| Misfits of Science |
| Genre |
Serial drama
Science-fiction |
| Created by |
James D. Parriott
Tim Kring |
| Starring |
Dean Paul Martin
Kevin Peter Hall
Mark Thomas Miller
Courteney Cox
Jennifer Holmes
Max Wright
Mickey Jones |
| Country of origin |
United States |
| Language(s) |
english |
| No. Serials in Television and Radio are series often in a weekly Prime time slot that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion James D Parriott (born, in Denver, Colorado) is an award winning American writer director and producer with his own self named production company Richard Timothy "Tim" Kring (born July 9, 1957 in El Dorado County, California, United States) is an American Dean Paul Martin ( November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American Kevin Peter Hall ( May 9, 1955  &ndash April 10, 1991) was an American actor famous for his roles as Dr Biography Mark Thomas Miller is an American Actor. Born on 3 May, 1960, in Louisville Kentucky, and Miller Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Jennifer Holmes may be Jennifer Holmes (actress (born 1955 American -- TV Jennifer Holmes (born 1956 a Max Wright (born August 2, 1943) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the Sitcom ALF Mickey Jones (born June 10, 1941 in Houston Texas) is an American Musician and Actor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons |
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| No. of episodes |
16 |
| Production |
Executive
producer(s) |
James D. Parriott |
Associate
producer(s) |
Victoria Tarazi
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo |
| Running time |
60 mins |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
NBC |
| Original run |
October 4, 1985 – February 21, 1986 |
| External links |
| IMDb profile |
| TV.com summary |
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Cast members
- Dean Paul Martin played Dr. Dean Paul Martin ( November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American Billy Hayes, the non-powered yet undisputed leader of this misfit team. Billy was a research scientist at the Humanidyne Institute.
- Kevin Peter Hall played Dr. Kevin Peter Hall ( May 9, 1955  &ndash April 10, 1991) was an American actor famous for his roles as Dr Elvin "El" Lincoln, Billy's colleague and close friend. El was a towering black man who gave himself the ability to shrink to doll size via hormonal treatments. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse Hormones (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus" are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body The character struggled socially, and despite being very tall, he played basketball poorly. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
- Mark Thomas Miller was Johnny Bukowski, a. Biography Mark Thomas Miller is an American Actor. Born on 3 May, 1960, in Louisville Kentucky, and Miller k. a. Johnny B. He was a rock and roll musician who was electrocuted on stage, thus giving him formidable electrical powers. These same powers also granted him some limited superspeed abilities, but they also made him vulnerable to water.
- Courteney Cox played Gloria Dinallo, a troubled telekinetic teen with a history of juvenile delinquency. Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis"
- Jennifer Holmes played Gloria's probation officer, Jane Miller. Jennifer Holmes may be Jennifer Holmes (actress (born 1955 American -- TV Jennifer Holmes (born 1956 a Her character appeared only in the earlier episodes.
- Max Wright portrayed the director of the Humanidyne Institute. Max Wright (born August 2, 1943) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the Sitcom ALF Unlike the other cast members, he was not actually considered to be one of the Misfits.
- Mickey Jones played Arnold Beifneiter a. Mickey Jones (born June 10, 1941 in Houston Texas) is an American Musician and Actor. k. a. Ice Man, The team would drive around in an ice cream truck because Ice Man would die if he got too warm, so they kept him in the freezer. An ice cream van ( British) or ice cream truck ( American) is a Commercial vehicle which serves as a travelling Retail outlet for Ice Man only appeared in the pilot episode, but the characters continued to use the ice cream truck. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series.
Episodes and air dates
- "Pilot" (October 4, 1985)
- "Your Place or Mayan?" (October 18, 1985)
- "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?" (October 25, 1985)
- "Lost Link" (November 1, 1985)
- "Sort of Looking for Gina" (November 8, 1985)
- "Sonar. . . Yet so Far" (November 15, 1985)
- "Steer Crazy" (November 29, 1985)
- "Fumble on the One" (December 6, 1985)
- "Twin Engines" (December 13, 1985)
- "Grand Theft Bunny" (December 27, 1985)
- "Grand Elusion" (January 10, 1986)
- "Once Upon a Night" (January 17, 1986)
- "Center of Attention" (January 31, 1986)
- "Against all Oz" (February 7, 1986)
- "The Avenging Angel" (February 21, 1986)
- "Three Days of the Blender" (Unaired on NBC)
DVD Releases
On January 25, 2008, the series was released in Germany as a five-disc DVD box set (Region 2) that includes all episodes (including the originally unaired final episode) in English and German language. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played
External links
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