This animated series from ABC featured ‘The Littles’, a tribe of people similar to elves but without the magic.
They had pointy ears and tails, measured one inch to every foot of human size in height, and lived behind the walls of people’s houses. An ingenious lot, they used sardine cans for beds and an inverted baby bottle for a shower.
The family included Mr and Mrs Little and their children -13-year-old Tom (voiced by Donavan Freberg) and 10-year-old Lucy (Bettina Bush) -, wise and sharp-tongued Grandpa (Alvy Moore), and goofy, accident-prone 21-year-old aviator cousin Dinky (Robert David Hall).
Their 13-year-old human pal Henry Bigg (Jimmy E Keegan) saved them from other humans who would have exploited them.
In the second season, the Littles adopted a girl named Ashley (BJ Ward).
Stories were promoted by ABC as emphasizing loyalty, friendship, and caring. The show’s source was John Peterson’s children’s books, which began in 1967 and had sold 5 million copies by the time the TV series premiered.
Henry Bigg
Jimmy E Keegan Mr George Bigg/Dinky Little
Robert David Hall Mrs Bigg
Laurel Page Lucy Little
Bettina Bush Tom Little
Donavan Freberg Slick
Patrick Fraley Ashley Little
BJ Ward Grandpa Little
Alvy Moore
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The family included Mr and Mrs Little and their children -13-year-old Tom (voiced by Donavan Freberg) and 10-year-old Lucy (Bettina Bush) -, wise and sharp-tongued Grandpa (Alvy Moore), and goofy, accident-prone 21-year-old aviator cousin Dinky (Robert David Hall).
