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Sealab 2021: Swimming in Oblivion

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A very special 'behind-the-scenes' special of Sealab 2021. Read full recap »

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Stars:: Harry Goz (Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy (Seasons 1-3)); Erik Estrada (Marco Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Seasons 1-4)); Kate Miller (Debbie DuPree); Bill Lobley (Jodene Sparks); Brett Butler (II) (Dr. Quentin Q. Quinn); Ellis Henican (Derek "Stormy" Waters)

Guest Star:: Ellis Henican (Himself); Tiffany Morgan (Access Tonight Reporter); Adam Reed (I) (Himself); John J. Miller (Himself); Bill Lobley (Himself); Brett Butler (II) (Himself); Kate Miller (Herself); Harry Goz (Himself); Erik Estrada (Himself); Chris Ward (Twins); David Wills (Unknown)

When the torpedos hit sealab, the reactor pod is destroyed. (the melting hesh) 2 shots later, the background screen shows the reactor room still there. edit »

The enemy submarines that "attack" Sealab have the state flag of Texas painted on the side, which may be a continuation of the "934-Texas" joke from "All That Jazz" edit »
Chopper Dave, whose television show is seen in the episode "Lost in Time," is seen in the background on the set of Sealab. edit »

Miller: Hal, pretend you're an actor. edit »
Hal: Your pets get a house, but I don't even have a chair! edit »
(as fog obscures the stage)
Miller: Less fog! Less fog, ass! edit »
Miller: It's like there's a knife in my eye, and you're twisting it Hal!
(later in the episode)
Miller: Stop twisting the knife! edit »
Miller: You have five seconds to be on your mark and in wardrobe, or I will personally climb inside your abdominal cavity and make a little HOUSE in there for my dogs to play in! edit »

In the briefest of brief references during the chaos at the end of the episode, we are shown a sign indicating there is a Hellmouth at the set location, proving that at least one of the cast/crew is a Joss Whedon fan. edit »
Although Adam Reed is a hack, the snowglobe ending is actually based on the ending to St. Elsewhere, which ended with the setting being a snowglobe in the hands of an autistic child. edit »
Miller looks exactly like the main character of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids". The screenwriter who appears in the middle of the episode looks exactly like Harvey, another character from this show. edit »
Sparks: "Gundam. He's my mentor in astrotology."
Gundams are giant mobile suits used for space-combat in the Gundam anime series's. Thus the astrotology reference. edit »
Murphy: "You won't believe the dream I just had"
Not only does the title pertain to the film Living in Oblivion, there are many parts taken straight out of the film. Such as the ending of the episode, where Murphy finds out it's just a dream sequence. edit »