TV series

Starman

Name: Starman
Released: 1986
Cast: Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh

1986–1987· 1 season★ 7.0Ended

On ABC

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Synopsis

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.

Episodes

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E1 The ReturnNext upSep 19, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
Paul manages to find his son Scott in an orphanage, but he has trouble winning the boy's trust.
Guest stars: Lydie Denier (Darcy), Mimi Kuzyk (Liz Baynes), Ruth Manning (Fay Tomarkin), Jason Wingreen (General Wade), Patrick Culliton (Wiley), Lou Cutell (Clerk), Mark Burke (Photo Technician), Charles Davis (Waiter)
E2 Like Father, Like SonSep 26, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robyn Lively (Beth McGovern), Jeremy Slate (Vic), Alan Haufrect (John), Candy Clark (Shannon McGovern), Paul Tuerpe (Dana McGovern), Diana Webster (Pat), Kurt Smildsin (Jay), Seth Mitchell (Officer)
E3 Fatal FlawOct 3, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Patricia McPherson (Jessica Bennett), Kenneth Tobey (Conrad Bennett), Sam Melville (Joe Floss), Timothy Jecko (Sam), Herb Armstrong (Sheriff), Bill Shick (Frank), Shane Sinutko (Randy), Anthony Barton (Boy)
E4 Blue LightsOct 17, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rick Hurst (Charlie Ewing), Margot Rose (Laurie)
E5 Best BuddiesOct 24, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
E6 SecretsOct 31, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
E7 One for the RoadNov 7, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Donner (Joe Connell), Henry G. Sanders (Coach Carl Newman)
E8 PeregrineNov 14, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.
Guest stars: Jason Bernard
E9 Society's PetNov 28, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Katherine Moffat
E10 FeverDec 5, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
E11 The GiftDec 12, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Terence Marinan (Fire Chief)
E12 The SystemJan 9, 1987 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Arthur Burghardt, Raymond St. Jacques (Judge Arthur Richardson)
E13 AppearancesJan 16, 1987 · 48 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Nadine Van der Velde
E14 The ProbeJan 30, 1987 · 48 min
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Guest stars: Kay Lenz
E15 DustyFeb 6, 1987 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Billie Bird
E16 BarriersFeb 13, 1987 · 48 min
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Guest stars: Alice Hirson (Ida Schwartzman), Radames Pera (Richard Billings), Julio Medina (Pepe), Ted Gehring (Mike), Bob Harks (Pedestrian (uncredited))
E17 GriftersMar 13, 1987 · 48 min
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Guest stars: Eric Server, John Houy (Man in Crowd)
E18 The WeddingMar 21, 1987 · 48 min
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Guest stars: Timothy Stack
E19 Fathers and SonsMar 28, 1987 · 48 min
Synopsis
Paul and Scott are being followed by a boy who reveals that he is Paul's son.
Guest stars: Barry Jenner
E20 Starscape (1)Apr 4, 1987 · 48 min
E21 Starscape (2)Apr 11, 1987 · 48 min
E22 The TestMay 2, 1987 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.