Aquaman (1967–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Return of Nepto/The Fiery Invaders/Target Earth - full transcript
Aquaman find four giants trapped in a sea cave in "The Return Of Nepto." / A huge alien spaceship sets fire to the oceans in "The Fiery Invaders." / The League battles an evil armada in "Target Earth."
(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 teenaged ally,
Aqualad
guards and defends all
that lives in the seas
against the forces of evil.
Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.
[dramatic music]
Gathering black clouds erupt
suddenly into a violent storm.
It's lashing fury
extending down
into the world
beneath the waves
bombarding the ocean floor
with jagged bolts
of lightening.
Dangerously close
to Aquaman and Aqualad.
Suffering sawfish, Aquaman.
This is rough.
[thunder crashing]
The rock mountain,
it's exploding.
- Into that cave, hurry.
- Go, Imp.
[dramatic music]
(Aqualad)
Wailing wallfish, Aquaman!
Look, look at that!
Hmm. Spooky, isn't it?
(Aqualad)
'A hidden room and four giants.'
- Who, who are they?
- Beats me, Aqualad.
Listen, the storm
seems to be letting up.
[thunder rumbling]
Look, they, they're alive!
Must have been
in suspended animation.
Come on, Aqualad,
let's greet them.
(male #1)
'Stop!'
[neighing]
Who are you, puny ones?
Easy, buster.
You're talking to Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.
Ha! Ridiculous.
I, Nepto,
am the true ruler of the seas.
Nepto?
There was a tyrant by that name
who threatened Atlantis long ago
before an undersea earthquake
buried him.
Aye, now Nepto has returned.
And this time
I shall conquer Atlantis again.
'Warriors, take them!'
- Say when, Aquaman.
- Now, take off.
[dramatic music]
thud
swish
thud
Clumsy oafs!
I, Nepto,
will destroy them myself.
[crackling]
Now you shall be locked away
forever!
thud
[crackling]
thud
(Nepto)
'The way is clear.
On to Atlantis!'
You alright, tadpole?
Yeah, but we've gotta
get out of here
before those characters
get to Atlantis.
Ah, no use.
These rocks are wedged
tighter than a giant clam.
- Listen.
- What's that?
[Tusky yelping]
It's Tusky.
He's tracked us here somehow.
[Tusky yelping]
Meanwhile,
Nepto and his warriors
have reached
the Great Dome of Atlantis
which shimmers
in the depths of the sea.
Hear this, Atlantis!
I, Nepto, ruler of all
the oceans have returned.
'Surrender or be destroyed!'
Nepto! Can it be possible?
What shall we do?
Where's Aquaman?
Why does Aquaman not help us?
(Aqualad)
Come on, Tusky, don't quit.
No use. It's too much for him.
I'd better summon help.
zap
[Tusky yelping]
[clapping]
Now to get to Atlantis fast!
[clapping]
- Go, Storm!
- Go, Imp!
Go!
Along the way,
the Sea King summons
a great army of fish allies.
Hear this, Atlantis
my last warning.
Surrender
or feel the power of Nepto!
[crackling]
[explosion]
Look, here comes Aquaman
with help!
You? Again?
'Now I shall destroy you!'
Electric eels, charge!
zap
[crackling]
clang
[explosion]
Infernal Aquaman!
Charge, warriors!
Cut them down!
This way, Aqualad.
'Let's get 'em, troops.'
creak
(Nepto)
'Hear me, Aquaman.'
'Call off your armada and leave'
or I will shatter the dome
with my trident's full power.
Great waves.
If he cracks the dome
the sea will crash in.
And destroy Atlantis.
I warn you, Aquaman.
Act quickly!
Okay, Nepto, you win.
All fish, retreat!
Follow me and be ready.
Now Atlantis is truly mine
at last.
[laughing]
Now, Aqualad!
Now, Nepto, we'll put you
and your warriors
'in an Atlantean prison.'
You shall pay for this someday.
Heed him not, Aquaman
for I, Aqualad
am the true King
of the Seven Seas.
(Aquaman)
'And so I crown you, O King.'
Hey! Let me out of here!
Help!
[laughing]
[clapping]
In just a moment,
we will return
with another
exciting adventure
featuring a guest star
from the galaxy
of super superheroes.
(male narrator)
The Justice League of America.
The combined fighting power
of the Man of Steel
and the Cosmic Crusader
the Winged Avenger
and the King of the Sea
the Tiny Titan
and the Scarlet Streak.
All working together
for good against evil
as the Justice League
of America.
boom
Towards planet Earth
streaks a strange
remote-controlled missile
plunging through
the stratosphere.
