On the Apollo 12 mission rookie astronaut Alan Bean becomes the fourth person to walk on the moon.On the Apollo 12 mission rookie astronaut Alan Bean becomes the fourth person to walk on the moon.On the Apollo 12 mission rookie astronaut Alan Bean becomes the fourth person to walk on the moon.
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- TriviaAl Bean was the only artist to walk on the moon. After retiring from the space program at the age of 49 he took up painting full-time, right up until his passing at the age of 86 in 2018. Some of his paintings included real moon dust and others tiny fragments of his mission patch. His paintings sell for approximately $15,000 each.
The narration mentions the plan to use a timer to photograph both Bean and Conrad on the moon. As they were unable to do this, Bean recreated this in several paintings. Not wanting to leave out CM pilot Richard Gordon, in two paintings he depicted all three of them as standing on the moon.
- GoofsAfter Alan Bean and Dick Gordon say goodbye to one another, they close each hatch (CSM and LM) and it is implied that they simply undocked from one another. This is false as the Apollo spacecraft utilized a docking probe inside the docking tunnel that had to be disassembled before gaining entry to the LM. Thus, this had to be reassembled before the LM could be separated again.
- Quotes
Emmett Seaborn: [to the television audience] Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. Only the third human being to set foot on the moon. Who can forget Neil Armstrong's immortal words? Let's watch and listen to the words Conrad has chosen to mark this moment in history...
Pete Conrad: Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but it's a long one for me.
- Alternate versionsOn the 1999 UK VHS version, three uses of strong language (one said by a newscaster and two by astronauts) were cut out by the BBFC in order to avoid getting a 15 rating and to keep the episode in line with the rest of the series (at a PG rating). When the series was re-submitted in 2006 for the DVD release, the episode was passed uncut with a 15 rating.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #4.2 (2005)
- SoundtracksSh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
Performed by The Chords
Written by James Keyes, Carl Feaster, Floyd McRae and Claude Feaster
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Look beyond the first level
I am in the process of rewatching this amazing series for the ... I don't know... 12th time maybe? And it was once again one of my favourite episode of the series.
I get that the portrayal of the astronauts may not have been as accurate as some would have liked but I believe it was necessary for the 2nd level theme to really hit home.
All the episodes, while providing an historical account of each missions at the 1st level, tell the stories from a different point of view at the 2nd level and the personal experience theme of this episode is beautifully drawn all the way to the conclusion and moral of the story which is that any experience, whether it is going to the moon, or partaking in your favourite hobby, is best experienced when shared with your kins, especially lived ones.
Beautiful message to take away. Well done!
I get that the portrayal of the astronauts may not have been as accurate as some would have liked but I believe it was necessary for the 2nd level theme to really hit home.
All the episodes, while providing an historical account of each missions at the 1st level, tell the stories from a different point of view at the 2nd level and the personal experience theme of this episode is beautifully drawn all the way to the conclusion and moral of the story which is that any experience, whether it is going to the moon, or partaking in your favourite hobby, is best experienced when shared with your kins, especially lived ones.
Beautiful message to take away. Well done!
- jpnturcotte
- Apr 5, 2024
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