History Trivia / TheTimeMachine1960

** The set used for George's house later appeared in three episodes of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. It was redressed to serve as the Sturkas' house in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E14ThirdFromTheSun Third from the Sun]]", as Professor Samuel Kittridge's house in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E24LongLiveWalterJameson Long Live Walter Jameson]]" and as Sam Conrad's "native habitat" in the [[UsefulNotes/{{Mars}} Martian]] zoo in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E25PeopleAreAlikeAllOver People Are Alike All Over]]".
** The cavern where the V9-Gamma survivors take shelter from [[DeathFromAbove a meteor shower]] and have their meetings in ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E118OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome On Thursday We Leave for Home]]" is a reuse of the Morlocks' lair.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: George Pal considered Creator/JamesMason, Creator/DavidNiven and Creator/PaulScofield for the lead role.

* RecycledSet:
** The grand staircase leading up to the great dome was a famous [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] landmark built for the 1944 version of ''[[Film/Kismet1944 Kismet]]'' that showed up in numerous films and TV shows over the years.

* DawsonCasting: A forty-year-old Creator/AlanYoung playing an eighteen year old James Filby. Also in the ReunionShow, a 70-ish Alan Young plays the fifty-something version of Filby (but the makeup is convincing enough to have him actually look the part.)

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: George Pal considered Creator/JamesMason and Creator/DavidNiven for the lead role.

* The cavern where the V9-Gamma survivors take shelter from [[DeathFromAbove a meteor shower]] and have their meetings in ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E118OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome On Thursday We Leave for Home]]" is a reuse of the Morlocks' lair.

** The globe in the back ground when George is listening to the information rings was used in ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'' as the navigation sphere.

** The grand staircase leading up to the great dome is a famous [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] landmark built for the 1944 version of ''[[Film/Kismet1944 Kismet]]'' that showed up in numerous films and TV shows over the years.

** The grand staircase leading up to the great dome is a famous [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] landmark built for the 1944 version of ''Theatre/{{Kismet}}'' that showed up in numerous films and TV shows over the years.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: George Pal’s considered Creator/JamesMason and Creator/DavidNiven for the lead role.

* StillbornFranchise: George Pal always intended to make a sequel to ''The Time Machine'', but he died before it could be produced.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Singer and lyricist Peggy Lee wrote a song for the film called "The Land Of The Leal" which was not used.
** Producer-director George Pal’s first choice for the time traveler was Paul Scofield ([[Theatre/AManForAllSeasons Thomas More]]). He also considered James Mason and Creator/DavidNiven.
** Similarly, Rod Taylor wanted Shirley Knight ([[Film/{{Petulia}} Polo]], [[Film/ColorOfNight Edith Niedelmeyer]]) for the role of Weena.

** The Time Machine itself becomes a plot point in an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''.

** Producer-director George Pal’s first choice for the time traveler was Paul Scofield ([[Theatre/AManForAllSeasons Thomas More]]). He also considered James Mason or Creator/DavidNiven.

* PropRecycling: The grand staircase leading up to the great dome is a famous [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] landmark built for the 1944 version of ''Theatre/{{Kismet}}'' that showed up in numerous films and TV shows over the years.

** Producer-director George Pal’s first choice for the time traveler was Paul Scofield ([[Theatre/AManForAllSeasons Thomas More]]).

** Pal always intended to make a sequel to ''The Time Machine'', but he died before it could be produced

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/{{Bearcats}} Hank Brackett]] traveled to the year 802,701 where he meets and falls for [[Film/TheBlackHole Dr. Kate McCrae]].
** [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Baroness Ebberfeld]] is the time traveler’s housekeeper.
** David Filby once owned a [[Series/MisterEd talking horse]] and worked as a [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs far]][[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks mer]] before being drafted into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
*** The time traveler travels mistakes Filby’s son [[Film/AndroclesAndTheLion Androcles]] for his friend when he travels to 1917 and meets an older Androcles who's become the [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales richest person in the world]] in 1966.
** [[Series/FamilyAffair Giles French]][[labelnote:character]]Dr. Phillip Hillyer[[/labelnote]], [[Film/{{Vertigo}} Gavin Elster]][[labelnote:character]]Anthony Bridgewell[[/labelnote]] and [[Film/SoylentGreen Governor Santini]][[labelnote:character]]Walter Kemp[[/labelnote]] all dismiss the time traveler’s claims of inventing a time machine for a trick.
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn King Haggard's court magician]] [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullWinkle Boris Badenov]] provides the voice of the Talking Rings.

** The Time Machine itself becomes a plot point in an episode of ''TheBigBangTheory''.

* PropRecycling: The grand staircase leading up to the great dome is a famous [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] landmark built for the 1944 version of ''{{Kismet}}'' that showed up in numerous films and TV shows over the years.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Singer and lyricist Peggy Lee wrote a song for the film called "The Land Of The Leal" which was not used.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Series/{{Bearcats}} Hank Brackett]] traveled to the year 802,701 where he meets and falls for [[Film/TheBlackHole Dr. Kate McCrae]].

** David Filby once owned a [[Series/MisterEd talking horse]] and worked as a [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs far]][[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks mer]] before being drafted into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The time traveler travels to 1917 where he meets Filby’s son [[Film/AndroclesAndTheLion Androcles]] and meets an older Androcles who's become the [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales richest person in the world]] in 1966.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Singer and lyricist Peggy Lee wrote a song for the film called "The Land Of The Leal" which was not used.

* ActingForTwo: Not only does Creator/AlanYoung play David Filby, but also plays both young ''and'' old James Filby.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/{{Bearcats}} Hank Brackett]] traveled to the year 802,701 where he meets and falls for [[Film/TheBlackHole Dr. Kate McCrae]].

** David Filby once owned a [[Series/MisterEd talking horse]] and worked as a [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs far]][[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks mer]] before being drafted into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
*** The time traveler travels to 1917 where he meets Filby’s son [[Film/AndroclesAndTheLion Androcles]] and meets an older Androcles who’s become the [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales richest person in the world]] in 1966.
** [[Series/FamilyAffair Giles French]][[labelnote:character]]Dr. Phillip Hillyer[[/labelnote]], [[Film/{{Vertigo}} Gavin Elster]][[labelnote:character]]Anthony Bridgewell[[/labelnote]] and [[Film/SoylentGreen Governor Santini]][[labelnote:character]]Walter Kemp[[/lablenote]] all dismiss the time traveler’s claims of inventing a time machine for a trick.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Singer and lyricist Peggy Lee wrote a song for the film called "The Land Of The Leal" which was not used.
* WhatMightHaveBeen: Producer-director George Pal’s first choice for the time traveler was Paul Scofield ([[Theatre/AManForAllSeasons Thomas More]]).
** Similarly, Rod Taylor wanted Shirley Knight ([[[Film/{{Petulia}} Polo]], [[Film/ColorOfNight Edith Niedelmeyer]]) for the role of Weena.