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Powerhouse is a United States television series produced by the Educational Film Center at Northern Virginia ETV and aired on PBS for 16 episodes in 1982. It billed itself as "a 16-part series for young people and their families," with the target audience being primarily kids, preteens, teenagers,& young adults, and it was widely praised by educational groups. The series was later rerun by Nickelodeon in the mid-1980s.
Original Release
12/08/1982 on PBS
US Release
12/08/1982
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Mack | Kevin Jackson |
Domenica Galati | Jennifer La Bianca |
Michael Wikes | Tony Dominguez |
Jason Kravits | Lolo Knopke |
Jessica Prentice | Pepper McKenzie |
Sandra Bowie | Brenda Gaines |
Paul Preston | King White Cobra |
Alan J. Wendl | Mr. Baxter |
Nelson Denis | El Gato |
Bill Raulerson | Ed |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | With a Little Help from My Friends: Beginning | Wednesday, 08 December 1982 |
2 | With a Little Help from My Friends: Conclusion | Thursday, 09 December 1982 |
3 | Life or Breath | Friday, 10 December 1982 |
4 | Master of the Art | Monday, 13 December 1982 |
5 | You Make Me Sick | Tuesday, 14 December 1982 |
6 | Celebration | Friday, 17 December 1982 |
7 | Something for Nothing | Monday, 20 December 1982 |
8 | Cheers | Tuesday, 21 December 1982 |
9 | Name of the Game | Thursday, 23 December 1982 |
10 | One of the Gang | Friday, 24 December 1982 |
11 | Something Ventured | Monday, 27 December 1982 |
12 | Help Wanted | Tuesday, 28 December 1982 |
13 | What Have You Got to Lose? | Wednesday, 29 December 1982 |
14 | Big Devil | Thursday, 30 December 1982 |
15 | Fit to Be Tied | Friday, 31 December 1982 |
16 | The Short Life of Lolo Knopke | Monday, 03 January 1983 |
17 | The Missing Horse | |
18 | Hyperactivity |
Directors
Michael Switzer, John Gray, Paul Dunlap
Writers
Ruth Pollak, Patrick Prentice, David Harris
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Mack | Kevin Jackson |
Domenica Galati | Jennifer La Bianca |
Michael Wikes | Tony Dominguez |
Jason Kravits | Lolo Knopke |
Jessica Prentice | Pepper McKenzie |
Sandra Bowie | Brenda Gaines |
Paul Preston | King White Cobra |
Alan J. Wendl | Mr. Baxter |
Nelson Denis | El Gato |
Bill Raulerson | Ed |
Bob Kelly | Eric Zable |
Joanne Camp | Margo Zable |
Roland Bull | Mr. Phelps |
Chris Beakey | Throckie #One |
David Samson | Pharmacist |
Buddy | Dog (itself) |
Dion Anderson | Shark Gilbert |
Carl Don | Barney |
Raymond Serra | Lt. Al Gambrino |
Ellen Dorsher | Charlene |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ira H. Klugerman | Executive Producer |
Elissa Leonard | Producer |
Norma Davidoff | Producer |
Diana Enyedi | Producer |
Martin Sonnenberg | Producer |
John Dahl | Producer |