A Meeting in Time

"A Meeting in Time" is the fifth episode of Wildfire season one. It aired on October 11, 1986 on CBS. It was written by Tony Marino and John Loy, and directed by Don Lusk and Gordon Hunt.

Sara accidentally falls off Wildfire while in the portal to Dar-Shan, arriving in its past just before her mother and father are to marry. While there, she must convince her mother that she cannot trust Diabolyn, whose malicious intentions in overthrowing Queen Sarana have yet to be revealed.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Sara
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Georgi Irene
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wildfire
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Vernon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dweedle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Billy Barty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thimble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Booper
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mudlusk
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dertz
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Diabolyn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jesscia Walter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Queen Sarana
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda McBroom
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alvinar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rene Auberjonois
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Diabolyn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jesscia Walter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Queen Sarana
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda McBroom
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alvinar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rene Auberjonois
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd

Locations

 * Earth
 * Cavanaugh residence
 * Dar-Shan
 * Castle Thorinia

Objects

 * Sara's amulet

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with coordination by Joanne Miller. The theme music was performed by Jimmy Webb.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 11, 1986 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first episode that connects John and Prince Cavan.

Errors

 * It's unexplained why Diabolyn is so distrusting of Sara in the past despite her not having done anything.