"The Aquanauts" (1960) TV series

Director:

Fred Hamilton

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

Professional salvage divers Larry and Drake (later replaced by Mike) made their livings braving the...

Plot Keywords:

Diver | Ocean

Cast

Keith Larsen	...	Drake Andrews (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jeremy Slate	...	Larry Lahr (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
Donna Douglas	...	Nancy Gard (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Joyce Meadows	...	Adrian (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Burt Reynolds	...	Jimmy / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Al Ruscio	...	Emilio Romero / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Harvey Stephens	...	Dr. Connolly / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Robert Strauss	...	Ben Penfield / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Dyan Cannon	...	Diana Hogarth / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
Ken Curtis	...	Head Waiter / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
Peter Falk	...	Angel / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
Dabbs Greer	...	Haber / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
Milton Selzer	...	Lieutenant Jamison / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
Dan Tobin	...	Danton Spangler / ... (2 episodes, 1961)

Series Directed by
Andrew Marton		(1 episode, 1960)
William Conrad		(1 episode, 1961)
Herman Hoffman		(1 episode, 1961)
Fred Hamilton		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
E.M. Parsons		(2 episodes, 1961)

Series Produced by
Ivan Tors	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Lawrence Parke		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Fred B. Phillips	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Bob Overbeck	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Harry Redmond Jr.	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Wende Wagner	....	underwater stunts (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• United Artists Television
• ZIV Television Programs

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1960) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Also Known As:

Malibu Run

Runtime:

60 min (32 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

ZIV Studios - 7950 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company:

United Artists Television

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1960-12-18)" (1960)

The Aquanauts (a.k.a. Malibu Run)

"The Aquanauts" (the preferable title) was a refreshing underwater TV by Ivan Tors ('God' of underwater filming productions) from the early 60's starring Keith Larsen and Jeremy Slate (Ron Ely - TV's 1960's Tarzan was Larsen's replacement in the later season) as a buddy diver/salvage team. I do not know why the series changed names in mid-stream (pun intended), but I do prefer the original title - I suppose that Malibu was used (being a more 'cool' and familiar name to attract the boating/surfing viewing audience). IMDb lists the series as filmed in Black & White, however I could almost swear that I remember this program being broadcast in Color. Can anyone out there supply any further information? Not much data is available on this series, but the "TV-TOME" website offers an interesting list of 'Guest Stars' in their episode guide pages (check it out). I was always a big Jeremy Slate fan and it was nice to see him playing the 'good guy' for a change. There were very few 'underwater' series (most of the best (enjoyable) TV series ever produced were from the 60's and into the early 70's. If you love 'tropical' and/or 'underwater/sea' themes I would highly recommend the following TV series (if any of them can ever be found anywhere):Sea Hunt, The Aquanauts, Adventures In Paradise, Wackiest Ship in the Army, Hawaii Five-O, Hawaiian Eye, Surfside Six...just to name but a select few. There were some other unusually themed series which were quite unique and fun as well: Whirlybirds, Route 66, Ripcord, The Everglades, Riverboat...and more. Have fun viewing and write your video companies to let them know what you would like to see on DVD! Sit back, dunk a great 'fun-derwater' adventure program (or series) into your DVD player, spit into your dive mask, slap a board to your wetsuit, gas-up your woody (no, not the 'woody' in your trousers...it's a beach cruiser!) and head on down the PCH! Aloha, Dudes!