Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones that premiered on September 24, 2010. The series revolved around three fish friends: Oscar, Milo, and Bea and their misadventures in school and life. The title refers to their school sports team, the Fish Hooks.
Plot
The series revolves around adolescent fish Milo, his shy brother Oscar, and their "overly dramatic" friend Bea Goldfishberg. They attend a school submerged in an aquarium in a pet store. The series chronicles their daily lives as they with everything from eel attacks and field trips to romance and homework.
In the credits sequence of each episode, there is a 30-second short featuring a rattlesnake and a mouse having various conversations and banter (usually about the episode itself).
Production
In 2009, President of entertainment Gary Marsh said of the show, "The Fish Hooks team has created one of the most original, inventive animated series on television – bringing an ingenious twist to the classic archetypes of high school life." The series will be produced using a mix of 2D digital animation and photo collages. The series is created and co-executive produced by children's book illustrator Noah Z. Jones and developed for television by Alex Hirsch and Bill Reiss. Main and recurring cast were announced in a Disney Channel press release on August 26, 2010.
Cast and characters
Main characters
- Kyle Massey as Milo Fishtooth, an adventurous Siamese fighting fish who is a self-proclaimed "party guy" and the main protagonist of the series.
- Noah Z. Jones voiced Milo in the pilot and during pre-production of the series.
- Justin Roiland as Oscar Fishtooth, a routinely nervous catfish who loves video games and regularly serves as the voice of reason and justice between the main cast, and has a crush on Bea.
- Chelsea Kane as Bea Goldfishberg, a Goldfish who is very "overly dramatic", and wants to be a movie star in the future, but can be over eager and self-centered.
Recurring characters
- Kari Wahlgren as Shellsea, a jewelfish who is Bea's best friend, loves fashion and is concerned about looking good.
- Alex Hirsch as Clamantha, a crazy, high stressed, and energetic teen clam who is obsessed with Oscar.
- Atticus Shaffer as Albert Glass, a nerdy glass fish who is very smart and so pale, his brain is visible.
- Steven Christopher Parker as Jumbo Shrimp, a nerdy shrimp who is best friends with Albert Glass and loves sci-fi and fantasy.
- Kimberly Mooney as Finberley, a small, kind fish who is one of Bea's friends who is clumsy and has a habit of getting injured.
- Rachel Dratch as:
- John DiMaggio as Jocktopus, an octopus who is the big bully in the school, but deep down hides a passionate side he rarely shows.
- Dana Snyder as Mr. Baldwin, Milo, Oscar, and Bea's pregnant homeroom seahorse teacher who hates his job. He later marries Ms. Lips and has his babies with her.
- Tiny Lister as Mr. Mussels, Freshwater High's drama teacher who is loud and motivates his students.
- Jerry Stiller (Season 1); Jeff Bennett (Season 2) as Principal Stickler, Freshwater High's sea urchin principal. He is carted around by Nurse Fishington.
- Annie Potts as Nurse Fishington, the school nurse, later principal, of Freshwater High. She is later revealed to be a robot.
- Josh Sussman as Randy Pincherson, a fiddler crab who is snobby, rich, and obnoxious and loves to cause trouble for everyone.
- Jennifer Coolidge as Ms. Lips, a squid who is Freshwater guidance counselor. She is not very bright and later marries Mr. Baldwin.
- Greg Cipes as Steve Jackson, a fish who most girls at Freshwater High have huge crushes on and everyone, including the boys, find perfect.
- Maxwell Atoms as:
- Bo Gregory, a fish who owns and works on a farm and speaks with a country accent.
- Razor V. Doom, the leader of the Goth Fish group.
- Hugh Edmundson, a fish from France who is possibly an exchange student.
- Richard Simmons as Coach Salmons, Freshwater High's enthusiastic salmon gym teacher. He is based on his voice actor and shares many similarities to him.
- Laura Ortiz as Piranhica, a piranha who is Jocktopus' girlfriend. She is bossy and quick to anger, especially towards Jocktopus.
- Blake Clark as Chief, a blob fish who is the boss of the Hokey Poke Diner.
- Tress MacNeille as Bassy, a bass fish who is the waitress at the Hokey Poke Diner.
- Jane Carr as Dan and Ann Chovie, two twin anchovies, and are known as the "Chovie Twins". They are quite odd and childlike, but they have lots of school spirit.
- Noah Z. Jones as Mr. Goldfishberg, Bea's father who is friendly, but highly eccentric and sometimes babbles nonsense.