It plants itself
in the rock-strewn terrain
of the isolated
mountainous wasteland.
Now in the flagship
of a large armed space armada
poised for invasion.
[intense music]
Magno-unit missile
in place, Romnex.
Excellent.
Order fleet
into attack position.
Wait. A fighter craft
has broken formation.
Headed for Earth.
It is Velcar. Stop him!
He must not warn Earth
of our plan!
[intense music]
boom
Calling Justice League.
Need help, urgent.
Responding to the SOS
two Justice League champions
rocket to the rescue.
Block off their rays,
Green Lantern
while I take care of them.
Check, Superman.
zap
He's safe now.
I'll take him down.
[dramatic music]
boom
- Nice work, Superman.
- No sweat, Green Lantern.
- Velcar has escaped.
- There is no time to lose!
Quickly,
order standby for attack!
Activate magno-unit missile!
Magno-unit missile activated.
Now from the missile's antenna
powerful electric waves
pan out toward the sun
driving Earth
in a powerful magnetic pull
and drawing her out of orbit.
There is no time to lose.
Romnex, a criminal warlord
banished from my world
'has planted a magnetic device'
'to draw Earth
closer to the sun.'
'Then he will attack in force.'
- It's already begun.
- Yes, it's getting hot.
Got to work fast.
[laughs]
Within minutes,
Earth will be powerless
to resist the invasion.
'See? Already her polar icecaps
starts to melt.'
'Her jungles begin
to wither and die.'
Not even the powerful men
of the Justice League
can save Earth now.
Flash, you and the Atom
track down
and break up that magno missile.
Check. Hang on, squirt.
Hawkman, Velcar is yours.
Take him to a safe place.
There's no safer place
than my orbiting spaceship.
Let's go.
You hold off the invaders,
Green Lantern.
- I'll push the Earth back.
- Okay, I'm off.
Up, up and away!
[dramatic music]
(Superman)
'Don't fight me, Mother Earth.'
[grunting]
Incredible!
Superman is returning
Earth to orbit.
And Green Lantern approaches
to challenge us.
Open fire!
[swishing]
zap
boom
boom
Fools! He's just one man.
Destroy him.
Romnex.
The speedy one, he draws closer
to the magno missile.
swish
Thar she blows, Flasheroo!
Am I glad. This is our
sixth trip around the globe.
swish
Activate magno's armament.
Hurry!
[sizzling]
[explosion]
- Take over, peanut.
- Right.
Got to make myself smaller.
[sizzling]
[glass shattering]
boom
How did I do, Flasheroo?
A-Okay, mighty might.
'Let's get back
to the headquarters.'
Find out
how the others are doing.
They did it. Now, to see
if Green Lantern needs a hand.
Away!
Superman approaching.
[explosion]
zap
crash
Order retreat.
Too late. We're hit.
Plummeting earthward,
the command craft is picked up
on monitors in Hawkman's
orbiting spaceship.
Attention, Flash and Atom,
invader ship approaching.
They're up on that plateau.
Hold tight, Atom.
Blast them!
[sizzling]
thud
pow
zap
Looks as if they've had it,
Green Lantern.
So have I. Let's go down.
Romnex wanted to occupy Earth.
Well, he got his wish.
Only he'll be occupying it
in a prison cell.
I'll return you
to your world, Velcar
where you'll be a real hero.
Perhaps.
But I shall tell them
that the true heroes
are the Justice League
of America.
Coming up next,
more action-packed adventures
with Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.
Featuring Aqualad
and Tusky the Walrus.
[neighing]
(male narrator)
From out of a brilliant
fiery sun
a huge alien ship comes
streaking toward Earth
at incredible speed.
[whirring]
[intense music]
Unaware of the danger
from above
Aqualad,
astride his seahorse Imp
is racing Tusky,
his pet walrus.
When suddenly..
[dramatic music]
Looks like somebody's
trying to light up the ocean.
Let's have a look.
Suffering sailfish!
[whirring]
[dramatic music]
They are lighting up the ocean
with fire.
Fire plant number one
operational, sir.
Excellent.
Soon we convert the oceans
of Earth to deserts.
Meanwhile in the Aquacave..
[device beeping]
The heat sensor
is pulsating at coordinates
Alpha 17 and Victor 6.
Well, that's not
an ordinary fire. It's too--
(Aqualad on radio)
'Aquaman? Aquaman?'
'The ocean's on fire. Hurry!'
Check, Aqualad. I am on my way.
[dramatic music]
[neighing]
This calls for more speed
than you can furnish
Storm, old friend.
