My cousin who was a great swimmer and like all kinds of water sports was a great
fan of Sea Hunt. He was 9 when Sea Hunt made its debut.
If this show and its star Lloyd Bridges did anything else it surely awakened a lot of people's interest in marine biology and life beneath ocean surface. The invention of the Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus allowed for better exploring of the seas. The navy used in World War 2 and the 50s saw an explosion in civilian popularity and use.
Bridges was former navy frogman Mike Nelson who still worked for our government on occasion, but also hired out to individual citizens if they needed questions answered from ocean depths. He worked alone, no wisecracking sidekicks. Bridges did have his sons Beau and Jeff on the show as child actors.
Ivan Tors produced this syndicated series and it was his first big success.
Lots of kids grew up with the adventures Mike Nelson had, kids just like my cousin.
If this show and its star Lloyd Bridges did anything else it surely awakened a lot of people's interest in marine biology and life beneath ocean surface. The invention of the Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus allowed for better exploring of the seas. The navy used in World War 2 and the 50s saw an explosion in civilian popularity and use.
Bridges was former navy frogman Mike Nelson who still worked for our government on occasion, but also hired out to individual citizens if they needed questions answered from ocean depths. He worked alone, no wisecracking sidekicks. Bridges did have his sons Beau and Jeff on the show as child actors.
Ivan Tors produced this syndicated series and it was his first big success.
Lots of kids grew up with the adventures Mike Nelson had, kids just like my cousin.