The hour-long series focuses on the adventures of two Southern California divers, Drake Andrews (Larsen) and Larry Lahr (Slate), who made their living salvaging sunken wrecks. In January 1961, Larsen left the series due to health problems. His character rejoined the Navy and a new character, Mike Madison (Ron Ely), replaced him. A month later, the format of the series was also changed with the show's characters, Larry and Mike, opening up a dive shop in Malibu Beach. While still engaged in dangerous underwater salvage dives, the partners' youthful lifestyle and romantic encounters were given more emphasis. To reflect the changes in the format, the series was retitled Malibu Run, with a lively theme performed by pianist Andre Previn.
The program was in competition with the short-lived Hong Kong on ABC and NBC's Wagon Train. Unable to compete with NBC's highly rated Wagon Train, the series was canceled after one season.[1]
Despite its short run, The Aquanauts was popular with the programmers at Buffalo TV station WNYP-TV, who at one point aired the series every day at the same time. Unfortunately, the station inadvertently played the same episode every day for two weeks until someone noticed.
Episodesedit
Episode #
Episode title
Original airdate
1-1
"The Aquanauts: Paradivers"
September 14, 1960
1-2
"The Aquanauts: Collision"
September 21, 1960
1-3
"The Aquanauts: Rendezvous: 22 Fathoms"
September 28, 1960
1-4
"The Aquanauts: Safecracker"
October 5, 1960
1-5
"The Aquanauts: Deep Escape"
October 12, 1960
1-6
"The Aquanauts: The Stowaway"
October 19, 1960
1-7
"The Aquanauts: Disaster Below"
October 26, 1960
1-8
"The Aquanauts: Arms of Venus"
November 9, 1960
1-9
"The Aquanauts: Night Dive"
November 16, 1960
1-10
"The Aquanauts: The Cavedivers"
December 7, 1960
1-11
"The Aquanauts: The Big Swim"
December 14, 1960
1-12
"The Aquanauts: Underwater Demolition"
December 21, 1960
1-13
"The Aquanauts: River Gold"
January 4, 1961
1-14
"The Aquanauts: Niagara Dive"
January 11, 1961
1-15
"The Aquanauts: Killers In Paradise"
January 25, 1961
1-16
"The Aquanauts: Secret At Half Moon Key"
February 1, 1961
1-17
"The Aquanauts: Stormy Weather"
February 8, 1961
1-18
"The Aquanauts: The Amored Truck Adventure"
February 15, 1961
1-19
"The Aquanauts: The Defective Tank Adventure"
February 22, 1961
1-20
"Malibu Run: The Jeremiah Adventure"
March 1, 1961
1-21
"Malibu Run: Tidal Wave Adventure"
March 8, 1961
1-22
"Malibu Run: The Radioactive Object Adventure"
March 22, 1961
1-23
"Malibu Run: The Double Adventure"
March 29, 1961
1-24
"Malibu Run: The Margot Adventure"
April 5, 1961
1-25
"Malibu Run: The Rainbow Adventure"
April 19, 1961
1-26
"Malibu Run: The Frankie Adventure"
April 26, 1961
1-27
"Malibu Run: The Guilty Adventure"
May 3, 1961
1-28
"Malibu Run: The Landslide Adventure"
May 10, 1961
1-29
"Malibu Run: The Kidnap Adventure"
May 17, 1961
1-30
"Malibu Run: The Stakeout Adventure"
May 24, 1961
1-31
"Malibu Run: The Scavenger Adventure"
May 31, 1961
1-32
"Malibu Run: The Diana Adventure"
June 7, 1961
Merchandisingedit
The TV show was also adapted into a comic book by Dan Spiegle, distributed by Dell Comics as part of their 4-Color series #1197.[2]
A paperback novel was published dated February 1961 by Popular Library titled "The Aquanauts" by Daniel Bard and featuring Keith Larsen's character Drake Andrews. It is listed on the cover as Popular Giant G516 with a cost of 35 cents.
