Series synopsis
Sealab 2021 is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on December 21, 2000. It ended on April 25, 2005. It was created by Adam Reed, Matt Thompson. It stars Erik Estrada, Harry Goz, Kate Miller and Brett Butler.
The year is 2021. Deep below the ocean's surface, looms a vast, magnificently high-tech compound: Sealab. A multi-national scientific station with an annual budget in the trillions, manned by a motley collection of malcontents and screw-ups who were unfit for work in the private sector. They really don't get any research done, but instead spend their time bickering among themselves or just plain goofing off. The crew have manipulated their luckless leader, Captain Murphy, into submission, and ar ...
Premise
The year is 2021. Deep below the ocean's surface, looms a vast, magnificently high-tech compound: Sealab. A multi-national scientific station with an annual budget in the trillions, manned by a motley collection of malcontents and screw-ups who were unfit for work in the private sector. They really don't get any research done, but instead spend their time bickering among themselves or just plain goofing off. The crew have manipulated their luckless leader, Captain Murphy, into submission, and are content to ride the government clock, raking in fat, hazardous-duty paychecks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Erik Estrada as Marco (voice)
- Harry Goz as Captain Murphy (voice)
- Kate Miller as Debbie (voice)
- Brett Butler as Quinn (voice)
- Ellis Henican as Stormy (voice)
- Bill Lobley as Sparks (voice)
- MC Chris as Hesh (voice)
- Michael Goz as Captain Shanks (voice)
Guest cast
- Adam Reed
- Christopher Martin as Play (voice)
- Neal Holman
- Roy Clark
- Christopher Reid as Kid (voice)
- George Lowe
- Matt Thompson
- Angela Elayne Gibbs as Black Debbie (voice)
- Andy Merrill as Brak (voice) (uncredited)
- C. Martin Croker as Zorak (voice) (uncredited)
- Dana Snyder as Master Shake (voice) (uncredited)
- Don Kennedy
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 62 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 10 | November 30, 1999 | November 30, 1999 |
| Season 1 | 10 | December 21, 2000 | December 9, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 11 | April 7, 2002 | December 29, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 12 | May 26, 2003 | January 11, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 11 | June 20, 2004 | December 12, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 8 | March 6, 2005 | April 25, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pitch Pilot Two scientists are stuck on an iceberg in Antarctica. They call for Sealab's help, but they have other issues. For example, Marco thinks he is a salad, Sparks interrupting the call by watching porn, Turtle races. |
November 30, 1999 |
| 2 |
Nightshift A never-before mentioned crew of technicians on Sealab with their own episode. |
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| 3 |
Gert The following program, entitled "Gert" for some reason, is the original original Sealab pitch pilot that Matt and Adam made in their spare time while still employees of Cartoon Network in 1995. It is not, for reasons soon to be painfully obvious, the pitch pilot that sold Sealab. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Radio Free Sealab Murphy, bored to tears, starts his own pirate radio show called "Howlin' Mad Murphy" until the FCC Search & Destroy team shuts his @*! down! |
December 21, 2000 |
| 2 |
I, Robot Sealab is in danger, but nobody cares. The crew wonders what it would be like to be robots, while Quinn tries to deal with the impending disaster. |
December 30, 2000 |
| 3 |
Happy Cake Capt. Murphy can't seem to find his ""Happy Cake"" cupcake oven anywhere. He sends the Sealab crew out to find it, only to find it's in the (many) hands of a giant octopus. |
December 30, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Closet Due to a faulty door, the Sealab crew gets locked in a tool closet. A few black eyes result as they try to get out, but then they discover that a pack of unfed killer dogs are running around Sealab. |
April 7, 2002 |
| 2 |
Stimutacs Sparks starts pushing a new, "mostly kelp" energy pill that proves to be highly addictive. |
April 28, 2002 |
| 3 |
Swimming in Oblivion Behind the scenes at the chaotic "set" of Sealab 2021. In this episode, the voice actors use their own names rather than the characters'. The episode is a parody of Living in Oblivion by Tom DiCillo. |
May 5, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brainswitch An accident leaves Quinn comatose and Stormy allegedly smarter. Have they really switched brains? |
May 26, 2003 |
| 2 |
Vacation Dr. Quinn forcibly takes a well-deserved vacation, inside Sealab's walls, the crew attempts to find out what he's doing. |
June 2, 2003 |
| 3 |
Fusebox The electricity is out in Sealab, and the crew tries to turn the power back on. This episode shows the outside of the Sealab for 8 minutes, during which time nothing happens besides Stormy destroying a section of the Sealab, and occasional appearances by fish, sharks, and bubbles. |
June 9, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ASHDTV A delivering mishap and some dishonesty on Sparks' part pockets Sealab a brand new Asteroid Smasher/High-definition Television. Unfortunately, the ASHDTV was supposed to go to Spacelab so they could destroy an asteroid hurtling towards the earth. |
June 20, 2004 |
| 2 |
Chalkboard Jungle Dr. Quinn teaches Debbie Love's class of 4th-graders including Fatass McBlobbicus, while having to deal with Tornado Shanks' warped and unscientific view of education. The classic story "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst, is ripped off as part of a classroom discussion of death. All the while, cuts are made between Debbie Love's classroom and the spa Love is visiting, creating a series of double entendres. |
June 27, 2004 |
| 3 |
Dearly Beloved Seed The last of Captain Shanks' brothers (who are all named for mythical Greek heroes) dies from a heart attack while taking a dump; all the while, Hesh and Debbie Dupree get married. |
July 4, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Casinko As it turns out Sealab was built on an ancient Indian burial ground and is now sinking into the ocean floor. The only hope to save Sealab is John Bear, Sealab's resident Native American. But in order to save Sealab Shank's must agree to turn the Mess Hall into a casino which he does. But once the casino opens John Bear still won't stop the sinking (or let Debbie have a lounge show). |
March 6, 2005 |
| 2 |
Butchslap Marco convinces Debbie to give up her "questionable" ways through a pep talk, leading her to find religion and dump Quinn. Meanwhile, Sparks recognizes the pep talk from a 60's show, which leads a drunken Quinn to sic the network on the fugitive TV star Marco. |
March 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
Monkey Banana Raffle Extreme rebel trillionaire, Max Stone, buys Sealab and ends up running it better than before. |
March 20, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Cartoon Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 21, 2000 |
| Last aired | April 25, 2005 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 12:15:00 |