Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
ABC (ended 1968)
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Season 4
- Ep 26No Way Back3/31/68
While Nelson is at his institute, a sudden power overload destroys the Seaview with all hands. Mr. Pem (time traveller from the episode "A Time to Die") approaches Nelson with an offer to go back in time and prevent the incident. Nelson agrees, only to find his ship and crew transported to the eighteenth century, where Mr. Pem plans to alter the outcome of the Revolutionary War.moreless - Ep 25The Death Clock3/24/68
- Ep 24Edge of Doom3/17/68
- Ep 23Attack!3/10/68
- Ep 22Flaming Ice3/3/68
- Ep 21Savage Jungle2/25/68
- Ep 20Man-Beast2/18/68
- Ep 19Secret of the Deep2/11/68
- Ep 18The Abominable Snowman2/4/68
- Ep 17Nightmare1/28/68
- Ep 16The Lobster Man1/21/68
- Ep 15Terrible Leprechaun1/7/68
The Seaview is sent to keep a warhead on the ocean floor from detonating. But unbeknownest to them a leprechaun has plans of his own which includes making sure the warhead goes off. His good twin brother tries to help stop him. - Ep 14The Return of Blackbeard12/31/67
While on route to provide escort to a distinguished foreign visitor (who is traveling with a legendary historical artifact, the Throne of Solomon) the Seaview runs into the ghost of Edward Teach (A.K.A. Blackbeard the Pirate). Blackbeard is looking for a stout ship and a lusty crew to enable him to take uphis pirating career again, and he believes that the Seaview will serve admirably.
moreless - Ep 13Deadly Amphibians12/17/67
The Seaview comes under attack by a pair of amphibians, members of an ancient race living under the sea bed. They capture Kowalski and begin to convert him to an amphibian as part of their long-range plan: take over the Seaview, use her nuclear power to expand the capacity of their sonic cannon, use the cannon to free their people trapped under the crust, and take over the seas. Then, of course, the world.moreless - Ep 12Blow Up12/10/67
The Seaview is en route to rendezvous with the fleet when Sharkey reports a missile fuel leak. Crane and Morton believe it's worth returning to port to repair, however Nelson knows how to handle it. Taking a small breathing device with him, the Admiral locks himself in the compartment in question to effect repairs. However, he drops a wrench, the circuits blow and Nelson is knocked out. When he comes to, he's gripped by paranoia which worsens with each passing minute. Trusting no one, Nelson loses his grip on reality, arresting Doc, fighting with Sharkey and finally launching a nuclear missile at the fleet!moreless - Ep 11A Time to Die12/3/67
While on a mission, the Seaview appears to pass through an odd magnetic field. However, a dinosaur and alterations in the star patterns indicate that they have been thrown back in time one million years. Nelson encounters the mysterious Mr. Pem, a man who has learned how to control time, and wants to use the Seaview as a powerful source of energy for his time device. Nelson must try to outwit a man who can simply back up time and alter anything they attempt to do.moreless - Ep 10Terror11/26/67
An alien creature that can exist either as pure energy or a strange-looking orchid plant, plots to take over the world. Wanting the Seaview as an ideal environment in which to reproduce itself, it takes control of Admiral Nelson. - Ep 9Rescue11/19/67
An enemy submarine has been attacking ships, and it is believed that they have an undersea base. Seaview's job is to find the base as well as the submarine. Crane locates the base in the Flying Sub, but is attacked and left stranded on the sea bed, injured and running out of air. Seaview's efforts to rescue him are thwarted at every turn, because the enemy is also aboard the Seaview.moreless - Ep 8Time Lock11/12/67
A man from the future sends two androids back in time to kidnap Nelson from Seaview in order to add him to a collection of other famous military figures abducted from various eras of the past. '' - Ep 7Fatal Cargo11/5/67
Doctor Blanchard has created a device to control the actions of a white gorilla. Unfortunately, his assistant Leo Brock wants the fame that the inventor of such a device would gain. As a result he uses the device to enrage the gorilla and kill Blanchard. Nelson gets there too late to save Blanchard, but the gorilla is taken on board. Brock sets the gorilla free and he runs amock until both Brock and the gorilla are killed.moreless - Ep 6Man of Many Faces10/29/67
