The Edison Twins

The Edison Twins is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s.^[1] Six seasons were co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Canada Films.

The Edison Twins
Created by	Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert
Starring	Andrew Sabiston Marnie McPhail Sunny Besen Thrasher
Composers	Patricia Cullen John J. Weisman
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producers	Patrick Loubert Michael Hirsh Clive A. Smith
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Nelvana
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	March 3, 1984 (1984-03-03) – December 17, 1986 (1986-12-17)

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.

In later seasons, Corey Haim joined the shows as recurring character Larry.^[2]

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.

Cast

• Andrew Sabiston as Tom Edison
• Marnie McPhail as Annie Edison
• Sunny Besen Thrasher as Paul

Episodes

Season 1 (1984)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"The Code Affair"	Paul Shapiro	Paul Shapiro, Jack Blum, Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	March 3, 1984 (1984-03-03)
2	2	"Phantom of the Auditorium"	Zale Dalen	David Carol, Sondra Kelly & Peter Sauder	March 17, 1984 (1984-03-17)
3	3	"Dogs"	Paul Shapiro	Paul Shapiro & Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07)
4	4	"Rock 'n' Roll Anniversary"	Zale Dalen	David Carol & Peter Sauder	April 21, 1984 (1984-04-21)
5	5	"Voice from Beyond"	Zale Dalen	Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert & Elaine Waisglass	May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05)
6	6	"Over the Rainbow"	Zale Dalen	David Carol, Zale Dalen, Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	May 19, 1984 (1984-05-19)
7	7	"The Delinquent"	Paul Shapiro	David Carol, Paul Shapiro & Elaine Waisglass	June 2, 1984 (1984-06-02)
8	8	"Diamonds"	René Bonnière	René Bonnière, Sondra Kelly, Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	June 16, 1984 (1984-06-16)
9	9	"UFO"	Paul Shapiro	David Carol, Paul Shapiro & Elaine Waisglass	July 7, 1984 (1984-07-07)
10	10	"The Race"	René Bonnière	René Bonnière, Alan Swayze, Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	July 21, 1984 (1984-07-21)
11	11	"Monster on the Bluffs"	Zale Dalen	David Carol & Zale Dalen	August 4, 1984 (1984-08-04)
12	12	"Twinners"	Paul Shapiro	Paul Shapiro, Jack Blum, Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	August 18, 1984 (1984-08-18)
13	13	"Robot"	René Bonnière	Peter Sauder, David Carol, Patrick Loubert & Ian McDougall	September 1, 1984 (1984-09-01)

Season 2 (1984–85)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
14	1	"Snakes and Ladders"	Ron Kelly	Sondra Kelly, David Young & Scott Barrie	September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15)
15	2	"A Penny Saved"	Allan Eastman	Sondra Kelly, Steve Wright & Scott Barrie	October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
16	3	"Ghosts for Sale"	Allan Eastman	Sondra Kelly, Scott Barrie & Paul Ledoux	October 20, 1984 (1984-10-20)
17	4	"Enemy of Weston"	Ron Kelly	Sondra Kelly, Elaine Waisglass & Scott Barrie	November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03)
18	5	"Double Trouble"	Clive A. Smith	Steve Wright	November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17)
19	6	"Blow Up"	Mario Azzopardi	Sondra Kelly, David Young & Scott Barrie	December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
20	7	"Mars to Paul"	Mario Azzopardi	Sondra Kelly, Bruce Martin & Scott Barrie	December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15)
21	8	"Boom Boom Edison"	Eric Till	Sondra Kelly, Elaine Waisglass & Bruce Martin	January 5, 1985 (1985-01-05)
22	9	"Team Rubberknees"	Mario Azzopardi	Steve Wright & Bruce Martin	January 19, 1985 (1985-01-19)
23	10	"Go Fly a Kite"	Ron Kelly	Sondra Kelly, Susan Snooks & Scott Barrie	February 2, 1985 (1985-02-02)
24	11	"Dark Horse"	Ron Kelly	Sondra Kelly, David Young & Patrick Loubert	February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16)
25	12	"Alive or Dead"	Ron Kelly	Sondra Kelly, David Young & Patrick Loubert	March 2, 1985 (1985-03-02)
26	13	"Rescue at Sea"	Ron Kelly	Sondra Kelly, David Young & Patrick Loubert	March 16, 1985 (1985-03-16)

Season 3 (1985)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
27	1	"Bases Loaded...One Girl Out"	Don Haldane	Joan Besen, David Eames & Paul Ledoux	April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06)
28	2	"Running on Empty"	Alan Simmonds	Sondra Kelly, Scott Barrie & Paul Ledoux	April 20, 1985 (1985-04-20)
29	3	"Let Them Eat Cake"	Mario Azzopardi	David Eames, Bruce Martin & Susan Snooks	May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04)
30	4	"Monkey in the Middle"	Alan F. Simmonds	Joan Besen, David Eames & Paul Ledoux	May 18, 1985 (1985-05-18)
31	5	"Everyone a Rembrandt"	Clive A. Smith	Joan Besen, David Eames & Paul Ledoux	June 1, 1985 (1985-06-01)
32	6	"Darkness at Noon"	Timothy Bond	David Young, David Eames & Susan Snooks	June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15)
33	7	"Home Sweet Home"	Clive A. Smith	Joan Besen, David Eames & Andrew Sabiston	July 6, 1985 (1985-07-06)
34	8	"Robbers and Robots"	Peter Rowe	Joan Besen, David Eames & Paul Ledoux	July 20, 1985 (1985-07-20)
35	9	"Mind and Body"	Scott Barrie	David Young, David Eames & Susan Snooks	August 4, 1985 (1985-08-04)
36	10	"My House is Your House"	Timothy Bond	Joan Besen & Susan Snooks	August 17, 1985 (1985-08-17)
37	11	"The Case of the Missing Guitar"	Mario Azzopardi	Bruce Martin, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	September 1, 1985 (1985-09-01)
38	12	"The Case of the Odd Job"	Mario Azzopardi	Bruce Martin, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	September 21, 1985 (1985-09-21)
39	13	"The Final Mystery"	Mariio Azzopardi	Bruce Martin, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	October 5, 1985 (1985-10-05)

