| Misfits of Science | |
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| Information | |
| Title: | Misfits of Science |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Running time: | 60 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | NBC |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 17 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Universal TV |
| Executive producers: | James D. Parriott |
| Producers: | Morrie Ruvinsky; Harry Longstreet; Renee Longstreet; Alan J. Levi; Andrea Lapins; C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo; Dean Zanetos |
| Principal cast: | Dean Paul Martin; Kevin Peter Hall; Mark Thomas Miller; Courteney Cox; Jennifer Holmes; Max Wright |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | October 4th, 1985 |
| Last aired: | February 21st, 1986 |
Misfits of Science is an American television series of the sci-fi and superhero fantasy genres. It was created by James D. Parriott and produced by Universal TV. The series aired on NBC for a single season from October 4th, 1985 to February 21st, 1986, totaling sixteen aired episodes and one unaired episode.
Cast[]
- Dean Paul Martin as Doctor Billy Hayes
- Kevin Peter Hall as Doctor Elvin "El" Lincoln
- Mark Thomas Miller as John "Johnny B" Bikowski
- Courteney Cox as Gloria Dinallo
- Jennifer Holmes as Jane Miller
- Max Wright as Dick Stetmeyer
Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1x1 | Pilot (Part 1) | October 4th, 1985 |
| 1x2 | Pilot (Part 2) | October 4th, 1985 |
| 1x3 | Your Place or Mayan? | October 18th, 1985 |
| 1x4 | Guess What's Coming to Dinner? | October 25th, 1985 |
| 1x5 | Lost Link | November 1st, 1985 |
| 1x6 | Sort of Looking for Gina | November 8th, 1985 |
| 1x7 | Sonar... And Yet So Far | November 15th, 1985 |
| 1x8 | Steer Crazy | November 29th, 1985 |
| 1x9 | Fumble on the One | December 6th, 1985 |
| 1x10 | Twin Engines | December 13th, 1985 |
| 1x11 | Grand Theft Bunny | December 27th, 1985 |
| 1x12 | Grand Elusion | January 10th, 1986 |
| 1x13 | Once Upon a Night | January 17th, 1986 |
| 1x14 | Center of Attention | January 31st, 1986 |
| 1x15 | Against All Oz | February 7th, 1986 |
| 1x16 | The Avenging Angel | February 21st, 1986 |
| 1x17 | Three Days of the Blender | Unaired |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Misfits of Science (TV series) redirects to this page.
- Actor Kevin Peter Hall, who stood at over 6'5" tall, is also known for donning the armor and dreadlocks of the Predator in Predator in 1987 and Predator 2 in 1990.
- Actor Max Wright would go on to play the role of perpetually-agitated Willie Tanner on the NBC television series ALF.
- Episode 1x09, "Fumble on the One" was the first paid writing job for Tim Kring who later originated and produced the thematically similar Heroes in 2006.
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