| "Jonah and the Whale" | |
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| Series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season 2, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | September 19th, 1965 |
| Writers | Shimon Wincelberg |
| Director | Sobey Martin |
| Producers | Irwin Allen; Frank La Tourette |
| Starring | Richard Basehart; David Hedison |
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"Jonah and the Whale" is the first episode of season two of the American sci-fi/adventure series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the thirty-third episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Sobey Martin and written by Shimon Wincelberg. It first aired on ABC on Sunday, September 19th, 1965.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Basehart | Admiral Harriman Nelson |
| David Hedison | Captain Crane |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Terry Becker | Chief Sharkey |
| Gia Scala | Doctor Katya Markova |
| Allan Hunt | Riley |
| Del Monroe | Kowalski |
| Bob Dowdell | Chip Morton |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc one of the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season Two, Volume 1 DVD collection.
- This episode is production code number: 8201
- First science fiction work for teleplay writer Shimon Wincelberg. He will go on to write multiple episodes of Irwin Allen's Lost in Space as well as two episodes of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek.
- Award winning composer Jerry Goldsmith composed the score for this episode. Goldsmith is also known for his memorable work on The Twilight Zone, scoring the first Planet of the Apes film and several films in the Star Trek franchise.
- First appearance of Terry Becker as Chief Sharkey. Terry appears in a total of 71 out of 110 episodes of the series.
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