Mathnet
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| Genre | Crime-Drama |
| Developed by | Janette Webb George E. Swink |
| Written by | David D. Connell Jim Thurman |
| Directed by | Charles S. Dubin James F. Golway Karl Epstein Jesus Salvador Treviño Bill Schreiner |
| Starring | Beverly Leech (1987–1990; 19 episodes) Joe Howard (1987–1992; entire series) Toni DiBuono (1991–1992; 11 episodes) James Earl Jones (1987–1988, 1991; 5 episodes) Emilo Del Pozo (1990–1992; 16 episodes) Mary Watson (1987–1990; 13 episodes) Bari K. Willerford (1990–1992; 16 episodes) |
| Opening theme | "Danger Ahead" |
| Composer(s) | Gerald Fried John Rodby (Conducted and arranged by) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Location(s) | Los Angeles (1987–1990) New York City (1990–1992) |
| Editor(s) | Ed Brennan |
| Camera setup | Film (Principal Photography) Videotape (Post-Production) Single-camera setup |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production company(s) |
Children's Television Workshop The Webb Organization Turtleback Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Mono (1987–1990) Stereo (1991–1992) |
| Original release | January 26, 1987 – October 23, 1992 |
Mathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One Television.
Mathnet is a parody of Dragnet, in which the main characters are mathematicians who use their mathematical skills to solve various crimes and mysteries in the city. Each segment of the series aired on one episode of Square One, a production of the Children's Television Workshop aimed at teaching math skills to young viewers. Five segments made up an episode (one for each weekday), with suspense building at the end of each segment.
Both Mathnet and Square One went off the air in 1994 (it was rerun until then after the final 1992 season was completed), reappearing from 1999–2003 on the cable television network Noggin, a joint venture of Nickelodeon and CTW. However, only 65 episodes were leased by the Noggin network. Mathnet segments also aired on Phred on Your Head Show (one of Noggin's original programs).
A number of well-known actors made guest appearances on this show. Among them were
In addition, real life L.A.P.D. officers Sam Salazar and Steve Fellman have also appeared as themselves, as did head writers David D. Connell and Jim Thurman as various characters.
Real principles of math and science and mathematical tools used by the detectives to solve crimes include:
After a successful first season, production began on six new episodes for the second season. By the time production ended on the third season and its six episodes in 1989, Beverly Leech (Kate Monday) left, and was replaced by a new character named Pat Tuesday, played by Toni DiBuono. Production on the first six episodes with the new character commenced in 1990, and ended in 1991, in time for Square One TV's fourth season. Production on the final season and its five episodes began taping in 1991, and the last episode aired in 1992.
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