Aquaman (1967–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Ice Dragon/The Deadly Drillers/The Plant Master - 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]

A frigid fog
blankets the sea surface

where two mighty creatures
lock in titanic battle.

A giant squid
and a huge dragon beast.



[roaring]

[theme music]

Mighty waves, Aquaman!

Something's got
every fish in the ocean

swimming for its life.

We've got to find out
what stirred them up.

Come on, Aqualad.

[instrumental music]

[Tusky barking]

Flappin' frostfish, Aquaman!

Why is it getting so co-co-cold?

Can't understand it.
These are normally warm waters.

Wait. What's that ahead?

[roaring]



[roaring]

(Aqualad)
'Suffering sea snakes!'

An Ice Dragon!

That's what caused the stampede
and the icy waters.

Let's go.

[dramatic music]

[roaring]

[roaring]

[yelping]

[roaring]

thud thud

[roaring]

(male narrator)
Moving at terrific speed

Aquaman creates balls
of compressed water

and fires them at his huge foe.

thud

[roaring]

Aquaman. He's trapped
inside his own water wall.

Now, Imp!

[roaring]

[Ice Dragon roaring]

[barking]

Thanks, Tadpole.

This deep-freeze monster
is too much. We need help.

(male narrator)
From the Sea King's brain
telepathic commands radiate.

Stay here, Storm.

(Aqualad)
You too, Imp.

Now, Aqualad,
let's get that monster.

[growling]

Look out, Aqualad!

thud

[roaring]

Here he comes again.

[roaring]

To the surface fast.

[roaring]

swoosh

[roaring]

Here we are, frozen face.

thud

Yeah!

Hit the brink, Tusky.

splash

thud

[roaring]

Aquaman, what now?

(Aquaman)
'Look out!'

(Aquaman)
Great gastropods!

It's turned
the sea surface to ice.

Into the water, quick!

[barking]

- Yipes!
- I've got you, Tadpole.

[roaring]

[roaring]

[barking]

[growling]

Oh, no! It froze Tusky.

(male narrator)
Trapped within
the solid ice block..

...Aquaman issues a telepathic
command to his loyal fish.

[roaring]

splash

[roaring]

- Oh, boy! That feels better.
- Come on, Aqualad.

Let's find that dragon
before he creates more havoc.

[roaring]

Grab the horses, Aqualad.
I'll handle Mr. Dragon.

[roaring]

[roaring]

So you wanna play rough, eh?

How's this?

[shrieking]

splash

splash

You did it, Aquaman.

That monster's out cold.

But...now what?

I'm taking care
of that now, Minnow.

[dramatic music]

How are you gonna keep
that dragon in there, Aquaman?

You'll see in a minute,
Aqualad. Stand back.

(male narrator)
As Aquaman spins
at fantastic speed

creating a wall of water
inside the ice cave

the stunned dragon revives.

Aquaman, watch out!

[roaring]

[roaring]

Leapin' lionfish! He's sealed
himself into that iceberg.

Yes. That ought
to hold him for a while.

Now, another job for the whales.

[dramatic music]

There.

The ocean current
will take our dragon friend

into Arctic waters, where he'll
stay in cold storage forever.

Cool, Aquaman. Real cool.

[barking]

- What's that?
- It's Tusky.

We forgot about him.

thud

I'm sorry, Tusky.

[barking]

[laughing]

[barking]

Okay. Okay!

I said I'm sorry, didn't I?

[barking]

[theme music]

(male narrator)
In just a moment, we'll return

with another exciting adventure

featuring a guest star from
the galaxy of super superhero.

Through the magic alchemy
of nature's most awesome

sources of energy,
Ray Palmer, atomic physicist

becomes...the Atom

a power-packed mighty mite.

Whose brilliant mind
and great strength

serve law and order
against crime and injustice.

Tiny Titan, scourge
of evil-doers, the Atom.

[instrumental music]

A chartered plane
bearing members

of Ivy University's
Science Faculty

approaches a small island

on which they plan
to establish a research center.

What do you think of
the location, Professor Palmer?

Well, it appears to be
ideal, Professor Brown, but..

...I'm puzzled by the weird
plant life down there.

(male narrator) Now, from a high vantage point
on the island

angry eyes, observe
the plane's approach.

They're going to land, Strail.

No one, but no one, must
discover what I'm doing here.

'They've got to be destroyed.'

(male narrator)
As Strail flicks a switch

electronic impulses
activate giant plants.

Clouds of spores,
burst from their flowers

and drift with the wind.

[dramatic music]

[sputtering]

- What happened?
- Don't know.

Engine's gone haywire.

(male narrator)
Unnoticed amid the confusion

Professor Ray Palmer
activates a secret belt switch.

And in a flash, he's reduced
to the tiny power packed form

of the Atom.

Must get to the engines fast.

We're starting
to lose altitude.

Plant spores. So that's
what causing all the trouble.

Oh! We're in a dive.

We're plunging toward the sea.

We're doomed.
We're gonna be killed.

[all screaming]

It's now or never.

There she goes.

[intense music]

Oh, one of the engines
is working again.

Glory be!

They made it. They're landing.

Now they'll regret
they ever saw this island.

I'm...suddenly...sleepy.

Brain feels numb.

Strange gas.

Can't fight it.

Ha-ha. They're all knocked out.

Now, go get them.

Sure thing, boss.

(male narrator)
A short time later,
the Atom revives

and is shocked
to find himself alone.

Where's everybody gone?

So you see, gentlemen,
I cannot risk

permitting you to leave
this island alive.

Great electrons!
They've been taken prisoner.

