Lobsterman

Tom Martin has been a lobsterman for 35 years.

If a lobster is bearing eggs, for example, the lobsterman must notch a "V" mark on its second flipper with a knife, and throw the creature back.

So they are unprepared when the lobsterman, in a symbolic evolutionary leap, cracks his shell and steps out as the rock superman; and, unappreciated, he is left to attempt suicide at the end.

The movie nods to Robot Monster by giving the lobsterman a sidekick who is a gorilla with a space helmet.

As the show progressed during its second season, the Cold War villains disappeared and Voyage settled into an entertaining, kid-friendly “monster of the week” formula, with the Seaview crew encountering aquatic beasts, ghosts, aliens, dinosaurs, an evil brain, a lobsterman, an ancient alchemist, and even a werewolf.

Poor Lobsterman. Out there living among regular men with regular hands. Misunderstood. Impaired, Shunned.