Misterjaw
Misterjaw
TV ShowEnded

Misterjaw

1976
1 season
34 episodes
AnimationComedyFamily

Misterjaw was a blue-colored great white shark who liked to leap out of the water and shout "Gotcha!" at unsuspecting folks who would run off in terror. He spoke with a German accent and was known to mispronounce words.

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Misterjaw is a 34-episode cartoon television series, produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in 1976 for The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show television series on NBC.

  • Flying Fool

    1.Flying Fool

    18-09-19765m

    Misterjaw is having trouble catching fish for dinner. When he sees a pelican fly over and dive down, scooping up his dinner, he thinks that flying is the way to catch a meal, so he...

  • Shopping Spree

    2.Shopping Spree

    25-09-19765m

    Pally finds a deal in the newspaper where they can get a deal on fish without hunting for their meals. MisterJaw and Catfish raid a nearby fish market and end up on the lam from th...

  • To Catch a Halibut

    3.To Catch a Halibut

    02-10-19765m

    MisterJaw dives on some fish for dinner, but he ends up swallowing a big rock. He tries to catch two pelicans, but they escape. His pal Catfish suggests that he go after a halibut....

  • Beach Resort

    4.Beach Resort

    09-10-19765m

    Misterjaw and Catfish terrify a local beach, scaring all the tourists off. Now they have everything to themselves and take up tennis. The clerk at the Freebairn Hotel calls Fearles...

  • Monster of the Deep

    5.Monster of the Deep

    16-10-19765m

    Misterjaw finds himself in a haunted sunken ship and being terrorized by its ghostly occupant.

  • Showbiz Shark

    6.Showbiz Shark

    23-10-19765m

    The boys see a sign on shore: talent is needed for an amusement park water show. Misterjaw feels that he has it, and he applies for the job. He plays the piano for the agent. Miste...

  • Aladdin's Lump

    7.Aladdin's Lump

    30-10-19765m

    Two fishermen find Aladdin's Lamp. Misterjaw comes along and scares the fishermen away, keeping the lamp. He proceeds to get exactly what he wishes for. He then scares the lamp's g...

  • Little Red Riding Halibut

    8.Little Red Riding Halibut

    06-11-19765m

    Misterjaw tries to get Harry Halibut by pretending to be Granny Halibut. Appearances by the "real" Little Red Riding Hood, and The Wolf, add a whimsical touch.

  • The Codfather

    9.The Codfather

    13-11-19765m

    MisterJaw and Catfish find a treasure map. The map leads them to a sunken boat full of cans of tuna fish, but a huge fish, the Codfather, is guarding it. The fish claims all the tr...

  • Davey Jones' Locker

    10.Davey Jones' Locker

    20-11-19765m

    MisterJaw is after the little yellow fish again, but is captured by a Swordfish pool shark, so they play a game of pool for the little fish.

  • Flying Saucer

    11.Flying Saucer

    27-11-19765m

    Two goofy aliens land on Earth and bump into Misterjaw and Catfish. The extraterrestrials believe these two nutty sea creatures are earthlings!

  • The Shape of Things

    12.The Shape of Things

    04-12-19765m

    Misterjaw enrolls in a gym to lose some weight. Trouble begins when some neighborhood cats (complete with British accents) set their eyes on having Catfish for lunch!

  • Caught In The Act

    13.Caught In The Act

    11-12-19765m

    Misterjaw has his eye on a little fish that is to be his supper. The little fellow runs to Madame Neptune, and she lets him stay in her fish bowl. Misterjaw dons a variety of disgu...

  • Merry Sharkman, Merry Sharkman

    14.Merry Sharkman, Merry Sharkman

    18-12-19765m

    Misterjaw and Catfish have another episode with Fearless Freddy. Freddy tries so many things to catch Misterjaw, but Misterjaw always outsmarts him.

  • Sea Chase

    15.Sea Chase

    25-12-19765m

    Up to his old tricks of scaring someone, MisterJaw picks upon a fisherman's decoy duck.

