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A Republic serial from 1936. The plot is basically the classic "Atlantis found" story. U.S. Navy Lt. Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Professor Norton and his son Billy, Joe the panicky sailor, and the Intrepid Reporter Diana Compton (and two other guys with a parrot, but they show up so little it doesn't count) journey to Atlantis, a "continent" that is under a dome of a gold/copper alloy. There they have misadventures trying to prevent the evil Unga Khan from destroying/conquering Atlantis, and eventually the "upper world."

See here and here for the episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 that featured the two installments of Undersea Kingdom.

Tropes used in Undersea Kingdom include:

Cliffhanger Copout: Crash and Billy are trapped on the top of a cliff as Unga Khan fires missiles at them, and we actually see the cliff collapse. Next episode -- They climb down the back before the recap ends. The Other Wiki's entry on Undersea Kingdom has a list of all the times this happens.
Color Coded for Your Convenience -- Well, it is black and white, but good guys = white cloaks, bad guys = black cloaks.
Compilation Movie -- Released for the TV market in The Sixties as "Sharad of Atlantis" (after the leader of the good "White Robe" Atlanteans).
Hey, It's That Guy! -- Captain Hacker is Lon Chaney Jr.
- The Volkite Mecha-Mooks were also used in other Republic Serials.
Intrepid Reporter -- Diana Compton
Mooks -- The Black Robes
- Mecha-Mooks -- The Tin Can Robot Volkites.
Schizo-Tech -- The Black Robes have robots and an earthquake machine, the USS Enterprise, flying torpedoes, view screens and ray guns. The White Robes only have flame throwers. The vast majority of everything else is swords, bows, and chariots.
Tagalong Kid -- Billy.
Those Two Guys -- Briny and Salty.
Yellow Peril -- Unga Khan, who is totally not Ming the Merciless.
You Fail Physics Forever -- Everything. All the time.^[context?]

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 A Republic serial from 1936. The plot is basically the classic "Atlantis found" story. U.S. Navy Lt. Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Professor Norton and his son Billy, Joe the panicky sailor, and the [[Intrepid Reporter]] Diana Compton (and two other guys with a parrot, but they show up so little it doesn't count) journey to Atlantis, a "continent" that is under a dome of a gold/copper alloy. There they have misadventures trying to prevent the evil Unga Khan from destroying/conquering Atlantis, and eventually the "upper world."
-See ''[[Recap/Mystery Science Theater 3000 S 04 E 06 Attack Of The Giant Leeches|here]]'' and ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)/Recap/S04 E09 The Indestructible Man|here]]'' for the episodes of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' that featured the two installments of ''Undersea Kingdom''.
+See ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S04/E06 Attack of the Giant Leeches|here]]'' and ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S04/E09 The Indestructible Man|here]]'' for the episodes of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' that featured the two installments of ''Undersea Kingdom''.
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-=== ''Undersea Kingdom'' contains examples of: ===
+{{tropelist}}
 * [[Cliffhanger Copout]]: Crash and Billy are trapped on the top of a cliff as Unga Khan fires missiles at them, and we actually see the cliff collapse. Next episode -- They climb down the back before the recap ends. [[The Other Wiki]]'s entry on ''Undersea Kingdom'' has a list of all the times this happens.
 * [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]] -- Well, it is black and white, but good guys = white cloaks, bad guys = black cloaks.
 * [[Compilation Movie]] -- Released for the TV market in [[The Sixties]] as "Sharad of Atlantis" (after the leader of the good "White Robe" Atlanteans).
-* [[Hey It's That Guy]] -- Captain Hacker is Lon Chaney Jr.
+* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] -- Captain Hacker is Lon Chaney Jr.
-** The Volkite [[Mecha Mooks]] were also used in other Republic Serials.
+** The Volkite [[Mecha-Mooks]] were also used in other Republic Serials.
 * [[Intrepid Reporter]] -- Diana Compton
 * [[Mooks]] -- The Black Robes
-** [[Mecha Mooks]] -- The [[Tin Can Robot]] Volkites.
+** [[Mecha-Mooks]] -- The [[Tin Can Robot]] Volkites.
-* [[Schizo Tech]] -- The Black Robes have robots and an earthquake machine, the USS Enterprise, flying torpedoes, view screens and ray guns. The White Robes only have flame throwers. The vast majority of everything else is swords, bows, and chariots.
+* [[Schizo-Tech]] -- The Black Robes have robots and an earthquake machine, the USS Enterprise, flying torpedoes, view screens and ray guns. The White Robes only have flame throwers. The vast majority of everything else is swords, bows, and chariots.
 * [[Tagalong Kid]] -- Billy.
 * [[Those Two Guys]] -- Briny and Salty.
 * [[Yellow Peril]] -- Unga Khan, who is totally not Ming the Merciless.
-* [[You Fail Physics Forever]] -- Everything. All the time.
+* [[You Fail Physics Forever]] -- Everything. All the time.{{context}}
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:Mystery Science Index 3000]]
 [[Category:Undersea Kingdom]]
-[[Category:Trope]]
+[[Category:Films of the 1930s]]
+[[Category:Film Serial]]
+[[Category:Fantasy Films]]
+[[Category:Mystery Science Index 3000]]
+[[Category:Film]]