Darwin

Darwin was a dolphin and a supporting character in the 1993-1996 television series SeaQuest DSV. Darwin was a highly intelligent dolphin who lived aboard the titular deep-sea vessel SeaQuest while under the command of Captain Nathan Bridger. The submarine was outfitted with a series of transit tubes all throughout the ship that allowed Darwin to swim freely. The tubes fed into a moon pool on the bridge of the ship, enabling Darwin to interact with Captain Bridger. Darwin was featured in the first two seasons of the series, but did not appear in season three when the show was retooled under the name SeaQuest 2032. Darwin was outfitted with a vocorder that allowed him to communicate verbally with Captain Bridger, translating his whistles and clicks into English.

Notes & Trivia

 * An actual Bottlenose dolphin was used to portray Darwin, but the voice through the vocorder was provided by Frank Welker.