Jabberjaw (1976–1978)

Creators:

Joe Ruby, Ken Spears

Stars:

Tommy Cook, Barry Gordon, Julie McWhirter

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tommy Cook	...	Biff Starke (1 episode, 1976)
Barry Gordon	...	Cleveland 'Clam-Head' Rogers (1 episode, 1976)
Julie McWhirter	...	Bubbles Blowton (1 episode, 1976)
Don Messick	...	Additional Voices (1 episode, 1976)
Patricia Parris	...	Shelly LaMarine (1 episode, 1976)
Janet Waldo	...	Additional Voices (1 episode, 1976)
Frank Welker	...	Jabberjaw Shark (1 episode, 1976)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

band | drummer | great white shark | shark | animal name in title | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Music | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Boomerang [de] The Cartoon Network Department of Cartoons: Jabberjaw

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hai Harvahammas

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (16 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Jabberjaw (1999)

User Reviews

A wretched amalgamation of gimmicks

An example of a low point in Saturday morning cartoons, this particular series lumped together several concepts into a mess of show. Jabberjaw (capitalizing on the popularity of the movie "Jaws") is a talking shark who sounds like Curly Howard (leading the way for other insipid Three Stooges-inspired cartoons, including "The Three Robotic Stooges") and who mutters "I get no respect" (a nod to Rodney Dangerfield?). He travels with a band "The Neptunes" (like "Josie and the Pussycats" and countless other H-B cartoons) in a futuristic undersea realm (Sealab 2020) taking on various villains' nefarious schemes ("Scooby Doo, Where Are You", etc.).

Thanks to Turner's Boomerang channel for reminding me how much I hated this cartoon as a kid. It was around this time that I realized that my favorite cartoons were "Looney Tunes" and "Rocky and Bullwinkle" - cartoons that were made in previous decades aimed at general audiences and not patronizing to kids.