What Happened to the SEAVIEW from VOYAGE to the BOTTOM of the SEA?

[@dragonweyr44]

I LOVED Voyage as a kid. I used to play with a BIC pen and pretend that it was the Seaview and the cap was the flying sub I didn't have much money or toys as a kid

[@kevinmccarthy8746]

I can only thank god you and Others, Me had our imaginations. Making up sea songs, I call you friend, I see little kids STARING AT THEIR LITTLE COMPUTERS in malls and their parents to of course.

[@chrislindsay3104]

Loved the leather jackets that Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane would wear whenever they boarded the flying sub. My last boss served on the USS BIllfish SSN-676...we always teased him about it not having a flying sub.

[@garyreid2178]

I love those jackets, too. If I were to get a custom tailored leather jacket, I would probably have peak lapels on the collar and(just maybe) a little longer with a belt. That would look cool.

[@tedwatson1743]

Loved the flying sub model--I actually built it 2 times. The full interior was groundbreaking.

[@ACLTony]

David Hedison was, reportedly, very kind to fans and in spite his movie and tv career, he always answered fans questions about the show. Classy gentleman.

[@winstonelston5743]

_Rhoda_ once said of one of her dates, "It was such a disaster Irwin Allen could have made three movies out of it!"

[@michaelparks6120]

Rhoda was always a funny gal....my Mom had a close friend that reminded me of her

[@skylx0812]

I think Allen's greatest feat of fantasy was convincing audiences that Loren Greene was actually old enough to be an aged Ava Gardner's father. They were both in Earthquake as father and daughter and looked to be around the same age. 😄

[@billsoderholm3125]

The same could be said of Bonanza. Lorne Greene was supposed to be the father of three sons sll around the same age as he was.

[@frankgesuele6298]

🤣🤣

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@skylx0812 Well we were all there for the earthquake.

[@michaelnash2138]

The flying sub was the coolest model EVER!

[@sjorlando7282]

Dont forget the original Movie with Walter Pidgeon!! Parts of the Seaview set were used in other Irwin Allen movies/shows

[@billjenkins687]

In the late 70's, I worked at Bekins Records Storage in Beverly Hills. Up in one of the vaults was the model of the Sea View along with a bunch of the Director's other old props and models.

[@kainnosgoth7336]

I met David Hedison several times at the East Coast Chiller Theater, and yes, as was said about him in another post, he was an amazingly kind and decent man who loved talking to his fans. He and I spoke for about a half hour the one time, and the stories and bits he told me were just so cool, I'd have loved to meet him again!

[@nagasakee]

Currently the auction stands at $ 40,000 for the Jupitar 2, and $ 10,000 for the Seaview. Just awesome that these still exist, but I hope an aerospace museum gets them. Great video btw! I just subscribed.

[@willmfrank]

Whoever ends up with them ought to lend them to the Smithsonian's Museum of Broadcasting.

[@johnkalyna2924]

Yup! I'm 65,and I was glued to the tube.😂 I was intrigued by SIFY. THANX'S FOR THE MEMORIES 😮JAKE'58 USN.

[@craigdouglas7106]

I agree with David Hedison about the first season. I loved it as a kid, then it got, as he said, "ridiculous." For example, leprechauns invade the Seaview? A similar fate for Lost in Space. First season, a great Sci-Fi TV series, then "ridiculous."

[@catface3473]

I felt the same way..the show deteriorated as the stories got too stupid...

[@willmfrank]

Not even Star Trek was immune from the Law of Diminishing Credibility; ref. "Spock's Brain" and "Turnabout Intruder," among others.

[@garyreid2178]

David Hedison enjoyed the first and second seasons of the show. Richard Basehart was often at odds with the producers over the direction of the show. He wanted something more serious and dramatic. Many episodes had it. Others didn’t. The sci-fi elements took over because that’s what Irwin Allen wanted.

[@sff1987]

Thanks Dan another great episode ! I even had a Seaview model for a pool toy.....works great ! I think even now in my closet is an unbuilt Seaview and Spindrift. Let me stress again, you make great videos and they fun to watch.

