Snorks

Animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera

This article is about the television series. For the characters in Tove Jansson's Moomin media, see Moomin.

Snorks

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Genre|

* Comedy
* Adventure
* Fantasy

Created by| Nic Broca
Directed by|

* Carl Urbano (Season 1)
* Rudy Zamora (Season 2)
* Alan Zaslove (Season 2)
* Oscar Dufau (Season 2–4)
* Don Lusk (Season 2–4)
* Art Davis (Season 3–4)
* Charlie Downs (Season 3–4)
* Bob Goe (Season 3–4)
* John Kimball (Season 3–4)
* Paul Sommer (Season 3–4)
* Ray Patterson (supervising director)

Voices of|

* Michael Bell
* Brian Cummings
* B.J. Ward
* Nancy Cartwright
* Barry Gordon
* Frank Welker
* Rob Paulsen

Theme music composer|

* Ferry Wienneke (S01, WW version)
* Hoyt Curtin (Season 1–2, U.S. version)
* Chase/Rucker Productions (Season 3–4, U.S./WW versions)

Opening theme|

* "Snorks" (Season 1, Worldwide)
* "Let's Snork a Happy Song" (Season 1, U.S.)
* "We're the Snorks" (Season 2, U.S.)
* "Come Along with the Snorks" (Season 3–4, Worldwide)

Ending theme|

* "Snorks" (Instrumental)
* "Let's Snork a Happy Song" (Instrumental)
* "We're the Snorks" (Instrumental)
* "Come Along with the Snorks" (Instrumental)

Composer| Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin|

* United States
* Belgium

Original language| English
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 65 (108 segments + pilot episode) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* William Hanna
* Joseph Barbera
* Freddy Monnickendam

Producers|

* Gerard Baldwin (Season 1)
* Berny Wolf (Season 2–4)
* Iwao Takamoto (creative producer)
* Associate producers:
* Larry Latham (Season 1)
* Glenn Leopold (Season 2)
* Joop H. Visch (Season 3–4)

Editors|

* Gil Iverson
* Robert Ciaglia (Season 3–4)

Running time|

* 12 minutes
* 24 minutes (later episodes)

Production companies|

* Hanna-Barbera Productions
* SEPP International S.A.

Original release
Network|

* NBC (1984–1986)
* Syndication (1987–1989)

Release| September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15) –
March 15, 1989 (1989-03-15)

Snorks is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera & SEPP International in collaboration with 3M France and ran for a total of 4 seasons, consisting of a pilot episode and 65 episodes (108 segments), on NBC from September 15, 1984, to March 15, 1989. The program continued to be available in syndication from 1987 to 1989 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera's third season.[1]

## Origins[edit]

### Early years (1977–1981)[edit]

In 1977, Freddy Monnickendam, a Belgian businessman and artist, first made contact with the comics industry when he negotiated the rights for the Smurfs comics to Father Abraham. He later became the head of SEPP, a branch of Dupuis, as an editor responsible for the merchandising of the Smurfs' comic series. Then he negotiated the contract between Peyo, NBC and Hanna-Barbera for the creation of a new Smurfs cartoon series; Peyo wanted the show to be as faithful as possible to his original comics, but Monnickendam wanted it to be more mainstream and accessible. These negotiations would later result in a legal dispute between the two men due to the division of the rights and the money involved. As a final result, Monnickendam decided to compete with the Smurfs' success, starting a new series of cartoons.

### Development, concept and first comic book (1981–1984)[edit]

In June 1981, Nic Broca created the earlier character designs that were made for "Diskies", a very early iteration, made for the comic series Spirou et Fantasio.[2][3] Soon, the debut Snorks comic book was published in January 1982 by Broca himself.[4] Freddy Monnickendam, after battling with fellow Belgian cartoonist Peyo in court, searched for a series that could rival the success of The Smurfs, as he tried and failed to buy its rights since 1977. He acquired the Snorks' rights from Nic Broca, and both started a partnership with Hanna-Barbera for the production of this new cartoon series. After that, a three-minute Snorks pilot episode was then made for NBC, although it has not been seen by the public.

