Invasion

Because it was a few hours after the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I took that time to watch this very ep of "The Time Tunnel" taking place two days before that historical event. Doug and Tony land in Cherbourg, France and encounter some Nazis. The doctor there has designs on them: He'll let one escape while brainwashing the other to do the SS officer's bidding. The one that escapes encounters some French resistance fighters of which some of them suspects the American of being a Nazi spy while the other one is ordered to kill that one! This was an exciting enough one with some nice color footage of that historical day. So that's a recommendation of "Invasion".

In the entire series just in three occasions they landing at WWII, conflict, the first one at Pearl Habor, second this one at D-Day on France and the last one at South Pacific's island post WWII, as usually ours friends drop at Cherbourg on 4th June 1944 just two days before the allied landing at Normandia and outskirts areas, meanwhile Doug is arrest by Gestapo for a brainwashing session, the Nazi allowed Tony runaway to led them to French resistance.

Soon the skilled Nazi Doctor finishes his job at Doug's brain suggesting him as true German Captain who in the past his beloved father was killed by Tony, now it's a matter of time of Doug making his so awaited revenge in an upcoming meeting, in other hand Tony has to prove to resistance members that wasn't a spy sent by Nazi, unfortunately among them has an informer, nice episode, although a farfetched plot concerning Doug's brainwash.

Post scription: As far I know Tony for first time has to kill two german soldiers in front door of Gestapo headquarter, a paradoxy due anything of the past shouldn't be change for the travellers, otherwise it will triggered changes in the future.

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First watch: 1972 / How many: 5 / Source: TV-Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7.

Doug and Tony are transported to the Cherbourg Penisula on 04 June 1944, forty-eight hours before the D-Day. Doug and Tony are captured by the Gestapo after an attack of the French underground resistance. Doug is submitted as subject to an experiment of Dr. Hans Kleinemann and he is brainwashed and reprogrammed to kill Tony. Meanwhile Dr. Kleinemann asks Major Hoffman to let Tony escape as part of his experiment. However, Tony is captured by three members of the resistance and has to prove that he is not German.

"Invasion" is one of the best episodes to "The Time Tunnel". In the 60's, in the period of the Cold War, brainwashing and crazy scientists were the common themes of many movies and series, and make this episode very funny and entertaining. My vote is eight.

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

Tony and Doug land in 1944 occupied France just before D-Day.

Perhaps the most violent episode of the series and maybe the reason the DVD (in Australia) was rated M for mature viewers.

As I said in my Day The Sky Fell In review, I have never been that big on WW2 stories so perhaps I am missing out on some of the appeal of this episode.

What holds it together for me is the well matched stock movie music that plays over the whole thing and the general look of it (costumes, action) is good.

I am always big on the sub plots in the Time Tunnel command centre but I am sorry to say General Kirk (Whit Bissell) and gang get little to do in this hour, but having said that, Kirk gets the most memorable line of the hour (at the very end when the planes come).