Notes -
This show can be described as a "cartoon remix" of the 1972 Alex Toth animated show Sealab 2020 in that the producers take the old animated footage, and manipulate it into something hilarious.
~~~~~~~~~~ Sealab 2021 ~~~~~~~~~~
Series opening montage and theme song.
If you're looking for me,
You better check under the sea,
'cause that
is where you'll find me,
Underneath the sea, lab,
Underneath the
water,
Sea lab, at the bottom of the sea.
Sealab 2021 logo. The flipping number 1 makes a radio static
noise.
Bridge
Captain Murphy is pacing back and forth across the viewport.
Murphy: Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored,
bored, bored, bored, bored, bored.
The bridge door whooshes open, and Marco enters.
Marco: Hello, Captain.
Murphy: Marco! Hey buddy, you wanna, I don't
know, hang out or, play a game?
Marco: I'm a little busy here, sir. Trying to
keep a billion dollar research station running smoothly.
Murphy: Ooh, fun! I'll be the mommy.
Marco: ...Beep-beep!
Marco picks up a communicator, as if it just beeped.
What's that? You need the Captain? Right away?
Murphy: What was that?
Marco: Emergency in the tank room! Better get
down there, sir!
Murphy: I-I didn't hear anything.
Marco: No time, sir! Hurry! Run!
Murphy: Olé!
Murphy speeds out of the bridge, complete with a gunshot sound.
Marco: Madre mía, what an idiot!
Tank room
Murphy enters. Stormy, Quinn, and Debbie, in scuba gear, are about
to dive.
Murphy: I'm here! I'm here! What's the
emergency?
Debbie: Uhh, looks like Marco got you again, sir.
Murphy: Oh, jeez. That mailbox head! Well,
um, can I play with you guys?
Quinn: Not now, sir. We're about to go out on
patrol.
Murphy: Neato! Hey, I'll make a box lunch.
Stormy: Yeah, you do that.
Stormy slides his mask on. Stormy, Quinn, and Debbie dive into the
sea.
Murphy: Umm, oh, I get it. Ditched.
Two orphans, a girl and a boy, are hanging around an exit.
Girl: Life's a ditch!
Murphy: Oh! Hi orphans! Wanna play, or..
or...
Girl: Shag off!
The boy belches loudly.
Murphy: Hmm.
Hallway
Murphy walks down the hall, singing to the tune of Beethoven's
5th...
Murphy: Ba-ba-ba-bored,
ba-ba-ba-bored... ba-ba-ba-bored, ba-ba-ba-bored, ba-ba-ba-bored...
Bridge
Murphy is hanging around Sparks' console.
Murphy: Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored,
bored, bored. Bored!!
Sparks: (annoyed) Hey, do ya
mind? I'm listening to the radio.
Murphy: But I'm bored! Why aren't you listening
to me?
Sparks: Because... I am listening... to the radio.
Murphy: (gasps, inspired) The
radio!!
Control room
Murphy runs up to a crewman at a console.
Murphy: Yo, hey. (whistles)
Drone.
Crewman: Uh, yeah, my name is, uh, Ted. From
accounting.
Murphy: Well then, you should know how to launch the
ten-gigawatt emergency radio beacon.
Ted: Uh, no, not really, sir, I'm... Ted. From
accounting -
Murphy: And I've heard great things, Kevin. Now,
less lip and more launch!
Ted: Alright, ah, okay.
Ted presses a button on the console, and a radio beacon floats upward
past the viewport, cable trailing behind it.
You're the boss.
The beacon continues upward through the ocean, and splashes onto the
surface.
The beacon is on the surface, sir. Are we cool, here?
Murphy: Full power! Juice that baby all the way
up, Cedric!
Ted: Well, it's in the red now, sir, it's, uh, you
know what I'm talk - (He begins laughing) - It's in the red, I'm from
accounting...
Murphy bursts out with jubilant laughter, and Ted laughs with him for a
while. The laughter dies down.
Murphy: Ah... no. Eh, no, I don't.
Ted frowns.
Bridge
The beacon is still floating and pinging away on the surface.
Murphy is now at Sparks' communications console, which has been outfitted with a
big radio-style microphone. A screen displays the words "ON AIR."