The Seaview must destroy a giant underwater magnet that is drawing the Moon to the Earth. The crew's efforts are hampered by an intruder capable of changing his appearance. - Ep 5Sealed Orders10/22/67
Nelson deals with frightening illusions and a disappearing crew as he attempts to disarm a superbomb. - Ep 4Journey with Fear10/15/67
Crane and Morton are left stranded on Venus by aliens who are fearful of Earth's progress into space. - Ep 3Cave of the Dead10/8/67
Nelson is haunted by the curse of the Flying Dutchman. - Ep 2The Deadly Dolls10/1/67
The Seaview crew is being entertained by puppet cairactures of the Captain and Admiral, compliments of Professor Multiple. Multiple remains on-board when the sub departs, and his dolls soon come to life, replacing their real-life counterparts. Only Nelson and Crane avoid capture and transformation. Multiple boasts that he and the others are all puppets, created by machines from the future that have traveled into the present, and need the Seaview as a new host body. Can Nelson and Crane overcome this fantastic threat?moreless - Ep 1Fires of Death9/17/67
The Seaview is being buffeted about by underwater explosions due to the eruption of an active volcano. Dr. Turner (Victor Jory) is aboard to stop the eruptions. However, his true mission is to bring up "elixir stones." An alchemist, Turner needs the stones to keep him immortal. However, in order to bring up the stones, he needs to stimulate the volcano into full eruption!moreless - The Creature1/1/67
The Seaview is called in to help track an artificially created life form, now loose in the Pacific. The creature, which is growing at a fantastic rate, has its own agenda -- starting with a takeover of the crew.
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Season 3
- Ep 26Destroy Seaview!3/19/67
Admiral Nelson has been brainwashed by an enemy power. His mission is to verify the location of a rare element and then .... Destroy Seaview! - Ep 25Deadly Cloud3/12/67
A mysterious cloud in the middle of the ocean is causing worldwide earthquakes, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions. Captain Crane takes the Flying Sub in for a closer look at the cloud and an alien takes control of him. The alien wants to study the humans aboard Seaview before completing the earth's final destruction.moreless - Ep 24The Wax Men3/5/67
Captain Crane returns to the Seaview and finds that Admiral Nelson and the crew have been replaced by wax replicas, with an evil little clown in charge. - Ep 23Doomsday Island2/26/67
The Seaview brings aboard a huge egg from the bottom of the sea during a routine specimen collection. An alien creature emerges and causes big problems for the crew. Crane and Kowalski discover an uncharted island which is being used as an alien hatchery and the extraterrestrials want the Seaview's nuclear reactor to speed up the process.moreless - Ep 22No Escape From Death2/19/67
While searching the deep for an enemy sealab, the Seaview is rammed by another sub and sinks to the ocean floor. A huge jellyfish swallows a diving party led by Captain Crane as the crew rushes to make repairs before the air runs out. - Ep 21Shadowman2/12/67
An alien "shadowman", who has the ability to cloud minds, attempts to stop the Seaview, carrying only a six-man crew, from guiding the launch of an interstellar space probe. - Ep 20The Mummy2/5/67
The Seaview is on a top secret mission to transport a 3,000 year old sarcophagus from New York to a country in the Middle East. The United States hopes that by returning a national treasure, war will be prevented. The inhabitant of the sarcophagus has other ideas, and attempts to prevent the Seaview from reaching her destinaton.moreless - Ep 19The Mermaid1/29/67
As the Seaview conducts a marine census, Captain Crane spots a mermaid. He brings her aboard and falls under her spell. A sea creature follows the mermaid and proceeds to cause big trouble on the sub. The problems are compounded when the Seaview is ordered to disarm a nuclear device that has been planted off the coast of California.moreless - Ep 18The Fossil Men1/22/67