[neighing]
[sizzling]
[swishing]
Steady, Imp. Hold on, boy!
[neighing]
Ah!
[Tusky yelping]
[intense music]
Aquaman!
Let's put out that fire.
Relax, tadpole. I'm calling
for help from our friends.
zap
Narwhals?
What can they do to help?
Dig tunnels for water
to rush in under the fire.
(Aqualad)
Wow! What a great idea!
- 'What's with the whales?'
- Hop aboard and see.
Okay, fellas.
Make like fire boats.
swoosh
[rumbling]
[gushing]
We did it, Aquaman!
We did it!
The ocean people have
extinguished the fire.
Release two more fire crafts
to attack at once!
[swishing]
Look, Aquaman,
they're not giving up.
Neither are we, minnow.
But we can't handle
two of them at one time.
I am ordering
a school of jellyfish
to blanket
the left rear quadrant.
'That's where
one of those ships is headed.'
(Aqualad)
'I get it.'
'The jellyfish will absorb
their fire chemical.'
(Aquaman)
'Before it ignites the water,
I hope.'
[gushing]
Holy haddock! It's working.
Uh-huh.
But now we're under attack.
[whirring]
Dive!
[sizzling]
(Aquaman)
Churn up the water.
[sizzling]
splash
[bubbling]
[dramatic music]
Fire plant numbers two
and three destroyed!
Descend immediately!
We will destroy their capital
Atlantis.
[whirring]
splash
That spaceship's making
like a submarine.
[whirring]
And it's firing at Atlantis.
If that missile hits,
Atlantis is doomed.
thud
boom
You okay, Aquaman?
Yes. Come on.
We're not finished yet.
It's an all out attack.
We'll need help.
Responding to their monarch's
telepathic order
a school of dolphins
fall into battle formation
and streak to the attack.
boom
[intense music]
thud
boom
They are frustrating
all our efforts, Excellency.
Blast them with fire balls!
swish swish
[whooshing]
Help me create a suction
to draw them off. Come on!
[swishing]
- Now what?
- Wait and see.
- Whales?
- Yep. My sea elephants.
(Aquaman)
'Get set for a big push, boys.'
Now!
[gushing]
Jam control!
(Aquaman)
Up, boys. Up!
[gushing]
Can't say
I'm sorry to see them go.
Nor am I, tadpole.
I only hope they don't
come back for another try.
Amen to that, amen.
[yelping]
[theme music]
Aquaman
swift and powerful monarch
of the ocean
with ability
to summon and command
all creatures of the deep.
Aquaman
who with his teenaged ally,
Aqualad
guards and defends all
that lives in the seas
against the forces of evil.
Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.
[dramatic music]
Gathering black clouds erupt
suddenly into a violent storm.
It's lashing fury
extending down
into the world
beneath the waves
bombarding the ocean floor
with jagged bolts
of lightening.
Dangerously close
to Aquaman and Aqualad.
Suffering sawfish, Aquaman.
This is rough.
[thunder crashing]
The rock mountain,
it's exploding.
- Into that cave, hurry.
- Go, Imp.
[dramatic music]
(Aqualad)
Wailing wallfish, Aquaman!
Look, look at that!
Hmm. Spooky, isn't it?
(Aqualad)
'A hidden room and four giants.'
- Who, who are they?
- Beats me, Aqualad.
Listen, the storm
seems to be letting up.
[thunder rumbling]
Look, they, they're alive!
Must have been
in suspended animation.
Come on, Aqualad,
let's greet them.
(male #1)
'Stop!'
[neighing]
Who are you, puny ones?
Easy, buster.
You're talking to Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.
Ha! Ridiculous.
I, Nepto,
am the true ruler of the seas.
Nepto?
There was a tyrant by that name
who threatened Atlantis long ago
before an undersea earthquake
buried him.
Aye, now Nepto has returned.
And this time
I shall conquer Atlantis again.
'Warriors, take them!'
- Say when, Aquaman.
- Now, take off.
[dramatic music]
thud
swish
thud
Clumsy oafs!
I, Nepto,
will destroy them myself.
[crackling]
Now you shall be locked away
forever!
thud
[crackling]
thud
(Nepto)
'The way is clear.
On to Atlantis!'
You alright, tadpole?
Yeah, but we've gotta
get out of here
before those characters
get to Atlantis.
Ah, no use.
These rocks are wedged
tighter than a giant clam.
- Listen.
- What's that?
[Tusky yelping]
It's Tusky.
He's tracked us here somehow.
[Tusky yelping]
Meanwhile,
Nepto and his warriors
have reached
the Great Dome of Atlantis
which shimmers
in the depths of the sea.
