The first season of the American animated television series Camp Lazlo was created by veteran animator Joe Murray.
Season 1 first aired on July 8, 2005 with the episodes "Gone Fishin' (Sort of)," "Beans are from Mars," "Snake Eyes" and "Racing Slicks" and ended on September 16, 2005 with "Campers All Pull Pants."
Development[]
After Rocko's Modern Life concluded production in 1996, series creator Joe Murray kept a notebook of ideas for television shows and books. Murray attributes some of his most fond memories to days at summer camp; Murray said that he attended summer camp every summer for "4 or 5 years in a row" and that he "couldn't really get the scouting thing down". He also described cartoons with pastoral settings, such as the Bugs Bunny cartoons of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series and Yogi Bear, as having a "calming" effect due to the tree-filled backgrounds. At the time he believed that too many futuristic themes appeared in media and literature, so he wished to create a series that would "get back to nature."
Camp Lazlo originated from a camp-related children's book series concept by Murray that, according to him, "outgrew its medium". As Murray developed the concept, he felt that his "lunatic characters wanted to live" and decided that a simple story could not sufficiently house his characters. Murray desired to create a series about a group of children without "high tech stimulus" and "in nature".
Linda Simensky, who had previously worked with Murray on Rocko, had since moved to Cartoon Network and called Murray to solicit a new series. After an initial hesitation, Murray sent Simensky, the idea for a show with a working title of 3 Beans. Simensky "thought it sounded too much like a salad", so Murray changed the name to Camp Lazlo. When approval was given, Murray decided to produce the show at Cartoon Network Studios and his studio Joe Murray Productions and brought Mark O'Hare on as co-producer.
According to Murray, the greenlight to produce Lazlo had been initially given and later revoked, leaving Murray and Mark O'Hare "pissed" and "depressed". Murray believed that an executive was not "completely sold" by the series, and worked to have the series receive definite approval.
List of Episodes[]
Season 1 (2005)
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No. in |
Title | Animation direction by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
Prod. |
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| 1a | 1a | "Gone Fishin' (Sort of)" |
Brian Sheesley |
Joe Murray and Mark O'Hare |
Mark O'Hare |
July 8, 2005 |
105a |
| Scoutmaster Lumpus tries to hook a fish in Leaky Lake, all the while trying to keep Lazlo, Raj and Clam as far away as possible. | |||||||
| 1b | 1b | "Beans are from Mars" | Russell
Calabrese |
Rick Farmiloe and Thurop Van Orman |
Thurop Van Orman |
July 8, 2005 |
105b |
| The Squirrel Scouts suspect Lazlo and his friends are from another planet, and so they kidnap them for some genuine alien interrogation. | |||||||
| 2a | 2a | "Snake Eyes" |
Swinton O. Scott III |
Mike Roth and Tom King |
Tom King |
July 8, 2005 |
108a |
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The Jelly Beans befriend a garter snake , which gets loose and goes on a mad rampage. |
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| 2b | 2b | "Racing Slicks" | Brian Sheesley |
Rick Farmiloe and Thurop Van Orman |
Thurop Van Orman |
July 8, 2005 |
108b |
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Camp Kidney competes in a soap box derby , with Slinkman at the wheel of the Jelly Beans' entry into the race. |
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| 3a | 3a | "Lights Out" | Brian Sheesley |
Kaz and Antoine Guilbaud |
Antoine Guilbaud |
July 15, 2005 |
103a |
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Scoutmaster Lumpus wants to watch a comet named after him that passes Earth once every 50,000 years, but the lights at the Jelly Bean cabin are interfering with his viewing. At first, the Jelly Beans think he wants to blow up the moon. Lumpus later doesn't see the comet until it disappears for another 50,000 years. |
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| 3b | 3b | "Swimming Buddy" | Russsell Calabrese |
Rick Farmiloe and Thurop Van Orman |
Thurop Van Orman |
July 15, 2005 |
103b |
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Lazlo tries to help Raj overcome his aquaphobia , so Raj can pass his swimming test, and swim with them during summer. |
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| 4a | 4a | "Parasitic Pal" | Brian Sheesley |
Mark O'Hare and Joe Murray (also story) |
Joe Murray |
July 22, 2005 |
101a |
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Lazlo comes out of Leaky Lake and a sea lamprey is attached on his head. Lazlo attempts to have fun with Lamar (the sea lamprey) until he sucks away Lazlo's blood.
