Cartoon Resource entry #240 - Marine Boy (1966)

MARINE BOY

ORIGINAL JAPAN AIRDATES: as “Hang On! Marine Kid” Oct 6, 1966-Dec 29, 1966 on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) - first 13 episodes,
as “Undersea Boy Marine” Jan 31, 1969-Sep 22, 1969 on Fuji TV - additional 65 episodes
ORIGINAL US AIRDATES: 1967-1968 in syndication
RERUNS: in Japan - May 11-Sep 2, 1971 on Nippon TV
EPISODES: 78
ANIMATION BY: Japan Tele-Cartoons
PRODUCED BY: Seven Arts Television (now part of Warner Bros.) and K. Fujita Associates, English Dubbing by Zavala-Riss Productions
DISTRIBUTED and OWNED BY: Warner Bros. Television


SUMMARY

Marine Boy uses his special underwater suit and Oxy-Gum to battle undersea villains with the Ocean Patrol.  Marine Boy has the distinction of being one of the first anime series produced for the US.  It was canceled in Japan after 13 episodes, but Seven Arts Television picked it up and ordered the additional 65 episodes to air in the US first and later in Japan.  The entire voice cast worked on the Speed Racer series as well.

EPISODE GUIDE

DVD: Marine Boy: The Complete First Season - Warner Archive (06.18.2013)

#01 The Green Monster
#02 Danger At 300 Fathoms
#03 Monsters Of the Deep
#04 Dangerous Starfish
#05 The Astounding Shellfish
#06 The Mysterious Paradise
#07 Deepest Of the Deep
#08 The Ghost Ship
#09 The Monstrous Seaweed
#10 The Super Mystery Boat
#11 The Greatest Power On Earth
#12 Disaster On the High Sea
#13 Secret Of the Time Capsule
#14 Mystery Of the Missing Vessels
#15 Menace Of the Missing Bomb
#16 Danger In the Depths
#17 The Gigantic Sea Farm
#18 Terror Of the Fire Ball
#19 Empire Of the Sea
#20 Battle To Save the World
#21 The Terrifying Icebergs
#22 The Whales Of Destruction
#23 The Power Of Power
#24 5 Billion In Diamonds
#25 Mission At Corkscrew Strait
#26 Lighthouse Of Terror

DVD: Marine Boy: The Complete Second Season - Warner Archive (02.11.2014)

#27 The Invincible Force
#28 Riddle Of the Vanishing Frogmen
#29 Panic In the Pacific
#30 24 Hours To Doom
#31 Attack Of the Robot Spiders
#32 The Great Bomb Robbery
#33 Operation Deep Deep
#34 The Stolen Island
#35 Underwater Underworld
#36 Rustlers Of the Deep
#37 Raid Of the Robot Robbers
#38 Attack Of the Robot Sharks
#39 The Monster Search
#40 The Well Hidden Plan
#41 Flimflam On the High Seas
#42 The Dragon Of the Sea
#43 Piracy Under the Sea!
#44 The Super Brain Capers
#45 The Great Underwater Train Robbery
#46 The Genius Dolphin
#47 The Nuclear Pirates
#48 The Phoney Patrolmen
#49 Saga Of the Undersea Lion
#50 The Mini Micro Wave
#51 The Ultra Freezer Freeze
#52 The Tubsub Tanker Sub

DVD: Marine Boy: The Complete Third Season - Warner Archive (07.02.2014)

#53 The Tremendous Tremendo
#54 The Ghosts Of Spook Island
#55 Ghost Of Destruction
#56 The Whale Blows Rainbows
#57 The Great Plankton Menace
#58 Showdown At Sea
#59 The Precious Robot
#60 Fight For the Rocket
#61 Red Menace
#62 The Invincible Robots
#63 Island Of Treasure
#64 Thieves Of the Deep
#65 The Wild Monster Plant
#66 The Vanishing Vessel
#67 Challenges Of the Pirates
#68 Land Of the Strange Vikings
#69 Attack Of the Icebergs
#70 The Deadly Tank
#71 Avenger Of the Sea
#72 The Desperate Search
#73 The Secret Of the Golden Seaweed
#74 The Fantastic Flash
#75 The Stormy Brainstorm
#76 The Gill Men
#77 The Great Sea Escape
#78 The Desert Destroyer

ENGLISH DUB VOICE ACTORS

Jack Curtis (1926-1970) as Bullton
Peter Fernandez (1927-2010) as Dr. Mariner, Piper
Jack Grimes (1926-2009) as Professor Fumble, Splasher
Corinne Orr as Marine Boy, Neptina, Cli Cli and all females

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