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The Best Episodes of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too dangerous and no threat is too deadly, be it...

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  1. 8.4/10(79 votes)

    #1 - Edge of Doom

    S4:E24

    "Idiots!!!" Admiral Nelson to himself. There is an imposter on Seaview. Lee Crane is the main suspect. Admiral Nelson takes Morton and Sharkey into his confidence. They must put Crane to the test to find out whether or not he's the man they know. Captain Crane is really put through the ringer in this episode! Admiral Nelson hurts his feelings on purpose, the Captain practically chokes to death from a fire in the Circuitry Room that he gets blamed for, he gets locked in a storage room, and he's driven half out of his mind by the Admiral, Morton and Sharkey. Through it all, Crane maintains his inner belief in himself.

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    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.1/10(88 votes)

    #2 - Man of Many Faces

    S4:E6

    In an attempt to control the planet's tides, Dr. Randolph Mason (a nut if ever there was one -- he is part scientist, part make-up artist!) has invented a powerful electromagnet and established a magnetic field around the moon. The only person who seems to recognize the obvious danger in this silly plan is Harriman Nelson. At first glance, it would appear that Nelson has killed Dr. Randolph. At second glance, it would appear that Captain Crane has betrayed the Admiral. On third glance, the moon is getting closer and closer to Earth, and will soon collide with our beautiful blue orb -- unless the Seaview can save the world. Again. * In this episode, we learn that Chief Sharkey attended Lincoln High in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. (There actually is a Lincoln High in Coney Island.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.9/10(90 votes)

    #3 - The Mechanical Man

    S2:E25

    Drs. Paul Ward and Peter Omir have discovered a powerful new element -- Subterranium 116. This element can produce limitless pure energy, but Omir may have another agenda.

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 7.8/10(118 votes)

    #4 - The Cyborg

    S2:E4

    Cybernetic genius Tabor Ulrich creates a perfect mechanical duplicte of Admiral Nelson. His plot: to make the crew of the Seaview they are fighting World War Three. In doing so, the sub will launch nuclear missles at the China, Russia and the USA. After the holocaust, Ulrich plans to take over and usher in "the age of the cyborg".

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    Director:Leo Penn
  5. 7.8/10(86 votes)

    #5 - The Death Ship

    S2:E22

    Things go wrong when Nelson and Crane test out a new automated system for Seaview.

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  6. 7.8/10(84 votes)

    #6 - Cave of the Dead

    S4:E3

    "Those who see the Flying Dutchman never, never reach the shore." Investigating the loss of Navy ships, Nelson finds an ancient dagger in a cave on an uncharted island, and falls under a strange curse. Haunted by visions of skeletons and an anachronistic ship, he has trouble convincing the crew of his sanity. Meanwhile, Seaview is sailing in circles, and the visiting Commander Van Wyck seems to have disappeared. Guest star Warren Stevens also appeared in "The Saboteur" and "Deadly Invasion".

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.7/10(104 votes)

    #7 - Escape from Venice

    S2:E5

    Crane is caught up with a circle of spies as he tries to make his way back to Seaview with important missile defense data.

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  9. 7.7/10(109 votes)

    #8 - Killers of the Deep

    S2:E15

    A foreign power is salvaging sunken nuke missiles from the ocean floor to make themselves a superpower.

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    Director:Harry Harris
  10. 7.7/10(92 votes)

    #9 - The Phantom Strikes

    S2:E17

    Seaview encounters a sunken WWI sub...with someone still left aboard.

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    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.7/10(69 votes)

    #10 - A Time to Die

    S4:E11

    finds herself suddenly out of touch with the rest of the world, in the wrong part of the ocean and encountering strange creatures. It seems she's been thrown a million years back in time. Then the Admiral opens his cabin door and finds himself back in his Santa Barbara office, confronting the strange Mr. Pem and his pocket-sized time machine, and has to play a risky game before time can return to its normal course. The early part of this episode contains two astronomical errors. First, Nelson takes snapshots of the eclipse-darkened sky with an ordinary camera, but when the shots are developed they show galaxies and nebulae that could only be seen with a telescope. Second, the Admiral describes the pictures as showing 'constellations'. Henry Jones (Pem) also appears as Sprague in "Night of Terror" and once again as Pem in "No Way Back". This episode features re-used footage from "Thing from Inner Space".

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  12. 7.7/10(58 votes)

    #11 - The Death Clock

    S4:E25

    "... but the Flying Sub's my baby!" Captain Crane to Chief Sharkey Seaview's reactor is running wild -- again. Without taking the time to don protective anti-radiation gear, Captain Crane runs into the Reactor Room to shut down the pile. An explosion renders him unconscious. Although treated in Sickbay with a special anti-radiation device, the Captain does not come out of his coma-like state. Doc can find no explanation. (Apparently, Doc hasn't read the script.) Corpsman Mallory has turned that life-saving device into a time-machine. Mallory is testing his fourth-dimension gadget on Crane before using it to enslave the entire world! A warped and insane Captain Crane from the future shoots and kills Admiral Nelson, because he believes the Admiral has held him back from achieving all he should have. Maybe he's paying Nelson back for the Krueger incident.

