'Massacre' Story Code '9609' by Carey Wilber

24th June 1876: Doug and Tony arrive on the day before the battle of the Little Bighorn, but are swiftly captured by a group of Native American Indians. As Crazy Horse, Yellow Elk and Knife question the two time-travellers for information on a man named ‘Yellowhair’, they are distracted by a trumpet call; Doug and Tony are freed by Tim McGinnis, a fifteen-year-old cavalry trumpeter and sole survivor of his troop; however, as they ride off on horseback, Tony is recaptured by the three warriors. The Tic-Toc personnel call in help from Doctor Charles Whitebird, a Sioux expert who informs them that the Indian Tony now faces is Chief Sitting Bull, and that the yellow-haired man mentioned is General Custer. When Doug tries to warn Custer of the coming battle, the General ignores his claims and orders him imprisoned, choosing instead to plan the greatest coup of his military career by taking the Indians by surprise. Meanwhile, Tony tells Sitting Bull that although his people will win the forthcoming battle, they will suffer for it for years to come; the Chief agrees to allow him to attempt peace talks with Custer, but the General merely locks the scientist up with Doug. The two time-travellers realise that they cannot dissuade Custer from his dreams of glory – but they can still find a way to save their friend Tim…

Cliff-hanger: The two time-travellers arrive on Devil's Island, just as six prisoners attempt to escape. As two of the criminals swim out to sea, Doug and Tony are mistaken for them and hauled back to the prison…

James Darren (Tony Newman), Robert Colbert (Doug Phillips), Whit Bissell (Lieutenant General Heywood Kirk), John Zaremba (Doctor Raymond Swain), Lee Meriwether (Doctor Ann MacGregor), Joe Maross (General Custer), Christopher Dark (Crazy Horse), Paul Comi (Captain Benteen), John Pickard (Major Reno), Lawrence Montaigne (Yellow Elk), George Mitchell (Sitting Bull), Paul Comi (Captain Benteen), Bruce Mars (Tom Custer), Jim Halferty (Tim), Perry Lopez (Doctor Whitebird)

Directed by Murray Golden
Produced and created by Irwin Allen
An Irwin Allen Production in Association with Kent Productions, Inc. and Twentieth Century-Fox Television, Inc.

TX:
US TX - 28th October 1966

Notes:
*Featuring Doctor Tony Newman, Doctor Doug Phillips, Lieutenant General Heywood Kirk, Doctor Raymond Swain and Doctor Ann MacGregor