Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Fires of Death
TV Flash files “Fires of Death” as the first listed hour of season 4 — Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968) on ABC, season 4, episode 1, aired 1967-09-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 85 of 110 in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1967-09-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Destroy Seaview!” (S03E26). Next is “The Deadly Dolls” (S04E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Seaview is sent to stop an active volcano from erupting and causing a catastrophe. Accompanying them is Dr. Turner who's suppose to help them. But it turns out he has a different plan and that is to make the volcano erupt so he can acquire something that will make him immortal.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fires of Death sit in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 85 of 110 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea S04E01 air?
Fires of Death aired 1967-09-17 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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- David Hedison as Capt. Lee Crane
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