What Happened to the TIME TUNNEL?

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Dan Monroe / Movies, Music & Monsters

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@donsmeltzer4083 23 күн бұрын

The reason it was cancelled despite high ratings is that network executives have never understood or even liked Sci Fi.

@jimbear62 23 күн бұрын

*GROAN*....network executives

@starmnsixty1209 23 күн бұрын

Leslie Moonves is an especially notorious example of this.

@gorymarty56 23 күн бұрын

True

@EddieLopez711 23 күн бұрын

No real imagination & logic How about a small mini series showing the end of the journey returning to the beginning. (Loop) and deciding whether to continue or not with messing with time.

@erzahler1930 22 күн бұрын

Same thing that happened with Star Trek, although it lasted 3 seasons. Network executives simply don't understand science fiction. And if they don't understand it, despite a huge letter campaign (which probably overwhelmed the local post office) to keep Star Trek going for a 4th season, the XO's stood their ground, and Star Trek was phasered out of existence (they thought). The animated series ('72 or '73?) lasted 22 ½-hour episodes. Some trekkies consider it the "unofficial 4th season," or year four of the 5-year mission. But I got into the wrong time track. I can imagine the same or similar thing happened. Despite all of the mail and telephone messages, the network XO's canceled Time Tunnel anyway. Network executives are always very slow learners. It seems they still haven't learned the obvious axiom, namely that network XO's don't go against fans. But no, the only things they see are $ and ¢. Will they never learn?

@cmacmenow 12 күн бұрын

Time to take Time Tunnel back to Now. Updated version would be a instant hit on Netflix.

@ukiahsguitarsolos3436 12 күн бұрын

I loved The Time Tunnel as well.

@richardbehrle1496 20 күн бұрын

Robert Colbert is 93, I met him in Pacific Palisades and I found out he is really good friends with Lee Meriwether and very sadly. That's when I found out about her illness. We are losing our heroes. Thanks for the memories.

@DavidLLambertmobile 17 күн бұрын

I always enjoyed her acting work on Barnaby Jones. 🔍

@Stinger3381 23 күн бұрын

As a child of the 60s, I love this channel. I appreciate all the work you do to produce such quality content on my favorite movies and TV shows!

@davidgeier5827 23 күн бұрын

The problem with Time Tunnel toward the end was it started to frequently feature those Irwin Allen signature cheesy aliens too many times instead of characters involved with historical events.

@morgangallowglass8668 23 күн бұрын

I am a bit shocked that in our age of reboots, remakes and rubbish, more of Mr. Allen's shows have not been subject to the big budget blunders.

@cathydanks8908 13 күн бұрын

My friends and I LOVED The Time Tunnel. It was our salve after Lost in Space was cancelled.

@gordonmuise8208 23 күн бұрын

This channel IS our very own Time Tunnel!

@richelliott9320 23 күн бұрын

Whit Bissell deserves his own wing in the sci-fi hall of fame. He shows up almost everywhere

@martinhaub6828 22 күн бұрын

There used to be a whole website dedicated to him. Great character actor but boy, in that TT episode where he played the French general was that embarrassing!

@juangallegos1048 22 күн бұрын

Yep, Whit Bissell excellent actor, he played a villain in the sci-fi classic Soylent Green

@collosusrex-2985 21 күн бұрын

I remember he was also in Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Creature From The Black Lagoon.

@Ronalti65 17 күн бұрын

Whit Bissell was the OG Admiral Kirk!🖖🤣

@radioroger1683 15 күн бұрын

Witt was on Land of The Giants, Star Trek (The trouble with tribbles) City beneath the sea, VTTBOTS

@dougpattison5499 12 күн бұрын

I was in grade 3 or 4 at the time. The teacher had started to talk about the volcanic eruption that took place in Krakatoa. This happened on a Monday. Well the teacher was somewhat miffed by the fact that most of us already new about Krakatoa! We told her the answer was simple. Krakatoa was on Time Tunnel the Friday before! Time Tunnel was such a great show, especially if you like history! Very informative! Some of the leaders of different countries today could use to brush up on history!

