

Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964–1968 · ABC · 60 min · 4 seasons
S04E26 · No Way Back
Mon, 1 Apr, 3:00 am
Mr.Pem returns to help Admiral Nelson prevent the Seaview from exploding. Pem transports the submarine to 1780 where they encounter General Benedict Arnold and Major Andre.
About
In this 60s show, the first of four Irwin Allen science fiction productions, the advanced submarine Seaview takes on all kinds of missions for the American government. Under the leadership of Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane, the Seaview takes on a variety of gritty real-world missions with spies, missile launches, deep-sea exploration, etc.
Unfortunately, then Batman caught on and Allen decided that camp and far-out science was the way to go. Increasingly, episodes dealt with mind control, aliens, werewolves, evil puppets, monsters in cheap-looking rubber suits, etc. After three more seasons, the show came to an end due to low ratings.
Episodes
- E01
Fires of Death
Mon, 18 Sept· 60 minThe Seaview is sent to stop an active volcano from erupting and causing a catastrophe. Accompanying them is Dr. Turner who's suppose to help them. But it turns out he has a different plan and that is to make the volcano erupt so he can acquire something that will make him immortal.
- E02
The Deadly Dolls
Mon, 2 Oct· 60 minA puppeteer comes on board to entertain the crew. But it is later revealed that his puppets are alive and they plan to take over the sub. That's when they replace the crew members with duplicates. Only Nelson and Crane are left to try and stop them.
- E03
Cave of the Dead
Mon, 9 Oct· 60 minWhen four capital ships vanish, Admiral Nelson and Commander Van Wyck are sent to investigate. They find an island where Nelson removes a dagger from a skeleton which happens to be the captain of the Amsterdammer, the Flying Dutchman, and is then cursed. Van Wyck is in reality the first mate who killed the Captain. His plan is to kill Nelson with the dagger so that he can be free and Nelson will take his place.
- E04
Journey with Fear
Mon, 16 Oct· 60 minAliens from the planet Centaur bring a capsule containing Commander Morton to Venus. They want to keep earth from invading their planet and kidnap Captain Crane in an attempt to bring the Seaview to their planet.
- E05
Sealed Orders
Mon, 23 Oct· 60 minWhen a top secret Neutron Bomb begins leaking radiation, Seaview crew men begin disappearing and those who haven't begin seeing things. The Seaview is racing the clock to fire or disarm the missile before it explodes.
- E06
Man of Many Faces
Mon, 30 Oct· 60 minAdmiral Nelson and Captain Crane are shocked to see a scientist shot to death during a live televised news conference viewed from the Nelson Institute. Especially shocking is that the killer appears to be Admiral Nelson. Both Nelson and Crane are eventually able to overcome efforts to stop them from boarding the Seaview. The submarine races to stop an earth-threatening project set in motion by the radical scientist, who may not really be dead after all.
- E07
Fatal Cargo
Mon, 6 Nov· 60 minA scientist friend of Nelson has developed a device to control a rare white ape. The scientist's jealous assistant causes the beast to kill the scientist and the ape runs wild after being brought aboard Seaview causing destruction.
- E08
Time Lock
Mon, 13 Nov· 60 minA man named Alpha from 2823 sends 2 Collectors to bring Nelson to his time to add the Admiral to his collection of military officers. Chief Sharkey goes to the future to help while the Collectors wreak havoc on the Seaview.
- E09
Rescue
Mon, 20 Nov· 60 minCaptain Crane is attacked in the Flying Sub while looking for a mysterious sub pen. The Seaview's rescue attempts are hampered by a spy pretending to be one of the crew men.
- E10
Terror
Mon, 27 Nov· 60 minAn alien plant takes over Admiral Nelson in a plan to turn the Seaview into a giant greenhouse where it can take over the world.
- E11
A Time to Die
Mon, 4 Dec· 60 minThe crew of the Seaview encounter Mr. Pem who can control time. Pem sends Nelson back in time to force the Admiral to let Pem use the reactor to power his device.
- E12
Blow Up
Mon, 11 Dec· 60 minWhile trying to stop a leaking nuclear missile, Nelson undergoes a personality change which endangers not only the Seaview, but the 11th Fleet.
- E13
Deadly Amphibians
Mon, 18 Dec· 60 minWhile trying to find the cause of some underwater pressure blasts, the Seaview encounters a race of Amphibians and Kowalski is transformed into one of them.
- E14
The Return of Blackbeard
Mon, 1 Jan· 60 minThe original Blackbeard takes over some of the Seaview crew including Kowalski to blow up a ship carrying King Solomon's Golden Throne. The remaining crew try to find a way to disable Blackbeard's power source.
- E15
Terrible Leprechaun
Mon, 8 Jan· 60 minThe Seaview is sent to stop a warhead on the ocean floor from detonating. But a leprechaun wants it to go off. So he tries to stop them. But his good twin brother tries to help them stop him.
- E16
The Lobster Man
Mon, 22 Jan· 60 minA lobster man arrives in a space craft claiming to be a friend but in reality he wants one of the nuclear rods to cause an explosion thus paving the way for an invasion.
- E17
Nightmare
Mon, 29 Jan· 60 minCrane receives a Mayday from the Seaview and finds no one on board except a UFO expert. The crew re-appears and announces they are going to fire nuclear missiles at Washington D.C.
- E18
The Abominable Snowman
Mon, 5 Feb· 60 minThe Seaview rescues two scientist from a climate control project at the South Pole but something else is on the ship on a killing spree. The Seaview has to shut down the project before the world's climates change.
- E19
Secret of the Deep
Mon, 12 Feb· 60 minThe Seaview and an intelligence expert who is more than he seems, try to find a group that is blackmailing the world's nations for gold bullion. The submarine encounters gigantic creatures during their search.
- E20
Man-Beast
Mon, 19 Feb· 60 minWhen Crane tests a new atmosphere to deal with extreme pressures, he turns into a Man Beast. Nelson races the clock to find a cure for Crane.
- E21
Savage Jungle
Mon, 26 Feb· 60 minThe Seaview investigates why part of the Italian coast has become overrun with jungle growth. Meanwhile new crewman Keeler has 3 miniature silver faced men grow to human size and causes jungle growth to spawn all through the submarine.
- E22
Flaming Ice
Mon, 4 Mar· 60 minInvestigating why the world's oceans are rising, the Seaview finds a race of Frost Men at the Polar Cap who are increasing the temperature and they want the submarines' reactor to help them leave the earth.
- E23
Attack!
Mon, 11 Mar· 60 minWhile investigating the destruction of the fleet by a flying saucer, Nelson and Kowalski are captured by aliens. One of the aliens offers help to the Seaview crew to stop his people.
- E24
Edge of Doom
Mon, 18 Mar· 60 minNelson is told the Seaview could be destroyed while carrying a top secret defense weapon but he has to determine if Captain Crane is an impostor.
- E25
The Death Clock
Mon, 25 Mar· 60 minCorpsman Mallory's 4th Dimension Machine causes Captain Crane to kill Admiral Nelson, but did he really? A hunted Crane tries to prevent the event from happening.
- E26
No Way Back
Mon, 1 Apr· 60 minMr.Pem returns to help Admiral Nelson prevent the Seaview from exploding. Pem transports the submarine to 1780 where they encounter General Benedict Arnold and Major Andre.
Cast

Richard Basehart
Admiral Harriman Nelson

David Hedison
Captain Lee Crane

Robert Dowdell
Chip Morton

Del Monroe
Kowalski

Terry Becker
Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey

Paul Trinka
Patterson

Arch Whiting
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