Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Hail to the Chief
TV Flash files “Hail to the Chief” as hour 16 of 110 in the TV Flash guide — Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968) on ABC, season 1, episode 16, aired 1964-12-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E16: listed hour 16 of 110 in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 1. It aired 1964-12-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Long Live the King” (S01E15). Next is “The Last Battle” (S01E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Injured in a fall, the President of the United States is in desperate need of surgery -- and the operation must be kept secret. Naturally, Seaview is chosen as the best place for the operation. An enemy agent, taking the place of the doctor who would have used a radiological device on the President, will attempt to kill the Commander-in-Chief with a deadly ray. Will she be discovered in time to save the President?
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hail to the Chief sit in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea guide?
S01E16 is listed hour 16 of 110 — hour 16 of 32 in season 1, season 1 episode 16.
When did Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea S01E16 air?
Hail to the Chief aired 1964-12-28 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Nelson and Crane on the Seaview in an early, straighter adventure hour show the film-to-series contract. Later monster weeks are the camp-adjacent spectacle if you want creatures over Cold War nerves.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is Irwin Allen spectacle in a flying-sub hull: Richard Basehart's Admiral Nelson, David Hedison's Captain Crane, and the Seaview meeting monsters, spies, and weekly disaster. It spun from Allen's 1961 film into four seasons of underwater set pieces. Cold War nerves as creature feature — straight faces, big models.
The silhouette is a glass nose on an experimental submarine. *Flying-sub hull, big models, Cold War nerves dressed as creature couture.* Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is Irwin Allen spectacle: Richard Basehart's Admiral Nelson, David Hedison's Captain Crane, the Seaview meeting monsters, spies, and weekly disaster. Spun from Allen's 1961 film onto ABC (1964–1968; four seasons, 110 episodes). Straight faces, big stakes. **This was not a quiet patrol; this was disaster theater in a hull.**
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- Richard Basehart as Adm. Harriman Nelson
Richard Basehart commanded Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Adm. Harriman Nelson — Irwin Allen spectacle in a flying-sub hull, monsters and spies meeting weekly disaster. David Hedison's Captain Crane kept the deck honest. TV Flash…
- David Hedison as Capt. Lee Crane
David Hedison’s Capt. Lee Crane ran Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea from the Seaview’s conn — Irwin Allen spectacle in a flying-sub hull, Richard Basehart’s Admiral Nelson, monsters, spies, weekly disaster. Four seasons of underwater set…