Difference between revisions of "Show Biz Squid"

Show Biz Squid
	; "Mind if I hitch a ride?"
Premiere date	October 9, 1965
Run time	6:36
Starring	Paul Frees; John Stephenson
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict; Dalton Sandifer
Director(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 12 April 2024

"Show Biz Squid" is the second episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 9, 1965 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict and Dalton Sandifer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Squiddly is outshined by dolphins at Bubbleland, so he runs away to be a surfer.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Winchley: I run a shipshape ship here, so shape up or ship out!

Squiddly: Every day, it's the same thing. 'Where are the dolphins? I wanna see the dolphins!' I don't think those dolphins are such a much.

Squiddly: Hi, surfer boy. Mind if I hitch a ride
Surfer: AHHHHHHH! IT'S A MONSTER FROM THE DEEP!!!
Squiddly: Now what did I say wrong?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Chief Winchley	John Stephenson
Squiddly Diddly	Paul Frees

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Bubbleland

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 9, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

Errors

At 2:27, the color of Squiddly's head briefly changes.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Le Spectacle	The Show
Japanese	大スターはつらいもの	It's Hard Being a Big Star.
Portuguese	Uma Lula do Teatro	A Theatre Squid
Spanish	El Negocio del Espectáculo	Show Business

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- June 10, 1985: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
- November 3, 1986: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
In the United States:
- November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.

References

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 |premiere= [[October 9]], [[1965]]
 |run_time= 6:36
-|cast= [[Paul Frees]]<br>[[John Stephenson]]
+|cast= [[Paul Frees]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]
-|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
+|music= [[Ted Nichols]]
-|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br>[[Dalton Sandifer]]
+|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br />[[Dalton Sandifer]]
-|directors= William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera
+|directors= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
 |previous= Way Out Squiddly
 |next= The Canvas Back Squid
 |title_card= [[File:SD 102 title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"Show Biz Squid"''' is the second episode of ''[[Squiddly Diddly (segments)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 9]], [[1965]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]] and [[Dalton Sandifer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+'''"Show Biz Squid"''' is the second episode of ''[[Squiddly Diddly (segments)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 9]], [[1965]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]] and [[Dalton Sandifer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
 Squiddly is outshined by dolphins at Bubbleland, so he runs away to be a surfer.
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-'''Squiddly:''' Every day, it's the same thing. 'Where are the dolphins? I wanna see the dolphins!' I don't think those dolphins are such a bunch.
+'''Squiddly:''' Every day, it's the same thing. 'Where are the dolphins? I wanna see the dolphins!' I don't think those dolphins are such a much.
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Stephenson]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Squiddly Diddly]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Squiddly Diddly (character)|Squiddly Diddly]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paul Frees]]
 |-
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 *** [[Bubbleland]]
-==Release==
+==Objects==
-Dates are in order of release:
+*
-* United States: October 9, 1965 on ABC
+==Vehicles==
+*
 ==Production==
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 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-* 0:00 - Squiddly Diddly main title theme ([[Hoyt Curtin]])
+* 0:00 - Main title theme ([[Ted Nichols]])
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: October 9, 1965 on NBC
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 | 大スターはつらいもの
 | It's Hard Being a Big Star.
+|-
+| '''Portuguese'''
+| Uma Lula do Teatro
+| A Theatre Squid
 |-
 | '''Spanish'''
 | El Negocio del Espectáculo
 | Show Business
-|-
 |}
 ==Home availability==
-* In the United Kingdom:
+* In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
 ** [[June 10]], [[1985]]: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''[[Squiddly Diddly (VHS)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' on VHS.
 ** [[November 3]], [[1986]]: The Video Collection releases ''Squiddly Diddly'' on VHS.
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 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1965]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:NBC]]
 [[Category:Squiddly Diddly episodes]]
 [[Category:Squiddly Diddly]]