Aquaman (1967–…): Season 1, Episode 15 - The Undersea Trojan Horse/The Vicious Villainy of Vassa/The Twenty-Third Dimension - full transcript

(male narrator)
Aquaman, swift and powerful
monarch of the ocean

with ability
to summon and command

all creatures of the deep.

Aquaman, who, with his
teenage ally Aqualad

guards and defends
all that lives in the seas

against the forces of evil.

Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.

[theme music]

(male narrator)
A giant replica
of a Portuguese man-of-war

floats innocently
on the sea's surface.

But inside, it is the lab
of an evil scientific genius.



The dread Dr. Lamprey.

[laughs]

My plans are complete.

'Now to drop the remote relay'

'and begin
operation robot unlimited.'

[Lampreylaughing]

[theme music]

Aquaman and Aqualad.
Perfect.

Now, the remote relay
will detect them

and kick off their doom.

[beeping]

[gasps]

[buzzing]

Holy houndfish, Aquaman!
Look!



Robot swordfish.

Dive, Aqualad! Fast.

neigh

Those two marine marvels
will be taken care of

by my robot beauties.

[laughing]

Now, I can move on to Atlantis

which is gem of the oceans.

[laughing]

[buzzing]

Those robots are catching up.

Hop off, Tadpole.
We'll meet up head on.

[buzzing continues]

(male narrator)
Faster and faster
swims Aquaman

in a tight circle

as the robot menace
tries to overtake him.

[music continues]

kaboom

Now, where's Aqualad?

Sufferin' shellfish!

It's tryin' to wreck me up
on the razor coral.

Its eyes, minnow.
Cover the eyes.

Yeah, maybe that's the key.

Soarin' sailfish!
We're headin' for that cliff.

Get off, Aqualad. Fast!

kaboom

Wow! That was too close.

Nice work, minnow.

(Aquaman)
Come on, team.

Let's go find the source
of those robots.

Now, for part two
of operation robots unlimited.

[chuckles]

[water gurgling]

(male narrator) Now, riding out from Atlantis,
comes fair-haired Mera.

Oh! Isn't it beautiful?

[barking]

Shush, Tusky.
What's the matter with you?

[barking]

(male narrator)
Now, as the impetuous girl
touches the giant replica..

Good grief!

A whole armada of robot fish!

[barking]

Quick, Tusky.
Let's get out of here.

Ha-ha! Perfect.

She's leading them
right toward Atlantis.

Once in range, the remote relay
will take over and..

[laughs]
Kaboom! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

[barking]

Leapin' ladyfish.

'More robots.'

And Mera is leading them
right at Atlantis.

'We need help
to turn them away.'

[dramatic music]

(male narrator)
Now, metal dolphin
meets real dolphin.

Robot hammer-head
hits living shark.

Metallic manta
slams flesh-and-blood ray

in a battle royal.

Give it to 'em, troops.

Come on, tadpole.
Let's join the fight.

[music continues]

kaboom

We're not stoppin' 'em.

They're getting
closer to Atlantis.

Great whales!
It's Dr. Lamprey.

'He is controlling them
from his man-of-war.'

- How can we penetrate that?
- We can't.

But maybe I can stop him
from sending commands from it.

(male narrator)
Now, in response
to Aquaman's summons

a group of torpedo rays

surround Dr. Lamprey's
floating lab

and bombard it with
a band of electricity.

[laughing]
You won't jam
my robot controller that way.

'Because it's not even here.'

Now, my big guns.

It's not working.

The control is not
in Lamprey's lab.

It could be anywhere
in the seven seas.

Check, sardine.
I've got to stop that.

Aquaman, look!

Torpedo fish.

(Aquaman)
'Come on. The troops need us.'

You help the fish,
I'll handle those babies.

kaboom

[whooshing]

Gotcha! If one of those hits
Atlantis, it's goodbye dome.

(male narrator)
Now, the sea king creates
a wall of hard water

and sends it rolling ahead.

That didn't stop
all of them either.

Watch out, Aquaman!

Stay away, Aqualad.

swoosh

Didn't work.
What will I do now?

[beeping]

Got no choice.
Must chance it.

[intense music]

kaboom

What caused the robot fish
to wreck themselves?

(Aquaman)
There's the answer, tadpole.

Good old Tusky
found the controller

for those robots,
and clobbered it.

(Aqualad)
'Tusky, you're a hero!'

(Aquaman)
'Look, Dr. Lamprey's
had enough.'

'His robot raiders
are so much junk now.'

There's Mera.

Come on,
you big beautiful thing.

Come on, Mera.
It's no use.

That thing's bigger
than all of us.

[both laughing]

(male narrator) In just a moment, we'll return
with another exciting adventure

featuring a guest star

from the galaxy
of super-super heroes.

