"Sealab 2021" (2000)TV series 2000-2005

Creators:

Adam Reed
Matt Thompson

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

21 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The drama of an oft-doomed underwater colony and its personnel members that hate each other.

Plot Keywords:

Undersea Installation | Underwater | Cartoon | Absurd Humor | Genius

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Aug. 2	12:15 AM	TOON	I, Robot	#1.2
Sat. Aug. 2	3:45 AM	TOON	I, Robot	#1.2

Cast

Ellis Henican	...	Derek 'Stormy' Waters (41 episodes, 2000-2005)
Brett Butler	...	Dr. Quentin Q. Quinn / ... (41 episodes, 2000-2005)
Bill Lobley	...	Jodene Sparks / ... (40 episodes, 2000-2005)
Kate Miller	...	Debbie DuPree (40 episodes, 2000-2005)
Erik Estrada	...	Marco Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Gabriel Garcia Marquez / ... (35 episodes, 2000-2005)
Harry Goz	...	Captain Hazel 'Hank' Murphy (31 episodes, 2000-2005)
Adam Reed	...	Virjay / ... (20 episodes, 2000-2004)
Chris Ward	...	Hesh Hipplewhite / ... (19 episodes, 2000-2005)

Runtime:

11 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Canada:18+ (TV re-rating) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14

Company:

70/30 Productions

Trivia:

Marco's full name is "Marco Rodrigo Diaz De Vivar Diego Garcia Marquez". Rodrigo Díaz De Vivar aka El Cid Campeador is a national hero in Spain, meanwhile García Márquez is the last name of the Colombian writer and literature Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In "Butchslap", when Quinn is doing his demonic laughter, his lips move more as though he is speaking rather then laughing.

Quotes:

Marco: Calm down, I'll see what I can do about finding your little toy.
Captain Murphy: It's not a toy. It makes real cupcakes, with a 40 watt bulb, and there's icing packets. But the secret ingredient is love. Damn it.
Marco: Just try to calm down, go have some pudding.
Captain Murphy: Pudding can't fill the emptiness inside me! But it'll help.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Space Ghost Coast to Coast: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (#8.4)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Sealab 2021

11 minutes of great entertainment

At first I couldn't believe that a 11 min. show could be so good, but now after watching many episodes of Sealab I've changed my mind. After I watched my first episode I thought it was too all over the place but now I've gotten used to it and it's easier to follow the story. My favorite character is Quinn because he is the most sane on board and he tries to keep the crew from going completely crazy, even though they usually do by the end of the episode. This is just an all-around good show that is going in a direction that I'm happy is being explored. One more thing though, I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing that I can watch an 11 minute show and feel like they could have cut some parts out and made it a better episode.