The Secret World of Alex Mack
The opening title screen for the series.
Created by	Ken Lipman Thomas W. Lynch
Starring	Larisa Oleynik Darris Love Meredith Bishop Michael Blakley Dorian Lopinto Louan Gideon John Marzilli Natanya Ross Alexis Fields Will Estes Josh Keaton Benjamin Smith
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	78 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Brookwell Sean McNamara Matt Dearborn Gary L. Stephenson
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	October 8, 1994 – January 15, 1998
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Secret World of Alex Mack is an American television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up. Repeats of the series aired in 2003 on The N, but it was soon replaced there as well. The show is currently not on the air in the United States. The series was one of the first series to be produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Thomas W. Lynch (born on February 25, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television series producer who is the head of his own production company, the Tom Lynch Company, based in Beverly Hills, California. ... Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (born June 7, 1981) is an American actress. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. ... Meredith Anne Bishop (born January 15, 1976) is an American actress. ... Natanya Ross is an actress who is most famous for playing Robyn Russo, a regular character in The Secret World of Alex Mack. ... Will Estes (born William Estes Nipper, October 21, 1978, Los Angeles, California) is an American actor best known for his role as JJ Pryor, on the NBC drama American Dreams. ... Joshua Josh Keaton (b. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... // Categories: | | ... David Brookwell (born on February 6, 1961 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American television and film producer. ... Sean McNamara Sean Patrick McNamara (born 1962 in Burbank, California) is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter. ... Matt Dearborn is an American television producer, who has a number credits to his name including, Beverly Hills, 90210, Eerie, Indiana, Parker Lewis Cant Lose, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Sliders and Even Stevens which he created. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Clarissa Explains It All was an American situation comedy television series from Nickelodeon starring a then unknown Melissa Joan Hart. ... Snick is also the colloquial name of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNICK (short for Saturday Night Nickelodeon) is a two-hour programming block on the American cable television network Nickelodeon, geared toward general audiences, that ran from 1992 until mid-2004, Saturdays starting at 8 p. ... The-N is the nighttime block on Noggin for teens. ... Brookwell McNamara Entertainment is a Production company that was formed by Sean McNamara and David Brookwell. ...

Main characters

• Alexandra "Alex" Mack (Larisa Oleynik) – The titular star of the show. Having developed superpowers in a freak chemical spill accident, Alex is hardly what one would call an "average" girl. Generally caring and friendly, although somewhat naïve at times, Alex struggles to get through life in the only way she can.
• Raymond "Ray" Alvarado (Darris Love) – Alex's closest friend. Ray is someone that Alex can trust with any sort of secret, even the knowledge of her powers. Although he can be a bit troublesome at times, Ray means well, and is willing to help Alex in any way he can.
• Anne "Annie" Mack (Meredith Bishop) – Alex's older sister, and a scientific genius in her own right. Annie is aware of Alex's powers, and often looks out for her sister's well-being. Annie can sometimes get too absorbed in her research on Alex's powers for her own good, and she and Alex do get into disputes over it, but she does care for Alex regardless.
• George Mack (Michael Blakley) and Barbara Mack (Dorian Lopinto) – Alex's parents, who are definitely not aware of their younger daughter's deepest secret. Out of fear for her parents turning her in to the Plant (which George, a brilliant chemist, works for), Alex has decided to keep her parents in the dark about her powers.
• Robyn Russo (Natanya Ross) – One of Alex's neighborhood friends. Not exactly the most optimistic person, Robyn can somehow see the bad part of any situation.
• Nicole Wilson (Alexis Fields) – Another of Alex's friends. Nicole can be something of an opposite personality to Robyn, with a take-charge attitude and strong-willed demeanor.
• Louis Driscoll (Benjamin Smith) – First appearing in Season 2, Louis' personality can best be described as bold. If there is ever a hair-brained idea that needs to be done, you can bet that Louis will be involved somehow.
• Danielle Atron (Louan Gideon) – The corrupt owner/CEO of the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant, and Alex's most dangerous nemesis. Danielle is the woman responsible for providing Paradise Valley with much of its income, and the entire town wouldn't hesitate to expose Alex as the accident victim if it meant keeping on her good side. Danielle has plans to utilize GC-161 as a weight-loss aid, and she can't afford the secrecy of her project to be compromised. To that extent, she is determined to identify Alex.
• David Watt (John Nielson) – The dim-witted truck driver who was driving the truck that crashed, which, in turn, dumped a drum of GC-161 on Alex. Despite being the only witness to the incident, Dave's poor memory has kept him from exposing Alex. (He eventually does remember late in the third season, but he decides to just keep quiet for Alex's sake.) Having been partnered with Vince in his attempts to expose Alex, Dave's slow-mindedness usually causes more trouble for Vince than it does for Alex. Despite his job in the Plant, Dave is actually a pretty nice guy, and can't help but feel sorry for himself when talked into doing various dirty deeds for the Plant.

