1993

S1To Be or Not to Be

Sat, Sep 11, 1993

Captain Nathan Bridger is hauled out of retirement to command the new submarine SeaQuest, under the authority of the United Earth/Oceans Organization. His ship goes up against pirate forces commanded by Marilyn Stark, a former SeaQuest captain who tried to instigate a war.

6.8 /10

S1.E1 ∙ The Devil's Window

Sat, Sep 18, 1993

Captain Bridger must decide whether to continue assisting Dr. Raleigh Young with his hydrothermal vent experiments or help the ailing Darwin.

6.7 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Treasure of the Mind

Sat, Sep 25, 1993

When a preserved annexe of the Great Library of Alexandria is discovered, many nations send their fleets to lay claim to its treasures. The UEO orders Bridger to mediate the dispute and sends a team of ESP parapsychologists to help the negotiations.

7.1 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Games

Sat, Oct 02, 1993

The crew of seaQuest rescue a warden and his only prisoner from beneath the ice cap. The prisoner escapes and reveals that he holds a deadly toxin which will be released unless the crew does as he says, which is launching the seaQuest's missiles against the UEO.

7.1 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Treasures of the Tonga Trench

Fri, Oct 08, 1993

Lt. Krieg, while out on a short reconnaissance mission, locates mysterious gems in a deep ocean trench guarded by a large sea creature.

6.9 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Brothers and Sisters

Sat, Oct 16, 1993

The Sea Quest crew is on its way to demolish an abandoned munitions plant. As they get closer they realize it isn't abandoned at all, there are six children trapped inside. One of the children is sick and needs to be transported to the ship right away, while the oldest boy is very hesitant to leave and runs off. Lucas is thrilled to have others his age on the boat and gets to show the oldest girl on a tour of the ship. Bridger must juggle keeping the two youngest boys out of his hair while trying to help Commander Ford get the last child out of the compound before it collapses. He also has to deliver solemn news to the children concerning their parents.

6.9 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Give Me Liberte

Sat, Oct 23, 1993

The Captain and crew are at risk after being exposed to biological contamination that killed the crew of an underwater facility. Contamination came from a downed French space station called Liberte, found on the ocean floor.

6.9 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Knight of Shadows

Sat, Oct 30, 1993

When Bridger is hurled across his quarters by an unknown force, it leads the seaQuest to find a hundred-year-old sunken ship where the spirits of those who perished there haunt its ancient hull, one of which possesses Dr. Westphalen.

7 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Bad Water

Sat, Nov 06, 1993

A French submarine with school children has been sucked into a fresh water hole, sea quest rushes to save them before their air runs out.

7.2 /10

S1.E9 ∙ The Regulator

Sat, Nov 20, 1993

The regulator (a trader) kidnaps Darwin after a visit to Sea Quest, the regulator wants to find the center of the universe and tries to use Darwin to find it.

6.7 /10

S1.E10 ∙ SeaWest

Sat, Nov 27, 1993

SeaQuest investigates an undersea mining facility after receiving a distress signal. Once they arrive, everything seems fine until they hear from one miner that it's not. The miner turns out to be the mine owner. The mine is not under UEO's jurisdiction, but they find they must help out even though doing so puts the crew in a dangerous situation.

6.6 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Photon Bullet

Sat, Dec 18, 1993

Lucas, dissatisfied with his job, is invited to stay with a group of IT workers - who moonlight as hackers stealing money for humanitarian purposes - and their charismatic leader.

6.8 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Better Than Martians

Sat, Jan 01, 1994

When the first manned mission to Mars, led by a personal friend of Bridger's, crashes into the ocean near a southeast Asian confederation after returning to Earth, the seaQuest races to rescue the survivors while the confederation rushes to retrieve the astronauts first.

7.2 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Nothing But the Truth

Sat, Jan 08, 1994

While operating on a skeleton crew the Seaquest is taken over by terrorists who want to use the computer access to steal codes to polluters around the world.

7.1 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Greed for a Pirate's Dream

Sat, Jan 15, 1994

After gaining advance knowledge of volcanic attack, SeaQuest needs to convince treasure hunters to cease excavations, or die trying.

6.9 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Whale Song

Sat, Feb 05, 1994

Bridger is instructed to go after someone who is sinking whaling ships. He refuses because he doesn't support whaling so he resigns. But he later finds out who is doing it; an old friend, so he returns and goes after him.

6.7 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The Stinger

Sat, Feb 19, 1994

Several companies compete to develop a single-seated submersible. Lucas, while testing "The Stinger", is injured during an accident and the submersible is stolen by a competitor.

6.7 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Hide and Seek

Sat, Feb 26, 1994

The crew dreams of Darwin including an evil dictator named Tezlof (Shatner). Tezlof comes aboard to get help for his son from Darwin.

5.8 /10

S1.E18 ∙ The Last Lap at Luxury

Sat, Mar 19, 1994

While attending a conference at an underwater resort, several leaders including Lucas are kidnapped. The kidnapping is used as an excuse for a coup d'état by the head of the UEO.

6.9 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Abalon

Sat, Apr 30, 1994

While testing a new deep-sea dive suit, Commander Ford sees a mermaid. This leads him to a recluse scientist. Meanwhile, Lucas has his first date.

6.4 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Such Great Patience

Sat, May 07, 1994

While exploring an underwater earthquake, the Seaquest discovers an alien spaceship that has been buried for close to 1 million years.

7.2 /10

S1.E21 ∙ The Good Death

Sat, May 14, 1994

The Seaquest inadvertently fires on a sub carrying children. During the rescue a few crew members end up in an evil dictator's country, on the run from the government which is trying to kill the children.

6.5 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Higher Power

Sat, May 21, 1994

An emotional time is at hand as the seaQuest's tour of duty comes to an end; Chief Crocker faces his retirement and the end of his marriage, Commanders Ford and Hitchcock are offered the same command, and Captain Bridger and Dr. Westphalen begin a romantic relationship. Most emotional of all is Lucas who realizes that his father is hardly a part of his life anymore. However, when the Earth's crust begins to crack open underneath his father's power plant, the world is threatened by an unstoppable rise in ocean temperature which will melt the polar caps. With lava seeping into the sea, Bridger must sacrifice the seaQuest in order to save the world.

7.2 /10