Mark Thomas Miller and Courteney Cox in Misfits of Science

Misfits of Science was a short-lived American superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC Fridays at 8 PM EST from October, 1985 to February, 1986. It featured a cast of super-powered humans and their madcap adventures. A double-length pilot and 15 additional episodes were created; all episodes but one were broadcast. Misfits of Science This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Misfits of Science This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the long-running television series Friends. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... EST or Est or est may stand for: Est or Erhard Seminars Training, a New Age Large Group Awareness Training seminar program est in French, meaning east, as in referring to France and to the Franche-Comté and Lorraine régions Eastern Standard Time - three separate time zones use this... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. ...

Cast members

• Dean Paul Martin played Dr. 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. 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 character struggled socially, and despite being very tall, he played basketball poorly.
• Mark Thomas Miller was Johnny Bukowski, a.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.
• Jennifer Holmes played Gloria's probation officer, Jane Miller. Her character appeared only in the earlier episodes.
• Max Wright portrayed the director of the Humanidyne Institute. Unlike the other cast members, he was not actually considered to be one of the Misfits.
• Mickey Jones played Arthur Beifneiter a.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. Ice Man only appeared in the pilot episode.

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Episodes and air dates

1. "Pilot" (October 4, 1985)
2. "Your Place or Mayan?" (October 18, 1985)
3. "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?" (October 25, 1985)
4. "Lost Link" (November 1, 1985)
5. "Sort of Looking for Gina" (November 8, 1985)
6. "Sonar... Yet so Far" (November 15, 1985)
7. "Steer Crazy" (November 29, 1985)
8. "Fumble on the One" (December 6, 1985)
9. "Twin Engines" (December 13, 1985)
10. "Grand Theft Bunny" (December 27, 1985)
11. "Grand Illusion" (January 10, 1986)
12. "Once Upon a Night" (January 17, 1986)
13. "Center of Attention" (January 31, 1986)
14. "Against all Oz" (February 7, 1986)
15. "The Avenging Angel" (February 21, 1986)
16. "Three Days of the Blender" (Unaired on NBC)

External links

• Misfits of Science Wiki
• Misfits of Science at the Internet Movie Database