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605:1989-02-18
571:1989-02-11
559:Noel Black
535:1989-02-04
517:Mel Damski
493:1989-01-28
479:Noel Black
453:1989-01-21
440:Mel Damski
428:(millions)
420:Written by
387:as Convict
279:1989-03-11
269:1989-01-21
265:January 21
230:60 minutes
221:Panavision
169:Production
150:of seasons
123:Bill Conti
80:Noel Black
78:Mel Damski
65:Written by
57:Created by
51:Underwater
1487:The Beast
1291:Sea Viper
1245:Leviathan
1226:Shark Bay
1114:Sky Climb
1049:Sea World
986:306172200
977:USA Today
961:306184202
952:USA Today
936:306152931
927:USA Today
911:306175741
902:USA Today
886:306163263
877:USA Today
861:306179902
852:USA Today
836:306144802
827:USA Today
811:306147740
802:USA Today
379:Nick Tate
299:Sea World
210:Sea World
134:Australia
113:Nick Tate
92:Trey Ames
1508:The Deep
1494:Creature
1464:in 1997)
1462:Creature
1357:The Shak
1213:Ray Reef
1169:Affinity
1120:The Reef
1012:NY Times
982:ProQuest
957:ProQuest
932:ProQuest
907:ProQuest
882:ProQuest
857:ProQuest
832:ProQuest
807:ProQuest
633:Story by
521:Story by
402:Episodes
366:as Didge
320:dolphins
313:Synopsis
186:Producer
119:Composer
89:Starring
1533:Related
1441:Rummies
1324:Related
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436:"Pilot"
277: (
273: –
267: (
262:Release
252:Network
142:English
1480:Amazon
1452:(1991)
1444:(1989)
1436:(1979)
1428:(1974)
1417:Novels
1138:Vortex
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809:
1449:Beast
1157:Shows
414:Title
295:drama
47:Drama
43:Genre
1522:Jaws
1425:Jaws
1007:IMDb
721:11.0
687:12.2
653:13.2
611:14.0
577:14.1
541:15.7
499:14.4
459:17.1
343:Cast
1005:at
410:No.
307:CBS
256:CBS
159:No.
148:No.
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