Tracking mysterious sounds from the depths, the Seaview discovers a group of men in an underwater grotto. Odd elements in the environment have caused the men to mutate into living rock. Their leader, a former submarine captain, wants to use the Seaview to escape the grotto and conquer the world. - Ep 17The Heat Monster1/15/67
After ten years, a scientist in an Arctic listening station has suceeded in making contact with a alien entity. Obeying its request, he brings it to Earth via a laser beam. The alien's form is incompatible with the Earth's environment--which does not stop it from attempting to take over the Seaview.moreless - Ep 16Death From The Past1/8/67
As World War II draws to a close, a secret underwater Nazi base is damaged during a sea battle and a Nazi scientist and his aide are accidently put in suspended animation. Thirty-five years later, the crew of the Seaview discovers and revives them. The Nazis attempt to carry out their interrupted mission: destroy the capital cities of the Allies.moreless - Ep 14The Brand Of The Beast12/18/66
While racing to help a foundering research vessel, the Seaview's nuclear reactor goes critical. Admiral Nelson's right hand is exposed to intense radiation as he fixes the problem, causing a flare-up of the "werewolf" virus that he carries. - Ep 13The Lost Bomb12/11/66
The Seaview and a hostile sub battle to recover a superbomb from the ocean floor. An enemy agent aboard the Seaview complicates matters even more. - Ep 12The Plant Man12/4/66
Telepathic twin brothers are conducting important undersea research on the growth rate of edible sea plants, but one of them has a sinister hidden agenda. - Ep 11The Haunted Submarine11/27/66
Time stands still when a seafaring ancestor of Admiral Nelson pays a visit to the Seaview. - Ep 10Deadly Invasion11/20/66
An alien race wants Admiral Nelson's help in taking over an undersea atomic base so they can replenish their fuel supply. - Ep 9The Death Watch11/13/66
Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane are involved in a botched mind-control experiment aboard a deserted Seaview, and Chief Sharkey is caught in the middle. - Ep 8Thing From Inner Space11/6/66
Bainbridge Wells is filming a segment of his "Science On The Move" television series on a small island off the coast of Chile. A sea creature comes ashore and kills his crew. Wells convinces Admiral Nelson to return to the island because he wants to prove that the creature really exists. Crewman Patterson has a special interest in the mission.moreless - Ep 7Deadly Waters10/30/66
Captain Crane rescues a diver from a wrecked atomic sub. He turns out to be Kowalski's brother, Stan, a Navy diving specialist. When the Seaview needs his help in getting off the ocean floor, Stan is not up to the job. - Ep 6Day Of Evil10/23/66
The Seaview is on its way to rendezvous with the Pacific Fleet. An extraterrestrial assumes the form of Admiral Nelson and sabotages the sub's reactor. The alien's goal is to provoke a worldwide nuclear war. - Ep 5The Terrible Toys10/16/66
The Seaview is searching for a possible UFO that has crashed into the Indian Ocean. They end up rescuing an old sailor who brings aboard a sack full of lethal toys. - Ep 4Night Of Terror10/9/66
A diving bell containing Nelson, Sharkey, and a geologist is swept away by a tidal wave and washes ashore on a volcanic island. As Captain Crane searches for them, the trio must contend with a giant lizard and strange hallucinations. - Ep 3The Day The World Ended10/2/66
As Admiral Nelson demonstrates a new tracking device that can pinpoint the exact location of every nuclear submarine in the world, the view panel goes blank. Further investigation seems to indicate that the crew of the Seaview is the only life left on earth. - Ep 2Werewolf9/25/66
The Seaview is sent to monitor a radioactive volcano that may soon erupt. Two scientists already on the island are attacked by a wolf. One dies, and the other is infected by a virus that causes him to change from man to werewolf and back again. When the survivor is brought aboard, Admiral Nelson becomes infected with the "werewolf" virus.moreless - Ep 1Monster From The Inferno9/18/66
The Seaview is investigating a radioactive communications blackout at the request of the Navy. The source of the disruption turns out to be a large alien brain found on the ocean floor. The brain wants to use the Seaview to take over the world.
