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''Ghostwriter'' is an American children's television series created by Liz Nelson and produced by the Children's Television Workshop (now known as ''Sesame Workshop'') and BBC One. It premiered on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on February 12, 1995. The series revolves around a close knit circle of friends from Brooklyn who solve neighborhood crimes and mysteries as a team of young detectives with the help of an invisible ghost. The ghost can communicate with the kids only by manipulating whatever text and letters he can find and using them to form words and sentences. The series was filmed on location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. ==Season 1 (1992–93)== * (1) Ghost Story: Jamal releases Ghostwriter while cleaning the basement. Jamal, Alex, Lenni, and Gaby come together through the bond of Ghostwriter's mysterious messages to them all. They all come together to solve a rash of mysterious backpack thefts and their connection to a group of gamers calling themselves the ''THABTOs'', an acronym for ''Two Heads Are Better Than One''. Guest stars: Samuel L. Jackson as Jamal's dad, Wil Horneff as Calvin Ferguson, and Mark Linn-Baker as the policeman have cameos. * *Part 1: October 4, 1992 * *Part 2: October 11, 1992 * *Part 3: October 18, 1992 * *Part 4: October 25, 1992 * *Part 5: November 1, 1992 * *Notes: * * *This story arc and 'To The Light' are the only stories to have five episodes. The rest all conclude in four. * * *This story arc is not the original pilot. The next arc, 'Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store?', was produced first and was intended to be the pilot for the series. * * *One of four story arcs to be adapted into a book. * (2) Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store?: Jamal is angered when Mr. Brinker (Max Wright), owner of the local electronics store, yells at him. But that night, when Brinker's burns down, the shopkeeper accuses Jamal of arson to cover up his own involvement in the fire, which itself was a cover for a much more serious crime that he committed. Ghostwriter reveals himself to both Craig and Tina. Guest stars: Samuel L. Jackson as Jamal's dad, Jeremy Miller as Craig, and Lou Albano as the taxi driver interviewed by Gaby and Tina. * *Part 1: November 1, 1992 * *Part 2: November 8, 1992 * *Part 3: November 15, 1992 * *Part 4: November 22, 1992 * *Notes: * * *Craig does not appear again in the series and is never referred to again. * * *This story arc was the original pilot. Wanting a better introduction to the series, the producers decided to add 'Ghost Story' at the last minute. This is evident from the fact that this arc seems to have been filmed inside actual buildings and houses, instead of on a soundstage like the rest of the series. Other indications include Ghostwriter appearing as a plain star instead of the trademark logo and using only the word RALLY without an initial when calling for a group meeting. Also, the main cast members appear much younger than they did in 'Ghost Story'. * (3) To Catch a Creep: Alex has aspirations to become class president, but one of his competitors starts a smear campaign, putting up fliers with embarrassing personal secrets. One of the initial suspects is new transfer student Rob, because of his withdrawn nature, but that status changes once Ghostwriter reveals himself to him. Eventually Alex realizes that one of his many pen pals might be involved in the dirty politics, and might be leaking info to the real dirty politician, Calvin Ferguson (Joey Shea), whose main goal is to keep Alex from winning. Guest star: Dulé Hill appears as a basketball player during two episodes. * *Part 1: November 29, 1992 * *Part 2: December 6, 1992 * *Part 3: December 13, 1992 * *Part 4: December 20, 1992 * *Notes: * * *Rob joins the cast in this story arc. * * *The actor portraying Calvin Ferguson is replaced beginning with this story arc. * (4) Into the Comics: Lenni persuades the team to enter a scavenger hunt-style contest in order to win the chance to be drawn into an issue of Hoodman. Their efforts are hindered by an embittered comic book artist named Manny Gites (Mike Jefferson), who will stop at nothing to win the contest disguised as his own character, Stoop Dude. Meanwhile, Rob continues to be distant from the team, but makes friends with an eccentric homeless poet. Guest stars: David Patrick Kelly makes his first appearance as Double-T and Spike Lee cameos as Special Agent Pete in this story arc. * *Part 1: December 27, 1992 * *Part 2: January 3, 1993 * *Part 3: January 10, 1993 * *Part 4: January 17, 1993 * (5) To the Light: Rob takes Jamal to meet Double-T, but they find his usual spot trashed and the poet missing. After tracking down Double-T's daughter, she and Rob trace his usual hangouts, but wind up trapped in a subway cave-in. Rob relies on his wits and Ghostwriter to try to get help and continue the hunt for Double-T, while the rest of the team use some of Double T's poems and learn of his service in the Vietnam War, to assist in the search. Guest stars: David Patrick Kelly returns as Double-T and Kristy Graves as Lisa. * *Part 1: January 24, 1993 * *Part 2: January 31, 1993 * *Part 3: February 7, 1993 * *Part 4: February 14, 1993 * *Part 5: February 21, 1993 * *Notes: * * *This story arc and 'Ghost Story' are the only stories to have five episodes. The rest all conclude in four. * (6) Who's Who?: Tina is excited when she lands a job answering fan mail to her favorite actress, Lana Barnes. However, when she starts reading threatening and disturbing notes, she begins to worry. Lana waves off her fears as just letters from a very devoted fan, until she narrowly avoids suffocating in a locked garage. The Ghostwriter Team begin a search for Lana's stalker before her acceptance of an award. Suspects are plenty as many people from Lana's past, including family members, and other movie stars have reason to hold grudges against Lana. But the stalker Roberta Halton (Elaine Kussack) is the one person who holds the biggest grudge of all. Guest stars: Shawn Elliott as Mr. Fernandez, Gretchen Krich as Janine, and Patricia Barry as Lana Barnes. * *Part 1: March 7, 1993 * *Part 2: March 14, 1993 * *Part 3: March 21, 1993 * *Part 4: March 28, 1993 * (7) Over a Barrel: The team is hard at work at the community garden center when a series of health problems arise: Gaby passes out, several other kids and adults get sick, and even some rabbits die. It's soon learned that a highly toxic chemical, tetrachloroethylene, has been illegally dumped in the ground under the garden and is to blame. As the authorities cannot remove the barrels in a reasonable amount of time, unless the guilty party is tracked down, the team sets off to find the person responsible for such a dirty act. Investigation eventually leads to a local philanthropist named John Miller (Brian Reddy), who may not be the "Citizen of the Year" that he seems. Guest stars: Caroline Lagerfelt as Sally Lewis, Orlagh Cassidy as Officer Cole, Melinda Mullins as Fannie Mae Banner, and Madhur Jaffrey as Dr. Singhla. * *Part 1: April 11, 1993 * *Part 2: April 18, 1993 * *Part 3: April 25, 1993 * *Part 4: April 25, 1993 * (8) Building Bridges: Plans for the school's talent show are threatened when a gang moves into the neighborhood. Kids start coming to school with black eyes and bandages, and then the school's hallway gets tagged by graffiti artists. Rob's new friend, Victor Torres, a former member of the gang who had quit after his brother became permanently disabled after a gang war, appears to be the prime suspect, but Rob is determined to prove that someone is out to frame Victor. Someone in the school named Tony Boyd (Greg Young) holds a personal grudge against him. Victor Sierra as Victor, Eugene Byrd as Walter Haines, and Afi McClendon as Jasmine guest star. * *Part 1: April 25, 1993 * *Part 2: May 2, 1993 * *Part 3: May 9, 1993 * *Part 4: July 4, 1993 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Ghostwriter episodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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