The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Within the Peabody's Improbable History cartoon segment, the machine was constructed by Mr. Peabody, a professorial, bow tie-wearing dog, as a birthday gift for Sherman, Mr. Peabody's pet boy, to be able to visit famous historical events. At the request of Mr. Peabody ("Sherman, set the WABAC machine to ..."), Sherman would set the WABAC controls to a time and place of historical importance, and by walking through a door in the WABAC machine, the two would be instantly transported there. The machine apparently later returned Mr. Peabody and Sherman to the present, although the return trip was never shown.
According to Gerard Baldwin, one of the show's directors, the name "WABAC" is a reference to the UNIVAC I.
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