Introduction: Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale. A tale of two professors. They, along with six other castaways, will be taking a three-hour tour through the TWILIGHT ZONE.

Professor George Manion woke up extremely thirsty. He quickly assessed his surroundings. He was in a hospital bed. The last thing he remembered was being thrown across his lab by a 19th century outlaw. Manion pressed the call button. He received a lot more than a glass of water.

Within seconds three nurses and the on-call physician were at Manion's side. They were poking and prodding the professor, taking readings and tests.

Manion finally spoke up, "Hey, all I wanted was a glass of water!"

The doctor laughed, "I imagine you do. Nurse, get the man some water."

After things calmed down a little, the doctor explained, "George, you've received serious head trauma. Right now you're in the neurology ward of University Hospital. You've been in a coma for five years."

"Five years!" Exclaimed George Manion. "It seems like yesterday. What happened to my work?"

The doctor replied, "Typical physics professor, I believe your equipment is in storage. Somebody from the physics department will fill you in. Meanwhile, get your rest. You have several months of physical therapy to look forward to.

Manion did indeed find out that his lab was put in storage. Since he was a tenured professor, his job was still waiting whenever he was ready to return. Manion knew his time travel device worked, and ideas on how to improve his experiments started coming to him quickly. He had read about people actually having subconscious thoughts when they were in coma, and wondered if that had happened to him.

George Manion wanted to get to work right away, but five years of bed rest took its toll on his body. Manion worked for months on perfecting the motor skills he would need to continue his work. Finally, it was time to return to his lab.

Manion knew he had to recreate the experiment that nearly killed him. The experimental physics professor locked himself in his lab for almost a year perfecting the time travel device. He was careful, though, not to totally recreate the experiment. The only person that would be traveling in time this trip would be George Manion.

Finally it was departure time. George turned on the machine. Lights were flashing, tubes were whining. Manion stepped on the pad. The room started spinning and then it was gone. Next thing Manion knew, he was in a tropical jungle.

Incredible, thought Manion, I have traveled both time and distance.

Manion looked around and saw a path that was obviously manmade. He decided to take a risk, and hoped the natives were friendly. The path led him to a clearing where he saw some huts.

A young man in a red tunic with an upside down sailor's cap greeting him when he entered the village, "Hey professor, what's with the suit?"

Manion had no idea who this person was and how he knew he was a professor, but replied, "I just decided to wear it for a change."

The answer seemed to satisfy the young man. When Manion came closer to the huts, he saw two very attractive young women working on what appeared to be dinner, a portly man in a yachtsman cap tending to a fire, and a middle aged couple lounging with drinks from coconut shells.

"Gilligan, quit bothering the Professor and get some fire wood. If the Professor wants to dress up, that's his business." The man in blue barked.

"Aye, aye Skipper," said Gilligan, while walking towards the path on the other side of the clearing.

When Gilligan got behind the hut, Manion heard him say, "Professor, how did you get here? And how did you change so fast." The others must have heard the young man, because they were looking very confused.

Soon Manion was staring at a mirror image. The six other people were also staring at the two professors. One was wearing a suit, the other khaki pants and a white shirt, but otherwise the two were identical. Not a sound was made for what seemed like an eternity while Professor Manion and Professor Hinkley stared at each other, during which time the remaining castaways gaze were fixed upon the two twin geniuses.

Narrator: Professor George Manion took the second chance at life he was granted and quickly redeemed it for return passage to THE TWILIGHT ZONE!