The interview was truly heartwarming! The questions you asked and what he shared were PERFECT! Your passion for the show and the characters really shined through! I am one year older than both of you and this was an amazing blessing and a reminder of our youth. It was incredible to hear about the friendship that Eric and Meeno had which added to the magic of Bog & Jeffery! LOVED your gift to Meeno!!!!!! You could tell he was touched! Thank you so much for this!!! Blessings to you and your family!
That's so great that you enjoyed the interview, and thank you so much for your excellent comments! I really enjoyed interviewing Meeno and hearing his memories of Jon-Erik and the show, as well as his favourite episodes and the reasons why. Thanks so much for watching!
I am so honored by what Meeno said about fan passion and fandom. It struck a chord. It's so true. He has such a calm, kind demeanor, a lot of wisdom and I love his passion for the arts. Thank you for mentioning my website. This was a wonderful interview. I took my time so I could take notes. I also want to create a blog post about it. Terrific work!
Yes, I really enjoyed talking with Meeno and thought he had great perspective. You deserve Meeno's kind words! You have a wonderful website and Facebook page, and I'm so happy that Meeno appreciated all the hard work you did on your website. I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview! That's great you're creating a blog post about it too, thanks so much!
@@canscify is anyone out there making or reproducing a Omni ... Is there crafter out there 🙏 . Got idea for Omni cell phone ... Put smart phone guts in center ... Love the guy whom made brass Omni prop with holographic glove in center ... I really want one .. .
@@andyjacobson8825 There are a couple of Omni versions on Etsy, I would recommend you make a prototype using one of those Etsy resin Omnis (one has brass laser engraved dials) while waiting for the brass ones to come out!
I love how Meeno sits there casually with a Telecaster on his lap 😅He was born in Amsterdam?! Wow so we are both Dutch, I didn’t know that! Although personally I loathe Amsterdam. My last IT project was there and in two years I’ve been there 3 times in the office! Parking is a hell, the office is so busy.
Fantastic interview. I think he'll love that Omni and cherish more than any of us would because of the experience he's already had with one a very long time ago.
For sure. It's so unfortunate the show was cancelled when you look at the quality of some of the other tv shows that were on at that time. It should have gone on for multiple seasons.
Jeffrey Jones was my first true love. Honestly, im 46 now and I'm still deeply convinced of this fact. It was true love. Never stopped. I'm still crying over the end of this show and what could have been, it had such a huge impact on my life. Thank you so much for this!
I’m currently AI enhancing my DVD rips that I bought in the late 00s for 5 Dutch Guilders 😂 I loved this show as a kid so much. And was a pity it was only one season. But having rewatched some episodes now, and having been a filmmaker myself, I see sets with water. Location shoots, enormous sets and set pieces, matte paintings. The pyrotechnics the special effects. It was a very production heavy show and probably very expensive too. At least we have 20 gorgeous episodes that 42 years on, despite looking a bit old (that typical panavision 35mm stock) holds up even today. His backlot story made me think about one that I had. Locking myself out on the back lot in 15cm of snow wearing only a polo shirt and thin trousers 😂
I need time to fully enjoy this interview, and I definitely will. I put this as the Featured video for my returning subscribers on my UA-cam page and added it as a link to my Channel Description in the 'About' section. More promotions to come as soon as I can. Congratulations! It's also wonderful to see all the memorabilia I collected and shared over the years and some designs I made put to great use! Thank you very much. ☺
That's great, we talked about your website and Meeno answered two questions from you! I added a link to your amazing website and Facebook page in the description of the video. Thank you for putting this as the Featured video and adding it to your Channel Description and for allowing me to use your great memorabilia!!!
