The "Unofficial" VOYAGERS! Episode
Guide
Stars, Writers, Synopses for all 20 Episodes
| Cast: Jon-Erik Hexum as Phineas Bogg Meeno Peluce as Jeffrey Jones |
Created by: James D. Parriott |
James D. Parriott Productions |
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Plot Summary:
Jon-Erik Hexum stars as Phineas Bogg, a 17th century pirate, "plucked out of time" and "trained to travel through the ages" using a device known as an "Omni." Watch-like in appearance, instead of a face, the Omni has a small globe surrounded by several rings with numbers in them. In the upper corners, there is a red light on the left and a green light on the right signifying if history is on the track (green) or not (red). Voyagers are also equipped with a guidebook containing a compilation of history. The guidebook is essential to helping Voyagers return history to its pre-destined direction.
Enter 12-year-old orphan Jeffrey Jones, played by Meeno Peluce. When the Omni drops Bogg in 1982 and Jeff falls out a window after his dog grabs the guidebook, the only way to save him is for Bogg to jump after him. Now Bogg is stuck in time with a 12-year-old kid, no guidebook and no way to get Jeffery home. But all is not lost! Jeffery is a history whiz's. So now the two of them travel through time giving history a push where it's needed.
| Guests: Ed Begley, Jr. as Wilbur Wright Donald Petrie as Orville Wright Sondra Currie as Agnes Spence Peter Frechette as Eddie Rickenbacker Faye Grant as Mary Murphy |
Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer Written and Directed by James D. Parriott |
Phineas Bogg mistakenly lands outside the bedroom of 12-year-old orphan, Jeffrey Jones, in 1982 and the two are swept back in time without the all-important guidebook. They land in ancient Egypt and encounter Moses as an infant. When Jeffrey pressed the Omni, they land in WWI France to discover that the airplane has not been invented, requiring a visit to Dayton, Ohio and the Wright Brothers to set history straight. A return trip to France results in a deadly dogfight with the famous Red Baron.
2) Created Equal (10 October 1982) |
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| Guests: Ed Bakey as ? Leigh Hamilton as Octavia Rossie Harris as young Sam Clemens Fay Hauser as Harriet Tubman Robin Ignico as Calpernia Dan Pastorini as Spartacus Jay Robinson as Cicero Tim Rossovich as Thamaras |
Written by Nick Thiel Directed by Virgil W. Vogel |
The Voyagers land in 73 B.C. Italy, where they meet Spartacus, who, instead of leading the slave revolt in Capra, is being sent to Rome to die in the arena. Bogg and Jeff are bought as gladiators and follow Spartacus to Rome, where their escape attempt fails and they use the Omni to travel to Hannibal, Missouri. They encounter Harriet Tubman who should be working on the Underground Railroad, but instead is a slave. Bogg wins her freedom in a poker game while Jeff and a young Sam Clemens try to free her. Back in Rome, Bogg and Spartacus must fight to the death, but Jeffrey saves them with the help of his friend, Calpernia and her father Cicero's chariot.
3) Bully and Billy (24 October 1982) |
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| Guests: Gregg Henry as Teddy Roosevelt Frank Koppala as Billy the Kid Gina Gallego as Rita Alan Stock as ? |
Written by B. W. Sandefur Directed by Virgil W. Vogel |
During the Cuban Revolution, Jeff and Bogg discover the rebels are losing the war because Teddy Roosevelt was killed by Billy the Kid years ago. On their way to 1889, they meet Benjamin Franklin, who is having problems getting his kite to fly. In 1889, the Voyagers join Billy's gang, saving Roosevelt's life. Jeffrey's childhood hero, much to Jeff's dismay, turns out to be nothing without his gun. Back in Cuba, Bogg helps the rebels and meets Roosevelt again before his charge up San Juan Hill.
