Founder's Day 

During the Founder's Day celebration, Jack, Allison, Fargo, Henry, and Jo somehow end up in 1947, in the middle of the army base that existed before Eureka was founded. They must find a way home before they change history or get caught.

Director:

Matthew Hastings (as Matt Hastings)

Writers:

Andrew Cosby (creator), Jaime Paglia (creator)

Stars:

Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Ferguson	...	Jack Carter
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Allison Blake
Joe Morton	...	Henry Deacon
Erica Cerra	...	Jo Lupo
Neil Grayston	...	Douglas Fargo / S.A.R.A.H.
Niall Matter	...	Zane Donovan
James Callis	...	Dr. Trevor Grant
Tembi Locke	...	Grace Monroe
Chris Gauthier	...	Vincent (as Christopher Gauthier)
Noah Dalton Danby	...	Major Ryan (as Noah Danby)
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Tess Fontana
Trevor Jackson	...	Kevin Blake
Elias Toufexis	...	Adam Barlowe
Jill Morrison	...	Supply Clerk
Marie West	...	Singer

Storyline

During the Founder's Day celebration, Jack, Allison, Fargo, Henry, and Jo somehow end up in 1947, in the middle of the army base that existed before Eureka was founded. They must find a way home before they change history or get caught.

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Plot Keywords:

day in episode title | time travel | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening credits have a 1940's musical twist.

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Goofs

The United States flag, located in the room in 1947 Camp Eureka where the dance was being held, is the current one that has been in use since 1960, and therefore is the incorrect version for 1947. The current flag has 50 stars (for 50 states) in the union (row pattern: 6-5-6-5-6-5-6; stars offset by row). The flag in the dance room should have shown the pattern for 48 states in the union, with 6 rows of 8 stars shown in a grid pattern. Although the flag was not fully unfurled, enough of the union was displayed to verify the incorrect star pattern for the time period. In addition, a desk flag in the medical barracks also displays the incorrect 50-star flag in an earlier scene.

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Quotes

Henry Deacon: Whatever made this happen would have to put out a tremendous amount of negative energy in order to transfer matter in a closed timelike curve.
Jack Carter: Well, Tess was saying something about more solar flares than they'd seen in decades, putting out tons of negative energy, ironically right before she broke up with me. It was...
Henry Deacon: I know. I'm sorry, Jack. Yeah. But I think she was right.
Jack Carter: ...That's not very supportive.
Henry Deacon: No, I mean about the solar flares.

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Crazy Credits

The regular opening theme was replaced with a 1940's jazz version.

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Connections

References The Terminator (1984)

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Soundtracks

Eureka On My Mind
(uncredited)
Composed by Mark Mothersbaugh

User Reviews

Best episode yet!

James Callis pulls off the new character with ease and makes him unique and oddly likeable. Love the show but this episode is full of excitement. Excellent start to the best season!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cable Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD