Transcript for the Jonny Quest 1964 series episode The Mystery of the Lizard Men.
Act 1[]
Sargasso Sea[]
A ship in the Sargasso Sea.
Captain: Keep a sharp look out, helmsmen.
Helmsmen: Aye-aye, sir. Mile after mile of sea weed.
Captain: Yeah. The Sargasso Sea. Some of the wrecks out there are hundreds of years old.
Helmsmen: Gives me the creeps. I'd be glad to get outta here.
: [alarm beeping]
Helmsmen: Captain, something up the starboard bough!
Captain: Let me see. Looks like a red beam swinging towards us.
A red beam of light focuses on the ship, and the ship explodes.
On another ship.
Miguel: Madrina, what was that?
Madrina: An explosion! Quick, Miguel, start the engines. We'll go see what happened.
Miguel: Si, but first I will call the Coast Guard. Hello, hello, operator. Come in, operator. This is the fishing boat, F-Tralina. Put me through to the Coast Guard. Hurry, please. This is an emergency! I wish to report a mysteriously--
As Miguel reports over the radio, frogmen board the ship and pull him from the radio.
Madrina: Miguel. What is it? Miguel?
A frogman pulls Madrina from the helm. The frogmen leave the boat. A red beam of light focuses on the ship, and the ship explodes.
A search plane flies over the Sargasso Sea.
Skipper: See anything yet, junior?
Junior: Nothing, skipper. It's yards and yards of ocean. Beats me how a fishing boat can disappear like that.
Skipper: Uh-oh. I see something. Take her down.
The plane descends. In the sea, a man in tattered clothes is adrift on a piece of wreckage. Junior calls over the radio.
Junior: Calling C-4-Y. This is Rescue Leader One. Spotted a man floating on wreckage. Will land and attempt rescue. Over and out.
Later, the man is in bed in a hospital.
Corvin: Will he be alright, doctor?
Doctor: Yes, but he seems to be delirious. Keeps mumbling something. Sounds Spanish.
Man: [speaking in foreign language]
Corvin: What do you make of it, Roberts?
Roberts: It's Portuguese , Mr. Corvin. Something about explosions and thin red lights. Keeps repeating about some kind of sea lizard climbing into his boat. Doesn't make much sense.
Corvin: Well, perhaps not. Oh, thanks, doctor. We have to get back.
Later, Corvin looks at a map of the Sargasso Sea.
Corvin: Maybe it doesn't make much sense but the fact remains that five ships have disappeared in the Sargasso Sea area in the last month. Better get me file 0-3-7, and call the airport.
Roberts: You're calling in Dr. Benton Quest?
Corvin: Right.
An airplane takes off.
Roberts: Is our man Race Bannon still assigned to guard the doctor's boy?
Corvin: Twenty-four hours a day as tutor, companion and all-around watchdog. You see, since Jonny lost his mother the government is taking no chances with the boy's security.
Roberts: Security?
Corvin: Yes. You see, if Jonny fell into the hands of enemy agents Dr. Quest's value to science would be seriously impaired.
Pilot: Palm Key below, sir.
Corvin: That's Dr. Quest's place down there.
Roberts: He sure likes his privacy.
Palm Key[]
On the island, Jonny and Race are on the beach, and Race holds a book. Jonny points to the plane.
Jonny: Hey, Race, looks like dad's got visitors. Come on, Bandit, let's see who it is!
Bandit barks and runs off. Jonny starts to run off with him, but Race catches his ankle.
Race: Oh, no, you don't. You still got lessons to do.
Jonny: Judo lessons?
Race: Nope, book learning now. Judo later.
Jonny: Oh, but, Race, it's important to keep physically fit, too, isn't it?
Race: Okay, I get the message. One judo lesson coming up. Now, Jonny, the first thing to remember--
Jonny: I know. Use your opponent's weight against him.
Race: Right. Like so.
Jonny: I get it, Race. Like this.
Jonny successfully throws Race. Bandit runs up to Race barking.
Race: Well, that's roughly the idea. But no fair. Two against one.
A communicator beeps. Race picks it up.
Jonny: It's dad calling.
Race: Yes, Dr. Quest?
