Misterjaw Season 1, Episode 31: Mama

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Flying Fool

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 tries taking to the air, too! He decides to build himself a set of wings so that he can do this. He also finds that flying is more difficult than he thought! A clever ending adds the perfect touch.

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2

Shopping Spree

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 the law.

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3

To Catch a Halibut

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. After all, they are easy targets... but not for MisterJaw, who gets a hankering to eat Harry Halibut. With Catfish's help, MisterJaw comes up with some very imaginative ways to capture his prey!

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4

Beach Resort

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 Fearless Freddy: Shark Hunter! Freddy is no match for Misterjaw until he blows up a decoy. When the decoy explodes, Misterjaw asks Catfish, "Why didn't you tell me she was that kind of woman?"

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5

Monster of the Deep

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

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6

Showbiz Shark

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. Misterjaw plays jazz, but the agent doesn't like jazz. Another shark plays classical, which the agent likes better. The other shark dives from a 20-foot pole into a barrel of water. Misterjaw dives from 500 feet into a glass of water. The other shark gets the job. No more show biz for Misterjaw.

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7

Aladdin's Lump

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 genie away.

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8

Little Red Riding Halibut

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.

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9

The Codfather

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 treasures in the area... as long as it's in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean! MisterJaw and Catfish keep trying to get rid of the Codfather so that they can eat the tuna.

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10

Davey Jones' Locker

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.

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11

Flying Saucer

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

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12

The Shape of Things

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!

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13

Caught In The Act

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 disguises to snatch his halibut prey from Madame Neptune. He pretends to be a phone repairman to sneak the fish out. Granny gives him the broom. Next, a policeman. Again, the broom... A final surprise provides the perfect finish.

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14

Merry Sharkman, Merry Sharkman

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

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15

Sea Chase

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

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16

Aloha, Hah, Hah!

MisterJaw goes on a Hawaiian excursion.

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17

Never Shake Hands With a Piranha

MisterJaw and a piranha

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18

Stand-In Room Only

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 and gets the job. He finds that the stand-in does dangerous stunts. When MisterJaw rescues a tied-up girl from dynamite, the dynamite explodes. Next, he is supposed to scare a little old lady. Instead, she pounds him. He greets natives after swimming to an island, but they try to cook him. Determined, he holds out until the script calls for him to dive from a 500-foot tower into a bucket of water. The shark decides to retire from movie work.

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19

The Fishy Time Machine

Misterjaw does a little time-traveling.

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20

Transistorized Shark

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 that MisterJaw goes, the radio plays a commercial. First, he offends a lady eating ice cream. Then, he "says" just the right thing during a bank holdup. He goes to Pogo Pogo Island to allow the batteries to run down. Tourists win a contest and flood the island.

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21

The $6.95 Bionic Shark

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 rubber horse, Misterjaw leaps out of the water and scares the owner and the rubber horse half to death. All seems calm until the owner rents the female, mechanical robot fish to clear up the matter. A swordfish attacks the robot and bends his sword. When the robot attacks a sea dragon, he finds himself outclassed. Now, Misterjaw attempts to "train" the shark to catch and eat tuna with humorous and disastrous results.

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22

Holiday In Venice

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

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23

Moulin Rogues

While chasing Harry Halibut, Misterjaw ends up in France.

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24

Shark and the Beanstalk

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

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25

The Aquanuts

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

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26

Cannery Caper

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 president, with surprising (and amusing) results as he gets greedy. Eventually, the police show up and Misterjaw and Catfish are forced to run for it. Misterjaw runs into the cannery room and winds up as canned fish. Of course, Catfish saves him.

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27

Fish Anonymous

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, and gets fatter because catfish gave him food.

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28

Maguiness Book of Records

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

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29

Cool Shark

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.

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30

Deep Sea Rodeo

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

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31

Mama

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.

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32

Easy Come Easy Go

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

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33

No Man's Halibut

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

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34

Sweat Hog Shark

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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