Diver Dan
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Diver Dan was a series of 104 short (7 minute) television shows for children. Made by Brian Cartoons, it was syndicated (mainly to NBC affiliates) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. The shows were sometimes re-edited into half-hour (including commercials) blocks by local stations.
The series featured the adventures of a diver in an old-fashioned diving suit who talked to the passing fish. The series was filmed in live action with puppet fish; the underwater effect was achieved by shooting through an aquarium.
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[edit] Main cast
- Allen Swift as the voices of the many puppets and of the unseen Captain, and as the narrator
- Frank Freda as Diver Dan
- Suzanne Turner as Miss Minerva, the beautiful mermaid queen
- John Caracciolo, puppeteer
- Martin Kreiner, puppeteer
- Harold B. Taylor, puppeteer
[edit] Dramatis Personæ
The characters included Diver Dan and Miss Minerva, the Captain (heard but not seen), and a puppet cast including the villainous Baron Barracuda, his henchman Trigger Fish, Finley Haddock, Doc Sturgeon, Georgie Porgy, Gabby the Clam, Gill Espy, Glow Fish, Goldie the Goldfish, Hermit Crab, Sam the Sawfish, Scout Fish, Sea Biscuit the Seahorse and Skipper Kipper.
One of the running gags in the series was for Trigger to refer to the Baron as "Boss", at this the Baron would get angry and say, "Call me Baron, you idiot!" to which Trigger would reply, "Okay, Baron, you idiot".
[edit] “The Ballad of Diver Dan” by Jack Sky
Below in the deep there's adventure and danger;
That's where you'll find Diver Dan!
The sights that he sees are surprising and stranger
Than ever you'll see on the land!
He moves among creatures
Of frightening features:
Flashing teeth, slashing jaws,
Flapping fins, snapping claws!
He protects and he saves
His friends under the waves;
That's where you'll find Diver Dan!
