Episode
Stingray: The Big Gun
Overview
After Stingray destroys an attacking submarine, another soon arrives to threaten Marineville. Foiling the assault, Troy, Phones and Marina pursue the sub into a deep undersea tunnel and come across the city of Solarstar.
Details
- Series
- Stingray
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1965-01-24
Episode context
The Big Gun is Episode 17 in Season 1 of Stingray. It aired on 1965-01-24.
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Episode 19: Deep Heat
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Episode 14: The Ghost of the Sea
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Episode 20: Star of the East
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Episode 13: Tune of Danger
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Episode 21: Invisible Enemy
Troy and Phones rescue a comatose man and take him back to Marineville for treatment. Unknown to them, the man is actually in a controlled hypnotic trance as part of a plan to render everyone in Marineville unconscious and open to attack.
Episode 12: A Christmas to Remember
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Episode 22: Tom Thumb Tempest
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Episode 11: In Search of the Tajmanon
Professor Graham is searching for the lost temple of Tajmanon, which was submerged when a dam was built in Africa. When Troy and Phones are assigned to aid the professor in his quest, they soon encounter their old enemy, El Hamra.
Episode 23: Eastern Eclipse
Having been dethroned by the people of his Eastern nation, El Hudats twin brother, Ali Khali, arrives in Marineville.