The Edison Twins
The Edison Twins is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from January 3, 1984 to 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s.[1] Six seasons were produced by Nelvana.
| The Edison Twins | |
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| Starring | Andrew Sabiston Marnie McPhail Sunny Besen Thrasher |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | January 3, 1984 – 1986 |
Synopsis
The series stars Andrew Sabiston and Marnie McPhail as fraternal twins Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and Milan Cheylov as their bumbling friend Lance Howard. Brian George stars as their police officer friend Sgt. Paganee. The show focused on the adventures of the main cast as they stumbled onto one problem after another, using Tom and Annie's scientific wit to solve the situation.
Many episodes end with a short animated sequence illustrating a key scientific principle demonstrated in the preceding live action story.
The last name of "Edison" is a homage to the inventor Thomas Edison.
All six seasons are available via streaming through Amazon Video.[2] In Canada, all seasons were available on shomi. The show has not been released on DVD, however.
References
- Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 293, 579. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
- Amazon.com: Edison Twins Retrieved May 24, 2013