Dr. Quest: Race, something's come up. You and Jonny better come on in.
Race: Right, Dr. Quest. Alright, Jonny, school's out. Let's get down to the hydrofoil.
Jonny: Can I use the ski-foil?
Race: Okay, but hang on.
They take the hydrofoil, and Jonny water-skis.
Jonny: Yippee!
Race: I'm going to open her up!
Jonny: Give her all you got, Race!
Race increases speed, and they hydrofoil raises above the water. Jonny's ski-foil also raises up.
Jonny and Race join Dr. Quest, Corvin, and Roberts in Dr. Quest's lab.
Dr. Quest: So you see, Race, we haven't much to work on. Corvin has given us all the information he has. We'll feed the facts to UNIC, our Unitized Neutronic Information Center, and see what answer she comes up with.
Jonny: I wish I could let UNIC do my homework.
Race: Quiet.
Dr. Quest: Vanished, five ships in the last three weeks. Common factor, all events occurred in Sargasso Sea area. Only survivor of last vessel to disappear reports thin, red light beam caused his ship to explode. Now, let's see what UNIC has to say.
On it screen, UNIC displays the word: LASER.
Dr. Quest: Laser. I suspected as much.
Jonny: Laser? Isn't that what you've been working on, dad?
Dr. Quest: Yes, Jonny.
Corvin: What do you make of it, doctor?
Dr. Quest: It means trouble. Here, let me show you with this working model. Now, laser is atomic radiation focused in a narrow beam of light. It's strong enough to cut through steel. Or it can be used to perform miracle surgery. When its potential is fully realized, it can be a boon to mankind.
Corvin: Or a terrible weapon in the wrong hands.
Dr. Quest: Unfortunately, that's true.
Corvin: Then we can count on you, doctor.
Dr. Quest: Of course. We can leave at once.
Bandit barks.
Dr. Quest: Ha-ha. Alright, alright. Bandit, you can come along, too.
Act 2[]
Jonny: This Sargasso Sea sure is spooky.
Race: Well, it isn't exactly the French Riviera.
Dr. Quest: I can't imagine anyone using this area for laser experiments.
Jonny: Hey, look, dad, I bet that ship is a hundred years old. Can we go aboard?
Bandit happily barks and runs over. He stops when he sees his reflection in a mirror and barks at it. Jonny laughs.
Jonny: Boy, I don't blame you, Bandit. That funny face would scare anybody. Hey, dad, why did you bring that mirror?
Dr. Quest: The mirror? Oh, I may need it for a little experiment I had in mind.
Jonny: Hey, can we go exploring on that old ship, dad?
Dr. Quest: What do you think, Race?
Race: Well, it should be safe enough. We've been prowling this area for five days. No sign of trouble.
Jonny: What keeps this stuff floating, Race?
Race: Sargasso weed. It's formed by tiny bladders the size of grapes. Sargasso is the Portuguese word for grapes.
Jonny: Has it been here long?
Race: Well, Columbus sailed through it for days. He thought they'd never get out.
: [water gurgling]
: [intense music]
Bandit: [barking]
: [whimpers]
Race: Something shook up Bandit.
Jonny: Yeah, a ferocious piece of sea weed, I bet.
: [intense music]
Lizard Man: You're right. They are coming this way. The chief will not like it. Better report below.
Lizard Man: Yes, sir.
: [intense music]
Chief: What is it?
Lizard Man: Man and boy approaching in small boat.
Chief: What direction?
Lizard Man: Bearing 32 degrees.
Chief: I see them. They're from that ship. Maintain strict silence. If they come aboard, take them prisoners.
Race: Okay, Jonny, let's bring Bandit aboard.
Jonny: Coming up. One plump pup.
Race: Take it easy, Bandit. Take it easy. There, I got you. Okay, Jonny, you're next.
Jonny: Wow! Look at this wreck! Hey, I wonder if there's any treasure aboard. What do you suppose is in here, Race?
Race: What else on a ghost ship? Ghost, that's what.
Jonny: Ghost, huh! Who believes in ghosts?
Race: Jonny, you alright?
Jonny: I guess so. This is Jonny, coming to you from Davy Jones' locker. I'm okay.
