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* VictoryInducedAmnesia: The end of "Destroy Seaview!". [[spoiler:Admiral Nelson is BrainwashedAndCrazy for most of the episode, btt once he returns to normal he doesn't remember any of it.]]

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* VictoryInducedAmnesia: VictoryGuidedAmnesia: The end of "Destroy Seaview!". [[spoiler:Admiral Nelson is BrainwashedAndCrazy for most of the episode, btt but once he returns to normal he doesn't remember any of it.anything he did in that state.]]

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." The first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater UsefulNotes/ColdWar emphasis. When the series switched to colour during its run, it was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship.

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." The first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater UsefulNotes/ColdWar emphasis. When the series switched to colour during its run, it was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship.


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* VictoryInducedAmnesia: The end of "Destroy Seaview!". [[spoiler:Admiral Nelson is BrainwashedAndCrazy for most of the episode, btt once he returns to normal he doesn't remember any of it.]]
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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." The first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater ColdWar emphasis. When the series switched to colour during its run, it was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship.

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." The first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater ColdWar UsefulNotes/ColdWar emphasis. When the series switched to colour during its run, it was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship.



* ColdWar: Several episodes, especially in the first season, use this as a backdrop.

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* ColdWar: UsefulNotes/ColdWar: Several episodes, especially in the first season, use this as a backdrop.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/SeaquestDSV''.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/SeaquestDSV''.''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.
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* HisNameIs: In "Secret of the Loch", Scotland Yard Inspector Lester radios Nelson and Crane that he's found out the truth of what's going on at Loch Ness. And he's killed by [[spoiler: the fake Nessie]] just before telling them the rest.

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* HisNameIs: In "Secret of the Loch", Scotland Yard UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard Inspector Lester radios Nelson and Crane that he's found out the truth of what's going on at Loch Ness. And he's killed by [[spoiler: the fake Nessie]] just before telling them the rest.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: In "The Mermaid", Captain Crane captures, well, [[CaptainObvious a mermaid]], who is depicted as a a vaguely flirtatious CuteMute with [[PsychicPowers telekinesis]].
** FishPerson: Unfortunately, her companion turns out to be a ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''-type monster who wreaks havoc aboard the Seaview.
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* ReplacedTheThemeTune: Like ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' decades later, the series had a different theme tune on exactly ''one'' episode - JerryGoldsmith scored the season two opener "Jonah And The Whale" and wrote his own rather more serious theme to replace the brighter Paul Sawtell one. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kgMx0ib5YQ You can hear both themes here.]]
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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." (It should be noted that the first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater ColdWar emphasis.) A bit of a wet version of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.

Based on [[Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea the 1961 film of the same name]], in which our heroes defeat a [[GlobalWarning global heat wave]] (caused by the then recently discovered Van Allen radiation belt [[HollywoodScience catching on fire]]) through DeusExNukina. No, seriously. The movie's storyline was later on recycled as a series episode titled "The Sky's On Fire", complete with copious amounts of StockFootage from the motion picture.

Interestingly, the series switched from black and white to colour during its run, which was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship.

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." (It should be noted that the The first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater ColdWar emphasis.) A bit emphasis. When the series switched to colour during its run, it was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a wet new version of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.

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Based on [[Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea the 1961 film film]] of the same name]], name, in which our heroes defeat a [[GlobalWarning global heat wave]] (caused by the then recently discovered Van Allen radiation belt [[HollywoodScience catching on fire]]) through DeusExNukina. No, seriously. The movie's storyline was later on recycled as a series episode titled "The Sky's On Fire", complete with copious amounts of StockFootage from the motion picture.

Interestingly, the series switched from black and white to colour during its run, which was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction An [[WagonTrainToTheStars aquatic]] [[RecycledInSpace recycling]] of a new version of the ship.''Series/WagonTrain'', it preceded ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' by two years. Compare ''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.




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** For example, the Seaview dove out of control into the seabed with monotonous regularity, always hitting the ''same rock''. After the first few times, you'd think they'd move the rock.
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* BodySnatcher: If it wasn't brainwashing, the other ever-present threat was having your body taken over by malevolent aliens/ghosts/etc. Captain Krueger's use of this trope is probably the show's best example, since [[http://www.vttbots.com/classic_phantom.html "The Phantom Strikes"]] was well-received enough to warrant a rare sequel, "The Return of the Phantom".

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* BodySnatcher: If it wasn't brainwashing, the other ever-present threat was having your body taken over by malevolent aliens/ghosts/etc. Captain Krueger's use of this trope is probably the show's best example, since [[http://www.vttbots.com/classic_phantom.html "The Phantom Strikes"]] Strikes" was well-received enough to warrant a rare sequel, "The Return of the Phantom".
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* HisNameIs: In "Secret of the Loch", Scotland Yard Inspector Lester radios Nelson and Crane that he's found out the truth of what's going on at Loch Ness. And he's killed by [[spoiler: the fake Nessie]] just before telling them the rest.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The downed alien in "The Sky is Falling" is quite ugly by human standards. So, when talking to Admiral Nelson, it takes on a form it feels Nelson wouldn't find offensive: [[spoiler: that of Nelson, himself. And it later does the same for Capt. Crane.]]
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* FailSafeFailure: In the first season episode "Doomsday".


