"Square One TV" (1987) TV series 1987-1992

Directors:

Charles S. Dubin
Karl Epstein

Writers:

Douglas Anderson (writer)
C.C. Berg (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

In this sketch comedy series for preteens, principles of mathematics are presented through parody and music videos...

Plot Keywords:

Math | Sergeant | Educational | Variety | Kids And Family

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Joe Howard	...	Officer George Frankly (28 episodes, 1987-1992)
Larry Cedar	...	Various (27 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cynthia Darlow	...	Various (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cris Franco	...	Various (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Beverly Mickins	...	Various (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Arthur Howard	...	Various (23 episodes, 1987-1992)
Reg E. Cathey	...	Various (21 episodes, 1987-1992)
Luisa Leschin	...	Various (18 episodes, 1987-1992)
Beverly Leech	...	Sgt. Kate Monday (16 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jim Thurman	...	Glitch / ... (14 episodes, 1987-1992)
Toni Di Buono	...	Sgt. Pat Tuesday (12 episodes, 1991-1992)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (230 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-Y7 | USA:TV-G (1987-1996)

Company:

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Trivia:

Officer Sam and Officer Steve from "Mathnet" were played by real-life LAPD officers Sam Salazar and Steve Fellman.

Quotes:

Gregory Hines: Imagine. An island three feet wide, one thousand feet below. I have to drop a survival box to save a guy named Joe. So, I calculate my altitude, direction, and wind speed, then factor in the box's weight and the angle that I need. Now, I'm not ashamed to say I hit a perfect bull's-eye, I wave and move on. Joe can eat until he's rescued, I just hope he likes croutons.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Mathnet" (1987)

Why is this sitting in the vaults!?!

Having seen so many of the videotapes I erased of Square One TV, I feel like such a dummy for not keeping them. The show has been gone for 10 years, and no network in my area is showing reruns of the episodes. PBS won't even air Mathnet either!

Square One TV was an amazing and fun show for the young and the old. It was more than just a math show. It also had tongue-in-cheek music videos ("Less Than Zero" is one of my favourites), David Numberman, Dirk Niblick, Piece of the Pie...and of course, MATHNET! I couldn't really decide if I liked the early ones (in LA with Kate Monday) or the later ones (in NYC with Pat Tuesday) better. But each show was quite fun! Some fans of action movies, however, probably wouldn't like Mathnet because George and Kate/Pat used calculators instead of guns. Boy, taking a stroll down Memory Lane makes me hyper!

Still, I wish PBS would quit hiding this show in the vaults, and, if they won't license it to another company, just release it on DVD. I'd buy all the episodes! Because my videotapes (if any) are wearing out, and I'd love to have a piece of my early years back again!

If anybody out there from PBS is reading this, I hope they understand my plea!