The specialists on the go

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Television series
German title The specialists on the go
The Superheroes (VHS)
Original title Misfits of Science
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1985-1986
length 45 minutes
Episodes 16 (in D: 17) in 1 season
genre Comedy , action , science fiction
Theme music Basil Poledouris
Steve Schiff (text)
Karen Lawrence (voice)
idea James D. Parriott
music Basil Poledouris
First broadcast October 4, 1985 (USA) on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 August 29, 1988 on
RTL plus
occupation

The specialists on the move (original title: Misfits of Science ) is an American TV series produced by James D. Parriott for NBC Universal in 1985 , which combines elements from science fiction , action and comedy . Including the 90-minute pilot film, 16 episodes were produced; for the broadcast in Germany , the pilot episode was split into two episodes.

In France the series ran under the name Superminds and in Brazil as Curto Circuito ("short circuit").

content

The scientists Dr. Billy Hayes and Dr. El Lincoln work at the Humanidyne Institute in Los Angeles , where they research people with unusual abilities. Mostly by chance, the specialists come across a new case in each episode, which prevents Billy and El from doing the research that their employer Humanidyne intended for them. In addition to Humanidyne , the sponsor is the US military , with whom the specialists often come into conflict.

Characters

Doctor William "Billy" Hayes
is a brilliant scientist who is a bit unconventional. He has a problem with authority , prefers to wear brightly colored t-shirts, loves women and tequila . His dream is to receive the five million prize from the Humanidyne research laboratory for which he works. For this reason he brings the specialists together. As the only member of the specialist team, he has no special skills, but he is the head of the team and mostly develops the plans.
Doctor Elvin "El" Lincoln
is Billy's best friend and works with him at Humanidyne . The African American is unhappy about his eight-foot-eight, as he cannot play basketball , for example , as one would expect from a black man his height. That is why he developed a serum to solve this problem: if El exerts pressure on a neural point in his neck , the serum is distributed in his bloodstream and shrinks to a size of approx. 20 cm for 14 minutes. However, this only works once an hour. Since his clothes do not shrink with him, he usually has the clothes of Barbie men with him.
John "Johnny B." Bukowski
is a rock musician , guitarist and songwriter. Since an accident during a concert with a 20,000- volt - PA system he has the ability to electrical energy to absorb and in the form of lightning release it. He can also move very quickly. However, it must not come into contact with water.
Gloria Dinallo
was born with telekinetic abilities and therefore considers herself an outsider. In the course of her childhood she was in different reform homes and met Billy. She often comes into conflict with the law over minor offenses.
Jane Miller
is Gloria's probation officer who tries very hard to help her protégé. Billy seems to be interested in her too, although the two often clash because of their different views. Jane only appeared in the first few episodes. In the episode At the Last Second , it turns out that she is expecting a child from her ex-husband.
Richard "Dick" Stetmeyer
is the managing director of Humanidyne who often struggles with Billy's unconventional nature. He is responsible for ensuring that the specialists at least adhere to the basic rules. Often he is on the verge of a nervous breakdown . Dick is in charge of the lab's finances, so he needs applications for the funders. However, he lets himself be softened by Billy and El again and again when they are on the trail of something extraordinary.
Miss Nance
is Dr. Hayes' secretary. She takes advantage of all the benefits her union has negotiated but is otherwise poorly organized.
Arthur Beifneiter
is known as Ice Man because he can only survive in absolute cold . If he touches things with his bare hand, they freeze instantly. Since they had to transport it, the specialists organized an ice cream truck when they worked together for the first time, which later remained their emergency vehicle. Ice Man only appeared in the pilot episode.

occupation

role Actress Voice actor
Dr. Billy Hayes Dean Paul Martin Arne Elsholtz
Dr. Elvin "El" Lincoln Kevin Peter Hall Randolf Kronberg
John "Johnny B" Bukowski / B-Man Mark Thomas Miller Philipp Moog
Gloria Dinallo Courteney Cox Katrin Fröhlich
Jane Miller Jennifer Holmes Dagmar Heller
Richard "Dick" Stetmeyer Max Wright Eckart Dux
Miss Nance Diane Civita Linda Joy
Ice Man Mickey Jones n / A

Jennifer Holmes is featured in the opening credits up to the twelfth episode (US original). Diane Civita is only mentioned as a supporting actress.

consequences

  1. Dangerous Weapons ( Deep Freeze ) (pilot, broadcast as two episodes): The specialists team up to free Iceman from captivity and to help Dr. Stop Strickland from misusing a beam weapon. Mickey Jones as Iceman, Edward Winter as Dr. Strickland
  2. Joining forces ( Your Place Or Mayan? ): In Beverly Hills , an archaeologist finds Mayan remnants .
  3. In the last second ( Guess What's Coming To Dinner ): A friend asks Billy for help, he has spoken to aliens .
  4. The Good Deed ( Lost Link ): A native named Link wants to put a totem in a moon rocket .
  5. A different kind of wooing ( Sort Of Looking For Gina ). Johnny B. is in love and puts the specialists in danger.
  6. Miami Hayes ( Sonar… And Yet So Far ): Drug traffickers want to find a load of cocaine with the help of a marine biologist and his dolphin .
  7. A radiation burger, please ( Steer Crazy ): Radioactive hamburgers turn three pensioners into supermen.
  8. Casino Fatal ( Fumble On The One ): The bionic CIA agent Brick needs help recovering a suitcase that could trigger World War III .
  9. Twin engines ( twin engines ): The twin brother of Johnny's friend Lonnie is in great danger.
  10. Bunny Connection ( Grand Theft Bunny ): Animals are kidnapped from a research laboratory , but they carry a dangerous disease. Johnny B. becomes infected.
  11. Hocus-pocus ( Grand Elusion ): The daughter of a Russian friend needs special help with overflowing .
  12. Nobility obliged ( Once Upon A Night ): Gloria's pen pal is being persecuted by strangers - and by Johnny B.
  13. The Basketball Professional ( Center Of Attention ): El becomes a basketball professional in order to convict a corrupt manager.
  14. The Nightmare ( Against All Oz ): Billy dreams of a world in which everyone lives without their powers.
  15. The Avenging Angel ( The Avenging Angel ): Gloria makes a wrestler superhero.
  16. Three days in the life of a mixer ( Three Days Of The Blender ): Billy is arrested, because it because of a wrongly delivered mixer suspected of National treason.

Awards

The pilot was nominated for an Emmy in 1986 for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series .

Others

  • Two main actors died very early at the age of 35. Dean Paul Martin , son of Dean Martin , died on March 21, 1987 in a plane crash in the San Gorgonio Mountains, California . He was pilot of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet of the National Guard . Kevin Peter Hall died on April 10, 1991 of the immunodeficiency disease AIDS ; he had received infected blood products after an accident.
  • The series ran in the US on NBC in parallel with The Denver Clan on ABC and received low ratings, which contributed to the early termination.
  • The story of the episode Twin Engines was written by Tim Kring , creator of the Heroes series , which is also about people with superpowers.
  • With Larry Linville and Ray Walston , two well-known actors played leading roles in one episode each.
  • In 1989 the pilot of the series was released on VHS in Germany under the title Die Superhelden , but with a different synchronization.

DVD release

The series was released on DVD in Germany on January 25, 2008. It consists of a set of five DVDs that contain all episodes as well as the final episode, which is not broadcast in the USA. The numbering corresponds to the German television broadcast, the original US opening credits are used for each episode.

In September 2012, the Superminds were released on DVD in France.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pilot film "Dangerous Weapons" from minute 23:28 (episode 1)
  2. ↑ imdb.de