Fantastic Voyage (1968–1969): Season 1, Episode 1 - Gathering of the Team - full transcript
Headquarters.
CMDF
Combined Miniaturized
Defense Force.
Project: Fantastic Voyage.
Process:
Miniaturization.
Authority: Top Secret
Highest clearance.
Team: Jonathan Kidd,
commander.
Guru, master of mysterious
powers.
Erica Lane, Doctor,
Biologist.
Busby Birdwell, scientist,
inventor.
Builder of the Voyager.
Mission: In miniaturized
form to combat the...
unseen and unsuspected, the
enemies of freedom.
Time limit: 12 hours.
- Watch closely, gentlemen.
- A pirate ship.
Yes, a very special kind.
As you can see gentlemen, our
Navy has been tracking this ship.
But watch what happens.
It's disappearing.
Now, look this, gentlemen.
A snow sores, but there's no
of snow on the ground.
A mysterious cube in a
desert in Central Asia.
Which, when activated, reduces
a radar guidance systems...
12,000 miles
to complete ruin.
These strange happenings are taking
place all over the world.
These dangers could be deadly
for all mankind.
We must find a way
to solve them.
By transforming a team
of human beings...
in a size so small
that they don't...
could even be seen
under a microscope.
And send them inside these
incredible happenings.
To discover the mysterious
causes.
Gentlemen, this will
be the beginning...
of the most fantastic Voyage.
So this is the miniaturization
machine, Professor Carter,
but will it work?
You darn right will, sir.
I hope Busby
is right.
This has never been
done before.
Has the computer
suggested the team yet?
It's ready now, sir,
all right, Busby.
First we will ask
for a leader.
A man whose record shows
he is strong,
Courageous and can handle self
of a dangerous situation.
Commander Jonathan Kidd.
We got him on our radar
camera, sir.
He seen appears to be in the
middle of his latest mission.
Wind 17 knots north-northeast,
prepare to jump.
Jump!
Come in Patrol, this is Kidd,
mission accomplished.
- Any trouble?
- A few sore ribs, that's all.
Good. I got new
orders for you.
Got report to CMDF Headquarters,
at once, top secret.
CMDF? What is that?
- You'll find out soon enough.
- Who's next, professor?
An old friend of mine, sir.
The world's greatest expert
on the mysterious.
An inexplicable man.
A man who understands the powers
of magic and illusion.
Far beyond any other
human being.
Hmm, Guru.
Guru!
You were been chosen
from all mankind.
To receive the secrets
of the spirit world.
You alone shall be the Master
of the mysterious.
Magic, ghosting
and the unknown.
You must promise that you will
use your knowledge...
to fight with the
forces of evil.
You must protect mankind
against them.
I promise.
Good. Now
I must depart.
Use your powers wisely.
Farewell, my master.
Yes, Guru shall
be perfect.
Unfortunately he is
retired to a...
inaccessible monastery somewhere
in the Himalayas.
He cannot be contacted
from outside.
Well, if you ask me,
it's not a loss.
I don't believe in magic.
I will turn it off.
Professor, he's still here.
Guru? Is that you?
So a friend needs help,
Prof. Carter.
I heard you.
I shall come.
We have two members,
are there anymore, professor?
Yes, a American specializing
in biology, Erica Lane.
- A woman?
- You said it, sir.
Emergency, Ms. Lane.
Get my instruments.
Hurry!
What happened, captain.
A meteor right shower.
I forget duck fast enough.
Relax now. We have
you out no time.
The capsule all smashed it.
Will take hours to free his legs.
He has to be operated
on immediately.
You will have to
do it there.
Set up a table here,
Get my gloves.
I wish you fellows find bigger
ships to fly around in.
- Will he be all right?
- As good as you.
Once they get him out.
Erica Lane, message
for Erica Lane.
Return to Earth immediately,
your assignment.
There goes my beautiful
sleep.
We have the capsule
ready, ma'am.
You'll have to drive it yourself.
We can't spare a pilot.
It won't be the first
time, don't worry.
Now we need an
engineer.
He also has to be the physicist,
the pilot and the mechanic.
It seems that such a person
does not exist.
Well, we'll worry about that
after the others get here.
Combined Miniaturized
Detection Force?
I still don?t get it.
You will, Commander.
This way, Miss Lane.
This is Commander
Kidd, Erica Lane.
Hi!
And I am Guru.
We can begin now.
This is a miniaturization
machine.
It can reduce humans beings
to the size of a pinhead.
With no negative effects.
That'll we hope.
This baby is your ship.
She goes anywhere.
She flies, she swims, she
runs, like a dream.
And I wanna know.
I built it myself.
Without any magic tricks.
- What's her name?
- I don't know.
I never thought about it.
So I name it as being:
Voyager.
How long are we're
be stay small?
We won't know until
we try it.
