Episode
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Shape of Doom
Overview
Dr. Alex Holden is hunting a gigantic whale in which he has injected an experimental growth serum. It turns and destroys his boat, killing his crew. He is rescued by Seaview, which was on en route to plant a nuclear device to blast an undersea channel Holden obsesses over getting his swallowed equipment from the whale when it turns and comes at the sub, swallowing the bomb as it is being lowered! Nelson cannot detonate the bomb, as the president's carrier is in the area. The nearly insane Holden steals Nelson's remote detonating device and threatens to blow up the whale if he's not permitted to get samples of the whale.
Details
- Series
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1966-02-06
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Shape of Doom is Episode 20 in Season 2 of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. It aired on 1966-02-06. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 19: Graveyard of Fear
A scientist and his secretary come aboard Seaview when their research vessel is sunk by a giant Portugese Man-Of-War. They want Admiral Nelson to return to the scene, but won't tell him the real reason.
Episode 21: Dead Men's Doubloons
A 16th century pirate seemingly comes back from the grave to threaten Seaview.
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Episode 22: The Death Ship
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Episode 17: The Phantom Strikes
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Episode 23: The Monster's Web
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Episode 16: Deadly Creature Below!
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Episode 24: The Menfish
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Episode 15: Killers of the Deep
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Episode 25: The Mechanical Man
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Episode 14: Terror on Dinosaur Island
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Episode 26: The Return of the Phantom
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