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"Probe" (1988)Original Air Date:
7 March 1988 (Season 1, Episode 1)Plot:
A misanthropic scientist and his quirky new secretary attempt to shut down an artificially intelligent computer that has decided to start killing people. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
The best shows never last. moreCast
(Episode Credited cast)| Parker Stevenson | ... | Austin James | |
| Ashley Crow | ... | Michelle Castle | |
| Jon Cypher | ... | Serendip CEO Howard Millhouse | |
| William Phipps | ... | Miles Smanovitch (as Wm. Edward Phipps) | |
| Andy Wood | ... | John Blaine | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sandy Elias | ... | Laundromat Customer | |
| Scott Feraco | ... | Williams Stevens | |
| Raymond Guth | ... | Manager | |
| Gene Johnson | ... | Preacher | |
| Ted King | ... | Chief of Police | |
| Diana Lamb | ... | Secretary (as Diane Baynes) | |
| William T. Lane | ... | Truck Driver (as Bill Lane) | |
| Gertrude Nicholls | ... | Old Woman | |
| Jan Sandwich | ... | Stevens' Maid | |
| Fred Scheiwiller | ... | Old Man | |
| Judy Scovern | ... | Personnel Employee | |
| Carol Weston | ... | Secretary #2 | |
Series Cast
These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode?| Clive Revill | ... | Graham McKinley |
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Austin James: C'mere. C'mere! Look at it![tosses a charred skull to Mickey, who gasps in horror]
Austin James: That's all that's left of Donald Statheim, an aviator, crashed 1921 while circumnavigating Hudson Bay. Note the object imbedded in the left posterior fontanel. FONTANEL. It's the point of an icepick. Statheim didn't die in the plane crash; he died a minute beforehand when someone drove that into his brain...
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I remember "Probe" from when I was 12; I loved it. It was kind of a mystery-slash-sci-fi hybrid. I thought it was very funny and the characters were engaging. Parker Stevenson was surprisingly good as the eccentric genius scientist in the lead, and Ashley Crow was also good as his plucky secretary (the patter between the two was always amusing). It had good acting, but unfortunately (for the life of the show, not the quality) I think the writing was a bit too intelligent, and people were lost; that's the only reason I can think of as to why it lived such a short life. I wish it would be released on DVD or that I could at least catch it sometime on sci-fi. This show, along with "Shadow Chasers" (a mystery-horror hybrid from the 80s) sadly introduced me to the concept of ratings controlling a show's future, and good shows being canceled way too early. I doubt many people even remember it now, which is a crying shame. It will always be a favorite of mine in the "canceled way too early" category of TV shows.