Starman

Name: Starman
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Cast: Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh

TV Series1986 – 19871h1 season · 22 episodes

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Drama Science Fiction

The alien returns to find and assist the child he fathered 14 years before on his visit to Earth. When he arrives, he takes on the identity of Paul Forrester, a prize-winning free-lance photographer with a rather wild reputation killed in a helicopter accident. He finds the child and his mother have been separated. Paul convinces Scott to help him to locate Jenny, his friend from his first visit to Earth. Unfortunately, their search is plagued by George Fox, a paranoid government agent who feels Paul and Scott are dangerous and wants to capture, examine, and probably kill them.

Creators: John Mason James G. Hirsch James S. Henerson Mike Gray
Stars: Robert Hays Christopher Daniel Barnes Michael Cavanaugh

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E1The ReturnSep 19, 1986 · 1h · Photographer Paul Forrester decides to photograph an erupting volcano when he is caught in the eruption and killed. At the same time, the Starman has returned to seek Jenny Hayden and their child. He clones the dead photographer's body and finds his son, whose name is Scott and is living in an orphanage. George Fox has decided that the Starman's initial visit was a reconnaissance mission for a potential invasion, and believes that he will return. He sets up a department and begins the hunt.Not rated yet

E2Like Father, Like SonSep 26, 1986 · 1h · Deciding that hitch-hiking is too inefficient a method of travel, Paul and Scott decide to buy an automobile, and after making the purchase pick up a mother and daughter who have car trouble. After dropping off the car at a garage and finding a hotel, Paul and Scott discover that the police are after their friends as well.Not rated yet

E3Fatal FlawOct 3, 1986 · 1h · Forrester and Scott decide to lay low at an airfield. He meets a woman who along with her father were designing a new plane but when he suffered a stroke she tries to do it on her own. She doesn't even try talking to him. But with the sphere, Forrester is able to communicate with her father, who tells him some flaws with the plane which he tries to tell her about which she doesn't believe.Not rated yet

E4Blue LightsOct 17, 1986 · 1h · Scott erroneously uses the sphere to make some lights appears in the sky. And when a deputy sees them and he tells everyone about it, they don't believe him. But Fox upon hearing about it heads to investigate.Not rated yet

E5Best BuddiesOct 24, 1986 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E6SecretsOct 31, 1986 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E7One for the RoadNov 7, 1986 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E8PeregrineNov 14, 1986 · 1h · Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.Not rated yet

E9Society's PetNov 28, 1986 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E10FeverDec 5, 1986 · 1h · When Forrester gets sick he ends up in the hospital and the doctor treating him has no idea what's making him sick or how to treat it. At the same time Fox has been relieved of his duty because of his failure to come up with tangible proof of "the alien's" existence.Not rated yet

E11The GiftDec 12, 1986 · 1h · Forrester gets a letter supposedly from Forrester's mother inviting him to come home for Christmas. When he arrives she claims that she didn't send him a letter. And it seems that Forrester was not exactly a good son and neither his mom nor the rest of the town like him. But he and Scott try to make it a good Christmas for her because she's dying.Not rated yet

E12The SystemJan 9, 1987 · 1h · When Forrester is arrested on a minor thing, an old warrant is served on him. It seems that the real Forrester took a photo of a man who was suspected of a crime which he claims he didn't commit. So Forrester is being asked to reveal the man's location but because he doesn't know he can't tell them so he's placed in jail. Scott is taken in by a lawyer representing Forrester. Fox eventually learns of this so tries to get Forrester but the police stonewall him. But when a mistake gets Forrester released he goes to Scott who shows him the photo and he thinks he can find ...Not rated yet

E13AppearancesJan 16, 1987 · 1h · When a blind girl receives acid burns, Paul heals her. Unfortunately she wants her eyes healed as well.Not rated yet

E14The ProbeJan 30, 1987 · 1h · Paul falls in love with an astronomer who is having a crisis of conscious over the military's funding of her research.Not rated yet

E15DustyFeb 6, 1987 · 1h · While in Las Vegas Paul and Scott pick up a hitchhiker who takes off with their car. They later go to a hotel that Paul Forrester frequented and are taken in. They find the woman who they discover is a compulsive gambler. They try to get back the spheres but discover she sold their things. They try to help her.Not rated yet

E16BarriersFeb 13, 1987 · 1h · Paul is taken to Mexico and is held prisoner. He must escape and help a pregnant women sneak into the United States to look for the father of her child.Not rated yet

E17GriftersMar 13, 1987 · 1h · Paul and Scott are tricked into a scam by two con-man.Not rated yet

E18The WeddingMar 21, 1987 · 1h · The owner of a fishing fleet hires Paul to photograph his daughter's wedding.Not rated yet

E19Fathers & SonsMar 28, 1987 · 1h · When Forrester and Scott meet with one of the real Forrester's friends who gives him a job. At the same time a young man is following them. When Scott confronts him he reveals that Forrester's his father.Not rated yet

E20Starscape, Part IApr 4, 1987 · 1h · Paul recognizes his home star in a painting. He seeks out and finds the artist who painted it: Jenny Hayden.Not rated yet

E21Starscape, Part IIApr 11, 1987 · 1h · Paul convinces Jenny that he really is who he says he is. Together they search for Scott who has gone missing.Not rated yet

E22The TestMay 2, 1987 · 1h · Forrester takes a job as a dish washer in a diner. Scott goes to school. His teacher tells Forrester that she doesn't approve of their nomadic life and that Scott needs stability. Forrester discovers that a guy he works with is illiterate and tries to get the teacher to help him.Not rated yet

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Robert HaysPaul Forrester Christopher Daniel BarnesScott Hayden Michael CavanaughFSA Agent George Fox

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Premiered: September 19, 1986
Ended: May 2, 1987
Status: Ended
Network: ABC
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Episode runtime: 1h
TVmaze ID: 2074