The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau - Season 1
Season 1
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DatesJan 8, 1968 - May 30, 1976
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
Sharks
Captain Cousteau and his ship the Calypso visit the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden in order to study shark behaviour and to test methods of protecting shipwreck and air crash victims from shark attacks. Ichthyologist Dr. Eugenia Clark joins the Calypso crew to study shark behavior and test shark repellents.
Jan 8, 1968
Season 1Episode 260 min
Savage World of the Coral Jungle
The team travels to the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean, an area teeming with animal and plant life, and where numemous complex relationships between different species are played out on a daily basis. Cousteau and his men find a well-ordered universe housing a highly complex community on the coral reef.
Mar 6, 1968
Season 1Episode 360 min
Search in the Deep
The island ot Europa, in the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar, is the foremost breeding ground of the mysterious sea turtle. The crew's cameras follow the turtles' mating rituals, the females' laboured journey up the beach to lay their eggs, and the fight for survival of the newly-hatched babies. The Calypso crew films the undersea mating dance and subsequent egg-laying of the sea turtle.
Apr 15, 1968
Season 1Episode 460 min
Whales
The Calypso divers study finback, sperm and killer whales, monitoring their migratory habits by planting small tags in their skin. Captain Cousteau also recounts the romance and legend of the great whales. Cousteau and his crew implant tracking devices into whales off the coasts of Madagascar and California.
Nov 15, 1968
Season 1Episode 560 min
The Unexpected Voyage of Pepito and Cristobal
Captain Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso adopt a pair of fur seals off the Cape of Good Hope. During an Atlantic crossing the men begin to establish a relationship of trust and friendship with the mammals. Cousteau and his crew take two wild seal pups aboard for study.
Jan 13, 1969
Season 1Episode 660 min
Sunken Treasure
The crew sets out on a treasure hunt to the Caribbean in search of the wreck of La Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion, a Spanish ship that sank over 300 years ago carrying more than $2m in silver and gold.
Mar 3, 1969
Season 1Episode 760 min
The Legend of Lake Titicaca
The divers travel inland to Peru's Lake Titicaca, testing experimental techniques for diving at high altitude for the first time. Deep in the lake they discover a unique species of frog whose lungs have atrophied like fish, they die when removed from the water. Cousteau's divers investigate the lake's legend of Inca treasure. The treasure proves to be illusory, but ancient pottery and a unique species of aquatic frog are found.
Apr 24, 1969
Season 1Episode 860 min
The Desert Whales
The Calypso crew follows 35-ton California gray whales on their annual breeding migration. The crew of the Calypso studies the little-known California grey whale, as this once-endangered species embarks on its 5,000-mile annual breeding migration. The team observes the intimate relationships between these creatures, including mating and the feeding of a baby grey.
Oct 28, 1969
Season 1Episode 960 min
The Night of the Squid
The crew observes as 20 million squid amass in coastal waters to mate, spawn and die. In the waters off southern California the Calypso happens upon the savage, yet touching, spawning ritual of the sea arrow squids of the Pacific. From their exotic mating dance to the microscopic battle for survival of the newly-hatched young, the entire cycle is captured on film by the crew.
Jan 16, 1970
Season 1Episode 1060 min
Return of the Sea Elephant
Cousteau and his team study the life and death of the sea elephant, a massive sea mammal which returns each year to the small island of Guadalupe for ritual combat, mating and breeding. Finally, the divers discover the sea elephants' secret graveyard, 25 fathoms below the waves. The crew studies the massive creatures as they mate and nurse on Guadalupe.
Feb 8, 1970
Season 1Episode 1160 min
Those Incredible Diving Machines
The history of underwater exploration is traced from the days of Alexander the Great to the development of the aqualung in 1942, the first bathyscaphe in 1948, the diving saucer in 1959, through to a new fleet of modern deep sea submersibles. A photographic essay traces man's endeavors and advances in undersea exploration.
Mar 10, 1970
Season 1Episode 1260 min
The Water Planet
After more than 140,000 nautical miles travelled aboard the Calypso, and having shot around two million feet of film, Cousteau shares his personal thoughts on the challenges they face filming the infinite phenomena of the water planet. Cousteau presents a behind-the-scenes look at the motivations and challenges driving his crew.
