Irwin Allen Rusty Ryan is doing an 'Irwin Allen' which is a reference to the fake earthquake they stage later in the story. Irwin Allen Irwin Allen (June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American television, documentary and film director and producer with a varied career who became known as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and "The Towering Inferno" (1974). He also created several popular 1960s science fiction television series, such as "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "Lost in Space", "The Time
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) a yellow, two-man mini-submarine with passenger capacity, armed with a laser gun. It could leave the ocean and function as an airplane. The "Flying Sub" was referred to by the initials "FS-1". The futuristic craft greatly increased the "Seaview" crew's travel options. It was launched from a bay with automatic doors added in the lower part of the bow section of "Seaview" that was apparently built between Seasons One and Two. The "Seaview"'s private observation deck from the first season was never seen again. The ship's eight smaller observation windows became four large windows giving the sub a sleeker, more