Time Squad

Time Squad is an American animated television series created by Dave Wasson for Cartoon Network and the 10th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It follows the adventures of Otto Osworth, Buck Tuddrussel, and the robot Larry 3000, a trio of hapless "time cops" living in the far distant future who travel back in time attempting to correct the course of history.[1] During their adventures, they run into major historical figures such as Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, Sigmund Freud, Leonardo da Vinci, the Founding Fathers, and Moctezuma, who have taken a drastically different course of life than history dictates. The mission of the Time Squad is to guide these figures onto the correct path and ensure the integrity of the future.

Time Squad
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Genre	Comic science fiction
Created by	Dave Wasson
Written by	Dave Wasson Carlos Ramos Michael Karnow
Directed by	Dave Wasson Larry Leichliter (co-director, 7 episodes)
Voices of	Pamela Adlon Rob Paulsen Mark Hamill
Composers	Michael Tavera Billy Martin (Season 2 only)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (53 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Dave Wasson
Producers	Robert Winthrop Gwynn Adik and Victoria McCollum (line producers)
Running time	11 minutes
Production company	Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Picture format	480i (4:3 SDTV)
Original release	June 8, 2001 – November 26, 2003

The series premiered during Cartoon Network's marathon block "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" on June 8, 2001,[2] and ended after two seasons on November 26, 2003, airing 26 episodes in total. In the course of its run, the series received five Annie Award nominations. Creator Dave Wasson described the series as "a C-student's guide to history".[3] It is also the final Cartoon Network original series to premiere during Betty Cohen's tenure, as she later resigned due to creative disagreements with Jamie Kellner, then-head of Turner Broadcasting System. Cohen was eventually replaced with Jim Samples ten days after Time Squad premiered.

The series also marked as the very first Cartoon Network original series entirely produced by Cartoon Network Studios, no longer a division of Hanna-Barbera following the death of William Hanna in 2001. The show also began airing on Canada's Teletoon Detour block in 2002.

Overview

The show is set in the year 100,000,000 AD, on a satellite orbiting Earth. This future Earth is never visited directly, though it is referred to in dialogue as a peaceful utopia where there are no longer any problems to solve. All nations of the world have merged into one, and according to Tuddrussel, there are "no wars, no pollution, and bacon is good for your heart".

Despite this cheerful vision of the future, the space station on which the characters live and from which they travel to the past is remarkably dystopic. It features a shooting range, a terrarium and a prison for repeat offenders, but it is dank, outdated (for the time) and unclean. Mostly this seems to be down to officer Buck Tuddrussel (Rob Paulsen), a scruffy and immature perennial bachelor, who nevertheless happens to be the station's most senior officer.

The only other official member of Buck's unit is Larry 3000 (Mark Hamill), a translator robot and former diplomat who was rendered more or less obsolete when all of the world's nations merged. Buck's mindless machismo clashes with Larry's effete sensibilities, and the two bicker terribly. Added to this the fact that neither of them has any great knowledge of history, they made a rather poor team together.

However, when they encounter Otto Osworth (Pamela Adlon), an 8-year-old boy who happens to be an orphan from the 21st century, he is quickly recruited and added to the team. Otto is shown to be the only one on the team with any enthusiasm or competence for the job. The problem is, neither of the other two are particularly willing to listen to his advice, and he must often resort to trickery to make sure the mission is completed.

The Time Squad organization is set up to ensure that history is maintained and the future protected.[4] According to Larry 3000, "time is like a rope", and, as it is woven at one end, ages and gradually unravels and frays at the other. In the context of the show, this often means that historical figures have made different, sometimes anachronistic, choices in life, and as such will not be able to fulfill the role that history says they fulfilled. According to creator Dave Wasson, "We started by basically knowing what a guy did in history, then found the most outlandish way he could go wrong".[5]

Characters

Main characters

• Otto Osworth (voiced by Pamela Adlon) - An orphan illegally time traveling along with Tuddrussel and Larry, taken on board due to their incompetence and his impressive historical knowledge (and for Otto to escape his brutal life at the orphanage). Despite being a bookworm, his demeanor is far from boring; he is just as child-like and jocular as any regular eight-year-old. Even though he is the youngest of the group, he is also the most responsible out of the squad, being the only one pure enough to not let himself get swayed by temptations. Depending on who he's siding with, he can either become loud and destructive (when Tuddrussel has him company) or composed and calm (when it's Larry he agrees with). It's unknown what happened to Otto's parents.

• Lawrence "Larry" 3000 (voiced by Mark Hamill) - A grumpy robot and the only one on board able to operate the computer. It's his job to make sure the squad ends up at the right time and place. Initially, he was programmed as a polyglotic robot for diplomatic purposes; when all of the nations rejoiced into one, huge country, his consular abilities were no longer needed. Larry is famous for his effeminate behavior and interests, which are portrayed all but subtly. Unusually, he is extremely dramatic and open in showing his emotions whilst still being the snarkiest of the trio. He prides himself on having knowledge of proper etiquette and manners. For Otto, he has been repeatedly depicted as a maternal figure.

• Beauregard "Buck" Tuddrussel (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - An immature time cop, who possesses all the physical requirements for his job and none the intellectual. Whenever there's someone who needs a beating up (and even when they do not), he's the best person to get assigned for such a task. Impulsiveness, aggressiveness, and air-headedness are traits that define Tuddrussel quite nicely.

