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

User Rating:

8.3/10   

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 (21 episodes, 1987-1992)
Larry Cedar	...	Various (20 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cynthia Darlow	...	Various (18 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cris Franco	...	Various (18 episodes, 1987-1992)
Beverly Mickins	...	Various (18 episodes, 1987-1992)
Arthur Howard	...	Various (17 episodes, 1987-1992)
Reg E. Cathey	...	Various (16 episodes, 1987-1992)
Luisa Leschin	...	Various (14 episodes, 1987-1991)
Beverly Leech	...	Sgt. Kate Monday (14 episodes, 1987-1990)

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:

Originally intended to be "That's Mathematics", with Tom Lehrer's song of the same name as the theme. However, the show's title was changed, so the song was dropped.

Quotes:

Larry: Cris, how do you make a seven even?
Cris: Well, duh, Larry, you take off the "s".

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Mathnet" (1987)

A PBS Educational Show With A Decent Budget!

And, it was a good show, too. It looked like it had a good-sized budget,anyway. There were no ultra-cheesy sets or grainy 16mm filmed segments(like some other well-known PBS kids shows), from what I remember. Plus, the show seemed truly modern in the realm of PBS educational programs, definitely 1987.