Saul of the Mole Men

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Saul of the Mole Men is a live-action green screen show created by Craig Lewis, staff writer on Cartoon Network's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.

The series premiered on [adult swim] in February 2007.

Story

Lowly geologist Saul Malone, an employee of STRATA, a geological organization, is part of the crew of a subterranean drill team which is sent to the center of the Earth for some reason or another. Along the way, an accident occurs which leaves the entire crew dead, save for Saul, a robot with the mind of a cantankerous old man, and clueless British pop star Johnny Tambourine, who accompanied the drill team in a cryogenic tube, also for some reason or another. Now stranded at the center of the Earth, Saul and the others stumble onto an underground society of mole men and accidentally disrupt it, while Saul faces many personal hardships and is involved in something which will change his solitary, friendless life as he knows it.

The show is described as a send-up of 1960's and 70's Saturday morning television, primarily The Banana Splits and shows produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. Lewis also credits the classic Doctor Who series and the Planet of the Apes films as inspiration.

The opening theme to the series is performed by South Park co-creator Trey Parker.

Main Cast

Josh Gardner	Saul Malone Johnny Tambourine
Frank Potenza	Robot (voice)
Jeff Bennett	Clancy Burrows (voice)
Hugh Davidson	Bertram Burrows (voice) Otnip (voice)
Irina Voronina	Fallopia
Carlos Alazraqui	Stromulus Guandor, Birdbat Leader (voice)
Arturo Gil	Lil (voice)
Dana Snyder Gary Anthony Williams	STRATA Operators

Episodes

Warning: Episode summaries may contain spoilers.

1	A New Friend (2/11/2007) On a mission to the center of the Earth, most of a STRATA mission crew is killed in a freak accident. Geologist Saul Malone, one of a few survivors stranded at the Earth's core, attempts to contact STRATA headquarters and comes across race of Mole Men.
2	Blood is Thicker Than Walter (2/18/2007) Saul angers the Mole Men when he impales their king through his head with the STRATA communication antenna in a moment of panic. Dressing in a mole man's skin, he infiltrates the village to retrieve the antenna, while the dying king must choose one of his two sons to succeed him.
3	The Finger of Fate or the Fateful Finger (2/25/2007) The Mole Men king finally dies without naming a successor, and an election is held to decide a new one. Saul, having been told by a sentient rock that he is destined to be their leader, runs against Clancy and Bertrum for the crown.
4	Fun King Johnny (3/4/2007) Saul is arrested for assaulting the new king--Johnny Tambourine--and is awaiting trial by worm monster. Bertrum proposes his new plan, "Project Thunderhole", where the Mole Men would dig upwards to the Earth's surface, but he needs consultation from a certified geologist...
5	Work the Sack (3/11/2007) Bertrum appoints Saul the new certified geologist for "Project Thunderhole", and throws a party celebrating his approval. Saul is having second thoughts about the project, and about playing a party game involving beating a mutant in a burlap sack.
6	Moustache Ride (3/18/2007) Saul falls in love with the mutant in the sack--a beautiful woman named Fallopia. Meanwhile, on the surface, the STRATA operators devise a plan to rescue the surviving crew by chartering a ship to Indochina.
7	What's Happening Down There? (3/25/2007) A love triangle develops between Saul, Johnny and Fallopia. Feeling dejected, Saul agrees to take Clancy's son Lil' to Puberty Gulch to hunt for his very own pair of testicles. Bertrum launches "Project Thunderhole" and the casualties start piling up.
8	IC-CAWWWW! (4/1/2007) Saul is captured by Stromulus Quandor, Leader of the Birdbats, who demands he surrender a stone which would revive his dead wife. Johnny, Fallopia, Robot and Lil' set out to rescue him. Along the way, Johnny and Fallopia have a falling out, while Lil' goes on a testicle-induced rampage.
9	A Hammer in His Hand (4/8/2007) Bertrum takes Saul back to inspect Project Thunderhole, where a freak cave-in traps him inside. He escapes and befriends disillusioned folk legend John Henry. The STRATA operators run into trouble with the ship's captain en route to the drill site.
10	Children of Embers' Blaze (4/15/2007) Stromulus has sent two rock-headed assassins (the first STRATA crew's captain and lieutenant) to kill Saul and take his stones. They chase him down a chasm to an underground desert where he finds a band of free spirits--modern primitives who follow no law but their own--and the mysterious sage Luas.
11	Faster Robot! Upload! Upload! (4/29/2007) Trapped on a sinking drillship in the middle of the ocean, the two STRATA operators receive a report from Robot recapping the events of the series thus far.
12	The Girly Bird Gets the Ring (5/6/2007) A forbidden love blooms between Johnny and Princessa of the Birdbats as her vengeful father Stromulus declares war on the Mole Men for his comrades' deaths at the hands of Lil'. Saul outruns a giant tidal wave.
13	Saul Comes Back (5/20/2007) With the Mole Men and the Birdbats on the brink of battle, Saul finally returns just as the Mole Men village floods and the STRATA operators' drillship finally arrives at the Earth's core. Johnny and Stromulus join forces to retrieve Saul's stones and bring Princessa back to life.
14	Spare Me My Beets (5/27/2007) As the Mole Men celebrate the annual Beet Festival, the two STRATA operators plan to take Saul back to the surface. Saul must say his goodbyes to his new found friends and hopefully convince Fallopia to go with him, but Clancy won't let him go without taking his stones first.
15	Village of the Damned Dolls (6/3/2007) The Mole Men village is attacked by an army of murderous Johnny Tambourine dolls searching for Saul's stones, and Saul and company are forced to retreat to Bertrum's Thunderhole and fend off the killer toys.
16	Poor Clancy's Almanack (6/10/2007) Clancy explains his reasons for needing Saul's stones: more than two hundred years ago he had dug his way to the surface and wound up in colonial Philadelphia where he befriended Benjamin Franklin, the original custodian of the two stones, who told him of their connection to the Gabro Maternicus, the Mother Rock.
17	Saul-id Rock (6/24/2007) Stromulus steals the stones and tries to use the power of the Gabro Maternicus to revive his dead wife and daughter, and not only does he fail, but now a third stone is needed. As a sinister plot starts to unravel, Saul collapses from a stomach ache...only lower.
18	The Call of the Zither (7/1/2007) Saul momentarily dies, but comes back to life with an unusual spurt in his groin. Bertrum, Robot and Johnny use the STRATA drillship to drill to the surface.
19	A Rock and a Hard Place (7/8/2007) The third stone finally appears, and the power of the Gabro Maternicus is activated. The mastermind Otnip appears and reveals Saul's origins as well as the true purpose behind Bertrum's "Project Thunderhole".
20	Master of Rock, Master of Destiny (7/15/2007) With the fate of the Earth--above and under ground--hanging in the balance, Saul must overcome his weaknesses and lead the charge against Otnip's deadly asteroid barrage.