Episode

Sealab 2021: Tornado Shanks

Name: Sealab 2021: Tornado Shanks
Released: 2004-01-11
Duration: 11 min
Cast: Erik Estrada, Kate Miller, Brett Butler, Ellis Henican, Bill Lobley

Sealab 2021Season 32004-01-11

Overview

As Captain Murphy leaves for The Great Spice Wars, a new captain, Tornado Shanks, is given the helm.

Details

Series: Sealab 2021
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 12
Air date: 2004-01-11
Runtime: 11 min

Episode context

Tornado Shanks is Episode 12 in Season 3 of Sealab 2021. It aired on 2004-01-11. The runtime is 11 min.

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Episode 11: Frozen Dinner 2003-12-31 | 11 min The Sealab crew attempts a daring rescue mission to Ice Station Zebra, one of whose inhabitants has turned to cannibalism. They are accompanied by a German who "came with the sub," bears more than a passing resemblance to Jürgen Prochnow and is given to firing his pistol inside the sub and shouting "Sieg Heil, Cornelius Drebbel!" Unfortunately, the two inhabitants of Ice Station Zebra cannot be rescued due to a lack of wetsuits, thanks to Debbie packing an attractive dress for herself instead.

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