@brettcampbell778 21 күн бұрын

I loved *The Time Tunnel* when I watched it when I was six!. Also *Land of the Giants* and *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.*

@Mark_Wheeler 23 күн бұрын

I absolutely loved The Time Tunnel as a kid, even though I knew that most of the historical figures they visited didn't speak modern English. But it was still fun!

@collingalanos1783 23 күн бұрын

The Time Tunnel was a show that was ahead of it's time.

@airborneranger-ret 23 күн бұрын

"Who the heck is home on a Friday night?" - Me, as a kid, watching the "Invaders" :)

@topper1958 22 күн бұрын

I still have my GAF ViewMaster reels of Time Tunnel. I’m 66 years old.

@slagit 22 күн бұрын

Mine are all sadly gone...

@Mark.G475 22 күн бұрын

I still have my Adam West Batman 1966 view master reel!

@peterbailey6930 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Dan This was one of my favorite TV shows ad a kid

@MoviesMusicMonsters 23 күн бұрын

My pleasure peter, thanks for watching :-)

@donchoq 23 күн бұрын

When I was in the reserves, we had a uniform ribbon that had that hourglass logo on it. When people asked what I had gotten the ribbon for, I used to tell them it was for when I worked on 'Project Tic-Toc". Some people got the joke and asked how Doug and Tony were doing.😅

@AdmiralNelson1000 22 күн бұрын

Great one@ Thank you.

@jefffuller9918 22 күн бұрын

I loved the show as a kid. I have the box set. The one thing that made me laugh and still does, the time tunnel also acted as a dry cleaner. No matter how many times James and Robert had their clothes ripped, dirtied, and what not, after they traveled to the next place, the clothes were perfectly clean.

@kainnosgoth7336 22 күн бұрын

That's most likely because they were removed from one time and sent to another, so whatever happened to them in the previous time didn't exist, like they were never there, so it's like they started out on a clean slate.

@wotan10950 11 күн бұрын

It was a dual time tunnel-dry cleaning machine. I think Samsung makes them now 😉

@brianarbenz1329 23 күн бұрын

The Time Tunnel had the nice bonus of being at least somewhat educational. History teachers liked it, not because it necessarily taught history authoritatively, but it could spark students' interest in a certain historical event.

@wotan10950 11 күн бұрын

I LOVED The Time Tunnel! I was only in the 5th grade, but I used to make my own models of the tunnel. I’ll be mocked for saying this, but I enjoyed it far more than Star Trek.

@Tazzman225 10 күн бұрын

Same here. I was disappointed that they canceled after 30 episodes. I read it was canceled for the same reason Lost In Space was. Both networks, CBS and ABC told Irwin Allen to cut back on expenses and he said he cannot cut back any more than what he has. LIS was canceled after 3 seasons and TT after only one. Sad.

@ebarteldes 12 күн бұрын

I watched reruns when I was a kid in the 1970s

@stevepaul6955 11 күн бұрын

I loved watching this show as a kid.

@frankdeangelo1208 21 күн бұрын

Back when this show came out, I lived for Friday nights to watch it.

@Stewart_Clark-eBooks 9 күн бұрын

Here in Brazil, "The Time Tunnel," or in Portuguese "O Túnel do Tempo," was very successful in the 1970s and in its constant reruns in the following years. It still has a huge legion of fans to this day.

@tony-gb5ub 12 күн бұрын

The program was very educational. As a third Grader , that’s when I learned about important historical events , Such as the Titanic.

@Tazzman225 10 күн бұрын

I used to with someone who belonged to the Titanic Historical Society. I let him watch my tape of the pilot and he did not like it because it was not accurate as far names and ship information was concerned. Plus scene where the ship was sinking and people were breaking out the with champagne bottles. He said porthole windows on a ship and very thick and that was not possible.

@normm1619 15 күн бұрын

I also remember reading that Time Tunnel ran out of ideas…there were only so many sets from movies/other shows you could build a story around, and even with a high budget, ‘tin foil aliens’ started to look cheap..

@garysiers1014 23 күн бұрын

Here where I live, we have a network called METV, that plays every Saturday the original Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, The Time Tunnel, The Invaders, The Thunderbirds, the original Star Trek, Voyage to the bottom of the sea, Kolchak, and I'm sure I missed a few, but they're played back to back every Saturday night...sadly it's mostly after midnight until 7am.