Buck is easygoing toward Otto and prides himself on being the "fun" parent. He often takes Otto to the arcade and lets Otto do whatever he pleases. He generally likes to have talks with Otto and is very open with him. In turn, Otto has an idea of what Buck's love life is like, and what will happen come puberty, being that Buck has had "the talk" with him. While Buck isn't as strict on Otto, he is pretty firm with Otto and sets boundaries. Mainly, Buck thinks kids should have the freedom to do whatever they want. Not much of his backstory is known, aside from his Southern heritage and a short-lived marriage to fellow time cop Sheila Sternwell.

Recurring

• Sheila Sternwell Tuddrussel (voiced by Mari Weiss) - A lieutenant within Time Squad ranks, Sheila is a no-nonsense woman that takes her job seriously. The ex-wife of Tuddrussel, it is made clear that while she regrets making the mistake of marrying him in the first place, and can be slightly bitter towards him, she actually does not resent him and still does her job and helps out Tuddrussel and his unit when needed. She even seems to go far in not ratting out Tuddrussel and Larry over Otto, and other screw ups that she should be reporting.
• XJ5 (voiced by Daran Norris) - An advanced robot that is more qualified for the job of a time cop than Larry, and he loves to rub it in. Working with Officer Sternwell, XJ5 provides actual help and guidance on missions.

Other characters

• J.T. Laser (voiced by Jim Wise) - Professional and competent, J.T. is the best officer of what Time Squad has to offer; but he is also an arrogant jerk that gladly makes trouble for Tuddrussel and Larry. Despite this, Tuddrussel and Larry are big fans of him and Lance Nine Trillion and still gush over them even after JT and Lance beat them to a pulp.
• Lance Nine Trillion (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - A high-tech robot in Time Squad that provides with the most ranked officer. Lance is the perfect partner for J.T; like XJ5 he boasts about how advanced he is.
• Sister Thornley (voiced by Dee Dee Rescher) - Otto's former caretaker and nasty nun of the show before getting "adopted" by Larry and Tuddrussel. Otto has good reason to fear her, as do the other kids that she keeps. Obviously not afraid of the police or anyone coming after her, Sister Thornley freely abuses kids that are put into her care, while at the orphanage and even more disturbingly in public. Her motives are despairingly questionable, such making the children work under horrific conditions in order to make a quick buck, or why she has a problem with Otto reading books (or any child reading, for that matter. She apparently has an entire policy against it). At the end, Larry and Tuddrussel officially takes Otto much to her dismay, but to her joy she finds another genius child she can abuse.

Voice cast

Main

• Pamela Adlon – Otto Osworth
• Mark Hamill – Larry 3000, Nicolaus Copernicus, Police Commish, Black Bart
• Rob Paulsen – Buck Tuddrussel, Fat Kid, John Adams, French Captain

Additional voices

• Joe Alaskey – Robin Hood, Wilbur Wright, Samuel Morse
• Carlos Alazraqui – Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mahatma Gandhi
• Dee Bradley Baker – Austrian General, Babies
• Jeff Bennett – Townsperson Leader, Jeremiah Tuddrussel, Johannes Gutenberg
• Gregg Berger - Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Genghis Khan
• Earl Boen – William Howard Taft/Frankenstein
• Rodger Bumpass – Socrates
• Grey DeLisle – Marie Curie, Lizzie Borden, Joan of Arc
• Patti Deutsch – Amelia Earhart
• Marshall Efron – John Montagu / The Earl of Sandwich
• Bernard Fox – Henry Morton Stanley
• Pat Fraley – Kublai Khan, Thomas Paine
• Nika Futterman – Betsy Ross
• Michael J. Gough – David Livingstone, George Washington
• Paul Greenberg – Edgar Allan Poe
• Jennifer Hale – Josephine Bonaparte
• Brian Hamilton – Nostradamus
• Jess Harnell – Attila the Hun
• Bob Joles – Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Franklin, Orville Wright
• John Kassir – Thomas Jefferson, Randall McCoy, Alfred Nobel, Grigori Rasputin
• Tom Kenny – Sigmund Freud, Eli Whitney, Abraham Lincoln, Montezuma
• Joe Lala – Leonardo da Vinci
• Maurice LaMarche – Julius Caesar
• Danny Mann – Albert Einstein, Harry Houdini
• Vanessa Marshall – Cleopatra
• Jim Meskimen – George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush
• Candi Milo – Dexter
• Daran Norris – XJ5, Samuel Adams, Sinon, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Louis Pasteur, Davy Crockett, Master of ceremonies, Philander Knox/Vampire, Jack the Ripper, William Shakespeare
• Patrick Pinney - Thomas Paine
• Jon Polito – Al Capone
• Carlos Ramos – Napoleon Bonaparte
• Dee Dee Rescher – Sister Thornley
• Kevin Michael Richardson – Lance Nine Trillion, Time Squad Officer, George Washington Carver, Todd Washington Carver, George Washington (in "Houdini Whodunit?!"), George S. Patton
• Roger Rose – Edward Teach / Blackbeard, John Hancock
• Glenn Shadix – King of Troy
• James Sie – Confucius
• Kath Soucie – Little Girl, Wife, Old Lady
• Fred Tatasciore - Devil Anse Hatfield
• Jim Ward – Paul Revere
• Dave Wasson - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
• Mari Weiss – Sheila Sternwell
• Frank Welker – James Sherman/Zombie, Horses, French Captain
• Jim Wise – J.T. Laser

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	13		June 8, 2001	October 26, 2001
	2	13		March 22, 2002	November 26, 2003

Note: All episodes were directed by series creator Dave Wasson, though Larry Leichliter co-directed "Keepin' It Real with Sitting Bull", "A Thrilla at Attila's", "Pasteur's Packs O' Punch", "Love at First Flight", "Child's Play", "Father Figure of Our Country", and "Floral Patton".