[@kronos5385]

I remember Mad magazine did a spoof of this show in one issue. They called it "Voyage to see what's on the Bottom". Pretty cute.

[@kensmith5694]

I remember that too.

[@chriss4419]

I saw what looked like the 8ft Seaview at the UK’s National Museum of Science Fiction in Milton Keynes. It’s great museum which is basically like walking through my life in TV/Movies.

[@tiomoidofangle102]

When I was in the Navy we called the seriies "Voyage to See the Bottom" and the first question we asked was "Who's the Duty Monster in the ventilation system this week?" We loved seeing the Admiral followed by the Captain followed by the XO into rooting out the monster with the Chief just there to hold the door for them.

[@FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644]

......and Kawalski.

[@WillieBowen-o2n]

@@FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644 Commander Chip & Seaman Kowalski

[@Edward-MTBKR]

The Seaview was the real star of "Voyage". It was a futuristic underwater spaceship and gave Sci-Fi street-cred to the show.

[@WillieBowen-o2n]

@@Edward-MTBKR Submarine not space ship

[@toddblackwood129]

I had some of these models as a kid but had narrowly missed the shows and knew next to nothing about them. Sitting staring at them and wondering what the stories must’ve been about drove my imagination wild…

[@ChrisElsasser]

This show got weirder and weirder by its last season it was trading monsters with Lost in Space right next door and the next sound stage. Great coverage Dan!😂

[@Nicksonian]

The first year of Voyage was definitely the best. Even as a kid I recognized that as it went on, the show got so ridiculous.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I'm 53 & remember the syndication version. Episodes I saw made no damn sense. It was like they made a battleship 🚢 or aircraft carrier a sub. Why? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@colinswain6945]

As a sci-fi freak who loved the 1950's & 60's sci-fi movies and T.V. shows, of that period. ("Them", "Forbidden Planet", etc.), I love your enthusiasm, for the subject. Keep 'em coming.

[@philgreen815]

Many thanks for reviewing this subject. As a kid I was fascinated with this series and everything associated with it. My Dad was ex Royal Navy, so I always bombarded him with questions during each episode. Your whole series is just so close to my heart, I look forward to each new subject that you explore.

[@dgrhm08]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea might be one of my most favorite tv theme songs.

[@garyreid2178]

Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter composed the theme song. Sawtell and Shefter also composed music in many classic sci-fi movies like IT! The Terror From Beyond Space, KRONOS, The Last Man On Earth and many others. Even the score for the 1961 movie.

[@keithknechg3217]

@@dgrhm08 agreed,i have it as a ringtone on my phone.

[@51cmark]

VTTBOTS was one of the reasons I volunteered for submarines when I was in the Navy. 👍🇺🇸

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I'm 6'00 & toured 5 US Navy ⚓️ subs: 1990s-2020s. Would I be on a submarine? No! 🚫

[@marcusjustice6165]

The SILENT SERVICE U.S. Navy SUBCOMPAC- Submarine Command Pacific. SUBCOMALT -Submarine Command Atlantic.

[@yewtoob2007]

Congratulations on reaching 100K subscribers. Well deserved!

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Kens_Model_Shop]

I have the original Aurora kit of the Seaview from the 60s still in the box to me it's priceless thanks for sharing the Seaview props from the show have a great day.

[@hgwells1899]

The theme music, the voices of the lead actors - and especially, the ever present sonar ping - never fail to wrap me in a blanket of nostalgia, a sense of safety yet always with the promise of amazing adventure. Watching full episodes on KZbin, however, I soon discovered that I actually recalled nothing except the above from this show at all! I must have been very little when I was first swept along by the old re-runs on British TV. As for Irwin Allen the legend himself: what a legacy

[@travishiltz4750]

Fun show. When it became 'monster of the week', you could tell it was running out of steam, but the early stuff, that mixed espionage and sci-fi episodes was really good.

[@whackadim2250]

Back in the day ( I'm 65) my brother had a model of the Sea View sub that was propelled with a rubber band that ran the whole length of the model. It was very cool!

