Animated Atrocities: The WORST of Sealab 2021

The WORST of Sealab 2021 is an upcoming episode by MrEnter, where he discusses how Sealab 2021 is the least memorable of the original Adult Swim shows from 2001.

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MrEnter: Good news, everyone! I'm still alive, and I'm going to be okay! The bad news is that I'm still upset that I have to look at Adult Swim shows of the 2000s of all shows!! I won't lie that Adult Swim DID help give Cartoon Network risks for a kids show, and for what it's worth, it didn't do a job a lot of times. I mean, I hate Metalocalypse, but that's just a cartoon I hate that everyone else likes, much like Flapjack or Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. But did I mention that Cartoon Network started to suck in the 2000 decade?? If you remember my Superjail! review on Animated Atrocities, I can clearly tell you that not even Adult Swim is safe from the horrors of the 2000 decade! But even though it's not 2021 anymore, we may as well go over Adult Swim's origins!

In 2001, Cartoon Network created a late night block for adult animated content known as Adult Swim, they were the block that gave attention to shows like Home Movies, Family Guy, Futurama, Mission Hill, and the Oblongs. Although, it's Home Movies that lasted longer as an Adult Swim "semi-" original series, and not a UPN show. Adult Swim also brought attention to the then hit anime Cowboy Bebop, one of the best adult animes ever made! But as painful as it is, even back in the early 2000s, Cartoon Network would always put out one or more unfortunate blemishes. Like I said in my Superjail! review, Cartoon Network started to go downhill in 2001 after AOL and Time Warner merged together; and as a result, new management destroyed the network throughout the rest of the 2000 decade. I'd rather not talk about the live-action stuff that Cartoon Network put out after 2009, because I don't wanna treat the 2010s like it's another 2000s, although, we did get shitty shows during that time, like Teen Titans Go! and even Rick and Morty.

Hey, remember when that now infamous sex predator Chris Savino took over Dexter's Laboratory and the Powerpuff Girls in THEIR last two seasons?? I still believe those last few seasons were painful to sit through, even today. And there's ONE Adult Swim show from that time that I believe deserves that treatment. Sealab fucking 2021. I... NEVER liked Sealab 2021. In fact, out of all the original Adult Swim shows made in 2001, Sealab 2021 is arguably the least memorable of the original shows. To the point where as it went on, eve something as mediocre and boring as Saddle Rash would be more interesting than this!! Yeah, a failed Adult Swim pilot about an armless gunslinger; proving Slim to be the first explicitly armless protagonist on Cartoon Network.

No, I'm not saying it's boring because of its protagonist having no arms, There IS a reason why Slim lost his arms. Tommy Morgan actually shot him in the arms. It's the slow pacing that made Saddle Rash mediocre and boring! Luckily, it's not as bad as the Groovenians. And neither is it as bad as this! Sealab 2021 was a parody of Sealab 2020, and it was created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, who later created stuff like Frisky Dingo and Archer. I will say, when I first watched Sealab 2021, it was a pretty good show. I won't lie, because Captain Murphy, voiced by the late Harry Goz, is the heart and soul of the entire show. But recently, I rewatched every episode of Sealab, and while Captain Murphy is the show's best character for how ridiculously hilarious he is, the other characters... are rather actually awkward. Quinn was okay, but he's not as clever as Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Stormy Waters used to have funny moments. Though, I'm not too keen in characters like White Debbie, Black Debbie, Dolphin Boy, Sparks, or even that Marco guy who even Captain Murphy refers to as a mailbox head.

I will say that the theme song by Calamine is a joy to listen to, but that's besides the point. What I'm trying to say is... okay, Sealab 2021 during seasons 1 and 2... sure, it did age poorly, but not as poorly as what came AFTER season 2; to the point where Kappa Mikey looks like it was done by Tommy Wiseau by comparison!! And as much as I hate to say this, Sealab 2021 actually has episodes... that are WORSE than REN SEEKS FUCKING HELP!!! Seasons 3 and 4 of Sealab 2021 are not only bad, they are so bad, they traumatize me, and make me absolutely fucking FURIOUS!!! This is the reason why Family Guy went downhill after it was revived. The whole reason why we had shows like Allen Gregory and Brickleberry. The whole reason why even Adult Swim would constantly shit out awful shows like Superjail!, Mr. Pickles, King Star King, Frisky Dingo, Teenage Euthanasia, etc. Hell, this damn show is even the REASON why Cartoon Network went downhill IN THE 2000 FUCKING DECADE!!!! I don't know about you, but even a majority of Adult Swim shows during the mid-to-late 2000s are worse than you remember. And Sealab 2021 IS THE REASON WHY FUTURAMA WAS ON COMEDY CENTRAL!!!

Jetix taking over Toon Disney's lineup had more of a purpose than Sealab 2021!! I don't like the fact that Jetix aired on Toon Disney either, yeah, but that's because Toon Disney was slumping in the ratings for years due to airing nothing but classic reruns. That said, since Disney currently owns 20th Century Fox, Jetix actually works best as a block for adults than for children. And I'll admit, Jetix offered shows I enjoy, like Yin Yang Yo!, Pucca, and Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!. Yeah, I hate Get Ed too. But that's because Get Ed was so boring. This?? THIS??!! Seasons 3 and 4 of Sealab 2021 are seasons of a show that only a demented psychopathic sadist would find enjoyable!!

Although, season two does have some notable fuckups. "Der Dieb" and "Vacation". Just watch those episodes for yourself. I could care less about the episode "Splitsville".