Now You See It, Now You Don't (16 Feb. 1964)

At the museum, Martin discovers that the long-time curator, Wilbur Canfield, is very unhappy. He has just acquired a new expensive Egyptian piece for the museum, but the museum's board is ... See full summary »

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

Writers:

Ben Gershman, Bill Freedman,

Stars:

Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Cecil Kellaway

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Ray Walston	...	Uncle Martin
Bill Bixby	...	Tim O'Hara
Cecil Kellaway	...	Wilbur Canfield
John Qualen	...	Matt
Harry Lauter	...	John
Maurice Marsac	...	Donati

Storyline

At the museum, Martin discovers that the long-time curator, Wilbur Canfield, is very unhappy. He has just acquired a new expensive Egyptian piece for the museum, but the museum's board is questioning the authenticity and therefore merit of this acquisition. Because of this, Canfield himself is now questioning his own abilities, as he feels he may be getting too old to do his work properly. The board is calling in an independent expert, Pietro Donati. What's worse, Canfield once discredited Donati's evaluation. Martin will know the piece's authenticity, if he can only get a look at it. In doing so, Tim can get an exclusive story and Martin can validate Canfield as an expert in the field. But the artifact is stashed away behind security until Donati's arrival. Since Martin can't get close to it, he decides instead to levitate it to him. After Martin finds that it is indeed authentic, he has to get it back to the museum. However security is aware that it's missing and thus the museum is ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 1964 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jack Chertok Television Productions, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Uncle Martin mentions reading an artist's mind over 4,000 years ago]
Tim O'Hara: I also thought you said you were only four-hundred-and-fifty years old.
Uncle Martin: Four-hundred-and-fifty *Martian* years. Each year consisting of three-hundred weeks. Each week made up of eight-thousand, six-hundred-and-seventy-two days.
Tim O'Hara: Must be murder when relatives drop in for a weekend.
Uncle Martin: A man has to be pretty fast with a fork.

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Connections

References Cleopatra (1963)

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