Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) color episodes. The ship's enlisted men were also given more colorful uniforms (red or light blue jumpsuits) and white Keds Champion sneakers, evidently to take advantage of the changeover from black-and-white filming. The traditional sailor uniforms worn in the first season were only seen in stock footage from the first season and on characters who were newly filmed to match up with that footage. All these changes occurred between seasons. A second-season episode, "The Sky's On Fire", was a remake of the basic storyline of Irwin Allen's 1961 film "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" utilizing considerable film color
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.