The Snorks

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Template:Infobox television The Snorks was a comic book created by Belgian Freddy Monnickendam in 1974. "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.

The main characters of this cartoon are:

Allstar Seaworthy: the leader
Casey Kelp: Allstar's pretty red-headed girlfriend
Junior Wetworth: the conceited and snobby son of Governor Wetworth (governor of Snorkland)
Daffney Gillfin: Snorkland's prettiest snork
Dimmy Finster: Daffney's tough boyfriend
Tooter Shelby: who speaks only in "toots"
Occy: Allstar's pet octopus
Jo-Jo: the strong and bold, and the only one with two snorkels.
Uncle Galeo: Allstar's inventor uncle.
Willy Wetworth: Junior's innocent little brother
Smallstar: Allstar's baby sister Contrary to popular belief, The Snorks was not based upon The Smurfs, although both originated in the same geographical area.

The Snorks are currently on in reruns on Cartoon Network's Boomerang channel.

The Snorks made a brief cameo in the fourth season of the animated series Family Guy, where Allstar and Casey appeared in a sexually suggestive gag.

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