Little Shop of Horrors

The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 dark comedy/horror film produced by Roger Corman, later adapted as a stage musical and then a 1986 musical film and a 1991 animated television series Little Shop.

1991 television cartoon

Following the success of the 1986 theatrical film, Frank Oz developed an idea for a prequel with Seymour as a junior high school student. After Warner Brothers turned down the concept, the idea was made into an animated children's cartoon with the following voice-over cast:

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1986 - Prequel - Warner Brothers

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• Seymour - Jana Lexxa
• Audrey - Jennie Kwan
• Mr. Mushnick - Michael Rawl
• Junior (voice) - Terry McGee
• Paine - Mark Ryan

Despite the gruesome theme of murder and abuse presented in previous versions of the story, this version of "Little Shop" was aimed at children and was thus not violent. The plant (here called Junior) doesn't eat humans and blood, but a variety of foods.

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The 30-minute program aired on FOX from September of 1991 to September of 1992. It was paired with an animated version of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

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FOX - September - 1991 - 1992 - Animated - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

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