Season 1 (2001)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
1a	1a	"Eli Whitney's Flesh-Eating Mistake"	Dave Wasson and Carlos Ramos	Alex Almaguer	June 8, 2001
While searching for Eli Whitney (who is building flesh-eating robots instead of the cotton gin), time cop Buck Tuddrussel and his robot partner the Larry 3000 end up at an orphanage in 2001, where they encounter an orphaned history buff named Otto Osworth. They take him away from the abusive nun Sister Thornley and with them to complete their mission. Person, Time & Place: Eli Whitney (1793, Savannah, Georgia)
1b	1b	"Never Look a Trojan Gift Horse in the Mouth (Never Look a Trojan in the Gift Horse)"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Chong Suk Lee	June 8, 2001
The Time Squad travels to Ancient Greece, where it is the King of Troy's birthday. The Spartan army brings the fabled Trojan Horse to the festivities, but fail to realize that it is supposed to be a trap, not an actual gift. So Otto and Tuddrussel must show them the proper way to ambush Troy. Person, Time & Place: Trojan Horse (1200 BC, Troy, Asia Minor)
2a	2a	"Napoleon the Conquered"	Dave Wasson and Carlos Ramos	Brandon Kruse	June 15, 2001
The Time Squad is sentenced to the guillotine when they end up in 18th century France and Buck mistakes Napoleon for a child. Things get more complicated when it is revealed that Napoleon's wife is nagging him around and Napoleon is too cowardly to stop her. So it is up to Time Squad to make Napoleon man up and stand up to his wife so he can take his rightful place in history as the most powerful emperor of France. Person, Time & Place: Napoleon (1797, Paris, France)
2b	2b	"Confucius Say... Way Too Much"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Lynell H. Forestall	June 15, 2001
After Tuddrussel gets in a fight with the toaster, they are sent to help Chinese philosopher Confucius. It turns out that Confucius is performing his historical duty by devising clever aphorisms. Unfortunately, he uses them as the conclusions to extremely long-winded and boring novels that no one is reading. Otto gives Confucius a suggestion to shorten his conclusions to help attract customers. Person, Time & Place: Confucius (551 BC, Ancient China)
3a	3a	"The Island of Dr. Freud"	Dave Wasson and Carlos Ramos	Chris Headrick	June 22, 2001
The Time Squad must go back to the year 1899 to convince Dr. Sigmund Freud to stop hypnotizing his patients and making them act like animals and to get him analyzing their dreams instead. To make things worse, Freud makes Tuddrussel think he is a chicken. Person, Time & Place: Sigmund Freud (1899, Vienna, Austria)
3b	3b	"Daddio DaVinci"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Alex Almaguer	June 22, 2001
The Time Squad meets up with artist, scientist & inventor Leonardo da Vinci who is now a beatnik. They eventually inspire him to become a painter again when they introduce him to a young waitress with a very mysterious and familiar smile. Person, Time & Place: Leonardo da Vinci (1500, Florence, Italy)
4a	4a	"Big Al's Big Secret"	Dave Wasson, Carlos Ramos, and Michael Karnow	Brandon Kruse	June 29, 2001
The Time Squad travels to 1945, where Albert Einstein is now a brash car salesman in Texas instead of being a scientist. Otto, who loves Einstein, is devastated when he sees the genius disguising his smarts which eventually prompts a change of heart in "Big Al". Person, Time & Place: Albert Einstein (1945, Texas)
4b	4b	"Larry Upgrade"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Kurt Dumas	June 29, 2001
After arguing with Tuddrussel over being overworked and underappreciated, the Larry 3000 tries to upgrade himself, but accidentally gets a downgrade and becomes subservient to Tuddrussel and begins serving him nothing but hamburgers. Luckily, Otto discovers how to make Larry his old self again and upgrades him; however, Tuddrussel dismantled him in a fit of stupidity in trying to fix Larry his way.
5a	5a	"Dishonest Abe"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Rob Renzetti	July 6, 2001
Abraham Lincoln grows tired of being "Honest Abe" and upstanding and begins playing pranks on people. When Tuddrussel joins in on the fun, it is up to Larry and Otto to give both him and Abe a taste of their own medicine. Person, Time & Place: Abraham Lincoln (1863, Washington, D.C.)
5b	5b	"Blackbeard, Warm Heart"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Lynell H. Forestall	July 6, 2001
The Time Squad goes back to the Age of Pirates, where Edward Teach (a.k.a. Blackbeard) is more concerned about saving the environment than looting and pillaging where he is starting with the ocean environment. The Time Squad has Blackbeard compromise: he can still help save the environment, so long as he loots and pillages to collect funds. Person, Time & Place: Edward Teach (1717, Atlantic Ocean)
6a	6a	"To Hail with Caesar"	Carlos Ramos and Dave Wasson	Kurt Dumas	July 13, 2001
After a problem with Tuddrussel messing with the controls, the Time Squad travels to the year 46 BC to rebuild the flimsy city of Rome for Julius Caesar. By the time the mission is complete, Tuddrussel is hailed the new leader and challenges Caesar to a gladiator match. So Otto must train Caesar gain strength to over throne Tuddrussel by teaching him karate. Person, Time & Place: Julius Caesar (46 BC, Ancient Rome)
6b	6b	"Robin'n Stealin' with Mr. Hood"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Brandon Kruse	July 13, 2001
After Otto and Tuddrussel accidentally breach a hole in the golf dome swallowed to outer space (and try to cover it up from Larry), Time Squad visits Robin Hood, who is now stealing from the poor and giving to the rich instead of the opposite. So Otto must teach Robin to properly follow history by showing him that stealing from the rich to the poor is beneficial to them. Although the peasants are rude and disrespectful where one kid steals Robin Hood's bow and arrows. Person, Time & Place: Robin Hood (1156 AD, Sherwood Forest, England)
7a	7a	"If It's Wright It's Wrong"	Carlos Ramos and Dave Wasson	Chong Suk Lee	July 20, 2001
The Time Squad heads to 1903, where the Wright brothers are incompetent stuntmen, that are supposed to be building the very first airplane. So Tuddrussel forces them to properly follow history by staying in their warehouse all night to do so. Meanwhile, Otto learns about Larry and Tuddrussel's problems in completing a mission before they took him into the future, ranging from Nostradamus's failures to use his fortune-telling abilities to Lady Godiva riding a horse naked in a video Larry shows him. Person, Time & Place: Wright Brothers (1903, Dayton, Ohio)
7b	7b	"Recruitment Ad"(Short)	N/A	N/A	July 20, 2001
A short piece advertising the thrills of being a time cop.
7c	7c	"Killing Time"	Michael Karnow, Carlos Ramos, and Dave Wasson	Mary Hanley	July 20, 2001
