Series synopsis
The Time Tunnel is an American action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on ABC on September 9, 1966. It ended on April 7, 1967. It was created by Irwin Allen. It stars James Darren, Robert Colbert, Whit Bissell and Lee Meriwether.
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
Premise
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Darren as Tony Newman
- Robert Colbert as Doug Phillipps
- Whit Bissell as General Heywood Kirk
- Lee Meriwether as Dr. Ann McGregor
- John Zaremba as Dr. Raymond Swain
Guest cast
- Carroll O'Connor as Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall
- Lyle Bettger as Maj. Hoffman
- Robert Walker Jr. as Billy the Kid
- David Opatoshu as Shopkeeper
- Gary Merrill as Senator Leroy Clark
- George Mitchell as Sitting Bull
- Regis Toomey as Dr. Ben Berkhart
- Donald Harron as Robin Hood / Earl of Huntington
- Jim McMullan as King Arthur Pendragon
- Steven Geray as Perrault
- Tom Skerritt as Matthew Gebhardt
- Torin Thatcher as Dr. Everett Holland
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | ||
| Season 1 | 30 | September 9, 1966 | April 7, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Time Tunnel (2002) (Unaired Pilot) In 2006, an experiment of the Department of Energy in hot fusion to produce energy releases a storm in time along 240 minutes, changing history. Only the personnel in the core of the laboratory know the true story and now they need to fix points in the history that have been punctually changed. The bureaucrat and former Marine Doug Phillips is a family man that is recruited by his friend Flynn to join an expedition to 1944 due to his great knowledge of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in Germany. The team formed by Doug, Flynn, Toni Newman, J.D. and Wix is assigned to find a monk from 1546 that has been accidentally transported to the spot and is the carrier of Black Plague. |
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| 2 | The Making of The Time Tunnel | |
| 3 | Irwin Allen Interview |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rendezvous with Yesterday Dr. Tony Newman prematurely enters the government's Time Tunnel project, and the project head, Doug Phillips, must go back to save him as they both fight for survival on the sinking Titanic. |
September 9, 1966 |
| 2 |
One Way to the Moon Doug and Tony land 10 years in the future on the Mars Excursion Module during liftoff. Their extra 335 pounds of weight endanger the mission by putting it over the weight allowance. Everyone believes the time travellers are spies except one man, Harlow. They are forced to land on the moon for a refueling stop, but the ship crashes. One of the other men, Beard, kills Harlow. Beard is a spy. To further confuse matters, ten years in the past at Project TicToc, Beard and another spy, Brandon, are visiting the complex. Brandon sabotages the tunnel and then tries to escape, but Beard shoots his superior to bolster his own cover and his own role remains undiscovered. In the future, Doug and Tony manage to blow up the ""future"" Beard, but the MEM takes off without them. As they are stranded on the moon, their air running out, the Tunnel scoops them up and sends them on their way. (Copyright 2003 Steve Crow) |
September 16, 1966 |
| 3 |
End of the World Dony and Toug arrive in 1910, where a local town is in a panic over the arrival of Halley's Comet. Tony is caught in a cave-in near two hundred miners, while Doug is unable to get help from the superintendent, Henderson, who believes they're all doomed because of the comet. Doug digs out Tony on his own, and tries to convince the local astronomer, Ainsley, who has everyone in a panic. While Tony tries to set up a rescue, the Project team try to send Doug a radioscope through the Tunnel. That plan fails, but Doug makes a primitive radioscope and shows Ainsley the gravitational forces that will cause Halley's Comet to deviate. Ainsley convinces the townspeople they are not doomed, and everyone teams up to rescue the miners. Meanwhile the Tunnel sucks in Halley's Comet and the power flow almost sucks Jerry into the Tunnel before they can cut pull the plug. |
September 23, 1966 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1966 |
| Last aired | April 7, 1967 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:00:00 |