The Edison Twins (1984)
The Edison Twins is a Canadian children's television program which aired on CBC Television from 1982 to 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. 6 seasons were produced by Nelvana. It starred Andrew Sabiston and Marnie McPhail as fraternal twins Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and Milan Cheylov as their bumbling friend Lance Howard. Brian George stars as their police officer friend Sgt. Paganee. The show focused on the adventures of the main cast as they stumbled onto one problem after another, using Tom and Annie's scientific wit to solve the situation. Each episode ends with a short animated sequence illustrating a key scientific principle demonstrated in the preceding live action story. The last name of 'Edison' is an homage to the inventor Thomas Edison. As of 2013, the show has not been released on DVD. All six seasons are available via streaming through Amazon Instant Video.
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Episode 1 - The Fix
Release Date: 1985-10-19 -
Episode 2 - Water Witch
Release Date: 1985-11-02 -
Episode 3 - The Mole People
Release Date: 1985-11-16 -
Episode 4 - All That Glitters
Release Date: 1985-12-07 -
Episode 5 - Star-Crossed Lovers
Release Date: 1985-12-21 -
Episode 6 - Heavy Sweat
Release Date: 1986-01-04 -
Episode 7 - What Goes Up
Release Date: 1986-01-18 -
Episode 8 - Chips and Choppers
Release Date: 1986-02-01 -
Episode 9 - Strictly for the Birds
Release Date: 1986-02-15 -
Episode 10 - The Live One
Release Date: 1986-03-15 -
Episode 11 - Survival of the Fittest (1)
Release Date: 1986-04-09 -
Episode 12 - Gone with the Windigo (2)
Release Date: 1986-04-16 -
Episode 13 - The Secret of Windigo Lake (3)
Release Date: 1986-04-23