“The Night of the Deadly Bubble” is not one of the most well thought episodes of the series, but at least there is a lot of action to distract you from the ridiculous plot.Jim and Artie are called to meet with a professor regarding a series of tidal waves that have hit the west coast of the United States. The professor is murdered before he can reveal the tidal waves are beig artificially created, but thanks to the villain trying to cover his tracks, our heroes discover the professor’s murderer and the tidal wave creator is owe and the same.
Capt. Horatio Philo is a mad environmentalist upset at the polluting of the ocean. He has developed a technique of bellowing air bubbles to cause tidal waves. Philo plans to create the largest of the bubble barrages tonight, creating tidal waves that will leave the surface world under ten feet of water. Needless to say, it does not work out for him.
The plot holes are rather glaring. Philo has no plan to survive under the ocean for the rest of his life. The only reason the murdered professor’s lovely assistant is involved for more than one act is because she inexplicably lies about knowing all the professor’s work in exposing Philo. I am still not sure how blowing bubbles off the coast of San Francisco is going to drown the east coast of the United States, much less Europe. It seems like only the Pacific Ocean would be affected.
Oh, well. I am pretty sure this is Al Gore’s favorite episode, but it is not mine.
Rating: * (out of 5)
