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7.417 votes1992TV-Y26mCanceledMysteryKidsSci-Fi & Fantasy
Synopsis
Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on February 13, 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 named Ghostwriter. Ghostwriter 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.
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Season 1
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1. Ghost Story (1)Now viewing1992-10-04Jamal sees some strange masked creatures in the park and finds a THABTO button where the masked creatures were. Also, Jamal's sister, Danitra, goes to college and leaves him her computer. On the first day he gets a weird message asking ""Where are the children, are they OK?"". Lenni Frazier, a school mate of Jamal's, is also contacted by the strange ghost-like creature. Who is this mysterious being? Meanwhile, elementary student Gaby Fernandez gets her backpack stolen on her way to school.
2. Ghost Story (2)1992-10-11Jamal and Lenni learn that the mysterious being is a spirit that wants to be friends. With no memory of where it came from, they nick name it Ghostwriter. Jamal goes to see Alex Fernandez, a friend of Lenni's, to help decipher a coded message he found in his locker and in the park. Now, Ghostwriter decides to write to Alex, too.
3. Ghost Story (3)1992-10-18Alex learns about Ghostwriter. Jamal and Alex figure out that the THABTOS, are who have been stealing backpacks (including Gaby's) and learn that these are the same kids Jamal saw at the park. Gaby, Alex's sister encounters the mysterious being.
4. Ghost Story (4)1992-10-25The team, consisting of Jamal, Lenni, Alex, & Gaby, discover that the backpack thieves are planning a final secret ceremony. They leave a fake message in one their lockers saying that the ceremony is cancelled. Alex goes undercover as one of them but there's one problem: Alex doesn't know which code name to go by.
5. Ghost Story (5)1992-11-01The team, with the help of the robbed kids, set a trap for the backpack thieves at the video arcade. After the theives are caught, the four decide to become the ""Ghostwriter Team"" and vow to try and solve mysteries.
6. Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (1)1992-11-01A mysterious man delivers a letter to Brinker. Whatever it says makes Brinker so mad he takes his anger out on Jamal and his friends. Jamal writes a letter to calm Brinker down and delivers it to him on the same night a fire is set.
7. Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (2)1992-11-08Jamal finds himself in hot water when the fire is blamed on him. Lenni learns that Jamal was at the arson but didn't commit the crime.
8. Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (3)1992-11-15The team learns that they have only a few days to clear Jamal before his arrest.
9. Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? (4)1992-11-22The team later learns that Mr. Brinker copies video tapes, which is against the law. They also learn that Mr. Brinker set fire to his own store, but shut off the smoke alarm, so Mr. Brinker is arrested. Also, according to Tina and Gaby, Mr. Brinker set his clock 1 hour earlier than when the fire happened.
10. To Catch a Creep (1)1992-11-29Alex is running for school president and his friends are happy but soon it takes a serious turn when someone starts putting up flyers that have embarrassing secrets about him.
11. To Catch a Creep (2)1992-12-06The team tries to look harder for the ones responsible for the smear flyers. Alex learns that the girl who is susposely trying to sabatoge his election likes him. New transfer student Rob encounters Ghostwriter.
12. To Catch a Creep (3)1992-12-13Alex considers dropping out of the election but his mother and friends convince him not to. Alex learns that Calvin and Jeffery are doing some campaign parties on school grounds.
13. To Catch a Creep (4)1992-12-20Alex decides to teach his pen pal a lesson about telling embarrassing secrets.
14. Into the Comics (1)1992-12-27Lenni encourages the team to get involved in a comic book contest. The team thinks it's lame until she tells them the winner gets to star in a comic book with Cosmic Cook's drawing of Hood Man. Someone, however, wants them out of the way.
15. Into the Comics (2)1993-01-03Jamal and Lenni try to figure out who sent that terrible cartoon of them. Rob visits a homeless poet and hears him read one of his poems. Alex and Gaby fear their parents might get divorced after hearing them argue.
16. Into the Comics (3)1993-01-10Even more strange things start happening at the comic book contest. Someone impersonates one the guides and gives out phoney pannels. A mysterious guy named Stoop Dude sends the competitors in the wrong direction.
17. Into the Comics (4)1993-01-17Lenni discovers Manny Gytes rejection letter of his cartoon Stoop Dude. The team sets out to confront Manny with the help of his aunt.
18. To the Light (1)1993-01-24Rob takes Jamal to see his friend Double T who he met at the homeless shelter. When they go, Double T has mysteriously vanished leaving no trace of where he is. The only clue is a broken broom and a torn diary. Rob fears that someone is out to get Double T.
19. To the Light (2)1993-01-31Rob meets up with Double T's daughter. The team wants to help but Rob leaves them out of it. Ghostwriter says that they should help. They learn of an abandoned subway where Double T and his friend Hush used to sleep. Lisa decides to go there to look for her father but Rob doesn't think it's a good idea. He proves to be right when there's a cave-in and his Ghostwriter pen is gone.
