Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones. Twenty-one episodes were ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010.^[1] An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. The stars of Fish Hooks are former That's So Raven and Cory In the House star Kyle Massey, Starstruck (2010 film) and Jonas L.A.'s Chelsea Kane, and Justin Roiland. Fish Hooks is also one of only three animated Disney Channel Original Series currently in production (along with Phineas and Ferb and the up-coming Gravity Falls).

It was announced on December 8, 2010 that Fish Hooks was picked up for a second season.^[2]

Plot[link]

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 deal with eel attacks, trips to the hamster cages, and picture day. They also deal with typical teenage problems (friendships, crushes, sports, acne, etc.).

Production[link]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] Main and recurring cast were announced in a Disney Channel press release on August 26, 2010.

Cast and characters[link]

Main characters[link]

• Milo (voiced by Kyle Massey) is an adolescent Siamese fighting fish who is a self-described "party guy" and the main protagonist of the series. He tries to have fun in any situation and it is very loud and loves to go on wild adventures. It was confirmed in "Doris Flores Gorgeous" that he is 16 years old, and is friends with Bea, a female who is an aspiring actress, and is also very friendly with his older brother, Oscar. In "Fail Fish", Milo is shown to have attention disabilities, and passed his test with the help of Bea and Oscar, who performed dangerous yet educational activities, because that is how Milo learns. At school, he plays the saxophone.
• Oscar (voiced by Justin Roiland) is a routinely nervous catfish with an afro. He is a video game lover and has a good relationship with Milo and Bea. He is often very stressed throughout the series, mostly because of Milo's crazy adventures. Oscar has a huge crush on Bea, although Bea has no idea of his crush on her. He is shown as a neat-freak, and despite being brothers with Milo, they are the opposite of each other and is a completely different species, but they complement each other and cannot live apart. A clam in school named Clamantha has a huge, insane crush on Oscar. Oscar, however, does not return her feelings, thinking she's creepy and mostly avoids or runs away from her. He now seems to be dating Angela (voiced by Felicia Day) from a rival debate team. At school, he plays the trombone.
• Bea Goldfishberg (voiced by Chelsea Kane) is a goldfish who is very "overly dramatic", and wants to be a movie star. Her friend, Oscar, has a huge and regularly unspoken crush on her, which she is completely oblivious to this. She claims that she is the most beautiful fish of all time, despite her friends not agreeing so. In the episode "Underwater Boy", it is shown that she is a fan of football. She has a strong inetrest in dramatic roles or plays and sometimes sings a part of her sentence. She has a best friend named Shellsea, who usually has to snap Bea out of her dramatic problems. At school, she plays the clarinet.

Recurring characters[link]

