The Charmkins
1983 American TV special
The Charmkins is an American television special based on an early 1980s toyline by Hasbro, which was broadcast on October 25, 1983.
01Plot
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.
02Cast
The voice cast included:
- 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
- Christopher Murney as Briarpatch, Crocus, Bramble Brother #1
- Peter Waldren as Popcorn
- Fredricka Weber as Blossom
- Gary Yudman as Thorny
- Patience Jarvis as Announcer
- Tina Capland as Announcer
03Home media
Family Home Entertainment released the special on VHS and Betamax in 1985 and 1987.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Hasbro Charmkins advertising cartoon by Gryphon Productions.jpg by Ed Seeman and Ray Favato, Fair use
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