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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

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