Boy Scout Bob “Tuck” Tucker, of the Polaris Patrol, doesn’t want to look after tag-along Elsworth “Brains” Baynes, but he does so as a favor to his father. Then one day near the scout camp, they find a time machine that lets them explore history with a bit of science fiction (people have no hair or teeth in the future) thrown in on the side. Later in the series, they’re joined by Kai from the city of Troy in the year 4000 and Dion from ancient Sparta.

Some of the stories were gathered into two collections: Mutiny in the Time Machine (1963) and Time Machine to the Rescue (1967).
One little egghead reached out, kind of scared, and gave my hair a nasty tug. “Mullo,” the Scoutmaster said sharply. “Jog law six. A Scout is kind. He is warmheart to animals. He nul kills or pangs any living creature for trivia.”

Their words for the sixth Scout Law were weird, but I was glad to know they still had the law, especially if they thought I was an animal.

Variants

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  1. “The Boys’ Life Time Machine Stories,” as by Donald Monroe, in Boys’ Life, December 1959.
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Donald Monroe
    Keith Monroe [uncredited]