The Bubbler


 * For the character himself, see The Bubbler (character).

"The Bubbler" is the first episode (part one) of The Impossibles season one, and came as a segment of Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles. It aired on September 10, 1966 on CBS. It was written by Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

The Bubbler kidnaps the young Shah of Shish-Ka-Bob.

Memorable quotes
The Bubbler: ♪I'm forever blowing bubbles!♪ Shah: You, sir, are a dispicable cad!

Fluid-Man: Look, a monster! Coil-Man: Yeah! Man, he's mean looking, and I mean "mean", man. Multi-Man: Don't worry, go after the boy, fellas! I'll take care of ol' paddy paws here.

Fluid-Man: Trembling transistors! A killer shark. Water, water everywhere, and not if I do it!

Multi-Man: Unhand that boy. We got you cornered! The Bubbler: And I got you bubbled!

Narrator: And so once again, the incredible, invincible, fighting Impossibles become the sensational, irrepressible, singing Impossibles, until they are called upon do the Impossible.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coil-Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Hal Smith
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fluid-Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Multi-Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Announcer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shah of Shish-Ka-Bob
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ginny Tyler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Advisor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bubbler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Big D
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Octavius
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shark
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teenage Queen of the Year
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ted Cassidy
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Octavius
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shark
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teenage Queen of the Year
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ted Cassidy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ted Cassidy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ted Cassidy

Organizations

 * The Impossibles

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bubbler's lair
 * Shish-Ka-Bob (mentioned)

Objects

 * Bubbler's gun

Vehicles

 * Impossibles' blimp
 * Impossi-Mobile

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

The song that the Impossibles perform at the start of the episode is a rock cover of "Little Sally Ann," a traditional children's song.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 19, 1966 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * When Octavius lands on Multi-Man, the music of the Secret Squirrel theme song plays.
 * At one point, the Bubbler says "I'm forever blowing bubbles," which is a reference to the 1918 song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles."

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * April 26, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles: The Complete Series on DVD.