Hear this, Atlantis!
I, Nepto, ruler of all
the oceans have returned.
'Surrender or be destroyed!'
Nepto! Can it be possible?
What shall we do?
Where's Aquaman?
Why does Aquaman not help us?
(Aqualad)
Come on, Tusky, don't quit.
No use. It's too much for him.
I'd better summon help.
zap
[Tusky yelping]
[clapping]
Now to get to Atlantis fast!
[clapping]
- Go, Storm!
- Go, Imp!
Go!
Along the way,
the Sea King summons
a great army of fish allies.
Hear this, Atlantis
my last warning.
Surrender
or feel the power of Nepto!
[crackling]
[explosion]
Look, here comes Aquaman
with help!
You? Again?
'Now I shall destroy you!'
Electric eels, charge!
zap
[crackling]
clang
[explosion]
Infernal Aquaman!
Charge, warriors!
Cut them down!
This way, Aqualad.
'Let's get 'em, troops.'
creak
(Nepto)
'Hear me, Aquaman.'
'Call off your armada and leave'
or I will shatter the dome
with my trident's full power.
Great waves.
If he cracks the dome
the sea will crash in.
And destroy Atlantis.
I warn you, Aquaman.
Act quickly!
Okay, Nepto, you win.
All fish, retreat!
Follow me and be ready.
Now Atlantis is truly mine
at last.
[laughing]
Now, Aqualad!
Now, Nepto, we'll put you
and your warriors
'in an Atlantean prison.'
You shall pay for this someday.
Heed him not, Aquaman
for I, Aqualad
am the true King
of the Seven Seas.
(Aquaman)
'And so I crown you, O King.'
Hey! Let me out of here!
Help!
[laughing]
[clapping]
In just a moment,
we will return
with another
exciting adventure
featuring a guest star
from the galaxy
of super superheroes.
(male narrator)
The Justice League of America.
The combined fighting power
of the Man of Steel
and the Cosmic Crusader
the Winged Avenger
and the King of the Sea
the Tiny Titan
and the Scarlet Streak.
All working together
for good against evil
as the Justice League
of America.
boom
Towards planet Earth
streaks a strange
remote-controlled missile
plunging through
the stratosphere.
It plants itself
in the rock-strewn terrain
of the isolated
mountainous wasteland.
Now in the flagship
of a large armed space armada
poised for invasion.
[intense music]
Magno-unit missile
in place, Romnex.
Excellent.
Order fleet
into attack position.
Wait. A fighter craft
has broken formation.
Headed for Earth.
It is Velcar. Stop him!
He must not warn Earth
of our plan!
[intense music]
boom
Calling Justice League.
Need help, urgent.
Responding to the SOS
two Justice League champions
rocket to the rescue.
Block off their rays,
Green Lantern
while I take care of them.
Check, Superman.
zap
He's safe now.
I'll take him down.
[dramatic music]
boom
- Nice work, Superman.
- No sweat, Green Lantern.
- Velcar has escaped.
- There is no time to lose!
Quickly,
order standby for attack!
Activate magno-unit missile!
Magno-unit missile activated.
Now from the missile's antenna
powerful electric waves
pan out toward the sun
driving Earth
in a powerful magnetic pull
and drawing her out of orbit.
There is no time to lose.
Romnex, a criminal warlord
banished from my world
'has planted a magnetic device'
'to draw Earth
closer to the sun.'
'Then he will attack in force.'
- It's already begun.
- Yes, it's getting hot.
Got to work fast.
[laughs]
Within minutes,
Earth will be powerless
to resist the invasion.
'See? Already her polar icecaps
starts to melt.'
'Her jungles begin
to wither and die.'
Not even the powerful men
of the Justice League
can save Earth now.
Flash, you and the Atom
track down
and break up that magno missile.
Check. Hang on, squirt.
Hawkman, Velcar is yours.
Take him to a safe place.
There's no safer place
than my orbiting spaceship.
Let's go.
You hold off the invaders,
Green Lantern.
- I'll push the Earth back.
- Okay, I'm off.
Up, up and away!
[dramatic music]
(Superman)
'Don't fight me, Mother Earth.'
[grunting]
Incredible!
Superman is returning
Earth to orbit.
And Green Lantern approaches
to challenge us.
Open fire!
[swishing]
zap
boom
boom
Fools! He's just one man.
Destroy him.
Romnex.
The speedy one, he draws closer
to the magno missile.
swish
Thar she blows, Flasheroo!
Am I glad. This is our
sixth trip around the globe.
swish
Activate magno's armament.
Hurry!
