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  • ABC
  • Jan 30, 1987
  • 1 h
  • ABC
  • Jan 30, 1987
  • 1 h
Starman

Summary Some 15 years after an alien was stranded briefly on Earth, he returns to rejoin the son he left behind and to search for the woman he fell in love with. He assumes the identity and likeness of photojournalist Paul Forrester, whose dead body lies undiscovered in a remote area due to a helicopter crash. He is again being pursued by Geor...

Directed By: Mike Gray

Written By: Syrie James

  • ABC
  • Jan 30, 1987
  • 1 h
  • ABC
  • Jan 30, 1987
  • 1 h
Starman
S1 • Episode 14
The Probe
Air Date: Jan 30, 1987
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Summary Some 15 years after an alien was stranded briefly on Earth, he returns to rejoin the son he left behind and to search for the woman he fell in love with. He assumes the identity and likeness of photojournalist Paul Forrester, whose dead body lies undiscovered in a remote area due to a helicopter crash. He is again being pursued by Geor...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 19, 1986 • 1 h
The Return
Episode 2 • Sep 26, 1986 • 1 h
Like Father, Like Son
Episode 3 • Oct 3, 1986 • 1 h
Fatal Flaw
Episode 4 • Oct 17, 1986 • 1 h
Blue Lights
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.
Episode 5 • Oct 24, 1986 • 1 h
Best Buddies
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.
Episode 6 • Oct 31, 1986 • 1 h
Secrets
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.
Episode 7 • Nov 7, 1986 • 1 h
One for the Road
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.
Episode 8 • Nov 14, 1986 • 1 h
Peregrine
Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.
Episode 9 • Nov 28, 1986 • 1 h
Society's Pet
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.
Episode 10 • Dec 5, 1986 • 1 h
Fever
Episode 11 • Dec 12, 1986 • 1 h
The Gift
Episode 12 • Jan 9, 1987 • 1 h
The System
Episode 13 • Jan 16, 1987 • 1 h
Appearances
When a blind girl receives acid burns, Paul heals her. Unfortunately she wants her eyes healed as well.
Episode 14 • Jan 30, 1987 • 1 h
The Probe
Paul falls in love with an astronomer who is having a crisis of conscious over the military's funding of her research.
Episode 15 • Feb 6, 1987 • 1 h
Dusty
Episode 16 • Feb 13, 1987 • 1 h
Barriers
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.
Episode 17 • Mar 13, 1987 • 1 h
Grifters
Paul and Scott are tricked into a scam by two con-man.
Episode 18 • Mar 21, 1987 • 1 h
The Wedding
The owner of a fishing fleet hires Paul to photograph his daughter's wedding.
Episode 19 • Mar 28, 1987 • 1 h
Fathers and Sons
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.
Episode 20 • Apr 4, 1987 • 1 h
Starscape: Part 1
Paul recognizes his home star in a painting. He seeks out and finds the artist who painted it: Jenny Hayden.
Episode 21 • Apr 11, 1987 • 1 h
Starscape: Part 2
Paul convinces Jenny that he really is who he says he is. Together they search for Scott who has gone missing.
Episode 22 • May 2, 1987 • 1 h
The Test

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