Sea Hunt is an
American
adventure series that was aired in
syndication by
Ziv Television Programs from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in
syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four
seasons, with 155 episodes produced.
The program followed the adventures of
scuba diver Mike Nelson, an ex-Navy
frogman turned freelance diver, played by
Lloyd Bridges. He outmaneuvered villains, salvaged
everything from a bicycle to a nuclear missile, and
rescued a downed Air Force pilot (in his sunken jet, in
the pilot episode), children trapped in a flooded cave,
and even a dog. One unusual aspect of the series was
that at the end of each episode, Bridges made a plea to
protect the
oceans.
After Bridges was cast, he was given a
crash course on scuba diving by
Zale Parry, and Courtney Brown, the latter would
serve as his underwater stunt double. Over the course of
the show's run, Bridges would get more involved in the
underwater stunt work, graduating from close-ups in the
earliest episodes, to doing all but the most dangerous
stunts by the end of the series' run.
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a
fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who work as
soldiers of fortune while being on the run from the military for a
"crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by writers and
producers Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell (who also collaborated
together on Wiseguy, Riptide and Hunter) at the behest of Brandon
Tartikoff, NBC's Entertainment president.
Despite being thought of as mercenaries by the other characters in the
show, the A-Team always acted on the side of good and helped the
oppressed. The show ran for five seasons on the NBC television network,
from January 23, 1983 to December 30, 1986 (with one additional,
previously unbroadcast episode shown on March 8, 1987), for a total of
98 episodes.
It remains known in popular culture for its cartoon-like use of
over-the-top violence (in which people were seldom seriously hurt),
supposedly formulaic episodes, featuring the ability to form weaponry
and vehicles out of old parts, and its distinctive theme tune. The show
also served as the springboard for the career of Mr. T, who portrayed
the character of B.A. Baracus, around whom the show was initially
conceived.[1][2] Some of the show's catchphrases such as "I love it when
a plan comes together",[3] "Hannibal's on the jazz" and "I ain't gettin'
on no plane!" have also made their way onto T-shirts and other
merchandise.
Although not directly referenced in the series, the name of the show
comes from "A-Teams", the nickname for Operational Detachments Alpha (ODA).
The US Army Special Forces uses the term ODA for their 12-man direct
operations teams