The Time Squad finish a relatively easy assignment in helping Nicholas Copernicus become an astronomer instead of a farmer, but the crew ends up waiting until the Larry 3000 can restart his time travel software in order for them to go home. After they finally leave, the episode ends with Copernicus trying to stop them and ask what the Sun is. Person, Time & Place: Nicholas Copernicus (C. 1520, Poland)
8a	8a	"Ludwig van Bone-Crusher"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Kurt Dumas	September 14, 2001
The Time Squad is sent to the time of the great musician Ludwig van Beethoven, who is now a professional wrestler fighting other classical musicians-turned-wrestlers and Tuddrussel challenges Beethoven to a match to preserve the dignity of pro wrestling. When Tuddrussel is caught in a hopeless match, Otto uses Larry's AM radio station to have Beethoven listen to a musical score he composed that helps him see the error of his ways. Person, Time & Place: Ludwig van Beethoven (1803, Vienna, Austria)
8b	8b	"Tea Time for Time Squad"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Alex Almaguer	September 14, 2001
After being upset with grumpy Tuddrussel (who just wants a cup of coffee), Larry is delighted to find that instead of dumping tea into the Boston Harbor, the Sons of Liberty are having civilized tea parties. Tuddrussel and Otto have to convince them into dumping the overtaxed colonial beverage for the sake of all America. To do that they must use coffee which makes the Sons of Liberty act just like Tuddrussel, much to Larry's disgust. Person, Time & Place: Samuel Adams (1773, Boston, Massachusetts)
9a	9a	"Every Poe Has a Silver Lining"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Mary Hanley	August 31, 2001
The Time Squad discovers that famed horror writer Edgar Allan Poe is now an overly-cheerful children's book author and must remind Poe of how horrible the world really is. Only by insulting his cooking do they finally manage to break his spirit and make him the master of macabre he is supposed to be. Person, Time & Place: Edgar Allan Poe (1845, Baltimore, Maryland)
9b	9b	"Betsy Ross Flies Her Freak Flag"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Alex Almaguer	August 31, 2001
While checking up on Ludwig van Beethoven and the Sons of Liberty, the Time Squad gets a report from George Washington whose troops are with Betsy Ross in her Woodstock-esque hippie farm. The peace-loving Ross is preventing the American Revolution with her protests. This leaves Otto without answers. However, the Sons of Liberty help save their mission when they bring coffee and get them to join Washington's cause. Ross eventually sees the error of her ways after Otto points out the manner of her own behavior and helps Washington by creating the first American flag. Person, Time & Place: Betsy Ross (1776, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
10a	10a	"The Prime Minister Has No Clothes"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Kurt Dumas	October 5, 2001
Winston Churchill, the prime minister who led England through World War II, is leading everyone into being naked — including Larry, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. Churchill eventually changes his mind after seeing video footage of his large naked butt that Larry filmed. Person, Time & Place: Winston Churchill (1941, Great Britain)
10b	10b	"Nutorius"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Mary Hanley	October 5, 2001
The Time Squad goes back to the time of George Washington Carver, who actually is doing what he was famous for: making use of the peanut in history. Thus it is strange they would have to go there. The trouble comes when it is revealed that George Washington Carver has an evil twin brother named Todd Washington Carver who is bent on making George look bad. Person, Time & Place: George Washington Carver (1915, Tuskegee, Alabama)
11a	11a	"Kubla Khan't"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Brandon Kruse	October 12, 2001
The Time Squad tries to reform Kubla Khan, who is now a comic book nerd, by using alternate means. Tuddrussel sends Larry and Otto away to enjoy being tourists, so he can deal with Khan himself. When he insults Khan by ripping up his comics, it gets him sentenced to die. Larry and Otto cannot get Tuddrussel out legally, so Larry calls for backup and they get Tuddrussel's ex-wife Sheila Sternwell (also a time cop, albeit a more competent one) and her robot partner the XJ5. Person, Time & Place: Kublai Khan (1269, China)
11b	11b	"Lewis and Clark and Larry"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Lynell Forestall	October 12, 2001
The Time Squad goes back to the era of Lewis & Clark, where the exploring duo has broken up after an argument. While Larry is left to comfort Lewis, Tuddrussel and Otto find Clark and become his exploring partners. However, this turns out to be futile as Clark realizes that he is lost without Lewis to read the maps properly. Meanwhile, Lewis is having a grand time exploring the Louisiana Purchase with Larry. When they meet up, Clark gets jealous that Larry is his new travel partner and begs Lewis to take him back which Lewis does. Person, Time & Place: Lewis & Clark (1804, The Louisiana Purchase)
12a	12a	"Ivan the Untrainable"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Lynell H. Forestall	October 19, 2001
After a mission to fix Russian barbaric king Ivan the Terrible who was persuaded not to be an ice skater, Tuddrussel sneaks Ivan back on the satellite and keeps him as a pet (since he acts just like one), much to Larry's displeasure. Eventually, Larry has had enough and forces Tuddrussel to return Ivan at once. Person, Time & Place: Ivan the Terrible (1547, Moscow, Russia)
12b	12b	"Where the Buffalo Bill Roams"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Rob Renzetti and Chong Suk Lee	October 19, 2001
Instead of helping form the Pony Express, Buffalo Bill is now a crazed conspiracy theorist with his own tabloid magazine that no one reads. Otto tricks him into following history by convincing him to deliver his conspiracy magazine to everyone while delivering their mail. Person, Time & Place: Buffalo Bill (1866, Kansas City, Kansas)
13a	13a	"Houdini Whodunnit!?"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Alex Almaguer	October 26, 2001
After losing a virtual reality game that involved an evil George Washington, the Time Squad goes on a mission to stop magician Harry Houdini who is using his illusions to commit crimes. Person, Time & Place: Harry Houdini (1895, New York City)
13b	13b	"Feud for Thought"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Gary Hartle	October 26, 2001
After Larry stands up to Tuddrussel thanks to a self-help program from the 1980s by Thor Robertson, the Time Squad goes back to the time of the Hatfields and the McCoys where the McCoys are being peaceful rather than fighting. Larry's encouragement in helping them maintain peace does not help matters. So Otto encourages Tuddrussel to pay him back by using pranks to vandalize both properties. This helps save their mission by making the infamous feud continue. Person, Time & Place: The Hatfields and McCoys (1876, West Virginia)