It means we can start
growing large...
anytime, no matter
where we are.
Unfortunately
this is correct.
The time has come.
If they get into the machine,
we'll call.
After being miniaturized, they
will be placed by a radio beam...
in a drop
of ocean water.
Your assignment. It's take
Busby's ship...
on a test mission.
to see if humans being can
survive miniaturization.
- Questions?
- One, sir.
Who's gonna pilot the ship?
The fourth member,
Busby Birdwell.
What? Oh no,
oh no!
Oh please come Busby,
we need you.
- Well I...
- Aren't you afraid, little one?
What? Me afraid?
I am not afraid.
No novice healer in a turban
can call me afraid.
- Good, take your places.
- Yes sir.
Adjust the setting from
miniaturization to microscopic.
Activated process.
It's working.
Excellent! Oh, excellent!
Start the clock.
Well sir. We are
on our way.
Yes, now let's hope
they can...
safely find the way back.
Well, so far, so good.
But not that far
yet, Mr. Kidd.
- How are you feeling, Busby?
- Small.
Now I know how
an ant feels.
Prepare for insertion.
Here comes the radio beam.
I've never missed what's on the
radio but not like this
Look, there's the water.
One drop is like an ocean.
Say one thing, aren't
we going too fast?
Yes, but I can't
slow down.
Everyone all right?
Fortunately yes.
It seems that our first test
was nearly our last.
This was no joke.
Okay, take down, Busby.
Incredible, all this inside
a single drop of water.
There are many other
worlds, Ms. Lane.
The world of human beings
is just one.
Other worlds,
what baloney.
Hey look!
My Gosh.
Is this one of the other
worlds, Guru?
Perhaps.
- It's fading away.
- Or maybe it was just a mirage.
Over there.
There's something else.
I must be seeing things.
- Follow him, Busby.
- Yes sir!
This is like a chasing smoke.
There it is, down there.
Bubbles!
It is a air breathing civilization.
This proves that this time
is not an illusion, Guru.
There's an old saying,
Ms. Lane.
The only certainty is that
nothing is certain.
No, I think that is,
after them, Busby
- They must have come this way.
- There's a turn ahead.
- It's a dead end.
- And there's no island.
That is impossible.
- It must be here.
- Well, they are.
We just went on a mermaid
chase, that's all.
Well, it's an unscientific
baloney about...
other worlds fool
us for a second.
Perhaps now we can continue with
our mission, Mr. Kidd.
Scientists are often foolish when
they don't understand something.
Yes, but I still don't get it.
Nine hours. No sign of
the end of the effect.
Have you been in
touch with them?
Yes, sir. Every
hour.
And we check the meters every
few minutes, very carefully.
Look out!
Wow! Did it stop?
Didn't you knead
to tell more?
Stopped. Man, I wonder if that
was part of the test.
Wait, something
is still wrong.
The ship is drifting, Busby!
He's out cool.
Look out!
It's no use.
- Busby is got to repair it.
- I'm afraid he's really out.
Just we have to wait until
he wakes up.
- We can't wait.
- Hey, the plant is moving.
See, he's not a plant.
It is a living creature.
In your mind I see
our destruction.
He will interpose, choke
us, we shall be crushed.
There is no scape, unless
we can act immediately.
- What can we do?
- We must attack his mind.
It's the nerve center.
Quickly, Mr. Kidd.
I will guide you telepathically.
With exactly what
I see. Now go.
There he is.
Mr. Kidd, swim to the left.
He's doing.
He hears you.
Careful in the passage. The
spines are poisonous.
Be careful.
It is close to the cortex.
Now proceed... Wait!
Look out!
Quickly, into the hole!
The nerve center.
You must find the
antennas.
Hurry!
Oh, my head!
What happen?
Busby, on your feet. You
got to fix the motor.
The motor?
Good. Now return.
At once.
Careful, Mr. Kidd. The
exit is narrow.
Don't touch...
I must... I must
get back.
Hurry, Mr. Kidd.
He's in your hands
now, Ms. Lane.
Effect is weaken.
Come in, attention!
The miniaturization
effect is fading.
You'll must return
at once.
We can't return until
we stop this poison.
But none of these
medicines work.
Wait one moment. There
might be one way.
Attention Voyager. They
must return at once.
I repeat, at once!
There, you better
work now.
Good girl. I knew
you would.
Seaweed, Miss Lane?
Yes, it is the only one that contains
the natural antitoxin.
At least it worked with
the doctors in Borneo.
Just hope it works for us.
Hurry!
Hurry!
They made it!
They made it!
Mr. Kidd, are
you alright?
Yes, thanks to Erica
and Busby and Guru.
And to yourself.
Well sir, looks like the
CMDF is in business.
Yes, and your next mission
is the one that counts.
It will be the real thing.
We're ready for
anything, sir.
