The Snorks

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The Snorks were very much like their competitors The Smurfs, except that they live under the sea.

The premise for the show was quite elaborate: In 1643, the captain of a ship under pirate attack discovered a tiny race of beings that lived underwater. After reaching the surface, the... more »

The Snorks were very much like their competitors The Smurfs, except that they live under the sea.

The premise for the show was quite elaborate: In 1643, the captain of a ship under pirate attack discovered a tiny race of beings that lived underwater. After reaching the surface, the rescued captain shared his story of Snorks with a disbelieving world, while underneath the waves, an excited Snork by the name of Uncle Galeo was spreading the word about the surface dwellers. Cut to modern day, where the Snorks have evolved much like humans, living in similar houses and eating similar foods. The main characters of the series were teenager Allstar, his girlfriend Casey, and their pals Dimmy, Daffney and Tooter (so named because he only spoke in whistles). As one would expect, Allstar also had a wacky pet and a rival. The pet was an octopus, logically named Occy, while the rival was Junior Wetworth, the spoiled son of the governor of Snorkland.

While The Snorks were an obvious attempt to cash in on the success of The Smurfs, the series was not without its own charm. Specifically, the relationship between the Snorks and the surface dwellers was very well designed, with the humans being drawn in a more traditional style to play up their "otherworldly" differences. Also, The Snorks succeeded in concentrating more on humor than on cuteness, taking the show beyond the level of mere Smurf-imitator.

Snorks currently air everyday on Boomerang in the US.less «

• Dimmy vs. Junior

  this may sound a bit silly but who do think would win in a fist fight? Dimmy or Junior? I think Dimmy would win.

  this may sound a bit silly but who do think would win in a fist fight? Dimmy or Junior? I think Dimmy would win. less «

  Minotoro_Luver Last online 11 hrs, 38 mins ago
  2 comments, last one Mar 13, 2009 + Add Comment

• What do you like better The Snorks or The Smurfs

  I think they are both good show's but I like The Snorks better what do you guys like better?

  I think they are both good show's but I like The Snorks better what do you guys like better? less «

  Kingcool7789 Last online 12 hrs, 38 mins ago
  8 comments, last one Jul 23, 2008 + Add Comment

• Who your favriote snork

  :while its up to you but my favriote is Tooter now go vote:D

  :while its up to you but my favriote is Tooter now go vote:Dless «

  Venom53 Last online Jun 2, 2009
  6 comments, last one Jul 23, 2008 + Add Comment

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  8 Great

  No - it's not the tune to the Little Mermaid! hide « show »

  I remember this show being on "Agro's Cartoon Connection" in Australia when I was younger. I think it was Hanna Barbera's OWN attempt at making their version of "The Smurfs"?
  Anyway, at around the same time "The Little Mermaid" (Disney) was released in the cinemas and featured the hit song "Under The Sea" sung by Sebastian the crab. Since the show was on in the morning before I went to school, I would sometimes go to school with the catchy Snorks theme-tune stuck in my head and sometimes (accidently) would sing a few bars of it, "fun there will be living under the sea..." (I think that's how it went) and my friends would say "those are the wrong words!" (Thinking that I was singing the song from The Little Mermaid).
  
  This show is basically about strange little creatures who live under the sea (animated) and was very much like an underwater version of Peyo's " The Smurfs" (which I believe was also made by Hanna Barbera?)

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  Jaykeson Added Mar 29, 2009 All my reviews
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  9.1 Superb

  Saw this as a kid! hide « show »

  I saw this show as a kid back when we first moved to TN from Miami in 1984. As it was kind of like the Smurfs. But they were more of teenagers. Then it was of grown ups. As it still had the same dialogue and kept the same kind of thing that the Smurfs did. But they were Blue but of all kinds of colors. A captain discovered them as he was underneath the sea. And began to write about his experiences. About getting to know the Snorks. Boy those were the eighties. As I wished that they would put this back on Booomerang, Cartoon Network's sister network.

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  JPPT1974 Added Dec 20, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  I love it! hide « show »

  I have never even heard of The Snorks intill a short time ago. I have only watch 3 episodes and I love it The Snorks is a great show! It is kinda like The Smurfs but truthfuly I like it much better. Even though the show came out years ago I love it like I would a cartoon now days and theirs very little that I like now days. You know when your watching this you just love the show and characters. I mean you don't have to worry about getting grossed out by this show. Its not like cartoons now days that basicly try to make you sick at your stomach. Its a family cartoon that everyone can watch it like I saide I have only seen 3 episodes of the The Snorks and loved it right away! And that has to say something if only cartoons were like this now days. Anyways I rate The Snorks a perfect 10 for being a great cartoon that anybody chould enjoy!

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  Kingcool7789 Added Jul 29, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The smurfs underwater hide « show »

  Snorks was a comic book created by Belgian Nic Broca in 1982. "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.
  
  According to the Snork back-story, a few ventured to the surface in 1643, and watched a ship being attacked by pirates. The captain wound up in the water, and that was the first contact between the species. Since then, Snorks have adopted several human habits, such as wearing clothes.
  
  For the third season (which premiered in syndication) in 1987, several changes were made to the series. The character, Dimmy Finster, was written out of the storylines, and three new characters were introduced: Corky (the Snork Patrol officer), and the series' new chief villains, Bigweed and his sidekick, Li'l Seaweed. Also, there are some episodes which take place on dry land, and the later episodes run in two parts.

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  limbo4turtles Added Feb 8, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The Snorks have gone a long way to entertaining me. All the way from the theme tune to Corky screaming out "This looks like a job for the Snork patrol!!!" hide « show »

  I would rather watch The Snorks than most of todays cartoons. This is the answer, their innocent little darlings. They're so cute with all the sea creatures. I could cling on to them all my life. The cartoons of today just don't have any charm. Corky has a lot of the charm, with him leading the Snork patrol, any silly trap the others fall into, Corky will always make sure that there is a happy ending, all the way from saving his friends from being squid bait to saving the entire Snork race itself. Allstar just loves adventure & the rest, well, i'm speechless. When the time comes when they quit, I shall be doing sketches of them all. Who cares if my sister would embarrass me if she told me I was a baby, like I care.
  
  "This looks like a job for the Snork patrol!!!!"

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  dbrules Added Dec 15, 2005 All my reviews