Whiz Kids (TV series)

Whiz Kids
Genre	Science fiction Action/Adventure
Created by	Philip DeGuere Bob Shayne
Starring	Matthew Laborteaux Todd Porter Jeffrey Jacquet Andrea Elson Melanie Gaffin Max Gail A Martinez
Theme music composer	Paul Chihara (uncredited) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (adaptation)
Composers	Paul Chihara J. A. C. Redford Ian Underwood David Bell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producer	Philip DeGuere
Producers	Joe Gannon Bob Shayne James Crocker
Cinematography	Fred J. Koenekamp
Editor	Ellen Ring Jacobson
Running time	60 minutes (with commercials)
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 5, 1983 (1983-10-05) – June 2, 1984 (1984-06-02)
Related
Simon & Simon
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Whiz Kids is an American science fiction adventure television series that originally aired on CBS from October 5, 1983, to June 2, 1984. The show was created by Philip DeGuere, who had also created the detective series Simon & Simon for CBS in 1981, and Bob Shayne and produced by Universal Television. DeGuere also served as executive producer.

The series starred Matthew Laborteaux, Todd Porter, Jeffrey Jacquet and Andrea Elson as the titular “whiz kids”, a group of teenagers who became amateur detectives using computer technology to solve mysteries. The show also starred Max Gail as an investigative reporter and A Martinez as the commanding officer of the local police precinct's detective squad.

Although the series experienced a notable backlash from critics for its portrayal of teenage computer hackers, the program garnered four Youth in Film Award nominations for its young stars, as well as a fifth nomination as "Best New Television Series" of 1983.

CBS cancelled Whiz Kids after one season, with 18 episodes produced.