- Edie McClurg as Mrs. Goldfishberg, Bea's mother who embarrasses her, but tends to be more understanding.
- John Caparulo as Headphone Joe, Freshwater's laid-back janitor who is mostly seen cleaning algae off the tanks with his mouth.
- Dave Wittenberg, Roger Craig Smith, and Alex Hirsch as Pass, Punt, and Fumble, a trio of football players who help Jocktopus with his bullying.
- Kevin McDonald as Dr. Frog, a frog who is Freshwater's formal journalism teacher who is strange and quite insane, but he is still friendly.
- Derek Evanick as Student Council, three lobsters who are the councils of the school. Each of them are smart and sophisticated, and they hold special events for the school.
- Scott Diggs Underwood also voices The Student Council, replacing Derek Evanick, starting with Season 2.
- Felicia Day as Angela Fishberger, a gamer girl who initially dated Oscar, but soon after dates Jumbo Shrimp.
Guest stars
- Tiffany Thornton as Doris Flores Gorgeous (Doris Flores Gorgeous)
- Dave Wittenberg as the Geckcoach (Underwater Boy, Mascotastrophe, Halloween Haul)
- Maile Flanagan as Sunny (Happy Birthfish, Jocktopus)
- Lauren Tom as Barb (Bea Becomes an Adult Fish, Employee Discount, Merry Fishmas, Milo)
- Jason Earles as Kevin (Fail Fish)
- Eric Ladin as Ron (The Tale of Sir Oscar Fish)
- Jason Alexander as Mr. Nibbles (Hooray for Hamsterwood, Pamela Hamster Returns)
- Sabrina Bryan as Pamela Hamster (Hooray for Hamsterwood, Pamela Hamster Returns, Bea Sneaks Out )
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Ninja (Milo Gets a Ninja)
- Chris Parnell as Swirlies Announcer (Fishing for Compliments: The Albert Glass Story)
- Scott Diggs Underwood as Unnamed Fish (Milo Gets a Ninja)
- Eva Amurri as Bleak Molly (The Dark Side of the Fish)
- George Takei as Bird (Flying Fish, Halloween Haul)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Dave the Cave Fish (Peopleing)
- Ozzy Osbourne as the Earth Troll (Legend of the Earth Troll)
- Kari Wahlgren as the Freshwater High Cheerleaders (some episodes from Underwater Boy to Break Up, Shake Down)
- Jerry O'Connell as Sterling Hamsterton (Pamela Hamster Returns)
- Busy Philipps as Clamanda (We've Got Fish Spirit)
- Jeff Bennett as Humble Harry (Good Times at Pupu Goodtimes)
- Daran Norris as the Mayor (Run Oscar, Run)
- April Winchell as Lady Eelbottom (Oscar Makes an Impression)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Attila (Adventures in Fish Sitting)
- Doug Brochu as Lonnie (Banned Band)
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Fish Santa (Merry Fishmas, Milo), Pillow (Milo and Oscar Move In)
- Fred Tatasciore as Cabbie (Bea becomes an Adult Fish)
- Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Caliente (Hooray for Hamsterwood)
- Rob Paulsen as Magic Hamster Mirror (Hooray for Hamsterwood)
- Wallace Shawn as Rat King (Guys' Night Out)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Environmental Media Awards | Children's Television | "Legend of the Earth Troll" | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards - International | Favorite TV Show | - | Won | |
| 2012 | Annie Awards | Writing in a Television Production | Blake Lemons William Reiss C.H. Greenblatt Derek Evanick Diana Lafyatis for "Fish School Musical" |
Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Best Animated Series | - | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Storyboard on a TV Series | Storyboard Artist | Scott Diggs Underwood Sherm Cohen for "Bye Bye Bea Bea" |
Nominated |
Trivia
- Fish Hooks was the first Disney Channel original animated series to premiere in the 2010's.
- A revival was at one point planned for Disney+ in 2020, but Kyle Massey's criminal charges prevented them from happening. This combined with accusations of Justin Roiland in 2023 have made any attempt to revisit the show practically impossible.[1]
- C.H. Greenblatt and William Reiss had previously worked on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, which is also set underwater.
- This was the only Disney Television Animation series that aired during the 2010s to not move to Disney XD toward the end of its run.
Video
Fish Hooks Pilot
Gallery
Fish Hooks Gang
Oscar
Milo, Oscar, and Bea's original designs
Bea
Milo
References
External links
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