The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Overview:
The intrepid undersea explorer and author circles the globe on his floating laboratory, Calypso, in this occasional series. A pioneer in marine study, the red-capped Frenchman introduced generations of landlubbers to the creatures and mysteries of the sea.
Sharks
Season 1 · Episode 1
Savage World of the Coral Jungle
Season 1 · Episode 2
Search in the deep
Season 1 · Episode 3
Whales
Season 1 · Episode 4
The Unexpected Voyage of Pepito and Cristobal
Season 1 · Episode 5
Sunken Treasure
Season 1 · Episode 6
The Legend of Lake Titicaca
Season 1 · Episode 7
The Desert Whales
Season 1 · Episode 8
The Night of the Squid
Season 1 · Episode 9
Return of the Sea Elephant
Season 1 · Episode 10
Those Incredible Diving Machines
Season 1 · Episode 11
The Water Planet
Season 1 · Episode 12
Tragedy of the Red Salmon
Season 1 · Episode 13
Lagoon of Lost Ships
Season 1 · Episode 14
The Dragons of Galapagos
Season 1 · Episode 15
Secrets of the Sunken Caves
Season 1 · Episode 16
The Unsinkable Sea Otter
Season 1 · Episode 17
The Forgotten Mermaids
Season 1 · Episode 18
Octopus, Octopus
Season 1 · Episode 19
A sound of dolphins
Season 1 · Episode 20
A smile of the walrus
Season 1 · Episode 21
500 million years beneath the sea
Season 1 · Episode 22
Hippo!
Season 1 · Episode 23
The singing whale
Season 1 · Episode 24
South to fire and ice
Season 1 · Episode 25
The flight of penguins
Season 1 · Episode 26
Beneath the frozen world
Season 1 · Episode 27
Blizzard at Hope Bay
Season 1 · Episode 28
Life at the end of the world
Season 1 · Episode 29
Beavers of the north country
Season 1 · Episode 30
The coral divers of Corsica
Season 1 · Episode 31
The sleeping sharks of Yucatan
Season 1 · Episode 32
The sea birds of Isabella
Season 1 · Episode 33
Mysteries of the hidden reefs
Season 1 · Episode 34
The fish that swallowed Jonah
Season 1 · Episode 35
The incredible march of the spiny lobsters
Season 1 · Episode 36
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