### Premiere as cartoon series (1984–1989)[edit]

Snorks premiered on September 15, 1984, and ended on May 13, 1989. It aired for five years. Unlike Freddy Monnickendam had hoped, he was not able to take the Snorks' success to the same heights as The Smurfs, which resulted on the end of his partnership with Broca, and finally, the disbanding of SEPP. Although the Snorks' success was limited, the cartoon show gained fans worldwide, making appearances in popular culture and gaining various product lines.[5]

## Synopsis[edit]

The Snorks are a race of small, colorful anthropomorphic sea creatures that live in the undersea world of Snorkland. They have snorkels on their heads, which are used to propel them swiftly through the water.[6][7]

## Voice cast[edit]

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### Main[edit]

* Michael Bell \- Allstar Seaworthy, Bigweed, Council of Elders
* Nancy Cartwright \- Daffney Gillfin
* Brian Cummings \- Dimitris "Dimmy" Finster
* Barry Gordon \- Wellington Wetworth, Jr. "Junior"
* Rob Paulsen \- Corky
* B.J. Ward \- Casey Kelp, Lil' Seaweed
* Frank Welker \- Tooter Shelby, Occy, Grandpa Wetworth, Finneus, The Great Snork Nork

### Recurring[edit]

* René Auberjonois \- Dr. Strangesnork
* Peter Cullen \- Council of Elders
* Roger DeWitt - JoJo
* Joan Gardner \- Mrs. Wetworth
* Joan Gerber \- Mrs. Kelp
* Bob Holt \- Mr. Seaworthy (Seasons 1-2)
* Gail Matthius \- Smallstar Seaworthy
* Mitzi McCall \- Auntie Marina, Matilda
* Edie McClurg \- Mrs. Seaworthy, Ms. Seabottom
* Frank Nelson \- Governor Wellington Wetworth (Seasons 1-2)
* Alan Oppenheimer \- Governor Wellington Wetworth (Seasons 3-4), Mr. Seaworthy (Seasons 3-4)
* Clive Revill \- Dr. Galeo Seaworthy
* Robert Ridgely \- Mr. Kelp
* Fredricka Weber - Willie Wetworth

### Additional voices[edit]

* Patricia Alice Albrecht (Seasons 3-4)
* Jack Angel (Season 2)
* Chub Bailly (Seasons 3-4)
* Roger C. Carmel (Season 2)
* Maryann Chinn (Season 2)
* Cam Clarke (Seasons 2-4)
* Selette Cole (Season 2)
* Townsend Coleman (Season 2)
* Jim Cummings (Seasons 3-4)
* Jennifer Darling (Season 2)
* Jerry Dexter (Seasons 3-4)
* Jeff Doucette (Seasons 3-4)
* Marshall Efron (Seasons 3-4)
* Richard Erdman (Seasons 2-4)
* Laurie Faso (Seasons 3-4)
* Miriam Flynn (Season 2)
* Kathleen Freeman (Season 2)
* Pam Hayden (Season 2)
* Arte Johnson (Seasons 3-4)
* Stan Jones (Season 2)
* Zale Kessler (Seasons 2-4)
* Paul Kirby (Season 1)
* Marilyn Lightstone (Season 2)
* Shane McCabe (Season 2)
* Chuck McCann (Season 2)
* Diane Michelle (Season 2)
* Howard Morris (Season 2)
* Laurel Page (Seasons 3-4)
* Hal Rayle (Season 2)
* Peter Renaday (Season 2)
* Roger Rose (Season 2)
* Joe Ruskin (Seasons 3-4)
* Michael Rye (Season 2)
* Ken Sansom (Season 2)
* Ronnie Schell (Season 2)
* Howard Stevens (Season 2)
* Rip Taylor (Seasons 3-4)
* Jean Vander Pyl (Season 2)

## Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of Snorks episodes

Season| Episodes| Originally aired

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First aired| Last aired
Pilot| 1982 (1982)
1| 13| September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15)| December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15)
2| 10| September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14)| December 21, 1985 (1985-12-21)
3| 13| September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)| December 15, 1987 (1987-12-15)
4| 29| September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12)| March 15, 1989 (1989-03-15)

## Home media[edit]

On September 25, 2012, Warner Archive released Snorks: The Complete First Season on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection label. The release is available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[8] In addition, 39 episodes have been released on Hulu per a distribution agreement with Content Media Corporation. On July 7, 2015, Warner Archive released Snorks: The Complete Second Season on DVD in region 1.[9] On December 6, 2016, Warner Archive released Snorks: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons.[10]

