The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim (1975)
Synopsis
The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim was a children's television serial consisting of ten 15 minute installments which originally aired in 1975 on Canada's TVOntario and was rerun countless times afterward over the next decade on TVO as well as on other Canadian educational channels and PBS. The title character is a shoeshine boy who travels back 100 years in time by means of a magic trunk and meets Zachariah Gibson, a travelling salesman and showman who peddles elixers and tonics. Episodes are based on the pair's travels between the worlds of the 1875 and 1975. Both characters face challenges in their respective times - Timothy is an orphan who squats in an abandoned warehouse and makes a living shining shoes and doing odd jobs at a neighbourhood diner owned by Wilma. Zachariah Gibson is a travelling salesman who sells medicinal cure-all elixirs of dubious quality out of his wagon. The two form an unlikely bond across time that teaches Zachariah the value of friendship.
First Air Date: 1975-08-01
Last Air Date: 1975-08-10
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Created By: Roy Moore
Top Cast
- Joey Davidson as Timothy Pilgrim
- David Hemblen as Zachariah Gibson
- Paul Culliton as Barney
- Jack Mather as Ol' Coop
- Arlene Meadows as Wilma
Seasons
Season 1 (1975)
The title character is a shoeshine boy who travels back 100 years in time by means of a magic trunk and meets Zachariah Gibson, a travelling salesman and showman who peddles elixers and tonics. Episodes are based on the pair's travels between the worlds of the 1875 and 1975. Both characters face challenges in their respective times - Timothy is an orphan who squats in an abandoned warehouse and makes a living shining shoes and doing odd jobs at a neighbourhood diner owned by Wilma. Zachariah Gibson is a travelling salesman who sells medicinal cure-all elixirs of dubious quality out of his wagon. The two form an unlikely bond across time that teaches Zachariah the value of friendship.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Zachariah Gibson's Magic Trunk
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Ep. 2: Escape to the Future
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Ep. 3: Past Meets Present
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Ep. 4: The Missing Half-Penny
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Ep. 5: Trapped in the Past
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Ep. 6: A Thief at Large
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Ep. 7: The Escaped Prisoner
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Ep. 8: Zachariah's Pioneer Remedy
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Ep. 9: Did Barney Do It?
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Ep. 10: Returning Home
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