7.6 /10 1 Votes
6.9/10 TV Written by E.M. Parsons Original language(s) English Final episode date 7 June 1961 Number of seasons 1 | 8.4/10 IMDb Country of origin United States First episode date 14 September 1960 Genres Adventure Film, Drama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by William ConradFred HamiltonJack HerzbergHerman HoffmanAndrew Marton Starring Keith LarsenJeremy SlateRon Ely Cast Similar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Aquanauts (later known as Malibu Run) is an American adventure/drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960-1961 season. The series stars Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate and Ron Ely, who later replaced Larsen on midseason.
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Synopsis
The hour-long series focuses on the adventures of two Southern California divers, Drake Andrews (Larsen) and Larry Lahr (Slate), who made their living salvaging sunken wrecks. In January 1961, Larsen left the series due to health problems. His character rejoined the Navy and a new character, Mike Madison (Ron Ely), joined the cast. A month later, the format of the series was also changed with the show's characters, Larry and Mike, opening up a shop in Malibu. No longer encountering underwater dangers, storylines shifted to situations involved on land. To reflect the changes in the format, the series was retitled Malibu Run.
The program was in competition with the short-lived Hong Kong on ABC and NBC's Wagon Train. Unable to compete with NBC's highly rated Wagon Train, the series was canceled after one season.
Cast
Notable guest stars
Dyan Cannon, Russ Conway, Donna Douglas, Peter Falk, Robert Knapp,Sam Levene, Joyce Meadows, Carroll O'Connor, Burt Reynolds, Sue Randall,Inger Stevens, Jane Withers, Keenan Wynn, James Coburn, Jim Davis, Larry Pennell and Ken Curtis, these two last actors, later of Ripcord fame. In the episode "The Double Adventure" Rue McClanahan makes a small appearance as a waitress in a diner.
Merchandising
The TV show was also adapted into a comic book by Dan Spiegle, distributed by Dell Comics.
