Mentors (TV series)

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Mentors
Genre Fantasy
Science fiction
Teen drama
Created by Josh Miller
Starring Chad Krowchuk
Sarah Lind
Shaun Johnston
Belinda Metz
Stevie Mitchell
Samantha Krutzfeldt
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 52
Production
Executive producer(s) Kevin DeWalt
Margaret Mardirossian
Production location(s) Edmonton, Alberta
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Minds Eye Entertainment
Anaid Productions
Distributor Filmwest Associates
Minds Eye International
Release
Original network Family Channel
Original release June 12, 1999 –
April 5, 2004
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Mentors is a Canadian science fiction fantasy series that aired on Canada's Family Channel.[1] It was aired on Discovery Kids in the United States and Latin America. It also aired in Japan on NHK where is was dubbed in Japanese.

Plot

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.[2] 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, Anais Nin and Vlad the Impaler.

Main cast

  • Chad Krowchuk as Oliver Cates
  • Sarah Lind as Dee Sampson
  • Belinda Metz as Anne Cates
  • Shaun Johnston as Roy Cates
  • Stevie Mitchell as Simon Cates
  • Samantha Krutzfeldt as Crystal Cates

Series Overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 13 June 12, 1999 (1999-06-12) March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)
2 13 August 18, 2001 (2001-08-18) November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)
3 13 May 8, 2003 (2003-05-08) May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)
4 13 March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15) April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02)

Episode list

Season 1

Episode # Title Original air date
1 "The Genius" June 12, 1999
2 "Smart Aleck" June 19, 1999
3 "Raising the Siege" June 26, 1999
4 "Lewis in Wonderland" July 3, 1999
5 "Little Emperor" July 10, 1999
6 "Wilde Card" July 17, 1999
7 "A Ninth of Beethoven" January 16, 2000
8 "A Transient, Shining Trouble" January 23, 2000
9 "The Presence of Saint Nick" February 6, 2000
10 "The Raven" March 5, 2000
11 "Harriet's Path" March 12, 2000
12 "The Crush" March 19, 2000
13 "The Rescue" March 26, 2000

Season 2

Episode # Title Original airdate
1 "The Truth Is in Here" August 18, 2001
2 "Her Grace Under Pressure" August 25, 2001
3 "Dear Diary" September 1, 2001
4 "The Glory Trail" September 8, 2001
5 "Right Place, Right Time" September 15, 2001
6 "Nothing But Net" September 22, 2001
7 "Father's Day" September 29, 2001
8 "The Book of Love" October 6, 2001
9 "Stranger in a Strange Land" October 13, 2001
10 "The Fire Ship" October 20, 2001
11 "Klondike Daze" October 27, 2001
12 "Seer and Now" November 3, 2001
13 "Future Tense" November 10, 2001

Season 3

Episode # Title Original airdate
1 "The Good, the Bad and the Ollie" May 8, 2003
2 "The Odd Pod" May 12, 2003
3 "Man's Best Friend" May 13, 2003
4 "Work in Progress" May 14, 2003
5 "Experience" May 15, 2003
6 "Silent Movie" May 19, 2003
7 "Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of" May 20, 2003
8 "Citizen Cates" May 21, 2003
9 "Nothing to Fear" May 22, 2003
10 "Anything You Can Do" May 26, 2003
11 "Remembrance Day" May 27, 2003
12 "The Tao of Hockey" May 28, 2003
13 "Homesick" May 29, 2003

Season 4

Episode # Title Original airdate
1 "Enter the Monolith" March 15, 2004
2 "The Private Eyes" March 16, 2004
3 "Humbug" March 17, 2004
4 "The Other Half" March 18, 2004
5 "Transition" March 22, 2004
6 "Breakthrough" March 23, 2004
7 "Future Forward" March 24, 2004
8 "Dusty Trails" March 25, 2004
9 "Cursed" March 29, 2004
10 "Once and Future King" March 30, 2004
11 "Secrets and Lies" March 31, 2004
12 "A Matter of Time: Part 1" April 1, 2004
13 "A Matter of Time: Part 2 ( series finale)" April 2, 2004

References

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