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The syndicated 30 minute adventure show, premiered in the fall of 1971.
In all, 26 episodes were produced by Ivan Tors, the producer of Sea Hunt and Flipper. Robert starred as Carter Primus, a global underwater troubleshooter. Will Kuluva costarred as his crusty, bewhiskered sidekick Charlie Kingman, along with Eva Renzi as his pretty assistant, Toni Hayden.
Primus had a slew of gadgets to help in his quest to tame the sea. They included an underwater robot called Big Kate, a little exploration and photography sub called Pegasus, and a nifty little runabout sea sled.
When fellow divers Casey and Bill get trapped in an undersea cave, Carter Primus and his beautiful assistant dive down to rescue them. But who will rescue Primus when Casey’s injuries cause delusions that tell him to kill Primus?Carter Primus and his assistant Tony take three young engineers on a training dive near an old wreck. When one of the men cuts his leg, a school of sharks forces the divers to take refuge inside the sunken hull. Will the Coast Guard reach them before the sharks? A young, but unmistakable Larry King appears as himself.
At first it appears to be a simple youthful prank when Primus catches three college students stealing Primus’ portable sub the Shark Hunter. But the students have a more serious purpose in mind ¾ to lock themselves to the waste pipe of a nearby chemical plant. Will Primus help save the kids, or will he help them save the environment? 70’s ingénue Brooke Bundy co-stars as the conscientious co-ed.
Shades of Red October! Primus is called in to save the world when a rogue Soviet nuclear submarine commander threatens to launch his missiles at the United States. Will Primus be able to stop the sub before the captain’s brain tumor tells him to push the button?
