''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on

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from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The

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also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were produced by

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Synopsis

The series stars

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and

Marnie McPhail Marnie McPhail Diamond is an American actress and musician who is well known for playing Maria Wong in '' Braceface'', Annie Edison in ''The Edison Twins'', and Peaches in ''JoJo's Circus''. Personal life McPhail was born and raised in Columbu ...

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Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and

Milan Cheylov Milan Cheylov is a Canadian television director/producer. A professional stage actor at 15, Cheylov ran Bootleg Theatre in Toronto for ten years. He acted in theatre, television and film for almost twenty years. He started producing and directin ...

as their bumbling friend Lance Howard.

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stars as their police officer friend Sgt. Paganee. The show focused on the adventures of the main cast as they stumbled onto one problem after another, using Tom and Annie's scientific wit to solve the situation. Many episodes end with a short animated sequence illustrating a key scientific principle demonstrated in the preceding live action story. The last name of "Edison" is a homage to the inventor

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. All six seasons are available via

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through

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.''Amazon.com: Edison Twins''
Retrieved May 24, 2013 In Canada, all seasons were available on

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. The show has not been released on DVD, however.

Cast

as Tom Edison *

as Annie Edison * Sunny Besen Thrasher as Paul

Episodes

Season 1 (1984)

Season 2 (1984–85)

Season 3 (1985)

Season 4 (1985–86)

Season 5 (1986)

Season 6 (1986)

References

External links

Episode titles and air dates
* 1980s Canadian children's television series 1984 Canadian television series debuts 1986 Canadian television series endings Canadian television series with live action and animation CBC Television original programming CBS original programming Disney Channel original programming Fictional duos Fictional twins Television duos Television series about twins Television series by Nelvana Television shows filmed in Toronto Thomas Edison {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub