The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1967
The Second Hundred Years
The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

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The Second Hundred Years is an American sitcom starring Monte Markham which aired on the ABC television network for one season from September 6, 1967 to March 28, 1968.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Luke and Comrade Tanya
Mar. 28,1968
Luke and Comrade Tanya

Luke's old friend Tanya finally dies, leaving Luke very depressed.

EP25  A Different Kind of Bug
Mar. 21,1968
A Different Kind of Bug

A newspaper reporter gets wind of Lukes identity and tries to hound him for a story.

EP24  Lucky Luke
Feb. 28,1968
Lucky Luke

Luke wins a prize for being the 100th customer at a new supermarket.

EP23  Dude Hand Luke
Feb. 21,1968
Dude Hand Luke

Luke tells a story of how he got his Alaska Claim by winning in a poker hand.

EP22  Love on the Double
Feb. 07,1968
Love on the Double

Ken's date confuses Him and Luke and all chaos ensues.

EP21  Shine On, Harvest Moonshine
Jan. 31,1968
Shine On, Harvest Moonshine

Luke takes a stab at modern dateing,deciding that he is better off alone for now.

EP20  The House That Needed a Carpenter
Jan. 24,1968
The House That Needed a Carpenter

A home siding salesman tries to convince Luke to buy from him.

EP19  For Whom The Drums Beat
Jan. 17,1968
For Whom The Drums Beat

Luke gets a lesson in Rock N' Roll.

EP18  Right Of Way
Jan. 10,1968
Right Of Way

Luke tries to find the location of his old claim.

EP17  Tree-In
Jan. 03,1968
Tree-In

Luke decides to build a neighborhood Treehouse.

EP16  The Abnormal Iceman
Dec. 27,1967
The Abnormal Iceman

Luke has to go to a doctor when he starts noticing abnormality's with his health and his behavior.

EP15  Lukes First Christmas
Dec. 20,1967
Lukes First Christmas

Luke's first Christmas back is anything from dull, when he learns how modern day Christmas works. From electric lights, to simple shopping, Luke is totally amazed,but once again it is proven that family is the real meaning of the holidays.

EP14  Let My People Go-Go
Dec. 13,1967
Let My People Go-Go

luke gets involved with a group of hippies.

EP13  Luke Alikes
Dec. 06,1967
Luke Alikes

Luke and Ken try switching places.

EP12  San Juan Hill
Nov. 29,1967
San Juan Hill

Luke has to go to an aid of a friend,long deceased, of his from the Civil War. This friend's name has been besmirched, and Luke wants to set it straight.His friends grand daughter is alive however and the two of them come up with the truth before an actual hearring to get the records changed.

EP11  No Experience Necessary
Nov. 22,1967
No Experience Necessary

Luke once again tries to find a job,and he is suckered into working for a not so nice company when they learn how naive he is.

EP10  A Couple of Sad Dads
Nov. 15,1967
A Couple of Sad Dads

Luke's son is given a telegram from Col. Garroway that was meant for Luke himself. The telegram was sent to Luke just before the avalanche. He was diagnosed with a deadly disease, and according to the letter, was only suppose to live a few months more. They think Luke is dying. But come to find out the cure to this disease turned out to be an extreme cold temperature and plenty of rest, which the glacier had already provided.So Luke is returned to a figure of fine health and should continue to live his extra long life.

EP9  Remember the Maine
Nov. 08,1967
Remember the Maine

Luke decides to join the Navy, The General tries to stop his application from being processed, to no avail. In desperation they send Luke's look-alike grandson in to fail the doctor's physical exam.

EP8  Just Pay the Two Dollars
Nov. 01,1967
Just Pay the Two Dollars

Luke is accused of burglary and ends up in jail.At the court hearing he proves the accusation is false.

EP7  On Bended Knee
Oct. 18,1967
On Bended Knee

Luke falls for the Cournal's daughter, a young woman who can't decide what she really wants. Luke goes so far as to propose to her.

EP6  Ungathered Moss
Oct. 11,1967
Ungathered Moss

Luke gets involved with a church singing group.

EP5  A Simple Son of the Soil
Oct. 04,1967
A Simple Son of the Soil

Luke decides he wants a job in his son's Law Firm.

EP4  Pay Dirt
Sep. 27,1967
Pay Dirt

Luke decides to start his own farm - right there in the city! he purchases some goats and a cfew other animals and have the Neighbors in an uproar! they pull him into court to try to prevent it from ruining their neighborhood.

EP3  Little Lady X
Sep. 20,1967
Little Lady X

Luke discovers one of his pals from the old days is still alive and is homeless -- very upset he tries to help her win a claim she has on a san fransico hotel. She had won the deed in 1903 to the property the prestigious hotel now sits upon. After a small battle she ends up with free room and board for the rest of her life.

EP2  Oh Dad, Oh Dad, They Thawed Out Grandpa and I'm Feeling So Sad
Sep. 13,1967
Oh Dad, Oh Dad, They Thawed Out Grandpa and I'm Feeling So Sad

Luke attempts to get a job, in order to do this he must file for a Social Security Number. This turns out to be quite humerous in-deed as he ahs to report his income and work habits over the past century.