[theme music]

(male narrator) Carter Hall, scientific genius
from a far off world

flies into action as
Hawkman, winged wonder

with Skreal,
his faithful fighting mascot

with his arsenal
of phenomenal powers

against all earthly
and inter-planetary forces.

Hawkman, the winged avenger.

[theme music]

(male narrator)
Plummeting down out of space,
a strange craft appears

in the night sky, over Earth.

Banish us from Jupiter,
will they, eh?

Well, we'll show them,
eh, Den-O?

Affirmative.
Ready dimension ray.

Fire!

zap

(male narrator)
At that moment, Skreal,
Hawkman's pet bird

sits atop the Magnus building.

Midway city's
tallest skyscraper. Suddenly..

screech

[theme music]

That should shake up
the Earth people, eh, Den-O, eh?

Yes, Rap-O. Now, we can
make them our slaves.

(male narrator)
Moments later in a space lab
on the outskirts of the city

where he is known as
scientist, Carter Hall

Hawkman receives
an unexpected visitor.

Skreal! You know better
than to come here.

(man on radio)
'Hawkman.
Calling Hawkman.'

Police radio.

'We're being attacked
from outer space.'

So that's what you were trying
to tell me, eh, Skreal?

To the Hawkship, Skreal.

Let's go!

(male narrator)
Rocketing up
into the atmosphere

the winged avenger
and his bird ally

enter the Hawkship and take off
in search of invaders.

It's Hawkman, Rap-O.
He's coming for us.

Hawkman, eh?

Send him out of this world with
the dimension ray, eh, Den-O?

Ready.
Fire!

[zapping]

(male narrator) Struck by the evil pranksters'
dimension ray

space itself shatters
around Hawkman's ship.

Then, the energy of particles
converge, and Hawkman is..

Gone!
Ha-ha.

Into dimension 23
with our other enemies, eh?

No one now can stop us
from ruling Earth.

[laughing]

[crackling]

Great galaxies!
Where are we?

Maybe the Radiotron
can tell us.

(automated voice)
'Location, Dimension 23.
Danger! Danger!'

Dimension 23? Come on, Skreal.
Let's have a look.

(male narrator) Stepping down, Hawkman's foot
energizes the crystal surface.

And in a split second,
he is surrounded

by living electricity.

The proton people
of Dimension 23.

- Invaders! Invaders!
- Invaders! Invaders!

zap

Stay out of their range, Skreal.

They can't break contact
with the crystal surface

so they can't reach us here.

zap zap

[intense music]

[screeching]

zap

[crackling]

(male narrator)
Meanwhile, back on the world
in our dimension..

People of Earth, you are now
the slaves of Den-O..

And Rap-O, from Jupiter.

You have seen what we have done
with your skyscraper.

And your Hawkman, eh?

Both sent to Dimension 23.

'From which there
is no return, ever.'

From now on,
you will do our bidding, eh?

What're we going to do?

I'm afraid, gentleman,
we're at their mercy.

[crackling]

Who, who are you?

We are from Jupiter.

Sent here by Den-O
and Rap-O as you were.

But, why? How?

They are evil pranksters
banished from our planet.

We were transporting them
to our prison asteroid

when they overpowered us.

Turned our own dimension ray
on us.

Then made off with our ship.

We better
get out of here.

Maybe my electroclaw can..

zap

[grunts]

- You cannot escape.
- You must be destroyed.

[music continues]

Skreal!
He can help.

- Death to the invaders!
- Death to the invaders!

Skreal, bring the lightning rod
from the Hawkship. Hurry!

[crackling continues]

- There is little time left.
- We are doomed.

If this crazy dimension
responds to basic physics

and if Skreal gets here in..

Here he comes.

'Drop the rod, Skreal. Now!'

boing

[crackling]

(Hawkman)
'It worked!'

The proton people
are trapped in a lightning rod.

Come on. To my ship.

[dramatic music]

screech

You two see if you can convert
my tracer to your dimension ray!

Can do, Hawkman.
We reverse its polarity.

Then test it
on the Earth building.

Great. Wait for
the blast-off.

whoosh

zap zap zap

Hawkman!
He's come back.

Quick, Den-O. Fire the green
cloud, eh? He'll never see us.

(male narrator)
Using the magno-power
of his radar eyes

Hawkman penetrates
the green fog.

And torpedoing directly to them

blasts the Hawkship
out of their trap

with electromagnetic power.

What do we do now,
Den-O, eh?

Quick, activate the dimension
ray. Then let's get out of here.

[zapping]

zap zap

Let's singe their wings,
Din-O, eh?

boom

screech

First to make them release
Skreal with my repeller ray.

zap

Now, into the dimension ray
with you, scoundrels!

No, not that,
not that, no!

