Fantastic Voyage
The government confronts mysterious incidents that threaten international safety and determines it must employ a team of experts who are shrunken to microscopic size to infiltrate and combat otherwise impenetrable dangers; thus is the Combined Miniature Defense Force created; it is led by US Navy Commander Jonathan Kidd, an expert frogman; Guru, a Tibetan wizard possessing fantastic powers; Erica Lane, an astronaut, doctor, and biologist; and Busby Birdwell, a scientist and engineer who builds the CMDF's primary aerial craft, the Voyager.
- 1968-1969
- 1 season
- ABC
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
The government confronts mysterious incidents that threaten international safety and determines it must employ a team of experts who are shrunken to microscopic size to infiltrate and combat otherwise impenetrable dangers; thus is the Combined Miniature Defense Force created; it is led by US Navy Commander Jonathan Kidd, an expert frogman; Guru, a Tibetan wizard possessing fantastic powers; Erica Lane, an astronaut, doctor, and biologist; and Busby Birdwell, a scientist and engineer who builds the CMDF's primary aerial craft, the Voyager.
Season 1 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1968 - 1969
Episode 1
Gathering of the Team
Sat, Sep 14, 1968 22 mins
Professor Carter is tasked to put together a team of specialist to join the C.M.D.F. to test Busby Birdwell's miniaturization machine and, if the test proves successful, protect the world from the enemies of freedom.
Episode 2
The Menace from Space
Sat, Sep 21, 1968 22 mins
A space capsule on it's way back to Earth is immobilized by tiny crystal particles. The Voyager rockets into the capsule using radio beams to save the Earth from a possible alien infection. Insterstellar Biology expert Dr. Calvin Casdan joins the CMDF team.
Episode 3
The Magic Crystal of Kabala
Sat, Sep 28, 1968 22 mins
The Magnificent Mephisto is using the magic crystal of Kabala to make his predictions of the future come to pass. The crystal is invulnerable from the outside, so the CMDF team has to find a way to destroy it from the inside.
Episode 4
The Atomic Invaders
Sat, Oct 5, 1968 22 mins
Radioactive butterflies cause explosions at atomic reactors. Butterfly collector and expert Herman Brownmeddle joins the CMDF team in their investigation.
Episode 5
The Master Spy
Sat, Oct 12, 1968 22 mins
The most dangerous enemy spy, Gottfried Seneca, infiltrates the CMDF, miniaturizes Professor Carter, takes his place, and sabotages the Voyager crew's test procedures.
Episode 6
The Mind of the Master
Sat, Oct 19, 1968 22 mins
Guru is ambushed on his way to the CMDF headquarters and suffers brain damage. His teammates have to venture into his mind to save his life, and are joined by another mystic,
Episode 7
Gone Today Here Tomorrow
Sat, Oct 26, 1968 22 mins
Various toys that were used to test the miniaturization machine when it broke down, reappear on the miniaturize platform and have somehow come alive.
Episode 8
The Day the Food Disappeared
Sat, Nov 2, 1968 22 mins
Mysterious, rapidly growing weeds are destroying the nation's crops. The CMDF team uncovers an enemy organization named the BOAF is behind it.
Episode 9
Revenge of the Spy
Sat, Nov 9, 1968 22 mins
Busby is trapped in an enemy base but manages to send the Voyager back to HQ. The rest of the team are joined in their rescue attempt by weapons expert Brigadier Taylor Desmond Shaw and vault engineer Mademoiselle Lisette Clossard.
Episode 10
The Hobby House
Sat, Nov 16, 1968 22 mins
A new test pattern interferes with the CMDF radio beam, causing the Voyager and it's top secret cargo to crash land between the toys of Jacob's Hobby House.
Episode 11
The Spy Satellite
Sat, Nov 23, 1968 22 mins
An enemy satellite is able to take top secret pictures even through solid walls. The Voyager is dispatched to sabotage the satellite from the inside.
Episode 12
First Men on the Moon
Sat, Nov 30, 1968 22 mins
Government Finance Commissioner Selwyn J. Upjohn visits CMDF HQ to inspect their budget spending. His son Alvin proceeds to make a nuisance of himself. He even high-jacks the Voyager and sends it to a moon landing testing site.
Episode 13
The Great Busby
Sat, Dec 7, 1968 22 mins
Erica miniaturizes Busby without authorization to use him as a puppet at a Children's Hospital show, only to have a jealous puppeteer steal her puppet.
Episode 14
The Barnacle Bombs
Sat, Dec 14, 1968 22 mins
Professor Percy Pointdexter has taken over an experimental Bathysphere on the ocean floor. The Voyager is sent after it using an underwater rocket.
Episode 15
The Perfect Crime
Sat, Dec 21, 1968 22 mins
Kidd betrays the team by stealing Busby's new portable miniaturization machine and join criminal mastermind Eric Mensa on the wrong side of the law.
Episode 16
The World's Fair Affair
Sat, Dec 28, 1968 22 mins
Enemy agitators threaten to blow up the World's Fair. The CMDF team have to find them and stop them among the attendees of the fair before it's too late.
Episode 17
The Most Dangerous Game
Sat, Jan 4, 1969 22 mins
Prospector Polecat Smith joins the CMDF to investigate radioactive gold. But underneath the mine they discover war games being played out by the military. Games that become deadly when they discover there are enemy agents among the the players.