4) Agents of Satan (31 October 1982) |
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| Guests: Earl Boen as Reverend Parris Marta DuBois as Margaret Michael Durrell as Harry Houdini Jennifer Holmes as Abiah Folger Andy Wood as Francis Scott Key Guy Stockwell as Reverend Noise |
Written by James D. Parriott Directed by Alan J. Levi |
The Voyagers land in colonial Massachusetts and are captured, along with Benjamin Franklin's mother, and charged as being witches. Jeffrey uses the Omni to save Bogg from being burnt at the stake but they land in the middle of a seance, convincing a young Harry Houdini that there is life on the other side. Quickly Omni-ing out, Jeffrey tries to convince Bogg that they must return and prove to Houdini they aren't ghosts. The Voyagers help Harry escape being buried alive before returning to Abbie and Massachusetts. Using one of Houdini's mirror tricks, they put an end to the Salem witch trials through the use of a ghost-like "witch" who turns out to be real.
5) Worlds Apart (07 November 1982) |
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| Guests: Lawrence Dobin as ? Shanit Keter as ? Arthur Rosenberg Judson Scott as Lawrence of Arabia Steven Keats as Thomas Edison |
Written by Jill Sherman and James D. Parriott Directed by Ron Satloff |
The Voyagers are separated: Bogg is with Lawrence of Arabia, while Jeff is stranded in the 1800's with Thomas Alva Edison. When Jeffrey awakes after a rough landing, he learns that Edison has dismantled the Omni and not invented the light bulb. A piece of thread is the answer to the incandescent light but Edison can't figure out the Omni. He rebuilds the strange device and Jeff returns to Arabia, unknowingly saving Bogg and Lawrence as they are being led to their deaths. A chase through the catacombs leads Lawrence, Medina, and the Voyagers to safety and Lawrence is reunited with his people. The Voyagers return to Menlo Park to see the electric light used outdoors for the first time.
6) Cleo and the Babe (14 November 1982) |
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| Guests: Michael Gregory as Lucky Luciano William Lucking as ? Andrea Marcovicci as Cleopatra Ken Swofford as Mr. Barrow |
Written and Produced by Jill Sherman Directed by Bernard McEveety |
Cleopatra is accidentally taken from her time and lost in Prohibition Era Manhattan where she is taken in by the gangster Lucky Luciano. The Voyagers get Isaac Newton back on track and, in 1919 Florida, they help Babe Ruth to become a home-run hitter. Back in Manhattan, Luciano is going to use Cleopatra as bait to lure Babe Ruth into a trap. Luciano has a considerable amount of money bet against Babe hitting his 60th home run the next day, but Bogg and Jeff upset Luciano's plans and Ruth hits his 60th home run.
7) The Day the Rebs Took Lincoln (21 November 1982) |
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| Guests: John Anderson as Abraham Lincoln Karen Dotrice as Marion Alexa Hamilton as Jane Phillips Gerald Hiken as ? Robert Phalen as ? |
Written by Robert Janes Directed by Bernard McEveety |
Landing in 1863 Pennsylvania, the Voyagers find the South winning the Civil War because Abraham Lincoln had been kidnapped. An unplanned escape using the Omni takes Jeff and Bogg to London in the 19th century, where the Omni is stolen by Fagin and the Artful Dodger. With the help of Charles Dickens the Omni is retrieved, and in the process Dickens gets the idea for a new book. The Voyagers return in 1862 and prevent traitor Jane Phillips from kidnapping Lincoln, and later they attend the reading of the Gettysburg Address.
8) Old Hickory and the Pirate (28 November 1982) |
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| Guests: Andra Akers as Lizzie William Bryant as ? George Innes as Bill Scroggins James Carroll Jordan as Jean Lafitte Lance LeGualt as Andrew Jackson Tricia O'Neil as Annie |
Written by Robert Janes Directed by Peter Crane |
After the Battle of New Orleans, Jeff and Bogg find the City in the hands of the British because the pirate Jean Lafitte had been hanged several years before, thereby changing history. After getting Lewis and Clark back on track, the Voyagers head to Nassau to convince Lafitte to give up pirating and to return to America. A hair-raising adventure with Black Bill Scroggins convinces him to do so, and after helping him win, Jeffrey gets a medal from "Old Hickory," Andrew Jackson. (Note: In this story Bogg's origins as a pirate are revealed.)