Mar 28, 1970
Season 1Episode 1360 min
Tragedy of the Red Salmon
The Cousteau team follows the spawning migration of the red sockeye salmon from the open sea to the Alaskan waters of their birth, up the Salmon River to remote Fraser Lake.
Nov 24, 1970
Season 1Episode 1460 min
Lagoon of Lost Ships
Truk lagoon in the South Pacific, the site of a fierce battle during WWII, is now home to around 50 sunken Japanese vessels. The crew explores the Pacific lagoon to learn how marine life adapts to foreign matter. The divers discover an uncharted sunken freighter, complete with the skeletons of its long-dead crew.
May 14, 1971
Season 1Episode 1560 min
The Dragons of Galapagos
The crew journey to the Galapagos Islands to study the marine iguana, a mysterious dragon-like creature that has reversed the course of evolution and returned to the sea for food and survival.
Feb 24, 1971
Season 1Episode 1660 min
Secrets of the Sunken Caves
The strange geological phenomenon of 'blue holes' is investigated by Captain Cousteau and his team, as they discover an undersea 'cathedral' one hundred feet below the surface.
Mar 19, 1971
Season 1Episode 1760 min
The Unsinkable Sea Otter
In the North Aleutian Islands, Cousteau and his crew observe the rough courtship and tender mating of the sea otter, before continuing to Monterey where the otter's existence is being threatened by man-made hazards such as pollution and illegal hunting.
Sep 26, 1971
Season 1Episode 1860 min
The Forgotten Mermaids
The crew travels to the cypress glades of East Florida to film the manatee, a vegetarian creature of the sea whose closest living relative is the elephant. Learning of the plight of 'Sewer Sam', a manatee trapped in the sewers of Miami, the team attempts to help return Sam to the river.
Dec 21, 1971
Season 1Episode 1960 min
Octopus, Octopus
The crew studies the eight-armed octopus's life cycle and ongoing evolutionary process.
Jan 24, 1972
Season 1Episode 2060 min
A Sound of Dolphins
The crew isolates a pair of dolphins to study the species' remarkable sonar system.
Feb 25, 1972
Season 1Episode 2160 min
500 Million Years Beneath the Sea
Jan 11, 1973
Season 1Episode 2260 min
The Smile of the Walrus
Nov 5, 1972
Season 1Episode 2360 min
Hippo!
The crew swims among crocodiles to capture the quick-tempered hippo in action beneath the water.
Feb 16, 1973
Season 1Episode 2460 min
The Singing Whale
The Calypso crew records the plaintive, melodious songs of migrating humpback whales.
Mar 12, 1973
Season 1Episode 2560 min
South to Fire and Ice
The crew climbs glaciers, examines whale bones and watches a volcano.
Nov 29, 1973
Season 1Episode 2660 min
The Flight of Penguins
The crew observes penguins feeding, mating and raising young.
Jan 21, 1974
Season 1Episode 2760 min
Beneath the Frozen World
The crew dives below the ice, and sails above in a hot-air balloon.
Mar 3, 1974
Season 1Episode 2860 min
Blizzard at Hope Bay
The disabled Calypso becomes trapped during a three-day blizzard.
Mar 22, 1974
Season 1Episode 2960 min
Life at the End of the World
The Calypso sails to Tierra del Fuego to film the disappearing Qawashqar Indians.
Nov 14, 1974
Season 1Episode 3060 min
Beavers of the North Country
Underwater cameras capture beavers at work and resting in their dams during winter.
Jan 6, 1975
Season 1Episode 3160 min
The Coral Divers of Corsica
Cousteau studies the rapidly disappearing red-coral forests of the Mediterranean Sea.
Nov 15, 1975
Season 1Episode 3260 min
The Sleeping Sharks of Yucatan
Cousteau investigates reports of sharks seen resting in underwater caves.
Nov 15, 1975
Season 1Episode 3360 min
The Sea Birds of Isabela
Dec 8, 1975
Season 1Episode 3460 min
Mysteries of the Hidden Reefs
Cousteau explores the beauty and life of an ancient and complex ecosystem.
Apr 5, 1976
Season 1Episode 3560 min
The Fish That Swallowed Jonah
Calypso's divers search Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula for different species of groupers.
May 23, 1976
Season 1Episode 3660 min
The Incredible March of the Spiny Lobsters
Lobsters gather annually at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula for a migratory journey.
May 30, 1976
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