Why did this get canceled?! Episode 4

 

Misfits of Science (1985-1986)

Created by James D. Parriott

Before there was a Heroes or even No Ordinary Family there was a little known show called Misfits of Science. It was a show about three people that get powers and use them for the greater good. I always thought that the super hero story would work well on television. Heroes could have been a excellent show but it did not live up to the hype. I don't want to turn this into a what happened with Heroes. So back to Misfits of Science...

The premise of Misfits is two scientist form a super human team to take on a evil government organization that is building a bomb. Pretty cool idea.

The show starred Dean Paul Martin as Dr. Billy Hayes, the only member of Misfits to have no super powers. Kevin Peter Hall, better known as the Predator, played Dr. Elvin Lincoln or El for short. He could shrink himself but for only a short period of time. Pretty cool power for someone '7'2. He would carry around doll cloths in case he had to shrink himself. Mark Thomas Miller played the coolest of the Misfits, Johnny Bukowski or Johnny B. He played a rock star that used electricity to fight off his enemies. Rounding out the cast is a young Courteney Cox playing Gloria Dinallo a troubled telekinetic teen.

The pilot did have a guy that had ice powers known as Ice Man but Marvel sued and his character was taken out of the show. The team rides around in an ice cream truck because of this story change. I guess they couldn't afford a new car.

The best character was Johnny B, he was the bad ass of the show with the best powers. Gloria had a major crush on him and it was played out over the course of the show. The show aired on NBC future home of Heroes. The creator of Heroes Tim Kring was a writer for the series, now we know where he got the idea from. Just saying.

The show was canceled before it aired its final episode. It aired at the same time as Dallas and in 1985 no one dared to compete with Dallas. I remember this show and wished it would have lasted a bit longer. Some shows get cut down before their prime.

Dean Paul Martin and Kevin Peter Hall have both passed on and we know what happened to Courtney Cox. But what happened to Johnny B? Why hasn't this been released on DVD? Sometimes the world doesn't make much sense to me.

Misfits of Science deserves another look, hope it find a place on some distant channel of bad reruns. Till the next why did this get canceled.