Worlds Apart (Voyagers!)

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“Worlds Apart”
Voyagers! episode
Lawrence of Arabia, Medina and Phineas in prison
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 5
Guest stars	Gregg Henry as Teddy Roosevelt
Written by	James D. Parriott Jill Sherman
Directed by	Ron Satlof
Production no.	57217
Original airdate	November 7, 1982
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Worlds Apart is the fourth episode of the America science fiction television series Voyagers!. It was written by James D. Parriott and directed by Alan J. Levi and first aired on on November 7, 1982.

[edit] Plot

After a malfunctioning Omni nearly stands them in Siberia, Bogg & Jeff become separated in the Middle East at Aqaba, 1917 during the conflicts between Arab tribes and Ottoman Turks. Jeff becomes trapped by fire and Bogg throws him the Omni to escape. Bogg is then captured with Lawrence of Arabia while Jeff ends up semi-conscious in Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1879. When he wakes up, he finds out the Omni was taken apart by Thomas Edison and now in the midst of the invention of the electric light, Jeff wonders if he will ever see Bogg again. Meanwhile, Bogg attempts an escape with Lawrence only to fail. A local woman, Medina, tells them of tunnels being dug in the catacombs under the prison for some time and plan another escape. In 1879, J.P. Morgan agrees to fund Edison's work after Jeff's pep talk and Edison finishes his work after two days of trying. He puts the Omni back together and Jeff goes back to Bogg. They escape with Lawrence after Medina distracts the Turkish guards that are following them and another meleé ensues between the Arabs and Turks, with victory for the Arabs and Lawrence. {Judson Scott of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan played T.E. Lawrence. Steven Keats, who played Edison, was also one of the adults arguing about caring for Jeff in the pilot episode.}