DVD Name  | Ep #  | Release Date

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The Complete First Season  | 13  | September 25, 2012
The Complete Second Season  | 10  | July 7, 2015
The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons  | 42  | December 6, 2016

## See also[edit]

* Cartoon portal

* List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions
* List of Hanna-Barbera characters

## References[edit]

1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 756–757. ISBN 978-1476665993.
2. ^ "Nic Broca | Lambiek Comiclopedia". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
3. ^ "Chronologie des Aventures de Spirou & Fantasio". Spirou.perso.free.fr. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
4. ^ "Les snorky -pub- Snorkels". Bedetheque.com. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
5. ^ Bailey, Elizabeth (May 1, 1988). "Snorks and popples". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
6. ^ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 237\. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
7. ^ David Perlmutter (2014-03-18). America Toons In: A History of Television Animation. McFarland. p. 182\. ISBN 9780786476503. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
8. ^ "The Snorks DVD news: Announcement for The Snorks - The Complete 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2012-09-25. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
9. ^ "The Snorks DVD news: Release Date for Snorks - The Complete 2nd Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2015-06-30. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
10. ^ "Snorks: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons". Amazon.com. 6 December 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Snorks at IMDb
* Snorks at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.

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Children's programming on NBC in the 1980s

First-run
animated series|

* Casper and the Angels (1979–80)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979–80)
* The Super Globetrotters (1979–80)
* The New Shmoo (1979–80)
* The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–80)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–80)
* Godzilla (1978–81)
* The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–82)
* Smurfs (1981–90)
* The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!/Hero High (1981–82)
* Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981–83)
* Space Stars (1981–82)
* The Herculoids
* Space Ace and the Space Mutts
* Space Ghost
* The Teen Force
* The Flintstone Funnies (1982–84)
* Shirt Tales (1982–84)
* The Gary Coleman Show (1982–83)
* The Incredible Hulk (1982–84)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983–91)
* Mister T (1983–86)
* Snorks (1984–86)
* Pink Panther and Sons (1984–85)
* Kidd Video (1984–87)
* Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–89)
* It's Punky Brewster (1985–87, 1988-89)
* Kissyfur (1986–90)
* Foofur (1986–88)
* Lazer Tag Academy (1986–87)
* Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987–88)
* ALF: The Animated Series (1987–89)
* ALF Tales (1988–89)
* The New Archies (1987)
* The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
* Camp Candy (1989–90)
* Captain N: The Game Master (1989–92)
* The Karate Kid (1989–90)

First-run
live-action series|

* One to Grow On (1983–89)
* Going Bananas (1984)
* I'm Telling! (1987–88)
* 2 Hip 4 TV (1988)
* Saved by the Bell (1989–93)

Rebroadcasts|

* The Daffy Duck Show (The Daffy/Speedy Show) (1980-82)
* Jonny Quest (1979-81)
* The Jetsons (1977-81, 1982-83)
* Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (1980-81)
* Hong Kong Phooey (1976-81)
* Batman and the Super 7 (1980–81)
* Bullwinkle (1981–82)
* Thundarr the Barbarian (1983-84)
* Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1988-89)

Related topics|

* Animation in the United States in the television era
* Modern animation in the United States

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Hanna-Barbera

Original
productions|

| 1950s debuts|

* The Ruff and Reddy Show (1957–1960)
* The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1961)
* The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959–1961)

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1960s debuts|

* The Flintstones (1960–1966)
* The Yogi Bear Show (1961–1962)
* Top Cat (1961–1962)
* The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (1962–1963)
* The Jetsons (1962–1987)
* The Magilla Gorilla Show (1963–1967)
* Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
* The Peter Potamus Show (1964–1966)
* The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1968)
* Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966–1968)
* Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966–1968)
* The Space Kidettes (1966–1967)
* Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967–1969)
* The Herculoids (1967–1968)
* Shazzan (1967–1969)
* Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor (1967–1969)
* The Fantastic Four (1967–1968)
* Samson & Goliath (1967–1968)
* The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1970)
* The Adventures of Gulliver (1968–1969)
* The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–1969)
* Wacky Races (1968–1970)
* The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–1971)
* Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1971)
* Cattanooga Cats (1969–1971)
* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)

