History Recap / TheTwilightZoneS2E54TheOdysseyOfFlight33

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--> '''Creator/RodSerling''': You're riding on a jet airliner en route from London to New York. You're at 35,000 feet atop an overcast and roughly fifty-five minutes from Idlewild Airport. But what you've seen occur inside the cockpit of this plane is no reflection on the aircraft or the crew. It's a safe, well-engineered, perfectly designed machine. And the men you've just met are a trained, cool, highly efficient team. The problem is simply that the plane is going too fast, and there is nothing within the realm of knowledge or at least logic to explain it. Unbeknownst to passenger and crew, this airplane is heading into an uncharted region well off the beaten track of commercial travelers—it's moving into the Twilight Zone. What you're about to see we call "The Odyssey of Flight 33."

Air date: February 24, 1961

Global Airlines Flight 33 is en route to New York from London, when it suddenly hits a high power jetstream. After a period of turbulence and a flash of light, Captain Farver and his crew notice that the landscape below them has radically changed. Upon spotting a grazing Brontosaurus, Farver realizes that the airliner has travelled back in time after its trip through the jet stream. When the passengers get word about the situation, Farver and the crew try to get back to 1961 by going back through the same stream, but only if they have enough fuel for a second trip.

!! The Odyssey Of Trope 33:
* AffectionateNickname: Captain Farver repeatedly refers to Hatch, his navigator, as "Magellan."
* AnachronismStew: InUniverse. The flight crew get several clues that they haven't returned to their own time when the controller at [=LaGuardia=] isn't familiar with (then) modern aircraft technology and tells Farver to report to the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Farver notes that the FAA hasn't gone by that name in years.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Farver makes an announcement to the passengers that they are still in the past. He describes the World's Fair as being held at Lake Success in place of the UN Headquarters. Lake Success is in Nassau County, just outside New York City. The 1939 World's Fair was actually located at Flushing Meadows in Queens, while the UN is located in Turtle Bay on Manhattan, though they were briefly located at Lake Success until the headquarters were completed in 1952.
* ArtisticLicenseGeology: After being transported to the Jurassic period, the crew recognize Manhattan Island from its shape, despite the absence of New York City. Not only was Manhattan Island a product of glacial activity in the last Ice Age, but not even the ocean would be there, since North America was still joined to Europe as part of Pangaea.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Breaking the sound barrier doesn't send you back in time. However, it should be noted that Captain Farver was only ''speculating'' when he mentioned the sound barrier. We never know for sure what it was that sent the plane back in time.
* ComicBookAdaptation: This episode was adapted as a graphic novel by Walker Paperback in 2008. Notably, a pair of new characters are added and it has a new ending: Flight 33 winds up in the future, but though the automated staff tries to land the plane, Farver and Hatch forcefully retake control and try their time traveling stunt one more time.
* EpisodeOnAPlane: The entire episode takes place on Global Airlines Flight 33.
* GetBackToTheFuture: After Flight 33 is sent million of years back in time, the crew try to return it to 1961 by reversing the process. However, they do not travel far enough forward, as they arrive over New York City in 1939, evidenced by the World's Fair. Another attempt is made, but Flight 33 is running low on fuel so there is no guarantee of success.
* NoEnding: A rarity for this show. There ''will'' be an ending, since the plane has to run out of fuel at ''some'' point, but whether or not the crew get back to 1961 before that is never specified. The ComicBookAdaptation doesn't have an ending either, as Farver and Hatch realize that they transported their plane to the future, and try the time travel stunt one more time.
* RamblingOldManMonologue: An old woman on the plane goes on monologues about several things in her life, such as her aunt's diseased liver and her nephew who served in the Navy during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Contrary to most examples, the RAF captain she's talking to doesn't seem annoyed, only more concerned about the plane going too fast.
* StockFootage: The final scene features stock footage of the 1939 New York World's Fair, specifically the Trylon and the Perisphere.
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--> '''Creator/RodSerling''': A Global jet airliner, en route from London to New York on an uneventful afternoon in the year 1961, but now reported overdue and missing, and by now, searched for on land, sea, and air by anguished human beings, fearful of what they'll find. But you and I know where she is. You and I know what's happened. So if some moment, any moment, you hear the sound of jet engines flying atop the overcast -- engines that sound searching and lost, engines that sound desperate -- shoot up a flare, or do ''something''. That would be Global 33, trying to get home from The Twilight Zone.

