Sealab 2020 @ The Cartoon Scrapbook

Prod. Notes:

September 1972 - September 1973, NBC

Hanna-Barbera

Cast:

Dr. Paul Williams ..................................................................... Ross Martin

Bobby Murphy ........................................................................... Josh Albee

Sally Murphy ..................................................................... Pamelyn Ferdin

Captain Mike Murphy .................................................. John Stephenson

Sparks ....................................................................................... Bill Callaway

Gail ................................................................................................. Ann Jillian

Hal ............................................................................................. Jerry Dexter

Ed ............................................................................................... Ron Pinckard

Mrs. Thomas .............................................................................. Olga James

Jamie ........................................................................................ Gary Shapiro

Synopsis:

Hanna-Barbera’s Sealab 2020 was a half-hour animated series that took place aboard the Sealab, a high-tech underwater laboratory that housed over 250 men, women, and children. The oceanographers, led by Dr. Paul Williams, were on a mission to protect both their lab and the ocean from harm. Assisting Paul were his crew of “oceanauts”: Hal, Gail, Ed, and radio dispatcher Sparks.

Also on board the Sealab were silver-haired Captain Mike Murphy and his children, Bobby and Sally, all of whom were rescued by Sealab when their boat sank topside. The cute pet quotient was filled by Murphy's pet sea turtles and a dolphin named Tuffy.

A spoof of the show was produced in 2001 for Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" line of programming. Entitled Sealab 2021, the new show had the same characters and underwater environment as the original series, and even used existing footage from the old show, but it played strictly for laughs.

Episodes:

Deep Threat

Lost

Green Fever

The Singing Whale

The Shark Lover

The Basking Shark

Where Dangers Are Many

Backfire

The Deepest Dive

The Challenge

Collision Of The Aquarius

The Capture

The Arctic Story