9) The Travels of Marco...and Friends (03 December 1982) |
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| Guests: Paul Comi as Marco Polo Michael Fox as Isaac Wolfstein Keye Luke as ? Mako as Kubla Khan Paul Regina as ? Pat Renella as ? Manu Tupou as Oxen |
Written by James D. Parriott Directed by Paul Lynch |
A trip to depression-era New York links Bogg and Jeff to a retired voyager; the greatest to ever live: Isaac Wolfstein. They take Isaac to an island to live out the remainder of his life, then land in Marco Polo's time only to find that Marco is not where he should be. To return things back to normal, Jeff and Bogg join Marco's caravan and Jeff manages to get caught by warriors who plan to sell him as a slave. Bogg returns to seek the advice of Wolfstein and ends up saving him from a nuclear test on the island. Bogg and Wolfstein return to Marco's time and save Jeff, then return Isaac to New York to have dinner with Albert Einstein, whose life they had saved earlier.
10) An Arrow Pointing East (12 December 1982) |
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| Guests: Jonathan Frakes as Charles Lindburgh Wendy Fulton as Maid Marian Dan Hamilton as Robin Hood Denny Miller as Little John Mills Watson as Fryar Tuck |
Written by Jill Sherman and Nick Thiel Directed by Ernest Pintoff |
The Voyagers land in Sherwood Forest and meet an injured man...who shoots arrows at them! It turns out to be Robin Hood whom the Voyagers assist in an attempt to save Maid Marion. The Voyagers use the Omni to escape certain death, and travel to 1927, where they help Charles Lindbergh get the Spirit of St. Louis off the ground. Back in Sherwood Forest, Bogg and Jeff help a recovered Robin Hood save Maid Marion.
11) Merry Christmas, Bogg (09 December 1982) |
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| Guests: Peter Donat as George Washington Joe Dorsey as Samuel Gompers Don Knight as ? Anne Lockhart as Amy Jones John O'Connell as Stephen Jones |
Written by Bruce Shelly Directed by Ron Satlof |
On Christmas Eve 1776, the Voyagers are caught as rebels and discover that George Washington is serving on the wrong side. After correcting the situation, Jeff and Bogg land in Pittsburgh on Christmas Eve and aid Sam Gompers and Jeff's great-grandfather, who is Sam's lawyer. An Omni escape returns them to George Washington's time in order to stop a traitor and witness the crossing of the Delaware. Back in Pittsburgh, Bogg attempts to leave Jeff with his great-grandparents, but Jeff refuses to stay.
12) Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley Play the Palace (09 January 1983) |
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| Guests: Christopher Cary as Dr. Albert Schweitzer Diane Civita as Annie Oakley Robert Donner as Buffalo Bill Cody Robin G. Eisenman as Princess Victoria Raymond St. Jaques as ? Tom Troupe as ? Lurene Tuttle as Queen Victoria |
Written by Jill Sherman Directed by Alan J. Levi |
Bogg and Jeff land in Russia in 1917, and find that Britain is involved in the Russian revolution a year too early because the British Princess Victoria had married a Russian duke. They travel to Britain in 1857 and "invade" a wild west show led by Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley. It turns out that the only way to stop the marriage is for the duke to lose favor with the Queen of England by coming in second in a shooting match with Annie Oakley! However, before the match can take place, Annie is kidnapped. After helping Albert Schweitzer deliver medicine to an African chief, the Voyagers rescue Annie and stop the wedding.