Bandit: [sniffing]
Bandit approaches a Lizard Man.
Bandit: [sniffing]
Bandit: [growls]
Bandit: [barking]
The lizard man grabs Bandit.
Bandit: [whimpers]
Race: Well, we better get back before your dad starts worrying.
Jonny: Okay. But where's Bandit?
Race: Probably taking a nap. I'll go forward and look for him.
Jonny: And I'll take a look aft. Here, Bandit! [whistles] Where are you, boy?
Race: Uh-oh. What's this? Webbed footprints. Either it's a king-sized duck or we're not the only ones on this ship.
Jonny: [whistles] Here, boy. Here, boy. Here, Bandit! [whistles] Where are you, boy? Bandit!
Two lizards men approach Jonny
: [gasps]
: [splashing]
Jonny: Race! Race! Goonies at two o'clock! Oh, no, you don't. Let go of me! Let go of me, you frog-face!
Race: Hang on, kid! Cavalry to the rescue!
Jonny: Race!
Bandit: [barking]
Bandit: [snarling]
Jonny: Race! Race, are you alright?
Race and Jonny are held captive.
Chief: You are intruders and will not be allowed to leave.
Race: Why not?
Chief: Because it will interfere with my experiment. I have developed the laser gun into the ultimate weapon.
Jonny: Hey, Race, dad was right. It was the laser beam that blasted those ships.
Chief: Very clever young man. Today the world will witness my final and most spectacular experiment. Can you guess what that will be, Mr. Bannon?
Jonny: Hey, Race, the first man to the moon shot is scheduled for today.
Chief: I said you were clever young man and in exactly 14 minutes, I shall blast it from the sky. Now, lock them up.
Race attacks the chief, but he's knocked down.
Jonny and Race are locked up. Race rubs his head.
Race: Oh, boy!
Jonny: Foolish question number one. Does it hurt, Race?
Race: Only when I say ouch. What's more important is that we get out of here.
Jonny: Right. I tried the door, and it's locked.
Race: Yeah? Maybe, this air vent leads somewhere. It's worth a try. Alright, Jonny, up you go.
Jonny: Man, it's dark in here but I can see a light at the other end.
Race: You think you can crawl through and see where it leads to?
Jonny: Roger.
Race: Okay. But be careful.
Bandit: [whimpers]
Race: Don't worry, Bandit, we won't let anything happen to him.
: [rattling]
: thud
Jonny: Uh-oh.
Jonny: Wonder what happened to him.
Jonny: Race, Race!
Race: Yeah, Jonny.
Johnny: There's an elevator. We can get out from here.
Race: But I'm too big to get through the vent.
Jonny: I found a key. Send Bandit, he'll bring it to ya.
Race: Good idea. Okay, Bandit, it's up to you.
Jonny: Here, boy. Here, boy. Come on, Bandit, come on. Now, don't be afraid, come on.
Bandit: [barking]
Jonny: Hold it down. Good boy. Now, take this key back to Race.
Bandit: [barking]
Race: Attaboy, Bandit! Now, the key unlocks the door, we're on our way. Jackpot.
Jonny: We'll have to hurry, Race. That spaceship will be launched any minute.
: [intense music]
Race: Well, we're not out of the woods yet, Jonny. It's a safe bet there's a gang of those Lizard men guarding every exit.
Jonny: What do we do?
: [barking]
Race: You just gave me an idea, Bandit. Think you can act as a decoy? Okay, tiger, you're on the team.
: [intense music]
: [thudding]
Race: Well, that's one down and forty to go.
Jonny: Nice work, Bandit.
Race: Think you can do it again?
: [barking]
Race: Good. But hold it down.
: [door creaking]
: [intense music]
Lizard Man: The prisoners!
Race: Run for it, Jonny!
: [grunting]
Race: Get back to the ship!
Jonny: Heads down, Race!
: thud [barking]
: [clattering]
Jonny: Race, I'm right behind you, Race.
Race: Jonny, I told you, back to the ship.
Jonny: Sorry, I'm dropping anchor first.
: crash Thanks, pal. Let's go!
: Come on, Bandit!
Jonny: We're abandoning ship!
Race: [barking]
Race: Jonny, swim for the hydrofoil!
