pet dog, Flooky. Other residents include Blitz’ father, the somewhat short, incompetent, hot-headed, fumble-mouth Mayor Lumpkin; Pixlee’s father, Sheriff Trollsom, who’s more mild-mannered, and the sheriff's two deputies that are just as incompetent and fumble minded in maintaining order. There’s also a renegade motorcycle nuisance gang known as the ‘Troll Choppers’, who terrorized the Trolltown denizens from time to time. Nonetheless, despite the escapades of each plot, there was no complete love lost amongst the trolls.

* [[TalkingToHimself Trolling to Himself]]: Oh, about half the cast:
** Jennifer Darling as Pixlee Trollsom & Deputroll Dolly.
** Creator/FrankWelker as Bogg, Flooky & Top Troll

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tro1.jpg

A Creator/HannaBarbera production, '''''Trollkins''''' was a 1981 animated series premiering September 12, 1981, which coincidentally was the same day ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]'' aired, both in the time 8:30 ET time slot no less!\\
Getting back to topic, taking inspiration from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' and the ''Troll Dolls'' merchandise, '''''Trollkins''''' ran for one season on Creator/{{CBS}}, having only thirteen episodes but each were split into two segments, so technically twenty six episodes.

Anyways, the trolls are basically a race of different colored beings living in a tree community called “Trolltown.” The shows’ plot follows the adventures and misadventures of Blitz, Pixlee and their pet companion Flooky. Other residents include Blitz’ father, the somewhat of a short, incompetent, hot-headed, fumble-mouth Mayor Lumpkin, Pixlee’s father Sheriff Trollsom who’s more mild-mannered along with his two deputies that are just as incompetent and fumble minded in maintaining order. There’s also a renegade motorcycle nuisance gang known as the ‘Troll Choppers’ who terrorized the ‘Trolltown” denizens from time to time. Nonetheless, despite the escapades of each plot, there was no complete love lost amongst the trolls.

* [[{{Expy}} Expies]] / CaptainErsatz: Titular trolls for ''Franchise/TheSmurfs''.

* ShoutOut: Most of the episode titles ‘''[[Film/KingKong Trolltown Meets Kling Kong]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/EscapeFromAlcatraz Escape From Alcatroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/RoboCop Robotroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} The Troll Choppers Meet Frogzilla]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TreasureIsland Treasure of Troll Island]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The Empire Strikes Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Troll]]'',’ ‘''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115919/ The Moth That Ate Trolltown]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Supertroll]]'',’ ‘''[[Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/TheCatInTheHat The Trollcat i]][[WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHat n the Trollhat]]'',’ ‘''[[Literature/JamesBond Agent Double]][[Film/JamesBond -O-Troll]]''’ and ‘''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Pixle]][[CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs e And T]][[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs he Sev]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite en Trolls]]''.’

* [[TalkingToHimself Trolling to Himself]]: Oh about half the cast:
** Jennifer Darling as Pixlee Trollsom & Deputroll Dotty.

Other ''Smurfs'' cast Creator/MelBlanc[[labelnote:character(s)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Creator/PeterCullen[[labelnote:character(s)]]Zeus[[/labelnote]], Kenneth Mars[[labelnote:character(s)]]King Bullrush, Yves and Julius Geezer[[/labelnote]], Creator/DonMessick[[labelnote:character(s)]]Papa Smurf, Dreamy Smurf, Azrael, Sweepy Smurf, Sickly Smurf and various others[[/labelnote]], Marilyn Schreffler[[labelnote:character(s)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Hal Smith[[labelnote:character(s)]]Sludge[[/labelnote]], John Stephenson[[labelnote:character(s)]]Treasure Imp and The Spirit of the Ancient Trolls[[/labelnote]], Lennie Weinrib[[labelnote:character(s)]]Bigmouth[[/labelnote]] and Creator/AlanYoung[[labelnote:character(s)]]Farmer Smurf, Miner Smurf, Scaredy Smurf and Weakling Smurf[[/labelnote]] provided additional voices.

