Primus
In this syndicated series, Carter Primus is a deepwater troubleshooter called upon to solve a vast array of situations. He relies on a variety of devices including a robot, and on his curmudgeonly friend Charlie and the lovely Toni.
- 1971-1972
- 1 season
- MPC
- Action & Adventure
In this syndicated series, Carter Primus is a deepwater troubleshooter called upon to solve a vast array of situations. He relies on a variety of devices including a robot, and on his curmudgeonly friend Charlie and the lovely Toni.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Ten Minutes to Eternity
Wed, Sep 15, 1971 30 mins
When Primus develops a sophisticated robot to complete a risky underwater operation, little does he realize that George Benton has other plans for the robot-namely to recover Russian art treasures from a sunken liner.
Episode 2
Deepest of the Deep
Wed, Sep 22, 1971 30 mins
Nicola, a photographic model, and a woman's-lib advocate is determined to attempt a dangerous dive. Nicola steals an untested underwater breathing device that has been altered and is lethal if used.
Episode 3
Trial and Terror
Wed, Sep 29, 1971 30 mins
While investigating the disappearance of all fish life off the island of Mangaya, Primus becomes involved with the kidnapping of Freemont, an American Ambassador.
Episode 4
Kiss of Life
Wed, Oct 6, 1971 30 mins
Carter Primus makes a deep sea dive to save an oceanographer who has been stung by a scorpion fish.
Episode 5
Underwater Getaway
Wed, Oct 20, 1971 30 mins
A former employee of Primus' pulls a $50,000 bank robbery, then tries to steal his submarine.
Episode 6
The Phantom Horse
Wed, Oct 27, 1971 30 mins
This story had to do with smugglers of cocaine into the USA, by magnetically attaching containers to ships, then processed in underwater habitats.
Episode 7
The Bearer of Light
Wed, Nov 3, 1971 30 mins
Carter Primus is called to save a harbor doomed by canisters of deadly phosphorus in the area.
Episode 8
The Oil Rig
Wed, Nov 10, 1971 30 mins
An electrical storm causes an explosion and fire on an offshore oil-drilling platform. Carter Primus must rescue a colleague who is trapped in the raging inferno.
Episode 9
Pipeline for Danger
Wed, Nov 17, 1971 30 mins
Primus investigates the disappearance of oil from an underwater pipeline for E. Wayne Garnett who owns an oil concession from an Arab nation.
Episode 10
Breaking Point
Wed, Nov 24, 1971 30 mins
Marshall Grant, an emotionally disturbed astronaut, creates havoc in an undersea habitat.
Episode 11
The 65th Minute
Sat, Dec 4, 1971 30 mins
Primus is required to save the world when a rogue Soviet nuclear submarine commander threatens to launch his missiles at the United States.
Episode 12
Blade of Fire
Wed, Dec 8, 1971 30 mins
Primus must rescue a Greek shipping magnate's son who is trapped in a sunken World War II ship.
Episode 13
Tekite #1
Wed, Dec 15, 1971 30 mins
Drama involving an impending hurricane. While training dry land miners to dig on the ocean Primus discovers that two miners searching for ore samples are missing.
Episode 14
49 Sharks
Wed, Dec 22, 1971 30 mins
Toni and Charlie are trapped in a shark cage which drops to depths beyond which divers should go and Primus attempts their rescue amid a school of frenzied sharks.
Episode 15
The Sea Is Boiling Hot
Wed, Dec 29, 1971 30 mins
Let's celebrate Halloween night with spooky scary Halloween songs for kids!
Episode 16
Death Tide
Wed, Jan 5, 1972 30 mins
Primus captures three college students while stealing his portable sub the Shark Hunter. But the students hide a more serious purpose in mind: to lock themselves to the waste pipe of a nearby chemical plant.
Episode 17
Sea Serpent
Wed, Jan 12, 1972 30 mins
Carter Primus investigates a report 20-foot sea monster which turns out to be an anaconda that was washed overboard en route from Brazil.
Episode 18
The Sniper
Wed, Jan 19, 1972 30 mins
Primus is dogged by a sniper while he helps a community whose important economic resource, a phosphate plant, is also its greatest liability, the deadliest cause of pollution, killing all fish in the town's river.
Episode 19
The Steel Fish
Fri, Apr 21, 1972 30 mins
Carter Primus is called to recover a live experimental torpedo which has sunk to the bottom of the ocean off the west coast of Cuba.
Episode 20
Black Diamonds
Fri, Apr 28, 1972 30 mins
A plane crashes into the ocean with a payload of $7,000,000 worth of industrial diamonds. Insurance investigator Derek Simpson commissions Carter Primus to locate the wreckage.
Episode 21
Infrared
Fri, May 5, 1972 30 mins
Primus is commissioned to guard a museum filled with priceless treasures. The museum is located near the sea and while Primus and his assistant attempt to install infrared devices underwater, they are trapped by a steel net.
Episode 22
Nuclear Black Market
Fri, May 12, 1972 30 mins
The police chase a gang involved in the plutonium black market. Primus replaces one of the gang members, a Navy diver, after the guy is washed away dead on the beach.
Episode 23
The Black Hole
Fri, May 19, 1972 30 mins
Carter Primus hires professional skin divers to locate a boat which disappeared mysteriously. A whirlpool sucks them into an underwater cave. Searching for the divers, Primus and Toni Hayden fall into the whirlpool.
Episode 24
Trapped Part 1
Fri, May 26, 1972 30 mins
While Primus and Toni train three divers, one receives a gash from the sunken wreckage they're exploring and a school of 200 sharks is attracted by the blood.
Episode 25
Trapped Part 2
Fri, Jun 2, 1972 30 mins
While Primus surfaces for medical aid and fresh air supply, the divers seek refuge in a sunken wreckage.
Episode 26
The Net
Fri, Jun 9, 1972 30 mins
A man stricken with nitrogen narcosis disappears into a shapeless eerie ocean mass. Primus swims to investigate.