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A live-action children's television series following 15 year old Oliver Cates and his friend Dee who - using their homemade time machine- zap historical figures into their 21st century lives.
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- E1 The GeniusNext upJun 12, 1999 · 30 min
Synopsis
14-year-old Oliver Cates inadvertently transports Albert Einstein into the present with his computer. Before going back, Einstein helps Oliver work through his anger so he can reconcile with his mother, whom the boy blames for his parents' divorce.
Guest stars: Samantha Krutzfeldt (Crystal Cates), Sarah Lind (Dee Sampson), Belinda Metz (Anne Cates), Elliott Gould (Albert Einstein), Shaun Johnston (Roy Cates), Daryl Shuttleworth (Ted Sampson), Davina Stewart (Ellen Sampson)
- E2 Smart AleckJun 19, 1999 · 30 min
Synopsis
Oliver has no one with whom he can share his secret, so he summons Alexander Graham Bell. However, his secret is uncovered by a curious 14-year-old named Dee Sampson who, thanks to Bell’s advice, Oliver eventually befriends.
Guest stars: Sarah Lind (Dee Sampson), Belinda Metz (Anne Cates), Davina Stewart (Ellen Sampson), Susan Sneath (Librarian), Len Cariou (Alexander Graham Bell), John Wright (Police Officer), Shane Turgeon (Police Station Punk (uncredited))
- E3 Raising the SiegeJun 26, 1999 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dee is upset by her parents’ investment in a toxic pulp mill, so she summons Joan of Arc to help organize a protest, despite Oliver’s reservations.
Guest stars: Sarah Lind (Dee Sampson), Belinda Metz (Anne Cates), Daryl Shuttleworth (Ted Sampson), Davina Stewart (Ellen Sampson), Lisa Jakub (Joan of Arc), Wendell Smith (McSween), Neil Jagodnik (Club Member), Paul Daniel Wood (Police Officer (as Paul Wood))
- E4 Lewis in WonderlandJul 3, 1999 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dee’s reticence to leave her childhood behind motivates her to summon writer Lewis Carroll, whose real name is Charles Dodgson, who helps her deal with her grandmother’s death.
Guest stars: Sarah Lind (Dee Sampson), Belinda Metz (Anne Cates), Davina Stewart (Ellen Sampson), Doreen Ibsen, Tom Cavanagh (Lewis Carroll (as Thomas Cavanagh)), Judie Holm (Lady in Curls), John Wright (Rabbit Guy), Tara Gaucher (Alice Liddell)
- E5 Little EmperorJul 10, 1999 · 30 min
Synopsis
Oliver summons Napoleon Bonaparte to help inspire his pals to win a newspaper subscription contest.
Guest stars: Sarah Lind (Dee Sampson), Belinda Metz (Anne Cates), Donovan Workun, Damien Kutinsky, Saul Rubinek (Napoleon Bonaparte), Duncan Watson (Vince), Mathieu Lefevre (Sam), David Sharp (Scout)
- E6 Wilde CardJul 17, 1999 · 30 min
Synopsis
Oliver thinks he lacks “the right stuff” where his father is concerned and, at the same time, his friend Bobby is being bullied by the football jocks. With the witty Oscar Wilde as their guide, they both learn that it’s okay to be themselves.
Guest stars: Shaun Johnston, Sarah Lind (Dee Sampson), Belinda Metz (Anne Cates), Bryce Kulak (Bobby (as Bryce R. Kulak)), Eric Johnson, Simon MacCorkindale (Oscar Wilde), Brian Taylor (Edward Carson Q.C), Tracy Thomas (Student (uncredited))
- E7 A Ninth of BeethovenJan 16, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
Oliver brings back Beethoven to help Dee deal with a pending operation that could result in her deafness. However, Beethoven is mistakenly brought back from a time when he isn’t deaf yet.
Guest stars: Henry Czerny (Ludwig van Beethoven), Michael Scholar Jr. (Felix), Patricia Casey (Dr. Preston)
- E8 A Transient, Shining TroubleJan 23, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
When Oliver plans on revealing his VisiCron technology to the world in return for fame and glory, Dee brings back the co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Frederick Banting, whose own widespread fame in his day became nothing but an irritant.
Guest stars: Matt Frewer (Frederick Banting), Adam J. Harrington (Sandy Mear (as Adam Harrington)), Harold L. Brown (Library Patron)
- E9 The Presence of Saint NickFeb 6, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
Mrs. Tatlow, an impoverished senior citizen, refuses to accept the groceries that Dee has volunteered to deliver over the Christmas holiday. Undaunted, Dee gets a scrooge-like Oliver to call back the real St. Nicholas to help her deliver the goods.
Guest stars: Brian George (St. Nicholas)
- E10 The RavenMar 5, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dee brings in Edgar Allan Poe to help make a Halloween fundraising event spooky, but Poe is charming and anything but scary.
Guest stars: Judy Norton (Ray Cates’ Girlfriend), Michael Sarrazin (Edgar Allan Poe)
- E11 Harriet's PathMar 12, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
Oliver wants to impress his father by winning a team “orienteering” contest: a race through wilderness terrain with only a compass and a map. For the team supervisor, Dee convinces Oliver to bring back Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman.
Guest stars: Sandra Caldwell (Harriet Tubman), Melanie Oh (Winnie)
- E12 The CrushMar 19, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dee convinces Oliver to summon Cleopatra to help her audition for a school production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. However, what she secretly wants is Cleo’s advice in winning the affections of school hunk Gino, who is auditioning for the part of Antony.
Guest stars: Ryan Cunningham, Brian Dooley (Principal), Ellie Harvie (Cleopatra), Marie Zydek (Alicia)
- E13 The RescueMar 26, 2000 · 30 min
Synopsis
When Oliver and Anne get lost hiking in the woods, Dee brings back Daniel Boone to help track them down.
Cast & crew
Created by Josh Miller
Barbara Mamabolo
Belinda Metz
Chad Krowchuk
Daryl Shuttleworth
Sarah Lind
Shaun Johnston