Chris, I haven't spoken with you in awhile, Thank You so much for doing this with Meeno. I think that the 12 year old in me has waited 41 years for this interview. No lie. (I was born in 1970 too..same age as Meeno. :) ) It was truly wonderful to hear Meeno in this interview. Meeno is a real humanist.. He's really in touch with the Universe... He would make a wonderful Philosopher! I enjoyed this immensely! It made my day! :) You guys are great! Hope to see you both in another interview of the same again someday.....next time with more questions that old or new fans can think up. It's just great to see what Meeno is up to these days in life as well as his old stories of Jon Erik. Voyagers! was my favorite TV show as a kid...I remember fighting my father for the TV because he wanted to watch 60 Minutes!...and literally the last time that I saw Meeno on TV was on a Remington Steele episode back then where he plays a teenage grifter pickpocket! in an episode..lol.. When they (NBC) cancelled Voyagers! back in 1983, NBC (Channel 4, New York) kept replaying the episode "Sneak Attack" for 4 weeks straight to fill in the timeslot to finish out the '83 Season. It drove me nuts as a kid!!!...and I knew something had gone wrong. True Story! Much Thanks again to Chris and Meeno for both doing this! Regards, Tony K. :) (Formerly from Long Island, New York (First 33 Years), Now in Melbourne, Florida! (Last 20 Years) )....diehard and forever Voyagers! fan. ;)
Hi Tony, great to hear from you! So glad you enjoyed the interview. I'll have to look for that Remington Steele episode too! So funny you were fighting your father for the TV when he wanted to watch 60 Minutes. It's like a microcosm of what went on, that led to the unfortunate cancellation of the show. I would love to do another interview with Meeno at some point, he said he would send me pictures with his new Omni from around the world, so I'll have to post those! He's a real-life Voyager!
Chris, I found the episode, and its a good one. Meeno figures prominently in the episode as Steele tries to help him "go straight". The name of the episode is "A Pocketful of Steele", Overall Episode#51, Season#3, Episode#7, First aired: November 20th, 1984. Check it out, You won't be disappointed. ALL THE BEST, Tony K. ;)
Chris, I just realized that Amazon Prime is running all of the Remmington Steele series episodes. I'm already an Amazon subscriber, so I'm watching Meeno's episode right now! I haven't seen it in probably 39 years. I just remembered that it was a very good one and it is. ;) Enjoy it. Tony K.
@@nefaurora That's great, I used to watch that show as well but haven't seen it in a while. I'll check it out! I don't remember seeing that episode and it sounds great!
I would assume that Meeno probably had something like a 3 to 5 year contract with NBC-Universal... What happens is that actors are kinda on retainer and wind up showing up on a variety of shows within the same studio. It was very common back then, and still done even today. ;) Tony K.
Chris, thank you much for putting this interview together and sharing it! I've long admired your creativity and the talent you're continually honing and how you've managed to combine that with your passion for Voyagers! I'm so glad you got to share that with Meeno and impart a blessing to him both from you personally as well as from the broad and enduring community of fans. In maybe 2009 or 2010, I unexpectedly ran into Soleil Moon Frye. As I am perhaps not the most socially graceful and aware person, and especially wasn't then, I shouldn't try to talk to anyone from any show I've ever watched, but I rudely interrupted a quiet moment she was having to herself to awkwardly tell her that my mom's nickname for me for a while was Punky, because left to my own devices to dress for school, I'd often end up wearing mismatched socks. Soleil graciously smiled and asked if I enjoyed the show, to which I replied that it was great and that I felt like George Gaynes was my TV dad. And then my mind got whirring and I blurted out, "Oh! And I really loved your brother's show, Voyagers! How is he?" She politely excused herself then with an "If you don't mind..." Of course I realized then how rude I was being, not only intruding on her time in the first place but while doing so focusing on other people besides her. I tried to stammer out an apology but no sound came out, and I walked away to give her back her peace. The way my mind works, I overanalyze social situations later to try to learn from them, and unfortunately got the idea in my head I should still try to apologize to her somehow. So I went on Twitter and @'ed her an apology. She didn't reply directly, but a few minutes later tweeted something to the effect of, People should respect others and mind their own business. I don't know for sure if it was in regards to me, but perhaps I inadvertently bothered her enough to provoke that response. Why am I sharing this? I think it's to say to Meeno: Hey, I was such a big dorky fan of Voyagers! that I accidentally dissed your sister! Whoops! Not one of my finer maneuvers in life, but remembering it again now for the first time in years I can laugh at my exuberance and appreciate the pure place it came from even if I expressed it the wrong way and to the wrong person. I really appreciated Meeno's message to fans here, that whatever infectious thing pulled you in to Voyagers! as a kid, that was real and came from the genuineness of his own excitement and working with Jon-Erik Hexum and the other great folks on the show. I think that's why even though Voyagers! aired for only a single season, you still find so many people for whom it's a special show unlike any other, and that it continues to find new fans as it's shared with younger generations. Meeno, thank you so much for sharing your memories and thoughts and warm positive spirit with us.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with Soleil Moon Frye! I've never seen her show but I'm sure there are a lot of fans that loved her show like you. It's hard to know what to say to celebrities. They've probably heard so many different reactions from fans that they've "heard it all before." And yes, I thought that was great that Meeno said whatever infectious thing you took from Voyagers! was real and came across from the excitement Meeno and Jon-Erik Hexum had working on the show. It made the show great.
As a kid I absolutely loved this show. Watched it every week. Was so bummed when they canceled it. Lee I made History fun. Now as a grown adult and a teacher I can’t for the life of me understand why they would stop making such a great show.
Yes for sure, I can't understand either when you see what shows were out at the time that lasted multiple seasons. Shows that couldn't ever match Voyagers! Even up to today nothing compares... Something interesting you mentioned is that it makes history fun. That is something that so many other mediocre time travel shows do not.
Chris, Yeah, The Remington Steele episode is a memorable one, mostly for Meeno's performance and his interaction with Pierce Brosnan (a.k.a. Remington), It was definately one of the most memorable shows of the entire Remington Steele series for sure. It's also hard to believe that Meeno was only 14 1/2 when it was filmed. He was definately going through a major growth spurt even at the end of Voyagers!... In the Remington Steele episode which was filmed in '84, He's already much, much taller and he already looks like he's 16 or 17 which he was not at the time...He was only 14 1/2!....Tony K. :)
I did buy the dvd collection. Missed watching some episodes when it was on tv to my great grandmother, she wanted to watch 60 minutes. Was 10 and 11 years old when first aired.
So funny, lots of kids in that situation apparently. When I watched it originally it didn't come in too well and I had to adjust the rabbit ears on the tv and turn the channel dial by hand!
That Omni looks awesome. Looks like it will become the new Flat Stanley! Meeno seems like a truly awesome guy. I love hearing about child stars that grow up to actual happy endings. I just wish it were the rule and not the exception. Voyagers was such a fun show to watch. My favorite "red light" moment was in the one about the space race, where Phineas and Jeff show up at a "FILLING STATION and (in much smaller letters) aerospace museum."
Nice, glad you liked the Omni! He sure seemed like a great guy and the fact that he was a child star that went right was amazing. Interesting that he said acting was something he wanted to do, as opposed to his mother pushing him into it, etc. which may have caused problems. I like your favorite "red light" moment. The one that comes to mind for me is one of the unaired scripts where Bogg and Jeff fell and caught on to the edge of a building, and Jeff asked where they were and Bogg said "you want me to check the Omni now?" which would have been great to see but was still great to read!
Right, I wonder how many times he's seen the shows. Probably a lot less than we have as fans! He mentioned he watched them with his kids, and they liked the shows, which I thought was so interesting!
@@canscify Yeah! I found that adorable, too. Must be something very special for kids to watch their father as a kid doing all this crazy stuff. I've tried to get my own kids to watch it, but they're not really interested in such an old show anymore.
@@DoloresLehmann For sure, it must be great for his kids! And for Meeno it seemed like it was just a job and he didn't realize at the time that he was doing such an amazing time travel show. There is Time Tunnel which is another great time travel show too (Timeless was good but very dark) and not as good in my opinion. Because they had a "Voyagers Headquarters/ Control Room" in Time Tunnel that they always utilized, which was a downfall of the show in my opinion. And they didn't have any cool time travel device like an Omni. And of course they didn't have Bogg and Jeff!
@@canscify I've watched some episodes of Time Tunnel, too, but it failed to draw me in the way Voyagers did. I only learned about Timeless from your video, so I checked it out immediately. Haven't watched it yet, but of course, the Salem episode caught my attention, and how surprised I was to meet Abiah again. If this wasn't a direct copy/reference, I don't know what could be. To me, this was kind of THE episode. I was rather surprised that you and Meeno didn't mention it in the interview. But all in all, no other time travel show accomplished what Voyagers did. It was just the amazing chemistry between the two.
@@DoloresLehmann Agreed about the chemistry between Jeff and Bogg, it really helped make the show great. I know what you're saying about Time Tunnel. To me, though, that's the closest show to Voyagers! that I've seen. But there are differences like an episode set in the future which wasn't very good. And they always travelled at random like with the Omni on automatic mode, but they had no control over their time destinations. I like how on Voyagers! they would always find something wrong then be able to go back and fix it. That's not in any other show I've seen. Time Tunnel is definitely not as good in my opinion but they go to a lot of times like ancient Troy etc. that would have made really good Voyagers! episodes. Interesting about the Salem episode in Timeless and the parallels to Voyagers!, I didn't think of that at the time. I know the producer of Timeless cited Voyagers! as inspiration to create Timeless which was great to hear.
