"Sea Hunt" (1958) TV series 1958-1961

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Directors:

Franklin Adreon
Eddie Davis

Writers:

George Asness (writer)
William Barada (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

4 January 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

Mike Nelson is a Scuba Diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone and the plot was...

Plot Keywords:

Sea

Cast

Lloyd Bridges

...

Mike Nelson (118 episodes, 1958-1961)

Runtime:

30 min (155 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

United Artists Television

Trivia:

Lloyd Bridges decided to leave the show after four seasons because the producers wanted to emphasize cops-and-robbers plots while Bridges wanted to focus more on environmental themes.

Quotes:

Mike Nelson: By this time, my lungs were aching for air...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ricky Nelson/Judy Collins (#4.12)" (1979)

Entertaining Serial Highlighting Solid Values

Gee I miss Sea Hunt. I probably started watching and remembering it when I was eight or nine years old. By that time it was already four or five years in re-run. I can't remember any specific episodes but, I do have very fond memories of Mike Nelson and every shows promise of adventure with a pleasant finale. No tremendous explosions or unrealistic battle scenes, just a good solid yarn that always seemed like a recounting of a real event. The undersea photography, supported by background sounds of Mike's breathing through SCUBA gear, remains etched in my mind!

In a sense, today's Bay Watch, in a "cheesecake" sort of way carries on the tradition of simple honest story line, lack of violence and down-to-earth adventure telling. I'd still rather watch Sea Hunt, I must be getting old.