The Snorks

The Snorks was a comic book created by Belgian Freddy Monnickendam in 1974. "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 1988. The cartoon was a mild success, compared to the popularity of Hanna-Barbera's The Smurfs (another adaptation from a comic).

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Comic book - Freddy Monnickendam - 1974 - Hanna-Barbera Productions - American - Saturday morning cartoon - NBC - 1984 - 1988 - The Smurfs

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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.

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Snorkels - The Flintstones

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The main characters of this cartoon are Allstar Seaworthy and his pretty red-headed girlfriend, Casey Kelp. Other characters include Daphney and Tooter, who speaks only in "toots", Occy, the octopus, the best friend of the Allstar and the strong and bold Jo-jo, the only one with two snorkels. Their foil is Junior Wetworth, the conceited and snobby son of Governor Wetworth (governor of Snorkland).

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Contrary to popular belief, The Snorks was not based upon The Smurfs, although both originated in the same geographical area.

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