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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea S2E18 — The Sky's On Fire
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea•Season 2•Episode 18

The Sky's On Fire

7.1/10 · 118 votesJan 23, 196660 min

Ranked #19 of 26 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

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Cruising for days under the ice, Seaview surfaces to find the sky is ablaze thanks to the Van Allen belt catching fire. Nelson races to Washington to confer with fellow scientists and hatches a plan to detonate a nuclear device into the atmosphere and extinguish

Directed byGerald Mayer
Written byIrwin Allen, Charles Bennett
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Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Adm. Harriman Nelson

David Hedison

David Hedison

Captain Crane

Terry Becker

Terry Becker

Chief Sharkey

Del Monroe

Del Monroe

Kowalski

Paul Trinka

Paul Trinka

Patterson

Richard Bull

Richard Bull

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Robert Dowdell

Chip Morton

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Gerald Mayer

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Irwin Allen

Irwin Allen

Writer

Charles Bennett

Charles Bennett

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Sky's On Fire" is episode 18 of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea season 2. It scored 7.1/10 from 118 votes, ranking #19 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Gerald Mayer and written by Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett, it aired on January 23, 1966.

Next: E19 · Graveyard of FearBest of Season 2