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The Time Tunnel

★ 7.5 5K votes 1966–1967 1 season · 30 episodes Ended ABC
Time travelTime manipulation as a core mechanic.This show: 10/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 7/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10
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Starring
James DarrenRobert ColbertWhit BissellJohn ZarembaLee MeriwetherSam Groom
Written by
Irwin Allen
Starring
James DarrenRobert ColbertWhit BissellJohn ZarembaLee MeriwetherSam Groom
Written by
Irwin Allen
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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"Historical disaster tourism as weekly science fiction adventure"

Two scientists get trapped inside an experimental time machine buried beneath a secret desert facility, flung uncontrollably from one historical moment to the next. Each episode drops them into a famous event or era, from ancient disasters to future catastrophes, where they scramble to survive and nudge history without derailing it. The tone is earnest 1960s adventure serial: bright, brisk, a little corny by today's standards, propped up by matte-painting spectacle and stock footage repurposed for scale. It's less about deep characters than the thrill of guessing which historical moment comes next.

Watch it for

the fun premise of dropping ordinary heroes into real historical catastrophes almost every week.

Maybe skip if

you need modern pacing, effects, or serialized character development to stay engaged.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11966
6.88K3025h 10m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Rendezvous with Yesterday7.8
54550 min
▶2One Way to the Moon7.0
38050 min
▶3End of the World6.8
34250 min
▶4The Day the Sky Fell In7.7
37950 min
▶5The Last Patrol6.8
28750 min
▶6Crack of Doom6.8
28950 min
▶7Revenge of the Gods7.2
29650 min
▶8Massacre6.7
25650 min
▶9Devil's Island7.1
25360 min
▶10Reign of Terror6.7
24650 min
▶11Secret Weapon7.1
25250 min
▶12The Death Trap6.9
24050 min
▶13The Alamo6.9
23350 min
▶14Night of the Long Knives6.6
22250 min
▶15Invasion6.9
22050 min
▶16The Revenge of Robin Hood6.7
22250 min
▶17Kill Two by Two7.4
23750 min
▶18Visitors from Beyond the Stars6.1
24750 min
▶19The Ghost of Nero6.1
23550 min
▶20The Walls of Jericho7.0
26250 min
▶21Idol of Death6.3
19850 min
▶22Billy the Kid7.2
21950 min
▶23Pirates of Deadman's Island6.5
21150 min
▶24Chase Through Time7.3
25650 min
▶25The Death Merchant6.3
20950 min
▶26Attack of the Barbarians6.3
20450 min
▶27Merlin the Magician6.2
22550 min
▶28The Kidnappers6.4
21350 min
▶29Raiders from Outer Space6.0
21050 min
▶30Town of Terror6.2
23950 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

James Darren Dr. Tony Newman
Robert Colbert Dr. Doug Phillips
Whit Bissell Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk, French General Querque
John Zaremba Dr. Raymond Swain
Lee Meriwether Dr. Ann MacGregor
Sam Groom Jerry - Technician
Wesley Lau Sgt. Jiggs
John Crawford Henderson, John Poe, King John
Kevin Hagen Alien Planet Leader, Greek Sword Leader, McDonnell
Tiger Joe Marsh Executioner, Mali (mute pirate), Torturer

Crew

Irwin Allen

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