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It's About Time is an American fantasy/science-fiction comedy TV series that aired on CBS for one season of 26 episodes in 1966–1967. The series was created by Sherwood Schwartz, and used sets, props and incidental music from Schwartz's other television series in production at the time, Gilligan's Island.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to YouSeptember 11, 1966—Hector and Mac have their first day in the past and the caveman think they are evil spirits. They make good with a caveman's son and save hi
- S01E02The Copper CaperSeptember 18, 1966—Mac and Hector need to find copper to repair the space ship. Unfortunately, the only copper they can find is around Boss's neck, in his neck
- S01E03The InitiationSeptember 25, 1966—Mac and Hec decide to move into a cave but they must become tribe members first. The must perform a few customary rituals before they become
- S01E04Tailor Made HeroOctober 2, 1966—Mac and Hector are heroes to Breer after they rescue him from a blocked cave. Mac and Hector try to think of ways to get Gronk to look like
- S01E05The RainmakersOctober 9, 1966—There is a drought in the village, Boss decides to offer Mac and Hec as a sacrifice to the great Water Spirit.
- S01E06The Courtship of Miles GronkOctober 16, 1966—The astronaut visitors are troubled that Cavemen drag their women around by the hair as their form of courtship. And so, they do their best
- S01E07The ChampOctober 23, 1966—Not wanting to fight, Mac persuades Boss to choose a champion to represent the tribe against its neighbor.
- S01E08Mark Your BalletsOctober 30, 1966—Hector takes a snapshot of Boss, who suspects the astronauts will use it to harm him and condemns them to death. The astronauts try to save
- S01E09Have I Got A Girl for YouNovember 6, 1966—Shad tries to find the perfect mates for the astronauts.
- S01E10
Cave MoviesNovember 13, 1966—Before blasting off, Hector and Mac make movies of the cave dwellers using camouflaged equipment; Boss and Clon quietly watch in awe as the - S01E11Androcles and ClonNovember 20, 1966—Hector and Mac make a model plane for Breer, but Boss denounces the plane as evil and orders Clon to bring the astronauts to him for judgeme
- S01E12
Love Me, Love My GnookNovember 27, 1966—When a puppy trots out of the spacecraft, Hector decides to give it to Breer as a farewell present; the cave dwellers become petrified at th - S01E13The Broken IdolDecember 4, 1966—While searching for aluminum ore with which to repair their spacecraft, Mac and Hector accidentally desecrate an idol to the fire god.
- S01E14The SacrificeDecember 11, 1966—Mac and Hector are dismayed to learn that Mlor is going to be sacrificed to the dinosaurs to guarantee the villagers' safety, and they beg B
- S01E15King HecDecember 18, 1966—When Hector warns the cave dwellers of an imminent storm, they shower him with adoration and give him the royal treatment.
- S01E16
The Mother-in-lawDecember 25, 1966—Gronk's mother-in-law pays a visit and takes a heavy-handed interest in her granddaughter's personal affairs. - S01E17Which Doctor's Witch?January 1, 1967—Gronk becomes gravely ill on the eve of the tribe's big dinosaur hunt, and Boss performs a dance to cure him but to no avail.
- S01E18To Catch a ThiefJanuary 8, 1967—Hector and Mac resolve to catch the real thief after being accused of stealing various items from the cave dwellers.
- S01E19The StowawayApril 2, 1967—While blasting off, Mac and Hector discover cave-girl Mlor hiding behind an instrument panel in the spacecraft.
- S01E2020th Century Here We ComeJanuary 22, 1967—Hector and crew leave the stoneage and enter the 20th.
- S01E21
Shad Rack and Other TorturesJanuary 29, 1967—Hector and Mac try to convince a General to come and meet the cave people. Meanwhile Shad, Gronk, and their family visit a beauty parlor and - S01E22
The Cave Family SwingersFebruary 5, 1967—A talent agent overhears the cave family singing in Hector and Mac's apartment and advises the family members to continue to rehearse their - S01E23To Sign or Not to SignFebruary 19, 1967—Mac teaches Gronk and Shadd to write their names. With this new talent they sign up for things.
- S01E24
School Days, School DaysFebruary 26, 1967—Breer heads off to school for the first time and things seem to be going well. Then Gronk and Shad decide to check on their son, which leads - S01E25Our Brothers' KeepersMarch 5, 1967—Hector and Mac bring the cave family to the airbase to meet Gen. Morley as proof they traveled back in time to the Stone Age.
- S01E26The Stone Age DiplomatsMarch 12, 1967—Mac and Hector's landlord wants to kick out Gronk and family from their apartment. But the boys set-up a ruse that they are diplomats from a
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