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Season 2
- Ep 26The Return Of The Phantom3/20/66
The ghost of a World War I U-Boat commander returns to the Seaview, still intent on taking over the body of Captain Crane. - Ep 25The Mechanical Man3/13/66
A super-intelligent android will stop at nothing to obtain an element that will make him even more powerful. - Ep 24The Menfish3/6/66
While Admiral Nelson is away, Admiral Park and Captain Crane must contend with an evil scientist conducting experiments aboard the Seaview. - Ep 23The Monster's Web2/27/66
A huge sea-spider hinders the Seaview's mission to recover volatile fuel cylinders from a damaged submarine. - Ep 22The Death Ship2/20/66
Enemy agents use the Seaview to try and destroy a "Peace Ship" carrying seven world leaders. - Ep 21Dead Men's Doubloons2/13/66
Captain Crane is captured by what seem to be 16th-century pirates intent on destroying an underwater defense system. - Ep 20The Shape Of Doom2/6/66
A top biochemist has injected a whale with growth-inducing chemicals. When the enormous creature swallows an atomic bomb, it threatens the safety of the President. - Ep 19Graveyard Of Fear1/30/66
A research scientist fails to tell Admiral Nelson the whole truth about how his data was lost at sea when he asks for the Seaview's help in retrieving it. - Ep 18The Sky's On Fire1/23/66
A radioactive belt over the southern hemisphere has caught fire. Admiral Nelson and another top scientist disagree on how to deal with it. - Ep 17The Phantom Strikes1/16/66
The ghost of a World War I U-Boat commander wants to take over the body of Captain Crane. - Ep 16Deadly Creature Below!1/9/66
Two escaped convicts and a huge undersea monster make life difficult for the crew of the Seaview. - Ep 15Killers Of The Deep1/2/66
While investigating the disappearance of some undersea nuclear missiles, Nelson and Crane are shot down by an enemy submarine. - Ep 14Terror On Dinosaur Island12/26/65
Admiral Nelson and Chief Sharkey are stranded on a volcanic island inhabited by prehistoric creatures. - Ep 13The Monster From Outer Space12/19/65
A space probe returns to earth carrying an extraterrestrial organism that takes over the crew of the Seaview. - Ep 12The Machines Strike Back12/12/65
Drone defense submarines located in the Atlantic suddenly take on a life of their own and move to attack the east coast of the United States. - Ep 11The X Factor12/5/65
An important scientist is kidnapped while leaving the Nelson Institute of Marine Research, and the trail leads to a toy company serving as a front for a spy ring. - Ep 10The Silent Saboteurs11/28/65
A manned space probe is destroyed as it returns to earth. Captain Crane heads into hostile territory to find the source of the disruption. - Ep 9The Peacemaker11/21/65
Admiral Nelson and the Seaview pick up a scientist who defected to the enemy ten years ago. He is the only person who can deactivate an underwater proton bomb. - Ep 8Leviathan11/14/65
A marine scientist discovers a deep sea fissure that extends all the way to the earth's core and affects any living thing that comes near it. - Ep 7The Deadliest Game11/7/65
An undersea bomb shelter is sabotaged, trapping the President and his aides. Admiral Nelson suspects that it's an inside job, not the work of an enemy power. - Ep 6The Left-Handed Man10/31/65
George W. Penfield, a well-known and respected political figure, has been nominated for the position of Secretary of Defense. An intelligence agent and Penfield's own daughter request Admiral Nelson to use his influence to prevent the nomination from being confirmed. However, an assassin with a unique killing technique is sent to prevent Nelson from interfering.moreless - Ep 5Escape From Venice10/24/65
While on an undercover mission in Venice, Captain Crane is framed for murder. - Ep 4The Cyborg10/17/65
A mad scientist creates a cyborg double of Admiral Nelson. - Ep 3... And Five Of Us Are Left10/3/65
The Seaview sets out to rescue the surviving crew members of a long-lost World War II submarine. - Ep 2Time Bomb9/26/65
Admiral Nelson is sent on a secret mission inside Russia, unaware that enemy agents have turned him into a living bomb. - Ep 1Jonah And The Whale9/19/65
An enormous whale swallows the bathysphere containing Admiral Nelson and a beautiful Russian scientist.
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Season 1
- Ep 32The Traitor4/19/65
Admiral Nelson's sister is kidnapped by an enemy agent who demands top secret information in exchange for her safe return. - Ep 31The Condemned4/12/65
A publicity-seeking admiral will stop at nothing to ensure the success of his pressure system experiment. - Ep 30The Secret Of The Loch4/5/65
The Seaview travels to Scotland, where Admiral Nelson must deliver important information to a top secret laboratory at Loch Ness -- home of the legendary Loch Ness Monster! - Ep 29The Enemies3/29/65
While investigating the unexplained destruction of the submarine Angler, Nelson and Crane are captured and subjected to an experiment that turns natural friends into mortal enemies. - Ep 28The Creature3/22/65
The Seaview investigates the source of ultrasonic sound waves that destroyed a missile launch and finds a gigantic manta ray may be responsible. - Ep 27The Exile3/15/65
