''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on

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from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The

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also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were co-produced by

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and Canada Films.

Synopsis

The series stars

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and Marnie McPhail as

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Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and

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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,

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joined the shows as recurring character Larry.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/corey-haim-actor-best-known-for-his-role-in-the-lost-boys-1920695.html 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

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Cast

as Tom Edison * Marnie McPhail as Annie Edison * Sunny Besen Thrasher as Paul

Episodes

Season 1 (1984)

Season 2 (1984–85)

Season 3 (1985)

Season 4 (1985–86)

Season 5 (1986)

Season 6 (1986)

References

External links

Episode titles and air dates
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