History Recap / TheTwilightZone1959S3E13OnceUponATime

Woodrow Mulligan (Creator/BusterKeaton) is a grumpy pessimist from the year 1890 who often complains about his life. Prices are too high, the streets are too noisy, and penny-farthing bicycles rocket past him at the unsafe speed of 8 mph. It just so happens that Woodrow works as the janitor for a pair of scientists, who just have invented a helmet that can send a person anywhere in time for 30 minutes. Wanting to find someplace where he can escape the hustle and bustle of his life, Woodrow waits until the scientists step out for celebratory drinks and puts on the helmet. Though he freaks out as the helmet activates, Woodrow soon finds himself transported to the year 1961, where his rural town of Harmony, New York has become a bustling cityscape. Soon after this, the time-helmet is swiped by a rollerskating boy and soon dropped, causing it to break. During his chase of the boy, Woodrow runs into a modern day scientist named Rollo, who soon believes his claims that he's from the previous century by questioning him about US history and discovering a newspaper from 1890 in his pocket. Wanting to experience a life freed from the hustle and bustle of the 20th century, Rollo agrees to have the time-helmet fixed so Woodrow can go back to where he belongs, provided that the scienist joins him for the ride.