• Shellsea (Kari Wahlgren), a jewelfish who is Bea's best friend. She loves fashion and is concerned about looking good. She often has a somewhat negative personality. She supports Bea and is also good friends with Finberley, Koi, Esmargot, and Clamantha. In "Halloween Haul", it is revealed she talks behind Oscar's back and won't stop doing it. Like many other girls, she has a huge crush on Steve Jackson. She plays the clarinet at school.
• Clamantha (Alex Hirsh), a crazy, high stressed, and energetic teen clam. She has a huge, obsessive crush on Oscar and will stop at nothing to become his girlfriend. However, Clamantha's relationship with Oscar is one-sided, because Oscar thinks Clamantha's crush on him is very creepy. Clamantha is also in the Freshwater cheer squad. Clamantha has lots of spirit and is very positive and enthusiastic, although she isn't very bright. She plays percussion at school. She is voiced in one episode by Ashley Tisdale).
• Albert Glass (Atticus Shaffer), a nerdy glass fish who is very smart. He is pale and you can see his brain inside his body. He is best friends with Jumbo Shrimp and is good friends with Milo, Oscar and Bea. Albert is very shy and quiet, and he and Jumbo are the main targets to bullies such as Jocktopus. He is also shy, quiet, and funny. He plays the trumpet at school.
• Jumbo Shrimp (Steven Christopher Parker), a nerdy shrimp who is best friends with Albert Glass. Jumbo is a shrimp and is a science geek. He loves figuring and solving out problems, and loves finding and correcting errors in textbooks. Like Albert, Jumbo is an easy target to bullies. He plays the tuba at school.
• Finberley (Kimberly Mooney), a small, kind fish who is one of Bea's friends. Finberley is often seen with Esmargot, and has a notable, huge crush on Steve Jackson. A recurring gag in the series is Finberley always getting injured with a tooth falling out afterwards. She plays the flute at school.
• Esmargot (Rachel Dratch), a strange slimy sea slug. Esmargot is sick all the time, and she leaves a trail of slime behind wherever she goes. Esmargot is one of Bea's friends, and like other girls, she has a crush on Steve Jackson. She plays the saxophone at school.
• Koi (Rachel Dratch), a koi fish who is another one of Bea's friends. Koi may be big, but she is very sweet and kind. Koi, like most other girls has a crush on Steve Jackson. She plays the flute at school.
• Jocktopus (John DiMaggio), an octopus who is the big bully in the school and the main antagonist of the series. Jocktopus loves bullying and beating up others, especially nerds like Jumbo and Albert.Jocktopus usually refes to himself in the Third Person,saying things like "Jocktopus is hitting you know!", or "jocktopus is ANGRY!" Jocktopus also lacks intelligence, due to him spending more time bullying than paying attention in class. He plays percussion at school.
• Mr. Baldwin (Dana Snyder), Milo, Oscar, and Bea's homeroom seahorse teacher in Freshwater High. Baldwin despises Milo and seems to hate his job. He is always bored and lazy, due to him being pregnant although he is a male, and is always trying to find a way to quit his job as a teacher.
• Mr. Mussels (Tiny Lister), Freshwater High's drama teacher. Mr. Mussels has an extra-loud voice, and he loves motivating his students. He believes that every student has a dream and that someday, they will all rise to fame.
• Principal Stickler (Jerry Stiller), Freshwater High's principal. Principal Stickler is a sea urchin who shouts orders to his assistant, Nurse Fishington.
• Roland James "Randy" Pincherson (Josh Sussman), a crab who is another antagonist of the series. Randy is rich, so he could have almost anything he wants. He loves provoking, blackmailing and threatening students so they could whatever he wants. He is very sarcastic, lazy, and tragic. He is somewhat of a bully to Milo. Randy has a crush on Bea, although Bea doesn't like him. He plays the trombone at school.
• Ms. Lips (Jennifer Coolidge), a squid who is Freshwater guidance counselor. Ms. Lips teaches students how they could become better people. Ms. Lips isn't very bright, and a recurring gag in the series is that Ms. Lips always hits her head on the top of the door, due to her tall size.
• Steve Jackson (Greg Cipes), a fish who most girls at Freshwater High have huge crushes on. He has wavy blond hair, which is where he puts his hair gel. Steve is the most popular kid in school, which causes all boys to wonder what makes Steve so perfect. He plays the clarinet at school.
• Bo Gregory (Maxwell Atoms), a fish who is known for having tractors and trucks for transportation. Bo Gregory probably has his own farm, and owns a corn field and a ranch to put his pets in. He plays the French horn at school.
• Razor V. Doom (Maxwell Atoms), the leader of the Goth Fish group. He plays the tuba at school. Razor is dark and serious about his life, and he and his group are all gloomy, so they usually stay far away from most students.
• Hugh Edmundson (Maxwell Atoms), a fish from France who is possibly an exchange student. Hugh doesn't seem to speak English, so he speaks French instead. He plays the trumpet at school.
• Coach Salmons (Richard Simmons), Freshwater High's enthusiastic salmon gym teacher. Coach Salmons loves motivating and encouraging his students just as much as he loves singing, stretching and exercising. Coach Salmons loves finding out ways to make exercising even more fun and healthy.
• Piranhica (Laura Ortiz), a piranha who is Jocktopus's girlfriend. Piranhica loves provoking other people and sometimes help Jocktopus with his bullying. Piranhica is more intelligent than her boyfriend, and loves sweet talking him, although Jocktopus doesn't like it when she does it in public. She plays the saxophone at school.
• Chief (Blake Clark), a blob fish who is the boss of the Hokey Poke Diner. He and Bassy currently works at the Hokey Poke, but Chief used to be a fearless adventurer, who even once tried to capture "Big Blue".
• Bassy (Tress MacNeille), a bass fish who is the waitress at the Hokey Poke Diner. She works alongside with Chief and she takes her job pretty seriously.
• Dan and Ann Chovie (Jane Carr), two twin anchovies, and are known as the "Chovie Twins". They are quite odd and childlike, but they have losts of school spirit. At school, Dan plays the French horn and Ann plays the saxophone.
• Mr. Goldfishberg (Noah Z. Jones) and Mrs. Goldfishberg (Edie McClurg), Bea's embarrassing parents. Although they constantly embarrasses Bea and treats her like a baby, they are friendly and are still loving parents to their daughter.
• Headphone Joe (John Caparulo), Freshwater's laid-back janitor who is mostly seen cleaning algae off the tanks with his mouth. Headphone Joe sometimes gives advice to his students, although he usually isn't much help.
• Pass, Punt, and Fumble (Dave Wittenberg, Roger Craig Smith, and Alex Hirsch), a trio of football players who help Jocktopus with his bullying. Although it seems Jocktopus just uses them, they are still loyal to him most of the time. All three of them lack intelligence, due to them being bullies. At school, Pass plays the trombone, Punt plays the trumpet, and Fumble plays the saxophone.
• Dr. Frog (Kevin McDonald), a frog who is Freshwater's formal journalism teacher. Dr. Frog is strange and quite insane, but he is still friendly. Due to him being a frog, he has to jump out of the tank to breathe for air.
• Student Council (Derek Evanick), three lobsters who are the councils of the school. Each of them are smart and sophisticated, and they hold special events for the school. At school, they play percussion.
• Hoodie (Kevin Michael Richardson), a fish in Freshwater High who always wears his hood wherever he goes. He plays the French horn at school.

