Starman

1986 - 1987

The Return

19th September 1986

Episode 1

Paul manages to find his son Scott in an orphanage, but he has trouble winning the boy's trust.

Like Father, Like Son

26th September 1986

Episode 2

Although on the run from Fox in a newly purchased used car, Paul and Scott stop to help a woman who is having car trouble and is also on the run, having just kidnapped her own daughter.

Fatal Flaw

3rd October 1986

Episode 3

Trouble with their truck in the desert forces Paul and Scott to seek refuge at a woman's experimental aircraft plant, whose problems could be worsened due to an unrecognized flaw in her father's radical airplane design, and for the first time Paul tries to resume his body's former job as a photographer.

Blue Lights

17th October 1986

Episode 4

When Scott decides to try out the blue sphere's otherworldly powers, the light causes a small town sheriff to report that he has seen a flying saucer and put Paul and Scott in jail, with Fox on the way.

Best Buddies

24th October 1986

Episode 5

Encountering a couple who knew the real Paul Forrester, Paul and Scott's problems are compounded when the wife declares that she still loves Paul and wants to resume their affair.

Secrets

31st October 1986

Episode 6

The search for Jenny Hayden leads Paul and Scott to a mental institution where a woman may have a valuable lead for them, unless the whole thing is an elaborate trap.

One for the Road

7th November 1986

Episode 7

Weary of their life on the run, Paul and Scott start to enjoy staying in one place for a while, but when Paul sees that they must move on, Scott rebels.

Peregrine

14th November 1986

Episode 8

Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.

Society's Pet

28th November 1986

Episode 9

Paul takes Scott to see his foster father's sister, a wealthy widow who has a $10,000 inheritance for the boy, but she wants to gain custody of Scott for herself, even if this requires betraying Paul to his pursuers.

Fever

5th December 1986

Episode 10

The fugitives get a brief respite when Agent Fox is taken off Paul's case, but then Paul's life is endangered by a common cold and Scott comes to realize how much he would miss his newfound father.

The Gift

12th December 1986

Episode 11

Paul receives a letter from the real Paul's mother that prompts him to return to Paul's home town for the Christmas holidays, but when he arrives the woman says she did not send the letter and asks him to leave.

The System

9th January 1987

Episode 12

A simple traffic violation causes Paul to be arrested, when a computer check reveals an old contempt citation regarding photographs taken by the real Paul of an attorney charged with murder.

Appearances

16th January 1987

Episode 13

No overview available.

The Probe

30th January 1987

Episode 14

No overview available.

Dusty

6th February 1987

Episode 15

While going through Las Vegas, Paul and Scott pick up a woman. while they are away, she steals their vehicle. She then proceeds to sell it and gamble it all away. A hotel thinking that he is ""Paul Forrester"" gives him a room. They find the lot where she sold the vehicle and recover their belongings including the spheres. Paul later shows her herself and she finally decides to try and change her ways. And when they leave the hotel they discover that they accumulated a very large bill.

Barriers

13th February 1987

Episode 16

No overview available.

Grifters

13th March 1987

Episode 17

No overview available.

The Wedding

21st March 1987

Episode 18

No overview available.

Fathers and Sons

28th March 1987

Episode 19

Paul and Scott are being followed by a boy who reveals that he is Paul's son.

Starscape (1)

Episode 20

No overview available.

Starscape (2)

11th April 1987

Episode 21

No overview available.

The Test

Episode 22

Paul answers an ad for a ""pearl diver"", which he learns upon arriving at the diner is a dishwasher. Scott goes to school. While working at the diner, Paul discovers that his co-worker is illiterate. Scott's teacher talks to Paul about their gypsy ways and thinks that Paul should consider staying in one place so Scott can explore his full potential. Paul then brings his co-worker to her, so that he can learn how to read.

Top Cast

Robert Hays•Christopher Daniel Barnes•Michael Cavanaugh

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Starman is an American science fiction television series, starring Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes and continuing the story from John Carpenter's 1984 film. The series ran on the ABC network from September 19, 1986 to May 2, 1987. The series was an adaptation and sequel to a movie of the same name produced in 1984.

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Full Cast

Robert Hays Image

Robert Hays

Paul Forrester / Starman

Christopher Daniel Barnes Image

Christopher Daniel Barnes

Scott Hayden

Michael Cavanaugh Image

Michael Cavanaugh

George Fox

Full Crew

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Michael Douglas

Executive Producer

Joel Chernoff

Consulting Producer

Joel Chernoff

Co-Producer

James S. Henerson

Executive Producer

James G. Hirsch

Executive Producer

Leon Tokatyan

Supervising Producer

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