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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - A Crowning Performance by the Gratan
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E10

    In pursuit of Gargoyle, the Nautilus becomes trapped in a dangerous underwater mine field. Sanson and Hanson jump aboard the Gratan to clear the mines before they detonate. Jean sneaks on to help the two men....

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 39 - Successor to the Stars
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E39

    All the pieces fall into place for the final stage of Jean and Nadia's journey around the world, Nemo and Gargoyle's long-standing feud, and the secret behind Nadia's Blue Water pendant. I won't tell you how it ends....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Grandis and Her First Love
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E12

    When the Nautilus docks on an island to reestablish supplies, Nadia bonds with Grandis when the latter tells her how the first man she fell in love with turned out to be a treacherous cad.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - The Mystery of the Lost Continent
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E16

    The victims of Gargoyle's latest attack are taken to the long-forgotten underworld of Atlantis to be buried. While there, Jean discovers that his father's ship was sunk by the Garfish. Nadia also learns that she must keep the Blue Water at all costs, no matter what pain or damage it may cause.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Farewell Nautilus
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E21

    The Nautilus is ensnared by Gargoyle's super powerful SeaNet magnet. In the fight that follows, Grandis, Sanson and Hanson escape on the Gratan (to help free Nemo and the others from Gargoyle's battleship). The battle culminates with the badly damaged Nautilus plummeting into the sea....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Nautilus, The Fantastic Submarine
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jean, Nadia, and King are rescued by another vessel--an impressive and mysterious submarine known as the Nautilus (and yes, the captain's name is Nemo). Here, they learn from Nemo's pretty first officer, a young woman named Electra, that the vessel is in pursuit of a sinister enemy. After an unsuccessful attack against the deadly submarine Garfish, the Nautilus repairs Jean's sea plane, and the children take off for another adventure.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Riddle of the Giant Sea Monsters
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jean, Nadia, and King are rescued by an American battleship in pursuit of sea monsters, who have apparently been responsible for sinking ships. That night, the battleship is attacked, and Jean, Nadia, and King are thrown overboard....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Infiltration of the Secret Base
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E6

    Marie and King are captured by the soldiers, so Jean and Nadia set off to a forbidding looking area to save them. Their rescue mission leads the pair to the base of the soldiers, who call themselves Neo-Atlantis, and their evil commander, Gargoyle, wants Nadia and her Blue Water at all costs.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - New Recruits for the Nautilus
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E11

    Nemo and Electra appoint Jean, Nadia, and the others to new positions on the Nautilus. Jean is permitted access to Electra's library of books so that he can learn how to use the knowledge for mankind's benefit; simultaneously, he, Sanson, and Hanson are given a tour of the Nautilus. Marie and King, meanwhile, are reduced to schooling from Electra, much to their dismay. Grandis and Nadia are assigned to cook in the kitchen. An intense rivalry is ignited between Electra and Grandis as they compete over Nemo's love. Finally, Jean discovers the source of the Nautilus's power, and is quite disturbed when Nemo tells him that the vessel is a killing machine....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - The Nautilus Faces Its Biggest Crisis
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E15

    Captain Nemo's vessel falls into yet another deadly trap set by Gargoyle--one which involves the Garfish and a surprise attack from American battleships. The subsequent damage costs the lives of several sailors--including a friendly young engineer named Ensign Fait. Jean, who had become friends with Fait, is horrified and devastated to witness someone being killed by the technology he had so strongly idealized with.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Jean Makes a Mistake
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E20

    Jean's latest invention goes disastrously wrong and accidentally alerts the Garfish to attention. Nadia's detestation of Nemo and jealousy of Jean's friendship with Electra dangerously intensifies--until she finally learns that the Nautilus is merely fighting to destroy Gargoyle and that Electra poses no threat to Nadia's relationship with Jean. During all this, Gargoyle is informed of the Nautilus's prescence and devises to set yet another deadly trap....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Electra the Traitor
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E22

    After relocating Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King to his personal quarters (which he will later jettison from the doomed Nautilus), Nemo finds Electra holding a gun on him. In an extended flashback sequence, Electra reveals her tormented past, her complicated feelings for the captain... and a horrifying connection between Nadia and Nemo.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 31 - Farewell, Red Noah
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E31

    Trapped inside a mysterious chamber, Nadia learns from a disembodied voice that their island home is actually a space satellite, Red Noah--and that she is the heir to the throne of Atlantis as well as not human! Tremors engulf the island as Grandis and the others prepare to set off, but Jean returns to save Nadia.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 36 - The New Nautilus
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E36

