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Do the Rad Thing
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Premiere date	September 15, 1990
Run time	23:07
Starring	Rick Moranis; Shari Belafonte; Barry Gordon; Jackie Earle Haley; Ricki Lake; Maurice La Marche; Kimmy Robertson; Roger Rose; Frank Welker; Brock Peters; Georgia Brown
Writer(s)	Charlie Schoon; Ernie Contreras; Glenn Leopold
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Do the Rad Thing" is the second episode of Gravedale High season one. It aired on September 15, 1990 on NBC. It was written by Charlie Schoon, and series developers, Ernie Contreras and Glenn Leopold, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Gill neglects his schoolwork and friendship with Frankentyke to spend more time on the waves with his surfing hero, Kahuna Bob.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Gill Waterman	Jackie Earle Haley
Frankentyke	Frank Welker
Kahuna Bob	Unavailable
Headmistress Crone	Georgia Brown
Iggy	N/A
Max Schneider	Rick Moranis
J.P. Ghastly III	Frank Welker
Vinnie Stoker	Roger Rose
Reggie Moonshroud	Barry Gordon
Blanche	Shari Belafonte
Sid	Maurice La Marche
Duzer	Kimmy Robertson
Cleofatra	Ricki Lake
Sal	Maurice La Marche
Christopher Columbus
Mrs. Waterman (voice only)	Unavailable
Wally Waterman
Dave	Unavailable
Sam	Unavailable
George Washington
Mr. Boneyard	Brock Peters
Long John Silver
Trent Flaplip	Unavailable
Jimbo	N/A
Corky Lagoon	N/A
Monty Zoomer	N/A

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Beach
  - Gravedale High School
  - Delaware River (mentioned)
- Romania (indirectly mentioned)
  - Transylvania (mentioned)
- Spain (mentioned)
- Black Lagoon (mentioned)
The Moon

Objects

Vehicles

Niña (unclear if seen or mentioned)
Pinta (unclear if seen or mentioned)
Santa Maria (unclear if seen or mentioned)
School bus

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1990.

Music

The music was composed by the Tyrell Music Group. The theme song was written by John Parker, Randy Peterson, Kevin Quinn, Stephanie Tyrell, and Steve Tyrell.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 15, 1990 on NBC

Behind the scenes

The episode title is a play on "Do the right thing." You're welcome.
Gill refers to a shark as "Jaws," in reference to the film of the same name.
Gill's surname is revealed.
Kiwi Kola is a parody of Coca-Cola.

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

Not available. 😢

References

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-|directors= [[Robert Alvarez]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Don Lusk]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Ray Patterson]] (supervising)<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
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+|directors= [[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
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-'''"Do the Rad Thing"''' is the second episode of ''[[Gravedale High (TV series)|Gravedale High]]'' season one. It aired on September 15, 1990 on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Charlie Schoon]], and series developers, [[Ernie Contreras]] and [[Glenn Leopold]], and directed by [[Robert Alvarez]], [[Oscar Dufau]], [[Don Lusk]], [[Paul Sommer]], and [[Carl Urbano]].
+'''"Do the Rad Thing"''' is the second episode of ''[[Gravedale High]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 15]], [[1990]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Charlie Schoon]], and series developers, [[Ernie Contreras]] and [[Glenn Leopold]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 Gill neglects his schoolwork and friendship with Frankentyke to spend more time on the waves with his surfing hero, Kahuna Bob.
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frankentyke]]
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+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Kahuna Bob]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Headmistress Crone]]
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[J.P. Ghastly III]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Vinnie Stoker]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Roger Rose]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Reggie Moonshroud]]
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sid]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Maurice LaMarche|Maurice La Marche]]
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Duzer]]
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 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sal]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice LaMarche
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice La Marche
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Christopher Columbus
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Christopher Columbus]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mrs. Waterman]] (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wally Waterman
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Wally Waterman]]
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 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sam and Dave|Dave]]
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
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-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| George Washington
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mr. Boneyard]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Brock Peters]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Long John Silver
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Long John Silver]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Trent Flaplip]]
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 *** Delaware River (mentioned)
 ** [[Romania]] (indirectly mentioned)
-*** [[Transyvlania]] (mentioned)
+*** [[Transylvania]] (mentioned)
 ** [[Spain]] (mentioned)
 ** Black Lagoon (mentioned)
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 ==Vehicles==
-* ''Niña'' (unclear if seen or mentioned)
+* ''[[Niña]]'' (unclear if seen or mentioned)
-* ''Pinta'' (unclear if seen or mentioned)
+* ''[[Pinta]]'' (unclear if seen or mentioned)
-* ''Santa Maria'' (unclear if seen or mentioned)
+* ''[[Santa Maria]]'' (unclear if seen or mentioned)
 * School bus
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 ==Home availability==
-* Not available. 😥
+* Not available. 😢
 ==References==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Directed by Carl Urbano]]
+[[Category:1990]]
-[[Category:Directed by Don Lusk]]
+[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
-[[Category:Directed by Oscar Dufau]]
-[[Category:Directed by Paul Sommer]]
-[[Category:Directed by Robert Alvarez]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Gravedale High episodes]]
+[[Category:Gravedale High]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Written by Glenn Leopold]]