Sealab 2021
| Sealab 2021 | |
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| Genre |
Comedy Science fiction Surreal humour |
| Created by |
Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Voices of |
Harry Goz (2000–03) Michael Goz (2003–05) Kate Miller Erik Estrada Brett Butler Ellis Henican Bill Lobley MC Chris George Lowe (2000–02) |
| Theme music composer | Julie Stepanek and performed by Calamine |
| Opening theme | "Sealab" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (and 1 unaired pilot) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Adam Reed Matt Thompson For Williams Street: Mike Lazzo Keith Crofford |
| Producer(s) | Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Running time | 12 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Williams Street 70/30 Productions Radical Axis Hanna-Barbera (original footage) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Cartoon Network (2000) Adult Swim (2001–2005) |
| Picture format | 4:3 SDTV |
| Original release | December 21, 2000 – April 25, 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sealab 2020 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Sealab 2021 is an American animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson. It was shown on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Cartoon Network aired the show's first three episodes in December 2000 before the official inception of the Adult Swim channel on September 2, 2001, with the final episode airing on April 25, 2005.Sealab 2021 is a spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and is one of the four original Williams Street series that premiered in 2000 before Adult Swim officially launched, the others being Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
Much like Adult Swim's Space Ghost Coast to Coast, the animation used stock footage from a 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon, in this case the short-lived, environmentally-themed Sealab 2020, along with original animation. The show was a satirical parody of the original Sealab series, and the conventions of 1970s animated children's series generally. While there was initial resistance from several of the original series' creators to the reuse of their characters, production moved forward on the series.Sealab 2021 was produced by 70/30 Productions, which eventually closed in January 2009.
Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, the creators and writers of Sealab 2021, came up with the idea for the show in 1995 while they were production assistants for Cartoon Network. They stumbled on a tape of the show Sealab 2020, and wrote new dialogue. Cartoon Network passed on the show because they did not believe it was funny. Five years after quitting Cartoon Network, the two went back to the original tape, this time making the characters do what they wanted. Cartoon Network bought the show, coincidentally around the same time that Adult Swim was created. The original "pitch pilot" is available on the Season 1 DVD as a special feature.
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