Nervous Service

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Nervous Service
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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.

Detailed summary

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


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Development

Filming

Music

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 23, 1965 on NBC

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Critical reception

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

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