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Best Episodes of Misfits of Science
The Avenging Angel
S1 Ep15
7.7
21st Feb 1986
Gloria helps out an aspiring pro wrestler with the use of her telekintic powers without telling him - the wrestler, Milt, soon decides he does have super powers and Gloria needs to keep helping him out when he decides to go after crooks trying to sell him protection.
Center of Attention
S1 Ep13
7.3
31st Jan 1986
El goes undercover as an incredibly talented basketball player (with some help from Gloria) to expose a crooked owner who is having his players throw their games.
Against All Oz
S1 Ep14
7.3
7th Feb 1986
In this somewhat bizarre episode, Billy tries to break a record for staying awake and finds himself in an alternate reality where everyone he knows is there but in different jobs and with different personalities.
Grand Theft Bunny
S1 Ep10
7.2
27th Dec 1985
The bad guys manipulate the Misfits into helping them unleash a plague on L.A. with the aid of a contaminated bunny rabbit.
Twin Engines
S1 Ep9
7.2
13th Dec 1985
Johnny's friend Lonnie begins having premonitions of danger, but it turns out in fact he's linked to his previously-unknown twin Dwayne, a motorcycle racer, and the Misfits have to help them both out.
Worst Episodes of Misfits of Science
Lost Link
S1 Ep4
6.6
1st Nov 1985
A primitive in a loin cloth comes ashore at Venice Beach and no one knows who he is - in fact it's believed he may be a caveman. It turns out that the man, "Link," is in fact an Aborigine from a lost tribe in New Guinea and the Misfits help him to set free the soul of his deceased child by placing a small totem on a rocket.
Sonar...And Yet So Far
S1 Ep6
6.6
15th Nov 1985
A marine biologist and friend of Billy's who works with dolphins believes they can talk, making him the target of drug smugglers who need the help of his dolphin friends to recover a sunken cache of cocaine.
Steer Crazy
S1 Ep7
6.6
29th Nov 1985
Three senior citizens end up with super-powers from irradiated hamburgers, and the Misfits have to both help them out and restrain them from injuring themselves.
Fumble on the One
S1 Ep8
6.6
6th Dec 1985
The Misfits have to help Brick Tyler, a part-bionic CIA agent who has managed to lose the ""football"" - the briefcase that the President carries that can activate nuclear war.
Grand Elusion
S1 Ep11
6.7
10th Jan 1986
Billy recruits the gang to help a fellow scientist's daughter defect when she and her father tour America as part of a Russian girl's gymnast team. The gang takes the place of the magician hired to perform for the tour thanks to a judicious use of super powers, but the daughter refuses to leave without her father. Complicating matter, the KGB minder Galenkov has sworn to make sure the scientist Nikolai never gets away. The Misfits have to pull off an elaborate bait-and-switch to make sure that both Nikolai and Tatyana manage to escape.
Misfits of Science Episode Guide
Pilot
S1 Ep1
7.1
4th Oct 1985
Billy and El, scientists for the Human Investigation Team, put together a team of super-powered individuals to deal with a secret government project to create a neutron bomb.
Your Place or Mayan?
S1 Ep2
6.9
18th Oct 1985
On behalf of a dead friend of Billy's, an archaeologist, the Misfits set out to prove the existence of buried Mayan treasure beneath Beverly Hills.
Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
S1 Ep3
6.8
25th Oct 1985
A friend of the Misfits claims to have made contact with aliens from Mars. Problems arise when the authorities try to prevent him from continuing his contact.
Lost Link
S1 Ep4
6.6
1st Nov 1985
A primitive in a loin cloth comes ashore at Venice Beach and no one knows who he is - in fact it's believed he may be a caveman. It turns out that the man, "Link," is in fact an Aborigine from a lost tribe in New Guinea and the Misfits help him to set free the soul of his deceased child by placing a small totem on a rocket.
Sort of Looking For Gina
S1 Ep5
6.8
8th Nov 1985
Johnny's efforts to get a date with an attractive woman, Gina, go amiss when it turns out she's involved with crooks and the Misfits have to mastermind a bank robbery to help her out.
Sonar...And Yet So Far
S1 Ep6
6.6
15th Nov 1985
A marine biologist and friend of Billy's who works with dolphins believes they can talk, making him the target of drug smugglers who need the help of his dolphin friends to recover a sunken cache of cocaine.
Steer Crazy
S1 Ep7
6.6
29th Nov 1985
Three senior citizens end up with super-powers from irradiated hamburgers, and the Misfits have to both help them out and restrain them from injuring themselves.
Fumble on the One
S1 Ep8
6.6
6th Dec 1985
The Misfits have to help Brick Tyler, a part-bionic CIA agent who has managed to lose the ""football"" - the briefcase that the President carries that can activate nuclear war.
Twin Engines
S1 Ep9
7.2
13th Dec 1985
Johnny's friend Lonnie begins having premonitions of danger, but it turns out in fact he's linked to his previously-unknown twin Dwayne, a motorcycle racer, and the Misfits have to help them both out.
Grand Theft Bunny
S1 Ep10
7.2
27th Dec 1985
The bad guys manipulate the Misfits into helping them unleash a plague on L.A. with the aid of a contaminated bunny rabbit.
Grand Elusion
S1 Ep11
6.7
10th Jan 1986
Billy recruits the gang to help a fellow scientist's daughter defect when she and her father tour America as part of a Russian girl's gymnast team. The gang takes the place of the magician hired to perform for the tour thanks to a judicious use of super powers, but the daughter refuses to leave without her father. Complicating matter, the KGB minder Galenkov has sworn to make sure the scientist Nikolai never gets away. The Misfits have to pull off an elaborate bait-and-switch to make sure that both Nikolai and Tatyana manage to escape.
Once Upon a Night
S1 Ep12
7.0
17th Jan 1986
Gloria's pen pal Jae is the object of a hunt by unknown assailants.
Center of Attention
S1 Ep13
7.3
31st Jan 1986
El goes undercover as an incredibly talented basketball player (with some help from Gloria) to expose a crooked owner who is having his players throw their games.
Against All Oz
S1 Ep14
7.3
7th Feb 1986
In this somewhat bizarre episode, Billy tries to break a record for staying awake and finds himself in an alternate reality where everyone he knows is there but in different jobs and with different personalities.
The Avenging Angel
S1 Ep15
7.7
21st Feb 1986
Gloria helps out an aspiring pro wrestler with the use of her telekintic powers without telling him - the wrestler, Milt, soon decides he does have super powers and Gloria needs to keep helping him out when he decides to go after crooks trying to sell him protection.
Three Days of the Blender
S1 Ep16
6.8
16th May 1986
When a blender is accidentally delivered to Billy, he ends up getting arrested as a spy and Stetmeyer gets targeted by the FBI.
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The best rated episodes of Misfits of Science are:
The Avenging Angel S1E15 rated 7.7
Center of Attention S1E13 rated 7.3
Against All Oz S1E14 rated 7.3
Grand Theft Bunny S1E10 rated 7.2
Twin Engines S1E9 rated 7.2
The lowest rated episodes of Misfits of Science are:
Lost Link S1E4 rated 6.6
Sonar...And Yet So Far S1E6 rated 6.6
Steer Crazy S1E7 rated 6.6
Fumble on the One S1E8 rated 6.6
Grand Elusion S1E11 rated 6.7
The first episode of Misfits of Science aired on October 04, 1985.
The last episode of Misfits of Science aired on May 16, 1986.
