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Subject: Misfits of Science

Written By: onaree on 12/30/03 at 12:35 a.m.

Does anyone remember this show?  It starred a then virtually unknown Courtney Cox as Gloria, a telekinetic.  There was also a very tall man, El, that would shrink down to about 6 inches tall; Johnny B., a rocker that could shoot firebolts from his fists, an iceman (I forget his name) and then a regular guy that helped them.  It was a very cool show for the time.

Subject: Re: Misfits of Science

Written By: rubixgirl on 12/30/03 at 12:48 a.m.

I remember this show...though exact eps are very vague to me....here's what I found on imdb.com
Misfits of Science (1985) (TV)    
http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/43/53/81m.jpg
Directed by Dean Zanetos

Plot Summary: Drs. Hayes and Lincoln are researchers in biological oddities for the Humanidyne company. When they  find a man still alive after being frozen for 50 years, their greedy boss fires them and takes the Iceman to use for military experiments. Left without jobs, Hayes and Lincoln decide to get a group of "freaks" (including a telekinetic 17-year-old and a rock guitarist who shoots lightning from his hands) together to rescue the Iceman and stop their boss' reckless experiments.


Cast overview, first billed only:  
Dean Paul Martin ....  Dr. Billy Hayes
Kevin Peter Hall ....  Dr. Elvin 'El' Lincoln
Mark Thomas Miller ....  Johnny 'Johnny B.' Bukowski
Courteney Cox ....  Gloria Dinallo
Jennifer Holmes ....  Jane Miller
Mickey Jones ....  The Iceman
Eric Christmas ....  Dr. Momquist
Larry Linville ....  Gen. Theil
Diane Civita ....  Miss Nance
Tawny Schneider ....  Reporter
Leslie Easterbrook ....  Strickland's Secretary
Edward Winter ....  Dr. Strickland
Kenneth Mars ....  Sen. Donner
Bert Rosario ....  Gomez
Robert Starr ....  Stenker

Trivia for
"Misfits of Science" (1985)    
 
The group drive around in a "Fundae Sundae" ice cream truck because they needed it to haul "The Ice Man" in the pilot episode. The character was dropped, but they kept the truck


Subject: Re: Misfits of Science

Written By: onaree on 12/30/03 at 12:51 a.m.

Thanks, rubixgirl!  I remember the pilot, but not many other episodes.  My brother and I used to pretend like we were Gloria and Johnny B.  We would "play Misfits" when we got tired of playing The Dukes of Hazzard and He-Man and She-ra.   ;D

Subject: Re: Misfits of Science

Written By: Jarlnian_DelAxle on 12/30/03 at 04:29 p.m.

I remember the show.  I didn't recall Gloria's telekenesis, but the shrinking guy & the guitarist stuck in my mind.

I also do remember the ice cream truck. :)