This is a television episode “Where the Sea Begins” from the ABC series Discovery which was hosted by Bill Owen at that time. Discovery was a historical and cultural documentary TV series for children that aired from 1962 through 1971. This episode was shot on a beach in the Florida Keys and aspires to teach kids about the creatures that live on it. The episode opens with shots of various underwater species: hermit crab (0:22), arrow crab (0:29), sea anemone (0:32). Series intro with the Discovery ‘67 logo featured at the end (0:56). Shots of the sea shore that feature moving water, trees, sand, and seagulls (1:18). Tiny crabs (2:03). Displays the progression of the tide (2:15). Bill Owen walks on the beach (2:32). Bill Owen picks up an empty shell (2:44). Living lima clam (2:51). Scallop shell (3:17). Living scallop (3:24). Bill Owen holds a conch shell up to his ear (4:00). Living conch (4:19). Hermit crab living in conch shell (4:55). Hermit crab climbing into a shell (5:06). Bill Owen holds a blue crab (5:57). Blue crab eating shrimp (6:05). Horseshoe crab (6:46). Living Horseshoe crab underneath its shell (6:55). Spiky tail of the horseshoe crab (7:01). Bill Owen holds a sponge crab (7:14). Living sponge crab underwater (7:26). Shows a sponge crab holding the sponge on top of its shell (7:34). Bill Owen grabs an arrow crab out of the water (7:47). Arrow crab underwater and looks like a spider (8:00). Arrow crab carries around shrimp to eat (8:16). Sea vegetation (8:36). Blue crab moving around in shallow water (9:04). Lots of fiddler crabs along the seashore (9:14). Fiddler crab climbs into hole (9:19). Massive fiddler crab claw (9:23). Tons of fiddler crabs moving across the sand (9:30). Robber crab climbing tree by the sea (9:37). Bill Owen touches barnacles (9:57). Water moving over barnacles (10:09). Bill Owen finds a starfish (11:00). Close-up shot of the starfish (11:06). Starfish underwater (11:21). Close-up of starfish suckers (11:23). Mouth of starfish (11:46). Bill Owen picks up the brittle starfish (12:00). Brittle starfish moving (12:08). Bill Owen picks up a sea biscuit and a sand dollar (12:33). He points out the five-points star pattern on both of the shells (12:39). Sea urchin (13:09). Multiple sea urchins in very shallow water (13:17). Sea urchin underwater (13:25). Close up of the sea urchin’s spines (13:33). Bill Owen picks up a sea urchin’s shell (13:56). Pencil urchin (14:04). Pencil urchin underwater (14:10). Pencil urchin teeth (14:21). Bill Owen crouches near stunning blue water that is clear and easily shows the life beneath the surface (14:35). Bill Owen walks on pristine white sand next to the ocean (14:57). Bill Owen examines the sand of the Florida Keys (15:21). Rose coral (15:36). Finger coral (15:40). Brain coral (15:45). Star coral (15:48). Colorful fish swimming around coral (15:54). Long-nosed butterfly fish eat the coral (16:23). Baby spiny box fish (16:34). Bill Owen feels a baby spiny box fish underwater causing it to pump itself up with air (16:46). Sea horses (17:01). Seahorses using their tube mouths to eat (17:50). Moon jellyfish (18:07). Moon jellyfish captures a seahorse (18:27). Bill Owen holds sea anemones (18:45). Sea anemone underwater (18:53). Tentacles of sea anemone (19:00). Sea anemone on the back of a conch shell (19:19). Sea anemone traps a fish (19:26). Montage of sea creatures featured in the show (19:47). Bill Owen holds the books: Fishes and their Ways by Clarence J Hylander, Wonders of the World Between the Tides by Norman Hammond Wakeman, and Exploring Under the Sea by Sam Hinton. United Airlines (sponsor) advertisement (21:40).

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