List of Weird Science episodes

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The following is a list of episodes of Weird Science, a 1994-1997 American television sitcom on USA Network, based on the 1985 movie of the same name. Six previously unaired season-five episodes premiered in 1998 on Syfy.

Series overview[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113March 5, 1994June 4, 1994
213August 6, 1994November 5, 1994
318April 8, 1995September 9, 1995
426January 6, 1996August 10, 1996
518January 5, 1997July 25, 1998

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (1994)[edit]

No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"She's Alive"Max TashAlan Cross & Tom SpezialyMarch 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)76101
Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly create a cyber-genie, an attractive young woman called Lisa, with the help of Wyatt's computer and a freak lightning storm. Lisa's magic sends Wyatt's obnoxious elder brother to hell and makes the boy’s crushes attracted to them. When the spells expire, the girls reject the boys, and Chet returns.
22"Universal Remote"Max TashAdam Barr & Peter OckoMarch 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)76106
Gary wishes for a remote control that he can use to skip past the boring parts of his daily life. However, he becomes stuck in a time loop.
33"Cyrano De Brainiac"Mark JeanStory by : Doug Chamberlin & Chris Webb
Teleplay by : Adam Barr & Peter Ocko
March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)76102
Gary is attracted to Amy - an intelligent, studious, pretty girl at school. He asks Lisa to give him Albert Einstein's brain. The brain arrives - but in a jar rather than in Gary's skull. The brain speaks with Einstein's voice. Gary brings the brain to school. He thinks that Einstein can help him woo Amy, but his ideas are inapplicable to 1990s America and Amy is not attracted to Gary. Lisa falls in love with Einstein and, when Chet arrives home, she puts the brain in Chet's skull.
44"Magnifico Dad"Mark JeanAlan Cross & Tom SpezialyMarch 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)76105
Gary's father switches bodies with male model Magnifico.
55"The Feminine Mistake"Max TashStory by : Kari Lizer & Eric Alan
Teleplay by : Kari Lizer
April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)76110
In order for them to better understand the opposite sex, Lisa turns Gary and Wyatt into women.
66"Airball Kings"Max TashJeff VlamingApril 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)76107
Gary asks Lisa to get him and Wyatt on the school basketball team. Her spell makes the coach their biggest fans, even though they cannot play.
77"Party High, U.S.A."Mark JeanPaul LiebersteinApril 23, 1994 (1994-04-23)76108
Gary wishes that his school classes were relevant to his interests.
88"One Size Fits All"Mark JeanStory by : Kari Lizer
Teleplay by : Adam Barr & Peter Ocko
April 30, 1994 (1994-04-30)76109
Wyatt fancies an athletic girl, and wishes his body muscular to get her attention.
99"Keeps on Tickin'"Max TashJeff VlamingMay 7, 1994 (1994-05-07)76111
Lisa gives the boys watches that count down to Wyatt's death and the loss of Gary's virginity.
1010"Mr. President"Mark JeanJeff VlamingMay 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)76140
Wyatt wishes to be President of the school chess club, but instead he becomes the President of the United States.
1111"Fatal Lisa"Max TashAlan Cross & Tom SpezialyMay 21, 1994 (1994-05-21)76113
Gary tries to wish Lisa into falling in love with him, but she falls madly in love with Wyatt.
1212"Killer Party"Tom SpezialyRichard DoctorowMay 28, 1994 (1994-05-28)76112
Gary throws a party. Lisa makes the boy's parents feel young again.
1313"Sex Ed"Max TashAdam Barr & Peter OckoJune 4, 1994 (1994-06-04)76114
Lisa becomes the teacher of Gary and Wyatt's sex education class.