Murphy: Ahem. Is this thing on?
He taps the mike. The taps, and Murphy's voice, echo throughout the
station as he descends into full-on DJ mode.
Alright, sea monkeys! This is Howlin' Mad Murphy! You can run,
but you can't hide, because I am live and worldwide with ten gigawatts of radio
waves that won't behave! And you can't ignore me anymore, people!
A howling wolf sound effect plays.
I... will... be... heard!!
A loud rock song starts playing.
Ocean
The music echoes around the ocean, pretty much disrupting life. A
rock crumbles under a diver's feet, sending him tumbling. Three swimming
turtles are shaken and tossed around by the vibrations. More rocks
crumble, and shower a shark with debris. The shark, agitated, knocks into
Sealab's underwater runabout, jostling Quinn and Stormy. The beacon is
still on the surface, doing its work.
Bridge
Pounding music echoes through the station as Marco approaches Murphy at
the console.
Marco: Captain Murphy! I -
Murphy: Shh! Coming out! Ahem.
(into microphone) Alright, sea monkeys, you're on the prowl with
Howlin' Mad Murphy! So, get your fignuts on!
A sound effect comes from the console, a man saying "Fiiignuuuts!!" in a
typical cheesy radio-catchphrase way.
(off mic) Hey, jerkface! You don't just barge into the
booth when I'm on the air!
Marco: Booth?? Wait a second! Are you
using the emergency beacon to run a pirate radio station?
Murphy: Ahh, crap. Listen, fignuts. The
tour is either in the commissary by now, or in the Howling Mad gift shop.
Marco: Right. Two things; One, you're suckin' up
all the power.
An exterior view of Sealab shows the station's lights dimming out, then
coming back on.
And two. The FCC finds out -
Murphy: So, some shriveling bureaucrats make me pay a
stupid fine. Big deal.
Marco: I see you're not familiar with their new
tactics, which are... unspeakably wicked. Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!
FCC Ship
A ship travels the ocean. A caption reads "FCC SEARCH AND DESTROY
VESSEL." On the ship's bridge stand a mustachioed Captain, with
binoculars, and a younger Officer, who is steering the ship.
Officer: Scanners going off, Captain. We've
picked up a pirate radio signal.
Captain: Yeah, lock in on it, son. Here at the
FCC, it's our job to eliminate illegal radio stations, and inappropriate
language.
Officer: Yeah. Well, uh, thanks a lot for the
f(bleep) back story.
Captain: Wha? You watch your f(bleep)
mouth, you (bleep-bleep)
Officer: Ooh, how can I put this, uh...
f(bleep) you! ...Sir.
Sealab bridge
The beacon is still going strong, music is playing, and Murphy is still
DJ'ing. Sparks sits at another console.
Murphy: Okay, sea monkeys! This is Howlin' Mad
Murphy and his zany sidekick Sparkplug! Say hey, Sparkplug!
(Pause) You're supposed to say, "Hey, Sparkplug." It's a "bit."
Sparks: (on air) Oh, yeah! Uh,
okay.
Pause. A phone rings.
Murphy: You're not gonna do it, are you.
Sparks: No, no, no, Skip, I am, really. Uh...
you ready?
Murphy: Yeah.
Longer pause. The phone rings again.
Okay.
The phone rings again. Murphy pushes a button to answer the
call.
Go ahead caller, you're on with the zoo patrol.
Murphy presses another button to play a "barnyard animals" sound effect.
The caller's voice shows up as a sound wave on a screen.
Caller: Hey, this is Larry, from -
Murphy: Honnnk! Where's Moe and Curly,
fignuts?
Murphy hits a whooping monkey sound effect.
Larry: Anyway...
Murphy: Yeah.
Larry: I got a joke for ya, Howlin' Mad.
Murphy: Mm-hmm, okay.
Larry: A priest, a nun -
Murphy: Mm-hmm, sure.
Larry: and a rabbi are -
Murphy: Go to hell.
Murphy cuts off the caller with a flushing toilet sound.
Hey, sea monkeys! Time for a wa-a-acky prank phone call!
Touch-tones dial as Murphy talks to Sparks off-mic.
You seen the ratings, Sparkplug? Number eight, baby! And
climbing!
