The Aquanauts
Professional salvage divers Larry and Drake (later replaced by Mike) made their livings braving the dangers of the deep recovering sunken wrecks off the Southern California coast. Frequently, these assignments brought them into conflict with more human dangers from people who wanted to reach the wrecks first, or who had a vested interest in seeing that what had been sent to the bottom stayed there. Midway through the program's run, the divers moved their shop to Malibu, and name of the show became "Malibu Run".
- 1960-1961
- 1 season
- CBS
- Action & Adventure
Professional salvage divers Larry and Drake (later replaced by Mike) made their livings braving the dangers of the deep recovering sunken wrecks off the Southern California coast. Frequently, these assignments brought them into conflict with more human dangers from people who wanted to reach the wrecks first, or who had a vested interest in seeing that what had been sent to the bottom stayed there. Midway through the program's run, the divers moved their shop to Malibu, and name of the show became "Malibu Run".
Season 1 Episode Guide
32 Episodes 1960 - 1961
Episode 1
Paradivers
Wed, Sep 14, 1960 60 mins
Key figures in "The Aquanauts" are an adventurous young diver, Drake Andres, and his equally spirited assistant, Larry Lahr, , who continually find themselves involved in numerous intrigues and complications arising from the natural hazards of their occupation. In the premiere episode, Andrews and Lahr take on an assignment for a mining company in shark-infested waters off Hawaii. The assignment: locate manganese underwater. Andrews soon learns that a cocky member of his diving team, Tyler Stack (Larry Pennell) is much more of a danger than the sharks. Andrews first meets Stack when Stack endangers the life of a girl whom he attempts to rescue after she has been stunned by an underwater explosion. Andrews then rescues the girl, named Doris (Sarah Marshall).
Episode 2
Collision
Wed, Sep 21, 1960 60 mins
Professional scuba diver Drake Andrews is first approached by ship magnate Robert Radcliffe. Exploratory dives indicate that the complete descent would be too hazardous, and Andrews refuses the assignment. Radcliffe then enlists the aid of a stunning blonde named Jill Talley, to induce Andrews to change his mind. Meanwhile, Andrews' diving partner Larry Lahr meets Captain Leo Stohl, skipper of the second ship involved in the collision, and is convinced that Stohl was not at fault. Andrews eventually accepts to make the descent for Stohl, facing dangers that are not all seaborne.
Episode 3
Rendezvous: 22 Fathoms
Wed, Sep 28, 1960 60 mins
American newsman Ross Porter, whose news stories have enraged the government of the country, has been set up for capture and trial on phony espionage charges- and when an attempt to rescue Porter by air fails, Andrews and Lahr undertake to rescue him in a two-man submarine they have acquired, unaware that the secret police of the Latin American country know of their plan.
Episode 4
Safecracker
Wed, Oct 5, 1960 60 mins
Episode 5
Deep Escape
Wed, Oct 12, 1960 60 mins
Episode 6
The Stowaway
Wed, Oct 19, 1960 30 mins
Episode 7
Disaster Below
Wed, Oct 26, 1960 60 mins
Episode 8
Arms of Venus
Wed, Nov 9, 1960 60 mins
Episode 9
Night Dive
Wed, Nov 16, 1960 60 mins
Drake and Larry are hired by the U.S. Navy to retrieve the contents of space capsules launched above the ocean to test their seaworthiness. After several dry run using monkeys and crash test dummies, NASA is ready to risk the life of a real astronaut. Meanwhile, Drake has been implicated when pretty young woman is found murdered.
Episode 10
The Cavedivers
Wed, Dec 7, 1960 60 mins
Episode 11
The Big Swim
Wed, Dec 14, 1960 60 mins
Episode 12
Underwater Demolition
Wed, Dec 21, 1960 60 mins
Episode 13
River Gold
Wed, Jan 4, 1961 60 mins
Episode 14
Niagara Dive
Wed, Jan 11, 1961 60 mins
Episode 15
Killers in Paradise
Wed, Jan 25, 1961 60 mins
Episode 16
Secret at Half Moon Key
Sun, Jan 1, 1961 60 mins
Episode 17
Stormy Weather
Wed, Feb 8, 1961 60 mins
Episode 18
The Armored Truck Adventure
Wed, Feb 15, 1961 60 mins
Episode 19
The Defective Tank Adventure
Wed, Feb 22, 1961 60 mins
Episode 20
The Jeremiah Adventure
Wed, Mar 1, 1961 60 mins
Over his partner's objections, Larry jumps at the opportunity to earn $400 to teach Jeremiah Wilson, an elderly man, how to safely operate his scuba equipment within 36 hours. Mike doesn't trust the man's motives and discovers his instincts are sound when he learns that his costumer is an ex-convict bent on revenge against the newspaper publisher he believes put him behind bars.
Episode 21
The Tidal Wave Adventure
Wed, Mar 8, 1961 60 mins
Episode 22
The Radioactive Object Adventure
Wed, Mar 22, 1961 60 mins
Episode 23
The Double Adventure
Wed, Mar 29, 1961 60 mins
Ralph D'Amico is threatened with murder unless he continues to pay his father's blackmailer a thousand dollars a month. When he refuses to pay, two racketeers find a killer who looks exactly like Mike Madison to commit the murder so that the scuba diver will be framed for the crime.
Episode 24
The Margot Adventure
Wed, Apr 5, 1961 60 mins
Episode 25
The Rainbow Adventure
Wed, Apr 19, 1961 30 mins
Episode 26
The Frankie Adventure
Wed, Apr 26, 1961 60 mins
Episode 27
The Guilty Adventure
Wed, May 3, 1961 60 mins
Episode 28
The Landslide Adventure
Wed, May 10, 1961 60 mins
Episode 29
The Kidnap Adventure
Wed, May 17, 1961 60 mins
Episode 30
The Stakeout Adventure
Wed, May 24, 1961 60 mins
Episode 31
The Scavenger Adventure
Wed, May 31, 1961 60 mins
Episode 32
The Diana Adventure
Wed, Jun 7, 1961 60 mins