Season 2 (1994)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
141"Lisa's Virus"Max TashKari LizerAugust 6, 1994 (1994-08-06)76125
Lisa catches a computer virus. While Gary and Wyatt look for the disk, Lisa thinks she is part of a soap opera.
152"The Bazooka Boys"David GrossmanEric AlanAugust 13, 1994 (1994-08-13)76127
Lisa makes bubble gum clones of Gary and Wyatt, which plot to take over their lives.
163"The Most Dangerous Wish"Max TashAdam Barr & Peter OckoAugust 20, 1994 (1994-08-20)76132
To get revenge on the boys for taking her for granted, Lisa brings a video game villain to life.
174"Wyatt Erectus"David GrossmanJeff VlamingAugust 27, 1994 (1994-08-27)76131
In an attempt to make Wyatt more assertive, Lisa gives him a magic cologne. But when he uses too much, he begins turning into a caveman.
185"A Tale of Two Lisas"Ricardo Méndez MattaKari LizerSeptember 10, 1994 (1994-09-10)76128
Lisa splits herself between the two boys to be more like what each of them wants.
196"Nightmare on Chett Street"David GrossmanPaul LiebersteinSeptember 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)76129
Gary uses a dream machine to control Chett for his first day on a new job.
207"Magic for Beginners"Tom SpezialyAlan Cross & Tom SpezialySeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)76130
Gary makes a wish to do real magic to win a talent show.
218"Copper Top Girl"David GrossmanJeff VlamingOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)76133
Gary asks Lisa to find a perfect date for Wyatt, but pressed for time, she creates a robotic girl.
229"Switched at Birth"Ricardo Méndez MattaKari LizerOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)76134
Gary and Wyatt swap places with each other.
2310"Camp Wannabe"David GrossmanAdam Barr & Peter OckoOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)76135
Gary wishes to go back in time to get a girl and seek revenge. Wyatt finds his teacher and dates her.
2411"Circuit Courtship"Ricardo Méndez MattaEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)76137
Lisa creates a supercomputer, but when he falls for Lisa, the boys are in danger.
2512"Chett Reborn"Steve DubinStory by : Paul Lieberstein
Teleplay by : Paul Lieberstein & Kari Lizer & Jeff Vlaming
October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)76138
Lisa turns Chett into a baby and Wyatt tries to raise him to be nice.
2613"Unplugged"David GrossmanDavid Steven CohenNovember 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)76136
Gary, Wyatt and Lisa become rock stars, but their producer (Ryan Stiles) fires them when they cannot write any good songs after their first hit.

Season 3 (1995)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
271"Earth Boys Are Easy"Max TashEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyApril 8, 1995 (1995-04-08)76206
After Chett breaks up with his girlfriend, Lisa finds him a new woman, who turns out to be an alien who eats her mates.
282"Horseradish"Troy MillerPeter OckoApril 15, 1995 (1995-04-15)76202
Gary forgets Lisa's new password, leaving her locked out of the computer without her powers.
293"Grampira"Max TashKari LizerApril 22, 1995 (1995-04-22)76205
Wyatt wishes for his grandmother to spend a day with the energy of a young person, but she gains this energy by sucking it from any young person she touches.