13) The Trial of Phineas Bogg (16 January 1983) |
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| Guests: Stephen Liska as Drake William McLaughlin as Sam Houston Jenny Neumann as Susan Harry Townes as Professor Garth |
Written by Jill Sherman Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. |
The Voyagers land unexpectedly in a dark, forbidding place. "The Omni's not talking" and they soon find themselves in an official Voyager courtroom. Bogg is on trial for breaking the Voyager code of ethics and his prosecutor is the sinister renegade Voyager named Drake. Using information from the Omni's memory bank, the prosecution obtains sufficient evidence to have Bogg banished. At the last moment, Drake is revealed as a fraud who had tampered with the Omni's records. He escapes by using his own Omni and accidentally takes Bogg and Jeff along. They make a quick stop that allow Bogg and Jeff to save Sam Houston from a firing squad, but in the meantime Drake escapes. The Voyagers are brought back to court where Jeff, because of his glimpse into the future, is made a Voyager. After leaving the courtroom they make an attempt to capture Drake, once again leaving their guidebook behind.
14) Sneak Attack (20 February 1983) |
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| Guests: Ike Eisenmann as Bill Cody Dana Elcar as Colonel Knox Brianne Leary as Jackie Knox Frank Marth as General Douglas MacArthur |
Produced by Jill Sherman, Harry & Renee Longstreet and Nick Thiel Written by Nick Thiel Directed by Paul Stanley |
The Voyagers, after landing in the Philipines in 1944, find that America is losing the war because MacArthur was killed at Pearl Harbor. They go to Hawaii one day before the attack and while attempting to warn MacArthur, accidentally take Jackie, an American intelligence officer back to 1860 Utah. There, they try to help young Bill Cody make a pony express delivery of drugs past a band of outlaws and on to Salt Lake City. An Omni escape takes Bogg, Jeff, and Jackie back to Hawaii, where they finally save MacArthur. During their adventures, Bogg and Jackie fall in love, but they reluctantly part to help Buffalo Bill...with the aid of a 1941 motorcycle!
15) Voyagers of the Titanic (27 February 1983) |
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| Guests: Suzanne Barnes as ? Sam Chew, Jr. as ? Lee DeBroux as Haggerty Will Kuluva as Louis Pasteur John McLiam as ? Hugh Reilly as ? Tracy Brooks Swope as Olivia Dunn Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Brown |
Produced by Jill Sherman and Harry & Renee Longstreet Written by James D. Parriott and Jill Sherman Directed by Winrich Kolbe |
The Voyagers land on the Titanic, April 14, 1912, and immediately Jeff wants to warn to captain of the upcoming catastrophe. While on their way to the bridge, several crew members chase them and Bogg is caught by security personnel. Afterwards Bogg is told by one of the passengers of another Omni on board with a passenger, and decides to find the owner. Meanwhile the ship hits the iceberg and Bogg rescues a captured Voyager named Olivia. The captors watch incredulously as Jeff, Bogg, and Olivia disappear using the Omni. The three Voyagers land in Louis Pasteur's Paris laboratory where Jeff is bitten by a rabid dog. Bogg and Olivia help Pasteur perfect his rabies vaccine which provides the cure to save Jeff's life. After Jeff recovers, they all leave to finish Olivia's original assignment: to get the stolen Mona Lisa off the Titanic. While Jeff leaves in a lifeboat with Bogg's Omni, Olivia and Bogg finish the job. The next day they all meet in France, where they go their separate ways.
16) Pursuit (06 March 1983) |
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| Guests: Bo Brudin as Otto Vincent Caristi as ? Barry Ingham as ? Gregory Itzin as ? David Olivier as Werner Von Braun Monique Van de Ven as Erika Shoemacher |
Written by Harry Longstreet and Renee Schonfeld Longstreet Directed by Alan Myerson |
As a birthday present to Jeff, Bogg takes him to a gate to watch the launch of the Apollo 11. Instead, they find that the Russians made it to the Moon first because Werner Von Braun was turned over to the Soviet Union by a traitor in 1945. In 1945 Austria, the Voyagers make contact with Von Braun and his group of engineers and convince them to turn themselves over to the Americans. Bogg discovers that Erika, one of the engineers, has been forced by the Nazis to be a traitor. Bogg saves her brother from the Gestapo and Von Braun and his group escape to the American lines, setting history straight and putting the Apollo 11 on schedule.