Season 4 (1985–86)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
40	1	"The Fix"	Donald Shebib	David Young, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	October 19, 1985 (1985-10-19)
41	2	"Water Witch"	Peter Rowe	Joan Besen, Paul Ledoux & Susan Snooks	November 2, 1985 (1985-11-02)
42	3	"The Mole People"	Harvey Frost	David Young, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	November 16, 1985 (1985-11-16)
43	4	"All That Glitters"	Don Haldane	Scott Barrie, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	December 7, 1985 (1985-12-07)
44	5	"Star-Crossed Lovers"	Timothy Bond	David Young, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	December 21, 1985 (1985-12-21)
45	6	"Heavy Sweat"	Alan Simmonds	David Young, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04)
46	7	"What Goes Up"	Timothy Bond	Scott Barrie, Susan Snooks & Joan Besen	January 18, 1986 (1986-01-18)
47	8	"Chips and Choppers"	Alan Simmonds	Joan Besen, Steve DiMarco & Susan Snooks	February 1, 1986 (1986-02-01)
48	9	"Strictly for the Birds"	Steve DiMarco	Joan Besen, Robert Sax & Susan Snooks	February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15)
49	10	"The Live One"	Timothy Bond	Joan Besen, B. Mohun & B. Murtagh	March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15)
50	11	"Survival of the Fittest"	Donald Shebib	Joan Besen, Paul Ledoux & Susan Snooks	April 9, 1986 (1986-04-09)
51	12	"Gone with the Windigo"	Donald Shebib	Joan Besen, Paul Ledoux & Susan Snooks	April 16, 1986 (1986-04-16)
52	13	"The Secret of Windigo Lake"	Donald Shebib	Joan Besen, Paul Ledoux & Susan Snooks	April 23, 1986 (1986-04-23)

Season 5 (1986)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
53	1	"One Good Con..."	Don Haldane	Scott Barrie, Joan Besen & Susan Snooks	April 30, 1986 (1986-04-30)
54	2	"Racer's Edge"	Scott Barrie	Joan Besen, Paul Ledoux & Susan Snooks	May 7, 1986 (1986-05-07)
55	3	"Smile for the Camera"	Al Waxman	Joan Besen, Susan Snooks & David Young	May 14, 1986 (1986-05-14)
56	4	"Tarantula Blues"	Timothy Bond	Joan Besen, Susan Snooks & David Young	May 21, 1986 (1986-05-21)
57	5	"The Case of the Friendly Fugitive"	Don Haldane	Joan Besen, Robert Sax & Susan Snooks	May 28, 1986 (1986-05-28)
58	6	"Gems and Jelly Beans"	Don Haldane	Joan Besen, Robert Sax & Susan Snooks	June 4, 1986 (1986-06-04)
59	7	"The Maharajah of Weston"	Don Haldane	Joan Besen, Robert Sax & Susan Snooks	June 11, 1986 (1986-06-11)
60	8	"Video Vengeance"	Steve DiMarco	Joan Besen, Susan Snooks & David Young	June 18, 1986 (1986-06-18)
61	9	"Tinker Tom"	Timothy Bond	Joan Besen, Paul Ledoux & Susan Snooks	June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25)
62	10	"Pizza Poltergeist"	Alan Simmonds	Joan Besen, Susan Snooks & David Young	July 2, 1986 (1986-07-02)
63	11	"Invitation to a Mystery"	Scott Barrie	Joan Besen, Susan Snooks and Steve Wright	July 9, 1986 (1986-07-09)
64	12	"Lance's Luck"	Alan Simmonds	Joan Besen, Guy Mullally & Susan Snooks	September 3, 1986 (1986-09-03)
65	13	"One Way Ticket"	Scott LaBarge	Joan Besen, Guy Mullally & Susan Snooks	September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10)

Season 6 (1986)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
66	1	"The Mystery of the Maze"	Donald Shebib	Guy Mullally	September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17)
67	2	"The Initiation"	Timothy Bond	Guy Mullally & David Young	September 24, 1986 (1986-09-24)
68	3	"Illegal Procedure"	Donald Shebib	Guy Mullally & David Young	October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)
69	4	"The People's Choice"	Steve DiMarco	Guy Mullally & Paul Ledoux	October 8, 1986 (1986-10-08)
70	5	"The Revenge of the Plants"	Timothy Bond	Guy Mullally & David Young	October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15)
71	6	"Supersalesman"	Don Haldane	Guy Mullally & Dick Oleksiak	October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22)
72	7	"The Legacy of Bayfield Downs"	Scott LaBarge	Scott Barrie & Susan Snooks	November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05)
73	8	"Money for Nothing"	Don Haldane	Guy Mullally & David Young	November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12)
74	9	"The Golden Goose Chase"	Donald Shebib	Guy Mullally & David Young	November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19)
75	10	"How to Haunt a Haunted House"	Stan Olsen	Paul Ledoux & Guy Mullally	November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26)
76	11	"A Message for Triton"	Timothy Bond	Gregor Hutchinson & Guy Mullally	December 3, 1986 (1986-12-03)
77	12	"The Continental Twist"	Harvey Frost	Scott Barrie & Guy Mullally	December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10)
78	13	"Vows from the Deep"	Donald Shebib	David Young & Guy Mullally	December 17, 1986 (1986-12-17)