Mathnet (1987)
Mathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One Television, of which five seasons were produced. This parody of Dragnet featured detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department who solved mysteries using their mathematical skills. There were two main characters: detectives Kate Monday and George Frankly. Mary Watson also had a regular role as the duo's technical analyst, Debbie Williams. The third season had the show's setting moved to New York City. Beginning in the fourth season, Kate Monday was replaced by Pat Tuesday. James Earl Jones played a recurring role as Chief Thad Green. He also briefly appears in season 4 and indicates he knows Pat Tuesday. When the duo was transferred to New York, Captain Joe Greco became their new boss and undercover NYPD officer Benny Pill became their semi-regular backup support.
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Episode 1 - The Case of the Great Car Robbery
Release Date: 1988-09-19Los Angeles, September 1988. For two months, the number of stolen cars in the area has skyrocketed. An estimated 20,000 cars have gone missing–permanently. Amidst all the data, Kate and George do find certain ""preferences"" in what kind of cars are stolen. But can they figure out what has happened to the cars?
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Episode 2 - The Case of the Deceptive Data
Release Date: 1988-10-03Los Angeles, 1988. A shocking development in the rapidly-deteriorating TV scene: The Mike Pliers Show has been canceled. The leader of the Mike Pliers Fan Club wants to know the truth behind its axing. With the Mathnetters at her side, she learns that it all comes down to ratings and Nielsen boxes. But these numbers don't add up to what they say.
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Episode 3 - The View from the Rear Terrace
Release Date:Los Angeles, 1988. Kate is out with an injured foot, leaving George Frankly to investigate a strange set of pranks. One by one, a different brand of bank falls prey to a prank, and the hoodlum responsible leaves a poetic note on a bank slip. But there's more to the caper than that, as Kate telephones in to say she has looked through the rear terrace. She has seen someone working on plastique bombs.
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Episode 4 - The Case of the Willing Parrot
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Episode 5 - The Case of the Missing Air
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Episode 6 - The Case of the Map With A Gap
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