ONE of the shows I loved most as a kid growing up in the 80s was “Voyagers!” which featured a pair of time travelers, Phineas Bogg (played by Jon-Erik Hexum) and a young boy named Jeffrey Jones (Meeno Peluce). The show started airing in October 1982.
Here’s a video clip of the show intro that was uploaded by Koventry on YouTube.
Bogg and Jeff would go from one time period after another, fixing history whenever something was wrong. Their guide was the Omni, a pocket watch-like device that would flash red if something was deviating from recorded history, with the light turning green once everything was back on track again. One of the great things about this show is that you also got to appreciate history while being entertained.
The fun didn’t last long, however, as Jon-Erik died in 1984 after accidentally killing himself while joking around with a prop gun on the set of another TV show, “Cover Up,” where he played a weapons expert.
Here’s a tribute to “Voyagers!” from GDLR, who also put up the Voyagers! Guidebook Check out that fan site for tons of information about the show.
GDLR also posted this clip of a 1982 interview with Jon-Erik.
Anybody want to travel back in time and change history so that we’d still have our “Voyagers!” fix?
April 10th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Hey, thanks for the mentions! I have since moved my youtube channel under the new name voyagersguidebook with tons more videos. Also check out hexumremembered a brand new channel that features Jon-Erik Hexum in his highschool years! That is from his fanclub and I work with them.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
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