The Edison Twins

The Edison Twins

The Edison Twins is a Canadian children's television program which aired on CBC Television from 1982 to 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. 6 seasons were produced by Nelvana. It starred Andrew Sabiston and Marnie McPhail as fraternal twins Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and Milan Cheylov as their bumbling friend Lance Howard. Brian George stars as their police officer friend Sgt. Paganee. The show focused on the adventures of the main cast as they stumbled onto one problem after another, using Tom and Annie's scientific wit to solve the situation. Each episode ends with a short animated sequence illustrating a key scientific principle demonstrated in the preceding live action story. The last name of 'Edison' is an homage to the inventor Thomas Edison. As of 2013, the show has not been released on DVD. All six seasons are available via streaming through Amazon Instant Video.

Seasons

1. Code Affair

Air Date: 1984-03-03

2. Phantom in the Auditorium

Air Date: 1984-03-17

3. Dogs

Air Date: 1984-04-07

4. Rock 'n' Roll Anniversary

Air Date: 1984-04-21

Tom, Annie & Paul try to get ideas of how to celebrate their parents wedding anniversary. Annie reads in the paper that former rock star Chops Dorfman is appearing in town to shoot a movie. Paul gets the idea to get Chops to perform since he was a famous rocker in his parents days. Paul visits Chops @ the hotel he's staying. He spots him & hides in the limo. When Chops discovers him, he stops the limo while Paul explains everything. Paul also hires a garage band (Jake & The Pharos) to play for the anniversary as well. But the band's instruments get repossessed. When Tom makes instruments out of everyday objects, the band bails out just as Mom & Dad arrive. Just as things look bleak, the doorbell rings & Paul's surprised that it's Chops Dorfman himself. He plays the guitar & sings a tune while the kids back him up on junk instruments.

5. Voice from Beyond

Air Date: 1984-05-05

6. Over the Rainbow

Air Date: 1984-05-19

7. Delinquent

Air Date: 1984-06-02

8. Diamonds

Air Date: 1984-06-16

9. UFO

Air Date: 1984-07-07

10. The Race

Air Date: 1984-07-21

11. Monster on the Bluffs

Air Date: 1984-08-04

12. Twinners

Air Date: 1984-08-18

13. Robot

Air Date: 1984-09-01

1. Snakes and Ladders

Air Date: 1984-09-15

2. A Penny Saved

Air Date: 1984-10-06

3. Ghosts for Sale - Cheap

Air Date: 1984-10-20

4. Enemy of Weston (gs: Jessica Steen)

Air Date: 1984-11-03

5. Double Trouble

Air Date: 1984-11-17

6. Blow Up

Air Date: 1984-12-01

7. Mars to Paul

Air Date: 1984-12-15

8. Boom Boom Edison

Air Date: 1985-01-05

9. Team Rubberknees

Air Date: 1985-01-19

10. Go Fly a Kite

Air Date: 1985-02-02

11. Dark Horse (1)

Air Date: 1985-02-16

12. Alive or Dead (2)

Air Date: 1985-03-02

13. Rescue at Sea (3)

Air Date: 1985-03-16

1. Bases Loaded...One Girl Out

Air Date: 1985-04-06

2. Running on Empty

Air Date: 1985-04-20

3. Let Them Eat Cake

Air Date: 1985-05-04

4. Monkey in the Middle

Air Date: 1985-05-18

5. Everyone a Rembrandt

Air Date: 1985-06-01

6. Darkness at Noon (gs: Winston Rekert)

Air Date: 1985-06-15

7. Home Sweet Home

Air Date: 1985-07-06

8. Robbers and Robots

Air Date: 1985-07-20

9. Mind and Body

Air Date: 1985-08-04

10. My House Is Your House

Air Date: 1985-08-17

11. The Case of the Missing Guitar (1) (gs: Ger Wyn Davies)

Air Date: 1985-09-01

12. The Case of the Odd Job (2)

Air Date: 1985-09-21

13. The Final Mystery (3)

Air Date: 1985-10-05

1. The Fix

Air Date: 1985-10-19

2. Water Witch

Air Date: 1985-11-02

3. The Mole People

Air Date: 1985-11-16

4. All That Glitters

Air Date: 1985-12-07

5. Star-Crossed Lovers

Air Date: 1985-12-21

6. Heavy Sweat

Air Date: 1986-01-04

7. What Goes Up

Air Date: 1986-01-18

8. Chips and Choppers

Air Date: 1986-02-01

9. Strictly for the Birds

Air Date: 1986-02-15

10. The Live One

Air Date: 1986-03-15

11. Survival of the Fittest (1)

Air Date: 1986-04-09

12. Gone with the Windigo (2)

Air Date: 1986-04-16

13. The Secret of Windigo Lake (3)

Air Date: 1986-04-23

1. One Good Con...

Air Date: 1986-04-30

2. Racer's Edge

Air Date: 1986-05-07

3. Smile for the Camera

Air Date: 1986-05-14

4. Tarantula Blues

Air Date: 1986-05-21

5. The Case of the Friendly Fugitive (1)

Air Date: 1986-05-28

6. Gems and Jelly Beans (2)

Air Date: 1986-06-04

7. The Maharajah of Weston (3)

Air Date: 1986-06-11

8. Video Vengeance

Air Date: 1986-06-18

9. Tinker Tom

Air Date: 1986-06-25

10. Pizza Poltergeist

Air Date: 1986-07-02

11. Invitation to a Mystery

Air Date: 1986-07-09

12. Lance's Luck

Air Date: 1986-09-03

Lance gets Tom, Annie & Paul to participate in a bowling tournament & are known as the Weston Strikers! In each team, there's a pro or league bowler, two amateurs & a junior member. Four teams participate & The Weston Strikers along with the Roll & Bowl Bombers make it to the finals, two games; one on each home alley. In the deciding game, Lance's game has gone bad & thinks that his missing lucky locket is causing his losing streak. Then Annie notices that the bowling balls are all greased up. So she goes to Lance's car to get some sunglasses. She shows Tom & Lance that their lane is all oiled up causing a strike to be impossible to make. The four told the rival owner what he did & then asked the referee to change lanes (from lane 12 to lane 13). The Weston Strikers make a comeback to win the tournament (when Paul converts the 7-10 split). They donate the prize money to the owner of Lance's favorite bowling alley so he could remodel the place.

13. One Way Ticket

Air Date: 1986-09-10

1. The Mystery of the Maze

Air Date: 1986-09-17

2. The Initiation

Air Date: 1986-09-24

3. Illegal Procedure

Air Date: 1986-10-01

4. The People's Choice

Air Date: 1986-10-08

5. The Revenge of the Plants

Air Date: 1986-10-15

6. Supersalesman

Air Date: 1986-10-22

7. The Legacy of Bayfield Downs

Air Date: 1986-11-05

8. Money for Nothing

Air Date: 1986-11-12

9. The Golden Goose Chase

Air Date: 1986-11-19

10. How to Haunt a Haunted House

Air Date: 1986-11-26

11. A Message for Triton

Air Date: 1986-12-03

12. The Continental Twist

Air Date: 1986-12-10

13. Vows from the Deep

Air Date: 1986-12-17

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Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

1984-03-03

Episodes

78 (6 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast