Fish Police (TV series)
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| Fish Police | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Created by | Jeanne Romano |
| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Turner Entertainment |
| Original release | February 28—March 13, 1992 |
| Run time | 23 minutes |
| Starring | John Ritter Hector Elizondo Ed Asner Jonathan Winters Tim Curry Robert Guillaume Buddy Hackett Megan Mullally JoBeth Williams Georgia Brown Charlie Schlatter |
| Executive producer(s) | David Kirschner Benjamin Melniker Michael E. Uslan |
| Producer(s) | Larry Huber Jeanne Romano |
| Music composed by | James Horner Steven Bramson |
| Writer(s) | Jeanne Romano Michele Gendelman Bonnie DeSouza |
| Director(s) | Don Lusk Gordon Hunt (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | Joanna Romersa Joan Drake Allen Wilzbach Frank Andrina |
| Second title card | |
 The red variation. | |
Fish Police is an American animated film noir fantasy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS in prime-time. It ran in 1992, airing 6 episodes that spanned one season. It was adapted from the independent comic series of the same name created by Steve Moncuse, who had nothing to do with the cartoon and wasn't a fan.[1]
Production
Development
Music
The theme song was composed by James Horner, and the music was composed by either Horner or Steven Bramson. The director of music production was Bodie Chandler.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "The Shell Game" | 1x01 | February 28, 1992 |
| "A Fish Out of Water" | 1x02 | March 6, 1992 |
| "Beauty's Only Fin Deep" | 1x03 | February 27, 1992 |
| "The Codfather" | 1x04 | Unknown |
| "The Two Gils" | 1x05 | Unknown |
| "No Way to Treat a Fillet-dy" | 1x06 | Unknown |
Cast
- John Ritter as Inspector Gil
- Hector Elizondo as Calamari
- Ed Asner as Chief Abalone
- Jonathan Winters as Mayor Cod
- Tim Curry as Sharkster
- Robert Guillaume as Detective Catfish
- Buddy Hackett as Crabby
- Megan Mullally as Pearl
- JoBeth Williams as Angel
- Georgia Brown as Goldie
- Charlie Schlatter as Tad
In popular culture
- In The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horrors III," when Bart and Lisa go to the cemetery, the camera moves past tombstones reading Fish Police, Capitol Critters, and Family Dog, all of which were created as competition to The Simpsons, but all they succeeded in doing was failing spectacularly.
Grave of Fish Police.
References
- ^ Manning, Shaun (December 21, 2010). "Moncuse's "Fish Police" Are Back on Patrol". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
