The GLO Friends: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Glo Friends are a community of small, glow-in-the-dark bugs that live in Glo Land, a magical kingdom located in the middle of a forest. Their homes are built near the Glo Pond, from where they harvest a substance known as Moondrops. It is Moondrops that sustain the Glo Friends and enable their ability to glow in the dark. The Glo Friends peaceful existence is threatened constantly by the Moligans, a group of mole-like creatures led by Starnose. The Moligans were banished from the kingdom of Moleslavia by King Mole for various crimes including unlawful digging, mob action, robbery, looting and cheating. Since their banishment, the Moligans have been living underground and planning revenge against King Mole. Since the Moligans are short-sighted, they were unsuccessful in harvesting gold from the nearby mines. As such, the Moligans have attempted to enslave the Glo Friends to power their lanterns, which would enable them to see in the mines, harvest the gold and buy out the kingdom of Moleslavia.

Series details

• Title: The GLO Friends
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1986-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 43440
• IMDb ID: tt0352057
• TVDB ID: 281478

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-09-23; final listed air date 1987-03-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from The GLO Friends 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.