Sealab 2020
A science fiction television series set in an underwater research base on the Challenger seamount. The year is 2020, and 250 people live in the base, which is dedicated to the exploration of the seas and the protection of marine life. Captain Michael Murphy is the base's commander, while the oceanographer Dr. Paul Williams is the leader of the scientific research team. The recurring threats included attacks from hostile marine animals (such as sharks and giant squids), environmental disasters, and threats posed by shipping activities on supposedly protected areas.
- 1972-1972
- 1 season
- NBC
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
- TV-Y7
A science fiction television series set in an underwater research base on the Challenger seamount. The year is 2020, and 250 people live in the base, which is dedicated to the exploration of the seas and the protection of marine life. Captain Michael Murphy is the base's commander, while the oceanographer Dr. Paul Williams is the leader of the scientific research team. The recurring threats included attacks from hostile marine animals (such as sharks and giant squids), environmental disasters, and threats posed by shipping activities on supposedly protected areas.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1972
Episode 1
Deep Threat
Sat, Sep 9, 1972 23 mins
An earthquake spells danger for Sealab when the recurring mass of shock waves ruptures exposed canisters of radioactive waste.
Episode 2
Lost
Sat, Sep 16, 1972 23 mins
An approaching red tide has more than the fish in a panic - the murky oceanic flux, which initiates a process of oxygen depleting, could cut off the life support system of Sealab.
Episode 3
Green Fever
Sat, Sep 23, 1972 23 mins
A red alert is signaled after a supply ship's concrete mooring, cast off during a hurricane, unwittingly strikes Sealab's control dome and splits a major section of the shell.
Episode 4
The Singing Whale
Sat, Sep 30, 1972 23 mins
A new world opens up for Roger Cummings, a disabled boy whose father is doing research at Sealab, when Bobby befriends him and teaches him how to dive.
Episode 5
The Shark Lover
Sat, Oct 7, 1972 22 mins
The entire Sealab complex is threatened by an increasing buildup of aggressive sharks in the area.
Episode 6
The Basking Shark
Sat, Oct 14, 1972 23 mins
When a space probe loses its parachute during reentry and plummets out of sight into the ocean's depths, the staff of Sealab is called on to locate it.
Episode 7
Where Dangers Are Many
Sat, Oct 21, 1972 23 mins
Ed, Gail, and Hal become "muckrakers" when ocean waters around Sealab become blanketed with layers of loosened silt
Episode 8
Backfire
Sat, Oct 28, 1972 23 mins
Ed considers resigning from Sealab after Dr. Williams grants permission to a submarine geologist to use explosives on Seamount for the purpose of oil exploration.
Episode 9
The Deepest Dive
Sat, Nov 4, 1972 23 mins
Hal, Ed, and Gail plunge to the lowest depths of the ocean in a special crystal bell to plant a second seismographic signaling device after the first one mysteriously disappears.
Episode 10
The Challenge
Sat, Nov 11, 1972 17 mins
An archaeologist enlists the aid of Hal, Ed, and Gail in removing ancient Mayan gold artifacts buried in the hold of a vessel sunk during WWI.
Episode 11
Collision of the Aquarius
Sat, Nov 18, 1972 23 mins
Human complications make dealing with the mechanical ones more difficult when cargo sub "Aquarius" crashes into Seamount and endangers the Sealab complex.
Episode 12
The Capture
Sat, Nov 25, 1972 30 mins
Although the Sealab crew doesn't like helping Mr. Harlan trap two animals from every species on the Seamount for a new aquarium, they carry out the task because of orders.
Episode 13
The Arctic Story
Sat, Dec 2, 1972 22 mins
The crew of Sealab ventures into the frozen Arctic to rescue two scientists who have been trapped by a blizzard while on a scientific expedition.