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  13. 7.7/10(75 votes)

    #12 - No Way Back

    S4:E26

    Seaview experiences a sudden power overload and blows up, killing all hands aboard. When Admiral Nelson (who was at the Nelson Institute at the time of the accident) hears of the destruction of the Seaview, he gets an impossible to refuse offer from Mr. Pem (who survived from A Time To Die): in exchange for the use of the sub's nuclear reactor, Pem will transport Nelson back in time to before the explosion which destroyed Seaview. Once back in time, Pem renergizes his time travel device and brings the sub back even further in time to the American Civil War. Before the crew has time to absorb this, the ship is boarded by Major General Benedict Arnold! Now Nelson has to stop Pem's far-reaching plan to take over the world and avoid the explosive disentergration of Seaview.

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  14. 7.6/10(106 votes)

    #13 - Time Bomb

    S2:E2

    Nelson is injected with a radioactive material that makes him a walking time bomb. This episode marks the first appearance of the FS-1!

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  15. 7.6/10(93 votes)

    #14 - The Monster from Outer Space

    S2:E13

    A space probe returns to earth and is recovered by Seaview...only to unleash an alien organism aboard.

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  16. 7.6/10(72 votes)

    #15 - Fires of Death

    S4:E1

    The Seaview is being buffeted about by underwater explosions due to the eruption of an active volcano. Dr. Turner (Victor Jory) is aboard to stop the eruptions. However, his true mission is to bring up ""elixir stones."" An alchemist, Turner needs the stones to keep him immortal. However, in order to bring up the stones, he needs to stimulate the volcano into full eruption!

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  17. 7.6/10(71 votes)

    #16 - Rescue

    S4:E9

    Seaview is on the lookout for an enemy sub and its underwater sub-pen. Sonar picks up a contact. The rogue sub fires at Seaview, which is saved only by virtue of her new electronic hull shield. Not so fortunate is Captain Crane, who has just located the sub-pen while on patrol in the FS-1. A powerful laser fires a beam at the Flying Sub, crippling the ship. Running out of air, moving in and out of consciousness, Crane is unable to give the pen's coordinates to Nelson. Thanks to the hard work of some enemy agents aboard, Seaview seems unable to rescue the Captain. Worried about Crane trapped in the Flying Sub, Admiral Nelson is particularly impatient in this episode. He constantly barks at Morton and the Chief.

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    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.5/10(98 votes)

    #17 - The Deadliest Game

    S2:E7

    While inspecting undersea bomb shelters with the President, aides attempt a power grab.

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  19. 7.5/10(106 votes)

    #18 - Leviathan

    S2:E8

    Nelson and crew are invited to a marine scientist's undersea lab for a visit but there is giant sea life in the way.

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    Director:Harry Harris
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  20. 7.5/10(64 votes)

    #19 - Blow Up

    S4:E12

    The Seaview is en route to rendezvous with the fleet when Sharkey reports a missle fuel leak. Crane and Morton believe it's worth returing to port to repair, however Nelson knows how to handle it. Taking a small breathing device with him, the Admiral locks himself in the compartment in question to effect repairs. However, he drops a wrench, the circuts blow and Nelson is knocked out. When he comes to, he's gripped by paranoia which worsens with each passing minute. Trusting no one, Nelson loses his grip on reality, arresting Doc, fighting with Sharkey and finally launching a nuclear missle at the fleet!

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    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.5/10(65 votes)

    #20 - Savage Jungle

    S4:E21

    Alien jungle growth is spreading across Italy, and before long -- thanks to a crewman who is really an alien spy -- the vegetation invades Seaview too. The Admiral has built a device that might help, but first he and Crane have to fight their way through the overgrown corridors to prevent the missiles being used to spread the infestation even farther. * Patrick Culliton played various crewmen over Voyage's 4 seasons.

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  22. 7.5/10(65 votes)

    #21 - Attack!

    S4:E23

    Aliens are at it again. They're planning to destroy the Earth. However, one of the aliens claims to be a good guy. Can he be believed? Will mankind survive yet another close encounter with space visitors? * Skip Homeier also appears in "The Amphibians" and "The Day the World Ended" * Kevin Hagen guest-starred in "The Shape of Doom".

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
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  23. 7.4/10(107 votes)

    #22 - The Left-Handed Man

    S2:E6

    Nelson works on finding an assassin before he can kill the new Secretary of State.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
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  24. 7.4/10(101 votes)

    #23 - The Peacemaker

    S2:E9

    Defecting scientists create a proton bomb, but are killed by a foriegn power and the bomb is captured. A surviving scientist works at disarming the bomb...with other plans in mind.

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  25. 7.4/10(80 votes)

    #24 - The Monster's Web

    S2:E23

    Captain Gantt, an ego-maniacal scientist, is in a nuclear sub testing a powerful new fuel. Due to his bungling, the sub crashes into a giant web and is attacked by a monsterous sea spider. The Seaview investigates and rushes to retrieve the remaining fuel canisters before the enormous underwater pressure collapses the test sub abd detonates the fuel - an explosion which would kill millions!

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    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.3/10(111 votes)

    #25 - ...And Five of Us Are Left

    S2:E3

    Seaview comes to the rescue of newly discovered WWII survivors living in an underwater cave beneath a rumbling volcano.

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    Director:Harry Harris
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Best Episodes Summary

"Edge of Doom" is the best rated episode of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". It scored 8.4/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by Jus Addiss and written by N/A, it aired on 3/17/1968. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Man of Many Faces".