Stingray (1964–1965): Season 1, Episode 9 - Raptures of the Deep - full transcript

Although told otherwise, two men take an unsafe submarine to the ocean floor searching for a rumored forest of gems. As expected they quickly get into trouble and need rescue. As Stingray ...

- [Announcer] Stand
by for action.

[explosion]

[dramatic music]

We are about
to launch Stingray.

? Stingray, Stingray ?

Marineville, I am calling
battle stations.

Anything can happen in the
next half hour.

? Stingray, Stingray ?

? Stingray, Stingray, Stingray ?

No, no, no.

I absolutely refuse to give you



a certificate of undersea
worthiness for your craft.

- I agree with you Commander.

I've seen their tub.

Couldn't there be some
truth in what they say?

- Troy, you don't mean
you've fallen for this

crazy legend about a gem
forest beneath the sea.

It's ridiculous!

- Well, no sir but,

I think Stingray oughta
go check it out.

You never know.

There's been a whole
heap of rumors lately.

- A forest that grows jewels?

This is Marineville
Tempest, not fairyland.

- Some people need to move
with the times.



- I heard that Tempest!

I maybe old but I'm
sure not death.

You are dismissed Captain.

You two guys still here?

I already told you,

your craft's not fit
for deep dives.

Now please get out!

- Hepcat's going just great man.

- Yeah, for my money I'd run
out the fathom's dad and dive.

- Yeah, say how about that?

Who needs any old
certificate anyhow.

Let's lied out to deepsville man

and to Juno with
commander daddy-o.

- You mean like crash the
waves without a ticket?

- Yeah, why not?

There could be a fortune
in bright stuff

waiting for us down there.

Let's make like the fishies.

- On the button buddy boy.

[upbeat jazz music]

Four miles on the nose.
- Yeah.

- That brass hat in squaresville

said Hepcat wouldn't give,
ya know?

Like a folder.

- Like the cat Tempest gave out.

The commander's ancient there.

- Hey, what's with
your bones man?

They're creaking.

- You know me dad, I
had an oil check

before we let out
from landsville.

- Then why the music?

- Relax.

So we've got some creaks.

We should flip.

Crazy dad.

We're shipping the wet stuff.

- Like make with the pumps
man or we'll be fish food.

- Dangerville man.

The pumps piping up the seas
like sleeping on the job.

- You mean, you mean
like she's folded?

- Yeah, pressure.

Commander daddy-o said it.

Hepcat's dead man.

A daisy pusher.

- Say, that means this
is like the end?

- Maybe unless we hit
Marineville's

wavelength with our talking box.

- Sure, sure, sure.
The radio marker.

- I'll move it out now.

Let's hope those cats
pick up our whales.

[upbeat jazz music]

[morse code beeps]

- Atlanta, as in
emergency SOS coming in.

Have Stingray crews standing by.

Sound action station.

- Yes sir.

- Say, that code.

It's Hepcat's.

Those two young fools must've

disobeyed me and gone down.

Sound launch stations.

- Acceleration rate six.

Head in for SOS call.

- Crazy it is.

We told them their ship
couldn't do it.

Guess the lore of that legendary

gem forest was too great.

- How 'bout that?

Do you think it could exist?

- Well like I told
the Commander,

down here anything's possible,

but I guess there's no evidence

to even suggest a
forest of jewels.

[upbeat jazz music]

Phones, there she is.

- That's Hepcat okay.

- Get my skin suit and gear.

[mysterious jazz music]

Hepcat from Stingray,
come in Hepcat.

Can you hear me?

Come in Hepcat.
Are you okay?

- Hi Stingray.

Guess we're running
out of the oxygen jazz.

Like breathless man.

- Okay Hepcat.

I'm going to bring an
airline over

and pump some buoyancy
into your tanks

to get you to the surface.

Let's hope the tanks
aren't punctured.

- Great dad.

Say, my buddy pal is
coming out of dreamsville.

- [Radio] Okay, I'll be
with you in a few minutes.

- Wow oh what gives man?

- The cat Tempest is coming over

like soon with some of the
life breeze, an airline.

[upbeat jazz music]

- Okay Phones,
airline's in position.

Start the pumps.

- Okay Skipper, pumps operating.

- Okay Hepcat, we'll
see you on the surface.

Release the airline.

- Cool man, lifeline
away and thanks.

- Say, what's that?

Phones, I'm going back
to check something out.

There's something shiny
on the sea bed.

- Okay Troy but watch
your air supply.

You only took one
cylinder with you.

- Phones, I've fallen down
an undersea crevice.

I've lost my buoyancy

I can't move.

- Troy, your air.

It must be running
down mighty low.

I'm coming to get you.

- Yeah, guess my air is
nearly finished

and my leg, it hurts.

Say, my air's gone.

I can't breathe.

Phones, I'm suffocating.

Can't breathe.

My head, it aches.

I'm finished.

Suffocating.

Gotta get air.

Gotta get air.

Say, I'm breathing still,
but I've got no air.

I can't be breathing but I am.

I'm living without air
yet I'm still alive.

I'm breathing!

Say, why should I
need air anyway?

I can live down here okay.

Who needs air?

What do I want this
crazy mask for?