Good, because the great
mysteries...
of the Earth are waiting
for you.
Subtitles: Kilo
CMDF
Combined Miniaturized
Defense Force.
Project: Fantastic Voyage.
Process:
Miniaturization.
Authority: Top Secret
Highest clearance.
Team: Jonathan Kidd,
commander.
Guru, master of mysterious
powers.
Erica Lane, Doctor,
Biologist.
Busby Birdwell, scientist,
inventor.
Builder of the Voyager.
Mission: In miniaturized
form to combat the...
unseen and unsuspected, the
enemies of freedom.
Time limit: 12 hours.
- Watch closely, gentlemen.
- A pirate ship.
Yes, a very special kind.
As you can see gentlemen, our
Navy has been tracking this ship.
But watch what happens.
It's disappearing.
Now, look this, gentlemen.
A snow sores, but there's no
of snow on the ground.
A mysterious cube in a
desert in Central Asia.
Which, when activated, reduces
a radar guidance systems...
12,000 miles
to complete ruin.
These strange happenings are taking
place all over the world.
These dangers could be deadly
for all mankind.
We must find a way
to solve them.
By transforming a team
of human beings...
in a size so small
that they don't...
could even be seen
under a microscope.
And send them inside these
incredible happenings.
To discover the mysterious
causes.
Gentlemen, this will
be the beginning...
of the most fantastic Voyage.
So this is the miniaturization
machine, Professor Carter,
but will it work?
You darn right will, sir.
I hope Busby
is right.
This has never been
done before.
Has the computer
suggested the team yet?
It's ready now, sir,
all right, Busby.
First we will ask
for a leader.
A man whose record shows
he is strong,
Courageous and can handle self
of a dangerous situation.
Commander Jonathan Kidd.
We got him on our radar
camera, sir.
He seen appears to be in the
middle of his latest mission.
Wind 17 knots north-northeast,
prepare to jump.
Jump!
Come in Patrol, this is Kidd,
mission accomplished.
- Any trouble?
- A few sore ribs, that's all.
Good. I got new
orders for you.
Got report to CMDF Headquarters,
at once, top secret.
CMDF? What is that?
- You'll find out soon enough.
- Who's next, professor?
An old friend of mine, sir.
The world's greatest expert
on the mysterious.
An inexplicable man.
A man who understands the powers
of magic and illusion.
Far beyond any other
human being.
Hmm, Guru.
Guru!
You were been chosen
from all mankind.
To receive the secrets
of the spirit world.
You alone shall be the Master
of the mysterious.
Magic, ghosting
and the unknown.
You must promise that you will
use your knowledge...
to fight with the
forces of evil.
You must protect mankind
against them.
I promise.
Good. Now
I must depart.
Use your powers wisely.
Farewell, my master.
Yes, Guru shall
be perfect.
Unfortunately he is
retired to a...
inaccessible monastery somewhere
in the Himalayas.
He cannot be contacted
from outside.
Well, if you ask me,
it's not a loss.
I don't believe in magic.
I will turn it off.
Professor, he's still here.
Guru? Is that you?
So a friend needs help,
Prof. Carter.
I heard you.
I shall come.
We have two members,
are there anymore, professor?
Yes, a American specializing
in biology, Erica Lane.
- A woman?
- You said it, sir.
Emergency, Ms. Lane.
Get my instruments.
Hurry!
What happened, captain.
A meteor right shower.
I forget duck fast enough.
Relax now. We have
you out no time.
The capsule all smashed it.
Will take hours to free his legs.
He has to be operated
on immediately.
You will have to
do it there.
Set up a table here,
Get my gloves.
I wish you fellows find bigger
ships to fly around in.
- Will he be all right?
- As good as you.
Once they get him out.
Erica Lane, message
for Erica Lane.
Return to Earth immediately,
your assignment.
There goes my beautiful
sleep.
We have the capsule
ready, ma'am.
You'll have to drive it yourself.
We can't spare a pilot.
It won't be the first
time, don't worry.
Now we need an
engineer.
He also has to be the physicist,
the pilot and the mechanic.
It seems that such a person
does not exist.
Well, we'll worry about that
after the others get here.
Combined Miniaturized
Detection Force?
I still don?t get it.
You will, Commander.
This way, Miss Lane.
This is Commander
Kidd, Erica Lane.
Hi!
And I am Guru.
We can begin now.
This is a miniaturization
machine.
It can reduce humans beings
to the size of a pinhead.
With no negative effects.
That'll we hope.
This baby is your ship.
She goes anywhere.
She flies, she swims, she
runs, like a dream.
And I wanna know.
I built it myself.
Without any magic tricks.
- What's her name?
- I don't know.
I never thought about it.
So I name it as being:
Voyager.
How long are we're
be stay small?
We won't know until
we try it.
It means we can start
growing large...
anytime, no matter
where we are.
