"Square One TV" (1987) TV series 1987-1992

Directors:

Charles S. Dubin
Karl Epstein

Writers:

Douglas Anderson (writer)
C.C. Berg (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

In this sketch comedy series for preteens, principles of mathematics are presented through parody and music videos...

Plot Keywords:

Math | Sergeant | Educational | Variety | Kids And Family

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Joe Howard	...	Officer George Frankly (28 episodes, 1987-1992)
Larry Cedar	...	Various (27 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cynthia Darlow	...	Various (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cris Franco	...	Various (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Beverly Mickins	...	Various (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Arthur Howard	...	Various (23 episodes, 1987-1992)
Reg E. Cathey	...	Various (21 episodes, 1987-1992)
Luisa Leschin	...	Various (18 episodes, 1987-1992)
Beverly Leech	...	Sgt. Kate Monday (16 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jim Thurman	...	Glitch / ... (14 episodes, 1987-1992)
Toni Di Buono	...	Sgt. Pat Tuesday (12 episodes, 1991-1992)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (230 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-Y7 | USA:TV-G (1987-1996)

Company:

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Trivia:

The phrase "The Following Program" was also considered for the title of the show, but deemed too confusing.

Quotes:

Narrator: Square One TV's roving reporter asks another question to the person on the street. Today's question: What is a dodecahedron?

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Mathnet" (1987)

Math through sketch comedy

Cross "Sesame Street," math, and "Saturday Night Live" and what do you get? A weird show for pre-teens that teachers math concepts through sketch comedy and parodies. I remember everything from PacMan to Max Headroom being on this show. And who could forget the Mathnet series at the end of each show?