Marine Boy. A Nostalgia Trip

Mollers · 06 April 2013, 18:06

Marine Boy - YouTube

Just found this. I loved Marine Boy as a little tacker, it inspired me to take up snorkling at a very young age.

willk · 06 April 2013, 19:05

You too eh? I saw these a couple of years back. I'd actually completely forgotten about it. But when I heard it, I was suddenly wrenched 40 years into the past, sitting on the so very big sofa, glued to the black and white TV. Man...

Mollers · 06 April 2013, 19:10

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Originally Posted by willk

You too eh? I saw these a couple of years back. I'd actually completely forgotten about it. But when I heard it, I was suddenly wrenched 40 years into the past, sitting on the so very big sofa, glued to the black and white TV. Man...

Wierd innit? I confess to a small lump in the 'frowt'.

m chappelow · 06 April 2013, 19:48

Oxy gum ;-)
was his secret of how to breath underwater from what I can remember lol.

& If you were really lucky you could also catch the undersea world of Jacques Cousteau who was on at 7.30 back in the early 70s ,
Some of their diving equipment were very much advanced even in 1971 by today's standards .
Think he was probelly Zodiac inflatables best advert .
http://youtu.be/iuUNVISSpKA

Brian · 07 April 2013, 07:37

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& If you were really lucky you could also catch the undersea world of Jacques Cousteau who was on at 7.30 back in the early 70s ,
A&E The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau Collection One 02of18 Savage World of the Coral Jungle - YouTube

Youngster !
I started diving because of Hans and Lotte Hass. In B&W on my electric far-seeing machine. This was, of course, when there was still something to see underwater.

willk · 07 April 2013, 09:29

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I started diving because of Hans and Lotte Hass.

I'd imagine Lotte played a pivotal role in your development as a young man

lotte hass snorkeling vintage film.avi - YouTube

Portholme · 07 April 2013, 19:52

My best pal and I used to play marine boy every morning before school. Socks made like flippers and swimming off the bottom stair. I'm going to email him the link now!!!

Nos4r2 · 07 April 2013, 21:19

I wanted to be Marine Boy...

Mollers · 07 April 2013, 21:25

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I'd imagine Lotte played a pivotal role in your development as a young man

Blimey! I reckon the cameraman had some development too.

willk · 07 April 2013, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

I wanted to be Marine Boy...

Order Poly and I a couple of those boomerang yokes too when you get yours