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Braingames is an American educational program shown on HBO in the mid-1980s. It was a half-hour program consisting of brain-teasing animated skits designed to make the viewers think. It was HBO's first attempt at a show focused on educational skits, predating Crashbox by 15 years.
Original Release
03/09/1983 on hbo
US Release
03/09/1983
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Wilson | Narrator / (segments 'Odd Card Out' and 'Mysteriosos') |
Cynthia Adler | Narrator |
Larry Robinson | Narrator |
Jerry Terheyden | Narrator |
Jean Richards | Narrator |
Rufus Hurt Jr. | Narrator |
Sheila Nevins | (voice) |
Robert Klein | (segments 'Aliens' and 'Faces') |
Alison Steele | (voice) |
Jonathan Hadary | (segment "Lloofbat") |
# | Title | Air Date |
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0 | Pilot | Wednesday, 09 March 1983 |
1 | Braingames #1 | Monday, 05 November 1984 |
2 | Braingames #2 | Monday, 05 November 1984 |
3 | Braingames #3 | Monday, 07 January 1985 |
4 | Braingames #4 | Tuesday, 05 February 1985 |
5 | Braingames #5 | Wednesday, 06 March 1985 |
Directors
Michael Sporn, Jeffrey Schon, Jerry Lieberman, Eli Noyes, John Canemaker, Yossi Abolafia
Writers
Bradley Kesden, Andy Bamberger, Jan C. Grossman, Randy Miller, Michael Karp
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Wilson | Narrator / (segments 'Odd Card Out' and 'Mysteriosos') |
Cynthia Adler | Narrator |
Larry Robinson | Narrator |
Jerry Terheyden | Narrator |
Jean Richards | Narrator |
Rufus Hurt Jr. | Narrator |
Sheila Nevins | (voice) |
Robert Klein | (segments 'Aliens' and 'Faces') |
Alison Steele | (voice) |
Jonathan Hadary | (segment "Lloofbat") |
Marty Glickman | (segment "Lloofbat") |
Kit Flanigan | (segment "Earplay") |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
Kit Laybourne | Executive Producer |
Jeffrey Schon | Producer |
Wendy Neuss | Producer |
Richard Winkler | Producer |
Lisa Jackson | Producer |
Rivalyn Zweig | Producer |
Jerry Lieberman | Producer |
John Canemaker | Producer |
Joey Ahlbum | Producer |
Aram Boyajian | Producer |
Yossi Abolafia | Producer |
Ruth A. Gutman | Producer |