# Voyagers! (1982)

> A time traveler and a boy journey through history repairing errors that threaten the timeline.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/5110

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, family
- Created by: James D. Parriott
- Network: NBC
- Cast: Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce, Tim Rossovich, Harry Townes, Judson Scott, Denny Miller, Karen Dotrice, Peter Frechette
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083500/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: lighthearted, playful, upbeat, nostalgic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the single season positively as a lighthearted time travel adventure with a likable pairing of its leads.

## Synopsis

Voyagers! (1982-1983) is an American science fiction adventure series created by James D. Parriott for NBC. Its single season of twenty hour-long episodes follows Phineas Bogg (Jon-Erik Hexum), a member of a league of time travelers, who teams up with a boy named Jeffrey Jones (Meeno Peluce). Together they travel through the ages on missions to repair errors in world history, and each episode is built around a new historical setting, a new mishap, and a new set of guest players to rescue. The engine is simple and brisk: a fix must be made, and the clock keeps ticking. The show's tone is lighthearted, playful, and speculative, with an earnest buddy dynamic at its center and an upbeat sense of wonder about the past. Its episodes unfold in self-contained adventures rather than a single continuing arc, so viewers can dip in at any point. Fans of Quantum Leap and Doctor Who will find a kindred sense of time travel as a vehicle for moral repair and historical curiosity, with an accessible, family-friendly mood throughout. The series remains a nostalgic, buoyant example of 1980s network science fiction, offering breezy, imaginative adventures across many eras.

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