Probe(1988)
Drama
First Air Date: 1988-03-07
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.6
Votes: 5
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer, wrote the two-hour pilot, and became Executive Producer for the series. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as Austin James, a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes, and Ashley Crow as James' new secretary Mickey Castle. The show began as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after a two-month run of the pilot and six episodes. Entire episodes have made their way on the internet through video-sharing sites such as YouTube. Some episodes of the show revolved around Serendip, a company founded by Austin that he has no interest in running. Mickey, his Serendip-appointed secretary, plays Watson to Austin's Holmes.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 8E01
Computer Logic (1)
Air Date: 1988-03-07
New secretary Micky is assigned to work for company owner Austin James, an eccentric scientist and investigator. The ...
E02
Computer Logic (2)
Air Date: 1988-03-07
New secretary Micky is assigned to work for company owner Austin James, an eccentric scientist and investigator. The ...
E03
Untouched by Human Hands
Air Date: 1988-03-10
Austin is called in when a reactor built by Serendip malfunctions, and a staff member inside is dead. The body is in...
E04
Black Cats Don't Walk Under Ladders (Do They?)
Air Date: 1988-03-17
By apppealing to his scientific vanity, Micky manages to lure Austin to a talk show/expose to act as a scientific con...
E05
Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You
Air Date: 1988-03-24
Austin is called in to help with investigating a claim that a ""mape"" (a Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype - i.e., ...
E06
Now You See It...
Air Date: 1988-03-31
Two businessman die in elevators created by Serendip, putting Austin's future with the company in danger.
E07
Plan 10 from Outer Space
Air Date: 1988-04-07
Micky manages to lure Austin into visiting the desert home of science fiction author Truman Smith the Third. He is be...
E08
Quit-It
Air Date: 1988-04-14
Austin and Micki come to the aid of a young girl who claims everyone in her neighborhood has been replaced by imposters.
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