S01E01 Jackal
Five miles out of Crestridge, a UFO lands. When the landing is picked up by military radar, a call is placed to a General Tucker. Nearby, a man hands a woman a likeness of Walt/D'Hai...
The Powers of Matthew Star
S01E09: The Triangle
Ron Elliot, Pam's uncle, is flying a small plane over the Bermuda Triangle. Dictating a message on a handheld recorder for Pam, Ron tells her that he thinks the treasure is close, thanks to his on-board high tech metal detector. While discussing his coordinates with over the radio with the mainland, he realizes he is lost. The metal detector goes crazy, he loses radio contact and goes into a dive over one of the islands. Two strangers are watching as the plane hits the ground. Matt is looking at a necklace with a miniature version of the kashot when Walt enters the bedroom and admires it. Matt wants to give it as a birthday gift to Pam, which stuns Walt. It is a significant symbol of Quadris. He wants to hear the Matthew say his oath (Creed of Kings) which will some day be taken while holding the real kashot, but the prince would rather not. Furthermore, Matt insists he's not giving away the oath or his belief in it; just the necklace. Walt concedes and offers to help find wra
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".
Episodes
S01E02 Accused
April is singing (badly) at Backtrack Studios. The producers, including Joe Allen, roll their eyes. He's got a suitcase. A black man with a white suit enters a nightclub with a suitcase of his own....
S01E03 Daredevil
Pam is in girl's shower. The camera closes in on the door, through which a monster enters. It turns off the lights and grabs her. Pam screams, then giggles. The director, Trent, yells cut and...
S01E04 Genius
Matt and Pam are discussing his inability to get around to buying concert tickets. Jerry is trying to start lawn mower that runs on garbage. Monica explaining science project to Walt about Solar Prime paint...
S01E05 Prediction
Bob is drag-racing against some students from Oakridge High. Becky Vance is in his car, cheering him on. Pam and Matt are looking on from the sidelines. The race starts and it looks like Bob...
S01E06 The Italian Caper
In Italy, a supply truck in the midst of a convoy travels through rocky hills under armed guard. Terrorists watching from higher in the hills throw grenades and start firing. Another grenade causes something in...
S01E07 Winning
It's football practice. Coach Curtis and Walt (the trainer) Shepherd are coaching the players. Tony Garcia, the star Quarterback, is accepting praise while tossing his ball after practice to Matt. Matt is unhappily collecting the...
S01E08 Endurance a/k/a Survival
A set of binoculars (not to mention a cougar) watch Walt, Matt, Coach Curtis, Pam, Lisa, Anne, Fletcher and Ted hike into the mountains to build a survival shack. (Anne's boyfriend had died from exposure)....
S01E09 The Triangle
Ron Elliot, Pam's uncle, is flying a small plane over the Bermuda Triangle. Dictating a message on a handheld recorder for Pam, Ron tells her that he thinks the treasure is close, thanks to his...
S01E10 Mother
Matt and Pam are at the carnival. Pam is having a hard time popping balloons with darts, but Matt doesn't have any better luck. Madam Paloma, a fortune teller, is watching them intently, as is...
S01E11 Experiment
Ms. Johnson's class is on a field trip to Marine Park and are listening to Dr. Simon Barnard, renowned marine scientist. During the speech, Matthew hears a strange cry for help in his mind. When...
S01E12 Fugitives
Matt takes Pam a plate of food. She's working as a candy striper for Dr. Lindsey at Memorial Hospital. Dr. Lindsey is frustrated at his thermomagnetic scanner and Pam thinks it would take a better...
S01E13 Matthew Star: D.O.A.
A nice car drives over to the bad part of town. Two men get out, scrutinize a few homeless beggars, and pick one. They ask him if he's ever worked with a gun. He thinks...
S01E14 The Racer's Edge
Tony Garcia goes up to hotel clerk and says he is looking for Caroline Ashley. He goes up to her room, but is called into a neighboring room. Before he knows what is happening, he...
S01E15 Dead Man's Hand
At the Golden Harvest Casino, a blackjack game is being watch by surveillance camera by Mr. Veets. His assistant, Frank, enters, soon followed by room service. Mr. Veets asks Frank to give the man a...
S01E16 Thirty-Six Hours
Artemis space shuttle releases satellite into space and switches to the ALM automatic landing mode. Mission Control is happy. At Parkland Space Center, a fire truck is let onto the base and hooks up a...
S01E17 The Quadrian Caper
Deke Griffin gets out of jail after twelve years. He sets into car of who he believes is old partner, Vince, but actually its Donna, Vince's daughter. Vince is dead. Donna wants Deke's help to...
S01E18 Brain Drain
Dr. Bentley Pierce is running the perimeter of the grounds of an estate, looking for a way out, when he trips and falls. Mr. Weston walks up and tells him he can't leave; he hasn't...
S01E19 The Great Waldo Shepard
A plane lands and Matt, Walt, Terry Wilson and his son, Ryan, get off. They've spent the weekend vacationing in Moose Valley. As they go into a diner at the airport, two men are putting...
S01E20 Road Rebels
S01E21 Swords and Quests
Fred Ward travels down dark stairs with a flashlight and is startled by a black cat. Chains rattle and a door opens. A black masked man in a black cape ""sails"" down. Fred wants to...
S01E22 Starr Knight
Cast
Peter Barton
Matthew Star (E'Hawke)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)
Amy Steel
Pamela Elliot
James Karen
Major Wymore
John Crawford
General Tucker