* ArtisticLicenseGeology: After being transported to the Jurassic period, the crew recognize Manhattan Island from its shape, despite the absence of New York City. Not only was Manhattan Island a product of glacial activity in the last Ice Age, so not even the ocean would be there, and North America was still joined to Europe as part of Pangaea.

Flight 33 is en route to New York, despite the crew being entirely capable of handling the flight, they hit a high power jetstream.

* AffectionateNickname: Captain Farver repeatedly refers to his navigator Hatch as "Magellan."
* AnachronismStew: InUniverse. The flight crew get several clues that they haven't returned to their own time when the [=LaGuardia=] controller isn't familiar with modern (1960s) aircraft technology and tells Farver to report to the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Farver then notes that the FAA hasn't gone by that name in years.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Farver makes an announcement to the passengers that they are still in the past. He describes the World's Fair as being at Lake Success, in place of the UN Headquarters. Lake Success is in Nassau County, just outside New York City. The 1939 World's Fair was actually located at Flushing Meadows in Queens, while the UN is located in Turtle Bay on Manhattan, though they were briefly located at Lake Success until the headquarters were completed in 1952.
* ArtisticLicenseGeology: The plane's crew recognize Manhattan Island from its shape despite the absence of New York City, after being transported back to the Jurassic Period. But not only was Manhattan Island a product of glacial activity in the last Ice Age millions of years later, in the Jurassic not even the ocean would be there-- North America was still joined to Europe as part of Pangaea at the time.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Breaking the sound barrier doesn't send you back in time. However, it should be noted that Captain Farver was only speculating when he mentioned the sound barrier. We never know for sure what sent the plane back in time.
* ComicBookAdaptation: This episode was adapted as a graphic novel by Walker Paperback in 2008. Notably, a pair of new characters are added and it has a new ending: Flight 33 winds up in the future but though the automated staff tries to land the plane, Farver and Hatch forcefully retake control and try their time traveling stunt one more time.
* GetBackToTheFuture: After the plane is sent million of years back in time, the crew of Flight 33 try to return it to 1961 by reversing the process. However, they do not travel far enough forward in time as they arrive over New York City in 1939. Another attempt is made but Flight 33 is running low on fuel so there is no guarantee of success.
* NoEnding: A rarity for this show. There will be an ending since the plane has to run out of fuel at some point, but whether or not they get back to their time period before that is never specified. The ComicBookAdaptation doesn't have an ending either as Farver and Hatch having realized that they transported their plane to the future, try the time travel stunt one more time.

* RamblingOldManMonologue: A woman on the plane goes on about several things in her life such as her aunt's diseased liver and her nephew who was in the Navy during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Contrary to most examples, the RAF group captain that he's talking to doesn't seem annoyed with her. He's a little more concerned about the plane going too fast.

* ComicBookAdaptation: This episode was adapted as a graphic novel by Walker Paperback in 2008.

* NoEnding: A rarity for this show. There will be an ending since the plane has to run out of fuel at some point, but whether or not they get back to their time period before that is never specified.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: After Flight 33 arrives in what is later revealed to be 1939, the crew make contact with [=LaGuardia=] Airport. In reality, the airport was established in that year under the name Glenn H. Curtiss Airport and did not become known as [=LaGuardia=] Airport until 1953.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Farver makes an announcement to the passengers that they are still in the past. He describes the World's Fair as being at Lake Success, in place of the UN Headquarters. Lake Success is in Nassau County, just outside New York City. The 1939 World's Fair was actually located at Flushing Meadows in Queens, while the UN Headquarters are located in Turtle Bay on Manhattan, though they were briefly located at Lake Success until the headquarters were completed in 1952.

--> '''Creator/RodSerling''': A Global jet airliner, en route from London to New York on an uneventful afternoon in the year 1961, but now reported overdue and missing, and by now, searched for on land, sea, and air by anguished human beings, fearful of what they'll find. But you and I know where she is. You and I know what's happened. So if some moment, any moment, you hear the sound of jet engines flying atop the overcast engines that sound searching and lost engines that sound desperate shoot up a flare or do something. That would be Global 33 trying to get home from The Twilight Zone.

* AndIMustScream: The passengers in the end are told about the fact they're in another time period, and may never return.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Farver makes an announcement to the passengers that they are still in the past. He describes the World's Fair as being at Lake Success, in place of the UN Headquarters. Lake Success is in Nassau County. The 1939 World's Fair was actually located at Flushing Meadows in Queens, while the UN Headquarters are located in Turtle Bay on Manhattan, though they were briefly located at Lake Success until the headquarters were completed in 1952.

