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It's About Time

Season 1 · 26 episodes · Sep 11, 1966

  1. Episode 1

    And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to You

    Sep 11, 1966

    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.

  2. Episode 2

    The Copper Caper

    Sep 18, 1966

    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.

  3. Episode 3

    The Initiation

    Sep 25, 1966

    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.

  4. Episode 4

    Tailor Made Hero

    Oct 2, 1966

    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.

  5. Episode 5

    The Rainmakers

    Oct 9, 1966

    There is a drought in the village, Boss decides to offer Mac and Hec as a sacrifice to the great Water Spirit.

  6. Episode 6

    The Courtship of Miles Gronk

    Oct 16, 1966

    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.

  7. Episode 7

    The Champ

    Oct 23, 1966

    Not wanting to fight, Mac persuades Boss to choose a champion to represent the tribe against its neighbor.

  8. Episode 8

    Mark Your Ballets

    Oct 30, 1966

    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.

  9. Episode 9

    Have I Got A Girl for You

    Nov 6, 1966

    Shad tries to find the perfect mates for the astronauts.

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    Episode 10

    Cave Movies

    Nov 13, 1966

    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.

  11. Episode 11

    Androcles and Clon

    Nov 20, 1966

    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.

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    Episode 12

    Love Me, Love My Gnook

    Nov 27, 1966

    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.

  13. Episode 13

    The Broken Idol

    Dec 4, 1966

    While searching for aluminum ore with which to repair their spacecraft, Mac and Hector accidentally desecrate an idol to the fire god.

  14. Episode 14

    The Sacrifice

    Dec 11, 1966

    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.

  15. Episode 15

    King Hec

    Dec 18, 1966

    When Hector warns the cave dwellers of an imminent storm, they shower him with adoration and give him the royal treatment.

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    Episode 16

    The Mother-in-law

    Dec 25, 1966

    Gronk's mother-in-law pays a visit and takes a heavy-handed interest in her granddaughter's personal affairs.

  17. Episode 17

    Which Doctor's Witch?

    Jan 1, 1967

    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.

  18. Episode 18

    To Catch a Thief

    Jan 8, 1967

    Hector and Mac resolve to catch the real thief after being accused of stealing various items from the cave dwellers.

  19. Episode 19

    The Stowaway

    Apr 2, 1967

    While blasting off, Mac and Hector discover cave-girl Mlor hiding behind an instrument panel in the spacecraft.

  20. Episode 20

    20th Century Here We Come

    Jan 22, 1967

    Hector and crew leave the stoneage and enter the 20th.

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    Episode 21

    Shad Rack and Other Tortures

    Jan 29, 1967

    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.

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    Episode 22

    The Cave Family Swingers

    Feb 5, 1967

    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.

  23. Episode 23

    To Sign or Not to Sign

    Feb 19, 1967

    Mac teaches Gronk and Shadd to write their names. With this new talent they sign up for things.

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    Episode 24

    School Days, School Days

    Feb 26, 1967

    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.

  25. Episode 25

    Our Brothers' Keepers

    Mar 5, 1967

    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.

  26. Episode 26

    The Stone Age Diplomats

    Mar 12, 1967

    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.