Operation Undersea (television) Television show; aired on December 8, 1954. Directed by Winston Hibler, Hamilton S. Luske. Walt Disney tells the history of the exploration of the sea, then takes viewers behind the scenes of the making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, describing new techniques that had to be invented for underwater filming. While this show was essentially an hour-long commercial for the new Disney movie, it was of such excellent quality that it won the Emmy Award for Best Individual Show of the year.