You should put out there where fans can fet a omni ... Id like to get a real prop in brass .. only put a smart phone watch in globe area ... The holographic one is awesome ... Id really like to have a omni cell phone.. ringtone would be voyagers opening intro ... Notification sound be the red green light ding ... What ha6yo keyways ???? I really want my own Omni ..
For sure, that's good to get that information out there. There are a couple of versions on Etsy of the Omni, one with brass laser engraved dials. There's still no brass one out there for sale yet, I understand replicaprops is working on a version. I had the holographic one you're talking about (scifipropguy Omni) a while ago, it was big and heavy and beautifully made (built like a tank!). Nice idea with the smart phone. You should try a prototype using one of the Omnis on Etsy, just an idea, and let me know how it turns out!
Ya right, thanks! I realized that after and it's in the beginning of the video along with Jimmy Carter's name, where it shows all the historical figures from Voyagers!
The interview was truly heartwarming! The questions you asked and what he shared were PERFECT! Your passion for the show and the characters really shined through! I am one year older than both of you and this was an amazing blessing and a reminder of our youth. It was incredible to hear about the friendship that Eric and Meeno had which added to the magic of Bog & Jeffery! LOVED your gift to Meeno!!!!!! You could tell he was touched! Thank you so much for this!!! Blessings to you and your family!
That's so great that you enjoyed the interview, and thank you so much for your excellent comments! I really enjoyed interviewing Meeno and hearing his memories of Jon-Erik and the show, as well as his favourite episodes and the reasons why. Thanks so much for watching!
I am so honored by what Meeno said about fan passion and fandom. It struck a chord. It's so true. He has such a calm, kind demeanor, a lot of wisdom and I love his passion for the arts. Thank you for mentioning my website. This was a wonderful interview. I took my time so I could take notes. I also want to create a blog post about it. Terrific work!
Yes, I really enjoyed talking with Meeno and thought he had great perspective. You deserve Meeno's kind words! You have a wonderful website and Facebook page, and I'm so happy that Meeno appreciated all the hard work you did on your website. I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview! That's great you're creating a blog post about it too, thanks so much!
@@canscify is anyone out there making or reproducing a Omni ... Is there crafter out there 🙏 .
Got idea for Omni cell phone ... Put smart phone guts in center ... Love the guy whom made brass Omni prop with holographic glove in center ... I really want one .. .
@@andyjacobson8825 There are a couple of Omni versions on Etsy, I would recommend you make a prototype using one of those Etsy resin Omnis (one has brass laser engraved dials) while waiting for the brass ones to come out!
I love how Meeno sits there casually with a Telecaster on his lap 😅He was born in Amsterdam?! Wow so we are both Dutch, I didn’t know that! Although personally I loathe Amsterdam. My last IT project was there and in two years I’ve been there 3 times in the office! Parking is a hell, the office is so busy.
Fantastic interview. I think he'll love that Omni and cherish more than any of us would because of the experience he's already had with one a very long time ago.
Hi Michael, so glad you enjoyed the interview. Yes, I think you're right about that!
loved that show... much more innocent times then
For sure. It's so unfortunate the show was cancelled when you look at the quality of some of the other tv shows that were on at that time. It should have gone on for multiple seasons.
Jeffrey Jones was my first true love. Honestly, im 46 now and I'm still deeply convinced of this fact. It was true love. Never stopped. I'm still crying over the end of this show and what could have been, it had such a huge impact on my life. Thank you so much for this!
Thanks so much for your comment Dolores, that's amazing. I think that sentiment about the show and the show's ending was shared by so many.
@@canscify I've already tried several times to write you this, but it keeps being deleted. I have some fanvids, too. Maybe you'd like to watch them.
@@DoloresLehmann For sure, let me know where to find them, that would be great!
@@canscify UA-cam doesn't seem to allow me to tell you this, damnit! It's in front of your very eyes, so to speak. Just follow me.
@@canscify Did you find them? Just go to the big D.
I’m currently AI enhancing my DVD rips that I bought in the late 00s for 5 Dutch Guilders 😂 I loved this show as a kid so much. And was a pity it was only one season. But having rewatched some episodes now, and having been a filmmaker myself, I see sets with water. Location shoots, enormous sets and set pieces, matte paintings. The pyrotechnics the special effects. It was a very production heavy show and probably very expensive too. At least we have 20 gorgeous episodes that 42 years on, despite looking a bit old (that typical panavision 35mm stock) holds up even today.
