Whiz Kids (1983)

Genre

children's television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 18 episodes

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenage friends use their computer skills to solve mysteries in their town. They work with a reporter and a detective to crack cases.

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What happens

Whiz Kids is an American science fiction adventure television series that originally aired on CBS from October 5, 1983, to June 2, 1984. The show was created by Philip DeGuere, who had also created the detective series Simon & Simon for CBS in 1981, and Bob Shayne and produced by Universal Television. DeGuere also served as executive producer. The series starred Matthew Laborteaux, Todd Porter, Jeffrey Jacquet and Andrea Elson as the titular “whiz kids”, a group of teenagers who became amateur detectives using computer technology to solve mysteries. The show also starred Max Gail as an investigative reporter and A Martinez as the commanding officer of the local police precinct's detective squad. Although the series experienced a notable backlash from critics for its portrayal of teenage computer hackers, the program garnered four Youth in Film Award nominations for its young stars, as well as a fifth nomination as "Best New Television Series" of 1983. CBS cancelled Whiz Kids after one season, with 18 episodes produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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