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| 4b | 4b | "It's No Picnic" | Russell Calabrese |
Mark O'Hare |
TBA |
July 22, 2005 |
101b |
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What was supposed to be a friendly picnic has the scouts of both Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats facing each other in a " Pinecone Sitting" showdown |
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| 5a | 5a | "The Weakest Link" |
Lindsey Pollard |
Joe Murray |
TBA |
July 29, 2005 |
102a |
| When Commander Hoo-Ha announces the annual camp inspection, the rest of the scouts cook up a plan to keep Lazlo, Raj and Clam out of camp. But since Lazlo is the only one that can start fire they must get him back or else no clean underwear for another year. | |||||||
| 5b | 5b | "Lumpy Treasure" | Swinton O. Scott III |
Clayton McKenzie Morrow and Carey Yost |
Carey Yost |
July 29, 2005 |
102b |
| The Jelly Bean trio go off in search of hidden treasure, but end up finding trouble. | |||||||
| 6a | 6a | "Tree Hugger" | Swinton O. Scott III |
Clayton McKenzie Morrow and Carey Yost |
Carey Yost |
August 5, 2005 |
104a |
| The Jelly Beans try to convince Scoutmaster Lumpus not to chop down a rare tree called the Migrating Mulberry Tree. | |||||||
| 6b | 6b | "Marshmallow Jones" | Lindsey Pollard |
Mike Roth and Tom King |
Tom King |
August 5, 2005 |
104b |
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Raj's marshmallow addiction has him in a sticky situation. |
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| 7a | 7a | "Dosey Doe" | Swinton O. Scott III |
Clayton McKenzie Morrow and Carey Yost |
Carey Yost |
August 12, 2005 |
106a |
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In an attempt to get Jane Doe's attention, Scoutmaster Lumpus allows Camp Kidney hosts a dance, a Shindig Hootananny Hullabaloo , to which the Squirrel Scouts are invited. |
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| 7b | 7b | "Prodigious Clamus" | Lindsey Pollard |
Mike Roth and Tom King |
Tom King |
August 12, 2005 |
106b |
| Scoutmaster Lumpus seeks to cash in on Clam's newly-discovered genius. | |||||||
| 8a | 8a | "The Nothing Club" | Brian Sheesley |
Kaz and Antoine Guilbaud |
Antoine Guilbaud |
August 19, 2005 |
107a |
| While Edward forms a campwide anti-Lazlo club, Lazlo makes his own club out of nothing, which ultimately proves more popular than Edward's club. | |||||||
| 8b | 8b | "Loogie Llama" | Russell Calabrese |
Rick Farmiloe and Thurop Van Orman |
Thurop Van Orman |
August 19, 2005 |
107b |
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The Jelly Beans are down in the dumps because they do not have horses at camp. But one spitfire of a llama will soon change that. |
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| 9a | 9a | "Float Trippers" | Lindsey Pollard |
Mike Roth and Tom King |
Tom King |
August 26, 2005 |
109a |
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Raj panics when he loses his retainer , and Clam and Lazlo try to cheer him up. |
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| 9b | 9b | "The Wig of Why" | Russell Calabrese |
Kaz and Antoine Guilbaud |
Antoine Guilbaud |
August 26, 2005 |
109b |
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When Lazlo finds a wig, he turns into Madame Lazlo, who offers the campers predictions . |
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| 10a | 10a | "Prickly Pining Dining" | Linsey Pollard |
Clayton McKenzie Morrow and Carey Yost |
Carey Yost |
September 2, 2005 |
111a |
| When the camp's chef falls ill, the entire camp goes to town for a meal, but Lumpus decides to ditch the check. | |||||||
| 10b | 10b | "Camp Kidney Stinks" | Brian Sheesley |
Kaz and Antoine Guilbaud |
Antoine Guilbaud |
September 2, 2005 |
111b |
| The entire camp is rolling in stinkweed, much to Samson's dismay. After a visit from the smell fairy, Samson comes to admire the wonderful stench. | |||||||
| 11a | 11a | "Slugfest" | Swinton O. Scott III |
Clayton McKenzie Morrow and Carey Yost |
Carey Yost |
September 5, 2005 |
110a |
| Slugfest only happens every five years, and Slinkman has tickets. The only problem is that Scoutmaster Lumpus does not want to let Slinkman have a vacation. | |||||||
| 11b | 11b | "Beans & Weenies" | Russell Calabrese |
Rick Farmiloe and Thurop Van Orman |
Thurop Van Orman |
September 5, 2005 |
110b |
| Lazlo, Raj and Clam become famous throughout camp for making outstanding hot dogs. But when egos get in the way, the Jelly Beans split up to pursue unsuccessful solo careers. | |||||||
| 12a | 12a | "Beans & Pranks" | Brian Sheesley |
Kaz and Antoine Guilbaud |
Antoine Guilbaud
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September 9, 2005 |
112a |
| Every year on June 9, someone pranks Lumpus. This year, he's determined to find out who it is. | |||||||
| 12b | 12b | "Movie Night" | Swinton O. Scott III |
Mike Roth and Mike Kenny |
Mike Kenny |
September 9, 2005 |
112b |
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According to the Bean Scout regulations, Edward is too young to watch Mountain Zombies of Scab Lagoon (rated BB, Big Boys), and has to watch Mr. Cotton Goes to Bubbleland instead. After, since his birthday isn't until 6pm, he is treated like a baby with Lazlo watching over him. |
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| 13a | 13a | "The Big Cheese" | Russell Calabrese |
Joe Murray, Mark O'Hare, and Thurop Van Orman |
Thurop Van Orman |
September 16, 2005 |
113a |
| Raj gets an Indian cheese wheel from the Kafizzel River in the mail, which Lumpus tries to steal. Little does Lumpus know, but this particular cheese is poisonous. | |||||||
| 13b | 13b | "Campers All Pull Pants" | Swinton O. Scott III |
Clayton McKenzie Morrow and Carey Yost |
Carey Yost |
September 16, 2005 |
113b |
| Edward goes around pulling down everyone's pants, and when it comes to Lazlo's turn, he tries to run. | |||||||
Trivia[]
- This remains the only season to have completed DVD releases for region 4 by Madman Entertainment. Further seasons would not have a completed DVD release.
- The first season remains the shortest-running season of Camp Lazlo to date, airing for 70 days or 10 weeks.