Mathnet (1987)
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- First Air Date: 1987-01-26
- Last Air Date: 1992-10-19
- Total Seasons: 5
- Total Episodes: 30
- Status: Ended
- Production Company: Children's Television Workshop
- Network: PBS
Mathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One Television, of which five seasons were produced. This parody of Dragnet featured detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department who solved mysteries using their mathematical skills. There were two main characters: detectives Kate Monday and George Frankly. Mary Watson also had a regular role as the duo's technical analyst, Debbie Williams. The third season had the show's setting moved to New York City. Beginning in the fourth season, Kate Monday was replaced by Pat Tuesday. James Earl Jones played a recurring role as Chief Thad Green. He also briefly appears in season 4 and indicates he knows Pat Tuesday. When the duo was transferred to New York, Captain Joe Greco became their new boss and undercover NYPD officer Benny Pill became their semi-regular backup support.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Problem of the Missing Monkey | 1987-01-26 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Problem of the Missing Baseball | 1987-02-02 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Problem of the Passing Parade | 1987-02-09 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Trial of George Frankly | 1987-02-16 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Problem of the Dirty Money | 1987-02-23 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Mystery of the Maltese Pigeon | 1987-03-02 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Problem of the Trojan Hamburger | 1987-03-09 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Case of the Willing Parrot | 1988-09-19 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Case of the Great Car Robbery | 1988-09-26 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Case of the Deceptive Data | 1988-10-03 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The View from the Rear Terrace | 1988-10-10 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Case of the Missing Air | 1988-10-17 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Case of the Map With A Gap | 1988-10-24 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Case of the Ersatz Earthquake | 1990-01-15 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Case of the Swami Scam | 1990-01-22 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre | 1990-01-29 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Case of the Unkidnapping | 1990-02-05 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | The Case of the Strategic Weather Initiative | 1990-02-12 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Case of the Masked Avenger | 1990-02-19 | min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | The Case of the Unnatural | 1991-09-30 | min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Despair in Monterey Bay | 1991-10-07 | min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Case of the Calpurnian Kugel Caper | 1991-10-14 | min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | The Case of the Galling Stones | 1991-10-21 | min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | The Case of the Poconos Paradise | 1991-10-28 | min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | The Case of the Purloined Policies | 1991-11-04 | min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | The Case of the Mystery Weekend | 1992-09-21 | min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | The Case of the Smart Dummy | 1992-09-28 | min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | The Case: Off The Record | 1992-10-05 | min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | The Case of the Bermuda Triangle | 1992-10-12 | min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Case of the Piggy Banker | 1992-10-19 | min |
