Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) as Admiral Park, a colleague of Nelson's who substituted for him. Basehart returned for "Return of the Phantom," the final episode of the season. The third season of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" ran simultaneously with two other series produced by Irwin Allen, "Lost in Space" (in its second season) and "The Time Tunnel". The third season began with Dick Tufeld of "Lost in Space" playing an evil disembodied brain from outer space. The season continued with a werewolf story that is one of the few episodes to inspire a sequel. In one episode, the "Seaview"'s officers and
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to do research. He relied on pictures of naval vessels in the media. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was released to movie theaters in early July 1961 and had run its course by late fall (September/October). The film played to mixed reviews from critics, but audiences made it a success. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was made for US$2 million and brought in US$7 million in box office revenue. For the filming of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", a number of detailed sets, props and scale models were created to realize the Seaview submarine.