304"Rock Hard Chett"David GrossmanEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyApril 29, 1995 (1995-04-29)76203
To save Chett from a prank gone wrong, Lisa makes him invulnerable. When he discovers his new powers, he becomes the superhero "The Star-Spangled Butt-Kicker."
315"Lucky Suit"Max TashKari LizerMay 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)76207
Believing that Wyatt's father is successful because of his lucky suit, Gary wishes for his dad to have a lucky suit of his own.
326"Gary Wallace: Boy Reporter"David GrossmanJeff VlamingMay 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)76204
To impress the beautiful editor of the school paper, Gary uses a magic pen that can make any story come true.
337"Hot Wheels"Troy MillerAdam Barr & Peter OckoMay 27, 1995 (1995-05-27)76208
Lisa transforms Wyatt's car into a sleek, sexy talking car named "Nadine," with whom both the boys literally fall in love.
348"Bikini Camp Slasher"David GrossmanEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyJune 3, 1995 (1995-06-03)76210
Lisa and the boys become trapped in a horror movie, where they must depend on Gary's encyclopedic knowledge of slasher movie conventions to keep them alive.
359"What Genie?"Troy MillerKari LizerJune 10, 1995 (1995-06-10)76213
Lisa has been forced to work as someone else's genie and erase Gary and Wyatt's memories of her existence.
3610"Sci-Fi Zoned"David GrossmanAlan Cross & Tom SpezialyJune 17, 1995 (1995-06-17)76211
After Gary and Wyatt have a falling out, Lisa zaps them into the Twilight Zone-like TV show that made them friends in the first place.
3711"The Wyatt Brief"Les LandauChris BlackJune 24, 1995 (1995-06-24)76214
A glimpse into the future shows Wyatt that he is destined to steal Gary's prom date. To turn the girl off, Lisa gives him Chett's personality.
3812"Free Gary"David GrossmanJeff VlamingJuly 1, 1995 (1995-07-01)76209
Lisa tries to give the boys the "Super Bowl of wishes": being Baywatch lifeguards. At the beach, she meets a man who may be another genie.
3913"Quantum Wyatt"Ron AmesEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyJuly 15, 1995 (1995-07-15)76219
To test out possible careers, Lisa gives Wyatt a box of magic chocolates that leap him into the bodies of various professionals.
4014"Fly Boy"David GrossmanJeff VlamingJuly 22, 1995 (1995-07-22)76212
Gary is spotted using a pair of flying shoes Lisa created, bringing FBI agents Scolder and Molly to town to investigate rumors of the paranormal.
4115"Teen Lisa"Les LandauKari LizerJuly 29, 1995 (1995-07-29)76222
Lisa and the guys trade lives, with Lisa becoming a homely teenager and Gary and Wyatt becoming incompetent genies.
4216"Dead Can Dance"David GrossmanAdam Barr & Peter OckoAugust 5, 1995 (1995-08-05)76218
A time vortex brings a visit from a brawling, boozing Donnelly ancestor, who bonds with Chett.
4317"The Legend of Red Brick Wallace"Les LandauJeff VlamingAugust 12, 1995 (1995-08-12)76227
Lisa transports Gary and Wyatt back to the Old West to watch Gary's great great grandfather, Red Brick Wallace, defeat a gang of desperadoes with his bare hands. Unfortunately, Gary's interference threatens to change history - and get Red Brick killed.
4418"Spies 'R' Us"David GrossmanAlan Cross & Tom SpezialySeptember 9, 1995 (1995-09-09)76221
Gary overloads Lisa's virtual reality spy game and turns Farber High into a real-life James Bond adventure.

