Probe
Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer, wrote the two-hour pilot, and became Executive Producer for the series. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as Austin James, a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes, and Ashley Crow as James' new secretary Mickey Castle. The show began as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after a two-month run of the pilot and six episodes. Entire episodes have made their way on the internet through video-sharing sites such as YouTube. Some episodes of the show revolved around Serendip, a company founded by Austin that he has no interest in running. Mickey, his Serendip-appointed secretary, plays Watson to Austin's Holmes.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Computer Logic (1)
07-03-198845mNew secretary Micky is assigned to work for company owner Austin James, an eccentric scientist and investigator. The two soon become enmeshed in two mysteries: a man who died of ex...
- Ep 2
2.Computer Logic (2)
07-03-198845mNew secretary Micky is assigned to work for company owner Austin James, an eccentric scientist and investigator. The two soon become enmeshed in two mysteries: a man who died of ex...
- Ep 3
3.Untouched by Human Hands
10-03-198860mAustin is called in when a reactor built by Serendip malfunctions, and a staff member inside is dead. The body is inaccessible because of the high levels of radiation flooding the...
- Ep 4
4.Black Cats Don't Walk Under Ladders (Do They?)
17-03-198860mBy apppealing to his scientific vanity, Micky manages to lure Austin to a talk show/expose to act as a scientific consultant as host Marty Corrigan tries to discredit a self-procla...
- Ep 5
5.Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You
24-03-198860mAustin is called in to help with investigating a claim that a ""mape"" (a Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype - i.e., an intelligent monkey) is as intelligent as its sponsor, Dr. Ha...
- Ep 6
6.Now You See It...
31-03-198860mTwo businessman die in elevators created by Serendip, putting Austin's future with the company in danger.
- Ep 7
7.Plan 10 from Outer Space
07-04-198860mMicky manages to lure Austin into visiting the desert home of science fiction author Truman Smith the Third. He is being plagued with strange electrical apparations. He claims that...
- Ep 8
8.Quit-It
14-04-198860mAustin and Micki come to the aid of a young girl who claims everyone in her neighborhood has been replaced by imposters.
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