Man from Atlantis (1977-78). "I can hear you, Elizabeth."

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Stam Fine Reviews looks at a short lived series from the late 70’s. Man from Atlantis starred future Dallas star Patrick Duffy as Mark Harris, a man with unique aquatic abilities but no memory of where he has come from.
Man from Atlantis began well with four made-for-television movies in 1977 and was followed by a 13 episode series that seemed to have been less well thought out. Man from Atlantis meandered through stories involving an imp, a rogue, a giant jellyfish, a murderous santa claus impersonator. Some are good, others less so.
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[@dfulce]

Was a huge fan of this series, when DALLAS began filming it's first season here Patrick Duffy was doing a local telethon, I called in and spoke to him. Told him how huge a fan I was of ATLANTIS, he immediately invited me to visit him on the filming location of DALLAS, there I met the cast and Patrick graciously signed all my ATLANTIS memorabilia I had at the time...35 years later met up with him again for a premiere of the DALLAS reboot, he was just as nice and funny as he was all those years ago. Thanks for the retrospect of the series, even though you were a bit harsh, all these 70s series were a bit cheesy, but there lies their charm.

[@leewright1]

That's pretty cool.

[@susansusan138]

What a dope experience ❤🙌🏾

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

I remember trying to swim like this guy when I was in first grade and almost drowning. Good times. Holy crap the “In Search Of” gag killed me. Three times!

[@jwjzz1]

They used to call me Buford T. lol.

[@cbhlde]

Even in Germany we tried... and failed, too. ;)

[@wilbaird2912]

it was hard to do

[@James-nx4zc]

Tried but not as fast as him

[@jihangamal5823]

I loved this series as a kid and so did my Grandma. We used to watch it together at her house.

[@SJKPJR007]

Thank you Stam Fine for revisiting another TV gem from my childhood with the customary laugh out loud moments.

[@ashroskell]

Remember Monkey? The Japanese martial arts fantasy show? I’d love to see this guy’s treatment of that show.

[@SJKPJR007]

@@ashroskell do I ever . "Aah, Pigsy!" was often shouted in a mock Japanese accent in our school playground back in the day. Yes, I think Stam Fine would have a field day with it. "Monkey magic ooh-ooh!"

[@jamielandis4308]

I was 11 when this came out and I loved it. My mom hated it and called it The Man With The Fins. Patrick Duffy has been known as such in our house ever since!

[@imstuman]

All I can remember from watching this as a child was the wiggly swimming.

[@Stansman63]

Another series I watched back in the later 70's lying on the loungeroom floor with my mum behind me in her favourite chair..nice memories of long gone times.

[@robanybody3363]

I remember this when I was a kid. Loved it

[@stephenmundane]

Great review, thanks. I used to look forward to this shivering by candle light in '78 during the Winter of Discontent in the UK, hoping that there wouldn't be another power cut due to striking electricity workers -- good times!

[@richardjohnson9543]

I fondly remember this show. And I distinctly recall the episode with Kareem Abdul Jabbar. I actually watched Dallas when it premiered because I recognized Patrick Duffy. Only now with this video do I see how much he resembled a young Bill Bixby, especially in the TV movies

[@uranuslad9855]

I never saw Man From Atlantis as a kid, but am looking into the episodes now. Fun fact: Dallas had a spin-off called "Knots Landing", and they occasionally had characters visit each other's shows. Bobby's death greatly affected several Knots characters and storylines, and Dallas was never mentioned again after the "dream" on Knots.

[@hehab4268]

ممكن رابط جميع الحلقات لو سمحت

[@TimelordUK]

I was an 8 year old boy watching this and it's what confirmed I was into men not women. Patrick Duffy in his tight yellow trunks shirtless every episode...wow!! Looking at this today confirms what a gorgeous body he had, and what great taste in men I had at 8yrs old

[@Fxirie_harper08]

Lol. Same! My sister and I really enjoyed this show for similar reasons. Plus we both like Sci Fi...

[@TimelordUK]

@@Fxirie_harper08 you also have good taste Matthew!!

[@sarahsilverlight2064]

I thought I was the only one who had a crush on him. 😂❤

[@shibolinemress8913]

I like to watch the pilot and one or two of the episodes for a mental cooldown on hot summer days. The intro is pure poetry, and Duffy in a speedo is amazing! 😁

[@leewright1]

Easy, Tiger.

