The Sea Hunt TV show was a 30 minute action series that aired in syndication about a scuba diver who found himself in a new underwater adventure each week!
Sea Hunt TV Show Cast:
Lloyd Bridges .......... Mike Nelson
Sea Hunt Trivia:
The Sea Hunt TV show was extremely popular in its day in part because scuba diving was very new to the public at large at that time and underwater shots of the ocean environment were very exciting to audiences.
The Sea Hunt TV show incorporated a voice-over by Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson to talk to the audience about what the character was thinking and planning. The feeling on the part of viewers that Mike was talking personally to them was just one more element that set Sea Hunt apart from any other series on television at the time.
The twin air tanks worn by Mike Nelson were only real in the first several episodes of Sea Hunt. Lloyd Bridges complained about the excessive weight of the tanks when shooting scenes out of the water. After that, the tanks you saw during above water shots were made of balsa wood with a coat of silver paint.
Sea Hunt was still doing well in the ratings when the series ended. Lloyd Bridges got tired of the "cops and robbers" storylines that were becoming more and more dominant on the series, so he refused to do a fifth season. Bridges wanted to do episodes that centered around environmental storylines but the producers weren't thrilled with the idea.