Arguably one of the most influential animated series of the 2000s, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack helped forge the careers of such animators as Pendleton Ward, J.G.

It is virtually impossible to overstate how much of an impact this particular series left on the modern animation industry. Towards the end of its run, the show became Screwed by the Network, unlike Chowder, concluding with a short six-episode third season and a series finale that aired completely unadvertised on Augonly people who were following Van Orman on his DeviantArt page were even aware it was airing. To make a long story short, this show is very, very, very, very, very weird. Unfortunately, not only is K'nuckles not the adventurer he once was, but the trio doesn't even know where to begin looking for the fabled island, leading them into a series of marvelous mishaps.Īnd that just barely touches the surface of this Cartoon Network animated series set in the screwed-up port town of Stormalong Harbor. Enamored by this, and much to the chagrin of Bubbie, Flapjack decides to help him on this quest for Candied Island and dreams of being a great adventurer like K'nuckles. One day, they rescue a pirate named Captain K'nuckles note pronounced 'Kuh-nuckles' ( Brian Doyle-Murray) who regales Flapjack with tales of a mystical place called Candied Island, which he's spent much of his life searching for.

These old storyboards can be viewed here, and they're currently set as private.From the mind of Thurop Van Orman (previously of The Powerpuff Girls and Camp Lazlo) comes The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, a whale of a tale about an adventure-seeking young boy, a washed-up pirate, and a whale.įlapjack ( voiced by Van Orman) is a cheerful yet gullible orphan raised by a motherly whale named Bubbie (Roz Ryan).

One of the major differences between this version and the one we got is its nightmare sequence, where characters such as Punsie McKale and Knottsy the Clown would've made their first appearances in an episode ever since the first season, which would've meant that this episode could've been one of the very few to make a callback to previous episodes of the series, alongside ' Willy!'.

The original storyboards for this episode had a completely different story for it, which involved Flapjack and Lolly Poopdeck protesting after Lolly decided to leave comedy for good, feeling underappreciated for his acts and not taken seriously by the townsfolk.

This is Captain K'nuckles's first and only minor appearance in this episode, similar to Flapjack not playing a major role in ' Wishing Not So Well.'.

The episode name is related to Charlie Chaplin's quote 'A day without laughter is a day wasted.'.

Not counting the close caption line, K'nuckles' name wasn't mentioned at all in this episode.

This is Lolly Poopdeck's only major appearance.

Barber doesn't appear in this episode, Lolly mentions that he gets paid. Germain ( The Mighty B!) and Wiggler ( Mario Power Tennis).

The second time Peppermint Larry referenced Anton St.

The second or third appearance of Peppermint Larry's yelling voice.Where Flapjack must assist Lolly Poopdeck to make money, but Peppermint Larry won't let them. Flapjack tries to help Lolly Poopdeck get respect when he gets tired of being a laughingstock.

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