Season 2 (2002–03)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
14a	1a	"A Sandwich by Any Other Name"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Sahin Ersöz	March 22, 2002
Earl of Sandwich gives his edible creation the name "Stinky pile of poo" (he insists this is his mother's maiden name) and presents it to the judge of a food contest where he gives it a negative score instead of trying it. Tuddrussel and Otto work with the Earl of Sandwich to promote this food which doesn't go well. Meanwhile, the Larry 3000's soufflés become a sensation to which he has been getting a lot of overwhelming deals when he gets confronted by Tuddrussel and Otto. The Time Squad eventually gets the sandwich circulating around the world at the local restaurant, but only by having Tuddrussel help shut up the Earl and having Otto name it. Even the judge gives the sandwich a score of 11. Person, Time & Place: Earl of Sandwich (1762, London, Great Britain)
14b	1b	"Shop Like an Egyptian"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Kurt Dumas	March 22, 2002
A mission to keep Cleopatra from turning the pyramids into a shopping mall proves difficult when Tuddrussel falls in love with her and Larry is eager to help with the project. Then Otto calls in Julius Caesar to get Tuddrussel back to his senses. History states that Caesar and Cleopatra dated as Caesar helps Otto persuade Cleopatra to put the pyramids back to the way they were and focus on ruling Egypt. Person, Time & Place: Cleopatra (51 BC, Ancient Egypt)
15a	2a	"Planet of the Flies"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Brandon Kruse	March 29, 2002
When Tuddrussel squashes a fly in the Stone Age when the cavemen are having trouble discovering fire, it causes a butterfly effect where 1323 England is attacked by a giant fly and the future is ruled by insectoid flies. Note: The title of this episode is a parody of Planet of the Apes. Person, Time & Place #1: Cavemen (Stone Age) Person, Time & Place #2: Edward II (1323, Medieval England) Person, Time & Place #3: Flies (3000 AD)
15b	2b	"Keepin' It Real with Sitting Bull"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Trevor Wall	March 29, 2002
The Time Squad must deal with Sitting Bull, who wants to party with younger people after misinterpreting a vision from his ancestors. Tuddrussel does not help matters when he finds how much he likes Sitting Bull behaving similar to himself due to their shared love for partying. Otto and Larry trick Sitting Bull into his correct mind in time for the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Person, Time & Place: Sitting Bull (1876, Great Plains)
16a	3a	"A Thrilla at Attila's"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Trevor Wall	April 5, 2002
In a parody of Rashomon, Tuddrussel, Larry, and Otto each have different accounts of their mission on turning Attila the Hun from a nebbish coward into a bloodthirsty fighter and argue over which account to report to their boss. Otto's story turns out to be true. However, Tuddrussel and Larry are official Time Cops and they get to write whatever they want on the report, meaning they can omit Otto's version. Person, Time & Place: Attila (438 AD, The Far East)
16b	3b	"Cabin Fever!"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Alex Almaguer	April 5, 2002
After a brutally violent mission to get jazz player Louis Armstrong back to playing music instead of drilling to the center of the Earth, the Time Squad wishes they were not called on any more missions. The three get their wish, but soon become bored and descend into madness. Eventually, Larry discovers why they have not been getting new missions for the past few weeks: Tuddrussel has left his electric toothbrush in the computer's electric socket. Turning the computer on, they have 112 missions to complete.
17a	4a	"Pasteur's Packs O' Punch"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Ty Schafrath	April 26, 2002
Larry gets electrocuted while fixing a fuse and experiences wild shifts in his personality (including acting drunk, becoming violent, and impersonating Jerry Lewis), leading the Time Squad to go back to the time of Louis Pasteur, who is making Kool-Aid-style fruit drinks instead of inventing pasteurized milk. To teach Pasteur a lesson and get him to follow history, Otto pitches ideas to Marie Curie to make fruit popsicles. Pasteur then storms off to create pasteurized milk. People, Time and Place: Louis Pasteur (1888, Paris, France)
17b	4b	"Floundering Fathers"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Kurt Dumas	April 26, 2002
After Otto catches a cold from not wearing a coat during the Time Squad's mission to Russia to get Karl Marx to write the Communist Manifesto instead of building the world's largest igloo, Tuddrussel and Larry must complete a historical mission without Otto helping them by trying to get Benjamin Franklin to be an author of the Declaration of Independence. Tuddrussel and Larry revealed to be highly incompetent on their mission. The first part had Tuddrussel beating up John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Rush because he thought they were Franklin. Then Tuddrussel and Larry thought that Franklin invented the lightbulb where Otto corrected them by stating it was Thomas Edison who invented the lightbulb. When they do get Benjamin Franklin with Adams, Jefferson, and Rush where they don't know how the Declaration of Independence should start, a sick Otto is brought in to assist them once more. People, Time and Place: Benjamin Franklin (1776, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
18a	5a	"The Clownfather"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Ed Baker	May 10, 2002
