An eccentric scientific prodigy and his secretary investigate mysteries.
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By appealing to his scientific vanity, Mickey manages to lure Austin to a talk show/expose to act as a scientific consultant as host Marty Corrigan tries to discredit a self-proclaimed witch, Sabrina.
A scientist enhances an orangutan's intelligence to near-human levels, and asks Austin to inspect her research. However, a woman is murdered and Austin is left to determine if the "MAPE" is capable ...
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Science fiction author Truman Smith the Third summons Austin and Mickey to his desert home, claiming that his life is in danger from an electrical alien.
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| Parker Stevenson | ... | Austin James 7 episodes, 1988 | |
| Ashley Crow | ... | Michelle Castle 7 episodes, 1988 | |
| Jon Cypher | ... | Howard Millhouse 2 episodes, 1988 | |
| Clive Revill | ... | Graham McKinley 2 episodes, 1988 | |
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Carol Weston | ... | Secretary / ... 2 episodes, 1988 |
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Austin James, an eccentric scientific prodigy, and his somewhat scatterbrained secretary, Michelle Castle, investigate a variety of murders, all with a scientific basis, whether it be a locked-room mystery in a nuclear reactor, or homicides committed with holograms. Written by <scrow@chop.isca.uiowa.edu>
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7 March 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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John Blaine: You don't care about people, Austin. You don't see the suffering, the injustices. You sit in that warehouse like a spoiled god, while the world hurts.See more »
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I remember this show fondly... it's one of my all-time favourites. I still have the entire series on Beta (recorded off-air during a bad thunderstorm, but what can you do?) I agree with the other posters about it probably being "too smart" to be successful, but I think it was further harmed by the writers' strike that year. The network kept repeating the only 7 episodes (I assume) because there was nothing else in the can. By the time the dispute was resolved, the damage of endless repeats had been done. Too bad. I was in high school when the series debuted, and I loved the fact that the show made me look things up. It really made me want to understand the topics being featured. (And it was a lot harder to look things up back then... no internet!)