17) Destiny's Choice (13 March 1983) |
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| Guests: Oliver Clark as Sam Angela Clarke as Mrs. Roosevelt Ellen Geer as Eleanor Roosevelt Nicholas Pryor as FDR Bonnie Urseth as Veronica Bliss |
Written by Jill Sherman Directed by Paul Stanley |
The Voyagers land in 1928 Hollywood and are promptly arrested for crashing a movie set. They are "rescued" by Veronica Bliss, the star of the movie. However, the Omni is taken away from them by the studio people since it is believed to be a prop. The security personnel believe that Bogg is attempting to sabotage the movie: the first "talkie" called "Destiny's Choice," directed by Wild Frank Roosevelt! At the set the following day jeff retrieves the Omni and Bogg saves Roosevelt from the real saboteur, a friend of Veronica's. They make a final stop in 1924 New York to convince Roosevelt to leave show business and to return to politics.
18) All Fall Down (27 March 1983) |
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| Guests: John Hancock as Jack L. Q. Jones as ? Robert F. Lyons as Stewart Jim McKrell as ? Roger Robinson as ? Sam Scarber as Joe Louis Michael Swan as ? |
Written by Harry Longstreet & Renee Schonfeld Longstreet Directed by Ron Satlof |
Bogg and Jeff land in an isolated part of New Jersey, 1938, where they find Joe Louis training for his rematch against Max Schmeling. To stop Joe from giving up the fight, Bogg becomes his sparing partner. A lucky punch by Bogg nearly knocks Joe out and makes him want to quit even more. An Omni escape from the hostile fighting-ring workers takes the Voyagers to 1970 where they stop a would-be airplane highjacker and, after gas knocks everyone else out, Jeff must land the huge 747 jumbo-jet. Back in 1938, Bogg and Jeff convince Joe to fight and Jeff trains him like Rocky Balboa. Schmeling is defeated by Joe Louis and history is back to normal.
19) Barriers of Sound (12 June 1983) |
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| Guests: Linwood Boomer as Dr. Watson Bill Erwin as ? Kenneth Gilman as Alexander Graham Bell Lou Mulford as Mabel Hubbard John Randolph as ? |
Written by Nick Thiel Directed by Bernard McEveety |
The Voyagers land in 1890 Texas at the impending birth of Dwight Eisenhower, and discover that the telephone has not yet been invented. They go back to 1875 Boston, and Bogg saves the life of a deaf young woman. At Boston University they locate Alexander Graham Bell and find that he is not working on the phone because of a lack of funds. From an old movie, Jeff remembers that Bell received his money from his fiancee, a deaf girl named Mabel Hubbard. He also realizes that he and Bogg must get Bell and Mabel to fall in love, but in the process Bogg falls in love with Mabel and decides to marry her. In the end, Jeff convinces him to leave her and sets history straight. Traveling several months ahead in the future they find that the phone has been invented and that history has been corrected. They then return to Texas and aid Mrs. Eisenhower's delivery, now with the aid of a telephone to call for a doctor.
20) Jack's Back (10 July 1983) |
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| Guests: Julia Duffy as Nellie Bly Michael Ensign as Arthur Conan Doyle Gerry Gibson as Inspector Lestrod Stephen Liska as Drake |
Written by Sara Parriott and James D. Parriott Directed by Dean Zanetos |
The Voyagers land in 1880 London, and save a young woman from a crazed killer. The woman turns out to be Nellie Bly and the would-be killer is supposedly Jack the Ripper. Nellie and the Voyagers are taken to the home of Arthur Conan Doyle, who is suffering from a writer's block, while Nellie is able to complete her famous trip around the world in record time.
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