First Air Date:
September 16, 1982
Last Air Date:
April 14, 1983
Genre:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Creator / Director:
Harve Bennett,Steven E. de Souza
Status:
Ended
TMDB Rating:
0.00/10
Cast
Peter Barton, Louis Gossett Jr., Amy Steel, James Karen, John Crawford
About the TV Show
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”.