[@Kevinjk-tl1ks]

Aaaggghh. Your making it a cliffhanger to find out what happened to the flying sub!!?? Ok, I'll tune in for that one. Great video on the Seaview! Thanks Dan!!

[@petercampbell8694]

Watched this a kid in the 70’s during re-runs, but BOY was this brilliant! 👍

[@bazzer124]

Pretty much every sci-fi show Allen produced turned into monster-of-the-week shlock. As a preteen in the 60s, I loved it! Cheers....

[@mitchsmeykal22]

Mini Sub! Mini Sub now! Rant over I actually had the model of the mini sub and it was one of the hardest ones to build. I had to get gap filler to make it look smooth. Lost it over the years but would love to try and build it again. Thanks for restoring my childhood.

[@TheFlashSpeedforce]

Did you build the one from AURORA? Over the years (actually decades) I've read that there were noticeable variations in the fit & finish of the models, almost as if they were manufactured at different plants and/or from different moldings. I did one and though there were a couple of places where I had to add modeler's putty, mine wasn't bad at all. Not worse that REVELL or MONOGRAM models at the time (TAMIYA was in a another league entirely) In fact, even if didn't do the filling work you wouldn't notice it unless I told you where to look for. So I wonder what was the real reason behind the inconsistent quality of the model kits 🤔

[@jefffixesit60]

I loved Voyage back in the day, I was 9 when the first season came out. However, due to the influence of MAD magazine #101, I always called it "Voyage to See What's on the Bottom", featuring "Attack of the 1000 Foot Glop". What can I say, I love both Irwin Allen shows and MAD magazine! 😁

[@brerrabbit9585]

I absolutely love the stern design of the 'Seaview' with those `61 Cadillac style tail fins. How cool is that?

[@FlankerTanker]

Loved this show - Tech wise the Flying Sub did it for me - every single time it was on screen - Awesome...

[@StumpkillerCP]

I loved the Time Tunnel. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea also, but not quite as much. But a must watch as a kid. Though, my absolute favorite was The Man from U.N.C.L.E. That was my lunchbox! Wish I still had it. Being blonde as a kid I even went as Illya Kuryackin one Holloween (I had a Mattel "Radio/Rifle" cap-gun).

[@peterkoester7358]

Voyage was one of those shows I always watched in afternoon syndication in my pre-teens. It was one of the influences that prompted me to enlist in the US Submarine Service in 1995.

[@sommvibes]

Great job Dan . . . we thoroughly enjoy your taking us on these trips down Memory Lane. Much appreciated 🍿📺

[@jaycossey850]

You're just the right amount of "over the top" for these videos. ;-)

[@jamesabernethy7896]

Although there have been some terrific model and CG designs since, the Seaview was one of the most beautiful designs of the era. I follow a lot of movie and TV channels, but there's one in particular who pays special attention to how the evolving technology of the day inspired the show being created. I'm an 80's baby and reruns of this was part of my youth and part of my love of science fiction. This and Land of the Giants were weekend viewing while The Original Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica were weekday in the evening. Although all the shows were older than me, they still got a lot of love at the time. Thank you for giving them some love again.

[@mikedignum1868]

I had that plastic model on your desk. I always liked the Flying sub-model.

[@lancerevell5979]

I had the old 1/350 Aurora kit as a kid. Now in my sixties, I have the Moebius repop I built in 2018. Amazon sells it, as well as a wee 1/350 Flying Sub model I attached to the Seaview's stand. Brings back memories. And two channels have been running the TV episodes here on YT. 😊

[@robertharrison325]

Hey Dan Monroe, for the record, Irving Allen's Voyage to the bottom of the Sea was the answer to Disney's 1954 movie 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. Peter Lorre was in both movies. Just a heads up.

[@2bnor2b20]

I would like to see what happen to the props and locations used in "Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" I loved the Nautilus.

[@donaldbishop5320]

I LOVE THE SEAVIEW !!!!!! THE 17 FOOT SEAVIEW AND THE 4 FOOT JUPITER 2 SHOULD BE IN THE SMITHSONION MUSEUM NEXT TO STAR TREKS U.S.S. ENTERPRISE.