@annmarieblanc6363 23 күн бұрын

Don't forget Svengoolie, the classic horror movie host!

@davidspendlove5900 20 күн бұрын

Loved this when I was a kid.

@Ronaldl2350 23 күн бұрын

I am looking forward to the Voyage to the Bottom of the sea video. That was one of my favorites as a kid.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 23 күн бұрын

It's on its way I promise :-) I work as a one-man show, so it takes forever to get these videos done :-) stay tuned

@munteacher 22 күн бұрын

The Time Tunnel was responsible for my career in teaching as back in 1966 I learned for the first time about the Titanic, Custard's Last Stand, and other historical events. If not for that show--who knows--I might have gone into a lucrative career in finance of the law, but I sure as heck would not have enjoyed it as much as I did teaching history!

@mikeburch2998 23 күн бұрын

Off topic.... Julie Newmar was by far the hottest catwoman. 🙂

@dandelatorre1870 11 күн бұрын

Wow, you’re nearing 100K subs, congratulations!!!! 👏👏👏👏

@erocoptics5642 13 күн бұрын

Always liked voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. I was hooked on it as well as the Wild Wild West

@more.power. 23 күн бұрын

The whole family loved this show when I was a kid. We sat down in front of the Black & White Pye TV with viewing time and snacks carefully planned out by my mum. Mum rolled out the snacks and drinks just at the right times as not to miss any of the show. My dad and his TV mates spent many weeks of planning and they finally installed a gigantic 10 Bar 20 foot high arial that tied down like a circus tent on the roof of our home. We lived in the country and had the best TV signal in the district. We could watch any TV show coming from repeaters all around the country. It was not just a tv show but an institution when the family, friends and neighbours got together to watch our favourite TV shows.

@mischugee 20 күн бұрын

Time Tunnel reruns are still on a channel called MeTV. If you want to stay up to 3 am to watch it. 😂. In fact, all the classical shows of the 60’s that Dan mentioned are on MeTV Saturday Night. Starting with Batman, StarTrek TOS, NightStalker, Lost In Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants and Time Tunnel.

@ronaldburk115 18 күн бұрын

You forgot 'the Invaders'!!

@maxsmodels 23 күн бұрын

The Time Tunnel was sort of a proto Quantum-Leap.

@JustWasted3HoursHere 23 күн бұрын

I'm 57 years old and was a HUGE fan of just about everything Irwin Allen ever did as a kid, but this one flew under my radar for some reason. Maybe it was not syndicated in my area? I first heard about it just a few years ago and watched a few episodes. I remember watching James Darren and thinking to myself, "Where have I seen this guy before?" Being a big Star Trek fan, and especially Deep Space Nine, it dawned on me that he played Vince Fontaine in the holosuite nightclub that Nog had created!

@tinman8972 12 күн бұрын

"They just couldn't get a FIX on them!"

@Tazzman225 10 күн бұрын

They could get a fix on them but due to a lack of power they could not keep it for long.

@amherst88 13 күн бұрын

Great job -- one of my favorite programs 'back-in-the-day' (too young to go out Friday nights) -- I didn't realize it had been only one season!

@rogerlong9783 19 күн бұрын

Time Tunnel is what got me interested in the Titanic.

@erocoptics5642 13 күн бұрын

What scares me as I'm old enough to remember watching that show

@DeFilmKater 19 күн бұрын

James Darren => Vic Fontaine in DS9 some thirty years later. 🤗

@Vamptonius 19 күн бұрын

Spent the whole video trying to figure out where else I'd seen him.

@brianmcguinness9642 21 күн бұрын

The time tunnel complex reminds me of the Krell city from Forbidden Planet.

@suncat9 21 күн бұрын

It reminds me of the super cool underground complex in the movie "Fantastic Voyage."

@NigelBassman 21 күн бұрын

I believe that it was repurposed Forbidden Planet footage.

@iainriley8819 23 күн бұрын

Dan , Please do The Invaders . Please....