• Vince Carter (John Marzilli) – Whereas Danielle is the brains of the Plant's control, Vince, Chief of Plant Security, is the muscle. Vince is usually the one who Danielle sends to capture "the kid" (Alex), but his plans never seem to work out, mainly due to Alex's quick wit and Dave's lack of it. A former Navy SEAL, Vince has all the skill and gadgetry he needs to do his job, and is relentless in his pursuit of Alex. Even when he eventually gets fired from the Plant, he still continues to try and identify Alex, making him all the more dangerous.
• Lars Frederickson (Kevin Quigley) – A skilled chemist hailing from the Plant's foreign branch in Vienna. After Vince gets fired, Lars takes over his position as Danielle Atron's closest associate. He is just as much greedy to profit from the Plant's GC-161 research as Danielle, and also wants to identify Alex for the glory of his boss.
• Kelly Phillips (Hilary Salvatore) – First appears in Season 2. Kelly is Alex's school rival and deviously discredits Alex at every given turn, much to Alex's dismay. Although unaware of her powers, Kelly has suspected something unusual about Alex, and has often tried to find out exactly what it is.
• Hunter Reeves (Will Estes) – Appearing in the show's fourth season, Hunter moves into Paradise Valley with his mother and soon learns of Alex and her powers. His visit, however, has an ulterior motive. Hunter is determined to learn the truth about the murder of his father from years ago, and he believes that Danielle Atron may have had a hand in it.

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Premise

The show focuses on a teenage girl, Alexandra "Alex" Mack, who becomes accidentally contaminated with an experimental chemical substance called GC-161. This results in certain powers, such as the ability to "zap" people and objects with an electrical charge, move objects by telekinesis, and change her shape into a silvery liquid. Throughout the series, the owners of the chemical plant which had been researching GC-161 continuously search for the local kid who was contaminated in order to conduct experiments, although their attempts are futile. Alex's best friend Ray, and eventually her sister, Annie, help her conceal the accident and her powers from her parents and others. “Young Men” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Girl (disambiguation). ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... In the scientific method, an experiment (Latin: ex- periri, of (or from) trying) is a set of observations performed in the context of solving a particular problem or question, to support or falsify a hypothesis or research concerning phenomena. ...

This is one of the few Nickelodeon shows to have something of a decisive conclusion ^{[citation needed]}. Nickelodeon rarely allows for series finales as they feel it makes it hard for them to rerun episodes indefinitely, and in any order they want, without confusing the viewer. As the storyline draws to a close, Alex's identity and powers are revealed to her enemies as well as her parents. This prompts her father to offer her a cure; Alex reacts with mixed feelings, though she accepts the vial anyway.

In the final scene, Annie indicates that she and everyone else believe Alex has already taken the cure, then walks away. The last shot shows Alex holding the full vial and smiling to herself, leaving it ambigious as to whether or not she intended to take it.

Trivia

• The "GC" in the name of the fictional substance, GC-161, is generally thought to stand for Genetic Compound. The GC-161 chemical was being developed as a wonder drug that would enable users to eat anything without gaining weight, but taken in large amounts, it would also express temporary side effects similar to Alex's powers.
• Some mild controversy surrounded the depiction of Alex naked in the pilot episode. When she turns into a liquid, her clothes are left behind, and she reconstitutes nude. However, Alex was sufficiently concealed behind some boxes. The clip of her reforming behind those boxes was left in the opening credit sequences. In all episodes past the pilot, Alex's clothes both morph and reform with her, thus rendering it a moot point.
• Several well-known actors and actresses made some of their earliest appearances in this show.
  • Jessica Alba appeared in the pilot episode and two other episodes as a character named Jessica. (Perhaps coincidentally, Jessica Alba later went on to star in her own 2000 television series Dark Angel, which shared some parallels with The Secret World of Alex Mack.)
  • Will Estes, whose character of Hunter became a series regular starting with the episode, "The Return," has enjoyed great success with work in film, television and music videos. He most notably went on to co-star in the television series American Dreams.
  • Joshua Keaton, who played the character of Bryce, later became an actor specializing in voicework for video games, such as the character Revolver Ocelot in the video games Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
  • Night at the Museum and Cheaper By The Dozen director Shawn Levy got his start directing some episodes of the series.
  • Scarlett Pomers, who portrayed Kelly's bratty kid sister in the episode Suspect, went on to portray Kyra Hart on the hit sitcom Reba for six seasons.
• In an episode of All That, Larisa Oleynik appeared in a parody of The Secret World of Alex Mack known as The Secret World of Alex Sax. The parody involved Alex Mack being accidentally hit with a saxophone instead of GC-161 and began playing the saxophone nonstop as a result. Alisa Reyes and Kel Mitchell parodied her sister Annie and best friend Ray, respectively.
• The final episode brought almost all of the plot points to a close, the only loose end being Alex's decision to take the GC-antidote. This was in case the writers decided to continue the show later on. However, with its star growing older and the network moving on to new teen-oriented shows, The Secret World of Alex Mack never came back.

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Episodes

Main article: List of The Secret World of Alex Mack episodes

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DVD releases

The Secret World of Alex Mack - The Complete First Season DVD

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Book series

A book series aimed at young readers was released along with the series. The first and last books of the series were novelizations of the first and last episodes, respectively. The rest of the series consisted of completely original stories, tied into the main series through the mentioning of various plot points from the TV episodes.

Main article: List of The Secret World of Alex Mack books

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References

1. ^ The Secret World of Alex Mack DVD. TVShowsOnDVD. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.

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External links

• Episode listing of the series