His backlot story made me think about one that I had. Locking myself out on the back lot in 15cm of snow wearing only a polo shirt and thin trousers 😂
Great, thanks for commenting! You're right, we didn't get more than 1 season but at least we got that, 20 amazing episodes!
I need time to fully enjoy this interview, and I definitely will. I put this as the Featured video for my returning subscribers on my UA-cam page and added it as a link to my Channel Description in the 'About' section. More promotions to come as soon as I can. Congratulations! It's also wonderful to see all the memorabilia I collected and shared over the years and some designs I made put to great use! Thank you very much. ☺
That's great, we talked about your website and Meeno answered two questions from you! I added a link to your amazing website and Facebook page in the description of the video. Thank you for putting this as the Featured video and adding it to your Channel Description and for allowing me to use your great memorabilia!!!
This was fantastic, thanks to you and Meeno for the great interview.
Great, thanks so much Dave!!! So great you could join!!!
Chris, I haven't spoken with you in awhile, Thank You so much for doing this with Meeno. I think that the 12 year old in me has waited 41 years for this interview. No lie. (I was born in 1970 too..same age as Meeno. :) ) It was truly wonderful to hear Meeno in this interview. Meeno is a real humanist.. He's really in touch with the Universe... He would make a wonderful Philosopher! I enjoyed this immensely! It made my day! :) You guys are great! Hope to see you both in another interview of the same again someday.....next time with more questions that old or new fans can think up. It's just great to see what Meeno is up to these days in life as well as his old stories of Jon Erik. Voyagers! was my favorite TV show as a kid...I remember fighting my father for the TV because he wanted to watch 60 Minutes!...and literally the last time that I saw Meeno on TV was on a Remington Steele episode back then where he plays a teenage grifter pickpocket! in an episode..lol.. When they (NBC) cancelled Voyagers! back in 1983, NBC (Channel 4, New York) kept replaying the episode "Sneak Attack" for 4 weeks straight to fill in the timeslot to finish out the '83 Season. It drove me nuts as a kid!!!...and I knew something had gone wrong. True Story! Much Thanks again to Chris and Meeno for both doing this! Regards, Tony K. :) (Formerly from Long Island, New York (First 33 Years), Now in Melbourne, Florida! (Last 20 Years) )....diehard and forever Voyagers! fan. ;)
Hi Tony, great to hear from you! So glad you enjoyed the interview. I'll have to look for that Remington Steele episode too! So funny you were fighting your father for the TV when he wanted to watch 60 Minutes. It's like a microcosm of what went on, that led to the unfortunate cancellation of the show. I would love to do another interview with Meeno at some point, he said he would send me pictures with his new Omni from around the world, so I'll have to post those! He's a real-life Voyager!
Chris, I found the episode, and its a good one. Meeno figures prominently in the episode as Steele tries to help him "go straight". The name of the episode is "A Pocketful of Steele", Overall Episode#51, Season#3, Episode#7, First aired: November 20th, 1984. Check it out, You won't be disappointed. ALL THE BEST, Tony K. ;)
Chris, I just realized that Amazon Prime is running all of the Remmington Steele series episodes. I'm already an Amazon subscriber, so I'm watching Meeno's episode right now! I haven't seen it in probably 39 years. I just remembered that it was a very good one and it is. ;) Enjoy it. Tony K.
@@nefaurora Nice, that sounds great, I'll check it out, thanks so much for letting me know!
@@nefaurora That's great, I used to watch that show as well but haven't seen it in a while. I'll check it out! I don't remember seeing that episode and it sounds great!
I'd love to see Meeno on a new Voyagers movie or TV series. It was such a great series!
For sure, that would be great! I'm all for a Voyagers! reboot!
I would assume that Meeno probably had something like a 3 to 5 year contract with NBC-Universal... What happens is that actors are kinda on retainer and wind up showing up on a variety of shows within the same studio. It was very common back then, and still done even today. ;) Tony K.
Wow I had no idea, that totally makes sense.
Yeah, I remember seeing Meeno in an episode of Silver Spoons.
love it. you made best travel. Canscify-;)
Awesome thanks so much eprohoda!!!
