Danger below, 1957

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An episode of Colonel Bleep, probably the first. Colonel Bleep is a partially found science fiction animated television series, and the first color cartoon series made for television.

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00:00and now stand by for adventure three two one in the exciting story of

00:22danger below

00:32far out in space on a tiny ocean covered planet lies the lily pad kingdom of aqualand

00:44here in this beautiful watery world

00:52live the friendly frogman curious inhabitants of this curious land and far below in the hidden coves

01:04of the ocean floor these little fellows gather the most priceless gems of the galaxies for only here

01:13in the secret treasure beds of the frogman can be found the precious giant pearls of aqualand

01:23but no longer is the secret of these rich pearl beds known only to the frogman for suddenly a

01:33monstrous shadow looms into view

01:35in sheer terror the frogman flee for this is octo the terrible

01:47the blackest meanest octopus in the sea

01:51helplessly the divers watch as this wicked creature carries off load after load of their precious pearls

01:57and so it is that colonel bleep

02:01squeak

02:03and scratch

02:05streak to the aid of the frogman

02:07squeak

02:09arriving just in time to see the thieving culprit scurry off with the last of the gleaming gems

02:17following closely the spaceman and his

02:19deputies watch amazed

02:21as the monster pours the stolen treasure into the hatch of a waiting submarine

02:31through a porthole of the sub

02:33stare the greedy eyes

02:35of doctor destructo

02:37the mastermind behind this wicked scheme

02:41little squeak tosses his lasso with perfect aim

02:45quickly ropes the terrible octo out of action

02:49but the evil destructo

02:53has already zeroed in on colonel bleep

02:57fire one

02:59with a mighty roar

03:03a giant torpedo thunders straight for the colonel

03:07too late

03:09the spaceman learns

03:11his water-soaked atomic energy supply

03:13is useless now

03:15is this the end for colonel bleep

03:19how can he possibly escape this terrible fate

03:23but wait

03:25with a mighty leap

03:27scratch lands astride the deadly missile

03:29in the nick of time

03:31he pulls the rudder

03:33missing the spaceman by only

03:35inches

03:39the struck toe

03:41now in full retreat

03:43crashes to the surface

03:45but there is no escape

03:47now dead on his target

04:05scratch leaps to safety

04:07not one trace

04:13of destructo's submarine

04:15remains

04:17not one clue

04:19to the doctor's fate

04:21only the gleaming curls

04:23could be seen

04:25as they settled back once more

04:27to the treasure beds

04:29of aqualand

04:31the frogmen gave free

04:33rousing cheers

04:35for they had witnessed

04:39proof indeed

04:41that a man's

04:43evil deeds

04:45like a boomerang

04:47have a way

04:49of coming

04:51back to him

04:53here

04:55to the

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