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* [[TalkingToHimself Trolling to Himself]]: Oh . . . Just aBout half the cast:

* [[TalkingToHimself Trolling to Himself]]: About half the cast.

Anyways, the trolls are basically a race of different colored beings living in a tree community called “Trolltown.” The shows’ plot follows the adventures and misadventures of Blitz, Pixlee whose father and their pet companion Flooky. Other residents include Blitz’ father, the somewhat of a short, incompetent, hot-headed, fumble-mouth Mayor Lumpkin, Pixlee’s father Sheriff Trollsom who’s more mild-mannered along with his two deputies that are just as incompetent and fumble minded in maintaining order. There’s also a renegade motorcycle nuisance gang known as the ‘Troll Choppers’ who terrorized the ‘Trolltown” denizens from time to time. Nonetheless, despite the escapades of each plot, there was no complete love lost amongst the trolls.

** Jennifer Darlking as Pixlee Trollsom & Deputroll Dotty.

A Creator/HannaBarbera production, '''''Trollkins''''' was a 1981 animated series premiering September 12, 1981, which coincidentally was the same day ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]'' aired, both in the time 8:30 ET time slot no less!\\

A Creator/HannaBarbera production, '''''Trollkins''''' was a 1981 animated series premiering September 12, 1981, which coincidentally was the same day ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]'' aired, both in the time 8:30 ET time slot no less! Getting back to topic, taking inspiration from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' and the ''Troll Dolls'' merchandise, '''''Trollkins''''' ran for one season on Creator/{{CBS}}, having only thirteen episodes but each were split into two segments, so technically twenty six episodes.

Creator/MichaelBell[[labelnote:character(s)]]Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf and Johan[[/labelnote]], William ‘Bill’ Callaway[[labelnote:character(s)]]Painter Smurf and Clumsy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Jennifer Darling[[labelnote:character(s)]]Princess Savina[[/labelnote]], Marshall Efron[[labelnote:character(s)]]Sloppy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Alan Oppenheimer[[labelnote:character(s)]]Vanity Smurf, Homnibus and Father Time[[/labelnote]], Creator/FrankWelker[[labelnote:character(s)]]Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Wild Smurf, Puppy, Peewit, Nemesis and various others[[/labelnote]] and Creator/PaulWinchell[[labelnote:character(s)]]Gargamel, Baby Smurf and Nosy Smurf[[/labelnote]].\\
Other ''Smurfs'' cast include Creator/MelBlanc[[labelnote:character(s)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Creator/PeterCullen[[labelnote:character(s)]]Zeus[[/labelnote]], Kenneth Mars[[labelnote:character(s)]]King Bullrush, Yves and Julius Geezer[[/labelnote]], Creator/DonMessick[[labelnote:character(s)]]Papa Smurf, Dreamy Smurf, Azrael, Sweepy Smurf, Sickly Smurf and various others[[/labelnote]], Marilyn Schreffler[[labelnote:character(s)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Hal Smith[[labelnote:character(s)]]Sludge[[/labelnote]], John Stephenson[[labelnote:character(s)]]Treasure Imp and The Spirit of the Ancient Trolls[[/labelnote]], Lennie Weinrib[[labelnote:character(s)]]Bigmouth[[/labelnote]] and Creator/AlanYoung[[labelnote:character(s)]]Farmer Smurf, Miner Smurf, Scaredy Smurf and Weakling Smurf[[/labelnote]] provided additional voices.