20. To the Light (3)1993-02-07While trapped in the abandoned subway, Rob tries to spell out a message to Ghostwriter to tell the team where he is. Can Ghostwriter read the message?.
21. To the Light (4)1993-02-14The team learns of Double T's whereabouts. When they find him, he confesses that he was the one who broke his broom and tore his journal. The team asks where Rob is, but he says that he doesn't know. He agrees to help the team look for Rob.
22. To the Light (5)1993-02-21The team learns of Rob's whereabouts and the tunnel he's trapped in. With the help of Jamal's dad, Double T sets out to rescue Lisa and Rob.
23. Who's Who (1)1993-03-07Tina gets an after school job answering fan mail to famous actress Lana Barnes. She is having fun answering her mail but she finds out something else; someone is sending her obscene mail.
24. Who's Who (2)1993-03-14Tina gets worried when Lana doesn't show up at the tailor shop. She finds her locked in her garage. Lana believes that it's just an obsessed fan. Tina and the team go to Lana's house to find out who might be after her. They find out that she had four husbands. One of her husbands was the one who made her a star, but she divorced him. Another member of her family is her long lost daughter who's holding a grudge against her.
25. Who's Who (3)1993-03-21Tina and the gang go to the hotel where Lana Barnes is getting her award. Lana confesses that she does miss her daughter. Her divorced husband tells them that he doesn't hate her, but her daughter still seems suspicious.
26. Who's Who (4)1993-03-28The gang gets all set for the award show, but the trouble begins when Lana goes to work on her speech. Tina is suspicious when she discovers an imposter in Lana's room.
27. Over a Barrel (1)1993-04-11The team is having fun in the community garden, but when Gaby faints the team starts getting suspicious. Even more strange things start happening when the pet rabbits die. The team learns that each victim has been in the garden before they got sick. They go straight to the source where they find barrels filled with toxic waste.
28. Over a Barrel (2)1993-04-18The team is frustrated when the garden is closed. They make their own warnings signs and learn that the barrels where dumped illegally. Tina's brother gets into a fight with her family and the team gets a mysterious phone call.
29. Over a Barrel (3)1993-04-25Tina and Alex learn from Momo that someone substituted his boss's barrel's but he has no access to his files. They ask Ghostwriter for some help and learn who substituted the barrels. They go straight to Miller's place and learn that he also sponsors a children's program. They overhear him arguing over the phone about the barrels and planing to destroy some invoices that prove he is responsible for the toxic waste. They head town to Momo's place to get the invoices but someone has gotten to the invoices first. They realize that Miller is probably the thief but have no proof.
30. Over a Barrel (4)1993-04-25The team writes a petition for reporter Fannie Mae Banner who does reports on people caught doing something wrong. They decide to picket while Alex and Gaby video tape Miller destroying the evidence.
31. Building Bridges (1)1993-04-25The team is excited about the upcoming star jam talent show because they are in charge of it. When their friend Cambell arrives with a sore eye, they realize that violence is in the neighborhood. Rob, a coaching assistant, makes friends with an ex-gang member. The gang feels safe that Hurston hasn't been the target of vandalism. Or has it?
32. Building Bridges (2)1993-05-02Miss Kelly considers canceling the talent show but the students convince her not to. Rob learns the reason why Victor left his gang but then more vandalism occurs.
33. Building Bridges (3)1993-05-09Rob feels that somehow Victor is being framed for the vandalism. He suspects either Tony Boyd, because he's no longer the best player on the team, or Walter Haines. because he fought with Victor the other day. Victor considers quitting after finding out that he's been accused of the vandalism.
34. Building Bridges (4)1993-07-04Rob gets into a confrontation with the thunderheads while trying to prove Victor's innocence. Victor agrees to let Rob find out who's been trying to frame him.
Cast
Top Billed Cast
No photo William Hernandez
Hector Carrero
No photo Blaze Berdahl
Lenni Frazier
No photo Todd Alexander Cohen
Rob Baker
No photo Melissa Gonzalez
Gaby Fernandez
Spike Lee
Special Agent Pete
No photo Sheldon Turnipseed
Jamal Jenkins
No photo Tram-Anh Tran
Tina Nguyen
No photo Mayteana Morales
Gaby Fernandez
No photo David López
Alex Fernandez
No photo Lateaka Vinson
Casey Austin
Daisy Fuentes
Galaxy Girl
Richard Cox
Max Frazier
Samuel L. Jackson
Reggie Jenkins
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Is Ghostwriter available to watch online?
Vidbox does not currently have a legal streaming, rental or purchase option on record for Ghostwriter in this region.
How many seasons does Ghostwriter have?
Ghostwriter has 4 seasons and 87 episodes.
When did Ghostwriter first air?
Ghostwriter first aired in 1992.
Is Ghostwriter still running?
Ghostwriter's status on TMDB is: Canceled.
What genre is Ghostwriter?
Ghostwriter is classified as Mystery, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy.