Diver Dan -
The
live-action children's marionette adventure DIVER DAN/SYN/1960
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.