Mentors (TV series)

This article is about the 1998 Canadian TV show. For other uses, see Mentor (disambiguation).

Mentors is a Canadian science fiction fantasy series that aired on Family Channel.^[1] It was aired on Discovery Kids in the United States and Latin America. It also aired in Japan on NHK where it was dubbed in Japanese. In 2017, the first season started streaming worldwide for free on Canada Media Fund's Encore+ YouTube channel until it was shut down in 2022.^[2]

Mentors
Genre	Fantasy Science fiction Teen drama
Created by	Josh Miller
Starring	Chad Krowchuk Sarah Lind Shaun Johnston Belinda Metz Stevie Mitchell Samantha Krutzfeldt
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Kevin DeWalt Margaret Mardirossian
Producer	Josh Miller
Production locations	Edmonton, Alberta
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Minds Eye Entertainment Anaid Productions
Original release
Network	Family Channel
Release	June 12, 1998 (1998-06-12) – April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)

Plot

Mentors follows the adventures of 15-year-old boy genius Oliver Cates who uses his computer to bring famous historical figures such as Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, and Joan of Arc from the past into the present for 36 hours.^[3] He and his friend Dee Sampson often use the device to help cope with the challenges of being teenagers, as well as learning about history. Eventually Oliver hands the machine over to his two cousins Simon and Crystal, who bring forward figures such as Confucius, Anaïs Nin and Vlad the Impaler.

Cast

• Chad Krowchuk as Oliver Cates
• Sarah Lind as Dee Sampson
• Belinda Metz as Anne Cates
• Shaun Johnston as Roy Cates
• Stevie Mitchell as Simon Cates
• Samantha Krutzfeldt as Crystal Cates

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	13	June 12, 1998 (1998-06-12)	March 26, 1999 (1999-03-26)
	2	13	August 18, 2000 (2000-08-18)	November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)
	3	13	May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)	May 28, 2001 (2001-05-28)
	4	13	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)	April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)

Episode list

Season 1 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Genius"	Arvi Liimatainen	Josh Miller	June 12, 1998 (1998-06-12)
2	2	"Smart Aleck"	Francis Damberger	Josh Miller	June 19, 1998 (1998-06-19)
3	3	"Raising the Siege"	Arvi Liimatainen	Conni Massing	June 26, 1998 (1998-06-26)
4	4	"Lewis in Wonderland"	Francis Damberger	Bruce Edwards	July 3, 1998 (1998-07-03)
5	5	"Little Emperor"	Arvi Liimatainen	Victor Nicolle	July 10, 1998 (1998-07-10)
6	6	"Wilde Card"	Rick Stevenson	Donald Martin	July 17, 1998 (1998-07-17)
7	7	"A Ninth of Beethoven"	Fred Frame	David Wiechorek	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
8	8	"A Transient, Shining Trouble"	Michele Boniface	Josh Miller	January 23, 1999 (1999-01-23)
9	9	"The Presence of Saint Nick"	Arvi Liimatainen	Peter Lapres	February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)
10	10	"The Raven"	Gil Cardinal	Gregory Kennedy	March 5, 1999 (1999-03-05)
11	11	"Harriet's Path"	Gil Cardinal	Gregory Kennedy	March 12, 1999 (1999-03-12)
12	12	"The Crush"	Michele Boniface	Conni Massing	March 19, 1999 (1999-03-19)
13	13	"The Rescue"	Rick Stevenson	Wendy Brotherlin	March 26, 1999 (1999-03-26)

Season 2 (2000)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	"The Truth Is in Here"	August 18, 2000 (2000-08-18)
2	"Her Grace Under Pressure"	August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25)
3	"Dear Diary"	September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01)
4	"The Glory Trail"	September 8, 2000 (2000-09-08)
5	"Right Place, Right Time"	September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15)
6	"Nothing But Net"	September 22, 2000 (2000-09-22)
7	"Father's Day"	September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29)
8	"The Book of Love"	October 6, 2000 (2000-10-06)
9	"Stranger in a Strange Land"	October 13, 2000 (2000-10-13)
10	"The Fire Ship"	October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)
11	"Klondike Daze"	October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27)
12	"Seer and Now"	November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)
13	"Future Tense"	November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)

Season 3 (2001)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	"The Good, the Bad and the Ollie"	May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)
2	"The Odd Pod"	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)
3	"Man's Best Friend"	May 13, 2001 (2001-05-13)
4	"Citizen Cates"	May 14, 2001 (2001-05-14)
5	"Experience"	May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)
6	"Silent Movie"	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
7	"Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of"	May 20, 2001 (2001-05-20)
8	"Work in Progress"	May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)
9	"Nothing to Fear"	May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
10	"Anything You Can Do"	May 26, 2001 (2001-05-26)
11	"Remembrance Day"	May 27, 2001 (2001-05-27)
12	"The Tao of Hockey"	May 28, 2001 (2001-05-28)
13	"Homesick"	May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29)

Season 4 (2002)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	"Enter the Monolith"	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)
2	"The Private Eyes"	March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)
3	"Humbug"	March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)
4	"The Other Half"	March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18)
5	"Transition"	March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)
6	"Breakthrough"	March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)
7	"Future Forward"	March 24, 2002 (2002-03-24)
8	"Dusty Trails"	March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)
9	"Cursed"	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)
10	"Once and Future King"	March 30, 2002 (2002-03-30)
11	"Secrets and Lies"	March 31, 2002 (2002-03-31)
12	"A Matter of Time: Part 1"	April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)
13	"A Matter of Time: Part 2"	April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)