The phone is answered, and Murphy gets back on the mic.
Man: Fire tower number seven! This is Ranger
Roger! How may I help you?
The called party is seen to be a forest ranger in an observation
tower.
Murphy: Hey, dummy! There's a raging forest
fire!
Ranger: What?!
Murphy: All the animals are burning!
Ranger: Oh, my God! The cute squirrels!
The ranger looks out of his tower with binoculars.
Murphy: Ha! Consider yourself "zinged!"
Murphy sets off a number of sound effects, and a recording of a cheesy
radio DJ chorus clip.
Chorus: The zing of the daaaaay!
Ranger: Ha ha ha! You got me! Howlin' Mad
Murphy, I love you! You know, you're my whole morning!
Murphy: Aw, stop it, I'm getting misty!
More sound effects, involving a honk, a toilet flush, and a howling wolf.
Murphy happily lip-synchs along with the howling wolf.
Montage - Magazine covers
A magazine called "Pirate Radio" shows a photo of Murphy, and the
headlines "Howlin' Mad About You!" "Murphy Makes Major Waves For The FCC"
and "Back To School: Why College Radio Sucks."
"Varietal" magazine proclaims "'Howlin' Mad' Murphy Tops All Radio
Ratings" and, lower, "Knaves Sign Mongo Deal."
"Fime" magazine shows Murphy in a thoughtful pose as their "Man Of The
Year: 'Howlin' Mad' Murphy."
"Playgal" shows "Howlin' Mad UNZIPPED!" and a picture of Murphy unzipping
his wetsuit.
And finally, "Feds" magazine (special parenting issue) shows a picture of
the FCC Captain, with the headline "'I'll kill the @$%&*%!!' - The Hunt For
Red Murphy."
FCC Ship
The ship continues in its quest for Murphy. The Captain scans with
his binoculars.
Officer: We're closing in on the signal, sir!
And then we'll drop the Hammer, right?
Captain: Huh? Oh, yeah, uh, yeah, uhh.. yeah,
we're gonna drop the Hammer. Hey, uhh...
The Captain holds up his "Feds" magazine cover.
Does this make me look fat?
Officer: No... but your ass does!
Ha-ha-ha-ha!! Your ass, ha-ha-ha-ha!! Aha.. ahem... I'll go
swab the deck.
Sealab Bridge
The beacon floats overhead as Murphy plays some more sound effects,
including the "Fiiignuuuts!!" clip.
Murphy: Hey, congratulations! You're the fifth
caller! What's your name?
Caller: My name's Jack.
Murphy: Great! Because that's just what you're
getting! Jack! I'm looking for the sixth caller,
Jackass!
More sound effects, including a hee-hawing jackass.
Jack: Howlin' Mad Murphy, I love you!
Murphy: You're a bigger suckup than that stupid forest
ranger!
Forest Ranger Tower
The ranger is listening to the show.
Ranger: (awed) He's talking about
me!! Oh! Oh... he's...
Sealab Bridge
Murphy's phone rings again. He answers.
Murphy: This is Howlin' Mad. Go ahead,
caller.
The caller is Dolphin Boy, chittering away in his dolphin-speak.
Oh, it's you again, huh Dolphin Boy?
Dolphin Boy squeaks an answer, into a comm panel in Sealab.
Well, cram it, fat stuff!
Dolphin Boy sadly pokes his own belly, and sheds a tear.
People, people, people! Nothin' makes Howlin' Mad more mad than
fatties!!
He cuts off Dolphin Boy with a grunting pig sound clip. Marco shows
up.
Marco: Captain Murphy, I -
Murphy: Except maybe this guy. Hey sea monkeys,
it's that jerkface, Marco!
Murphy hits a button, and a cheering crowd noise plays.
What the... Sparkplug, quit messing up my carts!
Murphy hits another button, this time making a booing crowd
noise.
See, you ruin the timing.
Marco: As I was saying -
Murphy interrupts Marco with the monkey noise.
As I was saying -
Elephant sound.
As I was -
Bird squawking.
Before I was interrupted -
Pig grunts. Lots of pig grunts. Marco groans in
frustration.
I'm pretty sure -
Kitten meow.
Murphy: Ah ha haaaaa! Alright.