[@shibolinemress8913]

@@leewright1 😄👍

[@Christine-bd8ij]

Je n'ai jamais compris cette serie, qui n'avait pas de sens.

[@cbhlde]

Great, I managed to subscribe before that channels blows up. We Germans just love to be members with a low number, you see. :) Great work - thank you very much for the Duffybumps!

[@fredlandry6170]

I remember this when I was 7! 😂

[@blackamerican40]

I remember this show when I was a kid!!

[@thanksfernuthin]

I was 11 when this came out apparently. LOVED IT! Swam like an idiot porpoise for weeks before realizing it wasn't a better way to swim.

[@SG-jw8mo]

I really liked this show as a kid. As it was the closest thing to a live action Aquaman we had. I remember it was taken off air here in Melbourne because of low ratings. It was probably the first show yanked off air that I kept wishing would come back, as I knew they hadn't shown all the episodes. It eventually did, one summer, but was a long time coming, something like 18 months later. May have been the 80s by then.

[@kennethmartin1300]

I'm trying to type thru tears of laughter, Stam is in VERY good form (as always) on this one. "Whaaat?"..."Whaaat?" and 'In Search Of'. The best way to re-experience these old silly shows.😂

[@Wellibob68]

Excellent video. Oh boy the memories.

[@johnbarrystrangelove4617]

Thanks for this entertaining video, one of your funniest. Keep up the good work!

[@Clock_70]

You are all true tv fans if you remember this show!

[@MADDOXXXbr]

Or just old enough.

[@MichaelLu8]

This show made me fall in love with the ocean

[@ashroskell]

I just LOVE your show, Mr Fine. I have relived my childhood through you. This Man From Atlantis show was so embedded in British culture that you could use the title as a short hand for, “being wet,” or, “rainy weather,” and everyone got your reference. I had no notion it was so short lived! And I bet lots of Brits were like me, being aware of it, without really watching it? I cannot remember any specific episodes, stories or content, though I sort of vaguely remember seeing it. Not like I remember whole specific plot lines from The Six Million Dollar Man, or Star Trek. Have you ever considered doing an episode on the Japanese phenomenon that was Monkey? A live action comedy action series, based on Chinese legends, with so many paradoxes and interesting things going on with it that it’s just popping with possibilities for the Stam Fine treatment, surely? Everyone at my school used to quote Monkey regularly and do the, “blowing on your rapidly jerking hand,” gesture to evoke their special powers before a fight. And god help anyone who was around if me or any of my mates came across a stick lying around! Such an object was guaranteed to start the first one of us to get to it to start swinging and squeaking like the characters, with much pain resulting! I think The Water Margin paved the way for Japanese TV pop culture martial artistry, but Monkey was a teen cult like no other. I would LOVE to see what you could do with that?! Please?

[@StamFine]

Monkey? Great Sage, Equal of Heaven? Never heard of it. But yes, Monkey is definitely a show that will be covered at some point.

[@thestorm99]

Your best work, yet! Oh, my god, I'm dying! The In Search of theme...🤣

[@MikeBennettAuthor]

Love all these, Stam. Here are some suggestions for future videos I'd love to see: Time Tunnel - Sapphire and Steel - The Invaders - the Planet of the Apes TV series - Gemini Man - The Invisible Man (with David McCallum) - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Thanks 🙂

[@StamFine]

most of those are quite likely at some point. some sooner than others.

[@uhtred7860]

Sapphire and Steel used to weird me out as a kid, would love to watch it again, also the original, British, The Tomorrow People.

[@supravlieg]

This was a favorite of mine to watch on 'RTL+' an excellent German TV channel we could also receive in the Netherlands. Pure nostalgia.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

I remember this fondly from my childhood, but the only thing I really remember about it was Patrick Duffy swimming underwater and walking in the surf. All else is gone. Watching this didn't spark any memories. I was real little when I watched it.

[@griffbear39]

I really appreciate your information and humour. Thank you! And your editing is awesome. Great channel

[@hgwells1899]

I liked this as a kid, but then my first car really was a secondhand Datsun 120y. Stam, you da man - but not from Atlantis

[@Blackbeardformen]

Final scene: best laugh I've had in weeks. Thank you! "What?"