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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Missile officer Corbett does this twice in "Doomsday". First, he can't bring himself to turn his missile key when a war alert is sounded. Then, [[spoiler: he refuses to set a missile to explode beneath the ocean's surface, which would keep the episode's FailSafeFailure secret from the public.]]


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** "Doomsday", from the first season, sets the year at 1973.
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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." (It should be noted that the first season, filmed and broadcast in black & white, featured more serious and thoughtful stories, along with a greater ColdWar emphasis.) A bit of a wet version of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Averted in "The Human Computer". The Seaview's new ship-controlling computer system works fine. It's the enemy saboteur on board that's the problem.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: An early example is Jenkins from the first season episode, "The Amphibians". Experiments give him the ability to survive underwater, along with heightened senses and strength, and makes him power-mad.
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* TheRemnant: One episode dealt with a Japanese holdout from WorldWarTwo.

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* TheRemnant: One episode dealt with a Japanese holdout from WorldWarTwo.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* ColdWar: Several episodes, especially in the first season, use this as a backdrop.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: In "Eleven Days to Zero", the original pilot, the narrator introduces the original captain of the Seaview, John Phillips. Phillips is shot dead less than five minutes later.
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* AirVentEscape: Played with in "The City Beneath the Sea", where plugging up an air vent, rather than crawling through it, leads to Crane and the GirlOfTheWeek escaping.
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* BaldOfEvil: Most of the members of the villainous group in the pilot ("Eleven Days to Zero") sport this.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/SeaquestDSV''.
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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.
''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.
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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.

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A 1964-68 Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.
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A 1964-68 IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.

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A 1964-68 IrwinAllen Creator/IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.



* StockFootage: Lots. "IrwinAllen" is basically synonymous with this trope.

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* StockFootage: Lots. "IrwinAllen" "Creator/IrwinAllen" is basically synonymous with this trope.
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* NotTheNessie: TheReveal of [[spoiler:"Secret of the Loch".]]
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* FramedFaceOpening: Used in the TitleSequence from the second season onwards.
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Based on the 1961 film of the same name, in which our heroes defeat a [[GlobalWarning global heat wave]] (caused by the then recently discovered Van Allen radiation belt [[HollywoodScience catching on fire]]) through DeusExNukina. No, seriously. The movie's storyline was later on recycled as a series episode titled "The Sky's On Fire", complete with copious amounts of StockFootage from the motion picture.

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Based on [[Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea the 1961 film of the same name, name]], in which our heroes defeat a [[GlobalWarning global heat wave]] (caused by the then recently discovered Van Allen radiation belt [[HollywoodScience catching on fire]]) through DeusExNukina. No, seriously. The movie's storyline was later on recycled as a series episode titled "The Sky's On Fire", complete with copious amounts of StockFootage from the motion picture.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series was set during TheSeventies, roughly a decade ahead of when it was filmed.

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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series was set during TheSeventies, roughly a decade ahead of when it was filmed.made.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The series was set during TheSeventies, roughly a decade ahead of when it was filmed.
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[[caption-width-right:250:Nelson, Crane, and the Seaview]]

A 1964-68 IrwinAllen SciFi show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the RecycledScript: almost every episode can be summarized as "MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated by [[RayGun Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''SeaQuestDSV''.

Based on the 1961 film of the same name, in which our heroes defeat a [[GlobalWarning global heat wave]] (caused by the then recently discovered Van Allen radiation belt [[HollywoodScience catching on fire]]) through DeusExNukina. No, seriously. The movie's storyline was later on recycled as a series episode titled "The Sky's On Fire", complete with copious amounts of StockFootage from the motion picture.

Interestingly, the series switched from black and white to colour during its run, which was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship.
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* AliensInCardiff: Aliens invariably invade the ''Seaview'', and only the ''Seaview'', instead of [[TokyoIsTheCenterOftheUniverse Tokyo]], [[BigApplesauce New York]], or other such places that aren't isolated arenas several leagues under the sea.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Both being brainwashed to kill your friends and being almost killed by your brainwashed friends were consistent threats on the ''Seaview''. Practically once-an-episode consistent.
* BodySnatcher: If it wasn't brainwashing, the other ever-present threat was having your body taken over by malevolent aliens/ghosts/etc. Captain Krueger's use of this trope is probably the show's best example, since [[http://www.vttbots.com/classic_phantom.html "The Phantom Strikes"]] was well-received enough to warrant a rare sequel, "The Return of the Phantom".
* CoolBoat: The flying submarine, as well as the ''Seaview'' itself.
* CoolPlane: The flying sub, introduced in the second season.
* GagDub: Episode "Werewolf", where one of the protagonists is infected with a germ that turns him into a werewolf with the reactor core's radiation, was famously gag-dubbed by Mexican comediant Trino into the protagonist "getting" AIDS in the hand from Captain Patterson, going to the reactor core to take a dump believing it's the restroom, and transforming into a monster from the AIDS.
* HeroesRUs: The Nelson Institute of Marine Research.
* MildlyMilitary: The ''Seaview'' technically belongs to the NIMR, but the crew is comprised of civilian and Navy personnel. They're at the government's beck and call, which is presumably why they're trusted to pack nuclear missiles and single-handedly guard the world from undersea Communists and space Nazis.
* TheRemnant: One episode dealt with a Japanese holdout from WorldWarTwo.
* StockFootage: Lots. "IrwinAllen" is basically synonymous with this trope.
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