EP1  Dear Father Come Home With Me Now
Sep. 06,1967
Dear Father Come Home With Me Now

In the Pilot episode they discover Lukes frozen body in a glacier in Fairbanks Alaska. When he is unthawed he returns to his natural living state -- exactly the same age as when he froze - it was like time stood still. The government alerts Lukes son (now in his 60s) that his dad is alive -- and technically younger than him. They then return Luke home and all chaos ensues as Luke tries to adjust to the 20th century.

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The Second Hundred Years is an American sitcom starring Monte Markham which aired on the ABC television network for one season from September 6, 1967 to March 28, 1968.

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Traj Any time I see Arthur O'Connell in a movie I think of this series. As a kid of 13 when it played, I thought the story line to be interesting. I probably saw all the episodes, but after all these years, I can't recall anything other than the father's reaction to all the "modern" inventions since 1900. Today, I'm surprised it was only on for one season, as it seemed longer. But, I guess to one that's 13 years old, 1 year is a long time! I think today, with good writing, this would make an interesting movie. Hollywood is always taking ideas from old television. Why not this one? It might even seem like a fresh idea since not many know of the series to begin with.
denisestdennis I too have fond memories of watching this delightful show as a kid! It's a shame that no one seems to remember it! It's like The Time Tunnel or It's About Space--I must have been a pretty goofy little kid but I loved these shows and the actors on them and every time I see or hear Monte Markham, I ALWAYS think back to The Second Hundred Years--just like every time I hear about or see James Darren --I think back to The Time Tunnel!! Too bad about the writing as I always thought it was so cute how the Grandfather and the Grandson seemed to gang up against the Dad--but as I said I was a kid and really didn't understand formulaic TV back then!
dclrkerr While most people I talk to don't remember this show, I remember it fondly. It was a pleasant, good clean fun type sitcom. The writers could have done so much more with this material. But unfortunately poor writing, not poor acting led to this programs demise. Monte Markham was underrated and extremely talented as both the elder Luke and his Grandson Ken. Arthur O'Connell played the "son & father" caught in the middle. Trying hard to hide the identity of his one hundred and one year old father who was the exact double for the young son. There were some pretty cute moments when Arthur O'Connell was trying to keep "Dad" from doing or saying something that would give away the secret. I seem to remember Luke masquerading as his grandson Ken to get out of the house and check out this "new" world. A delightful program. I would love to see this one season available on DVD. While the writing was mediocre, the interaction of the characters was always a joy.
F Gwynplaine MacIntyre 'The Second Hundred Years' was an above-average sitcom, with a highly original premise that was far more plausible than anything involving a talking horse, a sentient car or a levitating nun. In the year 1900, 34-year-old Luke Carpenter left his wife and infant son Edwin and joined the Klondike gold rush (two years late), only to get himself quick-frozen in a glacier. Sixty-seven years on, the now elderly Edwin (splendid character actor Arthur O'Connell) has long since produced a son of his own: Ken, likewise now 34. That's the backstory.In the pilot episode, Edwin is contacted by an Air Force officer who informs him that the government have thawed out his dad Luke, alive and well. (Perhaps he Luke-warmed.) Luke Carpenter is now 101 years old, but physically only 34 ... and an exact lookalike for his grandson Ken. The rascally Luke and the buttoned-down Ken were both played by the underrated actor Monte Markham, who managed to play the lookalike roles so that they were clearly two different people ... with different accents, body language and personalities.When Luke and Ken were in the same scene (requiring actor Markham to be in two places at the same go), the photographic mattes for this effect were handled much more impressively than comparable sequences in other sitcoms from this same period, with two Patty Dukes or two Elizabeth Montgomerys trying to interact.After the initial set-up, most of the episodes of this short-lived series dealt with rootin'-tootin' Luke acclimating himself to this amazing new age. He leers at Karen Black in a miniskirt, and gazes in astonishment at a cowboy movie on television. ('By golly, there's a midget in that box!') When the cowboy actor draws a gun, Luke draws his own sidearm and shoots the TV. (Must be a great revolver, to survive 67 years in a glacier and still work perfectly ... and very considerate of the U.S. government to let him keep it.) More poignantly, Edwin had to deal with the arrival of a father he'd never known, whom he'd always resented for having abandoned him.The science-fictional premise of the pilot episode was maintained sporadically through the sitcom's brief run. In one episode, a cabal of evil scientists conspired to learn the secret of cryogenics by abducting Luke and freezing him again. By error, they snatched his identical grandson Ken instead ... and they were freezing *him* when rescue arrived.This series had a nice easy-going theme tune, in keeping with its main character's 19th-century origin. But it lacked scripts and direction on a level with the acting and the distinctive premise. There was a limp attempt to give Luke a clever catchphrase: "Not bad for a hunnerd an' one," Luke would boast each time he did something noteworthy.If only the writing had been better, this could have been one of the classic 1960s sitcoms. (With commercials for Birdseye Frozen Dinners.) Arthur O'Connell had a long and distinguished career as a character actor. A few years after this series was cancelled, O'Connell starred in a series of commercials for Crest toothpaste. He gleefully announced that he was paid so much money for these commercials that he saw no need to take any other roles, ever again.'The Second Hundred Years' is also the title of a Laurel & Hardy movie. That film and this TV series are not related, although they probably both took their title from the joke about the extremely old man. When asked to divulge the secret of his longevity, he replied: 'The first hundred years are the hardest.'