--> '''Creator/RodSerling''': "A Global jet airliner, en route from London to New York on an uneventful afternoon in the year 1961, but now reported overdue and missing, and by now, searched for on land, sea, and air by anguished human beings, fearful of what they'll find. But you and I know where she is. You and I know what's happened. So if some moment, any moment, you hear the sound of jet engines flying atop the overcast engines that sound searching and lost engines that sound desperate shoot up a flare or do something. That would be Global 33 trying to get home from The Twilight Zone."

--> '''Creator/RodSerling''': "You're riding on a jet airliner en route from London to New York. You're at 35,000 feet atop an overcast and roughly fifty-five minutes from Idlewild Airport. But what you've seen occur inside the cockpit of this plane is no reflection on the aircraft or the crew. It's a safe, well-engineered, perfectly designed machine. And the men you've just met are a trained, cool, highly efficient team. The problem is simply that the plane is going too fast, and there is nothing within the realm of knowledge or at least logic to explain it. Unbeknownst to passenger and crew, this airplane is heading into an uncharted region well off the beaten track of commercial travelers—it's moving into the Twilight Zone. What you're about to see we call "The Odyssey of Flight 33.""

!Odyssey Of Flight 33 contains examples of:

--> '''Creator/RodSerling''': "You're riding on a jet airliner en route from London to New York. You're at 35,000 feet atop an overcast and roughly fifty-five minutes from Idlewild Airport. But what you've seen occur inside the cockpit of this plane is no reflection on the aircraft or the crew. It's a safe, well-engineered, perfectly designed machine. And the men you've just met are a trained, cool, highly efficient team. The problem is simply that the plane is going too fast, and there is nothing within the realm of knowledge or at least logic to explain it. Unbeknownst to passenger and crew, this airplane is heading into an uncharted region well off the beaten track of commercial travelers—it's moving into The Twilight Zone. What you're about to see we call "The Odyssey of Flight 33.""
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* ArtisticLicenseGeology: The plane's crew recognize Manhattan Island from its shape despite the absence of New York City, after being transported back to the Jurassic Period. But not only was Manhattan Island a product of glacial activity in the last Ice Age millions of years later, in the Jurassic not even the ocean would be there-- North America was still joined to Europe as part of Pangaea at the time.

* RamblingOldManMonologue: A woman on the plan goes on about several things in her life such as her aunt's diseased liver and her son who was in the military. Contrary to most examples, the major she's talking to doesn't seem annoyed with her. He's a little more concerned about the plane going too fast.

* RamblingOldManMonologue: A woman on the plan goes on about several things in her life such as her aunt's diseased liver and her son who was in the military. Contrary to most examples, the major she's talking to doesn't seem annoyed with her. He's a little more concerned about the plane going too fast.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Breaking the sound barrier doesn't send you back in time.
** It should be noted that Captain Farver was only speculating when he mentioned the sound barrier. We never know for sure what sent the plane back in time.

* [[RamblingOldManMonologue Rambling Old Lady Monologue]]: A woman on the plan goes on about several things in her life such as her aunt's diseased liver and her son who was in the military. Contrary to most examples, the major she's talking to doesn't seem annoyed with her. He's a little more concerned about the plane going too fast.
* RiddleForTheAges: Okay, so 1939 wasn't the right time period. But there was an airport. Why didn't they take a chance on landing and get some more fuel?
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Those dinosaurs are really lame. The Twilight Pwn podcast actually discussed whether or not they just looked lame to modern eyes, or whether they looked bad to people who saw it back in the early 1960s. Sure enough, someone who remembered seeing it when it first aired confirmed that yes, the dinosaurs were indeed laughably terrible even then.

* [[RamblingOldManMonologue Rambling Old Lady Monologue]]: A woman on the plan goes on about several things in her life such as her aunt's diseased liver and her son who was in the military. Contrary to most examples, the major she's talking to doesn't seem annoyed with her. He's a little more concerned about the plane going too fast.

* ArtisticLicenseGeology: The plane's crew recognize Manhattan Island from its shape despite the absence of New York city, after being transported back to the Jurassic Period. But not only was Manhattan Island a product of glacial activity in the last Ice Age millions of years later, in the Jurassic not even the ocean would be there-- North America was still joined to Europe as part of Pangaea at the time.

* AndIMustScream: The passengers in the end are told about the fact they're in another time period, and may never return