  • Aloha, Hah, Hah!

    16.Aloha, Hah, Hah!

    01-01-19775m

    MisterJaw goes on a Hawaiian excursion.

  • Never Shake Hands With a Piranha

    17.Never Shake Hands With a Piranha

    08-01-19775m

    MisterJaw and a piranha

  • Stand-In Room Only

    18.Stand-In Room Only

    15-01-19775m

    There's an ad in Variety from a studio that needs a stand-in for a shark in a new movie. MisterJaw applies for the job. He is not believable as a shark. However, he gets violent an...

  • The Fishy Time Machine

    19.The Fishy Time Machine

    22-01-19775m

    Misterjaw does a little time-traveling.

  • Transistorized Shark

    20.Transistorized Shark

    29-01-19775m

    MisterJaw is showing off and scares a fisherman, accidentally swallowing the fisherman's transistor radio. Now with a stomachache, he tries to find a radio repairman. Everywhere th...

  • The $6.95 Bionic Shark

    21.The $6.95 Bionic Shark

    05-02-19775m

    Two Russians throw a mechanical shark overboard into the sea. Meanwhile, Misterjaw has found a new home: a resident's expensive swimming pool. When the owner comes to swim with his...

  • Holiday In Venice

    22.Holiday In Venice

    12-02-19775m

    Misterjaw and Catfish are enjoying a vacation in Venice until they run into two cats with their hunger pangs set on Catfish.

  • Moulin Rogues

    23.Moulin Rogues

    19-02-19775m

    While chasing Harry Halibut, Misterjaw ends up in France.

  • Shark and the Beanstalk

    24.Shark and the Beanstalk

    26-02-19775m

    Misterjaw climbs up Jack's beanstalk to find a giant's castle with an owner on a diet of fish.

  • The Aquanuts

    25.The Aquanuts

    05-03-19775m

    MisterJaw and Catfish are captured by the Dix Sealand aquarium for public display!

  • Cannery Caper

    26.Cannery Caper

    12-03-19775m

    Misterjaw and Catfish are trying to stop a local fishing company from catching all "their" fish, so they take over the cannery. Misterjaw tries his hand as the enterprise's preside...

  • Fish Anonymous

    27.Fish Anonymous

    19-03-19775m

    Misterjaw tries to go on a diet, and orders food from a man on television. Catfish gets to the box before he does and eats it all. Misterjaw almost eats Catfish because of the diet...

  • Maguiness Book of Records

    28.Maguiness Book of Records

    26-03-19775m

    Misterjaw tries to break a bunch of Jack Sharky's records in the Maguiness Book of records.

  • Cool Shark

    29.Cool Shark

    02-04-19775m

    A little purple octopus keeps playing pranks on MisterJaw and Catfish, so they chase him all the way up to the North pole, where ice plays havoc with them.

  • Deep Sea Rodeo

    30.Deep Sea Rodeo

    09-04-19775m

    Misterjaw is introduced to the fastest Seahorse in the west, Seaweed, so he gets a rodeo lesson from Catfish on how to capture him.

  • Mama

    31.Mama

    16-04-19775m

    A large egg being transferred to the Brooklyn Museum is snagged by MisterJaw, and when it hatches, he becomes Mama to the baby Sea Monster.

  • Easy Come Easy Go

    32.Easy Come Easy Go

    23-04-19775m

    Misterjaw tries to become part of posh Beverly Hills society by passing himself off as an adoptable pet.

  • No Man's Halibut

    33.No Man's Halibut

    30-04-19775m

    Misterjaw fights with an island castaway over who gets to eat Harry Halibut! Harry is not amused.

  • Sweat Hog Shark

    34.Sweat Hog Shark

    07-05-19775m

    Misterjaw finds himself in the company of a group of bikers. This cartoon features lots of humorous motorcycle slang, and even a reference to Evel Knievel and his Grand Canyon jump...

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