The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

1968 1 Seasons 36 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Sharks

Captain Cousteau and his ship the Calypso visit the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden in order to study sha

EP 2

Savage World of the Coral Jungle

The team travels to the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean, an area teeming with animal and plant life, and where numemous

EP 3

Search in the deep

The island ot Europa, in the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar, is the foremost breeding ground of the my

EP 4

Whales

The Calypso divers study finback, sperm and killer whales, monitoring their migratory habits by planting small tags in t

EP 5

The Unexpected Voyage of Pepito and Cristobal

Captain Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso adopt a pair of fur seals off the Cape of Good Hope. During an Atlantic cro

EP 6

Sunken Treasure

The crew sets out on a treasure hunt to the Caribbean in search of the wreck of La Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion, a Sp

EP 7

The Legend of Lake Titicaca

The divers travel inland to Peru's Lake Titicaca, testing experimental techniques for diving at high altitude for the fi

EP 8

The Desert Whales

The Calypso crew follows 35-ton California gray whales on their annual breeding migration. The crew of the Calypso studi

EP 9

The Night of the Squid

The crew observes as 20 million squid amass in coastal waters to mate, spawn and die. In the waters off southern Califor

EP 10

Return of the Sea Elephant

Cousteau and his team study the life and death of the sea elephant, a massive sea mammal which returns each year to the

EP 11

Those Incredible Diving Machines

The history of underwater exploration is traced from the days of Alexander the Great to the development of the aqualung

EP 12

The Water Planet

After more than 140,000 nautical miles travelled aboard the Calypso, and having shot around two million feet of film, Co

EP 13

Tragedy of the Red Salmon

The Cousteau team follows the spawning migration of the red sockeye salmon from the open sea to the Alaskan waters of th

EP 14

Lagoon of Lost Ships

Truk lagoon in the South Pacific, the site of a fierce battle during WWII, is now home to around 50 sunken Japanese vess

EP 15

The Dragons of Galapagos

The crew journey to the Galapagos Islands to study the marine iguana, a mysterious dragon-like creature that has reverse

EP 16

Secrets of the Sunken Caves

The strange geological phenomenon of 'blue holes' is investigated by Captain Cousteau and his team, as they discover an

EP 17

The Unsinkable Sea Otter

In the North Aleutian Islands, Cousteau and his crew observe the rough courtship and tender mating of the sea otter, bef

EP 18

The Forgotten Mermaids

The crew travels to the cypress glades of East Florida to film the manatee, a vegetarian creature of the sea whose close

EP 19

Octopus, Octopus

The crew studies the eight-armed octopus's life cycle and ongoing evolutionary process.

EP 20

A sound of dolphins

The crew isolates a pair of dolphins to study the species' remarkable sonar system.

EP 21

A smile of the walrus

The crew films the walrus lolling on Arctic ice floes and swimming in the frigid sea.

EP 22

500 million years beneath the sea

The crew dives at night to observe the Nautilus -- a living marine fossil.

EP 23

Hippo!

The crew swims among crocodiles to capture the quick-tempered hippo in action beneath the water.

EP 24

The singing whale

The Calypso crew records the plaintive, melodious songs of migrating humpback whales.

EP 25

South to fire and ice

The crew climbs glaciers, examines whale bones and watches a volcano.

EP 26

The flight of penguins

The crew observes penguins feeding, mating and raising young.

EP 27

Beneath the frozen world

The crew dives below the ice, and sails above in a hot-air balloon.

EP 28

Blizzard at Hope Bay

The disabled Calypso becomes trapped during a three-day blizzard.

EP 29

Life at the end of the world

The Calypso sails to Tierra del Fuego to film the disappearing Qawashqar Indians.

EP 30

Beavers of the north country

Underwater cameras capture beavers at work and resting in their dams during winter.

EP 31

The coral divers of Corsica

Cousteau studies the rapidly disappearing red-coral forests of the Mediterranean Sea.

EP 32

The sleeping sharks of Yucatan

Cousteau investigates reports of sharks seen resting in underwater caves.

EP 33

The sea birds of Isabella

The crew journeys off the coast of Mexico to Isla Isabela to study tropical birds.

EP 34

Mysteries of the hidden reefs

Cousteau explores the beauty and life of an ancient and complex ecosystem.

EP 35

The fish that swallowed Jonah

Calypso's divers search Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula for different species of groupers.

EP 36

The incredible march of the spiny lobsters

Lobsters gather annually at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula for a migratory journey.

Popular Cast

Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Self - Host