[crackling]

Safe journey back to Jupiter,
captain. Good luck!

Thank you, Hawkman,
for everything.

Okay, Skreal,
next dimension..

...Midway city. Hold.

(male narrator)
Coming up next,
more action-packed adventures

with Aquaman,
king of the seven seas

featuring Aqualad
and Tusky the walrus.

[instrumental music]

[neighing]

(male narrator)
Not far from Atlantis,
five strange undersea crafts

ply to a silent stop.

Commanding the Portilla

is the villainous mermaid,
Queen Vassa.

Attention, all mermen.

Ship number three
will remain here on guard.

All others will activate
laser beam drills

and tunnel up
into Atlantis...now!

[whirring]

[Vassa laughing]

Even the brilliant Aquaman
will not expect an attack

from beneath the city.

(male narrator)
As Vassa's ship tunnel
toward Atlantis

the Aquateam and Mera
are inside the dome city

visiting the minister
of defense.

You say that Obelisk
is the key

to your new defense
warning system?

- That's right, Aquaman.
- How does it work?

It's simple, Aqualad.

When there's danger,
the crystal ball flashes.

Buzzin' barracuda!
It's flashing now.

(Mera)
'Good grief!'

Aquaman, look!

A geyser of water!

(Aqualad)
'And there's another one.
And another.'

(Aquaman)
Sir, order your people
to the rooftops at once.

That goes for you too, Mera.

Come on, tadpole.
To the Aquacave.

Look, Aquaman.
Unidentified submarine.

Southeast. Let's ride.

[theme music]

[neighing]

[barking]

(merman #1)
'Number three to number one.
Aquaman approaching fast.'

(Vassa on phone)
'Use your laser beam drill.
Attack and destroy. Over!'

(Aqualad)
Could that be
one of Queen Vassa's

new ships, Aquaman?

(Aquaman)
'Must be.'

(Aqualad)
'Look! Look, what's that?'

It's trouble. Scatter.

crash

[beeping]

[whirring]

bam

[whirring]

boom

Mermen!
Let's go get 'em.

Later, minnow.

First, we've
got to save Atlantis.

(male #1)
The flood is rising rapidly.

Soon our rooftops
will be under water.

Darn it! I want to see
what Aquaman's doing.

No, Mera, no!

Hold it, Aqualad.

Holy haddock! Another one.

(Aquaman)
'And more.'

Four ships. Yipes!

(Aquaman)
Separate, fast!

[squealing]

[barking]

boom boom boom

boom

Leapin' lungfish!

Look alive, now.

That Atlantian girl, Mera
is directly below our ship.

'Capture her
with the Vassian vortex.'

[whirring]

Help!
Aquaman!

Yes, I know, Tusky.
Vassa is in that ship.

Someone else?

Mera?

Aquaman is down there.
Quick, get him!

[whirring]

(male narrator)
Trapped in the powerful
Vassian vortex

which draws him upward
toward the open hatch

the sea king exerts
his great strength.

Slowly every muscle strained
almost to bursting.

Aquaman momentarily
stops the vortex.

Then causes it
to reverse itself

with ever increasing speed.

It's spinning backwards!

(merman #2)
'Incredible.'

boom

Burned out!

Must get out of here.

Vassa's leaving.
Gotta get Mera.

'Great whales!
Aqualad's surrounded.'

With its steering rudder gone,
it'll keep going forever.

boom

Let's get the others.

[dramatic music]

boom

Aquaman! Help!

A direct hit on the rudder
should turn the trick.

swish

Uh-oh!
It turned it toward me!

What luck!

Aquaman turned
the ship toward himself.

No, he'll be killed!

Out of my way!

click

[whirring]

boom

You'll pay for this,
you little water-witch!

'Chain her to the bulk-head.'

Now, I will
personally destroy Aquaman!

'Activate the laser beam drill.'

Okay, we meet.
Come and get me!

[whirring]

She bored her way in.
Now, she'll bore her way out.

crash

[dramatic music]

- Ah!
- Greetings, Your Majesty.

Aquaman?

You'll get more of the same if
you don't release Mera at once!

Oh, Aquaman!
Am I glad to see you.

I demand justice.

You'll get it, queeny.
In Atlantis.

What are the giant rays for,
Aquaman?

(Aquaman)
'To plug up the holes
temporarily'

and stop the flood in Atlantis.

(minister)
Aquaman, you've
stopped the floods.

Yes. And here's
your culprit, sir.

Her Royal Highness,
Queen Vassa.

You are a vile woman, Vassa.

And you shall be
severely punished.

The first part
of their punishment

'is to help pump
Atlantis dry.'

What a beautiful picture.

(Aquaman)
'And only fair too.'

[all laughing]

clap clap clap

[theme music]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]