Whiz Kids (TV series)
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| Whiz kids | |
 The Whiz Kids Gang |
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| Genre | Action/Adventure |
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| Written by | Philip DeGuere (3 eps.) Bob Shayne (2 eps.) |
| Directed by | Corey Allen (3 eps.) Georg Fenady (2 eps.) |
| Starring | Matthew Laborteaux Andrea Elson Todd Porter Jeffery Jacquet Max Gail |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Philip DeGuere, Jr |
| Producer(s) | Bob Shayne |
| Editor(s) | Ellen Ring Jacobson |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | October 5, 1983 – June 2, 1984 |
Whiz Kids is a 1983 American action/adventure television series which aired on CBS for one season (18 episodes). The show was about the adventures of a group of four teenagers – Richie, Alice, Hamilton and Jeremy – who worked as amateur computer experts and detectives. The series was inspired by the movie WarGames.
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[edit] Cast and characters
| Role | Actor |
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| Richie Adler | Matthew Laborteaux |
| Alice | Andrea Elson |
| Hamilton Parker | Todd Porter |
| Jeremy Saldino | Jeffery Jacquet |
| Lew Farley | Max Gail |
| Irene Adler | Madelyn Cain |
| Cheryl Adler | Melanie Gaffin |
| Police Detective Lt. Quinn | A Martinez |
| Miss Vance | Linda Scruggs |
[edit] Synopsis
Richie Adler (Matthew Laborteaux) lived with his mother and sister - his divorced father worked in the Middle East as a telecommunications consultant to several firms located there. It was revealed in the episode "A Chip off the Old Block" that most of the computer equipment in Richie's room was sent to him by his father and in one episode "Airwave Anarchy", a programmable robot called Herman. Richie collected these pieces of equipment from his father and connected them together to form "RALF" - his pet name for his computer system which included, in the pilot episode "Programmed for Murder", a camera which produced a primitive facial identification system when hooked into RALF's system.
The show was based on Richie and his friends coming across mysteries which they (mainly Richie) would attempt to solve using his computer skills with RALF's power. Guidance was provided by newspaper reporter Farley (their mentor).
Initially, Whiz Kids aired Wednesday nights, but it began airing Saturday nights on January 7, 1984, replacing Cutter to Houston.
[edit] Episodes
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Originally Aired |
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| 1 | "Programmed for Murder" | Corey Allen | Philip DeGuere, Bob Shayne | October 5, 1983 |
| 2 | "Fatal Error" | Corey Allen | Tom Sawyer | October 19, 1983 |
| 3 | "Deadly Access" | Corey Allen | James Crocker | October 26, 1983 |
| 4 | "Candidate for Murder" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Bob Shayne | November 2, 1983 |
| 5 | "A Chip Off the Old Block" | Vincent McEveety | Philip DeGuere | November 9, 1983 |
| 6 | "Airwave Anarchy" | James Sheldon | Joe Gannon | November 16, 1983 |
| 7 | "Return of the Big Rocker" | Barry Crane | Paul Magistretti | November 23, 1983 |
| 8 | "The Wrong Mr. Wright" | Michael Hamilton | November 30, 1983 | |
| 9 | "Red Star Rising" | John Newland | December 21, 1983 | |
| 10 | "The Network" | Hollingsworth Morse | Philip DeGuere, James Crocker | January 7, 1984 |
| 11 | "Watch Out!" | Dennis Donnelly | James Crocker | January 14, 1984 |
| 12 | "Amen to Amen-Re" | Alf Kjellin | Paul Magistretti | January 28, 1984 |
| 13 | "Maid in the USA" | Max Gail | James Crocker | February 4, 1984 |
| 14 | "The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back" | Dennis Donnelly | Lynn Barker | February 25, 1984 |
| 15 | "The Sufi Project" | Georg Fenady | March 17, 1984 | |
| 16 | "Father's Day" | Hollingsworth Morse | Craig Buck | April 21, 1984 |
| 17 | "Altaira" | Georg Fenady | April 28, 1984 | |
| 18 | "May I Take Your Order Please?" | Lawrence H. Levy | Tim Maschler | June 2, 1984 |
[edit] External links
- Whiz Kids at the Internet Movie Database
- Whiz kids at TV.com
- Whiz Kids at the Open Directory Project
- Whiz Kids at Retrojunk
[edit] Fan Clubs
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