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Season 1 – Misfits of Science

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Teens with abnormal physical abilities fight crime.

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Eric Mink St. Louis Post-Dispatch 02/23/2021
The show has definite possibilities. Young people, who tend to feel like misfits most of the time anyway, could well identify with the characters' feelings, if not their specific difficulties. Go to Full Review Jon Anderson Chicago Tribune 07/10/2018
Ingredients don't mix. Go to Full Review Noel Holston Orlando Sentinel 07/10/2018
The premiere runs too long, but the cast is amiable and the special effects are amusing if not exactly eye-popping. I'm betting that this will be the season's sleeper. Go to Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant 02/23/2021
A sure loser. This show is too weird for words and even the stars look like they know it. Go to Full Review Jeff Jarvis People Magazine 07/10/2018
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Rank this one down there with Manimal, Supertrain and further failing examples of Jarvis' First Law: Even stupid shows should exhibit an IQ higher than the number of the channel on which they appear. Go to Full Review Mathew Stevens CBR 07/10/2018
This one owes most of its staying power to being the first major breakout role for young actress Courtney Cox. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Misfits of Science — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Dean-Paul Martin

Dr. Billy Hayes

Kevin Peter Hall

Dr. Elvin 'El' Lincoln

Mark Thomas Miller

John 'Johnny B' Bukowski

Courteney Cox

Gloria Dinallo

Jennifer Holmes

Jane Miller

Max Wright

Dick Stetmeyer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 4, 1985 Pilot A scientist and his associate recruit superhumans to stop a band of power-hungry military renegades; guests Larry Linville, Kenneth Mars. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 18, 1985 Your Place or Mayan? An art collector seals the misfits in a maze to keep them from finding a Mayan treasure shown on a cryptic map. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 25, 1985 Guess What's Coming to Dinner The misfits help an amateur scientist communicate with aliens arriving by guided missile. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 1, 1985 Lost Link The misfits help a primitive man deposit a ceremonial token in a top-secret space shuttle. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 8, 1985 Sort of Looking for Gina Johnny B. learns an insurance-hungry treasure hunter plans to blow up an exhibit right above an underground colony. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 15, 1985 Sonar ... And Yet So Far The misfits sail after drug dealers who stole a trained dolphin to find a sunken cache of cocaine. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 29, 1985 Steer Crazy Three oldsters suddenly possess superhuman powers from ingesting radioactive material; guests June Allyson, Ray Walston. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 6, 1985 Fumble on the One: Or How I Recovered the Football and Almost Saved the Free World Billy helps an cyborg agent recover the president's portable communications equipment. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 13, 1985 Twin Engines The misfits try to track a missing motorcycle racer through his twin's ESP. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 27, 1985 Grand Theft Bunny The misfits must find a freed research rabbit to save Johnny B from the bubonic plague. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 10, 1986 Grand Elusion A magic show provides the misfits with a cover as they try to unite a Soviet refugee with his gymnast daughter. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 17, 1986 Once Upon a Night A mysterious princess on the run with a priceless family bracelet calls on the misfits for help. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 31, 1986 Center of Attention Big El steps onto the court to prove to a disheartened pro basketball player that his teammates are cheating. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 7, 1986 Against All Oz An experiment leaves hallucinating Billy wondering of the misfits are real or imaginary. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 21, 1986 The Avenging Angel Even Gloria's telekenetic skills fail to thwart racketeers targeting a unsuccessful pro wrestler. Details Episode 16 Aired May 16, 1986 Three Days of the Blender Billy is arrested for selling military secrets, passed to him in a blender. Details

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 4, 1985