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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"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.

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

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 9, 1965 on NBC

Errors

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

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.