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Diver Dan - The live-action
children's marionette adventure DIVER DAN/SYN/1961 starred Frank
Freda as the intrepid ocean explorer Diver Dan who wore a deep
sea diving outfit and Suzanne Turner as Miss Minerva his mermaid
friend.
Their chief nemesis were Baron Barracuda and his stooge sidekick
Trigger Fish who lived in the Sargasso Sea in a cave by
Teetering Rock. They continually hatched plans to take over the
bottom of the ocean.
Other fish marionettes (voiced by Allen Swift) included, Finley
Haddock, Gabby the Clam, Gill-Espie, a bongo-playing beatnik
fish, Glow Fish who lived by the Bottomless Pit, Goldie the
Goldfish, Hammer-head Shark, Hermit Crab, Sawfish Sam, Scout
Fish, who sported an Indian tomahawk and feathers, Sea Biscuit
the Seahorse, and Skipper Kipper. The Diver Dan program was
produced by Hal Tunis and Louis Kellman and each episode ran
seven-minutes in length.
"The Ballad of Diver Dan"
(written by Jack Sky)
Below in the deep there's adventure and danger;
That's where you'll find Diver Dan!
The sights that he sees are surprising and stranger
Than ever you'll see on the land!
He moves among creatures
Of frightening features:
Flashing teeth, slashing jaws,
Flapping fins, snapping claws!
He protects and he saves
His friends under the waves;
That's where you'll find Diver Dan!
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