Chris, thank you much for putting this interview together and sharing it! I've long admired your creativity and the talent you're continually honing and how you've managed to combine that with your passion for Voyagers! I'm so glad you got to share that with Meeno and impart a blessing to him both from you personally as well as from the broad and enduring community of fans.
In maybe 2009 or 2010, I unexpectedly ran into Soleil Moon Frye. As I am perhaps not the most socially graceful and aware person, and especially wasn't then, I shouldn't try to talk to anyone from any show I've ever watched, but I rudely interrupted a quiet moment she was having to herself to awkwardly tell her that my mom's nickname for me for a while was Punky, because left to my own devices to dress for school, I'd often end up wearing mismatched socks. Soleil graciously smiled and asked if I enjoyed the show, to which I replied that it was great and that I felt like George Gaynes was my TV dad. And then my mind got whirring and I blurted out, "Oh! And I really loved your brother's show, Voyagers! How is he?" She politely excused herself then with an "If you don't mind..." Of course I realized then how rude I was being, not only intruding on her time in the first place but while doing so focusing on other people besides her. I tried to stammer out an apology but no sound came out, and I walked away to give her back her peace.
The way my mind works, I overanalyze social situations later to try to learn from them, and unfortunately got the idea in my head I should still try to apologize to her somehow. So I went on Twitter and @'ed her an apology. She didn't reply directly, but a few minutes later tweeted something to the effect of, People should respect others and mind their own business. I don't know for sure if it was in regards to me, but perhaps I inadvertently bothered her enough to provoke that response.
Why am I sharing this? I think it's to say to Meeno: Hey, I was such a big dorky fan of Voyagers! that I accidentally dissed your sister! Whoops! Not one of my finer maneuvers in life, but remembering it again now for the first time in years I can laugh at my exuberance and appreciate the pure place it came from even if I expressed it the wrong way and to the wrong person. I really appreciated Meeno's message to fans here, that whatever infectious thing pulled you in to Voyagers! as a kid, that was real and came from the genuineness of his own excitement and working with Jon-Erik Hexum and the other great folks on the show. I think that's why even though Voyagers! aired for only a single season, you still find so many people for whom it's a special show unlike any other, and that it continues to find new fans as it's shared with younger generations. Meeno, thank you so much for sharing your memories and thoughts and warm positive spirit with us.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with Soleil Moon Frye! I've never seen her show but I'm sure there are a lot of fans that loved her show like you. It's hard to know what to say to celebrities. They've probably heard so many different reactions from fans that they've "heard it all before." And yes, I thought that was great that Meeno said whatever infectious thing you took from Voyagers! was real and came across from the excitement Meeno and Jon-Erik Hexum had working on the show. It made the show great.
Awesome Chris!
Thanks so much Fi!!! So glad you were able to join, that's great!!!
I agree it was the best and most original time travel series.
great interview. Really miss Hexum
Great, thanks so much! It was an honor to interview Meeno, and Jon-Erik Hexum is definitely missed by so many fans.
As a kid I absolutely loved this show. Watched it every week. Was so bummed when they canceled it. Lee I made History fun.
Now as a grown adult and a teacher I can’t for the life of me understand why they would stop making such a great show.
Yes for sure, I can't understand either when you see what shows were out at the time that lasted multiple seasons. Shows that couldn't ever match Voyagers! Even up to today nothing compares... Something interesting you mentioned is that it makes history fun. That is something that so many other mediocre time travel shows do not.
Chris, Yeah, The Remington Steele episode is a memorable one, mostly for Meeno's performance and his interaction with Pierce Brosnan (a.k.a. Remington), It was definately one of the most memorable shows of the entire Remington Steele series for sure. It's also hard to believe that Meeno was only 14 1/2 when it was filmed. He was definately going through a major growth spurt even at the end of Voyagers!... In the Remington Steele episode which was filmed in '84, He's already much, much taller and he already looks like he's 16 or 17 which he was not at the time...He was only 14 1/2!....Tony K. :)
Wow so amazing to have a career like that at such a young age, and to be growing up on the set of so many different shows!
I did buy the dvd collection. Missed watching some episodes when it was on tv to my great grandmother, she wanted to watch 60 minutes. Was 10 and 11 years old when first aired.
So funny, lots of kids in that situation apparently. When I watched it originally it didn't come in too well and I had to adjust the rabbit ears on the tv and turn the channel dial by hand!
That Omni looks awesome. Looks like it will become the new Flat Stanley!
