The Charmkins Explained

Starring:	Ben Vereen
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Bob Richardson
Executive Producer:	Joe Bacal David H. DePatie Tom Griffin
Runtime:	30 minutes
Company:	Hasbro Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions Toei Animation
Network:	First-run syndication

The Charmkins is a television special based on an early 1980s toyline by Hasbro, which was broadcast on October 25, 1983.^[1]

Plot

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.^[2]

Cast

The voice cast included:^[3]

• 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
• Chris Murney as Briarpatch, Crocus, Bramble Brother #1
• Peter Waldren as Popcorn
• Freddi Weber as Blossom
• Gary Yudman as Thorny
• Patience Jarvis as Announcer
• Tina Capland as Announcer

Home media

Family Home Entertainment released the special on VHS and Betamax in 1985 and 1987.

Notes and References

1. News: Miami Herald, The : OUTTAKES. Miami Herald. 2012-03-13.
2. Book: Woolery . George W. . Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987 . 1989 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-2198-2 . 27 March 2020 . 72–74.
3. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 240.