Well, we managed to get through the Adventures of Aquaman animated series. The final stats:
- Aquaman's nickname for Aqualad: way out in front is Tadpole with 68 references, followed by Minnow at 27, and coming up in the rear are Sardine at 3 and Squirt at 2 references
- After 94 attempts, Aqualad's official catchphrase is Jumping Jellyfish at 10 references, just beating out Leaping Lampreys at 9. Holy Haddock came in third at 7 references
- Recurring villains: as expected, Black Manta comes out on top with 5 appearances, followed by the Brain at 4, Vassa at 3, and Torpedoman and the Fisherman tied at 2 appearances each
What did we learn?
- Filmation lived up to their reputation of reusing footage. It seems like there's no more than 6 different sequences of Aquaman in the whole series.
- The ancient knowledge of Atlantis allows electronics to work fine underwater
- Walruses can breathe underwater, swim in the air, and help you out of a jam
- Aquatic superheroes need aquasteeds to get around, except when they don't
- Aliens seem insistent on attacking the oceans
- There are many underwater kingdoms, some living in aquahuts
- Always send your henchman into the water to attack Aquaman, despite historical data showing this is ineffectual
- When defeating a villain, be sure to drop him into a trench, or just let him go
- If you are a villain, regardless of all the riches in the sea, always attack Atlantis
- There are endless numbers of fish you can order into battle and apparent death, many with specific tools for heads
Finally, I want to thank the creators of two sites I've used:
- The Crisis of Infinite Episodes, where I got the screenshots
- The Complete Filmation Aquaman Cartoon Episode Guide
Coming up next--we go to Stalag 13...