1970s debuts|

* Where's Huddles? (1970)
* Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1971)
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972)
* Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–1972)
* The Funky Phantom (1971–1972)
* The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
* Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972–1974)
* The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973)
* The Roman Holidays (1972)
* Sealab 2020 (1972)
* The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1974)
* Speed Buggy (1973)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids (1973)
* Yogi's Gang (1973)
* Super Friends (1973–1974)
* Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973–1975)
* Inch High, Private Eye (1973–1974)
* Jeannie (1973–1975)
* The Addams Family (1973)
* Hong Kong Phooey (1974)
* Devlin (1974)
* These Are the Days (1974–1975)
* Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–1975)
* Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974–1975)
* The New Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show (1975–1977)
* The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1977)
* Clue Club (1976–1977)
* Jabberjaw (1976–1978)
* Taggart's Treasure (1976)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978)
* Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1979)
* CB Bears (1977–1978)
* The Skatebirds (1977–1978)
* The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977–1978)
* The All New Popeye Hour (1978–1983)
* Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979)
* Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
* The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
* Casper and the Angels (1979–1980)
* The New Shmoo (1979)
* Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980)
* The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–1980)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)

1980s debuts|

* The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1982)
* The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1982)
* Space Stars (1981–1982)
* The Kwicky Koala Show (1981–1982)
* Trollkins (1981–1982)
* The Smurfs (1981–1989)
* The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984)
* The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–1983)
* Jokebook (1982)
* The Gary Coleman Show (1982)
* Shirt Tales (1982)
* Pac-Man (1982)
* The New Scooby Doo Mysteries (1983–1985)
* The Biskitts (1983–1985)
* Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–1985)
* Paw Paws (1985–1986)
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988)
* Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1986)
* The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–1986)
* The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
* The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985–1992)
* The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987)
* Pound Puppies (1986–1987)
* The Flintstone Kids (1986–1987)
* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991)
* The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
* The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
* Fantastic Max (1988)
* The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)
* Paddington Bear (1989)

1990s debuts|

* Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–1994)
* Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996)
* The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–1993)
* Yo Yogi! (1991)
* Fish Police (1992)
* The Addams Family (1992)
* Droopy, Master Detective (1993–1994)
* The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993–1996)
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994)
* 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995)
* Dumb and Dumber (1995–1996)
* Cave Kids (1996)
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997)

Cartoon Network
productions|

* What a Cartoon! (1995–1997)
* Dexter's Laboratory (1996–1997)
* Johnny Bravo (1997–2002)
* Cow and Chicken (1997–1999)
* I Am Weasel (1997–2000)
* The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2002)

Founders|

* William Hanna
* Joseph Barbera

Amusement
attractions|

* Hanna–Barbera Land
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

Comics|

* Hanna-Barbera Beyond

Other media|

* Films
* Video games

See also|

* Tom and Jerry
* Characters
* List of Scooby-Doo media
* Ruby-Spears
* 1982 animators' strike
* Jellystone!

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* t
* e

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

Series|

* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1992)
* The Adventures of Jonny Quest (1987–1988)
* Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991)
* Challenge of the GoBots (1985–1986)
* Fantastic Max (1988–1990)
* The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
* The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1988–1990)
* Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1987)
* Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 (1987–1988)
* HBTV (1985–1986)
* The Jetsons (1985–1987)
* Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990–1993)
* The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987)
* Paw Paws (1985–1986)
* Paddington Bear (1989–1991)
* The Pirates of Dark Water (1992–1993)
* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991)
* Richie Rich (1988–1989)
* Skedaddle (1988–1989)
* Sky Commanders (1987–1988)
* The Smurfs (1987–1990)
* Snorks (1987–1990)
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994)
* 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1994)
* Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990–1992)
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988)
* The New Yogi Bear Show (1988–1989)
* Yo Yogi! (1991–1992)
* Young Robin Hood (1991–1993)

Distributors|

* Taft Broadcasting
* Turner Program Services (1991–1994)
* Worldvision Enterprises (1985–1991)
* Warner Bros. Television Distribution

Related topics|

* List of animated television series created for syndication
* Sunday morning cartoon
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends
* Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure
* USA Cartoon Express

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