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Shadow Chasers

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Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Thirteen episodes were produced, nine of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network. It debuted on November 14, 1985, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Shadow Chasers features strait-laced British anthropologist Jonathan MacKensie, who is blackmailed by his department head, Dr. Julianna Moorhouse of the fictional Georgetown Institute Paranormal Research Unit, into investigating a supposed "haunting" involving a teenage boy in return for a research grant. He paired up with flamboyant tabloid reporter Edgar "Benny" Benedek in an attempt to short-cut the time involved, and over Moorhouse's objections.

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14th November 1985 - 16th January 1986
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Dennis DuganTrevor EveNina Foch
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Shadow Chasers (1)
14th November 1985

Episode 1

Benny and Jonathan team up to investigate a series of strange occurrences in a small town.

The Spirit of St. Louis Still
The Spirit of St. Louis
21st November 1985

Episode 2

A bizarre death leads Benny and Jonathan to a cult worshipping King Tut.

Amazing Grace Still
Amazing Grace
28th November 1985

Episode 3

After coming close to death, Benny gets an urgent cry for help from a restless spirit.

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The Middle of Somewhere
5th December 1985

Episode 4

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Parts Unknown
12th December 1985

Episode 5

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The Many Lives of Jonathan Still
The Many Lives of Jonathan
19th December 1985

Episode 6

Benny and Jonathan discover a man who was buried alive and a suspicious health club.

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Phantom of the Galleria
26th December 1985

Episode 7

Jonathan becomes possessed by spirits and Benny enlists the help of an aerobic exorcist.

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Curse of the Full Moon
2nd January 1986

Episode 8

Benny and Jonathan investigate reports of a 148-year-old ghost roaming a shopping mall.

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How Green Was My Murder
9th January 1986

Episode 9

A botanist is strangled by his own plants and Benny and Jonathan are called in to investigate.

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Let's Make a Deal
16th January 1986

Episode 10

Benny and Jonathan try to break a woman's contract that forces her to give up her son to an evil sorceress.

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Cora's Stranger

Episode 11

A small town refuses to allow anyone near the last surviving eyewitness to a 1939 meteor shower.

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Blood and Magnolias

Episode 12

While investigating reports of a werewolf, Benny and Jonathan discover a girl who has been raised by wolves.

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Ahead of Time

Episode 13

Benny and Jonathan discover a vampire living in a small southern town.

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Ahead of Time

Episode 14

A student journeys back in time to prevent an assassination.

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