If you're old enough, you'll remember how you first got hooked on diving by watching Mike Nelson, ex-frogman
turned freelance scuba diver, outwitting villains, disarming nuclear missiles and rescuing victims underwater,
all while wearing a wetsuit and fins. The series Sea Hunt, which ran on TV between 1958 and 1961, ignited the craze
for recreational scuba diving at a time when it was still brand new. Each episode (with star Lloyd Bridges doing
mostly voiceover narration as obviously it's hard to emote while
underwater) brought adventure and included pleas to viewers to
understand and protect the marine environment.
Sea Hunt's four seasons of episodes have been hard to find on
DVD until now. Sea Hunt - 24 Hour Television Marathon, an 8-DVD
collection priced at $30, just went on sale at Amazon. Bridges'
two sons, Beau and Jeff, started their acting careers here, making
appearances when both were tater tots. You can also order Seasons
1 through 4 separately for $15 each. Order your choice of DVDs
through us via www.undercurrent.org , and our cut of the proceeds
goes to save coral reefs.