Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lil' Elvis was thrown out of a white limousine in a guitar case, hinting that he is the illegitimate child of Elvis Presley. He is raised by foster parents, Grace and Len, who are fervent fans of Elvis Presley. Lil' Elvis is musically talented, singing and playing the guitar and his foster mother is convinced he is the son of Elvis Presley. Lil' Elvis and his two friends, Lionel and Janet, form the band "The Truckstoppers", and the series follows their adventures in the outback town Little Memphis/Wanapoo. Lionel is an Indigenous Australian who plays the didgeridoo. Janet is a beret wearing Asian girl who plays the drums. The Truckstoppers recurring enemy is the businessman W.C. Moore, who wants to become their manager to exploit them commercially, turning Lil' Memphis into a tourist attraction. he is also obsessed with finding deposits of the mysterious mineral Berkonium.

Series details

• Title: Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1997-11-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-05-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 52650
• IMDb ID: tt0143048
• TVDB ID: 253519

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-11-09; final listed air date 1998-02-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-02-08; final listed air date 1998-05-03; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.