The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998)

She's Alex Mack. One minute she's walking home...the next there's a crash and she's drenched in some weird chemical! Then she gets powers...

Creators:

Ken Lipman, Tommy Lynch

Stars:

Larisa Oleynik, Darris Love, Dorian Lopinto

1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Larisa Oleynik	...	Alex Mack (75 episodes, 1994-1998)
Darris Love	...	Ray Alvarado (72 episodes, 1994-1998)
Dorian Lopinto	...	Barbara Mack (69 episodes, 1994-1998)
Michael Blakley	...	George Mack (68 episodes, 1994-1998)
Meredith Bishop	...	Annie Mack (63 episodes, 1994-1998)
Benjamin Kimball Smith	...	Louis Driscoll (52 episodes, 1995-1998)
Natanya Ross	...	Robyn Russo (34 episodes, 1994-1998)

Storyline

A teenage girl, just starting junior high and living in a modern corporate community is accidentally contaminated by a secret chemical product of The Plant. She acquires mysterious abilities that allow her to change her shape, move objects with her mind, and zap people and objects with small electrical charges. The owners of The Plant continually seek to find out which of the local kids has been contaminated so they can experiment on her, but their employees are less than competent and the search is comedic and futile.

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Plot Keywords:

secret | scientist | metamorphosis | chemical spill | first kiss | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alex Mack

Filming Locations:

Charles Helmers Elementary School - 27300 Grandview Drive Valencia, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Lynch Entertainment, RHI Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the show's heyday, children who met Larisa Oleynik (and were too young to understand special effects) would sometimes ask her to "morph" for them. Rather than try to explain things, she would quickly glance around, then tell them "Not here - everybody would see!".

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Connections

Spoofed in Mega64: Project Whoosh (2010)

User Reviews

It was Alright....

Yeah. I remember this one... It was OK, like it was an interesting idea but,... They just didn't do it very well. The actress for Alex Mack was perfect but, the others could've been a lot better. The plot lines were OK for the time, but they probably should've made it more interesting. Like, having her fight crime or go for revenge against the chemical plant. And her powers were a bit unrealistic. I don't think she'd've gotten Physic stuff. The water-puddle makes sense because the Chemical Waste caused the powers, but the electric fingernails didn't make a lot of sense. All in all, it was the kind of show you watched for either one of two reasons: 1) Everything else was on rerun and you thought "Why Not?". or 2) The actress for Alex Mack. But, it was pretty good considering the time it was made in. I'd recommend buying it on DVD and watching it if the mood strikes.