Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV series)

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Genre Animation
Written by Don Christensen
Barry Gaines
Directed by Norm McCabe
Hal Sutherland
Voices of Ted Knight
Pat Harrington Jr.
Jane Webb
Country of origin USA
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 17
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Filmation
Distributor 20th Century Fox Television
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 9, 1967 – September 6, 1969

Journey to the Center of the Earth is an American science fiction Saturday morning cartoon, consisting of 17 episodes, each running 30 minutes. Produced by Filmation in association with 20th Century Fox, it aired from September 9, 1967 to September 6, 1969 on ABC Saturday Morning. It featured the voice of Ted Knight as Professor Lindenbrook. It was later shown in reruns on Sci Fi Channel's Cartoon Quest.

It appears to have taken the 1959 film, Journey to the Center of the Earth, as its starting point rather than Jules Verne's original novel, e.g. including the character of Count Saknussen and Gertrude the duck. However it moved even further away from Verne's novel than the 1959 film.

There are currently no plans to release the series on DVD and/or Blu-ray Disc from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Opening narration

Long ago, a lone explorer, named Arnie Saknussen, made a fantastic descent to the fabled lost kingdom of Atlantis at the Earth's core. After many centuries, his trail was discovered: first by me, Professor Oliver Lindenbrook, my niece Cindy, student Alec McEwen, our guide Lars, and his duck Gertrude. But we were not alone. The evil Count Saknussen, last descendant of the once noble Saknussen family, had followed us...to claim the center of the Earth for his power-mad schemes. He ordered his brute-like servant, Torg, to destroy our party. But the plan backfired, sealing the entrance forever. And so, for us, began a desperate race to the Earth's core...to learn the secret of the way back. This is the story of our new journey to the center of the Earth.

Episodes

  1. "Arena of Fear" – September 9, 1967
  2. "Caveman Captives" – September 16, 1967
  3. "The Creative World" – September 23, 1967
  4. "Creatures of the Swamp" – September 30, 1967
  5. "The Doomed Island" – October 7, 1967
  6. "Furies of Ice" – October 14, 1967
  7. "The Labyrinth Builders" – October 21, 1967
  8. "Land of the Dead" – October 28, 1967
  9. "The Living City" – November 4, 1967
  10. "The Living Totems" – November 11, 1967
  11. "Moths of Doom" – November 18, 1967
  12. "Ocean of Destruction" – November 25, 1967
  13. "Perils of Volcano Island" – December 2, 1967
  14. "Return of Gulliver" – December 9, 1967
  15. "Revenge of the Fossils" – December 16, 1967
  16. "Sleeping Slaves of Zeerah" – December 23, 1967
  17. "Trail of Gold" – December 30, 1967

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