Ancient tv trivia (graphic)
Miles Commodore @miles_commodore
"Mike Nelson was a S.C.U.B.A. diver in the days when it was still very new. He worked alone, and the plot was mostly carried through his voice-over narrations. Can you name this show?"
N.S.: Sea Hunt! Of course, I only got to see old re-runs after shool, ca. 1964. Shot on a shoestring.Mike Nelson was a S.C.U.B.A. diver in the days when it was still very new. He worked alone, and the plot was mostly carried through his voice-over narrations. Can you name this show? pic.twitter.com/0Y5068pN8L
— Miles Commodore (@miles_commodore) February 14, 2026
3 comments:
I watched it too back in the day. It was on early in the morning here,before "Captain Kangaroo" and/or the "Today Show"
---GRA
Geez, is this "ancient" now? It's been beautifully restored and issued on DVD, and it's probably online somewhere. The extensive underwater photography wasn't exactly "shot on a shoestring," and helped make the series the biggest syndicated-TV success ever. It was broadcast as a syndicated series because all 3 networks turned it down- their attitude, at the height of the western fad, was, "Who wants to see some guy underwater? Put him on a horse!" The show also sparked a big public interest in scuba diving.
The theme music, one of the best TV themes ever, was uncredited but reportedly the work of David Rose ("The Stripper," the BONANZA theme, et al).
One interviewee claimed Bridges ran a "casting couch" operation for the series, even though his wife and kids were frequent visitors to the set, and the kids all appeared on the show a few times. Not really surprising. Of course, he was another Hollywood Commie (or crypto-Commie, if you prefer), which is why his career never took off till he lucked out and got this role. Good actor, not a great guy (I can't stand his sons!).
-RM
Interesting info about Bridges. He never seemed the Harvey Weinstein type,but I guess he needed female assistants,helping him out of his scuba gear,between scenes.
--GRA
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