
Overview
The Powers of Matthew Star is an American sci-fi television series that aired from September 17, 1982 through April 8, 1983, on NBC. It starred Peter Barton as the title character, alien prince Matthew ‘E’Hawke’ Star of the planet Quadris. Also starring were Amy Steel as Pam Elliot, Matthew’s girlfriend at Crestridge High, and Louis Gossett, Jr. as Matthew’s guardian Walt ‘D’hai’ Shepherd. In 2002, The Powers of Matthew Star was ranked #22 on the list of TV Guide's "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time".
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- TMDB ID
- 11849 ↗
- First aired
- 1982-09-17
- Last aired
- 1983-04-15
- Status
- Ended
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Creators
- Harve Bennett, Steven E. de Souza
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- German, English
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Age ratings
—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)
—Not rated in Spain (ES)
—Not rated in France (FR)
—Not rated in United States of America (US)
—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)
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