@MoviesMusicMonsters 23 күн бұрын

It's coming I promise :-)

@DavidLLambertmobile 17 күн бұрын

Do New Zoo Revue & Hot Fudge too! 📺

@Hunter-R-Hickey 17 күн бұрын

TT was one of my all-time favorite shows. I was devastated when I learned that it was canceled. I refused to watch that Custer show and thought whoever came up with the idea for Custer to replace the Time Tunnel should have been fired and sent to Siberia for 20 years. 😡😡

@suechaidez7161 16 күн бұрын

I loved Time Tunnel!

@dandelatorre1870 11 күн бұрын

Irwin Allen seemed to always cast a tall handsome man and an equally handsome but slightly shorter co-star.

@capt.jtspaulding7682 23 күн бұрын

30 episodes? That's 3 seasons today. LOL.

@willmfrank 23 күн бұрын

Five seasons, for some series. 🙄

@huwpatt3817 4 күн бұрын

The Time Machine _ HGWells ... science fiction looks at the present & "what if" ... you'll be able to explore

@giovanninatale9436 12 күн бұрын

Your Show is Fantastic. Love all that you do. Brings back so so many memories. Thank You.

@arthurlopez4487 13 күн бұрын

Loved the Time Tunnel when I was a kid on TV

@clivewi9103 12 күн бұрын

I am sure you have not seen it all, the last episode had Doug and Tony return, well it did in the UK.

@shueflyee1833 9 күн бұрын

That's amazing! Would you mind giving a brief overview of the episode? Huge fan of the show here.

@whatsup7253 13 күн бұрын

30 episodes that's 3 seasons now. Must have been a hit.

@jefft786 22 күн бұрын

In todays TV production, 30 episodes would be 3 years!

@PitcairnIslander 16 күн бұрын

I was a kid when this came out and I loved this show so much it sparked my interest in time travel right up to this day. When he mentioned that there wasn't much in the way of merchandise, I still have one of the patches that are sewn on all the lab coats for all the workers at the Time Tunnel. I never sewed it on anything and still have it and keep thinking every once in a while to actually sew it on a white jacket.

@nufosmatic 10 күн бұрын

10:08 - Friday Night was where Star Trek was sent to die...

@nv4142 20 күн бұрын

Have you ever seen the movie Time after Time with Malcolm McDowell, David Warner and Mary Steenburgen? One of my favorites and I don't think it ever gets enough attention love to hear your review of the movie !

@rongendron8705 19 күн бұрын

Time after Time was a very imaginative movie & didn't get enough acclaim! Love movies about time travel!

@straingedays 20 күн бұрын

Re-watching Time Tunnel now, Ann makes me crack up. One moment optimistic with full confidence, next minute pessimist with zero confidence. One minute grateful, next minute resentful. One minute brave, next minute cowardly .. ..

@ivannadler1789 17 күн бұрын

I was 10 years old when Time Tunnel was broadcast. The show was one of the reasons that I did so well in history class during my high school years 😅. I am so glad that Me-TV runs all the episodes of Irwin Allen TV shows.

@wadeinn463 17 күн бұрын

Yeah.. at 4am only on Saturdays. Useless

@ivannadler1789 17 күн бұрын

Yeah I just DVR it.

@wadeinn463 17 күн бұрын

@@ivannadler1789 how do you DVR from an app? Don’t you need to have the app playing the episode at the scheduled time? And DVR from an online stream? Was easy when i had cable.

@garywright7826 17 күн бұрын

@@wadeinn463METV is not an app..it's broadcast on regular TV (antenna)

@user-ut8sh8bg5f 23 күн бұрын

When I finally saw it in reruns I thought it was a better show than I remembered. The use of stock footage, preexisting sets and costumes made it look expensive.

@michaelwhalen2442 11 күн бұрын

I still have my View Master with the Time Tunnel series of discs.

@Tazzman225 10 күн бұрын

I have mine somewhere. Did you know that the last frame on the TT disc was from the unaired episode. It shows Tony and Doug standing among foliage with a Time Tunnel in the background.

@michaelwhalen2442 10 күн бұрын

@@Tazzman225 I don't have it in front of me, but I do remember that exact frame. Thanks!

