Episode
Snorks: The Big Scoop
Overview
Junior makes up a story about a big wolf-fish for the newspaper, so he employs Willie to make his story come true. A sea current comes along and blows Willie away and Junior gets it all on film. All-Star notices that the fish was fake, and Junior vows to get a picture of a real wolf-fish. The Governor is worried about Junior (and Willie who followed him) and All-Star and the Snorks try to find him. Junior finds a real wolf-fish, and it chases him. All-Star and the rest of the gang get him in no time. The story is in the newspaper and Junior is mad again.
Details
- Series
- Snorks
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1984-10-27
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Scoop is Episode 14 in Season 1 of Snorks. It aired on 1984-10-27. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 13: Junior's Secret
Junior talks about All-Star and his toy drive buit he forgets to mention that he sleeps with a toy turtle. Willie accidentally gives away Junior's turtle and Junior secretly pines for it. Junior then breaks into the school to get the toy turtle back, and gets caught by a guard. The Governor bails him out and he makes up a story about donating toys. At the toy drive, Junior tries to take his turtle back, but Baby Smallstar claims it as her own. Knowing that all is lost, Junior goes out and buys a stuffed seahorse.
Episode 15: The Blue Coral Necklace
Daffney gets a new blue coral necklace and Casey wants one as well. All-Star gets a hold of his mother's necklace and gives it to Casey, but then Occy gets it crushed under a steam roller. All-Star tries to tell his mom about the necklace when she mentions that she will wear it at a picnic! All-Star then scrambles to find a rare coral necklace. he finds it in a cave and as Tooter and Occy find blue coral, Tooter gets caught in a cave-in. All-Star uses the Grappler, a new invention, to get Tooter out and to mine some blue coral. New necklaces are made for all the gang and All-Star tells his mother what happened. His mother then tells him that the coral necklace that was destroyed was costume jewelry! It seems that All-Star and the gang went through all that trouble for nothing.
More episodes from this season
Episode 12: Snork Marks the Spot
The Snorks check out a construction site where Junior builds his empire. Occy digs up an old treasure map. Galleo tells the Snorks that the map was left by ancient Snorks. Junior steals the map and gives the Snorks a fake map to follow. They encounter a whole lot of dangers along the way while Junior thinks that the treasure is buried right in his own front yard. Galeo finds out that the treasure map is actually a warning about molten lava, an unfortunate proposition for Junior and his family.
Episode 16: Up, Up & Awave
Two oceanographers are exploring communication skills of porpoises and pick up the Snorks. The Snorks are having a balloon contest. Something goes wrong with Junior's balloon and anchors All-Star's balloon to a rock. All-Star fixes it and is in the race again. In order to finish, the teams all face the wrath of Junior's cheating and a big sea current. Now, after saving Junior, they get lost and Tooter, Dimmy, and Daffney's balloon gets carried away by the porpoises. The baloons are caught by the oceanographer's net and are saved by the porpoises. Then, they are caught by a giant funnel, and the town loses hope. The porpoises save all of the balloons in time.
Episode 11: Snork Dance
It's the last day of school and everyone is looking forward to the Snork Prom. All-Star gets cheated by Junior during a football game, but the Snorks see through his trick and win the game. All-Star makes the winning shot, but breaks his foot. All-Star gets Tooter to go out with Casey, but Junior tries to ruin the date by making himself like Tooter, right down to the green makeup. Occy knows the difference, but no one listens. Galeo makes up a new dance without knowing it and All-Star goes to the prom with his new dance. Junior gets uncovered and has to dance with an overexcited Snork girl who has been chasing him throughout the episode.
