The Nemo's a No No Affair

"The Nemo's a No No Affair" is the first episode of Josie and the Pussycats season one. It aired on September 12, 1970 on CBS. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

On their way to Pago Pago, the Pussycats and their friends become get caught in Captain Nemo's plot to sink every ship in the world, so he can become master of the Seven Seas.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain Nemo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. French
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alexander Cabot III
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alexandra Cabot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Sherry Alberoni
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Melody
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jackie Joseph
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Josie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jerry Dexter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Valerie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barbara Pariot
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sebastian
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shiphand
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Captain Nemo I
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Laser sentry
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coast Guard officer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shiphand
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Captain Nemo I
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Laser sentry
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coast Guard officer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Laser sentry
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coast Guard officer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson

Organizations

 * Josie and the Pussycats
 * United States Coast Guard

Locations

 * South Pacific Ocean
 * Pago Pago (mentioned)
 * Volcano Island

Objects

 * Pussycats' instruments

Vehicles

 * Captain Nemo's submarine
 * Josie's motorcycle with sidecar
 * Valerie's speedboat

Music
The music for the episode was composed by Ted Nichols, while the theme song was composed by Hoyt Curtin. The songs were supervised by La La Productions.

Songs

 * "Lie Lie Lie" (instrumental)
 * "Roadrunner" - Catherine Dougher, Patrice Holloway, and Cherie Moor

Behind the scenes

 * The episode is loosely inspired by the Jules Verne 1869-1870 serialized novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The Captain Nemo in this episode points out he is the great-grandson of the original.

Errors

 * Valerie is depicted as Caucasian when the gang rises to the surface and then when she and Alexander pick the others up on a speed boat.
 * When Alexander comments on the secret elevator they just stopped into, Josie's lips are missing.