Unfortunately
this is correct.
The time has come.
If they get into the machine,
we'll call.
After being miniaturized, they
will be placed by a radio beam...
in a drop
of ocean water.
Your assignment. It's take
Busby's ship...
on a test mission.
to see if humans being can
survive miniaturization.
- Questions?
- One, sir.
Who's gonna pilot the ship?
The fourth member,
Busby Birdwell.
What? Oh no,
oh no!
Oh please come Busby,
we need you.
- Well I...
- Aren't you afraid, little one?
What? Me afraid?
I am not afraid.
No novice healer in a turban
can call me afraid.
- Good, take your places.
- Yes sir.
Adjust the setting from
miniaturization to microscopic.
Activated process.
It's working.
Excellent! Oh, excellent!
Start the clock.
Well sir. We are
on our way.
Yes, now let's hope
they can...
safely find the way back.
Well, so far, so good.
But not that far
yet, Mr. Kidd.
- How are you feeling, Busby?
- Small.
Now I know how
an ant feels.
Prepare for insertion.
Here comes the radio beam.
I've never missed what's on the
radio but not like this
Look, there's the water.
One drop is like an ocean.
Say one thing, aren't
we going too fast?
Yes, but I can't
slow down.
Everyone all right?
Fortunately yes.
It seems that our first test
was nearly our last.
This was no joke.
Okay, take down, Busby.
Incredible, all this inside
a single drop of water.
There are many other
worlds, Ms. Lane.
The world of human beings
is just one.
Other worlds,
what baloney.
Hey look!
My Gosh.
Is this one of the other
worlds, Guru?
Perhaps.
- It's fading away.
- Or maybe it was just a mirage.
Over there.
There's something else.
I must be seeing things.
- Follow him, Busby.
- Yes sir!
This is like a chasing smoke.
There it is, down there.
Bubbles!
It is a air breathing civilization.
This proves that this time
is not an illusion, Guru.
There's an old saying,
Ms. Lane.
The only certainty is that
nothing is certain.
No, I think that is,
after them, Busby
- They must have come this way.
- There's a turn ahead.
- It's a dead end.
- And there's no island.
That is impossible.
- It must be here.
- Well, they are.
We just went on a mermaid
chase, that's all.
Well, it's an unscientific
baloney about...
other worlds fool
us for a second.
Perhaps now we can continue with
our mission, Mr. Kidd.
Scientists are often foolish when
they don't understand something.
Yes, but I still don't get it.
Nine hours. No sign of
the end of the effect.
Have you been in
touch with them?
Yes, sir. Every
hour.
And we check the meters every
few minutes, very carefully.
Look out!
Wow! Did it stop?
Didn't you knead
to tell more?
Stopped. Man, I wonder if that
was part of the test.
Wait, something
is still wrong.
The ship is drifting, Busby!
He's out cool.
Look out!
It's no use.
- Busby is got to repair it.
- I'm afraid he's really out.
Just we have to wait until
he wakes up.
- We can't wait.
- Hey, the plant is moving.
See, he's not a plant.
It is a living creature.
In your mind I see
our destruction.
He will interpose, choke
us, we shall be crushed.
There is no scape, unless
we can act immediately.
- What can we do?
- We must attack his mind.
It's the nerve center.
Quickly, Mr. Kidd.
I will guide you telepathically.
With exactly what
I see. Now go.
There he is.
Mr. Kidd, swim to the left.
He's doing.
He hears you.
Careful in the passage. The
spines are poisonous.
Be careful.
It is close to the cortex.
Now proceed... Wait!
Look out!
Quickly, into the hole!
The nerve center.
You must find the
antennas.
Hurry!
Oh, my head!
What happen?
Busby, on your feet. You
got to fix the motor.
The motor?
Good. Now return.
At once.
Careful, Mr. Kidd. The
exit is narrow.
Don't touch...
I must... I must
get back.
Hurry, Mr. Kidd.
He's in your hands
now, Ms. Lane.
Effect is weaken.
Come in, attention!
The miniaturization
effect is fading.
You'll must return
at once.
We can't return until
we stop this poison.
But none of these
medicines work.
Wait one moment. There
might be one way.
Attention Voyager. They
must return at once.
I repeat, at once!
There, you better
work now.
Good girl. I knew
you would.
Seaweed, Miss Lane?
Yes, it is the only one that contains
the natural antitoxin.
At least it worked with
the doctors in Borneo.
Just hope it works for us.
Hurry!
Hurry!
They made it!
They made it!
Mr. Kidd, are
you alright?
Yes, thanks to Erica
and Busby and Guru.
And to yourself.
Well sir, looks like the
CMDF is in business.
Yes, and your next mission
is the one that counts.
It will be the real thing.
We're ready for
anything, sir.
Good, because the great
mysteries...
of the Earth are waiting
for you.
Subtitles: Kilo