''Potato Head Kids'' is an American animated television series that aired in 1986. It was made to pair with '' My Little Pony 'n Friends''. An episode of ''

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'' was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of ''Potato Head Kids'', ''

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'', or '' The Glo Friends'' was played. It appeared on CBN Family Channel from 1989 to 1990.

Premise

''Potato Head Kids'' was an outgrowth of the Mr. Potato Head character franchise. Mr. Potato Head now played an adult figure in the lives of the title kids, a varied bunch of

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potatoes with different personalities. The Potato Head Kids do a lot of things in their life while also clashing with a gang of potato-hating delinquents led by Grease.

Characters

* Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Kenneth Mars) * Mrs. Potato Head (voiced by

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) * Big Chip (voiced by David Mendenhall) - The leader of the Potato Head Kids. * Puff (voiced by Anne Marie McEvoy) - A bonnet-wearing potato. * Spud (voiced by

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) - A cowboy hat-wearing potato that talks like a cowboy. * Lumpy (voiced by Ian Fried) - A beanie hat-wearing potato. * Lolly (voiced by

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) * Slick (voiced by

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) * Spike (voiced by

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) * Smarty Pants (voiced by Susie Garbo) - A female potato in a green hair bow who is the smartest of the potatoes.'

Villains

* Grease's Gang - A group of delinquents who are the main antagonists of the series ** Grease - A kid who is the leader of his gang. He has a crush on Puff and tries to marry her in the Robin Hood episode. ** Auna - A female member of Grease's gang. ** Freezer - A large and strong member of Grease's gang.

Crew

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- Voice Director

Episodes

Reception

In 2014, ''

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'' listed it among twelve 1980s cartoons that supposedly did not deserve remembrance, heavily criticizing the basis of the series.

References

External links

* * {{Mr. Potato Head 1980s American animated television series 1986 American television series debuts 1987 American television series endings American children's animated adventure television series American children's animated fantasy television series Animated television series about children

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