Gee, I feel great now.

Let's get rid of this
air cylinder.

This is great!
I feel like a million dollars.

Gee, I never see
plants like this.

They're beautiful!

I don't believe it but it's
there, the forest of gems.

[enchanting music]

Say, these leaves, they're
made of gold and silver.

Diamonds, rubies, emeralds!

I found the gem forest!

It really exists!

I'm rich!
Yippie!

I must be the richest
man in the world!

I'm the richest man in
the whole, wide world!

[enchanting music]

- Oh great one, do you
require anything?

- Guess you can peel me
another grape.

Marina, play something
sweet and gentle.

[harp music]

It's great being the
richest man in the world.

- Oh great one, I have
importants news.

A craft from the
terrain approaches.

- Send it away.

I don't want any
visitors today.

- But master, it's Stingray
all the way from Marineville.

- Now what did they want?

I finished with my old
life and they know it.

- But they've come a
long way oh great one.

- Okay, let them in if
that's what they want.

[enchanting music]

- Tempest Towers to Stingray,

you have permission to enter.

Stingray has entered the
air lock oh great one.

- Okay. Let them in.

- Tempest Towers to Stingray,

please pass down the
corridor from air lock

and enter by southern door.

- Troy, I've come to
ask you to reconsider.

Return to Marineville with me.

Give up this life, it's
making you soft.

- Give it up?

Are you crazy commander?

Give up all my riches?

Never.

- But the service needs you.

It's your duty.

- I'm the leader here.

I decide what is my duty.

- Is that your last word?

- Yes Commander, it is.

- Can't you talk some
sense into him Phones?

- I'll try Commander.

I figure he should return
to Marineville too but-.

- Phones, I can hear you.

Traitor!

Commander Shore, I'll thank
you to leave my palace.

- Okay I'm going,

but never ask me for
anything ever again.

- Why Should I ask him?

I have everything here,
everything, haven't I honey?

- Why sure Troy.

We don't need anyone.

- Everything's perfect.

Just one thing, I sure
wish you could talk Marina.

[enchanting music]

? Marina ?

? Aqua Marina ?

? What are these strange
enchantments ?

? That start whenever
you're near ?

? Marina ?

? Aqua Marina ?

? Why can't you
whisper the words ?

? That my heart is
longing to hear ?

? Your magic to me ?

? A beautiful mystery ?

? I'm certain to fall, I know ?

? Because you enthrall me so ?

? Marina ?

? Aqua Marina ?

? Why don't you say that
you'll always stay ?

? Close to my heart ?

Still, guess that's one
thing that'll never happen.

- You're wrong Troy.

You see, I can speak in a way.

- Marina, was that you?

But your lips weren't moving.

- No Troy, but you can
hear my thoughts.

- Gee, this is great.

Now I have got all I want.

[loud explosion]

What's that?
- We're under attack.

- Don't just stand there,
do something.

- What do you suggest
oh great one?

We have no defenses.

- They'll get in!

What are we gonna do?

- You tell me.

You're the one who
has everything.

- Yeah, but they're trying
to take it all away from me.

[loud crashing]

[loud explosions]

My palace!

All my riches!

[water rushing in]

[loud explosions]

- Phones, Marina, Atlanta,
we're doomed!

[loud explosions]

- Put this on oh great one.

It'll save you Troy.

Don't fight me.

Take it easy Troy.

Relax.

You're okay now Troy.

Just rest.

Relax now, just take it easy.

- Phones, where am I?

The palace, it's crashing down!

But this is Stingray.
How did I get here?

What happened?

- You had a touch of
raptures of the deep Troy.

- What?
What you're talking about.

- Well it's true Troy.

I guess that fall
into the crevice

and then your air
tank giving out

sent you into a kind
of drunkenness.

- I've heard of it.

Raptures of the deep, eh?

Well, what do you know?

But it was So clear.

You could speak Marina,

or at least I could hear
your thoughts.

- I'm afraid not Troy.

That's the way lack of air
affects your down there.

- So there was no palace, eh?

No forest, no gems.

- I guess not.

- Say wait, I put some
gems in my belt.

Yeah I remember now.

Two of the biggest
diamonds I've ever seen.

Say, there is something here!

See, what did I tell you?

They're not diamonds.

They're just plain
ordinary seashells.

- That's right but,

I guess you could call
them the gems of the sea.

How about your palace,

are you disappointed
that it never existed?

- Oh no sir, I was real
mean down there.

Give me Stingray every time.

- That's great.

Now you go get some rest.

I'll take those two crazy
Hepcats in tow

and we'll head for Marinevlle.

- Yup, let's go.

I guess I've got some explaining
to do to Commander Shore.

[enchanting music]
Subtitles: Kilo

? Marina ?

? Aqua Marina ?

? What are these strange
enchantments ?

? That start whenever
you're near ?

? Marina ?

? Aqua Marina ?

? Why can't you
whisper the words ?

? That my heart is
longing to hear ?

? You're magic to me ?

? A beautiful mystery ?

? I'm certain to fall, I know ?

? Because you enthrall me so ?

? Marina, Aqua Marina ?

? what don't you say ?

? that you'll always stay ?

? close to my heart ?