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'''''Popples''''' is a Saturday morning cartoon, based on the Popples toys, that aired in the United States from 1986 to 1987. The pilot was a live-action Shelley Duvall special, in which they were puppets and marionettes; after this was well-received, it was decided to make a cartoon series with the same characters. The cartoon was produced by [[
The name "Popple" is a reference to the popping sound they make when unfolding themselves from such a ball, or in the cartoon, pulling objects from their pouches.
▲Popples is a Saturday morning cartoon, based on the Popples toys, that aired in the United States from 1986 to 1987. The pilot was a live-action Shelley Duvall special, in which they were puppets and marionettes; after this was well-received, it was decided to make a cartoon series with the same characters. The cartoon was produced by [[Di C]] Entertainment and LBS Communications and animated by [[KKC and D Asia]], [[Madhouse]] ([[Cardcaptor Sakura|yes]], [[Denno Coil|that]] [[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time|Madhouse]]), [[Studio Korumi]] and [[Studio Shaft]]. It was also made into a line of toys in 1986. The idea for the franchise came from rolling up socks.
Nine of the Popples live with a human brother and sister, Billy and Bonnie Wagner. Billy and Bonnie think they are the only kids who have Popples until a neighbor family moves in and they have their own Popples — the Rock Stars, Pufflings, and Babies. Two very late episodes feature the "Sports" Popples. The Popples tend to come around and mess up whatever the kids are trying to do; e.g., if the kids are trying to brush their teeth, the Popples end up spilling water, toothpaste and soap all over the bathroom. If the kids are trying to clean their rooms, the Popples come along, mess up the room even worse and then help them get everything back to normal just in the nick of time. The plot revolved around the children's efforts to hide the existence of the Popples from the adults around them.
▲The name "Popple" is a reference to the popping sound they make when unfolding themselves from such a ball, or in the cartoon, pulling objects from their pouches.
▲Nine of the Popples live with a human brother and sister, Billy and Bonnie Wagner. Billy and Bonnie think they are the only kids who have Popples until a neighbor family moves in and they have their own Popples — the Rock Stars, Pufflings, and Babies. Two very late episodes feature the "Sports" Popples. The Popples tend to come around and mess up whatever the kids are trying to do; e.g., if the kids are trying to brush their teeth, the Popples end up spilling water, toothpaste and soap all over the bathroom. If the kids are trying to clean their rooms, the Popples come along, mess up the room even worse and then help them get everything back to normal just in the nick of time. The plot revolved around the children's efforts to hide the existence of the Popples from the adults around them.
Popples commonly pull large items from their pouches that couldn't possibly fit inside, which come from hammerspace; in "Popples Alley", Bonnie looks inside Puffball's pouch and sees numerous objects floating in a void.
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* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: In "Pop Goes The Radio", Putter asks the audience to look for goggles in his pouch, before some hit him in the head.
** In "Backyard Adventure", PC does this.
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* [[Product Placement]]: In the live action pilot, Goodwill plays a major role, because Billy and Bonnie did not want their Popples to go there.
* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: Pretty Bit
* [[Talking to Himself|Talking To Herself]]: Louise (now, "Stevie") Vallance later plays
* [[The Fashionista]]: Prize
* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: In the episode "Treasure Of Popple Beach", it plays in the background when the Popples try to find a way home.
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