Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

rcj5365 It made have been labeled as one of the worst sitcoms of the mid-1960's. The short-lived series "It's About Time" ran for one season on CBS-TV producing 26 episodes in color for Gladysya-Redwood Productions in association with the CBS Television Network and United Artists Television. "It's About Time was produced by the same people who brought you "Gilligan's Island",under the creative brainchild of executive producer Sherwood Schwartz. The series starred Jack Mullaney and Frank Aletter as the two astronauts whom after their space capsule made a wrong turn somewhere in outer space,and cracked the time barrier. Astronauts Lt. Hector Canfield(Mullaney),and Captain "Mac" MacKenzie(Aletter) discovered that they were headed back to a world quite different from the one they had left. However,they landed in a swamp smack in the middle of the prehistoric Stone Age,and not far from a tribe of friendly cave dwellers. Among their new prehistoric neighbors were a friendly couple,Shad(Imogene Coca),and Grunk(Joe E. Ross),and their two children,Mlor(Mary Grace),and Breer(Pat Cardi),and their suspicious chief Boss(Cliff Norman),and his wife,Mrs.Boss(Kathleen Freeman).This was basically a standard silly concept of a show that was basically designed for its target audience. "It's About Time" audience were mainly kids and older children,which basically got some good laughs and outrageous comedy from its two main characters who each week got into one mischief situation after another with Aletter in the Alan Hale,Jr.role(as the skipper),and Mullaney in the Bob Denver role(as Gilligan). The episode with the main characters in the prehistoric world were just as corny and laughable as they were and they prove it. One episode of the series that was telecast on January 22,1967 changed all that titled "20th Century,Here We Come!". This was the episode where the astronauts finally got there spaceship repaired,and managed to return to the 20th century,bringing back Shad,Gronk and their children with them. As for the astronauts adjusting to the prehistoric period,their counterparts Shad and Gronk had more trouble adjusting to living in modern day Los Angeles,aka 1967. Even more trouble and hijinks ensues when they have encounters with the superintendent of their apartment building Mr. Tyler(Alan DeWitt),and their supervisor at work at the Army base,General Morley(Frank Wilcox).When it premiere on September 11,1966,the series "It's About Time" was placed on CBS' Sunday night lineup where the show replaced "My Favorite Martian",after four seasons. The show came on after the long-running animal series "Lassie"(which was still on the air and dominating the Nielsens on Sunday nights). Because of the low ratings that this series got,the series was on Sunday nights opposite NBC's "The Wonderful World of Disney",and the ABC action-adventure science fiction laced series "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea",which brought it to its death knell. After 26 episodes,the series was canceled on April 2,1967. To this day,whatever happened to this series? Out of the original cast members after this show ended,only actor Frank Aletter went on to bigger and better things,most known for his portrayal of Professor Irwin Hayden on the Hanna-Barbera live-action serial "Danger Island" which was part of the live action-animation "The Banana Splits Show".

ladibugcrazi Hey, I hate to repeat what has already been said, but' Boy, I thought I was losing it for so many years!! I started thinking I was dreaming of this show....and all I could remember was that jingle that played at the start of the show!! No one could ever remember what the heck show I was speaking of either! Well, it's nice to know us 40 somethings are not headed to the loony bin after all, huh?? Hope to see this show on the TV Land channel one day just to satisfy all of us, and bring back what was obviously some good memories from our childhood. This show had brought many good feelings as a child to remember it from so long ago..especially the theme song. Obviously, we were all a bit too young to keep all the details in the back of our minds unfortunately. I wonder with all the messages on this board, someone will bring it back at least for one time showing, just like for the anniversary of the first showing, maybe???

BigSkyMax This wretched show haunts me during dark, sleepless nights - but only the opening jingle. Something like "it's about time, it's about space, it's about men and the prehistoric race.." I was 10 when it came out, and with only two channels to choose from, you had to watch everything on TV to earn your bona fides. They lured you in with a cartoon opening, but after that, the creativity fell off Wyle E. Coyote's cliff. Another ingenious device from TV auteur Sherwood Schwartz? Of course. That means mechanical jokes, plots as jolly as a pauper's field, and, especially, lots and lots of annoying canned laughter. Imogene Coca deserved better.

Glen Wooten I love this show, Even though I have not seen an episode in more than thirty years , Funny thing is I am reminded of this show all the time as my wife is very much in personality ,And a little in looks ( the hair is perfect)like Imogene Coca !!! I would love to see this on DVD but I am not big on dodgey tapes DVD etc. so if the genuine product comes out I will be first in line to buy it ,Just to see the look on my wife's face , (she has never seen "It's about time" or any show with Imogene Coco. Also I like anything with Jack Mullaney remember him from the Dr Goldfoot Movie's with VIncent Price ? And Joe E Ross , ooh, ooh, That was Funny, What has happened the comedy ? now a days its ether cruel, rude, or nasty