@jaymedina3142 23 күн бұрын

Irwin Allen was right up there with Gerry Anderson and Rod Serling. GREAT entertainment!

@mgconlan 17 күн бұрын

In the 1960's there was a joke about ABC: "You want to know how to end the Viet Nam War? Put it on ABC and it will be canceled in 13 weeks."

@markpedroza7294 23 күн бұрын

The Time Tunnel episode "The Alamo" just aired last night on MeTV

@windnchgo 23 күн бұрын

MeTV does a great job keeping old series alive for new generations

@tonydumont 13 күн бұрын

you give an AWESOME analysis and insight both into the show and the challenges of producing one at that time. This one should have been big but I guess it was ahead of its time eh :D Thanks for taking us back

@bostonrailfan2427 5 күн бұрын

it has a spiritual successor: there have been multiple shows and movies about the same premise but one in particular stands out: Quantum Leap. they’re the prototype for that show, thus got remade and reimagined only without the future travel

@markmcnary1785 23 күн бұрын

You should do a video spotlight about the classic daytime gothic suspense romance drama, Dark Shadows, of which i was a fan of as well as The Time Tunnel, now that would be a story in itself, Because Dark Shadows lasted from 1966 until 1971. It was made popular by the first appearance of 175-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins, when he was released from his chained coffin after 200 years, by Willie Loomis, in early 1967.

@jimbear62 23 күн бұрын

Dark Shadows started out as a regular , run of the mill soap opera that was in danger of being canceled until the introduction of Barnabas

@cincinnatikidstuff 14 күн бұрын

That set for the Time Tunnel kept me watching week after week. that set was amazing!

@jomjom1207 22 күн бұрын

I was born in 79 so this was way before my time but i downloaded all the episodes of this show and im really enjoying it! Thanks for letting me know it existed.

@mikemarvelous7865 9 күн бұрын

One of the first TV shows I regularly watched as a kid! 8 years old.

@PraiseDog 12 күн бұрын

I liked it, at age 10. I had forgotten that is was on Friday evening. I liked that time slot actually. It was a time slot with a different feel to it, end of the school week so no thoughts about having to get up early the next day..

@dkod19 14 күн бұрын

The Time Tunnel was one of the first 'sci-fi' shows I remember watching and then liking. I was probably in my early teens at the time. I was disappointed when it suddenly stopped being shown and I found out a short time later it was cancelled. About a year later, my cousins turned me on to Star Trek, and I was hooked on that for life. At least for that, there was enough fan activism to keep that alive in one form or another for... well, decades. I also recall starting to watch Quantum Leap in the middle of its initial run during the 90s. I remember thinking that its premise was similar to The Time Tunnel. I also became a fan of Doctor Who in the late 2000s, as well as Fringe, and later Continuum. Those kept my sci-fi juices flowing. I'm loving the new crop of Star Trek shows.

@-eye-5739 21 күн бұрын

Gosh I loved that show. Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Voyage to the bottom of the Sea as well. Good times!

@AllanNeaves-qn3zr 13 күн бұрын

Only 30 episodes 😳 seemed a lot more, but still a happy part of my youth.

@sensationalphat5382 23 күн бұрын

And no officialy licensed model kits. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, and Land of the Giants all had multiple model kits. I did see a garage kit many years ago. But it wasn't for sale. I would love to have one, cause I have many from Allen's other productions. Great job. Love your channel.!!!

@robertszvetics210 20 күн бұрын

When i was 15 years old i stayed home and watched this on friday nights instead of hangin out with my friends thats how much i loved this series and the other Irwin Allen series.

@Scooterdude01 23 күн бұрын

I was 10 years old in 67 great show. And now I'm 67 years old. Woohoo

@jerryleewillis2492 18 күн бұрын

Me too

@JohnRWMarchant 21 күн бұрын

30 episodes is 3-5 series now in modern times.

@williambilyeu9801 20 күн бұрын

I enjoyed watching "The Time Tunnel." I had the James Darren recording "Goodbye Cruel World." I enjoyed it when he showed up on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as a singer.😊

@zennabella1676 13 күн бұрын

THIS IS A GREAT OLD TV SHOW, I HAVE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION ON DVD.