[@outsider238]

Years ago, I met a gentleman at a sci-fi convention that showed me a bunch of pictures of him helping restore the big Seaview filming model. It was in someone's driveway or backyard if can recall. The pictures even showed some of the interior that had some repair work needed. I acquired a Star Wars training remote prop from him that was one of the prototypes they made when trying to decide on what it would look like. It was one of the final versions. It was interesting talking to him and I'm glad I was able to get that training remote prop from him.

[@RJ-kr4bs]

When I was a kid, a friend's mom who worked at the studio got us in for a day at the sets. We walked around Lost In Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Time Tunnel - so exciting! Lost in Space was filming, so we got to meet almost the entire cast, who for some reason were all in pajamas. Have tried to find out which episode that was over the years, no luck so far. Billy Mumy was my age and a cool kid to meet, Angela Cartwright cute as a button, The Robot silent, dark and standoffish over on the side and Dr. Smith intimidated the hell out of us kids who knew his reputation. But we warmed up pretty quickly and Jonathan Harris turned out to be a warm and funny man who seemed to really like kids. On the way out, walking around a studio corner - there was the original Batmobile! No way we would pass up an opportunity to hop in. I may have left a little pee on the driver's seat from sheer enjoyment. Growing up in the '60s in the San Fernando Valley was pretty fun!

[@marcusjustice6165]

Very Cool Experiences. Thank you for Sharing it with this comment.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

This brings back memories. I saw the original movie in the theater with my mom when I was a little kid, had the play set when it came out in the mid 60s. It came with the sub and the six or eight wheeled tractor too. It was yellow and grey. I remember the tv series as well as the time tunnel. I wish I still had the play set. I also had a fireball XL5 set. Cool stuff!!

[@sirwholland7]

I love the movie and the TV show was cheese good! Remember “City Beneath the Sea?” Same universe.

[@michaelhunter3734]

With all the negativity with reviews on KZbin it's great that your here being forever positive, thank you 👍🏻

[@willmfrank]

...Except when he mentions network executives: "Ugh!"

[@michaelhunter3734]

😂😂

[@bobdickerson3434]

I had the Mad magazine with the takeoff of this show. It was called “Voyage to see what’s on the bottom.”

[@darkstardavros]

I'm not surprised that you're getting so many followers watching your channel now. It is one of the best channels at this sort of thing out there. I'm so glad that I came across it by accident. So yea. Keep on smashing those brilliant videos out there.

[@glazdarklee1683]

Just wanted to say that part of why I love this channel is that I was born in the early 1960s and remember all of these well. Thanks! Also, congrats on taking the care to say "nuclear" proper-like.

[@cateclism316]

In the 1980s I saw "Voyage" on WGN when I was home from college. I didn't remember the name of the sub from when I saw the show in the '60s. The technology, including the forward laser, the Flying Sub, and the attack generators were cool.

[@jamesmanon3000]

I'm so glad I was a child in the sixties.Thank you for another video.

[@slotcarbt834]

When i was a kid, about 55 years ago, i built the Flying Sub model added air tubing so the bubbles would come out of the engine exhaust . Then dropped it into my 30 gallon aquarium. I loved laying in bed at night just staring at it. Thanks for bring that memory back.

[@jdhtyler]

Seaview was a TARDIS inside ;-) so much room on the inside of the boat.

[@franco3584]

Congratulations Dan on the 100,000 Sub's , It's only the beginning. Awesome Video as well.

[@jackvolta3489]

When I was younger, I loved this show and later that year my parents bought me a plastic model kit. I had that Seaview model for years. Sad to say as I grew older I became interested in BB guns, and on one summers day I sent the Seaview to the bottom of the pond behind my house...lol Oh the memories. 😜👍

[@daniellecrevier970]

As a young child, I loved that show. Today when I watch again, I get a kick out of it.

[@MrFrackme123]

Gene Roddenberry Genesis II. I remember seeing in the T.V. listing in the newspaper, setting my alarm for 3 am just to watch the show. The underground train, and smoking hot Mariette Hartley.