The world is not
yet ready to learn

'of my brilliant experiments
which combines'

'electronic wave patterns
with plant growth.'

(Prof. Brown)
'Incredible.'

'But why are you keeping them'

'such a deep dark secret?'

[yowling]

(Strail)
'He-he. It's simple.'

'Because when I'm ready'

'I shall use them
to gain wealth.'

'Power!'

Hey...who lifted my gun?

Someone else is in here.
Find him!

What the..

It's the Atom.

Catch him, destroy him.

Head's up.

[grunts]

[yowling]

- Dig this.
- Oh!

Ah.

[meow]

Which way did he go?

[Atom screaming]

No! I don't believe it!

You better believe it, mister.

Caught you, little man.

Now, Mr. Atom

'prepare to fight the final
battle of your life.'

[zapping]

Ha! Think you can get
past that voltage? Hmm?

Great molecules!
These plants are alive.

Ha-ha-ha. Right.

But you won't be for long.

[laughing]

Great show, little man.

Great show.

[laughing]

crash

A concentrated atomic pellet!

That's what gives these plants
their life force.

[explosion]

Holy smokes!
He destroyed them!

(Strail)
'Stop. Stay where you are.'

This bomb is loaded
with powerful explosives.

(Strail)
'Take one more step and..'

Sic 'em, kitty.

Got it.

pow pow pow

'Let me out!'

Yes, sir. Just as soon
as the Coast Guard gets here.

[dramatic music]

Thank heaven
for the Coast Guard.

My thanks go to the Atom.

Agreed. But how did
the Atom get out of here?

Yes. And where
were you, Palmer?

Gentlemen, surely you
don't think I'm the Atom.

[chuckles]

Hmm. Not very likely.

Of course not.
Anyone but Professor Palmer.

'Lets go, gentlemen.'

(male narrator) Coming up next, more action
packed adventures with Aquaman.

King of the Seven Seas.

Featuring Aqualad
and Tusky the walrus.

[neighing]

The calm serenity
of the bottom of the sea

is suddenly rocked
by tremors and quakes.

kaboom

Which create yawning chasms
in the undersea floor.

In the Aquacave, his
oceanographic warning system

alerts Aquaman,
King of the Seven Seas.

Must be an undersea earthquake.

And.. Great guppies!
Aqualad is in that sector.

Go, Storm, go.

[theme music]

Whoa, Imp!
Feels like an earthquake.

Come on, Tusky,
lets check it out.

We should be safe up here.

[whirring]

Sufferin' sailfish!

'Just look at those
diamond drills.'

'They cut through solid rock
as if it were cardboard.'

(male narrator)
Now, deep down many miles
below the sea...the Mole Men

a weird race of mutants

with a highly developed
civilization

monitor the progress
of their bore craft.

Sir, advanced units
have penetrated into the sea.

Excellent. Alert main force
to stand ready.

[rumbling]

Pull, Tusky. Pull.

I'm trapped.

My foot's stuck.

Hope Aquaman..

...is on his way
to investigate this.

Aqualad in trouble.

[rumbling]

The crevice is snapping shut.

Unless Aquaman gets here soon,
Tusky, I'm a goner.

(male narrator)
Assessing the situation
at a glance

the Sea King issues
a telepathic command

to a school of blowfish.

Too late, Aquaman.
This crevice is closing fast.

Grab these blowfish, Tadpole.
We'll have you out in a second.

(male narrator)
Now as the inflated blowfish

hold the line
for a precious few seconds.

Aquaman dives in
to extricate Aqualad's foot.

Hurry, Aquaman. Hurry!

(Aquaman)
'Up, you go.'

What in Neptune's name is that?

That's one of the strange things

that caused
the earthquake, Aquaman.

(Aquaman)
'I've gotta find out
just what this is.'

'Stay put, all of you.'

That was too close.
I need help.

(male narrator)
Once again the marine marvel
summons an undersea ally.

Now, you're in for
a shocking experience.

[crackling]

Bore-craft 109 destroyed.

Order Bore-craft 363
to capture him at once.

Aqualad, warn Atlantis to be
alert for attack. Take off.

Check.

[dramatic music]

Welcome, water creature.

So these are
remote-controlled robot ships.

- And you are?
- I am Agnama.

King of the Mole Men
and you are my prisoner.

Really? What do you
plan to do with me?

Bring you back to our lab
in the center of the Earth.

That's what you think.

[laughing]

'Not even the hard shell
of Atlantis...can withstand'

'our diamond drills.'

[evil laughter]

[dramatic music]

Jumpin' jellyfish!
It's an invasion.

Where's Aquaman?

Once this thing starts back
into the Earth, I've had it.

There must be a way out.

Torpedo tubes. That's it.

I'll set it to fire
in three seconds. If I'm lucky.

[dramatic music]

Now, to Atlantis.

(male narrator)
Streaking to the rescue

Aquaman orders his sea troops

to fall in and follow him
into battle.

Aquaman and the troops.
Hurray!

(Aquaman)
'These things are programmed'

'to attack anything
in their way.'

'So..'

[dramatic music]

[explosion]

They've destroyed
over half the fleet.

We will lose them all.

Recall the invasion fleet.

Recall them at once.

Look, Aquaman, they're
turning tail. Let's get 'em.

No, I think they've had enough.

(Aqualad)
'But, Aquaman..'

I'm calling off my fish allies.

Let 'em go.

Guess you're right.

They probably won't try
anything like this again.

Not for a while anyhow.

What's that?

thump thump

[laughing]

(Aqualad)
'Come on back, Tusky.
The fight's over.'

[instrumental music]

[theme music]

[music continues]