Sea Hunt Trivia Guide, The Aquanauts from The Scuba Guy
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Aquanauts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The Aquanauts later known as Malibu Run is an American adventure drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960 1961 season The series stars Keith Larsen Jeremy Slate and Ron Ely who later replaced Larsen on midseason The AquanautsScene from the episode Night Dive From left Sam Levene Sue Randall and Jeremy Slate 1960 Also known asMalibu RunGenreAdventure DramaWritten byE M ParsonsDirected byWilliam Conrad Fred Hamilton Jack Herzberg Herman Hoffman Andrew MartonStarringKeith Larsen Jeremy Slate Ron ElyCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes32ProductionExecutive producerIvan TorsProducersFred Hamilton Ivan TorsRunning time60 minutesProduction companyZiv United ArtistsOriginal releaseNetworkCBSReleaseSeptember 14 1960 1960 09 14 June 7 1961 1961 06 07 RelatedSea Hunt Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2 1 Notable guest stars 3 Production notes 4 Episodes 5 Merchandising 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksSynopsis editThe hour long series focuses on the adventures of two Southern California divers Drake Andrews Larsen and Larry Lahr Slate who made their living salvaging sunken wrecks In January 1961 Larsen left the series due to health problems His character rejoined the Navy and a new character Mike Madison Ron Ely replaced him A month later the format of the series was also changed with the show s characters Larry and Mike opening up a dive shop in Malibu Beach While still engaged in dangerous underwater salvage dives the partners youthful lifestyle and romantic encounters were given more emphasis To reflect the changes in the format the series was retitled Malibu Run with a lively theme performed by pianist Andre Previn The program was in competition with the short lived Hong Kong on ABC and NBC s Wagon Train Unable to compete with NBC s highly rated Wagon Train the series was canceled after one season 1 Cast editKeith Larsen as Drake Andrews Jeremy Slate as Larry Lahr 1960 Ron Ely as Mike Madison 1961 Charles Thompson as The Captain 1961 Notable guest stars edit Dyan Cannon Russ Conway Donna Douglas Peter Falk Robert Knapp Sam Levene Audrey Meadows Carroll O Connor Susan Oliver Burt Reynolds Sue Randall Inger Stevens Jane Withers Keenan Wynn James Coburn Jim Davis Larry Pennell and Ken Curtis these two last actors later of Ripcord fame In the episode The Double Adventure Rue McClanahan makes a small appearance as a waitress in a diner Production notes editProduced by Ivan Tors for Ziv United Artists and the rights to this series are currently held by MGM Television Despite its short run The Aquanauts was popular with the programmers at Buffalo TV station WNYP TV who at one point aired the series every day at the same time Unfortunately the station inadvertently played the same episode every day for two weeks until someone noticed Episodes editEpisode Episode title Original airdate 1 1 The Aquanauts Paradivers September 14 1960 1 2 The Aquanauts Collision September 21 1960 1 3 The Aquanauts Rendezvous 22 Fathoms September 28 1960 1 4 The Aquanauts Safecracker October 5 1960 1 5 The Aquanauts Deep Escape October 12 1960 1 6 The Aquanauts The Stowaway October 19 1960 1 7 The Aquanauts Disaster Below October 26 1960 1 8 The Aquanauts Arms of Venus November 9 1960 1 9 The Aquanauts Night Dive November 16 1960 1 10 The Aquanauts The Cavedivers December 7 1960 1 11 The Aquanauts The Big Swim December 14 1960 1 12 The Aquanauts Underwater Demolition December 21 1960 1 13 The Aquanauts River Gold January 4 1961 1 14 The Aquanauts Niagara Dive January 11 1961 1 15 The Aquanauts Killers In Paradise January 25 1961 1 16 The Aquanauts Secret At Half Moon Key February 1 1961 1 17 The Aquanauts Stormy Weather February 8 1961 1 18 The Aquanauts The Amored Truck Adventure February 15 1961 1 19 The Aquanauts The Defective Tank Adventure February 22 1961 1 20 Malibu Run The Jeremiah Adventure March 1 1961 1 21 Malibu Run Tidal Wave Adventure March 8 1961 1 22 Malibu Run The Radioactive Object Adventure March 22 1961 1 23 Malibu Run The Double Adventure March 29 1961 1 24 Malibu Run The Margot Adventure April 5 1961 1 25 Malibu Run The Rainbow Adventure April 19 1961 1 26 Malibu Run The Frankie Adventure April 26 1961 1 27 Malibu Run The Guilty Adventure May 3 1961 1 28 Malibu Run The Landslide Adventure May 10 1961 1 29 Malibu Run The Kidnap Adventure May 17 1961 1 30 Malibu Run The Stakeout Adventure May 24 1961 1 31 Malibu Run The Scavenger Adventure May 31 1961 1 32 Malibu Run The Diana Adventure June 7 1961Merchandising editThe TV show was also adapted into a comic book by Dan Spiegle distributed by Dell Comics as part of their 4 Color series 1197 2 A paperback novel was published dated February 1961 by Popular Library titled The Aquanauts by Daniel Bard and featuring Keith Larsen s character Drake Andrews It is listed on the cover as Popular Giant G516 with a cost of 35 cents See also editAquanauts 1979 Soviet sci fi movieReferences edit Hyatt Wesley 2003 Short lived Television Series 1948 1978 Thirty Years of More Than 1 000 Flops McFarland amp Co p 106 ISBN 0 7864 1420 0 Dan Spiegle lambiek net External links editThe Aquanauts at IMDb nbsp Sea Hunt Trivia Guide The Aquanauts from The Scuba Guy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Aquanauts amp oldid 1217555926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
