The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim

Overview

The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim was a children's television serial consisting of ten 15 minute installments which originally aired in 1975 on Canada's TVOntario and was rerun countless times afterward over the next decade on TVO as well as on other Canadian educational channels and PBS. The title character is a shoeshine boy who travels back 100 years in time by means of a magic trunk and meets Zachariah Gibson, a travelling salesman and showman who peddles elixers and tonics. Episodes are based on the pair's travels between the worlds of the 1875 and 1975. Both characters face challenges in their respective times - Timothy is an orphan who squats in an abandoned warehouse and makes a living shining shoes and doing odd jobs at a neighbourhood diner owned by Wilma. Zachariah Gibson is a travelling salesman who sells medicinal cure-all elixirs of dubious quality out of his wagon. The two form an unlikely bond across time that teaches Zachariah the value of friendship.

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Roy Moore

creator

Cast

Joey Davidson

Timothy Pilgrim

Total episodes: 10

David Hemblen

Zachariah Gibson

Total episodes: 10

Paul Culliton

Barney

Total episodes: 10

Jack Mather

Ol' Coop

Total episodes: 10

Arlene Meadows

Wilma

Total episodes: 10

Joey Davidson

Timothy Pilgrim

Total episodes: 10

David Hemblen

Zachariah Gibson

Total episodes: 10

Paul Culliton

Barney

Total episodes: 10

Jack Mather

Ol' Coop

Total episodes: 10

Arlene Meadows

Wilma

Total episodes: 10

Extra

Release Date

August 1, 1975

Last air Date

August 10, 1975

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

Available On

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seasons

Season 1

Aired on: 1975 | 10 Episodes

The title character is a shoeshine boy who travels back 100 years in time by means of a magic trunk and meets Zachariah Gibson, a travelling salesman and showman who peddles elixers and tonics. Episodes are based on the pair's travels between the worlds of the 1875 and 1975. Both characters face challenges in their respective times - Timothy is an orphan who squats in an abandoned warehouse and makes a living shining shoes and doing odd jobs at a neighbourhood diner owned by Wilma. Zachariah Gibson is a travelling salesman who sells medicinal cure-all elixirs of dubious quality out of his wagon. The two form an unlikely bond across time that teaches Zachariah the value of friendship.