The Glo Friends

The Glo Friends

1986•11m•4.7/10

Animation

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.7/10(3)

The Glo Friends is a television series based on the Glo Friends toyline, originally aired in 1986 as a segment of My Little Pony 'n Friends, that only lasted one season. My Little Pony aired the first 15 minutes, and the second half rotated among MoonDreamers, Potato Head Kids, and Glo Friends. The show was made by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions. The Glo Friends toyline, which preceded the television show, are small glow-in-the-dark toys in the shape of insects and other small creatures that were made by Hasbro's Playskool division in the mid-1980s. Books were also made by Ladybird to accompany each Glo Friend.

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Production

Marvel Productions, Sunbow Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 23, 1986

Last Aired

March 17, 1987

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

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Season

E1

The Quest (1)

Air date: 1986-09-23

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E2

The Quest (2)

Air date: 1986-09-30

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E3

The Quest (3)

Air date: 1986-10-07

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E4

The Quest (4)

Air date: 1986-10-14

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E5

The Quest (5)

Air date: 1986-10-21

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E6

The Quest (6)

Air date: 1986-10-28

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E7

The Quest (7)

Air date: 1986-11-04

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E8

The Quest (8)

Air date: 1986-11-11

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E9

The Quest (9)

Air date: 1986-11-18

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E10

The Quest (10)

Air date: 1986-11-25

The Quest (Episodes 1-10) Glo Moon Drop Pond, the lifeblood of the Glo Friends springs a leak, and Glo Worm, Garden Ant, and their friends go on a dangerous quest to search for Moon Drops.

E11

Baby Glo Worm Goes Bye-Bye

Air date: 1986-12-02

Baby Glo Worm runs off when she is supposed to be napping and ends up in the Moligan's hideout. Glo Worm and the others search for Baby Glo Worm but get trapped by the Moligans in the process.

E12

Two of a Kind

Air date: 1986-12-09

Bashful Bug runs off after being teased by Glo Worm during a dance. Scoop also runs away as well after wrecking one of the Moligan's tunnels. The two outcasts then meet and form an unlikely friendship.

E13

Make No Mistake, It's Magic

Air date: 1986-12-16

A series of coincidences in a berry patch make Glo Butterfly believe her wand really has magical properties. However, Bed Bug, Bop Bug, and Glo Spider know she is not really magic and attempt to show the other Glo Friends this

E14

The Forest Brigade

Air date: 1986-12-23

The Moligans feast on the roots of a tree that Garden Ant planted, and Garden Ant attempts to save the tree before it dies.

E15

Caverns of Mystery

Air date: 1986-12-30

Glo Cricket runs out of stories to tell the other Glo Friends and decides to search for the legendary Glo Drop Moon Lake. He fails to find it, and lies about it when he gets back.

E16

Front Page

Air date: 1987-01-06

The Moligans decide to get interviewed for the Glo Land Times newspaper to improve their reputations, but things do not go to plan.

E17

Bean Ball

Air date: 1987-01-13

E18

The Masterpiece

Air date: 1987-01-20

Doodle Bug feels that no one in Glo Land understands his art, and so goes off to work in private with Snug Bug.

E19

Beware Tales of Gold That Lead to Thorny Trails

Air date: 1987-01-27

E20

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (1)

Air date: 1987-02-03

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (Episodes 1-4) The Moligan's latest plan brings two races of Glo Land bug together, the Glo Friends and the Glo Wees. They form a partnership and work to defeat the Moligans and destroy a storm that will kill the Glo Wees.

E21

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (2)

Air date: 1987-02-10

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (Episodes 1-4) The Moligan's latest plan brings two races of Glo Land bug together, the Glo Friends and the Glo Wees. They form a partnership and work to defeat the Moligans and destroy a storm that will kill the Glo Wees.

E22

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (3)

Air date: 1987-02-17

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (Episodes 1-4) The Moligan's latest plan brings two races of Glo Land bug together, the Glo Friends and the Glo Wees. They form a partnership and work to defeat the Moligans and destroy a storm that will kill the Glo Wees.

E23

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (4)

Air date: 1987-02-24

Glo Friends Meet the Glo Wees (Episodes 1-4) The Moligan's latest plan brings two races of Glo Land bug together, the Glo Friends and the Glo Wees. They form a partnership and work to defeat the Moligans and destroy a storm that will kill the Glo Wees.

E24

Easy Money (1)

Air date: 1987-03-03

Easy Money (Episodes 1-2) The Moligans think they have discovered a way to use the Glofriends' dewdrops and moondrops to transform common rock into gold. Little do they know they're destined for a rocky future.

E25

Easy Money (2)

Air date: 1987-03-10

Easy Money (Episodes 1-2) The Moligans think they have discovered a way to use the Glofriends' dewdrops and moondrops to transform common rock into gold. Little do they know they're destined for a rocky future.

E26

Wizard of Rook

Air date: 1987-03-17

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