Snorks
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 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera SEPP International S.A. |
| Original release | September 15, 1984―January 14, 1989 |
| Starring | Michael Bell B.J. Ward Nancy Cartwright Brian Cummings Barry Gordon Frank Welker Rob Paulsen |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Freddy Monnickendam |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Director(s) | Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Alan Zaslove Oscar Dufau Don Lusk Art Davis Bob Goe John Kimball Paul Sommer |
Snorks is an American animated fantasy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1984 to 1989, airing 65 episodes that spanned four seasons.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin. There are three different theme songs, which started with "Let's Snork a Happy Song" for the first season, "We're the Snorks" for the second season, and the most popular "Come Along with the Snorks" for the third and fourth seasons, which became the theme song for all four seasons in reruns.
- 1st theme song lyrics:
The first theme song came with a narration from a sailor who is reading the diary of Captain Ortega on February 13, 1634, where he describes meeting the Snorks. He was found back on the surface ten days later, but due to his delirium, no one believed his story, but the sailor does. Then follows some lyrics:
Snork along, it's a Snorkville celebration!
Snork along, let's snork a happy song! (2x)
In international markets, there were different lyrics:
Take a dive and snork along in the deep blue sea!
Cause in Snorkland, there's a happy life for you and me!
- 2nd theme song lyrics:
Snork along, let's take a ride
To a place where snorks reside
Deep below the ocean blue
Dreams come true for me and you
We're the snorks (3x)
And we're gonna have lots of fun
Snorkin' here, snorkin' there
Snorkin' snorkin' everywhere
Deep below the ocean blue
Dreams come true for me and you
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- 3rd theme song lyrics:
<poem>
Come along with the Snorks
Swim along with the Snorks
So much to see waiting for you and me
Come along with the Snorks
Play along with the Snorks
Sing along with the Snorks
Happy we'll be living under the sea
Come along with the Snorks
If you could breathe underwater, where would you go?
If you had friends underwater, who would you know?
Come along, sing along, swim along too... YEAH
Come along with the Snorks
Swim along with the Snorks
So much to see waiting for you and me
Swim along with the, have some fun with the, come along with the Snorks!
Episodes
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 15, 1984 |
| 1x02 | September 22, 1984 |
| 1x03 | September 29, 1984 |
| 1x04 | October 6, 1984 |
| 1x05 | October 13, 1984 |
| 1x06 | October 20, 1984 |
| 1x07 | October 27, 1984 |
| 1x08 | November 3, 1984 |
| 1x09 | November 10, 1984 |
| 1x10 | November 17, 1984 |
| 1x11 | November 24, 1984 |
| 1x12 | December 1, 1984 |
| 1x13 | December 8, 1984 |
| 2x01 | September 14, 1985 |
| 2x02 | September 21, 1985 |
| 2x03 | September 28, 1985 |
| 2x04 | October 5, 1985 |
| 2x05 | October 12, 1985 |
| 2x06 | October 19, 1985 |
| 2x07 | October 26, 1985 |
| 2x08 | November 2, 1985 |
| 2x09 | November 9, 1985 |
| 2x10 | November 16, 1985 |
| 3x01 | September 12, 1987 |
| 3x02 | September 19, 1987 |
| 3x03 | September 26, 1987 |
| 3x04 | October 3, 1987 |
| 3x05 | October 10, 1987 |
| 3x06 | October 17, 1987 |
| 3x07 | October 24, 1987 |
| 3x08 | October 31, 1987 |
| 3x09 | November 7, 1987 |
| 3x10 | November 14, 1987 |
| 3x11 | November 21, 1987 |
| 3x12 | November 28, 1987 |
| 3x13 | December 5, 1987 |
| 4x01 | September 10, 1988 |
| 4x02 | September 17, 1988 |
| 4x03 | September 24, 1988 |
| 4x04 | October 1, 1988 |
| 4x05 | October 8, 1988 |
| 4x06 | October 15, 1988 |
| 4x07 | October 22, 1988 |
| 4x08 | October 29, 1988 |
| 4x09 | October 29, 1988 |
| 4x10 | November 5, 1988 |
| 4x11 | November 5, 1988 |
| 4x12 | November 12, 1988 |
| 4x13 | November 12, 1988 |
| 4x14 | November 19, 1988 |
| 4x15 | November 19, 1988 |
| 4x16 | November 26, 1988 |
| 4x17 | November 26, 1988 |
| 4x18 | December 3, 1988 |
| 4x19 | December 3, 1988 |
| 4x20 | December 10, 1988 |
| 4x21 | December 10, 1988 |
| 4x22 | December 17, 1988 |
| 4x23 | December 17, 1988 |
| 4x24 | December 31, 1988 |
| 4x25 | December 31, 1988 |
| 4x26 | January 7, 1989 |
| 4x27 | January 7, 1989 |
| 4x28 | January 14, 1989 |
| 4x29 | January 14, 1989 |
Cast
- Michael Bell as Allstar Seaworthy
- B.J. Ward as Casey Kelp
- Nancy Cartwright as Daffney Gillfin
- Brian Cummings as Dimmy Finster
- Barry Gordon as Junior Wetworth
- Frank Welker as Tooter Shellby and Occy
- Rob Paulsen as Corky
In popular culture
- In the Full House episode "The Long Goodbye," Teddy carries a Snorks lunchbox.
- In the Family Guy episode "Brian the Bachelor," Chris told Doug, his talking zit, that they were the best pals since the Snorks; cut to Allstar and Casey on a date. Casey likes Allstar for not being like all the other guys who only want sex, but when she accidentally spills wine on the floor and cleans it up, it gives AllStar an erection, which is channeled through his snorkel. Micheal Bell reprises his role of Allstar, while Nancy Cartwright does Casey, instead of Daffney, the character she actually played in the show. In all fairness, Casey and Daffney look pretty similar.
- In the 2022 Disney+ film Chip and Dale: Rescue Ranger, a bootleg Snork is seen exiting the storage unit.
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Robot Chicken
- Main article: Robot Chicken
- "Werewolf vs Unicorn:"
- "Unionizing Our Labor:"
- "Especially the Animal Keith Crofford:"
- "Spike Fraser in: Should I Happen to Back Into a Horse:"
Merchandise
Home media
Warner Archive Collection has released all the series as three individual DVD sets. On September 25, 2012, came Snorks: The Complete First Season, then Snorks: The Complete Second Season came on July 7, 2015, then Snorks: The Complete Third & Fourth Seasons on December 6, 2016.