: [splashing]
: [Bandit barking]
Jonny: There's Bandit.
Bandit: [barking]
: Come on, Bandit, jump, jump! Here, boy.
: [intense music]
: [splashing]
Jonny: Attaboy, Bandit. I gotcha.
Race: Look out, Jonny! Here, hold this for me.
: [intense music]
Jonny pulls back the goggles of a Lizard Man towards him.
Jonny: Peek-a-boo!
Jonny releases his grip and the goggle slam into the Lizard Man's face, dazing him and causing him to fall to the water.
Lizard Man: After them, in the boat.
: [engine starts]
: [engine revving]
Jonny: Don't look now, but we're being followed!
One of the Lizard Men on the speedboat equips a rifle and fires at the Hydrofoil.
: [gunshots]
Race: Keep your head down. I've gotta try to shake those babies.
: [splashing]
: [gunshots]
: [splashing]
Jonny: They're still with us, Race.
Race: Jonny, keep your head down!
: [barking]
: [engine revving]
: [gunshots]
: [engine revving]
: [gunshots]
Dr. Quest: Something must have gone wrong. I hear shooting. Lookout! What do you make of it?
Lookout: Hydrofoil being pursued by another boat, sir.
Dr. Quest: Forward deck gun ready?
Gunner: Aye, aye, sir.
: [gunshots]
The gunshots fired from Dr. Quest's ship splash near the Lizard Men speedboat.
: [engine revving]
Jonny: Hey, who's shooting at us now?
Race: Not at us. It's the gun from your dad's ship. Keep your head down.
Jonny: Don't worry.
Race: That goes for you, too, Bandit.
Bandit: [barking]
Jonny: What are you gonna do, Race?
Race: Got any ideas?
Jonny: Well, can't you lose 'em?
Race: I'm trying, Jonny, trouble is they've got a pretty fast boat, too.
Jonny: Yeah, and a rifle.
: [gunshots]
Race: Just keep your head down and your fingers crossed.
Dr. Quest: Can't you stop them, gunner?
: [gunshots]
Gunner: I'm sorry, sir, they're just too fast for us.
Dr. Quest: Alright, hold your fire. I guess it's up to Race now. I hope he can come up with something.
Race: Hang on tight! I'm gonna try something the hard way!
: [dramatic music]
: [gunshots]
Race: Here we go again!
Jonny: You're going right into 'em.
Race: That's the general idea.
Jonny: Huh?
Race: Fasten your seatbelt.
: [intense music]
The hydrofoil runs into the derelict upside-down boat and jumps into the air. The Lizard Men on the speedboat look up and scream at their imminent demise.
Lizard Man: [screaming]
The hydrofoil crashes down onto the lizardmen speedboat, destroying it and killing the two men.
: They're escaping! Cut them off! Blast the tanker.
A lizardman aims and fires the laser gun into an abandoned tanker ship.
: [screeching]
: boom [engine revving]
The abandoned tanker ship explodes, setting fire to the Sargasso weed. The hydrofoil raises its skis as is rushes through the flames.
Jonny: Get this bucket moving, Race.
Dr. Quest: Thank goodness! Jonny and Race made it. Alright, steady with that mirror now.
Chief: Never mind the speed boat, destroy their ship!
: [screeching]
The lizard man fires the laser gun at Dr. Quest's ship.
: Steady now. Swing with that light.
The laser beam hits the mirror and is deflected onto the derelict ship occupied by the Lizard men and their chief.
: boom
Jonny: Whoa!
Race: I don't know how your dad did it but I'm sure glad he's on our side.
Jonny: Hey, Race, look! It's the man-to-the-moon rocket!
Race: Well, what do you know? Right on time.
Back in Dr. Quest's lab on Palm Key.
Dr. Quest: Well, UNIC, that's all we know. How does it look to you?
Jonny: [reading] Laser experiments by foreign powers. Lizard suits merely crude device to frighten off the curious.
Dr. Quest: Well, that's it.
Race: Now, where were we before we, uh, were so rudely interpreted?
Jonny: Studying Judo.
Race: Well, back to the beach.
Jonny: How you doing, Bandit?
Bandit: [barking]
End credits.
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