[sizzling]
[explosion]
- Take over, peanut.
- Right.
Got to make myself smaller.
[sizzling]
[glass shattering]
boom
How did I do, Flasheroo?
A-Okay, mighty might.
'Let's get back
to the headquarters.'
Find out
how the others are doing.
They did it. Now, to see
if Green Lantern needs a hand.
Away!
Superman approaching.
[explosion]
zap
crash
Order retreat.
Too late. We're hit.
Plummeting earthward,
the command craft is picked up
on monitors in Hawkman's
orbiting spaceship.
Attention, Flash and Atom,
invader ship approaching.
They're up on that plateau.
Hold tight, Atom.
Blast them!
[sizzling]
thud
pow
zap
Looks as if they've had it,
Green Lantern.
So have I. Let's go down.
Romnex wanted to occupy Earth.
Well, he got his wish.
Only he'll be occupying it
in a prison cell.
I'll return you
to your world, Velcar
where you'll be a real hero.
Perhaps.
But I shall tell them
that the true heroes
are the Justice League
of America.
Coming up next,
more action-packed adventures
with Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.
Featuring Aqualad
and Tusky the Walrus.
[neighing]
(male narrator)
From out of a brilliant
fiery sun
a huge alien ship comes
streaking toward Earth
at incredible speed.
[whirring]
[intense music]
Unaware of the danger
from above
Aqualad,
astride his seahorse Imp
is racing Tusky,
his pet walrus.
When suddenly..
[dramatic music]
Looks like somebody's
trying to light up the ocean.
Let's have a look.
Suffering sailfish!
[whirring]
[dramatic music]
They are lighting up the ocean
with fire.
Fire plant number one
operational, sir.
Excellent.
Soon we convert the oceans
of Earth to deserts.
Meanwhile in the Aquacave..
[device beeping]
The heat sensor
is pulsating at coordinates
Alpha 17 and Victor 6.
Well, that's not
an ordinary fire. It's too--
(Aqualad on radio)
'Aquaman? Aquaman?'
'The ocean's on fire. Hurry!'
Check, Aqualad. I am on my way.
[dramatic music]
[neighing]
This calls for more speed
than you can furnish
Storm, old friend.
[neighing]
[sizzling]
[swishing]
Steady, Imp. Hold on, boy!
[neighing]
Ah!
[Tusky yelping]
[intense music]
Aquaman!
Let's put out that fire.
Relax, tadpole. I'm calling
for help from our friends.
zap
Narwhals?
What can they do to help?
Dig tunnels for water
to rush in under the fire.
(Aqualad)
Wow! What a great idea!
- 'What's with the whales?'
- Hop aboard and see.
Okay, fellas.
Make like fire boats.
swoosh
[rumbling]
[gushing]
We did it, Aquaman!
We did it!
The ocean people have
extinguished the fire.
Release two more fire crafts
to attack at once!
[swishing]
Look, Aquaman,
they're not giving up.
Neither are we, minnow.
But we can't handle
two of them at one time.
I am ordering
a school of jellyfish
to blanket
the left rear quadrant.
'That's where
one of those ships is headed.'
(Aqualad)
'I get it.'
'The jellyfish will absorb
their fire chemical.'
(Aquaman)
'Before it ignites the water,
I hope.'
[gushing]
Holy haddock! It's working.
Uh-huh.
But now we're under attack.
[whirring]
Dive!
[sizzling]
(Aquaman)
Churn up the water.
[sizzling]
splash
[bubbling]
[dramatic music]
Fire plant numbers two
and three destroyed!
Descend immediately!
We will destroy their capital
Atlantis.
[whirring]
splash
That spaceship's making
like a submarine.
[whirring]
And it's firing at Atlantis.
If that missile hits,
Atlantis is doomed.
thud
boom
You okay, Aquaman?
Yes. Come on.
We're not finished yet.
It's an all out attack.
We'll need help.
Responding to their monarch's
telepathic order
a school of dolphins
fall into battle formation
and streak to the attack.
boom
[intense music]
thud
boom
They are frustrating
all our efforts, Excellency.
Blast them with fire balls!
swish swish
[whooshing]
Help me create a suction
to draw them off. Come on!
[swishing]
- Now what?
- Wait and see.
- Whales?
- Yep. My sea elephants.
(Aquaman)
'Get set for a big push, boys.'
Now!
[gushing]
Jam control!
(Aquaman)
Up, boys. Up!
[gushing]
Can't say
I'm sorry to see them go.
Nor am I, tadpole.
I only hope they don't
come back for another try.
Amen to that, amen.
[yelping]
[theme music]