Editing Sealab 2021 (section)

==Reception==
In January 2009, [[IGN]] listed ''Sealab 2021'' as the 79th best in the "Top 100 Animated Series".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/79|title=Top 100 Animated Series - IGN.com|website=IGN}}</ref> In 2013 IGN placed ''Sealab 2021'' as number 22 on their list of top 25 [[Adult animation|animated series for adults]].<ref name=Top25IGN>{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Matt|title=The Top 25 Animated Series for Adults From caped crusaders to web-slingers to danger zones, here are the best animated shows to enjoy as a grown up.|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/25/top-25-animated-shows-for-adults?page=1|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=26 March 2019|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref>

Paul Di Filippo of the website ''Sci Fi Weekly'', in his review of the Season 3 DVD, felt that general fan opinion of the show declined sharply following the death of [[Harry Goz]] (the voice of Captain Hazel Murphy) during Season 3.<ref>{{cite web | title = SCI FI Weekly: Review of Sealab 2021 Season-Three DVD | url = http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw1956.html | date = 2005-11-21 | access-date=2007-03-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070126064402/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw1956.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-01-26}}</ref>

In 2021, upon the 20-year anniversary of Adult Swim, Nerdist stated of the series, "It's one thing to imagine ''Sealab 2021''. It's another getting it on the airwaves."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Michael|date=2021-09-01|title=Why Adult Swim's Strange Early Days Can Never Be Replicated|url=https://nerdist.com/article/adult-swim-20th-anniversary-weird-early-days/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Nerdist|language=en-US}}</ref> Boston's Rock 92.9 published an article calling it "Another masterful reworking of old cartoon footage."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-03|title=Celebrating 20 Years of 'Adult Swim' with Their 20 Best Shows|url=https://rock929rocks.com/listicle/celebrating-20-years-of-adult-swim-with-their-20-best-shows/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=ROCK 92.9 Rocks|language=en}}</ref>