Season 4 (1996)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
451"Searching for Boris Karloff"Tom SpezialyChris BlackJanuary 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)76228
Lisa takes Gary and Wyatt to meet the only other person who has successfully created life and inspired them to create Lisa, Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
462"Men in Tights"David GrossmanEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyJanuary 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)76225
When a zap of Lisa's magic turns into an unbeatable tag team, Chett and Wyatt become instant stars on the big time wrestling circuit.
473"Puppet Love"Michael LangeKari LizerJanuary 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)76224
Gary tries to woo a girl, using a handsome remote-controlled "puppet man." His plan goes awry, however, when the object of his affection is more attracted to the puppet than to him.
484"Chett-A-Nator"David GrossmanAdam Barr & Peter OckoJanuary 27, 1996 (1996-01-27)76226
Chett is abducted by aliens and replaced by an unstoppable android whose mission is to capture Lisa and make her the unsavory aliens' new "queen".
495"Phantom Scampi"David GrossmanJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyFebruary 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)K0912
To keep Wyatt out of detention, Lisa uses her magic to turn Principal Scampi into his best friend. Unfortunately the spell goes out of control when the entire student body alienates Wyatt and Scampi tries his hand as a "Phantom of the Opera" style hero.
506"Grumpy Old Genie"Win PhelpsJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyFebruary 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)K0911
Lisa must deal with the humiliation of not being young and sexy when a hacker replaces her image file with a picture of Abe Vigoda.
517"Funhouse of Death"Christopher HiblerGlen MerzerFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)K0909
Gary and Wyatt compete for the attention of a beautiful girl (Denise Richards). To settle the matter, Lisa locks them in a funhouse with a homicidal clown.
528"It Takes a Geek"David GrossmanChris BlackMarch 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)K0913
Gary and Wyatt enlist Chett's help to rescue Lisa when she is trapped in Principal Scampi's computer.
539"Slow Times at Farber High"David GrossmanSherri Budnick & Joanna SandsmarkMarch 9, 1996 (1996-03-09)K0906
Gary gets a "brain buster" that turns smart people dumb, but he overloads it and creates a malevolent intelligence-sucking orb.
5410"Chett World"Michael LangeGlen MerzerMarch 16, 1996 (1996-03-16)K0902
Lisa gives Chett a job that caters to his interests, but his bosses are hell-bent on turning all humans into macho Chett clones.
5511"By the Time We Got to Woodstock"David GrossmanEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyMarch 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)K0907
When Gary, Wyatt and Lisa time travel back into 1969, Lisa gets amnesia and believes herself to be a hippie. A stranded Gary and Wyatt try to get to the Woodstock festival to find Lisa, while Chett tries to prevent the downfall of Richard Nixon.
5612"You'll Never Eat Brains in This Town Again"Ricardo Méndez MattaEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyMarch 30, 1996 (1996-03-30)K0908
Lisa brings in real zombies to be extras in a low-budget zombie movie.
5713"Demon Lisa"David GrossmanChris BlackApril 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)K0904
Lisa is possessed by the spirit of a computer demon trying to escape cyberspace and take over the world.
5814"Cyborg Sam I Am"Max TashChris BlackApril 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)K0905
Lisa brings Wyatt's childhood toys to life.
5915"It's a Wonderful Life... Without You"Christopher HiblerKari LizerApril 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)K0918
Wyatt and Lisa see what life would have been like if Wyatt had never been born, only to find that the wish has wiped them both out of existence.
6016"Lisa's Childhood Memories"David GrossmanStory by : Seth Kurland
Teleplay by : Chris Black
May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04)K0915
Gary and Wyatt program Lisa with memories of a family, but her magic makes the imaginary family (complete with a secret agent dad, a warrior princess mom, and an American Gladiator boyfriend) become real.
6117"Lisarella"David GrossmanJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyMay 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)K0916
Lisa sneaks in to a ball to meet the President of the United States, and winds up falling in love with him.
6218"Family Affair"Alan CrossJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyMay 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)K0910
Gary wishes that his girlfriend's family liked him, but they wind up liking him a little too much; Lisa tries to scare Chett out of his smoking habit.
6319"Gary & Wyatt's Bloodsucking Adventure"Les LandauStory by : Alan Cross & Kari Lizer & Tom Spezialy
Teleplay by : Kari Lizer
June 1, 1996 (1996-06-01)K0922
To be cool enough for an exclusive club, Lisa, Gary and Wyatt become harmless vampires, but they do not realize the club is full of real vampires.
6420"It's a Mob, Mob, Mob, Mob World"David GrossmanJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyJune 15, 1996 (1996-06-15)K0919
Wyatt wishes that he had a close-knit loving family, and winds up in the Mafia.
6521"Strange Daze"Tom SpezialyAlan Cross & Tom SpezialyJune 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)K0901
When Lisa grants Wyatt's request for a technologically advanced school, she creates a futuristic dystopia.
6622"Community Property"David GrossmanJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyJune 29, 1996 (1996-06-29)K0923
After an argument, Gary and Wyatt go to court to see who will get custody of Lisa.
6723"Master Chett"Les LandauGlen MerzerJuly 6, 1996 (1996-07-06)K0917
Chett develops an immunity to Lisa's power to erase memories, leaving him permanently aware that she is a magic genie.
6824"Pirates!"Tom SpezialyStory by : Peter Ocko & Adam Barr
Teleplay by : Ed Ferrara & Kevin Murphy
July 13, 1996 (1996-07-13)K0914
Lisa's spell brings a pirate musical to life, and Chett becomes the leader of a band of bloodthirsty singing and disco dancing pirates.
6925"Swallow 13"David GrossmanJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyAugust 3, 1996 (1996-08-03)K0903
When Chett swallows the directions to the hottest party in town, Wyatt would rather get shrunk down and travel to Chett's stomach than ask a girl for another copy.
7026"Strangers in Paradise"David GrossmanStory by : Ed Ferrara & Kevin Murphy & Jim Lincoln & Dan Studney
Teleplay by : Ed Ferrara & Kevin Murphy
August 10, 1996 (1996-08-10)K0925
Lisa and Chett are stranded together on a desert island in the Bermuda Triangle, where magic powers do not work.