* ShoutOut: Most of the episode titles as follows:\\
‘''[[Film/KingKong Trolltown Meets Kling Kong]]''’\\
‘''[[Film/EscapeFromAlcatraz Escape From Alcatroll]]''’\\
‘''[[Franchise/RoboCop Robotroll]]''’\\
‘''[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} The Troll Choppers Meet Frogzilla]]''’\\
‘''[[Literature/TreasureIsland Treasure of Troll Island]]''’\\
‘''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack The Empire Strikes Trolltown]]''’\\
‘''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Troll]]''’\\
‘''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115919/ The Moth That Ate Trolltown]]''’\\
‘''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Supertroll]]''’\\
‘''[[Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume]]''’\\
‘''[[Literature/TheCatInTheHat The Trollcat i]][[WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHat n the Trollhat]]''’\\
‘''[[Literature/JamesBond Agent Double]][[Film/JamesBond -O-Troll]]''’\\
‘''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Pixle]][[CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs e And T]][[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs he Sev]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite en Trolls]]''

** Coincidentally, some of the cast even worked on the ''Smurfs'': Creator/MichaelBell[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf and Johan[[/labelnot]], William ‘Bill’ Callaway[[lablenote:CHARACTER(S)]]Painter Smurf and Clumsy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Jennifer Darling[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Princess Savina[[/labelnote]], Marshall Efron[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Sloppy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Alan Oppenheimer[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Vanity Smurf, Homnibus and Father Time[[/labelnote]], Creator/FrankWelker[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Wild Smurf, Puppy, Peewit, Nemesis and various others[[/labelnote]] and Creator/PaulWinchell[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Gargamel, Baby Smurf and Nosy Smurf[[/labelnote]].\\
Other ''Smurfs'' cast include Creator/MelBlanc[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Creator/PeterCullen[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Zeus[[/labelnote]], Kenneth Mars[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]King Bullrush, Yves and Julius Geezer[[/labelnote]], Creator/DonMessick[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Papa Smurf, Dreamy Smurf, Azrael, Sweepy Smurf, Sickly Smurf and various others[[/labelnote]], Marilyn Schreffler[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Various[[/labelnote]], Hal Smith[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Sludge[[/labelnote]], John Stephenson[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Treasure Imp and The Spirit of the Ancient Trolls[[/labelnote]], Lennie Weinrib[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Bigmouth[[/labelnote]] and Creator/AlanYoung[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Farmer Smurf, Miner Smurf, Scaredy Smurf and Weakling Smurf[[/labelnote]] provided additional voices.

‘''[[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Pixle]][[CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs e And T]][[Diseny/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs he Sev]][[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite en Trolls]]''

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trolls_1647.jpeg

** Coincidentally, some of the cast even worked on the ''Smurfs'': Creator/MichaelBell[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf and Johan[[/labelnot]], William ‘Bill’ Callaway[[lablenote:CHARACTER(S)]]Painter Smurf and Clumsy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Jennifer Darling[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)[[/labelnote]]Princess Savina[[/labelnote]], Marshall Efron[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Sloppy Smurf[[/labelnote]], Alan Oppenheimer[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Vanity Smurf, Homnibus and Father Time[[/labelnote]], Creator/FrankWelker[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Hefty Smurf, Poet Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Wild Smurf, Puppy, Peewit, Nemesis and various others[[/labelnote]] and Creator/PaulWinchell[[labelnote:CHARACTER(S)]]Gargamel, Baby Smurf and Nosy Smurf[[/labelnote]].\\

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tro1.jpg
This early 1980s cartoon series, produced by HannaBarbera for Creator/{{CBS}}, has been described as ''TheSmurfs'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''TheDukesOfHazzard''. One short, "The Empire Strikes Trolltown", was a memorable pastiche of ''StarWars''.
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This series provides examples of:

* {{Smurfing}}: The word ''troll'' appeared in most characters' names.

* SuperheroEpisode ("Supertroll, Too")
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* {{Spoonerism}}s: The mayor, voiced by PaulWinchell, had one in almost every sentence.

This early 1980s cartoon series, produced by HannaBarbera for {{CBS}}, has been described as ''TheSmurfs'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''TheDukesOfHazzard''. One short, "The Empire Strikes Trolltown", was a memorable pastiche of ''StarWars''.

* {{Spoonerism}}s: The mayor, voiced by Paul Winchell, had one in almost every sentence.