Articles

Articles

This is a collection of magazine and newspaper articles that either pertain directly to 'Misfits of Science' or contain a mention of interest. A bunch of the press at the time the show originally aired, unfortunately, ranged from barely caring to outright negative. In the interest of archiving everything with even a shred of information about the show, I decided not to exclude an article just because of mean criticism. Of course, my favorite articles are the ones with quotes from the cast talking about the show or their characters. It's great to get a sense of how it was on the set.

NOTES: The description of El’s height when he’s shrunk varies in these articles, but it is 11 inches in canon. In promotional material from the network, his height is unfortunately stated as 6 inches, however episode (15) dialog states clearly that he shrinks down to 11 inches. If he were any shorter than 11 inches he would be too small for the Ken Doll clothes he wears.

	1985 Pittsburgh Press June 12, 1985 Text version		1986 Ottawa Citizen Jan 25, 1986 Text version
	The Spokesman-Review July 7, 1985 Text version		SuperStars March 1986 Text version
	The Bulletin July 8, 1985 Text version		The Mini Page May 10, 1986 Text version Why only 3 of them?!
	Palm Beach Post July 8, 1985 Text version Not quite accurate: “...former rock star who fires lasers from his fingers and eyes...”		New Straits Times Malaysia July 13, 1986 Text version Billy is 'tequila swilling'??
	Lawrence Journal-World July 11, 1985 Text version		Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dec 2, 1986 Text version
	The Ledger July 28, 1985 & Sept 7, 1985 Text version		1987 Reading Eagle March 26, 1987 Text version
	Deseret News Sept 4, 1985 Text version		The Bryan Times Sept 8, 1987 Text version
	The Evening Independent Sept 9, 1985 Text version		TV Guide Oct 31, 1987 Text version
	TV Guide Sept 14, 1985 Text version Strange way to represent Johnny B's bolt. It’s done the same way in the police drawing (01-02)
	The Bryan Times Sept 20, 1985 Text version
	Pittsburgh Press Oct 3, 1985 Text version Correction: Beef was frozen in 1937.		1988 Rock Hill Herald - excerpt Apr 27, 1988 Text version
	The Free-Lance Star Oct 3, 1985 Text version Exact quotes: Johnny B: "Givin' the crewcuts a concert." El: "No funding, broken equipment, and a salary that could make a paperboy cry."
	Toledo Blade Oct 3, 1985 Text version Virtually identical to the above article, with two extra closing paragraphs.		1991 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jan 11, 1991 Text version
	Lakeland Ledger Oct 6, 1985 Text version
	The Deseret News Oct 13, 1985 Text version The quote in the penultimate paragraph is NOT from the show.		2007 Starlog - excerpt Aug 2007 Text version
	Anchorage Daily News Oct 19, 1985 Text version
	Wilmington Morning Star 0ct 23, 1985 Text version I wonder who her replacement would have been?		19?? Starlog Yearbook 198? Text version
	The Saturday Star Nov 22, 1985 Text version		Star 198? Text version
	Starlog December 1985 Text version Correction: It's spelled 'Hayes'.		16 198? Text version Correction: It's spelled 'Dinallo'.
	Bop December 1985 Text version I don't know why his parents' names differ from the names in his Wikipedia article.		Teen Set 198? Text version