The Time Tunnel

Starring: Robert Colbert, James Darren, Lee Meriwether
First Aired: September 9, 1966
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $500,000 pilot episode*

In addition to being one of the most expensive concerts ever produced, The Time Tunnel was also one of the most elaborate. The pilot episode of the show, which had a total of thirty episodes, had a $500,000 production cost, which was covered by the production companies Irwin Allen and Kent. The Time Tunnel was a time-traveling television program that was one of the first science fiction shows to be broadcast in color. This particular episode aired in 1966 and was shown on ABC. Fox stepped in later to cover the cost of the production, but the second season was never shown. If you want to learn more about The Time Tunnel, you should read Martin Grams Jr.’s biography of the show.

The Time Tunnel

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Starring: Larry Pennell, Ken Curtis, Shug Fisher, Paul Comi, Allison Hayes
First Aired: June 3, 1961
Number of Seasons: 2
Estimated Production Cost: $200,000 per episode*

The television series Ripcord was about a skydiving firm and its adventures, as you could have guessed from the name of the show. The show was syndicated, and it aired for seventy-six episodes from 1961 to 1963, with a total of seventy-six episodes. Larry Pennell played Theo McKeever in Ripcord, which was created by Jim Hall and Harry Redmond Jr., and starred in the film. Kenneth McKeever and his friends (Ken Curtis, Paul Comi, and Shug Fisher) had a private Cessna airplane, which they used whenever they were ordered to do so by the authorities. They were involved in perilous criminal pursuits and dangerous, if not slightly weird, rescue missions. As a new activity at the time, skydiving injected even more thrill into the series’ already high level of excitement.

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