Melt Down

Melt Down
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Premiere date	September 22, 1977
Run time	47:31
Starring	Patrick Duffy Belinda J. Montgomery Alan Fudge Victor Buono Robert Lussier James Brodhead
Music composed by	Fred Karlin
Writer(s)	Tom Greene
Director(s)	Virgil Vogel
Art director(s)	Elizabeth Bousman
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"Melt Down" is the first episode of Man from Atlantis season one. It aired on September 22, 1977 on NBC. It was written by Tom Greene, produced by Herman Miller, and directed by Virgil Vogel.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Locations

• Earth

Music

The music was composed by Fred Karlin, with musical supervision from Harry V. Lojewski. The music was edited by Nicholas C. Washington.Ca

Crew credits

• Executive producer: Herbert F. Solow
• Director of photography: Hector Figueroa
• Production designer: Tracy Bousman
• Supervising film editor: Dann Cahn
• Executive story consultant: Larry Alexander
• Art director: Elizabeth Bousman
• Film editor: Rick Brandon
• Special effects: Tom Fisher
• Photographic effects: Gene Warren
• Makeup artist: Fred Phillips
• Production manager: Kevin Donnelly
• Assistant directors: John Patterson, Steve Siporin
• Second assistant director: Steve Saeta
• Wardrobe supervisor: Jules Melillo
• Property master: Mike Ezzes
• Set decorator: Sandy Grace
• Sound effects editor: Jerry Stanford
• Sound mixer: Charles Lewis
• Sound re-recorder: Hal Watkins
• Casting director: Jessica Overwise
• Key gripper: Bob Rust
• Gaffer: Sal Orefice
• Camera operator: Richard Edessa
• Hair stylist: Caryl Codon
• Script supervisor: Anne Strasburg

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 22, 1977 on NBC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • July 26, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases Man from Atlantis: The Complete Television Series on DVD.