
The Time Machine
- Studio
- Clokey Productions, Lutheran Church in America, Premavision, Inc.
- Distributor
- National Council of Churches
Synopsis
Taking imaginary trips in a time machine, Davey, Sally and Goliath see that God's love transcends time.
Characters
Davey Hanson, Goliath, John Hanson, Jonathan Reed, Sally Hanson
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Art Clokey
Animation
- Animator
- Rob Maine, Jim Danforth, Pete Kleinow
Voices
- Voice
- Hal Smith (Goliath, Dad Hanson, Jonathan Reed), Norma MacMillan (Davey), Nancy Wible (Davey), Ginny Tyler (Sally Hanson, Female Voices)
Music
- Music
- Guenther Kauer
- Theme Song
- Douglas M. Lackey
Crew
- Studio Coordinator
- Pete Kleinow
Production notes
Davey was a young boy who went on adventures with his dog Goliath. Goliath could talk and helped Davey and the family out in sticky predicaments. Sponsored by the Lutheran Council of Churches, the show's religious morals were very apparent.
Claymation stop-motion animation.
The stop-motion process used for filming was called "Pixillation," a method also used for Clokey Productions' earlier series "Gumby."
Claymation stop-motion animation.
The stop-motion process used for filming was called "Pixillation," a method also used for Clokey Productions' earlier series "Gumby."
Pictures
Reviews
Use Your Imagination!
The Time Machine
Davey and Sally decide to play together and shoot their water guns. They place a target on a tree and shoot at it. While Davey and Sally are playing, they see an old house. Davey and Sally decide to go into the house. It is so dark inside. As Davey and Sally look around the house; the door closes and they can’t open it. The door is locked on the inside. Sally is getting scared, so Davey prays and asks God to help him to be brave. Then, Davey gets an idea. He tells Sally that they can play “Time Machine”. As they are playing time machine, Davey sees himself as David the Shepherd Boy.
David prayed to God to be brave as he is tending to his father’s sheep. Lions come to take the sheep and David fights the lions with his shepherd’s rod.
After their game, Davey checks the door of the house to see if they can get out. They are still locked in. Sally wants to cry, so Davey tells Sally they should continue to play their little game “time machine” until the door opens. This time, it is Sally’s time to turn the dials of the old machine on the table. This time, their imaginations in the time machine takes them to the moon. They are watching the launch of the space ship which is going to Mars. They also see another space ship that is going to Saturn. Davey talks to the boarding captain who tells him the space ship to Saturn leaves in two minute. The cost for a round trip ticket is $3,000 dollars. WOW! Davey looks for Sally. Sally is near the space ship to Saturn and she gets stuck to the launch pad. Sally asks Davey to help her to break free. Davey prays to be brave again. Davey frees Sally from the “imaginary” launch pad. Game over.
After the game, they decide to try to unlock the door again. Davey sees a button and pushes it. There is a light that goes to a neighbor’s house. The caretaker sees the light and walks over to the house. The caretaker ask Davey and Sally how they got into the house. Davey and Sally explain that the door was open. Davey and Sally tell the Caretaker that they thought that the house was haunted. The Caretaker tells them that he is taking care of the house for its owner. The Caretaker and his wife call Mr. and Mrs. Hanson to let them know that Davey and Sally are up at the old house.
Mom and Dad asked Davey and Sally if they were afraid in the house. Sally tells Mom and Dad that she and Davey played “Time Machine” and they weren’t afraid because they prayed to God to help them to be brave. Sally tells Mom and Dad that they should play that game “Time Machine” sometime. It was so much fun!