Episode 17: Snorkin Surf Party
It is a very HOT day in Snorkland. The Snorks venture to the beach. Junior introduces two surfer girls whom he brags to about beating All-Star. All-Star goes to the cove and is a great surfer, but Junior tries to prove him wrong. He challenges him to a Snorkboard race at the Big Reef. All-Star says it's dangerous and Junior calls him a ""Yellow snorkfish"". All-Star then builds a sand castle and Junior shows off by building an even bigger castle. Junior overhears All-Star talking about Galeo's motor for his invention and Junior steals the motor, unbeknownst to him that the machine is out of whack! Junior accidentally makes it work when trying to cheat, and Junior ends up with a cold. The two girls choose Galeo over Junior because of his invention.
Episode 10: Now You Seahorse, Now You Don't
The Snorks enter a seahorse race. Junior, with the help of little Willie, cheats in the race. All-Star and Junior have to compete in a Snorkel chase. Junior thinks that All-Star's seahorse is all washed up because his horse ""won"". All-Star tries to prove him wrong by training his horse Sea Biscuit. Galeo creates a machine for the Silverfish with a magnetic compass. All-Star takes it by mistake and finds out that Junior and his horse cheated. All-Star and the Snorks cook up a plan to get back at Junior.
Episode 18: The Snorkness Monster
The Snorks take a field trip to the Snork Ness. They can go anywhere except any of the caves because of the Snorkness monster. An old man tells them that the Monster likes kids- for mysterious reasons. Casey encounters the moster while picking weeds and Occy goes into the cave. The Snorks check it out and find a big pearl. It turns out that the pearl is an egg laid by the Monster. The Snorks take the Silverfish with a communicator that lets them talk to the monster. Casey tames the monster and the monster tells them that her egg is gone and she wants it back. All-Star goes to Junior's house and try to get the Egg back, but the Wetworths catch them. The egg hatches and out pops a baby Snorkness monster!
Episode 9: A Snorking We Will Go
The Snorks go on a snorking trip. Everyone is having the time of their lives, except Junior. Junior is all shook up after a story about a sea creature. While on a nature hike, they get lost thanks to Junior's ""sophisticated"" compass. While finding the way back, they come across an old sunken ship. As they explore the ship, they almost get caught by a strange giant form reaching into the ship. All-Star gets them all out safely, and he is commended for his efforts. The strange form just happened to be a diver just exploring under the sea.
Episode 19: A Snork on the Wild Side
A wild creature with two snorks named Jo-Jo meets the Snorks. The Snorks try to get him and his pet Fenji to see that Snorkland is a good place to live. They show him how to have fun and to be like all of the Snorks. Junior tries his best to catch Fenji and take him to the zoo. Jo-Jo and the Snorks then go to the zoo to get back Fenji. Jo Jo doesn't understand why all the fish are in cages and lets them go. The Governor catches Jo Jo and locks him up. All-Star and Casey try to get him out so he can free Fenji. Of course, the famed Wolf-fish chases Junior and Jo Jo saves him by scaring away the Wolf fish. The Governor then frees all of the fish for Jo Jo.
Episode 8: Snorky Mania
A barrel from the world above falls into the ocean, letting out a reddish fluid that makes people frightningly zany. Meanwhile, the Snorks are performing in a talent show and Dimmy really sets a bomb with his jokes. Then the red stuff seeps in and makes everyone laugh. Of course, it gets out of hand when the entire town starts laughing crazily. The Snorks go out in the Silverfish to find the the problem at the Great Reef. The barrel is about to fall in the reef, but the Snorks get it out in time. But Junior and Occy, under the spell of the red stuff, take over the Silverfish! Eventually, Occy gets back to normal and so does Junior.
Episode 20: Allstar's Double Trouble
All-Star has a date with Casey, but his mother wants him to take Samantha, a friend of the family, out to show her around Snorkland. All-Stra cannot be in two places at the same time, and he doesn't want Casey to know about his visiting friend. At the movies, Samantha tells All-Star about a boyfriend that she has back home, and he's a big one at that. All-Star then tries to be at both the movies and the prom with the help of Dimmy and Tooter. Just then, Bubba, Samantha's boyfriend, comes to visit and goes after All-Star. As All-Star goes to be with Casey, Junior joins Samantha! Bubba gets on Junior!