…It’s often called one of the worst animated series’ ever aired. And I even watched it when it first came on.
However, I was also 8 years old at the time, and I’m damned if I can remember any details. In fact, aside from a general sense of mediocrity, all I can remember is a plotline dealing with some very poorly-named whistles, and a trampy fish-woman who was complaining about her “shells sagging.” :dubious: :eek:
Can anyone else refresh my memory on the matter? Or has everyone else in the free western world decided to leave “Fish Police” in it’s rightful place in the dustbin of history?
Imagine all the worst fish jokes ever written, with one included in every second line, and some of the crappiest animation ever seen on television, with John Ritter attempting to be wisecrackingly funny.
Can’t be. The worst animated prime-time series ever was “Stressed Eric”. Basically, the show was about an average guy who experiences so much pressure in each episode that the veins in his neck come to life and strangle him. Gee, just what I want to watch when I’m home from the salt mines and want some light entertainment…
Family Dog first appeared as an episode of the Spielberg-produced show Amazing Stories. The animation was well done and the voice work was first rate (Annie Potts and Stan Freberg played the parents). The characterization of the dog and family was absolutely hilarious.
It was directed by Brad Bird, who later directed two classic Simpsons episodes - Krusty Gets Busted and Like Father, Like Clown. He also wrote and directed the animated masterpiece the Iron Giant.
After several years and much difficulty they brought a lackluster Family Dog series to TV in an effort to cash in on the succes of the Simpsons. The voice actors had all been replaced and the animation was run-of-the-mill. It was canceled after five episodes.
I’d highly recommend any animation fan that hasn’t seen the original Amazing Stories episode track down a copy (it was released on the video Amazing Stories: Book Two with another episode). It’s an excellent piece of work.
Yes, Fish Police was pretty bad, so was Capital Critters which was on the same year.
When I hear Fish police I picture a sketch on SCTV where The Police were cops in hip waders going after fish who’ve “gone bad”
One police officer is runing by a stream and screams out
“Halt or I’ll cast!” Then whips out a Pocket fisherman TM
The sketch ends with two cops holding up a fish on a line
“You’ll fry for this!”
Ahhh good times…
sorry no I never saw the show you are talking about.
The show was also visited once by the Private’s father, General Public. And there was another visit by an officer with an oxymoronic name: Corporal Ethereal.
The problem with “Fish Police” was that it strayed way too far from the source material. The comic book was this wondrous and strange thing and the series was, well, police who are fish. Yawn.