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 | van | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When they are at the bottom of a Titan missile silo just before launch, there is a short shrieking sound. The Titan used liquid fuel, and it actually did make this sound just before launch when the turbine fuel pump was spun up.

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Goofs

Two anachronisms obvious to anyone who lived in the period. The girl says "I SO relate to that." That expression - that use of "I SO [something]" was not around in the 60s at all. It is a 90s turn of phrase. Also, Carter's "hippie" skirt is bell-shaped, with swirling patterns. Neither was even close to being a hippie fashion style. Skirts were A line or straight, and the swirl pattern is, again, a product of the 90s.

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Quotes

Major Robert Thornbird: Our cameras saw some sort of weapon.
Jack O'Neill: Oh, well it's hard to say.
Major Robert Thornbird: Some sort of state secret?
Jack O'Neill: No. Just difficult to pronounce.

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Connections

Referenced in Stargate Origins: Episode #1.2 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

User Reviews

Great Episode! Sears Tower aka Willis Goof

But here's a goof I didn't see under goofs. Just re-watched it after many years and when they stop in Chicago in 1969 you get a clear view of what used to be called the Sears Tower. Charming, except that the building wasn't started until the next year and not fully built until 1973.

But one of the most fun episodes to watch again!

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