Episode
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Machines Strike Back
Overview
A missile defense platform-drone malfunctions and threatens to destroy the East Coast of the US.
Details
- Series
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1965-12-12
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Machines Strike Back is Episode 12 in Season 2 of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. It aired on 1965-12-12. The runtime is 60 min.
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