Sealab 2020
| Sealab 2020 | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Alex Toth |
| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Original release | September 9—December 2, 1972 |
| Starring | Ross Martin John Stephenson Jerry Dexter Ann Jillian Ron Pinkard William Callaway Josh Albee Pamelyn Ferdin |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Art Scott |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Peter Dixon Fred Freiberger |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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Sealab 2020 is an American animated environmental TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera and created by Alex Toth. It ran in 1972 on NBC's Saturday morning children's programming block, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season. The series later reaired on Boomerang in its heyday.
In the year 2020, a team of oceanographers has dedicated their lives to exploring and protecting marine life from the research base at the bottom of the Challenger seamount.
The series was made with intent of making viewers ecoligically aware of marine life, as well as encourage them to protect the enviroment. Although not particularly successful, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim revived the series in the form of Sealab 2021, an adult parody that was mostly made up of stock footage from the original series, running from 2000 to 2005.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Title | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Deep Threat" | 1x01 | September 9, 1972 |
| "Lost" | 1x02 | September 16, 1972 |
| "Green Fever" | 1x03 | September 23, 1972 |
| "The Singing Whale" | 1x04 | September 30, 1972 |
| "The Shark Lover" | 1x05 | October 7, 1972 |
| "The Basking Shark" | 1x06 | October 14, 1972 |
| "Where Dangers Are Many" | 1x07 | October 21, 1972 |
| "Backfire" | 1x08 | October 28, 1972 |
| "The Deepest Dive" | 1x09 | November 4, 1972 |
| "The Challenge" | 1x10 | November 11, 1972 |
| "Collision of the Aquarius" | 1x11 | November 18, 1972 |
| "The Capture" | 1x12 | November 25, 1972 |
| "The Arctic Story" | 1x13 | December 2, 1972 |
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 9, 1972 on NBC
- United Kingdom & Ireland: July 12, 1979 at 10:45 am on ITV
Cast
- Ross Martin as Paul Williams
- John Stephenson as Doctor Michael Murphy
- Jerry Dexter as Hal Bryant
- Ann Jillian as Gail Adams
- Ron Pinkard as Ed Thomas
- William Callaway as Lieutenant Sparks
- Josh Albee as Robert Murphy
- Pamelyn Ferdin as Sally Murphy
