Strange that this would be played out five years later in "Raider of the Lost Ark". In fact, the camping episode, with the villain called the Octopus, we get a medallion (that is a map) which is pressed too hard upon Jabberjaw's person, leaving an impression. Not only do we see the tent, but we also have OUTSIDE the tent, but they are still in a see thru tent underwater. That the show made continuous efforts to maintain that diving helmets or something should be shown shows someone was exercising thought. One minute they are in the water, the next they are in a domed city or dwelling. The aquatic theme is a head-scratcher as well. At the end of the episode, Clamhead would bring a fishbowl up to Jabberjaw with two little tunas in it, who are going 'mama, mama, no respect, no respect, nyok, nyok, nyok.' WEll, it hardly carries over as cartoonically well as did Scooby's baby chick. In The Fast-Paced Great Chase, or whatever it was called, Jabberjaw would do this as well, posing as a tuna nesting (on a chicken nest, no less, and alongside other tunas sitting on these nests as well) and apparently some of the tuna eggs hatched. One was in "Jeepers, It's The Creeper" where Scooby must contend with a baby chick who thinks Scooby is his mother. But even worse, Jabberjaw would attempt to clone jokes and setups from Scooby Doo. Truthfully, many of these themes are found in Scooby episodes as well, such as Mystery Mask Mix Up. But even more than that, Jabberjaw ripped endless plots from Josie as well mixed up packages, boarding the wrong trains. Tho Josie was largely influenced by Scooby Doo as well, I include Josie as a comparison because Jabberjaw was in a traveling band, the Neptunes, like the Pussycats. Yes, as others have noted, Jabberjaw was simply a clone or ripoff of Scooby Doo and Josie & the Pussycats. I really love the person who did the voice of Shelly,but if you looked closely,it does looked like Seinfeld's Julia-Louis Dreyfuss(as a teenager) in an animated cartoon. I watch this show tremendously and the reruns can be seen on Cartoon Network. He always protected a bunch of kids called "The Neptunes" who were the equals of Scooby Doo but had a rock and roll band under the sea. If you listen to the voice of Jabber it sounds just like Curly of "The Three Stooges",but it was really Frank Welker who did numerous voiceovers for various characters including Dino,and Scooby Doo. On the same premise as another Hanna-Barbera cartoon about a talking car like "Speed Buggy", this premise consisted of a talking great white shark who could walk upright and was always getting into mischief. There were some that were very interesting to watch and for one "Jabberjaw" is one of them. Unlike their counterparts over at Filmation,they were ahead of the competition bringing a variety of shows that were especially designed for children as well as adults to enjoy. Throughout the mid to late 1970's,producers William Hanna and Joesph Barbera were the forefront of children's programming and had some of most successful shows ever devised for Saturday Mornings.
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