[@delfincruz6786]

Dan, thanks again and again you always pull out the magic of the movies ❤

[@starshiptrooper2354]

Lot of actors said that Allen lost interest after shows started, and cheap on props...sane monsters different colors on Voyage and Lost and Space.. His favorite place to eat was Jack in the Box

[@gordonmuise8208]

I had both the Seaview and the Flying Sub model kits. I loved them.

[@tardispilot2547]

OMG, the mental image of Harlan Ellison cracking a network exec over the head with the Seaview had me howling with laughter.

[@garyreid2178]

Harlan Ellison went by another name for the show Cord Bird Wainer because of the incident with the network executive.

[@randylarson5682]

I had a plastic version of this that was rubber band powered & shot plastic torpehedoes from the front !!!!!

[@SilverDawn168]

To this 9 year old boy these shows were the coolest!😊

[@PhilipMathenia]

Another great episode thank you Dan. Your channel is the best for reliving the best of sci-fi shows of years gone by. Keep up the great work and waiting for the next episode.👍

[@ronwilson8759]

When I was taking a course on 3D computer modelling at the City college of San Diego. This was back in 2002. One of our classes we visited the laboratory with machine tools for the introduction to Computer Numerical Controlled milling machines. Well the professor was very proud of the CNC tools, but also they owned the four foot model of the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea model. It was quite a thrill to not only see, but as engineers to touch and examine. I don't know what happened to it after I left, perhaps they put it on display .

[@WG55]

12:21 "I mean, remember the hours you spent in front of that television with your eyes *literally* glued to this exact prop while enjoying the adventures of the Seaview back in the 1960s!" Ow, my eyes! 😄

[@Apartment-13]

An under appreciated part of the show was the music, such a great theme song.

[@garyreid2178]

Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter.

[@brianmcmurter4415]

Reruns of all 4 of Irwin shows are on METV Sunday nights😮. I love your show it brings me back to the nostalgia of my youth, I watch you quite regular on KZbin and I loved it and thank you so much for spending and doing research on all of the shows that you do. I'll be 67 years old so I got to watch The originals on tv in the 1960's.😆🙃🤗

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Saturday and Sunday here...

[@tonyscates1884]

I actually remember that shot of David Hedison , we had that issue of TV Guide.

[@HunterXray]

The flying sub. Probably one of my favorites from any show ever.

[@acdii]

Did you know they used real B-17 controls for the flying sub?

[@HunterXray]

@@acdii Now I do. :)

[@RobertMelman-s4j]

Great stuff!!! Just brilliant. I spent my childhood watching his shows.

[@PragmaticGolem]

The Seaview inspiration can be seen in the latest aquaman film. Just love how relevant Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea still is.

[@raymondkizer1216]

Dan, please do Space:1999 and a show from Britain called UFO which aired in America in the early 70s.

[@marcusjustice6165]

U.F.O. SKYDIVER on Patrol.... SKY ONE Ready For Action In Earth's Atmosphere....

[@danf321]

One aspect I really enjoyed about Voyage was the appropriate scale of the EFX on the show, especially the scale of the sub to the water. Very well done 👍👍

[@inhumanmusic1411]

I had the models for both the Seaview and the Flying sub when I was a kid.

[@josephanthony4621]

Me Too

[@jaymedina3142]

Should have guessed the pun "deep dive" would have bubbled up sooner or later. I LOVED VTBS! David Hedison and Richard Basehart were PERFECT in their roles! This is probably my favorite Irwin Allen production. Thanks Dan!

