[s1e1] It's About | Time

The first episode of the 1966 sci-fi sitcom , titled " And Then I Wrote 'Happy Birthday to You' ," premiered on September 11, 1966. Created by Sherwood Schwartz (the mind behind Gilligan's Island ), the pilot introduces the show's "fish-out-of-water" premise through a blend of slapstick comedy and light science fiction. Episode Plot Summary

The series begins with two bumbling United States astronauts, (Frank Aletter) and Hector Canfield (Jack Mullaney), whose space capsule, Scorpio , accidentally breaks the time barrier after traveling faster than the speed of light. They crash-land in a prehistoric swamp on Earth, roughly a million years in the past. [S1E1] It's About Time

In this premiere, the duo encounters a friendly nuclear family of cave dwellers: (Joe E. Ross) and Shad (Imogene Coca), the parents. The first episode of the 1966 sci-fi sitcom