The Charmkins

American TV series or program
The Charmkins
Image from the Charmkins commercial for Hasbro, made by Ed Seeman and Ray Favata, Gryphon Productions
Written byGeorge Arthur Bloom
StarringBen Vereen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersBob Richardson
Joe Bacal (executive)
David H. DePatie (executive)
Tom Griffin (executive)
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesHasbro
Sunbow Productions
Marvel Productions
Toei Animation
Original release
NetworkFirst-run syndication
ReleaseOctober 25, 1983 (1983-10-25)

The Charmkins is a television special based on an early 1980s toyline by Hasbro, which was broadcast on October 25, 1983.[1]

Plot

Brown-Eyed Susan and the other Charmkin children of Charmworld go on a quest to rescue Lady Slipper after she is kidnapped by Evil Dragonweed and whisked off to Thistledown to dance for him and his goons.[2]

Cast

The voice cast included:[3]

  • Ben Vereen as Dragonweed
  • Aileen Quinn as Brown-Eyed Susan
  • Sally Struthers as Poison Ivy
  • Ivy Austin as Skunkweed
  • Martin Biersban as Willie Winkle
  • Bob Kaliban as Bramble Brother #2
  • Lyn Lambert as Lady Slipper
  • Chris Murney as Briarpatch, Crocus, Bramble Brother #1
  • Peter Waldren as Popcorn
  • Freddi Weber as Blossom
  • Gary Yudman as Thorny
  • Patience Jarvis as Announcer
  • Tina Capland as Announcer

Home media

Family Home Entertainment released the special on VHS and Betamax in 1985 and 1987.

References

  1. ^ "Miami Herald, The : OUTTAKES". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 72–74. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

  • The Charmkins at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • v
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Animated television series and films in mid-1980s tied in to Hasbro properties
TV specials
  • The Charmkins
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
    • A Real American Hero (1983)
    • The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
  • My Little Pony
TV series
Standalone series
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985)
  • Inhumanoids
  • Jem and the Holograms
  • The Transformers
  • Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Anthology series
Films
  • G.I. Joe: The Movie
  • My Little Pony: The Movie
  • The Transformers: The Movie
Personnel
Companies
Main companies
Animation services
See also
Produced by DIC
for Hasbro
  • COPS
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1990, including Operation Dragonfire from 1989)
  • Maxie's World (1987)
Tie-in to properties
later acquired
by Hasbro