Whiz Kids (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Whiz kids


caption = The Whiz Kids Gang
genre = Action/Adventure
writer = Philip DeGuere (3 eps.)
Bob Shayne (2 eps.)
director = Corey Allen (3 eps.)
starring = Max Gail
Matthew Laborteaux
Andrea Elson
Jeffery Jacquet
Todd Porter
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 18
executive_producer = Philip DeGuere, Jr
producer = Bob Shayne
editor = Ellen Ring Jacobson
cinematography = Fred J. Koenekamp
runtime = 60 mins.
channel = CBS
first_aired = October 5, 1983
last_aired = June 2, 1984
prod_website =
imdb_id = 0085110
tv_com_id = 1312

"Whiz Kids" is a 1983 American action/adventure television series which aired on CBS for one season (18 episodes). The show was about the adventures of a group of teenagers who worked as amateur computer experts and detectives. The series was inspired by the movie "WarGames".

Cast and characters

ynopsis

Richie Adler lived with his mother and sister - his divorced father worked in the Middle East as a telecommunications consultant to several firms located there. It was revealed in the episode "A Chip off the Old Block" that most of the computer equipment in Richie's room was sent to him by his father and in one episode "Airwave Anarchy", a programmable robot called Herman. Richie collected these pieces of equipment from his father and connected them together to form "RALF" - his pet name for his computer system which included, in the pilot episode "Programmed for Murder", a camera which produced a primitive facial identification system when hooked into RALF's system.

The show was based on Richie and his friends coming across mysteries which they (mainly Richie) would attempt to solve using his computer skills with RALF's power. Guidance was provided by Farley (their mentor).

Initially, "Whiz Kids" aired Wednesday nights, but it began airing Saturday nights on January 7 1984, replacing "Cutter to Houston".

Episodes

External links

*imdb title|id=0085110|title=Whiz Kids
*dmoz|Arts/Television/Programs/Action_and_Adventure/Whiz_Kids/|Whiz Kids
* [http://retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/132-whiz-kids/ Whiz Kids] at Retrojunk