Bawk Ba Gawk

For the character itself, see Bawkbagawk.

Bawk Ba Gawk
Run time	12:55
Starring	Andy Merrill C. Martin Croker George Lowe Marsha Crenshaw Carey Means
Music composed by	Eddie Horst
Writer(s)	Jim Fortier Andy Merrill Pete Smith
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"Bawk Ba Gawk", also known as "B.J. and the Brak", is the first episode of The Brak Show season one. It aired on October 7, 2001 on Cartoon Network's newly launched late-night programming block, Adult Swim. It was written by Jim Fortier, Andy Merrill, and Pete Smith, and produced by Fortier and Smith. An early version called "Leave It to Brak," aired on December 21, 2000 on Cartoon Network.

Wanting to be popular at school, Brak is convinced by Zorak to steal rival Jerkwater High's chicken mascot.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Dad	George Lowe
Mom	Marsha Crenshaw
Giganticon	Unavailable
Brak	Andy Merrill
Dean Martin (drawing)	N/A
Sisto	N/A
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Thundercleese	Carey Means
Bawkbagawk	N/A
Phil	Unavailable
Zorak's mother
Jenny McClucking	N/A

Organizations

• Learnmore Lowly Worms (mentioned)
• Fighting Chickens (mentioned)
• Timely Times (mentioned)

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Brak's residence
    • Jerkwater High School
    • Learnmore High School (mentioned)
    • Thundercleese's residence
    • California (indirectly mentioned)
      • Walnut (mentioned)
• The Moon

Objects

• Timely Times newspaper

Vehicles

• None

Production

Development

The episode was originally titled "Leave It to Brak", a reference to the 1950s sitcom Leave It to Beaver. It runs the same length as the final version, but it has cheaper looking backgrounds, as Primal Screen was not involved, and neither were Mott's Miniatures, Aztec Imports, and Cardinal, who used photo realism for buildings and some objects. The moon is also not featured at night when Brak returns the chicken. The opening credits also introduces the main characters as being played by themselves, ignoring that it has a voice cast, unlike the final version. Guest star Carey Means is also given his own special card in the final version.

This version quietly aired as a preview by Cartoon Network on December 21, 2000 in the death slot time.

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2001.

Music

The music was composed by Eddie Horst, who was credited as musical director.

Songs

1. TBA

Crew credits

• Master compositor: Rob Fearon
• Production coordinator: Natali Tesche-Ricciardi
• Production assistant: John Brestan
• Cel animators: General Matthew Jenkins, John Henshaw, Les Harper, Sam Layja, Marc Benejan, Jil Wyland, Hunter Matheson, C. Martin Croker
• Additional animation: Primal Screen
• Audio editor: Tom Race
• Audio mixer: Rob Sanders
• Avid editor: Eric Lund
• Executive producers: Keith Crofford, Mike Lazzo
• Filmed on location at Williams Street and Turner Studios

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 7, 2001 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

• The alternate title of the episode is a parody of the TV series B.J. and the Bear.
• Giganticon is a parody of Godzilla.
• Thundercleese is a parody of anime-styled robots such as those from Gundam.
• Special thanks are given to Mott's Miniatures, Inc., Aztec Imports, Inc., Cardinal, Inc., and Pegasus Hobbies.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • February 1, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Brak Show: Volume 1 on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • ???: Madman Entertainment releases The Brak Show: Volume 1 on DVD.
  • 2012: Madman Entertainment releases The Brak Show: Complete Songbook on DVD.