The Time Squad travels to the 1920s, where gangster Al Capone, who had a traumatic experience with a terrible entertainer at a birthday party in his childhood, has made himself and all of his minions become clowns. Otto, Tuddrussel, and Larry are mistaken for three of Capone's minions who had to take the long way back to the hideout. After a disastrous birthday party gig, Otto snaps Capone back to his senses when he shows the famous mobster that the clowns who he is forced out of work trying to run his criminal empire, with disastrous results. Once this is corrected and Otto, Tuddrussel, and Larry return to their time, the real henchmen return and are assaulted by the police that the injured birthday kid's mother unleashed on them. Person, Time & Place: Al Capone (1925, Chicago, Illinois)
18b	5b	"Hate and Let Hate"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Trevor Wall	May 10, 2002
Larry and Tuddrussel get caught up in arguing with each other and do not notice that they have left Otto on a deserted island following a historical mission to talk Hernando de Soto out of building a resort when he should be creating a colony in Cuba. While Otto desperately tries to survive, Larry and Tuddrussel isolate each other, only to experiment with each other's hobbies and come to an understanding. They return to 1537 just in time to save Otto from a group of mandrills. People, Time and Place: Hernando de Soto (1537, Atlantic Ocean)
19a	6a	"Love at First Flight"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Gary Hartle	May 17, 2002
Otto celebrates his birthday on the satellite where Tuddrussel gives him his own time cop suit, but the festivities are short-lived when they must go back in time to cure a mysophobic Amelia Earhart, so she would become the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Tuddrussel's slovenly ways eventually "cure" her, but in the process, both she and Otto become just like the burly Time Cop. Tuddrussel fixes his mistake when Earhart said she wants to marry him while Larry disposes of Otto's time cop suit. Person, Time & Place: Amelia Earhart (1930, Los Angeles, California)
19b	6b	"Forget the Alamo"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Brandon Kruse	May 17, 2002
The Time Squad is sent to the Alamo, where everyone there (including Tuddrussel's ancestor Jeremiah) is setting up a fiesta for the Mexican forces rather than defending themselves from them. When Larry refuses to cooperate by assisting in the party decorations, it is up to Otto and Tuddrussel to save the mission. After sabotaging the fiesta, Jeremiah and the others blame Larry for it. They are convinced to follow history and defend the Alamo from the forces. Person, Time & Place: Davy Crockett (1836, San Antonio, Texas)
20a	7a	"Repeat Offender"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Kurt Dumas	June 7, 2002
Tuddrussel gives Otto a tour of the other locations on their space station. One notable location is where they keep their repeat offenders who won't take their place in history like Mahatma Gandhi. When Tudrussel asks Gandhi if he is ready to go back to his time and lead his people to freedom, Gandhi states that he still has some tap-dancing to do. For Time Squad's latest mission, Blackbeard has returned to his liberal as he is now focused on preserving the land environments. Before they can do imprison him on their space station, they must convince Socrates to be a philosopher and not a fitness trainer as Blackbeard tries to escape in Ancient Greece. After capturing Blackbeard, he is put in a cell adjacent to Gandhi who taunts him with the flushing of the toilet.
20b	7b	"Ladies and Gentlemen... Monty Zuma"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Brandon Kruse	June 7, 2002
After Tuddrussel hurts Larry's feelings at his own art show, Otto tries to teach him to be more sensitive while they go on a mission to stop Aztec emperor Montezuma from performing stand-up comedy. Tuddrussel's attempts and Larry's lack of appreciation leads to an insult contest between the two that wins the audience over. Person, Time & Place: Moctezuma (1502, Mexico-Tenochtitlan)
21a	8a	"White House Weirdness"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Mary Hanley and Kevin Kaliher	June 14, 2002
In a parody of the original Scooby-Doo cartoon series, the Time Squad goes back to the days of President William Howard Taft, who claims that the White House (which has been reduced to a decrepit state) is haunted by the ghosts of former commanders in chief. The rumors are keeping Woodrow Wilson from running for President as he tries a one-mand band gig, so Otto, Larry, and Tuddrussel investigate and fight a zombie Zachary Taylor, vampire Benjamin Harrison, and Frankenstein-esque James Buchanan. But Otto is not fooled and discovers Taft's plot that gets him arrested. Wilson becomes the new President. When it comes to another spooky sound, Taft denies any knowledge of it causing Time Squad to leave quickly. Person, Time & Place: William Howard Taft (1911, Washington, D.C.)
21b	8b	"Nobel Peace Surprise"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Stephen Sandoval	June 14, 2002
The Time Squad goes on a mission to stop Alfred Nobel from giving nobel prizes to people who commit evil acts and are soon assisted by Shela and XJ5, who have a history with Nobel where he did other prizes for contests. This leads to a showdown with Alfred Nobel and his allies Black Bart, Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, Grigori Rasputin, and Mrs. O'Leary's Cow. Once the Time Squad proves victorious in the fight, Otto persuades Nobel to give his prizes to people who do good while stating to the villains that they have to continue their evil exploits. Person, Time & Place: Alfred Nobel (1864, Stockholm, Sweden)
22a	9a	"Out with the In Crowd"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Sahin Ersöz	November 8, 2002