    Gargoyle's battleships appear over Tartessos. To save Jean and the others, Nadia surrenders herself... but not before Jean swears to save her. Forced to flee from Gargoyle's battleships, our pals run into Captain Nemo and his crew, who have survived... and now operate a superpowerful battleship called the New Nautilus.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Marie's Island
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E5

    Jean, Nadia, and King are shot down over a strange island where they find themselves outrunning a squadron of sinister masked soldiers. In their struggle to survive, they find an orphan girl, Marie, who lost her parents to the soldiers.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Mission to Rescue Nadia
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E8

    In a surprising turn of events, Grandis and her boys join forces with Jean to save Nadia, Marie, and King from Gargoyle. Their escape attempt nearly backfires, until the Nautilus shows up to save them....

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Nemo's Secret
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E9

    Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King are taken aboard the Nautilus with their new enemies-turned allies, Grandis, Sanson, and Hanson. Technophiles Jean and Hanson are thrilled to be aboard the Nautilus. Grandis becomes dangerously smitten with Captain Nemo, much to Sanson's consternation. Nadia, meanwhile, is very suspicious about the submarine and its crew, particularly Nemo, who reacts with surprise upon seeing her for the first time....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 35 - The Secret of Blue Water
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E35

    Finally, our pals arrive at Nadia's real homeland--Tartessos. As they tour through its long forgotten ruins, our heroine finally reveals her darkest secrets... including who she is. How will all this affect her relationships with everyone, especially Jean?

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Jean's New Invention
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E17

    Jean is tired of being treated like a child by the Nautilus crew. Hoping to cheer him up, Nadia suggests Jean to build another aircraft. Inspired, he sets off to do just that. At first he is determined to construct the new helicopter by himself, but then realizes he still needs the support of some grown-ups. With Hanson's help, Jean completes the craft and takes Nadia on a very delightful test flight. While airborne, Jean promises that he will one day take Nadia to Africa....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Nautilus vs. Nautilus
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E18

    En route to Captain Nemo's home base of Antarctica, the Nautilus finds itself attacked by a territorial Nautilus shellfish.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Lincoln Island
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E24

    Now that they are settled into their new island home (which they dub "Lincoln Island", Jean uses his knowledge and technology to bring a little civilization. Nadia, on the other hand, wants to live with nature... only to discover that doing so is a lot harder than she ever dreamed of.

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - The First Kiss
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E25

    As a result of Nadia's foolishness, the children only have meat for food. This infuriates Nadia so much that she declares to starve... until she becomes desperate to eat a can of rotten spinach, getting sick. Jean sets off to find a cure, only to become intoxicated by hallucinogetic mushrooms(!). Overwhelmingly grateful, and stupidly unaware that Jean is not himself, she gives him his first real kiss....

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 30 - Labyrinth in the Earth
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E30

    Four months afterward, the Gratan is nearly repaired, and soon our pals will set off for Africa. But first Jean and Nadia go off on a hike which leads them to a mysterious underground cavern that turns out to be more than they suspected. The exploration culminates when Nadia falls into a trance and vanishes behind a wall, leaving her clothes in Jean's arms! During all this, Ayerton tries to make his move on Grandis.

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    Writer:Hisao Ohkawa

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 37 - Emperor Neo
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E37

    Gargoyle takes Nadia before the puppet leader of Neo-Atlantis, Emperor Neo, who reveals that he has a strong connection with both Nadia and Nemo. Eight time zones away, Nemo and the others plan to fight Gargoyle in a final duel. Throughout, both Jean and Nadia learn about the origins of the Atlanteans.

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Girl at the Eiffel Tower
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E1

    Jean, a 14-year-old orphan, sailing into Paris to help his uncle design an airplane for the Paris Exposition's flight competition meets a pretty young girl named Nadia and her pet lion cub, King. He ends up rescuing her from a woman named Grandis who is trying to get Nadia's jewel, the Blue Water. Nadia leaves the only home she ever knew - a circus - as Jean has offered to help her search for her place of origin, starting with the random choice of Africa...

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Hisao Ohkawa Ratings Summary

"A Crowning Performance by the Gratan" is the best rated episode written by Hisao Ohkawa. It scored 7.2/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 6/15/1990 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Successor to the Stars".