The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel is a science fiction series. It is about time travel similar to the movie Time Machine. It was produced by Irwin Allen. The TV series had 30 episodes. The plot involves two scientists Tony Newman and Doug Phillips who are heads of the Project Tic Toc. It is a government facility built under the dessert. They have designed and built a time machine that allows people to visit anywhere in time and space. They tested the machine the Time Tunnel for a senator to find themselves visiting the site of a past historical event each week. This is the theme of the series.

The two scientists find out the machine works when a senator threatens to cut funding for the facility unless they prove to him it does. The facility has 800 floors and employs over 36,000 people. The first episode has one of the scientists going back to the sinking of the Titanic. Both scientists are transported to another place in time as the ship sinks to keep them from dying. While on board they try to warn the captain about the iceberg to no avail. They end up in a rocket ship that is about to be launched.

The second episode is about Tony and Doug going to Mars. It is the first to go to Mars from the US. They have another adventure with the crew on their way to Mars. Another episode is in 1910, they help with Hailey's Comet which is headed towards earth. The comet could destroy earth that very day. During this adventure the two scientist are separated.

Each show will gives you a preview of next week's episode. Every episode is exciting giving the viewer plenty of conflict and suspense. It is a series that younger and older children can watch. Some episodes use footage from the producer's other science fiction series on TV. An overall good show for the whole family.