Baby Grobags (1988)

An old friend of Theora's goes to the lab to pick up her in vitro baby only to find out it's been kidnapped. Theora and Edison make it their personal mission to expose the truth behind the disappearances of other babies.

Director:

Janet Greek

Writers:

Adrian Hein, Chris Ruppenthal

Stars:

Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, Chris Young

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Matt Frewer	...	Edison Carter / Max Headroom
Amanda Pays	...	Theora Jones
Chris Young	...	Bryce Lynch
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Murray
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sharon Barr	...	Lauren
Jere Burns	...	Breughel
George Coe	...	Ben Cheviot
Hank Garrett	...	Ashwell
David Hess	...	Commander Zeno
Amanda Hillwood	...	Helen
Andreas Katsulas	...	Mr. Bartlett
Millicent Martin	...	Cornelia Firth
Rob Narita	...	Joel Dung Po
Charles Rocket	...	Grossberg
Lee Wilkof	...	Edwards

Storyline

An old friend of Theora's goes to the lab to pick up her in vitro baby only to find out it's been kidnapped. Theora and Edison make it their personal mission to expose the truth behind the disappearances of other babies.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

1988 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This particular episode wasn't aired in America until 1995, which was seven years after the show was canceled.

User Reviews

Worthy closer to the excellent series

Theora's friend Helen (nicely played by Amanda Hillwood) goes to pick up her vitro baby at a fertility clinic only to discover it's been kidnapped. Edison (the always fine and engaging Matt Frewer) and Theora (the equally terrific Amanda Pays) become determined to expose the truth behind the disappearances of other babies. Meanwhile, the supremely slimy Grossberg (Charles Rocket in peak smooth and slippery form) tries to persuade Bryce (affable Chris Young) to join the Network 66 team. Director Janet Greek, working from a compelling script by Adrian Hein and Chris Ruppenthal, relates the engrossing story at a steady pace and effectively builds a good deal of tension (a lengthy and exciting chase sequence in the basement of the fertility clinic rates as the definite rousing highlight). The central premise about artificial vitro reproduction is certainly interesting and topical while the cloning plot concerning genius babies is truly dark and sinister stuff. Millicent Martin contributes a sturdy performance as deceptively sweet fertility clinic head Cornelia Firth. Jere Burns makes a genuinely creepy appearance as twisted punk psycho Breughel. And Max's no-holds-barred sarcastic quips are absolutely hilarious.