The Powers of Matthew Star

  • Premiered: Sep 1982
  • Episodes: 22
  • Followers: 3
  • Ended
  • NBC
  • Friday at 20
  • Action Adventure Fantasy Science-fiction

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Season 1
1x1
Jackal
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 17, 1982
Matthew Star appears to be a typical teenager, but in actuality is an alien who is a member of the ruling family of his planet and endowed with special powers like telekinesis and .. show full overview
1x2
Accused
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 24, 1982
Shep is arrested after video shows him apparently killing a police officer. But Shep tells Matthew that the killer is actually the man whose name and face he copied to hide out on .. show full overview
1x3
Daredevil
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 1982
When Pam gets cast in a low-budget zombie movie, Matthew finds his old friend Pete is trying to get into stunt work for the film. But Pete may need some help to save him from his own dangerous stunts.
1x4
Genius
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1982
Nerdy student Monica Kraft has created a paint which seems to interfere with Matt's powers. Matthew and Shep also discover that it's unexpectedly explosive so they must find a way to neutralize it before it is mass produced.
1x5
Prediction
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1982
Bob is drag-racing against some students from Oakridge High. Becky Vance is in his car, cheering him on. Pam and Matt are looking on from the sidelines. The race starts and it looks .. show full overview
1x6
The Italian Caper
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1982
In Italy, a supply truck in the midst of a convoy travels through rocky hills under armed guard. Terrorists watching from higher in the hills throw grenades and start firing. Another .. show full overview
1x7
Winning
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1982
It's football practice. Coach Curtis and Walt (the trainer) Shepherd are coaching the players. Tony Garcia, the star Quarterback, is accepting praise while tossing his ball after .. show full overview
1x8
Endurance (a.k.a. Survival)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1982
A set of binoculars (not to mention a cougar) watch Walt, Matt, Coach Curtis, Pam, Lisa, Anne, Fletcher and Ted hike into the mountains to build a survival shack. (Anne's boyfriend had .. show full overview
1x9
The Triangle
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1982
Ron Elliot, Pam's uncle, is flying a small plane over the Bermuda Triangle. Dictating a message on a handheld recorder for Pam, Ron tells her that he thinks the treasure is close, .. show full overview
1x10
Mother
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1982
Matt and Pam are at the carnival. Pam is having a hard time popping balloons with darts, but Matt doesn't have any better luck. Madam Paloma, a fortune teller, is watching them .. show full overview
1x11
Experiment
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1982
Ms. Johnson's class is on a field trip to Marine Park and are listening to Dr. Simon Barnard, renowned marine scientist. During the speech, Matthew hears a strange cry for help in his .. show full overview
1x12
Fugitives
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 17, 1982
While trying to help Pam in her job as a candy striper at the hospital, Matthew allows a doctor to take a thermomagnetic scan of him to test a new machine. Shep is concerned the human .. show full overview
1x13
Matthew Star: D.O.A.
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 1983
General Wymore takes over from General Tucker and sends Matthew and Shep on a mission to try out Matthew's new powers. Pam is out of the picture now so Matthew asks out Kerri Saxon.
1x14
The Racer's Edge
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 28, 1983
Tony Garcia goes up to hotel clerk and says he is looking for Caroline Ashley. He goes up to her room, but is called into a neighboring room. Before he knows what is happening, he is .. show full overview
1x15
Dead Man's Hand
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 11, 1983
At the Golden Harvest Casino, a blackjack game is being watch by surveillance camera by Mr. Veets. His assistant, Frank, enters, soon followed by room service. Mr. Veets asks Frank to .. show full overview
1x16
36 Hours
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 1983
Artemis space shuttle releases satellite into space and switches to the ALM automatic landing mode. Mission Control is happy. At Parkland Space Center, a fire truck is let onto the .. show full overview
1x17
The Quadrian Caper
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 1983
Deke Griffin gets out of jail after twelve years. He sets into car of who he believes is old partner, Vince, but actually its Donna, Vince's daughter. Vince is dead. Donna wants .. show full overview
1x18
Brain Drain
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 04, 1983
Dr. Bentley Pierce is running the perimeter of the grounds of an estate, looking for a way out, when he trips and falls. Mr. Weston walks up and tells him he can't leave; he hasn't .. show full overview
1x19
The Great Waldo Shepard
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 1983
A plane lands and Matt, Walt, Terry Wilson and his son, Ryan, get off. They've spent the weekend vacationing in Moose Valley. As they go into a diner at the airport, two men are .. show full overview
1x20
Road Rebels
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 25, 1983
A warehouse is robbed. Wymore suspects a gang of youths with inside police info. Wymore sends in Walt as a cop. Matt goes undercover as a violent criminal.
1x21
Swords and Quests
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 08, 1983
Fred Ward travels down dark stairs with a flashlight and is startled by a black cat. Chains rattle and a door opens. A black masked man in a black cape ""sails"" down. Fred wants to .. show full overview
1x22 Show finale
Starr Knight (pilot)
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 15, 1983
David Starr realizes he may not be of Earth when he starts developing amazing powers.

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