Tin Man 

After arriving on P3X-989, the team are rendered unconscious. When they wake, they return to Earth, but soon find out that they are androids. The team must return to the planet to find out what happened to their real bodies.

Director:

Jim Kaufman (as Jimmy Kaufman)

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 / Android O'Neill
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson / Android Daniel Jackson
Amanda Tapping	...	Captain Samantha Carter / Android Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c / Android Teal'c
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond
Jay Brazeau	...	Harlan
Teryl Rothery	...	Dr. Janet Fraiser
Dan Shea	...	O'Neill Alternate

Storyline

When SG-1 lands on Altair, they are automatically processed by the incredibly advanced machinery of the sole surviving native, Harlan, who insists they are 'better' and can never go back. They return, only to be incarcerated when it becomes clear they are not themselves but cyborg copies. Once their energy runs out, they must return, but once again Harlan insists they can't ever leave. He needs needs help to keep the underground biosphere running under a planet totally non-viable above ground.

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Plot Keywords:

android | human android team | last survivor | loneliness | clone | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

At around 42:30, when the team are getting ready to go back through the Stargate, you can see Teal'c in the background break character and start laughing. The shots before and after this one he can be seen with a straight face

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Goofs

When SG-1 first steps through the Stargate, Colonel Jack O'Neill welcomes everyone to "P3X-989", but in the scene after the opening credits, he calls the planet "PX3-989". This name seems to be correct as later in the episode, Major General George S. Hammond calls the planet "PX3-989"

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Quotes

Harlan: Hubald, he was the creator of all this, but he died very early - too early. Took many secrets with him, so long ago.
Jack O'Neill: How long, exactly?
Harlan: Uh, exactly? 99,207,000 of your... hours.
Jack O'Neill: [immediately] Well, that's 11,000 years.
Samantha Carter: How did *you* know that?
Jack O'Neill: That's right?
Samantha Carter: [calculating] Yeah.
Dr. Daniel Jackson: Wait, how did *you* know that?

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Connections

References Forbidden Planet (1956)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

User Reviews

Good Special Effects

Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c travel to PX3-989 and they find inside a facility with machinery. Out of the blue, they are scanned by a light and faint. When they awake, they meet eleven-thousand year-old Harlan, the only survivor of a race that lived in the underground of the planet destroyed by radiation. They return to SGC and during the medical examination, Dr. Janet Fraiser realizes that they are androids. Further, their energy sources are running out and they must return to the planet to retrieve their human bodies.

"Tin Man" is an episode with funny situations and good special effects. The confrontation between Jack and the Android O'Neill is hilarious. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Tin Man"

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 1998 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Port Mann Power Station - 11698 140 Street, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Bridge Studios, Gekko Film Corp., MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9