The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau 

The aquatic explorations of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso.

Stars:

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Rod Serling, Joseph Campanella

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jacques-Yves Cousteau	...	Himself / ... 36 episodes, 1968-1976
Rod Serling	...	Narrator 28 episodes, 1968-1974

Storyline

In the series, we see the scientific expeditions of the renowned sea explorer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the crew of his ship, the Calypso. They go around the globe exploring various regions of the underwater world and try to unlock its secrets and get them on film.

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Plot Keywords:

exploration | explorer | underwater | u boat | famous opening theme | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

El mundo submarino de Jacques Cousteau

Company Credits

Production Co:

David L. Wolper Productions, Les Réquins Associés, Metromedia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player (1981)

User Reviews

Excellent exposure to the life of scientists

I vividly remember watching this show with an almost religious fervor. As I recall, there were generally about 4-6 shows produced each year during it's run, and each was always worth watching. Some ended up being fairly premature given more recent developments in various aspects of the science, but most were generally very well founded and provided new insights into some of the conditions of marine life and sea life behaviors.

Near the end of the run, it became more schmaltzy and wasn't as interesting as the early shows, but that could be just me growing from age 10 to age 17. It turns out that it also gave us tons of idiosyncratic and stereotypical culture references that various humorists have been using for decades.