Misterjaw (1976)

Cast: Art Johnson, Bob Ogle, Arnold Stang, Paul Winchell
Crew: Directed by David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Art Leonardi and Gerry Chiniquy

Country: USA
Film Distributor: Kino Lorber

When shark-mania struck America in the mid 1970s, it was only natural that a cartoon character would surface inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The result was Misterjaw™ which represents one of the final accomplishments of animation legend Robert McKimson. With his signature catch phrase “Gotcha!” and his sidekick Catfish (the incomparable Arnold Stang) the German-accented great white (voiced by Arte Johnson of TV’s Laugh-In) swam for a remarkable 34 episodes, which revived some of the popular tropes of classic animated shorts, while providing clever send-ups of the decade’s other pop-cultural phenomena.