The Walls of Jericho (27 Jan. 1967)

Appearing out the tent of Josuha, commander of the Israelites, Doug and Tony are sent into the city as his spies.

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writers:

Irwin Allen (creator), Ellis St. Joseph

Stars:

James Darren, Robert Colbert, Myrna Fahey

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Darren	...	Dr. Tony Newman
Robert Colbert	...	Dr. Doug Phillips
Myrna Fahey	...	Rahab
Michael Pate	...	Captain
Lisa Gaye	...	Ahza
Arnold Moss	...	Malek
Whit Bissell	...	Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk
John Zaremba	...	Dr. Raymond Swain
Lee Meriwether	...	Dr. Ann MacGregor
Abraham Sofaer	...	Father
Tiger Joe Marsh	...	Torturer
Cynthia Lane	...	Shala
Rhodes Reason	...	Joshua

Storyline

Doug and Tony are transported to the camp of Joshua, the leader of the Israelites. Tony discloses secrets that only Joshua knows and he believes the two time travelers have been sent by God. He assigns them to spy on the city of Jericho. The two scientists help the sister of Rahab but Doug is captured by the captain and arrested and thrown in Jericho's dungeons.

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Plot Keywords:

lost in time

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions, Kent Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Per the title, the Walls of Jericho fell down upon the command of God according to the biblical book of Joshua (in its 6th chapter) after the Israelites walked around the city and the trumpets sounded. In 2010, the original city of Jericho is a earthen mound in which archaeological excavations have been performed for over a hundred years.

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Quotes

Dr. Raymond Swain: Anything that creates faith is a miracle.

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Connections

Version of VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall! (1997)

User Reviews

The Time Travelers in the Bible

Doug and Tony are transported to the camping of Joshua, the leader of the Israelites. Tony discloses secrets that only Joshua knows and he believes the two time travelers have been sent by God and assigns them to spy the city of Jericho. The two scientists help the virgin sister of the harlot Rahab from a sacrifice to Khemosh and Doug is captured by the captain and arrested in the dungeon of Jericho. However, Rahab helps Tony to rescue his friend but is betrayed by her servant Ahza.

"The Walls of Jericho" is an engaging episode of "The Time Tunnel" based on the Bible. It is funny to see the two time travelers transforming in biblical characters. In accordance with the biography in IMDb, the beautiful and sexy Myrna Fahey dies a couple of years later of cancer. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Túnel do Tempo" {"The Time Tunnel")