Meeno seems like a truly awesome guy. I love hearing about child stars that grow up to actual happy endings. I just wish it were the rule and not the exception.
Voyagers was such a fun show to watch. My favorite "red light" moment was in the one about the space race, where Phineas and Jeff show up at a "FILLING STATION and (in much smaller letters) aerospace museum."
Nice, glad you liked the Omni! He sure seemed like a great guy and the fact that he was a child star that went right was amazing. Interesting that he said acting was something he wanted to do, as opposed to his mother pushing him into it, etc. which may have caused problems. I like your favorite "red light" moment. The one that comes to mind for me is one of the unaired scripts where Bogg and Jeff fell and caught on to the edge of a building, and Jeff asked where they were and Bogg said "you want me to check the Omni now?" which would have been great to see but was still great to read!
Bats breath....my favorite question i'd love to ask Meeno: if there were a lot of Voyagers outtakes or bloopers (as none exist on video anywhere).
Yes, that would be great to see! Maybe they were lost on the cutting room floor.
I never knew that meeno was born in my country the Netherlands :-)
Hey babies , it’s Meeno, jumping jack flash 🕺
It's funny how he keeps confusing the historical characters and details. Weird how we fans have a more detailed recalling of the show than him.
Right, I wonder how many times he's seen the shows. Probably a lot less than we have as fans! He mentioned he watched them with his kids, and they liked the shows, which I thought was so interesting!
@@canscify Yeah! I found that adorable, too. Must be something very special for kids to watch their father as a kid doing all this crazy stuff. I've tried to get my own kids to watch it, but they're not really interested in such an old show anymore.
@@DoloresLehmann For sure, it must be great for his kids! And for Meeno it seemed like it was just a job and he didn't realize at the time that he was doing such an amazing time travel show. There is Time Tunnel which is another great time travel show too (Timeless was good but very dark) and not as good in my opinion. Because they had a "Voyagers Headquarters/ Control Room" in Time Tunnel that they always utilized, which was a downfall of the show in my opinion. And they didn't have any cool time travel device like an Omni. And of course they didn't have Bogg and Jeff!
@@canscify I've watched some episodes of Time Tunnel, too, but it failed to draw me in the way Voyagers did. I only learned about Timeless from your video, so I checked it out immediately. Haven't watched it yet, but of course, the Salem episode caught my attention, and how surprised I was to meet Abiah again. If this wasn't a direct copy/reference, I don't know what could be.
To me, this was kind of THE episode. I was rather surprised that you and Meeno didn't mention it in the interview.
But all in all, no other time travel show accomplished what Voyagers did. It was just the amazing chemistry between the two.
@@DoloresLehmann Agreed about the chemistry between Jeff and Bogg, it really helped make the show great. I know what you're saying about Time Tunnel. To me, though, that's the closest show to Voyagers! that I've seen. But there are differences like an episode set in the future which wasn't very good. And they always travelled at random like with the Omni on automatic mode, but they had no control over their time destinations. I like how on Voyagers! they would always find something wrong then be able to go back and fix it. That's not in any other show I've seen. Time Tunnel is definitely not as good in my opinion but they go to a lot of times like ancient Troy etc. that would have made really good Voyagers! episodes. Interesting about the Salem episode in Timeless and the parallels to Voyagers!, I didn't think of that at the time. I know the producer of Timeless cited Voyagers! as inspiration to create Timeless which was great to hear.
You should put out there where fans can fet a omni ... Id like to get a real prop in brass .. only put a smart phone watch in globe area ... The holographic one is awesome ... Id really like to have a omni cell phone.. ringtone would be voyagers opening intro ... Notification sound be the red green light ding ... What ha6yo keyways ???? I really want my own Omni ..
For sure, that's good to get that information out there. There are a couple of versions on Etsy of the Omni, one with brass laser engraved dials. There's still no brass one out there for sale yet, I understand replicaprops is working on a version. I had the holographic one you're talking about (scifipropguy Omni) a while ago, it was big and heavy and beautifully made (built like a tank!). Nice idea with the smart phone. You should try a prototype using one of the Omnis on Etsy, just an idea, and let me know how it turns out!
1:06 It was Jimmy Carter.
Ya right, thanks! I realized that after and it's in the beginning of the video along with Jimmy Carter's name, where it shows all the historical figures from Voyagers!
Como me gustaria en español
Claro, hablo español, pero pienso que tal vez Meeno habla italiano!
@@canscify que traduzcan . No hablo ingles