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Manimal
Sign in to saveManimal is an American superhero television series created by Glen A. Larson and Donald R. Boyle which aired on Fridays at 9:00 pm ET on NBC from September 30 to December 17, 1983. The show centers on the character Jonathan Chase (Simon MacCorkindale), a shape-shifting man who can turn himself into any animal he chooses. He uses this ability to help the police solve crimes.
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★ 7.3Jonathan Chase was a British college professor at New York University who had the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal. He used his powers to battle crime alongside pretty policewoman Brooke and Vietnam-war pal Ty.
- Aired
- 1983–1983
- Seasons
- 1 · 8 episodes
- Status
- Canceled
- Created by
- Glen A. Larson
- Network
- NBC
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Key facts
- Television.image
- Manimal.jpg
- Television.image_upright
- 1.14
- Television.alt
- A man in a suit, holding a hawk. Beside him a blonde woman.
- Television.genre
- Superhero
- Television.narrated
- William Conrad
- Television.theme_music_composer
- Paul Chihara
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_seasons
- 1
- Television.num_episodes
- 8
- Television.runtime
- 60 minutes
- Television.network
- NBC
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Glen A. Larson
- Director
- Russ Mayberry
- Cast member
- Michael D. Roberts
- Composer
- Paul Chihara
- Producer
- Glen A. Larson
- Production company
- Hanna-Barbera
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- original broadcaster
- NBC
- number of seasons
- 1
- number of episodes
- 8
- start time
- 1983-09-30
- distributed by
- 20th Television
- end time
- 1983-12-17
- title
- Manimal
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Opening narration
- Overview
- Cast
- US television ratings
- Episodes
- ''Night Man''
- Home media releases
- Annual
- Reception and cancellation
- Film
- See also
- References
- External links
Manimal is an American superhero television series created by Glen A. Larson and Donald R. Boyle which aired on Fridays at 9:00 pm ET on NBC from September 30 to December 17, 1983. The show centers on the character Jonathan Chase (Simon MacCorkindale), a shape-shifting man who can turn himself into any animal he chooses. He uses this ability to help the police solve crimes.
The series ended after an eight-episode run.
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