Aquaman (1967–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Where Lurks the Fisherman/Mephisto's Marine Marauders/Operation Rescue - full transcript

(male narrator)
Aquaman

swift and powerful monarch
of the ocean

with the 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 gleaming crab-shaped
undersea crab

stocks swiftly and silently
across the ocean floor.



Inside, a bizarre figure
bends over the view scope

a fierce
and underwater scavenger

known as The Fisherman.

Ah, Aquaman's headquarters.

When I have destroyed it,
that blasted Marine Marvel

will be unable to track me.

[laughing]

'Then I shall strike
anywhere I choose.'

'Hammerheads, stop engines.

[intense music]

(Fisherman)
We must work quickly
before Aquaman returns.

[laughing]

Ah-ha, the remote control.

'This will do fine.'



'When Aquaman switches it on'

this explosive will blow them
all to kingdom come.

[laughing]

Here come my sitting ducks.

Activate the remote control

on the early warning system,
Aqualad.

Check, Aquaman.

[grunting]

- What's the matter, Tusky?
- Tusky!

[grunting]

'Tusky.'

Come back here with that.

boom

Great waves!

My booby trap worked.

Now on to Atlantis.

[laughing]

That control was booby-trapped.

- Tusky.
- Listen. What's that?

Look, it's Tusky
stuck in that coral.

[neighing]

Sputtering spoonbills,
Aquaman.

Who would set a booby trap
in the Aquacave?

The sonar warning.

Maybe there's your answer now,
minnow. Come on.

The emergency's
coming from...Atlantis.

Let's ride, Aqualad.

Standby to launch
remote-controlled attack ship.

whoosh

Drone ship in orbit,
Fisherman.

Good, now I'll activate
its weapons.

[laughing]

whoosh

Holy pipefish, Aquaman.
Look at that thing.

I see it, tadpole.
I'm sending for help.

zap

The Marine Marvels.

Somehow they escaped
my booby trap.

Hammerheads, all out.
Attack. Destroy them.

[intense music]

Aquaman, that ship.

Those hammerhead characters
are coming at us. It's--

Yes, our old enemy,
the Fisherman.

'Come on, tadpole.
Let's hit 'em.'

swoosh

They're defeating
my hammerheads.

'Now, I must blast
the dome of Atlantis'

'with my sonic cannon.'

Suffering seal fish, Aquaman.

Look, the dome.

That drone ship.

It's got to be
knocked out of orbit.

And for this
we need big muscle.

Responding
to the Sea King's command

two whale sharks,
biggest fish in the sea

wiggle
toward the drone ship.

My drone ship is in danger.

I must give it more speed.

thud

Oh-oh, here comes the Fisherman.

[laughing]

Scatter.

Get you this time, Aquaman.

Gastropods, I'm snagged.

That's it, Sea King.
Fine, wear yourself out.

Now, to reel in
my greatest catch.

Leaping lampreys!

Aquaman!

Come on, Tusky.

This vine's stronger than steel.

Need help to cut it.

zap

Stay away, fools.

(Aqualad)
'Look out, Tusky.'

bang

- 'Go, boy, go.'
- Help!

Follow me.

No. Stop.

The Fisherman
cannot end this way.

Hold it, Aqualad,
something coming up.

- It's the tuna.
- 'Alone.'

Boy, what a way to go.

Holy haddocks.

Looks as if the Fisherman
has been done in by a...fish.

Maybe so, tadpole. Maybe so.

The Fisherman is not finished
yet, Sea King.

I shall return.

Think we'll see him again,
Aquaman?

If we do,
I hope we see him first.

Amen to that, amen.

[instrumental music]

In just a moment, we'll return

with another exciting adventure
featuring a guest star

from the galaxy
of super superheroes.

(male narrator)
Here come the Teen Titans

a quartet of powering talent.

Kid Flash, whose speed
defies the eye to follow.

Wonder Girl, swift
and powerful super lass.

Speedy, whose fantastic arrows
perform awesome feats.

Aqualad,
bold and daring Marine Marvel.

Fabulous foursome
for right against might

the Teen Titans.

High over a remote
mountain range

two members of the Teen Titans

put their new Titan copter
to a trial run.

Ease off, Speedy. We're
a long way from a soft landing.

[laughs]
Trouble with you, Aqualad,
is you spend too much time

at the bottom of the sea.

