From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TV series or program
A.J.'s Time Travelers
|
---|
Genre
| Fantasy
|
---|
Directed by
| Mike Finney and others
|
---|
Starring
| John Patrick White
Wayne Thomas Yorke
Julie St. Claire
|
---|
Country of origin
| United States
|
---|
No.
of seasons
| 1
|
---|
No.
of episodes
| 40
|
---|
|
Executive producer
| Gianni Russo
|
---|
Running time
| 30 minutes
|
---|
Production companies
| Gold Coast Company Entertainment
DNA Productions
|
---|
|
Network
| Fox
(
Fox Kids Network
) (First five episodes)
Syndication
(
Amazin' Adventures
)
|
---|
Release
| December 4, 1994
(
1994-12-04
)
?
September 10, 1995
(
1995-09-10
)
|
---|
A.J.'s Time Travelers
is a 1994
children's fantasy
series that aired on the
Fox
television network. The series follows the adventures of teenager A.J. Malloy as he and his crew travel onboard the time-traveling ship Kyros, seeking knowledge across history.
[1]
Plot
[
edit
]
A.J., a teenage boy, is given a computer disk by an eccentric neighbor inscribed with "SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA" (Latin for "knowledge is power"). When downloaded, A.J. was transported to a time-traveling ship called the
Kryos
and made captain in the crew's effort to stave off a villain called Warp. Warp sought to capture the
Kryos
in order to use its knowledge for evil, but could only do so if A.J. failed to answer any of three questions he posed.
[1]
Episodes included visits to Egyptian court official
Imhotep
,
printing press
inventor
Johannes Gutenberg
, Sir
Isaac Newton
.
[2]
One episode also crossed with A.J's life outside the
Kryos
, where he struggled with a decision to join a high school clique who had snubbed a black friend of his. A.J. is then sent to meet Colonel Benjamin Davis of the
Tuskegee Airmen
, and better realizes the scenario after seeing the problems of
Jim Crow
and the
Second World War
.
Cast and characters
[
edit
]
- John Patrick White as A.J. Malloy, the Commander
- Julie St. Claire
as Maria, the Captain
- Patty Maloney
as B.I.T. (Back in Time)
- Wayne Thomas Yorke as Izzy/Mr. Malloy
- Larry Cedar
as Warp/Ollie
- John Crane
as The Fly
- Jeremiah Birkett as Pulse
- Teresa Jones as Mrs. Malloy
Lawsuit
[
edit
]
In 1995, children's writer Diane Russomanno sued former partner Gianni Russo and his companies for breach of contract, claiming they had used elements of her "Ricky Rocket" character in the
A.J.'s Time Travelers
series in violation of a 1994 settlement not to do so. After a three-month trial, the court found in favor of Russomanno, awarding her $54.2 million.
[3]
The award was later lowered to $14.7 million.
[4]
Broadcast history
[
edit
]
Because of the lawsuit, the series has a complicated broadcast history. Russo initially obtained financing from the
Bakrie Group
to produce 40 episodes and
Bohbot Media Inc.
distributed the series as part of its
Amazin' Adventures
syndicated block of animated TV shows. It debuted on Sunday, December 4, 1994, on the former
Fox Children's Network
, but only four episodes aired.
[4]
Bohbot continued to distribute the series to other outlets.
Media information
[
edit
]
A VHS tape containing two episodes of the series (visits to
Thomas Jefferson
and
Winston Churchill
) was distributed by Bridgestone Multimedia Group in 1999.
[5]
A second tape contained episodes with
Leonardo da Vinci
and
Aristotle
.
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]