How the Tess Was Won
- Eloi Silver Medal
- by Deborah Arakelian, directed by Ivan Dixon
- TV Episode
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “How the Tess Was Won” by Deborah Arakelian, directed by Ivan Dixon (NBC-TV, USA, 14 April 1989).
Sam leaps into Doc Young, DVM, back in 1956 Lubbock, Texas, where it seems his purpose is to out-rope, out-ride, and out-posthole-dig cowgirl Tess McGill in an effort to win her heart.
—Michael Main
You can’t expect me to do this and not get involved. So if Tess falls in love with Doc, I’d appreciate it if you just leap me outta here as soon as possible.
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1950 to 1959: destination date
- Time Travel Methods
- Time Tethers: with an uncooperative retrieval mechanism
- Themes
- Animals or Small Children Sense Time Travelers or Anomalies
- Artist Paradox: Exactly who came up with the name of that song?
- Identity Illusion
- Incorporeal Traveler: Al
- Touched by a Time Traveler: Even Al isn’t sure whether Sam is there to fix Tess.
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- “How the Tess Was Won” by Deborah Arakelian, directed by Ivan Dixon (NBC-TV, USA, 14 April 1989).