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Starman
1986–1987 · 1 season, 22 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Starman
Season 1
1986 · 22 episodes · about 18h
1. The Return48 min
Paul manages to find his son Scott in an orphanage, but he has trouble winning the boy's trust.
2. Like Father, Like Son48 min
Although on the run from Fox in a newly purchased used car, Paul and Scott stop to help a woman who is having car trouble and is also on the run, having just kidnapped her own daughter.
3. Fatal Flaw48 min
Trouble with their truck in the desert forces Paul and Scott to seek refuge at a woman's experimental aircraft plant, whose problems could be worsened due to an unrecognized flaw in her father's radical airplane design, and for the first time Paul tries to resume his body's former job as a photographer.
4. Blue Lights48 min
When Scott decides to try out the blue sphere's otherworldly powers, the light causes a small town sheriff to report that he has seen a flying saucer and put Paul and Scott in jail, with Fox on the way.
5. Best Buddies48 min
Encountering a couple who knew the real Paul Forrester, Paul and Scott's problems are compounded when the wife declares that she still loves Paul and wants to resume their affair.
6. Secrets48 min
The search for Jenny Hayden leads Paul and Scott to a mental institution where a woman may have a valuable lead for them, unless the whole thing is an elaborate trap.
7. One for the Road48 min
Weary of their life on the run, Paul and Scott start to enjoy staying in one place for a while, but when Paul sees that they must move on, Scott rebels.
8. Peregrine48 min
Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.
9. Society's Pet48 min
Paul takes Scott to see his foster father's sister, a wealthy widow who has a $10,000 inheritance for the boy, but she wants to gain custody of Scott for herself, even if this requires betraying Paul to his pursuers.
10. Fever48 min
The fugitives get a brief respite when Agent Fox is taken off Paul's case, but then Paul's life is endangered by a common cold and Scott comes to realize how much he would miss his newfound father.
11. The Gift48 min
Paul receives a letter from the real Paul's mother that prompts him to return to Paul's home town for the Christmas holidays, but when he arrives the woman says she did not send the letter and asks him to leave.
12. The System48 min
A simple traffic violation causes Paul to be arrested, when a computer check reveals an old contempt citation regarding photographs taken by the real Paul of an attorney charged with murder.
13. Appearances48 min
14. The Probe48 min
15. Dusty48 min
While going through Las Vegas, Paul and Scott pick up a woman. while they are away, she steals their vehicle. She then proceeds to sell it and gamble it all away. A hotel thinking that he is ""Paul Forrester"" gives him a room. They find the lot where she sold the vehicle and recover their belongings including the spheres. Paul later shows her herself and she finally decides to try and change her ways. And when they leave the hotel they discover that they accumulated a very large bill.
16. Barriers48 min
17. Grifters48 min
18. The Wedding48 min
19. Fathers and Sons48 min
Paul and Scott are being followed by a boy who reveals that he is Paul's son.
20. Starscape (1)48 min
21. Starscape (2)48 min
22. The Test48 min
Paul answers an ad for a ""pearl diver"", which he learns upon arriving at the diner is a dishwasher. Scott goes to school. While working at the diner, Paul discovers that his co-worker is illiterate. Scott's teacher talks to Paul about their gypsy ways and thinks that Paul should consider staying in one place so Scott can explore his full potential. Paul then brings his co-worker to her, so that he can learn how to read.
Season summaries1 season, 22 episodes
Season 1
1986 · 22 episodes · about 18h
1 season, 22 episodes, about 18h in total, from September 19, 1986 to May 2, 1987. Episodes run about 48 min.
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What is it about? Starman
Starman is an American science fiction television series, starring Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes and continuing the story from John Carpenter's 1984 film. The series ran on the ABC network from September 19, 1986 to May 2, 1987. The series was an adaptation and sequel to a movie of the same name produced in 1984.
Genres: drama, sci-fi & fantasy.
Cast and crew Starman
AllCreators
- CinematographyEric D. Andersen
- EditingTod Feuerman
- NetworkABC
Full cast62 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Robert Hays · Paul Forrester · 22 ep.
- Christopher Daniel Barnes · Scott Hayden · 22 ep.
- Michael Cavanaugh · George Fox · 22 ep.
- Lydie Denier · Darcy · 1 ep.
- Eric Server · 1 ep.
- Robyn Lively · Beth McGovern · 1 ep.
- Jason Bernard · 1 ep.
- Timothy Stack · 1 ep.
- Nadine Van der Velde · 1 ep.
- Arthur Burghardt · 1 ep.
- Barry Jenner · 1 ep.
- Katherine Moffat · 1 ep.
- Robert Donner · Joe Connell · 1 ep.
- Billie Bird · 1 ep.
- Kay Lenz · 1 ep.
- Mimi Kuzyk · Liz Baynes · 1 ep.
- Jeremy Slate · Vic · 1 ep.
- Patricia McPherson · Jessica Bennett · 1 ep.
- Kenneth Tobey · Conrad Bennett · 1 ep.
- Terence Marinan · Fire Chief · 1 ep.
- Alan Haufrect · John · 1 ep.
- Raymond St. Jacques · Judge Arthur Richardson · 1 ep.
- Henry G. Sanders · Coach Carl Newman · 1 ep.
- Alice Hirson · Ida Schwartzman · 1 ep.
- Radames Pera · Richard Billings · 1 ep.
- Julio Medina · Pepe · 1 ep.
- Ted Gehring · Mike · 1 ep.
- Bob Harks · Pedestrian (uncredited) · 1 ep.
- Ruth Manning · Fay Tomarkin · 1 ep.
- Jason Wingreen · General Wade · 1 ep.
- Patrick Culliton · Wiley · 1 ep.
- Lou Cutell · Clerk · 1 ep.
- Mark Burke · Photo Technician · 1 ep.
- Charles Davis · Waiter · 1 ep.
- Christopher Kriesa · Kent Davis · 1 ep.
- Julie Mannix · Eileen Davis · 1 ep.
- Richard Molnar · Bellman · 1 ep.
- John Otrin · Aide · 1 ep.
- Mavis Neal Palmer · Woman in Elevator · 1 ep.
- Joe Estevez · Wes · 1 ep.
Crew:
- John Mason · Producer
- Michael Douglas · Executive Producer
- James S. Henerson · Executive Producer
- James G. Hirsch · Executive Producer
- Dick Dinman · Casting
- Mike Gray · Producer
- Claudio Guzmán · Director
- Eric D. Andersen · Director of Photography
- Bill Duke · Director
- Charles S. Dubin · Director
- Nick Marck · Director
- Bob Sweeney · Director
- Robert Chenault · Director
- Ted Lange · Director
- Nancy Malone · Director
- Robert Hays · Director
- Tod Feuerman · Editor
- Jack Harnish · Editor
- Art Stafford · Editor
- Tom Lazarus · Writer
- Mike Gray · Writer
- Randall Wallace · Writer
- James G. Hirsch · Writer
- Geoffrey Fischer · Writer
- James S. Henerson · Writer
- John Mason · Writer
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Details Starman

- First episode
- September 19, 1986
- Last episode
- May 2, 1987
- Status
- ended
- Network
- ABC
- Original language
- English
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Starman have?
1 season, 22 episodes. The last episode aired May 2, 1987.
Who’s in Starman?
Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh, Lydie Denier, Eric Server, Robyn Lively, Jason Bernard, Timothy Stack, Nadine Van der Velde, and Arthur Burghardt.
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