Sand Castle Surprise

Sand Castle Surprise
Premiere date	October 12, 1996
Starring	Aria Noelle Curzon Christine Cavanaugh Frank Welker Jeff Bennett Taylor Gunther E.G. Daily
Music composed by	Guy Moon
Writer(s)	Bruce Talkington
Director(s)	Marija Miletic Dail
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"Sand Castle Surprise" is the fourth episode of Cave Kids season one. It aired on October 12, 1996 in first run syndication. It was written by Bruce Talkington, and produced and directed by Marija Miletic Dail.

A sand castle built by Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm creates a world that is ruled by a timid crab king who has been challenged by a tough starfish.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bamm-Bamm Rubble	Christine Cavanaugh E.G. Daily (singing)
Bird	Jeff Bennett
Pebbles Flintstone	Taylor Gunther (baby) Aria Noelle Curzon
Dino	Frank Welker
Shark	N/A
Octopus	N/A
Dragon	Frank Welker
Tongue door	Frank Welker
Starfish	Frank Welker
Crab	Jeff Bennett
Shrimp guard #1	Frank Welker
Shrimp guard #2	Jeff Bennett

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bedrock
      • Flintstone residence

Objects

• None

Vehicles

• None

Production

Development

Katharine Sloan wrote the prologue.

Music

The opening/closing titles were composed by Bill Burnett, while the rest of the episode's music was composed by Guy Moon. Bodie Chandler was the director of music production.

Songs

The song before the end credits was "Just When You Really Need It," which was written by Robin Frederick.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 12, 1996 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• This is the first time Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm acknowledge that they are in fact imagining their adventures.
• Bamm-Bamm mentions Halloween and talks like Count Dracula.
• Bennett's crab king voice is an imitation of actor Don Knotts.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • June 10, 1997: Warner Home Video releases Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm At Play on VHS.