Admiral Nelson is ordered to secretly meet with the recently deposed leader of a hostile country and evaluate the information he is offering to Washington in exchange for asylum. Nelson ends up stranded on a life raft with the ex-leader and certain members of his inner cicle. - Ep 26The Amphibians3/8/65
Two scientists working in an undersea laboratory ignore Admiral Nelson's warning about experimenting on humans. - Ep 25Cradle Of The Deep3/1/65
An experiment to try and speed up the process of evolution puts the Seaview in grave danger. - Ep 24The Saboteur2/22/65
Captain Crane is brainwashed by an enemy power and ordered to sabotage the Seaview's latest mission. - Ep 23The Human Computer2/15/65
A powerful computer is put in control of the Seaview, with only Captain Crane on board to observe. Crane begins to suspect that he may not be alone. - Ep 22The Buccaneer2/8/65
A modern-day buccaneer and his gang hijack the Seaview to help them steal the greatest art treasure in the world. - Ep 21The Indestructible Man2/1/65
A robot-probe sent on a mission to deep space returns to earth and is picked up by the Seaview. - Ep 20The Invaders1/25/65
An undersea quake uncovers the remains of an ancient civilization and numerous metallic pods containing human-like beings in a state of suspended animation. - Ep 19Doomsday1/18/65
The Seaview's missile officer balks at doing his job when the sub goes into fail-safe mode. - Ep 18Mutiny1/11/65
Admiral Nelson is helping out aboard the submarine Neptune during its shakedown cruise when a huge jellyfish attacks and destroys the sub. Nelson survives and begins to act erratically when he returns to the scene with Seaview. - Ep 17The Last Battle1/4/65
Admiral Nelson is kidnapped by Nazis intent on creating a Fourth Reich. - Ep 16Hail To The Chief12/28/64
The President is scheduled to attend a major summit meeting in Geneva when he suffers a severe head injury. For security reasons, medical treatment must occur aboard the Seaview. An enemy agent infiltrates the submarine to make sure the President never leaves Seaview alive. - Ep 15Long Live The King12/21/64
The State Department asks Admiral Nelson to transport a young prince back to his homeland so that he may assume the throne. While on the lookout for enemy ships, the Seaview picks up an old man adrift at sea. The mysterious castaway has a few lessons to teach the future king.moreless - Ep 14The Ghost Of Moby Dick12/14/64
A scientist enlists Admiral Nelson and the Seaview to help him locate a gigantic whale. It's not research the scientist has in mind, but revenge! - Ep 13The Blizzard Makers12/7/64
Summer snowstorms and freezing temperatures have gripped the east coast of the United States. Admiral Nelson seeks the help of a leading climatologist, unaware that the scientist has been programmed to stop Nelson at any cost. - Ep 12No Way Out11/30/64
A defecting communist spy is badly wounded while making his escape. Getting him aboard the Seaview doesn't stop the attempts on his life. - Ep 11The Magnus Beam11/23/64
Captain Crane goes undercover inside an enemy country to find out why American U-2 spy planes have been crashing. - Ep 10Submarine Sunk Here11/16/64
The Seaview stumbles into a derelict minefield and is seriously damaged. - Ep 9Hot Line11/9/64
A Soviet atomic satellite launch goes wrong, and the missle is set to crash in the Pacific about fifty miles from San Francisco. The Seaview must transport two Russian scientists to deactivate the missle's nuclear reactor before it blows up. - Ep 8The Village Of Guilt11/2/64
Admiral Nelson orders the Seaview to Norway after hearing reports of a giant sea monster. Once there, Nelson suspects that the monster may be the result of a scientific experiment gone wild. - Ep 7Turn Back The Clock10/26/64
A South Pole research team is lost when the cable on their diving bell breaks. A survivor is picked up nine months later, babbling about a tropical oasis populated by prehistoric monsters. Seaview travels to Antarctica in search of the truth. - Ep 6The Sky Is Falling10/19/64
A flying saucer crash-lands in the Pacific. The military wants to destroy it, but Admiral Nelson investigates and decides to help the aliens repair their ship. - Ep 5The Price Of Doom10/12/64
The Seaview travels to Antarctica, where research into using plankton as a major food source has gone horribly wrong. - Ep 4The Mist Of Silence10/5/64
The Seaview is sent on a mission to help the president of a Latin American country defect. Captain Crane and some crew members are captured by a corrupt military official and Admiral Nelson leads a rescue team to free them. - Ep 3The Fear-Makers9/28/64
An enemy agent uses a "fear gas" to panic Admiral Nelson and the crew of the Seaview before they are to make a dangerous deep-trench dive. - Ep 2The City Beneath The Sea9/21/64
The Seaview investigates when two research ships are destroyed in the Aegean Sea. Captain Crane discovers an underwater city that may be the cause. - Ep 1Eleven Days To Zero9/14/64
Pilot Episode. An earthquake set to happen in the Arctic will send a huge wall of water that will destroy the coastal regions of half the world. Admiral Nelson and the Seaview race to the North Pole with a plan to stop it.
