Probe (1988)

Comedy · Crime · Mystery

Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer, wrote the two-hour pilot, and became Executive Producer for the series. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as Austin James, a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes, and Ashley Crow as James' new secretary Mickey Castle. The show began as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after a two-month run of the pilot and six episodes. Entire episodes have made their way on the internet through video-sharing sites such as YouTube. Some episodes of the show revolved around Serendip, a company founded by Austin that he has no interest in running. Mickey, his Serendip-appointed secretary, plays Watson to Austin's Holmes.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (256 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Season 1 (1988)

7.80 avg 7 episodes 7.2 → 7.5

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Computer Logic	7.2	107
2	Untouched by Human Hands	7.1	18
3	Black Cats Don't Walk Under Ladders (Do They?)	7.8	15
4	Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You	8.3	14
5	Now You See It...	8.4	15
6	Plan 10 from Outer Space	8.3	14
7	Quit-It	7.5	18

Probe (1988)

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