1969 

A solar flare sends SG-1 back in time thirty years to 1969. Captured by military police at Cheyenne Mountain, they escape with the help of a young Hammond and then must find the Stargate so they can return to the present.

Director:

Charles Correll

Writers:

Brad Wright (developed for television by), Jonathan Glassner (developed for television by)

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Colonel Jack O'Neill
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Amanda Tapping	...	Captain Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond
Alex Zahara	...	Michael
Aaron Pearl	...	Lieutenant George Hammond
Amber Rothwell	...	Jenny
Pamela Perry	...	'Future' Cassandra
Daniel Bacon	...	Technician
Glynis Davies	...	Young Catherine Langford
Fred Henderson	...	Major Robert Thornbird
Sean Campbell	...	Sergeant
Efosa Otuomagie	...	Security Police

Storyline

Through a flaw in star-gate travel, SG-1 lands back in Cheyenne mountain in 1969, only Teal'c Zat prevents them from being incinerated by a Titan rocket launch. They are captured by their own US Air Force, and Carter realizes they can't do or say anything for fear of irreparably altering their own future and thus creating an alternative reality. Yet someone at the base finds on the team an anonymous note to help them - it's Lieutenant George S. Hammond, their future general, who wrote it to his past self and succeeds in allowing them to escape and recuperate their belongings during prisoner transport, so they can search a star-gate to return. The only other help the note offers them are two consecutive dates and exact times. Daniel decides their best chance is meeting Catherine Langford, in New York, without telling the truth or getting caught on the way. While they get a ride from gullible hippies, posing as anti-establishment aliens, Carter realizes the nature of the times: ...

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Plot Keywords:

number in episode title | year in episode title | 1960s | year 1969 | time travel | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

5 March 1999 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gekko Film Corp., MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Sky's Top 10 Stargate Episodes, "1969" was voted into 4th place.

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Goofs

When being interrogated, Col. O'Neill says that his name is "James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise", and the man interrogating him seems oblivious to who James Kirk is and, in fact, calls O'Neill "Mr. Kirk" several times thereafter. Given the year is 1969, and Star Trek ran from 1966 through 1969, it seems unlikely that the man interrogating O'Neill would not recognize the name and accept it as O'Neill's real name.

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Quotes

[after some interrogating]
Jack O'Neill: Alright, I'll be honest with ya, Bob. My name's not Kirk. It's Skywalker. Luke Skywalker.

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Connections

Features Stargate (1994)

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Soundtracks

End Title
Written by Joel Goldsmith

User Reviews

Funny Episode

Before traveling to another planet, Sam receives a note from Hammond. However, the SG-1 travels back in time to 1960 due to a solar phenomenon. They are captured by the military personal but they decide to keep secret about them to avoid interfering with the future. The military believe they are Russians and they are transported to another base. Meanwhile Sam meets Lieutenant George S. Hammondand and shows his note from the future. Hammond helps them to escape and Sam deciphers the note and concludes that they must go to New York to meet Catherine Langford. They get a ride from a hippie couple and then they need to find the Stargate to return to 1999.

"1969" is probably the funniest episode so far. This is one of the most entertaining episodes of Stargate SG-1 despite the usual inconsistencies in stories with time travel. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "1969"