@anneangstadt1882 16 күн бұрын

Nine-year old me loved this! Actually may have kicked off a lifelong interest in history.

@sistakia33 19 күн бұрын

Thirty episodes back then is like three seasons today! Crazy!

@dragonweyr44 23 күн бұрын

I would like to know more about Battlestar Galactica 1977, particularly the cylon costumes as what happened to them as well as know more about Land Of The Giants

@endtheliesnow5906 23 күн бұрын

Wonderful video. Whats is really great is that both main actors are still alive.

@crruan1142 4 күн бұрын

The cast was outstanding and Ms. Merriwether gave the show a lot of gravitas. She had a wide range of roles but this is, in my opinion, is one her best. The musical score ranks at the top of any TV Network Era list along with Mission Impossible (Lalo Schafrin) and a few others.

@starmnsixty1209 3 күн бұрын

She made a cool Catwoman in the 1966 Adam West Batman big-screen movie, too.

@johnurban7333 6 күн бұрын

I love the fact that one wore a turtleneck and the other wore a suit in every episode and no one questioned why they were dressed that way

@bcy5414 6 күн бұрын

Indeed, and they always managed to get them dry-cleaned I think #thetimetunnel

@christopherdunne4048 6 күн бұрын

Hands-on guy and theoretical guy.

@johnurban7333 6 күн бұрын

@@christopherdunne4048 Great analysis

@davidrussell6159 21 күн бұрын

Another one of my favourite old tv shows that I share with my son and daughter ! Great channel and videos Dan !

@douglasw.7864 23 күн бұрын

There was actually a model kit from Japan of the Time Tunnel set. Extremely rare now!

@51cmark 23 күн бұрын

Dan, you have one of the best KZfaq channels going. Bravo, Sir! 👍

@lucasdeaver9192 23 күн бұрын

I don't think its a coincidence that the Time Tunnel set looked a lot like the underground layer of the Krell in Forbidden Planet.

@windnchgo 23 күн бұрын

I've thought the same thing.

@Mrmoviemax05 23 күн бұрын

Dan, what a way of choosing subjects…amazing!!! You could be one of my best friends. Keep doing the good work.

@EricBowersTrekkie 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for covering one of my all-time favorite shows!

@PollyPurree 15 күн бұрын

James Darren and Robert Colbert are still alive at 87 and 92.

@MrTrashcan1 15 күн бұрын

Considering all the dead actors in shows of that time period, that is amazing. I guess the travel back in time slowed their aging.

@rc8937 15 күн бұрын

Wow.

@dennisfoster6866 20 күн бұрын

I loved this show when I was a kid. Even now, whenever I see Whit Bissell in a show/movie I say, "I know him! He was in The Time Tunnel!" LOL Great KZfaq channel - I feel like it was made especially for me! 🙂

@philfoster8789 20 күн бұрын

Also, remember Whit in the original film version of "The Time Machine"? (A few years before "The Time Tunnel"!) By the way... I love your surname, Dennis!

@chizmcquade489 19 күн бұрын

Whit Bissell was in the original 1960 movie "The Time Machine" with Rod Taylor in the lead role. In 1978, Whit Bissell (and John Zaremba) were in a TV-movie version of "The Time Machine" (the time traveller Neil Perry visits the Puritan colony in Massachusetts, the California gold rush, then the future with the Eloi and Morlocks) - cheap on the time lapse special effects of buildings going up or being torn down.

@svjim1 23 күн бұрын

I was 8 years old when the show began and I saw every episode of it's initial run. Many historical events I first became aware of through the show. I've been a history buff ever since. I had the viewmaster set but it got lost somehow in another space and time. lol

@MrDlt123 21 күн бұрын

I was talking about this show the other day and no one else seemed to remember it. I was born in '66 so I was obviously watching it in reruns in the early 1970s. It used to come one with Land of the Giants and Lost in Space. I guess it was an Irwin Allen block on Saturdays or Sundays.

@iainriley8819 23 күн бұрын

I know it's not American but how about some Gerry Anderson like Stingray, XL-5 or Supercar or even Doppelganger/Far side of the sun .