[@ivane5110]

As a kid, I loved this show. Great pilot, good series (haven't seen it since its original airing, so who knows how it'll age for me). And even a comic I liked. But, the key to my enjoying it was as a major Aquaman and Namor the Submariner fan (with Triton, Stingray and even Mora and Manta very enjoyable), this was a superhero movie to me. I kept hoping they'd finally see it was possible for an Aquaman TV show or at least TV movie. That was naturally skyrocketed once Superman came out and showed superheroes in costumes could be more than just a kids show (the way Captain Marvel was). Looking back at it through this review I now question that, lol. But, I'd like to at least think nostalgia would make it still enjoyable.

[@alisonscott1469]

the movies and tv series are available on dvd from ebay and u.s.a. version of amazon hope that helps

[@heroesmartialartsacademy734]

I enjoyed this show so much as a kid. Appreciate the revisit👊🏻

[@robbiethepict2783]

I remember watching this, it was the only television series that I clapped all the way though, for it to stop.

[@marccas10]

I think I fell in puppy love with every leading lady in every 70s show.

[@NealKlein]

Here's a big reason I subscribed to your channel. You revisit television shows and films that might not be a favorite memory and review them in a way that makes me laugh with my preteen self. You make it safe so these aren't guilty pleasures at all. Stam, you're providing more than reviews. You're letting us love ourselves for having evolving standards when everyone else seems to get off tearing things down.

[@squirehaggard4749]

Informative, nostalgia-inducing and funny as always. And now you'll have to add "In Search Of" to your list.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

another great show...used to scare me sometimes, but Nimoy's voice calmed me down.

[@marcusk7855]

I was only 7 when it came out but I loved it.

[@samholden9123]

I had alot of crushes as a child Patrick was one of them💕😍

[@TheEqualizer-iw1bz]

To this day, I still have fun trying to swim like the Man From Atlantis when I get in the water.

[@snoo333]

Fantastic video. thank you. I knew Duffy from Dallas. i was not allowed to watch it , sometime i would get an opportunity to watch it. I would of loved Man from Atlantis as a kid.

[@mohammedabdulkarimelshukri6142]

i had watched it when i was a little kid.

[@johnbrandwood6568]

Thank you for this video! I have had fond (but distant) memories about this series since seeing the original broadcasts in the UK, although more for Fred Karlin's excellent music than Partick Duffy's acting skills. I recently cracked and bought the movies on DVD .. only to be terribly disappointed by everything except the original pilot (where Victor Buono absolutely steals the show!). I look forward to watching your future videos. :-)

[@EclecticDD]

I used to think that this show was a figment of my imagination (I was about 4 when it came out) and now I have bought episodes on Prime. Glad to see someone else is interested in it.

[@x-crisis]

That wasn't Bobby Ewing she found in the shower, it was The Man From Atlantis, it all makes sense now.

[@patricktilton5377]

Mark Harris: "Wha???"

[@michaeldrayton8837]

from what i remember the episode with the doppelganger was the best episode

[@paulmcallister7909]

This was my favourite program when I was a kid. Even more than six million dollar man. I got my mum to stitch his symbol into my swimming trunks. Looking back at it now, the other kids probably took the piss, but I didn't care.

[@oldmanonyoutube]

Man from Atlantis: Killer Spores (3rd episode) was up against Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mash and One Day at a Time. It didn't stand a chance.

[@lordofbats3601]

You deserve so many more hits than you actually get, Great work keep it up

[@carlascrivens1855]

Loved it

[@herbcraven7146]

I definitely remember this show from my childhood. My mother must have watched at least a little bit, as Patrick Duffy was perpetually known as The Man From Atlantis around my house. BTW, I nearly pissed myself laughing at those "In Search Of..." cutaways.

[@josephmassaro]

FINALLY! You have no idea how long I've been looking for an answer to a question. I watched this Aquaman knock off when I was a kid, but I remembered a guy with electricity powers and forever I thought it was another show where the guy was the hero. I could never find the show. It turned out that it was this show and he was the villain. Thanks!

