the freedom of have your own sea go power boat and the excitement of go on underwater adventure a rugged and an man of an adventurer and lovely ( and so well endow . ) assistant in fine bikini be all definite selling point for sea hunt ( 1958 61 ) . just what be the reason for produce a sort of sea go gun for hire series . let look closely now . there must be a some clue around . if we be to look back just a little and we see the rko radio picture production of underwater . ( 1955 ) . it star jane russell and gilbert roland and richard egan and lori nelson a a quartet of very attractive scuba dive adventurer work on salvage in the carribbean and include a pre fidel cuba . the film be moderately successful and be memorable not necessarily for it story a for the look of the principal in swim suit . fine and shapely woman folk in some really keen 2 piece bath suit ( woo and woo and woo and woo . ) be always a plus for the guy while and the presence of rugged and athletic men folk display their best beefcake pose be equally please to the gal . and there be one element that be a true legacy of this old rko feature . it be on the soundtrack contain in between the musical queue and theme . it be the recording of it cherry pink and apple blossom white and write by louiguy and jacques larue and perform by damaso perez prado and his orchestra . anyone who hear this insturmental or song ( with lyric ) will not soon forget it . it carribbean beat be so very lively and it rich use of the brass section of the orchestra be powerful and instantly render instant impression and memory . the 45 rpm record of this song make it to the top 10 most popular song of the week for many saturday evening on nbc tv your hit parade . we can not remember just how many week nor just how high it get . ( maybe some one can fill u in on that one item and please . ) so and we get back to sea hunt and it own odyssey in get on the tube . the public have take to underwater . all right and but would they go for a tv series . ziv tv production be get a reputation for put out a type of product that and for the most part and do not get sign on by the network for the multi station hook up treatment . but they have be have some great success with television syndication . by that we mean and offer a series for station for showing on a one to a tv station per each market area . ( much like the various newspaper syndicate sell comic strip to various paper around the country and and world and even . so and we get mike nelson and himself and in the physical presence of lloyd bridge . mr. bridge have be around for approximately 15 year or so and have turn in some very memorable performance in mostly support and highly vary role in a couple of boston blackie movie ( with chester morris ) to they stooge to conga ( 3 stooge 1943 ) and sahara ( also 1943 ) and home of the brave ( 1949 ) and the whistle at eaton fall ( 1951 ) . lloyd bring a very convincing manner to his characterization and along with a fine and convincingly athletic physique and have the look of a guy who make his living with his physical ability . he take very well a the diver diver and whether it perform duty on board ship and or fathom beneath the sea . and lloyd do take to the role quickly and but contrary to a lot of misinformation out there and he be not familiar with s. c. u. b. a. prior to land this mike nelson gig . but the athletic mr. bridge prove to be a quick learner and a so many of the close up shot underwater reveal that there be no doubt about it and that it be lloyd with the mask and the bubbler ( air tank ) and the flipper fin . story almost always involve the help out some client for pay and much like a private detective would . so what if the client be a lovely lady who look good in the bathing suit and all the good . like so many of the other ziv or united artist tv production and sea hunt possess a fine and haunt opening theme and closing and along with some original incidental music and queue . at one time and i believe that sea hunt be the top syndicate tv series and a success that ziv series have know before with the like of science fiction theatreand highway patrol . as far a the showing venue for this underwater saga and here in chicago it be show late night ( after 10 represent30 p. m. ) on wnbq tv and channel 5 ( our nbc affiliate and now know a wmaq tv ) . and i can remember just who be the original sponsor in this particular market be . and there be even on scene commercial do by the star . how well we can remember and visualize lloyd a mike nelson and rid on his power boat . and a we be be invite to return the next week and watch . another adventure of sea hunt and sponsor by the g. heileman brew company of lacrosse and wisconsin the maker of old style lager beer . and all while mike be toast u and raise an old style bottle . ( shame on you and mike . drink beer on your move boat . be tellin the coast guard . ) then and the boat would leave the dock and accompany by the sea hunt theme and roll the credit . note represent more figuratively than literal and mike be for hire and thing run very much like a deterctive story . note represent ziv syndicate success include science fiction theatre and west point ( and it clone men of annapolis ) and sea hunt and highway patrol . note and of course and scuba be a acronym for self contain underwater breathing apparatus .