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kagenomichi
Since: Dec, 1969
2011-03-04 00:56:58
It doesn't match everything you said but are you thinking of the old Disney Silly Symphony called Wynken, Blynken, and Nod? It had little kids on a boat in space at least... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnKzm5PSaGY
91.92.170.132
Since: Dec, 1969
88.110.29.142
Since: Dec, 1969
jbrecken
Since: Apr, 2013
96.230.214.82
Since: Dec, 1969
Bananaquit
Since: Jan, 2001
SmashingMelons42
Since: Jan, 2001
2011-05-25 19:16:09
Was it a movie or a tv show? If it was a movie, A Troll In Central Park came out that year.

Okay, so there was this cartoon that I watched when I was about 5 (would have been around '94, but the show (or movie) was on VHS, so no telling how old it was), and I cannot remember the name of it. It involved gnomes? Or really short people? On a boat...in space, maybe? I seem to remember them having magic or technology of some sort. I'm sorry that this is so vague, but this has been bothering me for YEARS so if anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated. It might even be that I'm juxtaposing two shows together or something, but I just have to know! Also, I don't know if this helps, but we watched it in conjunction with the trollies sing-along movie.