Snorks is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which ran on NBC from September 15, 1984 to January 14, 1989, and in syndication from 1987 to 1988. Freddy Monnickendam of Belgian character licensing firm SEPP originally developed the "Snorks" concept in 1982. Belgian comics artist Nicolas Broca created the original character designs.Broca biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia The cartoon was relatively successful and has a considerable fan following.

Synopsis

The Snorks are a race of small, colorful, fictional beings that live happily in the underwater world of Snorkland. They have snorkels on their heads, which are used to propel them swiftly through the water. As evidenced by the cartoon series, when a Snork becomes excited their tube makes a "snork" sound. Like the Flintstones or the Smurfs, they have much of the same technology as contemporary humans, adapted to their own aquatic environment. The Snorks use clams as currency, a reference to the slang word "clam", meaning "dollar."