Episodes[link]

Guest stars[link]

Fish Hooks has had at least one guest star in almost every episode of season 1. Notable Guest stars include:

• 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)
• Richard Steven Horvitz as Ninja (Milo Gets a Ninja)
• Chris Parnell as Swirlies Announcer (Fishing for Compliments: The Albert Glass Story)
• 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)
• Jim Cummings as Scientist #2 (Parasite Fright)
• 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)
• 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)
• Blake Clark as Chief (Dollars and Fish), (Pamela Hamster Returns), (Peopleing), (Bea's Commercial)
• Felicia Day as Angela (Send Me an Angel Fish), (Guys' Night Out)
• Wallace Shawn as Rat King (Guys' Night Out)

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Fish Hooks at the Internet Movie Database
• Fish Hooks at TV.com
• Fish Hooks at TV Guide

Justin Roiland
Justin Roiland
Born	Mark Justin Roiland (1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 32) Stockton, California
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	2003–present
Home town	Manteca, California
Relatives	Amy Roiland

Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor, voice actor, writer, director and producer. He is best known as the voice of "Oscar" on the Disney Channel's animated television show Fish Hooks.

Biography[link]

Justin Roiland grew up on an almond orchard in Manteca, California.^[1] He attended Sierra High School and Manteca High School, graduating in 1998. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, and in early 2004, got involved with Channel101, an L.A. media collective started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, where he made and acted in numerous movie shorts (such as 2 Girls One Cup: The Show and House of Cosbys) and in the VH1 television show Acceptable TV.^[2][3] He appeared regularly on The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central as "Blonde Craig".^[4][5][6]

He now works as a voice actor, most notably as the voice of Oscar Fishtooth on Fish Hooks on Disney Channel and as a writer and animator. He also co-hosts The Grandma's Virginity Podcast ^[7], with Ryan Ridley and Jackie Buscarino.

Projects[link]

Film[link]

• Pizza Delivery Guy (2011) - Actor (as the Pizza Delivery Guy)

Television[link]

• Adventure Time (2011) - Voice Actor (as Lemongrab)
• Web Soup (2011) - Voice Actor (as Chilly the Christmas Pole)
• Fish Hooks (2010) - Voice Actor (as Oscar), Writer
• Yacht Rock (2005-2010) - Actor (as Christopher Cross/ Chris Geppert)
• The Sarah Silverman Program (2007-2010) - Actor (as Blonde Craig)
• Marooned? (2009) - Actor (as Cadet Moore)
• Acceptable TV (2007) - Director, Actor, Voice Actor, Producer
• Channel 101 (2006) - Director, Actor, Producer, Writer
• Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker (2004) - Actor (Rhonda's Son)
• Laser Fart (2004) - Actor (as the Person in the news)
• Fresh Baked Video Games (2006) - Producer
• Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (2004) - Producer
• Crossballs: The Debate Show (2004) - Producer
• Comedy Central Presents: The Commies (2003) - Producer
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003) - Associate Producer

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Grandma's Virginity Podcast

Maxwell Atoms (birth name: Adam Burton) (born January 21, 1974) is an American animator, writer and voice actor. He is the creator of Cartoon Network's animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy,^[1] Evil Con Carne, and has developed a Billy & Mandy spin-off Halloween special called Underfist. Before he started working on his own series, Atoms was an intern at Film Roman, a freelance artist at Warner Bros., had a brief stint at Wild Brain and had also worked on Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat. Atoms got a job at Hanna-Barbera and as a writer and storyboard artist on Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel. Atoms also performed the voice of "Jeff the Spider" and "Piff" on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and voiced "Cod Commando" on Evil Con Carne. He also voiced several additional characters in the TV-movie Billy & Mandy's Big Boogie Adventure. Atoms has been recognized several times for innovation and creativity in his work.

According to Atoms, his inspirations in cartooning started in school with surrealism, influenced by monster movies and old Saturday morning cartoons. Atoms has stated to interviewers that anything is possible in animation: the only limit is your imagination. Atoms grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is an animation graduate from the University of The Arts, Philadelphia. He got his first job as an intern at Film Roman at 22 years of age.

Atoms is good friends with fellow animator Tom "Mr." Warburton, creator of Codename: Kids Next Door and C. H. Greenblatt, the creator of Chowder. He and Tom have made multiple references to each other's shows and have made a cross-over TV movie, The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door. Atoms is currently an executive producer and voice actor of the Disney show Fish Hooks with Noah Z. Jones.^[2]

Awards[link]

1. Special internship, Film Roman. University of the Arts. 1996.
2. Annie nomination (1998)- Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production. Cow & Chicken “The Karate Chick”.
3. Top Pick Cartoons (2001-2). TV Guide.
4. Comic-Con (2005, 2006 and 2007).
5. 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Children's Programming, 2007 - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

References[link]

1. ^ "Video Game Features, PC Game Features". http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/features/animator-brings-popular-toon-to-video-game-world/69109/?biz=1. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
2. ^ "Fish Hooks announcement" (Press release). Disney Channel Medianet. October 30, 2009. http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2009/doc/FishHooks_Announcement.doc. Retrieved 2009-11-28. 

External links[link]

• Maxwell Atoms at the Internet Movie Database.
• Maxwell Atoms' blog page

References[link]