The Bubbler

This article is about the episode. For the character himself, see The Bubbler (character).

The Bubbler
Network	CBS
Premiere date	September 19, 1966
Run time	7:11
Starring	Paul Frees Hal Smith Don Messick Ted Cassidy Ginny Tyler
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Michael Maltese
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
Animation director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"The Bubbler" is the the first part of episode one of The Impossibles season one, and came as a segment of Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles. It aired on September 10, 1966 on CBS. It was written by Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

The Bubbler kidnaps the young Shah of Shish-Ka-Bob.

Memorable quotes

The Bubbler: ♪I'm forever blowing bubbles!♪
Shah: You, sir, are a dispicable cad!

Fluid-Man: Look, a monster!
Coil-Man: Yeah! Man, he's mean looking, and I mean "mean", man.
Multi-Man: Don't worry, go after the boy, fellas! I'll take care of ol' paddy paws here.

Fluid-Man: Trembling transistors! A killer shark. Water, water everywhere, and not if I do it!

Multi-Man: Unhand that boy. We got you cornered!
The Bubbler: And I got you bubbled!

Narrator: And so once again, the incredible, invincible, fighting Impossibles become the sensational, irrepressible, singing Impossibles, until they are called upon do the Impossible.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Coil-Man	Hal Smith
Fluid-Man	Paul Frees
Multi-Man	Don Messick
Announcer	Don Messick
Shah of Shish-Ka-Bob	Ginny Tyler
Shah's advisor	Unavailable
The Bubbler	Don Messick
Big D	Paul Frees
Octavius	Unavailable
Shark	Unavailable
Teenage Queen of the Year	Unavailable
Narrator (voice only)	Ted Cassidy

Organizations

• The Impossibles

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bubbler's lair
  • Shish-Ka-Bob (mentioned)

Objects

• Bubbler's gun

Vehicles

• Impossibles' blimp
• Impossi-Mobile

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

The song that the Impossibles perform at the start of the episode is a rock cover of "Little Sally Ann," a traditional children's song.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 19, 1966 on CBS

Behind the scenes

• When Octavius lands on Multi-Man, the music of the Secret Squirrel theme song plays.
• At one point, the Bubbler says "I'm forever blowing bubbles," which is a reference to the 1918 song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles."

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • April 26, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles: The Complete Series on DVD.
  • January 28, 2025: Warner Archive Collection releases Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.