Creepy Crawlers (TV series)
A normal kid and his bug-like creatures battle evil.
A 1994 animated series, Creepy Crawlers was created by Saban Entertainment and broadcast in syndication across the United States. Following Disney's 2001 purchase of Fox Kids Worldwide, which included Saban, the show's rights moved to Disney.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Based on
- "Creepy Crawlers" by Mattel
- Music
- Shuki Levy; Kussa Mahchi
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 23
- Executive producers
- Joel Andryc; Eric S. Rollman
- Producer
- Sam Ewing
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
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Premise
The series follows Chris Carter, a self-described normal kid with an interest in magic. While working at the Magic Shop of bitter discredited stage illusionist Professor Googengrime, Chris built a device called the Magic Maker. A once-every-thousand-years planetary alignment, the Magical Millennium Moment, rained cosmic energies on the shop, making the Magic Maker capable of creating man-sized bug and magic trick composite mutant creatures. Three such creatures formed that night: Hocus Locust, Volt Jolt, and T-3, dubbed Goop-Mandos by Googengrime. Despite their bizarre appearance, they proved friendly and joined Chris, but Googengrime kept the Magic Maker when Chris and the Goop-Mandos escaped. Each episode involved Googengrime's attempt to gain power with a Magic Maker-created Crime Grime monster, and Chris and the Goop-Mandos' efforts to stop him and retrieve the Magic Maker. Sitcom humor came from the Goop-Mandos needing to recharge by hanging upside-down in Chris' closet. Chris' older brother Todd, a vain valley dude, was suspicious of their activities. Villains used a similar vehicle called the Bug-Eyed Bomber. In season two, Professor Googengrime created Super Goop to destroy the Goop-Mandos, but it backfired, giving them new colors, abilities, and greater strength.
Characters
Chris Carter, voiced by Joey Camen, is the creator of the Magic Maker. The Magical Millennium Moment thrust him into a world of magic and monsters as he and his Goop-Mandos fight Professor Googengrime to reclaim the Magic Maker. She occasionally saves the day but complains that villains and heroes overlook her because she is a girl. In one episode, when Chris was infected by Goop and began transforming into a human-bug hybrid, he and Sammy attended a school dance together. Chris' older brother Todd is apparently interested in her. Volt Jolt, voiced by Jan Rabson, was created from a floating light bulb and based on a lightning bug. He wears lightning-shaped shades and can fire electricity to zap Crime Grimes. T-3, voiced by Johnny K. Lamb, is short for Tick Trick Tick. Created from a deck of playing cards and based on a tick, he is the largest Goop-Mando and the group's strong man, able to fire card-like darts shaped like different suits. His shoulder pads resemble huge walnut shells, suggesting a trace of a shell game in his genetic code. T-Flea, voiced by Cam Clarke, is T-3's little buddy based on a flea, kept within one of T-3's shoulder pads. Hocus Locust, voiced by Tony Pope, was created from rope tricks and based on a locust. He is the jokester, often lapsing into celebrity impersonations, and has rope coiled around his body that he can control. He is the only Goop-Mando with four arms. After the upgrade, his rope becomes nylon cords with sharp ends.
Origin and development
The Creepy Crawlers television series was inspired by the Creepy Crawlers Activity toy from ToyMax. ToyMax produced a set of 12 action figures to accompany the show, along with the Goozooka Assault vehicle. A playset for these figures appeared in a 1994 ToyMax booklet but was never released. Every figure included a metal mold that worked with the Creepy Crawlers toy oven, allowing kids to create custom accessories using Plasti-Goop. The show first aired in syndication during fall 1994. Saban Entertainment, the company behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, produced it. The series had heavy sponsorship from ToyMax products like Incredible Edibles and DollyMaker, as well as other Saban shows such as VR Troopers. It ran on weekends until spring 1996, broadcasting 23 episodes over two years.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Creepy Crawlers (TV series) first air?
Creepy Crawlers first aired on 4 October 1994.
When did Creepy Crawlers (TV series) end?
Creepy Crawlers last aired on 30 March 1996.
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