[@evanjazzista]

Gotta love the scene where Pam Barnes-Ewing stands in front of wet Mark Harris (NOT Bobby) telling him of her dream, then he goes: "Of course it was just a dream, I'm not from Dallas, I'm from Atlantis!" ^^' #TwilightZoneMusicThemeHere

[@alisonscott1469]

i loved this show as a kid and still watching it now every night. the show was robbed they should have had more episodes not just 13 part series and 4 films plus there is a novel written by patrick duffy about the man from atlantis. Patrick loves the character of mark harris which is why he wrote the book. i’m 52 now and still adore Patrick Duffy as Mark Harris. thanks for reviewing it. take care 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😘👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ericvondell5157]

Excellent Nostalgia Trip and Delightfully Unexpectedly DAZZLING Narration work. FLUID and Candid, Just Straight Out, Bang-On Honest! With Great Research, Use of Other Tropes (In Search Of' Title Sequences for Certain Points was Brilliant!), and The Remark about Costco's Bulk Quantity Razors Was both Utterly Hilarious and Soooo True (To both the Quality of the Razors and The Ultimate Quality of the Show's Writing, Acting, and Premises!) My Favorite Episodes were The One with The Falcon Statue That came to Life (as if it had been revived after being Zapped with a Biomolecular Decelerator "Fossilizer" but nobody believed Mark Harris about it. Dreadful Way to End the episode, but, I can Fully relate to that circumstance!🙀😿😭🛸), and The one with Sonny Bono and The Two Headed Seahorse Creature. As hokey as It Was, the character Was acted Well and elicited audience sympathy effectively. And, the seriously weird one with Kareem Abdul Jabbar as a giant prospector in an alternate universe unintentionally threatening Earth's Oceans. A Lot of crazy stuff stood out in bit's and pieces, but, I have fond memories of the Show! Thank You for handling this show with Respect.💖

[@purefoldnz3070]

the show was pretty much Namor the series.

[@johnbigman3045]

With the amazing tech s of today . this would be a great series todays actors in the game today would kill it!!!!!!.patrick worked very hard !! To give life to this iconic character!!!

[@felipescherer6678]

I really miss that show!

[@Fxirie_harper08]

This was BRILLIANT!!!

[@cologne2792]

A long overdue catch up. Outstanding Work Again!

[@marccas10]

I used to watch this with my mum....I think I understand why now.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

10:20 - mind=blown. The lady scientist in Man From Atlantis (ms. 'exposition') reminds me very much of Jillian from Star Trek 4.

[@cloverfield911]

I loved the cool submarine.

[@Teletran35]

OMG its been so long.Until I came across this video I had tatally forgot about this show.When he was on Dallas I always told people that it was the Man from Atlantis

[@joshuachristian5443]

Been wanting to get it for a while. Haven't seen it since summer of 81 or 82. More goofy than I remember. Want it even more now.

[@RighteousBrother]

Great episode the only thing I can remember from the show is Patrick Duffy, the webbed fingers and the funny swimming. I think it was fairly popular in the UK at the time.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

i loved this show as a kid!

[@l.a.gothro3999]

My late mum never missed an episode of this, or of "The Invisible Man" with David McCallum.

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Point of trivia: The collar insignia seen on the black crew member, at 8:21, is the US Navy Supply Corps emblem. I knew it well, as a supply officer, from 1988-1992. From a distance, it resembles a pork chop and supply officers were known as "chops," because of it.

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Big fan of the telemovies, but I don't recall seeing much of the regular series. The pilot is great and got its own VHS release, then DVD, from the Warner Archives, before they released a package of the telemovies and one for the series.

[@Northisbest]

Love this on TV

[@saiyansomething73]

Ahhh yes. I remember this show and another one that had a similar feel, The Fantastic Journey, which used another popular In Search Of topic; the Bermuda Triangle.

[@ferociousgumby]

"It was all a dream!"

[@LucSchots]

There was another show at the time - the invisible man? the omega man? some gimmick of his invisibility being tied to his wristwatch?

[@StamFine]

Gemini Man was the one where guy had a watch to control his invisibility.

[@keithbrown8490]

I remember when this got cancelled and it was almost the following week Duffy was on Dallas where that half season ran almost a year after the Atlantis multiple TV movies ran.

