''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were produced by Nelvana.

Synopsis

The series stars

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

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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 streaming through

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Retrieved May 24, 2013 In Canada, all seasons were available on shomi. 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