Bouncing blowfish.

Look, down below.

caw caw

That kid's being chased
by weird flying creatures.

He needs help.

[intense music]

[growls]

Eeow!

Scrapple those birds,
Robin Hood.

- I'm going down.
- Check, Davy Jones.

caw caw

You're okay, fella.
Just relax.

My smoke arrows ought to
discourage those big birds.

bam bam

(Aqualad)
'Up you go.'

- You okay, pal?
- Yeah, but my dad.

One of those flying beasts

carried him
off to that mountain.

Hold on, we're going up
for a looksee.

Now, suppose you tell us
exactly what happened, uh, uh..

Terry, Terry Carter.

You see, my dad's an explorer.

'We came here to find
a strange lost civilization.'

- And then, and then dad was..
- Easy, Terry.

Chin up, fella. If your dad's
down there, we'll find him.

Gasping guppies!
Look what's waiting below.

They're, they're mutant men.
The legend is true.

[babbling]

bam bam bam

Suffering sunfish.
Exploding spears.

Time for a temporary retreat.

As Speedy starts to pull up,
the Teen copter suddenly caught

in the bow takes
a powerful ground currents

becomes unmanageable.

- We're in big trouble.
- We're gonna crash.

At this very moment

in the Teen Titans
secret headquarters

Kid Flash and Wonder Girl

are concerned
about their teammates.

What could be delaying them?

Maybe Gill-Head
is teaching Robin Hood

how to catch guppies
with bow and arrow.

Very funny, twinkle toes.

- Mayday, mayday.
- Huh? Kid Flash here.

- Come in, Aqualad.
- Condition red.

Forced to land,
azimuth 6-4-0-niner.

Oh, dear, I was afraid of that.

Meanwhile as the boy Speedster
and the teen Amazon

streak to the distant valley

the others have been
taken prisoner

by the strange mutant men.

Why are you holding
my son and me

and these boys captive?

So that you will not leave
this valley

and reveal our secret
to the outside world.

- Now wait a minute--
- Place them in the prison hut.

Looks as if our team's
behind the eighth ball.

And they've taken away
Speedy's bow and arrows.

Look, you cover me
while I recover his gear.

Come on.

Kid Flash dashes by

and plows through
the bewildered mutant men.

Then before they can react

Wonder Girl swoops down
out of the sky

diverting them
from her teammate.

Mind if I borrow these?

bam bam

Go, Flasheroo,
I'll hold them off.

Now as Wonder Girl deflect
a hail of explosive spears

Kid Flash vibrating his body's
molecule to the speed of light

passes through
the stone structure.

What kept you, twinkle toes?

Yeah, I thought
you'd never get here.

You may not have needed me

if you took better care
of your toys.

Let's see if you still know
how to use them.

- Watch.
- Hurry, Titans. Hurry.

One wall smashing arrow
coming up.

bash

Let's go, gang.

Hurry, hurry.

Speedy, Aqualad,
get our friends to the copter

while Wonder chick and I
hold off the enemy.

Roger. Come on.

Follow us, Mr. Carter. Terry.

Go on, dad, I'm okay.

Catch, Fleet Feet,
we'll trip them up.

I dig you, doll.

[babbling]

whoosh

thud thud

Leaping lampreys, Speedy.
We're being outflanked.

Keep going. I'll slow 'em down
with flare crack arrows.

[screaming]

- Get in, fast.
- Come on, son.

What's the matter now, Speedy?

Not much, except
how do we get airborne

'without getting tangled
in the trees?'

[babbling]

You give 'em a lift,
Wonder chick.

I'll keep these jokers busy.

Standby for takeoff.

[helicopter whirring]

[blabbering]

How about that, chick?
We're clear for takeoff.

They're off.
Been nice knowing you guys.

My son and I owe our life
to you, Teen Titans.

How can we ever thank you?

We're just happy to see you
safe together again.

Oh, now look, chick.

Yeah, weeping weakfish!

Oh, you, you..

Now, Titans,
I think we should agree

never to reveal the secret
of this hidden valley, right?

Right. Okay, let's head
for home, gang.

See you back at the ranch,
partners.

Coming up next

more action-packed adventures
with Aquaman

King of the Seven Seas.

Featuring Aqualad
and Tusky the Walrus.