The Time Squad crew decides to go on vacation rather than save Henry Morton Stanley from being captured by cannibals when he goes to find David Livingstone. This prompts a much cooler Time Squad crew J.T. Lazer and Lance 9 Trillion (that happen to be idols in the eyes of Larry and Tuddrussel, except Otto obviously aware they are vain and arrogant) to finish the job when Tuddrussel and Larry have "gone missing." Lance tells the cannibals that Tudrussel, Larry, and Otto would make a good meal instead of Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone causing Tuddrussel, Larry, and Otto to be attacked. Henry later slaps the three of them for not saving him in the first place while Otto states to Tudrussel and Larry that Lazer and Lance will take the credit for the mission. Tuddrussel and Larry are still pleased that they got to work with their idols. Person, Time & Place: Henry Morton Stanley (1871, Africa)
22b	9b	"Child's Play"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Trevor Wall	November 8, 2002
In this self-referential episode, the Time Squad meets William Shakespeare, who is now doing kids' plays, and finds inspiration in creating a new play from the Time Squad crew, but things get sticky when Larry acts as a censor and Tuddrussel is too busy coming up with a new catchphrase to do anything about the situation. Eventually, Otto persuades Shakespeare to make plays for all ages. Person, Time & Place: William Shakespeare (1605, Stratford von-Avon, Warwickshire)
23a	10a	"Day of the Larrys"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Brandon Kruse	March 21, 2003
Tired of being stuck with the chores, Larry uses his room full of spare parts to make a clone of himself. This starts a chain reaction that leads to a plethora of Larry 3000s, who turn the satellite into a resort. Note: This episode does not feature time-traveling.
23b	10b	"Old Timers Squad"	Dave Wasson, Carlos Ramos, and Michael Karnow	Ed Baker	March 21, 2003
Larry, Otto, and Tuddrussel become addicted to a trashy 1980s soap opera. Before they learn one of the show's big secrets, the Time Squad must go back in time to force Samuel Morse to invent Morse code. The crew gets a surprise when another Time Squad made up of elderly versions of themselves appears. Person, Time & Place: Samuel Morse (1836, Washington D.C.)
24a	11a	"Billy the Baby"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Ed Baker	March 28, 2003
The Time Squad encounters Billy the Kid, who is literally acting like a kid (wearing a diaper and bib and carrying around a rattle), making him a useless outlaw. The Time Squad becomes outlaws themselves to teach Billy the Kid how to be a proper criminal, and they end up getting chased by a Clint Eastwood-esque sheriff. Person, Time & Place: Billy the Kid (1877, The Old West)
24b	11b	"Father Figure of Our Country"	Michael Karnow, Dave Wasson, and Carlos Ramos	Kurt Dumas	March 28, 2003
The Time Squad goes back in time to help George Washington, who is sick of being famous and wants to be a father. Otto happily fills the role of Washington's son, and while Tuddrussell tries to get Otto back, Larry is too busy shopping in colonial America to intervene. Note: During the closing credits, there is a special credit that reads, "Mission SK77: Billy the Baby is dedicated to Sergio Leone and Tex Avery". Person, Time & Place: George Washington (1778, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
25a	12a	"Ex Marks the Spot"	Dave Wasson, Carlos Ramos, and Michael Karnow	Trevor Wall	April 4, 2003
The paths of Tuddrussel and Sheila's units meet again when their missions Joan of Arc and Johannes Gutenberg switch roles. Soon afterwards, Tuddrussel and Sheila start to fall in love all over again which makes Larry worried that Tuddrussel may ditch him. Person, Time & Place #1: Joan of Arc (1430, France) Person, Time & Place #2: Johannes Gutenberg (1450, Germany)
25b	12b	"Horse of Horrors"	Dave Wasson, Carlos Ramos, and Michael Karnow	Kurt Dumas	April 4, 2003
After Larry gets a birthday present from Otto (but not before he gets mad at Tuddrussel, who claims that robots do not have birthdays), the Time Squad goes back in time to help Paul Revere overcome his fear of horses so he can do his Midnight Ride warn the townspeople of Concord and Lexington that the British are coming. Revere even attempts to try other animals as his mode of transportation. They discover Revere had suffered a childhood trauma because his first horse was hysterical and ruthless; even inflicts Time Squad with fear. In need of a therapist for Revere, Time Squad goes to pick up Sigmund Freud. He hypnotizes Revere to being a horse and together they make the Midnight Ride. When they hear the sound of a horse, Otto, Tuddrussel, and Larry state that they will come back for Freud later. Person, Time & Place: Paul Revere (1775, Boston, Massachusetts)
26a	13a	"Floral Patton"	Carlos Ramos, Dave Wasson, and Michael Karnow	Stephen Sandoval	November 26, 2003
The Time Squad goes back in time to find General George S. Patton running a florist shop, and he recruits the Time Squad to fight back against a rival (replica) florist shop. Time Squad must convince Patton to end his business and head to Europe to fight in World War II. This happens when the patrons buy all of the plans in Patton's shop. Person, Time & Place: George S. Patton (1942, Washington, D.C.)
26b	13b	"Orphan Substitute"	Dave Wasson, Michael Karnow, and Carlos Ramos	Brandon Kruse	November 26, 2003
While on a mission to 2002 to have George W. Bush forget about building the world's biggest ball of twine, Otto is taken back to the orphanage from which he came (as seen in the first episode) by Sister Thornley when Larry and Tuddrussel forget him. Without Otto, Larry and Tuddrussel must once again try to complete a historical mission (this time centered on Christopher Columbus who is working as a hot dog vendor instead of discovering America) on their own. When that fails, they scour many orphans from the past to find a replacement boy genius. When they realize that no one could replace Otto, Larry and Tuddrussel go back to the orphanage to rescue him from Sister Thornley. In the process, they abandon a kid they got from another orphanage whom Sister Thornley takes advantage of. Note: Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory makes a cameo. Person, Time & Place: George W. Bush (2002, Washington, D.C.)

