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Sealab 2020

American animated television series

Summary

American animated television series

Field	Value
image	Sealab2020titlecard.JPG
image_size	250
creator	Alex Toth
producer	William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
runtime	20 minutes
director	William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
voices	John Stephenson
Ross Martin
Josh Albee
Pamelyn Ferdin
William Callaway
Jerry Dexter
Ann Jillian
country	United States
language	English
network	NBC
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons	1
num_episodes	15 (2 unaired)
related	Sealab 2021

the 1972 Hanna-Barbera cartoon

Joseph Barbera Joseph Barbera Ross Martin Josh Albee Pamelyn Ferdin William Callaway Jerry Dexter Ann Jillian Sealab 2020 is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972, on Saturday mornings. The series was created by Alex Toth, who also created such other Hanna-Barbera cartoons as Space Ghost and Birdman and the Galaxy Trio. A total of 15 episodes were produced, 13 aired and two remaining unaired.

A parody follow-up series, entitled Sealab 2021, originally aired on Cartoon Network in December 2000, then on Adult Swim from September 2, 2001 to April 24, 2005.

Plot

The series took place in the year 2020 at Sealab, an underwater research base on the Challenger seamount. Commanded by Captain Michael Murphy, Sealab was home to 250 people, and was dedicated to the exploration of the seas and the protection of marine life. Dr. Paul Williams, a Chinook oceanographer, led the scientific research team.

Among other things, the crew of Sealab faced such challenges as attacks from sharks and giant squids, potential environmental disasters, and threats to Sealab and marine life from shipping.

Cast

John Stephenson as Captain Michael "Mike" Murphy, Quincy Jones
Ross Martin as Paul Williams
Jerry Dexter as Hal Bryant
Ann Jillian as Gail Adams
Ron Pinkard as Ed Thomas, Mrs. Thomas's son
William Callaway as Lieutenant Sparks
Josh Albee as Bobby Murphy
Pamelyn Ferdin as Sally
Gary Shapiro as Jamie
Olga James as Mrs. Thomas, Ed Thomas's mother
Mike Road as Matthew Mills
Casey Kasem as Craig Bracken
Don Messick as Lawrence Cummings

Episodes

NOTE: This episode was remade in 2002 with the voice actors of the comedy series Sealab 2021, and retitled as "7211."

Parody follow-up

Sealab 2020 was parodied by the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim show Sealab 2021, which aired from December 21, 2000 to April 24, 2005.

Home media

On May 22, 2012, Warner Archive released Sealab 2020: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection. Although promoted as 'The Complete Series', the DVD consists only of the thirteen aired episodes and does not include Episodes 14 and 15 that were unaired. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

The pilot episode "Deep Threat" is included in the Warner Bros. Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Vol. 2 DVD set.

Print media

The fanzine Lancelot Link Fan World, published by Cornell Kimball, often covered Sealab 2020.

References

Wikipedia Source

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