(male narrator)
In a playful mood, Tusky,
the Aqua duo's pet walrus

swims crazily along a pipeline

which carries
life-giving oxygen

to the dome,
undersea city of Atlantis.

Tusky, if you break
this pipeline

the people in Atlantis
will have no oxygen to breathe.

(Aqualad)
'And you know what that means,
don't you?'

Okay, Aquaman. We'll go check
the oxygen extraction plant.

Right, Aqualad.
Meet you back at the Aquacave.

At that moment

near the Atlantean
oxygen extraction plant

a trio of strange and menacing
craft fly to a stop.

Mephisto to devil ship 3.

Your assignment is to drop
the sleep gas pellet

'into the oxygen machine.'

By the time you rejoin us
at the dome

the Atlanteans
will be unconscious.

And when they awaken,
I will be their new king.

[intense music]

Looks like trouble ahead.

'Aqualad to Aquaman, emergency.'

'Two men near the oxygen plant.'

'They look like,
like black devils.'

Mephisto.

Stay out of sight
until I get there.

[dramatic music]

They're heading toward
the oxygen machine.

- Stop! What are you doing here?
- Don't make a move.

- Who are you?
- I'm the Sandman.

And with this, I'm going to put
all the Atlanteans to sleep.

You what?

Hurry, drop the pellet
into the intake duct.

I'll hold him here.

Good work, Tusky.

Good work, team.

Grab the pellet
when this vibrobeam hits him.

zap

Jumping jellyfish!

Can't stand this s-shaking.

Mephisto's devils
at the oxygen works.

Follow me, Storm.

Aquaman.

Quick, drop the pellet in.

Ah. Vibrobeam.

Must c-counteract
the f-force.

Exerting every ounce
of his prodigious strength

the Sea King throws himself
into a blowering spin

which creates
a powerful underwater wave.

Watch out.

Streaking
toward Mephisto's minions

Aquaman hurls
hard water balls at them

to keep them off balance.

Okay, team, that's enough.

- You alright, tadpole?
- I'm okay, Aquaman.

- Where's that pellet?
- Too late, kid.

It's in the oxygen machine.

Holy haddock!

When that pill dissolves,
it will put Atlantis to sleep.

Come on, let's get it
out of there.

- Too narrow for me.
- I can make it.

Holy mackerel.

It's already dissolving
to sleep gas.

And now the sleep gas will be
diluted in the open sea.

Yeah.

Got it just...in time.

I wonder. You seem to be..

[grunting]

Watch out.
Move everyone, fast.

Come on, Sleeping Beauty.

In a flash,
Aquaman's telepathic command

reaches a powerful blue whale
in the upper waters.

Look.
Aquaman on a blue whale.

(Black Devil #1)
'Fire the nose beam.'

zap

(Aquaman)
Alright, Mephisto men,
this is where I turn you off.

boom

Okay, Tusky. I'm awake.

I think.

Stay here and sleep it off,
tadpole.

- I'm going after Mephisto.
- Mephisto?

I'll go with ya.
I'm wide awake, honest.

(Black Devil #1)
'And our ship
is buried under rocks.'

Never mind that.

Did you drop the pellet
into the oxygen machine?

(Black Devil #1)
'Yes, Mephisto,
but they got it out.'

You clumsy fools.
Stay buried.

All hands, man the vibrobeams.
Destroy the dome.

zap

[rumbling]

Keep trying,
in just two minutes..

bash

Aquaman's fish are ramming us.

Number 2,
attack those creatures.

Standby while I smash
that black ship's vibrobeam.

Alright, needlenose,
let's hit the bull's eye.

crash

Okay, squiddy baby,
flip its lid.

crash

Attack the Aqua duo,
destroy them.

(Aquaman)
'That's two down.'

Now let's go after Mephisto.

Mephisto's coming after us.

Quick, grab yourself
a hammerhead and follow me.

crash

Sir, our vibrobeam is smashed.

I'll get them
with the tangler strangler.

Great guppies!

Caught like flies
in a spider's web.

I can't swim, legs...tangled.

They're gaing on us. Faster.

crash

boom

What do we do with these
sea devils, Aquaman?

(Aquaman)
'The Atlantean clean-up crew
will round them up.'

Oh, no.

'Fast asleep.'

'Guess he forgot
about the sleeping gas'

during all the excitement.

Let's take him home
and put him to bed.

[theme music]