[@Mad-Bassist]

Wow, I barely remember that show, but then I was nine when it came out. Most of what I recall is the title and that swimming move of his! I could be wrong, but I could swear he made a guest appearance on another show. I just remember someone saying, "It's the Man from Atlantis!" and he's seen swimming by on a monitor. Heh, it was probably one of the movies or something. Anyway, love the review and the Chuck Cunningham references.

[@darrylwiggins1156]

I was a teenager when i first saw this,your right, it never lived up to it's full potential as a Aquaman like character with abilities we couldn't imagine.I watched every week,though,hoping it would improve.Sadly.....

[@richardbuckley1232]

I loved this show as a kid.

[@davidjames2145]

Laugh out loud review; great stuff. 👍

[@SimonLeicester]

Batman's King Tut meets The Man from Atlantis. Fab

[@bernadmanny]

Now I want Stam Fine to do a review of Ocean Girl.

[@mtrich8113]

I love this show the beginning it had so much potential until I start seeing the Cowboys and medieval knights. But at least Patrick Duffy prevailed with "Dallas".

[@johnny5805]

I hope one day you'll look at 'The Gemini Man' TV series starring Ben Murphy, about the man who had a digital watch that made him invisible.

[@robb.4954]

I enjoyed your reply, but I remember he was invisible and the watch made him visible.

[@dougg1075]

Loved it as a kid . I used to pretend I was the man from Atlantis all the time as we lived near the beach. Looks super lame now but man it was cool to a kid

[@carlrood4457]

I remember watching the show at the time, but they only thing that stuck with me was that it was the show Patrick Duffy did before Dallas. In watching the video, I noticed the bartender is Frank Bonner, best know as Herb Tarlek on WKRP in CIncinatti. Then I got to the Muldoon scenes. That's Ted Neeley, best know for playing Jesus in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. He kind of made an entire career playing the roll in various productions and concerts.

[@guardian33]

Bobby had strange dreams.

[@LordRollo]

@stam fine.i loved man from Atlantis as a kid...you're an Aussie that has exactly the same taste's in TV as me....how about a deep dive into "it ain't half hot mum"? ....cheers rollo

[@cbhlde]

It's the aquatic foundation for Law And Government! And their K.I.T.T. can speak with dolphins, too! ;)

[@seangregorygurley8429]

I enjoyed this show

[@margaritabradford866]

Gracias por traer estos recuerdos al día de hoy...Si pudiera ver tierra de gigantes en español ojalá todos los capítulos.... Gracias 🙏

[@colinmackenzie6277]

SAPPHIRE & STEEL,....if you dare!!! 😅🤣😂😈

[@madarab37]

Oh man....I never saw this show but I remember seeing a picture in some kid magazine of Man from Atlantis and it was Patrick Duffy with webbed hands. In '77 I was all about the Star Wars.

[@teedup8995]

Good review! And Belinda Montgomery was pretty cute in this series ❤

[@splifftachyon4420]

I loved this show when it was on TV, though I didn't remember all the sillier stuff like the time travel and whatnot. Apparently Patrick Duffy wrote a Man From Atlantis novel that came out a few years ago that answered the questions of Mark Harris' mysterious past. I haven't read it, so I can't say how it was. After watching this though, I might give it a read as the mystery had always fascinated me.

[@vicnicholls6718]

It came out in 2016. Surprised that Duffy could write that well, but it was pretty good. Several folks had problems with the plot lines, but given 'reality' he choose the best choice. It was supposed to be a potential 2-3 book write, but he only did one and then left us hanging. LOL.

[@suk6323]

Stam from Atlantis !

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

I remember this series well. Still think we should build a submarine like that, and finaly start exploring our seas more.

[@Loveoldies50]

It would be fun if they added "The Man from Atlantis. to an Aquaman movie! Jason Mamoa meets Patrick Duffy in Atlantis!

[@SG-jw8mo]

I was on a Batman 66 facebook page, when Patrick Duffy came on and commented. And then all the commenters geeked out that they were talking to "Man from Atlantis". I found it odd, as he was better known as Bobby Ewing, but I guess I was on a superhero page.

[@bioshock6935]

I watched all the episode's back in the days why i was so interested in Aquaman and how they was going to do it

[@edithtrinitaria8121]

I liked that scene where he have a living room in a swimming pool.