Tom and Tubb
Tom and Tubb | |
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Tom (left) and Tubb (right) | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Affiliation | Each other Moby Dick Scooby the Seal |
Goals | Explore the ocean |
Father | Deceased Adoptive fathers, Doctor Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy, in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated |
Mother | Deceased |
Marital status | Single |
First appearance | MD: "The Sinister Sea Saucer" (1967) |
Played by | Tom: Bobby Resnick (1967) Dee Bradley Baker (2012) Tubb: Barry Balkin (1967) Dee Bradley Baker (2012) Dana Snyder (2024) |
Tubb as Chubby Cox in Sealab 2021 | |
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | |
Tubb in Jellystone! |
Tom and Tubb are a pair of young brothers who are the protagonists of the Moby Dick animated television segments. Their voices were originated by Bobby Resnick and Barry Balkin, respectively.
They were orphaned after a typhoon killed their families. The great white whale, Moby Dick, came to their rescue, and they've been friends ever since.
Character description
They are aquatic adventurers who were left orphaned after a typhoon. They are good friends with Moby Dick and their pet seal, Scooby, and have a strong sense of justice against evildoers in the deep. Tom has brown hair, and Tubb is blonde, has freckles, and is tubby, hence his name.
Appearances
TV series
- Moby Dick
- Sealab 2021
- 1.8 "Waking Quinn" (Tubb only)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- 2.11 "The Midnight Zone"
- Jellystone! (Tubb only)
- 2.1 "Meet the Jetsons" (no lines)
- 2.2 "Disco Fever" (no lines)
- 2.5 "Lotions 11"
- 2.6 "LAFF Games" (no lines)
- 2.7 "Frankenhooky"
- 2.8 "Girl, You My Friend!"
- 2.10 "Vote Raspberry"
- 2.14 "Space Con"
- 2.15 "Sha-zogi" (no lines)
- 2.17 "Epic Rager" (no lines)
Comics
- Super TV Heroes
- Issue1F: "Danger in the Deep"
Biography
Debut Series
Tubb Sells Out
Tubb appeared in the Sealab 2021 episode "Waking Quinn," as a child actor named Chubby Cox.
Mystery Incorporated
Tom and Tubb appear in the episode "The Midnight Zone." They both know a lot about the ocean, and they are very skilled when it comes to electronics, as they alone built their own working, high-tech submarine (in this series, Moby-Dick is the name of the submarine). They're confident swimmers. At one point, they were babysat by Daphne Blake, who they consider their favorite babysitter. The SDMI Tom and Tubb are the sons of famous marine biologists Doctor Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy, who appeared in Sealab 2020.
Everyone's Back in Jellystone!
Tubb appears as an adult in Jellystone!, without Tom. In this continuity, he has a German accent, and is suddenly everywhere in the second season.
Tom and Tubb in the Funny Books
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Tom and Tubb/Gallery
Behind the scenes
- Tubb's name is usually pronounced "tuhb," but it's pronounced as "tube" in Jellystone!, likely to add to his German heritage in the series.