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Ghostwriter

Created by Liz NealonMarcella LoweryWilliam HernandezBlaze Berdahl
Ghostwriter poster
3 Oct 1992First aired
4Seasons
CanceledStatus
MysteryGenre

The series

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.

Episodes

Season 3 · 12 episodes · 1994

  1. Episode 12 Oct 1994

    A Crime of Two Cities (1)

    Jamal and his family visit London. England. Jamal and his friends discover a plot to kidnap the son of a famous author. Jamal uses Ghostwriter to warn the team about the plot since the author is in New York.

  2. Episode 29 Oct 1994

    A Crime of Two Cities (2)

    Jamal finds out that the code was written by someone named Wise Rita. He tells his friends in New York about the mystery, and they get involved as well.

  3. Episode 316 Oct 1994

    A Crime of Two Cities (3)

    Jamal, Becky and Sam find out that the bicyclist's real name is Danny Winkler, and Wise Rita is his aunt. Then Becky and Sam discover something...They can see Ghostwriter! Jamal gets captured by Danny Winkler, and they read the Sophie M…

  4. Episode 423 Oct 1994

    A Crime of Two Cities (4)

    The team tracks down where the author is reading a Sophie Madison book, and where the kidnapping is held. The kidnapper is Danny Winkler's brother.

  5. Episode 530 Oct 1994

    Four Days of the Cockatoo (1)

    Gaby finds a bird in a dumpster while looking for cans to recycle for her school. She makes a pact with her father to take care of the bird and keep it in her room.

  6. Episode 66 Nov 1994

    Four Days of the Cockatoo (2)

    Gaby finds a name tag on the bird and learns that its a palm cockatoo, and they nickname the bird Calypso. Casey still can't understand why she can't go home to her mother. Gaby decides to make some flyers for Calypso's real owner. Hawke f…

  7. Episode 713 Nov 1994

    Four Days of the Cockatoo (3)

    Hector and Lenni are able to warn Alex and Gaby about the smugglers the retreat back to Lenni's apartment. Jamal and Tina learn that Palm Cockatoos are endangered species,so the team tries to contact the police but it doesn't work so they …

  8. Episode 820 Nov 1994

    Four Days of the Cockatoo (4)

    Gaby is taken to the smugglers hide their she encounters two wanted criminals Adoment Poulet and Honey Hawke who have been smuggling endangered birds into the country and skinning them alive. Gaby leaves a message for the team but before s…

  9. Episode 922 Jan 1995

    Attack of the Slime Monster (1)

    Casey is writing a scary story for a local contest about ""Gooey Gus: the Slime Monster"", a doll that spits out grape bubblegum. Casey thinks her story isn't scary enough, so she asks for Lenni's help. Lenni adds atmosphere and writes h…

  10. Episode 1029 Jan 1995

    Attack of the Slime Monster (2)

    Jamal, Lenni, and Alex are graduating from middle school and Tina is hosting the party, while Jamal and Tina work on the prom committee. However, the band that was supposed to play at the prom backed out. Jamal and Tina convince Lenni to…

  11. Episode 115 Feb 1995

    Attack of the Slime Monster (3)

    Gooey Gus suddenly explodes in the sun and grows 6 feet tall in the story. Suddenly, at the band practice, Tina tells Lenni that he really likes her. If the gooey gum covers your skin, you are gone for good, so will Gaby and Casey make i…

  12. Episode 1212 Feb 1995

    Attack of the Slime Monster (4)

    The team trys to come up with a conclusion. Tina and Casey discover the Slime Monster's weakness, cold. Just before the discover their plan, He attacks Lenni and the rest of the team! Luckily, Tina escapes and Jamal and Tina melt the Sl…

Cast

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