Season 5 (1997–98)[edit]

Six episodes that did not air during the series' original run eventually aired on Syfy. The first two premiered July 11, 1998, with the remainder premiering as pairs of episodes July 18 and 25, 1998.[1]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
711"I Dream of Gene"Sandy SmolanJeff VlamingJanuary 5, 1997 (1997-01-05)K1906
Chett gets his first real competition for Lisa when she meets a fellow genie (Bruce Campbell) who works for a Texas billionaire.
722"Girl Talk"Ricardo Méndez MattaJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyJanuary 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)K1909
Lisa makes her first female friend, who cannot handle the revelation that she is a magic genie.
733"Boys on the Hide"David GrossmanSherri Budnick & Joanna SandsmarkJanuary 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)K1904
The boys go on the run when they are falsely accused of defaced Scampi's portrait and turning them into fugitives from the law. Parodies "The Fugitive".
744"Gary Had a Little Cram"David GrossmanJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyJanuary 26, 1997 (1997-01-26)K1908
Gary tries to get into college, with the help of a magical Lisa device that makes him a great athlete.
755"Forbidden Janet"Christopher HiblerJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyFebruary 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)K1907
Lisa creates a machine that brings Wyatt's dream girl to life, but Gary and Chett ruin everything when they steal the device.
766"Man's Best Friend"Alan CrossKari LizerFebruary 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)K1902
Touched by Chett's affection for a stray dog, Lisa temporarily turns the dog into a human.
777"Show Chett"Tom SpezialyChris BlackFebruary 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)K1905
To teach Chett a lesson about treating people as sex objects, Lisa turns him into a male stripper.
788"Bee in There"David GrossmanJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyFebruary 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)K1912
The boys go back in time, in their parents' bodies, to teach their younger selves to play catch.
799"Future Bride"Ricardo Méndez MattaAdam I. LapidusMarch 7, 1997 (1997-03-07)K1914
Wyatt wishes to meet the girl he is destined to marry; Chett tries to convince Lisa that she is his future mate.
8010"Stalag 16"Ricardo Méndez MattaEd Ferrara & Kevin MurphyMarch 14, 1997 (1997-03-14)K1910
Chett and his arch-nemesis Principal Scampi must work together when they are trapped in a virtual reality game.
8111"I, Chettus"Tom SpezialyChris BlackMarch 21, 1997 (1997-03-21)K1903
Chett goes back in time to ancient Rome and becomes a hero by introducing the people to jeeps and beef jerky.
8212"The Genie Detective"David GrossmanChrister Hokanson & Howard KlausnerApril 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)K1913
Chett butts into Lisa's black-and-white film noir game, only to find out if he dies in the game, he will die for real.
8313"Magic Comet Ride"David GrossmanJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyJuly 11, 1998 (1998-07-11)K1915
To find out more about herself and why her powers are so unpredictable, Lisa meets with a wise "genie master."
8414"School Spirits"Tom SpezialyJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyJuly 11, 1998 (1998-07-11)K1916
Lisa and the boys try to protect the ghosts of Farber High teachers from a creepy ghost-buster hired by Principal Scampi.
8515"Wicked Wish"David GrossmanJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyJuly 18, 1998 (1998-07-18)K1917
Lisa gives Wyatt's mom a magic mirror to make her feel young and beautiful, but the mirror turns her into a vain and evil witch.
8616"Night of the Swingin' Steves"Ricardo Méndez MattaChris BlackJuly 18, 1998 (1998-07-18)K1918
The alien race known as "Steve" returns to ask Lisa to be their queen, and she calls in Agents Scolder and Molly to help.
8717"Genie Junior"Ricardo Méndez MattaSusannah HardawayJuly 25, 1998 (1998-07-25)K1919
To test Chett's ability to commit, Lisa makes herself pregnant.
8818"WS4"David GrossmanJim Lincoln & Dan StudneyJuly 25, 1998 (1998-07-25)K1920
In the series finale, when rivalries heat up between the different clubs at Farber High during the school's Groundhog Day Gala, Lisa gets the galaxy's most peaceful aliens to teach everyone how to get along. However the aliens attack the school and are seemingly unstoppable with plans to end everything when the final bell rings at 3 o'clock.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lovece, Frank (July 15, 1998). "Better Living Through Science...Weird Science!". Gist TV. Syndicated to CNN and to Yahoo! TV. Includes annotated episode guide, "The Lost Episodes of Weird Science".

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