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    The Time Tunnel

    • TV Series
    • 1966–19671966–1967
    • TV-PGTV-PG
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    7.5/10
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    The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.
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    Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.

    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,704
    560
    • Creator
      • Irwin Allen
    • Stars
      • James Darren
      • Robert Colbert
      • Whit Bissell
    Top credits
    • Creator
      • Irwin Allen
    • Stars
      • James Darren
      • Robert Colbert
      • Whit Bissell
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    • 77User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Episodes30

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    1 Season
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Trailer 0:44
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    Lee Meriwether and John Zaremba in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert and James Darren in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Lee Meriwether and John Zaremba in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert, James Darren, and Torin Thatcher in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Arthur Batanides in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Anthony Caruso, Robert Colbert, James Darren, and Lawrence Montaigne in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert and James Darren in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert and James Darren in The Time Tunnel (1966)
    Robert Colbert and James Darren in The Time Tunnel (1966)

    Top cast

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    James Darren
    James Darren
    • Dr. Tony Newmanas Dr. Tony Newman
    30 episodes30 eps • 1966–1967
    Robert Colbert
    Robert Colbert
    • Dr. Doug Phillipsas Dr. Doug Phillips
    30 episodes30 eps • 1966–1967
    Whit Bissell
    Whit Bissell
    • Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirkas Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1966–1967
    John Zaremba
    John Zaremba
    • Dr. Raymond Swainas Dr. Raymond Swain
    30 episodes30 eps • 1966–1967
    Lee Meriwether
    Lee Meriwether
    • Dr. Ann MacGregoras Dr. Ann MacGregor
    30 episodes30 eps • 1966–1967
    Sam Groom
    Sam Groom
    • Jerry - Technicianas Jerry - Technician
    5 episodes5 eps • 1966
    Wesley Lau
    Wesley Lau
    • Sgt. Jiggsas Sgt. Jiggs
    5 episodes5 eps • 1966–1967
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Hendersonas Henderson…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1966–1967
    Kevin Hagen
    Kevin Hagen
    • Alien Planet Leaderas Alien Planet Leader…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1966–1967
    John Drake
    • First Marineas First Marine…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1967
    Malachi Throne
    Malachi Throne
    • Hara Singhas Hara Singh…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966–1967
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Col. Hrudaas Col. Hruda…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966–1967
    Gary Haynes
    • Deputy Sam Coltas Deputy Sam Colt…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Vitina Marcus
    Vitina Marcus
    • Saritas Sarit…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Lawrence Montaigne
    Lawrence Montaigne
    • Capt. Alvaradoas Capt. Alvarado…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966–1967
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    • Capt. Hotchkissas Capt. Hotchkiss…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966–1967
    Lew Gallo
    Lew Gallo
    • Lt. Andersonas Lt. Anderson…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966–1967
    David Watson
    • Lt. Rynersonas Lt. Rynerson…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    • Creator
      • Irwin Allen
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    Storyline

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    Scientists Tony Newman and Doug Phillips are the young heads of Project Tic-Toc, a multi-billion dollar government installation buried beneath the desert. They have invented a Time Tunnel, which will allow people to visit anywhere in time and space. While testing the tunnel for an impatient senator, Newman and Phillips became trapped in time, and each week coincidentally found themselves at the site of an important historical event, be it the Siege of Troy, the sinking of the Titanic or an assassination attempt on President Lincoln. Sometimes they traveled into the future, and battled alien invaders. Ann MacGregor, Gen. Kirk and Dr. Swain are the scientists trying to fix the malfunctioning Time Tunnel and bring Doug and Tony back to the present (1968). —Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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      • Be propelled into the darkest past, or the unknown future.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Sci-Fi
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      • TV-PG
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Lasting only one season, this was the shortest of all of Irwin Allen's science fiction series.
    • Goofs
      Every time the two time travelers jump to a new location, they are back to wearing their original clothes with the two travelers clean, regardless of what they were doing or what outfits they were wearing at the end of their last adventure.
    • Quotes

      Announcer: [opening narration for most episodes] Two American scientists are lost in the swirling maze of past and future ages, during the first experiments on America's greatest and most secret project, the Time Tunnel. Tony Newman and Doug Phillips now tumble helplessly toward a new fantastic adventure, somewhere along the infinite corridors of time.

    • Connections
      Edited into Aliens from Another Planet (1982)

    User reviews77

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    As fun as I remembered it
    Ya gotta love Irwin Allen. His shows will never make the critics' list, but for sheer fun, they can't be beat. Last night I watched the pilot episode and the one where the guys go to the moon. To quote, MST3K, boy those time travelers sure can fight:) Things I also love, in random order: opening credits, with those mod graphics. The dog-trotting security guards, whose leader really should hit the gym more often. The fact that the tunnel cannot be damaged by those same guards firing machine guns. The tunnel itself, which proves that time travel is accomplished by lots of explosions. Also, the knowledge that when are visiting the past, our clothes never get dirty and our hair is always perfectly coiffed. The way the tunnel sends Doug and Tony to the perfect historical moment, every time... even when the scientists can't figure it out. The bank of mainframe computers, which really should have gotten a SAG card, they were in some many shows. Discovering that time travelers are either ruggedly handsome or resemble young rock stars. The security alarms, which include fire sirens AND an air-raid klaxon. The yellow hourglass logo. The humor of naming the biggest project since the Manhattan Project Tic Toc. And of course... Whit Bissell. It just ain't science fiction without Whit Bissell. And who knew that history looked so much like the Fox film library? I hear there's a new series coming on Sci-Fi. I'm sure it will have smarter stories and better special effects, but the original will always hold a place in my heart. Best seven billion the government ever spent... after all, how do we really know this all didn't happen--Arizona is just a hop, skip, and jump from Area 51. :)

    All kidding aside, the kaleidoscopic time-travel patterns that the guys go through are still wonderful--mysterious, yet familiar. I've seen a lot of time-travel special effects, but this is still the best. And the set designers and matte painters for the Tic Toc complex should have won Emmys. Great casting of Micheal Rennie and the lovely Susan Hampshire, too.
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    • lbliss314
    • May 8, 2005

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    • How did Doug get trapped in time?
    • Why did they go back to the Titanic in the last episode?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1966 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Time Tunnel
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 18, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Irwin Allen Productions
      • Kent Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h

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