Timeline and world history

• Dinosaur Era
• Stone Age
• 1200 BC, Troy, Asia Minor
• 551 BC, China
• 399 BC, Greece
• 51 BC, Egypt
• 46 BC, Rome
• 438 AD, The Far East
• 1156 AD, Sherwood Forest, England
• 1210, Mongolia
• 1323, Medieval England
• 1430, France
• 1450, Germany
• 1500, Florence, Italy
• 1502, Mexico-Tenochtitlan
• C. 1520, Poland
• 1537, Atlantic Ocean
• 1547, Moscow, Russia
• 1605, Stratford von-Avon, Warwickshire
• 1717, Atlantic Ocean
• 1719, The Caribbean
• 1762, London, Great Britain
• 1773, Boston, Massachusetts
• 1775, Boston, Massachusetts
• 1776, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1778, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1783, Savannah, Georgia
• 1797, Paris
• 1803, Vienna, Austria
• 1804, The Louisiana Purchase
• 1836, San Antonio, Texas
• 1836, Washington, D.C.
• 1845, Baltimore, Maryland
• 1863, Washington, D.C.
• 1864, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1866, Kansas City, Kansas
• 1871, Africa
• 1876, Great Plains
• 1876, West Virginia
• 1877, The Old West
• 1888, Paris, France
• 1895, New York City
• 1899, Vienna, Austria
• 1903, Dayton, Ohio
• 1911, Washington, D.C.
• 1915, Tuskegee, Alabama
• 1925, Chicago, Illinois
• 1930, Los Angeles, California
• 1941, Great Britain
• 1942, Washington, D.C.
• 1945, Texas
• 2001, Present day
• 2002, Washington, D.C.
• 3000 AD, Fly City
• 100,000,000, Far Future

Reception

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2001	29th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Production	Cartoon Network Studios	Nominated	[6]
		Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television Production	Tim Biskup	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production	Pamela Adlon as Otto Osworth for "Eli Whitney's Flesh Eating Mistake"	Nominated
2002	30th Annie Awards	Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Production	Alex Kirwan for "The Clownfather"	Nominated	[7]
		Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Television Production	Dave Wasson for "Keepin' It Real with Sitting Bull"	Nominated

Promotions

Cartoon Network and Subway partnered to release five Time Squad-themed toys in Subway Kids Paks. The promotion lasted from September 30 to November 17, 2002.[8]

References

1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 643. ISBN 978-1538103739.
2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 849–850. ISBN 978-1476665993.
3. Bernstein, Paula (February 21, 2001). "Cartoon Net Gives Go to 4 New Shows". Variety. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
4. "Eli Whitney's Flesh-Eating Mistake". Time Squad. Season 1. Episode 1. June 8, 2001. Cartoon Network.
5. Keveney, Bill (June 8, 2001). "'Time Squad' Aims to Rewrite History". USA Today. p. 15E.
6. "29th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2001)". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
7. "30th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2002)". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
8. "Subway and Cartoon Network Partner". QSR Magazine. Journalistic. September 3, 2002. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

External links

• Official website (archive)
• Time Squad at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Time Squad at IMDb
• Time Squad at TV.com