Nervous Service

Nervous Service
Join the Navy, they said. You'll see the world, they said.
Premiere date	October 23, 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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"Nervous Service" is the fourth episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 23, 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 recruited to the Navy, thinking that it's a world tour.

Memorable quotes

Squiddly: Hey, what's this? A free travel offer. "See the world, all expenses paid by your government." I don't see no fine print, so it must be legitimate!

Squiddly: Gosh I hope we go to Alaska! I've never seen a kangaroo, you know!

Sailor: I think you made a mistake, sir. You just inducted a squid into the Navy!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Squiddly Diddly	Paul Frees
Chief Winchley	John Stephenson

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bubbleland

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 23, 1965 on NBC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Service nerveux	Nervous Service
Japanese	ロクちゃん海軍に入る	Roku-chan Joins the Navy
Portuguese	Cuidado com os nervos	Watch Your Nerves
Spanish	Servicio Nervioso	Nervous Service

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.