TV series

Swamp Thing

1990–1991 · 1 season

A goofy, fast-paced cartoon with a spooky swamp setting and a gentle monster hero, easy for kids to enjoy.

Overview: Scientist Alec Holland invents a growth substance that could end world hunger, but a plantation owner obsessed with immortality tries to steal it and causes an accident that turns Alec into a human-plant mutant, protector of the bayou.
How it feels: Campy, light, eerie and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, corruption, survival, friendship
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
corruption
survival
friendship
science
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, mystery
Created by: Len Wein
Written by: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle
Starring: Don Francks, Len Carlson, Jonathan Potts, Philip Akin, Harvey Atkin, Tabitha St. Germain, Richard Yearwood, Gordon Masten
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes, 30 min each
Network: FOX, Fox Kids
Country: United States of America
Languages: English