[kaylar]

I watched that show too, and here's what struck me at the time : The oh-so-witty send up of religion in general (and Christianity in general?) with the "Park Rules" book. Seems the post apocalyptic survivors wind up in what in our era was a national park. They've found a booklet of Park rules and regulations, and their "priest" (don't remember his actual title, but he wore clerical type robes) would read a rule from the Rule Book , and then interpret it as some kind of moral warning or allegory-just like our priests and ministers read the Bible! Wow, far out , dudes! I was just a single digiter then, and I "got it"-and it made my jaw drop. And this was for children?!?!?!

[buccaneer81]

Here ya go...

[buccaneer81]

Al Gore must have loved Ark II...

The opening credits for each episode, as read by executive producer Lou Scheimer, summarized the show's backstory:

“ For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. Then pollution and waste began to take their toll. Civilization fell into ruin. This is the world of the 25th century. Only a handful of scientists remain. Men who have vowed to rebuild what has been destroyed… This is their achievement… Ark II, a mobile storehouse of scientific knowledge, manned by a highly trained crew of young people. Their mission: to bring the hope of a new future to mankind.

Ark II log, entry #1: I, Jonah, Ruth, Samuel and Adam are fully aware of the dangers we face as we venture into unknown, maybe even hostile, areas. But we’re determined to bring the promise of a new civilization to our people and our planet.