[@danacoyle1826]

My father was chief desiigner at the Portsmouth naval shipyard in Kittery Maine when voyage to the bottom of sea came out he watched each episode and studied the Seaview and the navy actually contacted the producer and the modeler and received the plans . The Navy through my father did a study on the practicability of building a submarine like the Seaview

[@AdmiralNelson1000]

Fascinating story, thank you. I had heard that the USN had supposedly withheld assistance during the making of the movie, supposedly for "security" reasons, but have no evidence for this. The producers thus were "on their own". The Royal Navy was said to be somewhat more cooperative but again I have no evidence. See the cover of the 1961 Movie Paperback for the original layout which was quickly replaced for the filming. Irwin Allen may have been responsible for the exotic tailfins; another story says that Fox itself wanted the "manta" bow section....Anyway. thank you for recounting USN interest in the series, I'm always glad to hear about thar. Still another story mentions USN interest in the shape of the Flying Sub....

[@RonH-tf7gi]

Another great yet extremely frugal Irwin Allen show!! I’ll be watching the SeaView tonight on MeTV. I absolutely loved the monsters that would be on lost in Space and then on voyage with just a little tweak here or there. Congrats Dan on 100K!! I’ll be looking forward to the next video

[@mrc302]

Your so right!😂👍

[@wam44]

I used to watch this show, it was entertaining and had good effects for the time...I was fascinated with subs when I was a kid and the Seaview was definitely the coolest! Thanks for the video...

[@cesarebeccaria7641]

Me too. However the best of the sub shows was based on the real thing: The Silent Service 1957-58. 2 seasons of reenactments of actual mostly WW2 submarine action, produced by a retired admiral, Thomas Dykers. At the end of each episode, he'd often have a guest who was an actual participant in the featured story. The Navy actually loaned Dykers a submarine, the USS Sawfish, for the series!

[@kimmer6]

As kids, we always watched the series. Then my mom came home with MAD Magazine because she saw the cartoon spoof ''Voyage to See What's On the Bottom.'' We really loved the spoof.

[@Frontier2022]

There’s a pond in Cape Carnaval Florida with about 4 Seaviews sitting on the bottom. As a kid in the 70’s I built them and would launch them with string attached for recovery. Apparently I wasn’t better model builder than knot tying! 😎

[@NeatBeatZone]

excellent episode. really enjoyed that. As a kid in the UK i watched all the Irwin Allen series. Not at the time in the 60s but maybe 1971-72 or thereabouts and through the 70s on repeats. Great memories. As British kids it was shows from Irwin Allen, ITC and Gerry Anderson. Great memories, keep up the good work 😀

[@daveroche6522]

Aye - we'll always owe Gerry (and Derek) for Thunderbirds, U.F.O., Space 1999 etc.

[@user-be2dt8eg2x]

Seaview is probably the only hero ship to give the Enterprise a run for its money. I think it probably had more screen time than NCC-1701, too. Still find Voyage a fun show to watch.

[@chaffsalvo]

I think your on to something, the Seaview is possible just as iconic. Makes me feel like a kid again

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

What about the 1990s NBC series DSV? With Roy Schieder?

[@marcusjustice6165]

There is a Starship U.S.S. Seaview in Starfleet Command SFC United Federation of Planets UFP Referenced Star Trek The Next Generation TNG Episode Eye of The Beholder.

[@PRO4XKEV]

When I was a young kid in the 60's I had the submarine toy of Voyage to the bottom of the sea, and you put a aspirin in it and when it went under water it would omit bubbles like it was diving. Used it in the bathtub. Funny how I remember this after all these years.

[@FarrellMcGovern]

There are many outragous stories about Harlan Ellision, and very few of them are true. I got to spent a fair bit of time with him at a few SF conventions in the 1980s and he was a very charming person, but very much needed to be the center of attention. This pissed off any other who also wanted to be the center of attention, leading to some wonderfully entertaining, but untrue stories about him. Harlan tagteaming with JMS about Babylon 5 at I-CON was one of the most amazing and entertaining couple of hours I have spent at any SF convention. He did write one of the best episodes of Star Trek, The City on the Edge of Forever. His SF writing won dozens of awards, and he his landmark Dangerous Visions anthologies changed SF as they came out.

[@douglasforeman3150]

Excellent post. I heard about the convention where Mr. Ellison was at. I was supposed to be there, but had to attend to a family matter! I've never read, Dangerous Visions, but I certainly will as soon as humanly possible...thanks for that!

