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Mentors | |
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Genre | Fantasy Science fiction Teen drama |
Created by | Josh Miller |
Starring | Chad Krowchuk Sarah Lind Shaun Johnston Belinda Metz Stevie Mitchell Samantha Krutzfeldt |
Theme music composer | → |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kevin DeWalt Margaret Mardirossian |
Producer | Josh Miller |
Production locations | Edmonton, Alberta |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Mind's Eye Entertainment Anaid Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Family Channel |
Release | 12 June 1998 – 2 April 2002 |
Mentors is a Canadian science fiction fantasy series that aired on Family Channel. [1] It was aired on Discovery Kids in the United States and Latin America. It also aired in Japan on NHK where it was dubbed in Japanese. In 2017, the first season started streaming worldwide for free on Canada Media Fund's Encore+ YouTube channel until it was shut down in 2022. [2]
Mentors follows the adventures of 15-year-old boy genius Oliver Cates who uses his computer to bring famous historical figures such as Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, and Joan of Arc from the past into the present for 36 hours. [3] He and his friend Dee Sampson often use the device to help cope with the challenges of being teenagers, as well as learning about history. Eventually Oliver hands the machine over to his two cousins Simon and Crystal, who bring forward figures such as Confucius, Anaïs Nin and Vlad the Impaler.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 13 | 12 June 1998 | 26 March 1999 | |
2 | 13 | 18 August 2000 | 10 November 2000 | |
3 | 13 | 8 May 2001 | 28 May 2001 | |
4 | 13 | 15 March 2002 | 2 April 2002 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Genius" | Arvi Liimatainen | Josh Miller | June 12, 1998 |
2 | 2 | "Smart Aleck" | Francis Damberger | Josh Miller | June 19, 1998 |
3 | 3 | "Raising the Siege" | Arvi Liimatainen | Conni Massing | June 26, 1998 |
4 | 4 | "Lewis in Wonderland" | Francis Damberger | Bruce Edwards | July 3, 1998 |
5 | 5 | "Little Emperor" | Arvi Liimatainen | Victor Nicolle | July 10, 1998 |
6 | 6 | "Wilde Card" | Rick Stevenson | Donald Martin | July 17, 1998 |
7 | 7 | "A Ninth of Beethoven" | Fred Frame | David Wiechorek | January 16, 1999 |
8 | 8 | "A Transient, Shining Trouble" | Michele Boniface | Josh Miller | January 23, 1999 |
9 | 9 | "The Presence of Saint Nick" | Arvi Liimatainen | Peter Lapres | February 6, 1999 |
10 | 10 | "The Raven" | Gil Cardinal | Gregory Kennedy | March 5, 1999 |
11 | 11 | "Harriet's Path" | Gil Cardinal | Gregory Kennedy | March 12, 1999 |
12 | 12 | "The Crush" | Michele Boniface | Conni Massing | March 19, 1999 |
13 | 13 | "The Rescue" | Rick Stevenson | Wendy Brotherlin | March 26, 1999 |
Episode # | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | "The Truth Is in Here" | August 18, 2000 |
2 | "Her Grace Under Pressure" | August 25, 2000 |
3 | "Dear Diary" | September 1, 2000 |
4 | "The Glory Trail" | September 8, 2000 |
5 | "Right Place, Right Time" | September 15, 2000 |
6 | "Nothing But Net" | September 22, 2000 |
7 | "Father's Day" | September 29, 2000 |
8 | "The Book of Love" | October 6, 2000 |
9 | "Stranger in a Strange Land" | October 13, 2000 |
10 | "The Fire Ship" | October 20, 2000 |
11 | "Klondike Daze" | October 27, 2000 |
12 | "Seer and Now" | November 3, 2000 |
13 | "Future Tense" | November 10, 2000 |
Episode # | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | "The Good, the Bad and the Ollie" | May 8, 2001 |
2 | "The Odd Pod" | May 12, 2001 |
3 | "Man's Best Friend" | May 13, 2001 |
4 | "Citizen Cates" | May 14, 2001 |
5 | "Experience" | May 15, 2001 |
6 | "Silent Movie" | May 19, 2001 |
7 | "Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of" | May 20, 2001 |
8 | "Work in Progress" | May 21, 2001 |
9 | "Nothing to Fear" | May 22, 2001 |
10 | "Anything You Can Do" | May 26, 2001 |
11 | "Remembrance Day" | May 27, 2001 |
12 | "The Tao of Hockey" | May 28, 2001 |
13 | "Homesick" | May 29, 2001 |
Episode # | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | "Enter the Monolith" | March 15, 2002 |
2 | "The Private Eyes" | March 16, 2002 |
3 | "Humbug" | March 17, 2002 |
4 | "The Other Half" | March 18, 2002 |
5 | "Transition" | March 22, 2002 |
6 | "Breakthrough" | March 23, 2002 |
7 | "Future Forward" | March 24, 2002 |
8 | "Dusty Trails" | March 25, 2002 |
9 | "Cursed" | March 29, 2002 |
10 | "Once and Future King" | March 30, 2002 |
11 | "Secrets and Lies" | March 31, 2002 |
12 | "A Matter of Time: Part 1" | April 1, 2002 |
13 | "A Matter of Time: Part 2" | April 2, 2002 |
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