The Shell Game
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
Synopsis
Gil is a private eye who solves crimes and busts criminals in Fish City.
Characters
Angel, Calamari, Chief Abalone, Crabby, Detective Catfish, Doc Croacker, Goldie, Inspector Gill, Mayor Cod, Mussels Marinara, Pearl, Sharkster, Tadpole, Mrs. Clams Casino
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Benjamin Melniker, Jeanne Romano, Larry Huber, Michael E. Uslan
- Executive Producer
- David Kirschner
- Co-Executive Producers
- Melissa Goldsmith, Paul Sabella
Writing
- Writer
- Jeanne Romano
- Head Writer
- Jeanne Romano
- Staff Writer
- Steve Moncuse
Voices
- Voice
- Jobeth Williams (Angel), Hector Elizondo (Calamari), Edward Asner (Chief Abalone), Buddy Hackett (Crabby), Robert Guillaume (Detective Catfish), Frank Welker (Doc Croacker, Mussels Marinara), Georgia Brown (Goldie), John Ritter (Inspector Gill), Jonathan Winters (Mayor Cod), Megan Mullally (Pearl), Tim Curry (Sharkster), Charlie Schlatter (Tadpole), B.J. Ward (Mrs. Clams Casino)
Music
- Music
- James Horner (Theme)
Crew
- Art Direction and Character Design
- Rick Schneider
- Developed By
- Jeanne Romano
Production notes
This series was based on the Steve Moncuse comic book "Fish Police."
Six episodes were produced, but the series floundered after only three were broadcast by CBS.
On the night of January 25, 1997, all six episodes (dubbed in German)- including the three not broadcast in the United States- were aired in sequence by RTL, a Luxembourg TV station with a large German audience. Sat1, a German satellite channel, is also said to have aired the entire series in 1999 in its children's programming block.
In "The Simpsons Halloween Special III," the name of this series, along with those of "Capitol Critters" and "Family Dog" (two other unsuccessful animated imitations of "The Simpsons"), appeared on gravestones in the pet cemetery.
Six episodes were produced, but the series floundered after only three were broadcast by CBS.
On the night of January 25, 1997, all six episodes (dubbed in German)- including the three not broadcast in the United States- were aired in sequence by RTL, a Luxembourg TV station with a large German audience. Sat1, a German satellite channel, is also said to have aired the entire series in 1999 in its children's programming block.
In "The Simpsons Halloween Special III," the name of this series, along with those of "Capitol Critters" and "Family Dog" (two other unsuccessful animated imitations of "The Simpsons"), appeared on gravestones in the pet cemetery.