Creepy Crawlers was an animated series by Saban Entertainment that ran from 1994 to 1995. It was loosely based on a toyline that revolved around molding plastic into insects. The show was about a boy named Chris Carter. He spends his days working in a magic shop run by Professor Googenrime, an old magician who wishes to gain true magic powers to get back at the magicians that laughed at him. Chris experiments with a Magic Maker to help with business, but accidentally creates insectoid heroes called the Goop-Mandoes(Hocus Locust, Tick-Trick-Tick, and Volt Jolt). Googengrime, however, takes the Magic Maker and uses it to create horrible creatures called Crime Grimes. Chris teams up with the Goop-Mandoes to foil Googengrime's schemes in every episode. During the course of the show, a few other Goop-Mandoes joined: Sting Ring, Commantis, T-4, and Fire Eyes.
Tropes used:
- Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Several of the Crime Grimes were huge. There was also one occasion where Googengrime himself became gigantic after being exposed to the goop used to create the Goop-Mandoes and the Crime Grimes.
- Alliterative Name: Chris Carter.
- Big Bad: Professor Googengrime.
- Big Eater: Tick-Trick-Tick(T-3 for short!)
- Butt Monkey: Chris Carter. While the Goop-Mandoes are well-meaning, they tend to cause a lot of trouble for him(they stole his brother's car and ate his homework, to name but two).
- The Dragon: Spooky Goopy.
- Freudian Excuse: Professor Googengrime wanted to get back at the magicians that laughed at him when he botched a magic trick.
- Heel Face Turn: Commantis originally was on Googengrime's side, but later joined the Goop-Mandoes.
- Monster of the Week: A lot of the Crime Grimes were essentially this.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: In the season two opener, Professor Googengrime tried to kill the Goop-Mandoes with super-goop, but it instead enhanced their powers, made them stronger, and changed their color schemes.
- Spell My Name with an S: In the action figure line based on the show, Googengrime's name was spelled "Guggengrime".
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