[@alanday5255]

The reason these shows did so well and stand the test of time, is that it gave us a better world to believe in. Even today "Our Future" has still not arrived. I actually joined the Navy and was on Boomer submarines because of my LOVE of this show.

[@Mustang95ism]

Congrats on 100,000 subscribers! Well deserved! I remember dragging my Dad to see the feature film when I was 10 years old, and it totally captivated me. Hedison was right. The first B&W season was far and away the best. There was a great "Cold War" feel to the show, a blend of sci-fi and espionage. It really went off the rails later on, which was sad. Ridiculous monster after ridiculous monster. I gave up on it in year three, but I loved that ship and still do.

[@johnbloom5615]

I saw the original 17' unit at Dave Merriman house near Virginia Beach VA in 1989. I was the ships photographer on the USS Atlanta SSN 712, and the east coast studio came onboard our boat to take pictures for planning the hunt for red october.. Dave was there and we got into a very nerdy discussion about the seaview and the impracticality of the rear fins. Dave was hired to build the model of the dallas for the movie. Hollywood wanted vertical stabilizers on the Dallas as they looked cool , but the real Dallas does not have them, only the USS honolulu ssn 718. Dave invited me to his house to see the real seaview and discuss the dallas model which he had started on. He had the seaview just sitting there on a workbench on some saw horses. He also had a bunch of space 1999 models as well. No cell phone camera in those days and the pics i did take i left on the boat and forgot to take home with me when i left. That was a great day. :)

[@Caje-zf8md]

Although I may not be able to participate in Julien's Auction due to financial limitations, I do have a "Seaview" on my display shelf. In 1965, toymaker Remco released a 16.5-inch yellow, styrene plastic Seaview that would "dive, steers, surfaces, fires torpedoes" all by elastic motor propulsion (aka: rubber band). The 12-piece set came with a couple of divers, sea chest, octopus, a Sea Crawler and Mini-sled. Why Remco substituted the Sea Crawler and Mini-Sled for the "Flying Sub", I'll never know.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

I had that set too!!!

[@AnthonyArena-g7l]

I really like this show! It was rarely actually "good" but it was frequently fun, and never boring. The acting was good too in spite of cheapo scripts and storylines. It was like every other episode some evil power took over a crewmembers ' mind, or made a duplicate of a crewmember or two. Quite predictable, yet somehow amusing. And the submarine and little flying saucer sub were many a little boy's obsession. I loved watching it as a kid and still enjoy it. Interestingly, and I find it odd this is almost never mentioned, it had an all-male cast. If females appeared at all on the show it would be as a guest star, but many many episodes did not have even that, and needless to say there were no female regulars. This is quite unusual for any TV show from any era. I think it's because the primary audience was little boy children, actually, but I admit I don't know if that's the real reason. I have always been curious about this show. I know very little behind the scenes info on it

[@walterfechter8080]

Tail fins and bullet taillights, swoopy lines - defining Caddie El Doos and Corvettes AND the submarine Seaview. I saw the 20th Century Fox movie, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961) Yeah, I built a model of the Seaview. I wish I still had it.

[@Illini58]

When I was a kid. Had the Seaview and Flying sub models. Look forward to all your shows. Bring back my childhood memories. Can't wait for your next episodes.

[@jaycossey850]

Fun stuff! I recently re-watched the first few seasons of Voyage... The first season(s) were more politically themed, then they got into the silly monsters. I kinda liked the in between seasons. The flying sub was THE COOLEST!! Even though I knew it woulda fallen to bits if it really zoomed directly from the air into the sea. ;-) Such a magical time. 🙂

[@unclefart5527]

4 years of the same shot of the flying sub breaking the surface wobbling on wires. Real Ed Wood stuff. 😆

[@MrJenten10]

WOW grew up on all of this,, terrific .....

[@tommyanderson-filmmaker3976]

Awesome, I just finished building the 4 foot Polar Lights Seaview.

[@shakes7333]

Executives UGH 🤦‍♂️ Thanks Dan for your hard work! Love'n the nostalgia videos, brings back some wonderful memories.