Marco: (sigh) ...the FCC has closed in on
your signal. And you -
Murphy: Shut up. It's time for the "I Hate
Marco" show!
Murphy starts up a clip of the radio chorus, singing to the tune of the
Hallelujah chorus...
Chorus: III hate Marco, hate Marco, hate Marco and his
maaail box heeead!
The phone rings, and Murphy answers.
Murphy: Go ahead, caller, tell me why you
hate Marco.
Caller: Hi Howlin' Mad.
Murphy: Yes, sir.
Caller: Long time listener, first time caller.
Murphy: Mm-hmm, yeah, mm-hmm..
Caller: The reason I hate Marco is...
Murphy: Yeah?
Caller: ...he's a mailbox head?
Sound effects, including the booing crowd.
Murphy: Oh, yeah, real original. Sit on it,
Pottsie.
Murphy hangs up on the caller with a flushing sound. The caller
turns out to be Stormy, calling from the runabout with Debbie and
Quinn.
Runabout
Stormy looks ashamed.
Stormy: I can't believe I choked!
Debbie and Quinn have a good laugh at Stormy.
Debbie: Freak.
Quinn: Dumbass.
Sealab Bridge
Murphy's phone rings again, and he answers.
Murphy: Okay, caller. Why do you hate
Marco?
Captain: Attention! Pirate radio station.
Marco: Yes, sir.
Captain: This is an FCC search and destroy
vessel..
Murphy: Yeah?
Captain: And you are violating FCC regulations.
Murphy: Mm-hmm?
Captain: This is your last chance to end your
(bleep) transmission.
Murphy: Hey, hey! Hey!! I don't know who
you ladies are..
Marco looks worried.
..but I run a clean show here! Maybe this will clean your dirty little
mouth out, fignuts.
Murphy cuts him off with the flushing sound.
Captain: Oh. Oh, that really (bleep)
tears it! (to his officer) Drop the f(bleep-bleep)
Hammer!
A bomb is ejected from the ship, which sinks, ticking, down toward
Sealab.
Flush that, ya bitch.
Marco: The Hammer?! I knew it!! Once
again, your stupidity has killed us!
Murphy: Yeah, I know. Zinged ya!
Murphy sets off some sound effects; a gunshot, the radio
chorus..
Chorus: The Ultimate Ziiing!!
..and the howling wolf, which Murphy happily lip-synchs along to as the
Hammer comes down on Sealab.
Marco: Aww, sh-
The bomb hits, and Sealab explodes.
| FCC Ship
The bridge of the FCC ship is seen in the corner of the screen as
the closing credits roll.
Captain: What, wait a sec. Where was
I?
Officer: Uhh, I think you were
(bleep)ing an orangutan.
Captain: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah,
that's legal in Tijuana. Anyway, then that broad
(bleeeep) while I (bleeeep) with its own
(bleeeep) and then we (bleeeep)
Officer: That's, uh, one messed up
(bleep).
Captain: You watch your (bleep)
mouth! That's my wife you're talkin' about!
Officer: Wait! Mom was a
(bleep)?
Captain: Aye. And I wouldn't trade her for
a (bleeeep). Or you either, m'boy. You may be the
son of a f(bleeeep), but by God, you're my own flesh and
blood.
Officer: (bleeeep)(bleep)
(bleep) |
executive producers
matt thompson
adam reed
directed and produced by
adam reed
matt thompson
co-producers
john j. miller
dave willis
voices
erik estrada
harry goz
ellis henican
bill
lobley
kate miller
brett butler
molly charette
john j.
miller
adam reed
matt thompson
writers
john j. miller
adam reed
matt thompson
editors
angus mclynn
finbar mclynn
technical director and lead animator
chris gelles
assistant animator
michael rosado
open title sequence
gush
special effects by
edgeworx
audio engineer
mike fisher
original sealab 2020 animation and design
alex toth
iwao
takamoto
cartoon network staff
maya mcclure
vishal roney
natali
tesche-ricciardi
original theme song written/composed by
julie stepanek
and performed by
calamine
radio soundtrack by
the knaves
special thanks to
chris holloway
executive producers for cartoon network
milos laznik
keith
crofford |
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Voice: (laughing) "Fignuts."
(more laughing)
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