Sherwood Schwartz
Director
It's About Time (1966)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 11, 1966
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.space-sci-fi, imdb.slapstick-comedy, imdb.accidental-time-travel, imdb.cavewoman, imdb.unwilling-time-traveler, imdb.spacesuit, imdb.earth + 15 more, imdb.spaceship, imdb.stone-age, imdb.back-in-time, imdb.tribesmen, imdb.tribe, imdb.backward-time-travel, imdb.prehistory, imdb.time-travel, imdb.astronaut, imdb.cave, imdb.chief, imdb.caveman, tmdb.prehistory, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.timetravel
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to You
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 his life. He wants to be an adult and the custom is to spend a day in the jungle alone. Hector and Mac suggest that instead of having this ritual they throw him a birthday party instead.
Sept. 11, 1966, midnight
S1E2 - The Copper Caper
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 necklace.
Sept. 18, 1966, midnight
S1E3 - The Initiation
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 tribe members.
Sept. 25, 1966, midnight
S1E4 - Tailor Made Hero
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 a hero to Breer.
Oct. 2, 1966, midnight
S1E5 - The Rainmakers
There is a drought in the village, Boss decides to offer Mac and Hec as a sacrifice to the great Water Spirit.
Oct. 9, 1966, midnight
S1E6 - The Courtship of Miles Gronk
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 to institute modern, civilized courting techniques.
Oct. 16, 1966, midnight
S1E7 - The Champ
Not wanting to fight, Mac persuades Boss to choose a champion to represent the tribe against its neighbor.
Oct. 23, 1966, midnight
S1E8 - Mark Your Ballets
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 their skin by convincing the natives to hold an election and remove Boss from power.
Oct. 30, 1966, midnight
S1E9 - Have I Got A Girl for You
Shad tries to find the perfect mates for the astronauts.
Nov. 6, 1966, midnight
S1E10 - Cave Movies
Before blasting off, Hector and Mac make movies of the cave dwellers using camouflaged equipment; Boss and Clon quietly watch in awe as the astronauts review their footage.
Nov. 13, 1966, midnight
S1E11 - Androcles and Clon
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 judgement.
Nov. 20, 1966, midnight
S1E12 - Love Me, Love My Gnook
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 the sight of the puppy, blaming it for all of the calamities befalling the village.
Nov. 27, 1966, midnight
S1E13 - The Broken Idol
While searching for aluminum ore with which to repair their spacecraft, Mac and Hector accidentally desecrate an idol to the fire god.
Dec. 4, 1966, midnight
S1E14 - The Sacrifice
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 Boss to abolish the barbarous custom.
Dec. 11, 1966, midnight
S1E15 - King Hec
When Hector warns the cave dwellers of an imminent storm, they shower him with adoration and give him the royal treatment.
Dec. 18, 1966, midnight
S1E16 - The Mother-in-law
Gronk's mother-in-law pays a visit and takes a heavy-handed interest in her granddaughter's personal affairs.
Dec. 25, 1966, midnight
S1E17 - Which Doctor's Witch?
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.
Jan. 1, 1967, midnight
S1E18 - To Catch a Thief
Hector and Mac resolve to catch the real thief after being accused of stealing various items from the cave dwellers.
Jan. 8, 1967, midnight
S1E19 - The Stowaway
While blasting off, Mac and Hector discover cave-girl Mlor hiding behind an instrument panel in the spacecraft.
April 2, 1967, midnight
S1E20 - 20th Century Here We Come
Hector and crew leave the stoneage and enter the 20th.
Jan. 22, 1967, midnight
S1E21 - Shad Rack and Other Tortures
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 a clothing store to try to help themselves blend in better with other people.
Jan. 29, 1967, midnight
S1E22 - The Cave Family Swingers
A talent agent overhears the cave family singing in Hector and Mac's apartment and advises the family members to continue to rehearse their unique sound.
Feb. 5, 1967, midnight
S1E23 - To Sign or Not to Sign
Mac teaches Gronk and Shadd to write their names. With this new talent they sign up for things.
Feb. 19, 1967, midnight
S1E24 - School Days, School Days
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 to multiple misunderstandings and expulsion for Breer.
Feb. 26, 1967, midnight
S1E25 - Our Brothers' Keepers
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.
March 5, 1967, midnight
S1E26 - The Stone Age Diplomats
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 foreign country who simply dress differently and convince their actor friend to pretend to be the ambassador of the fake nation.
March 12, 1967, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 11, 1966
Last Air Date: April 2, 1967, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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