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Kenneth Johnson
Shadow Chasers
Overview
Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Thirteen episodes were produced, nine of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network. It debuted on November 14, 1985, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Shadow Chasers features strait-laced British anthropologist Jonathan MacKensie, who is blackmailed by his department head, Dr. Julianna Moorhouse of the fictional Georgetown Institute Paranormal Research Unit, into investigating a supposed "haunting" involving a teenage boy in return for a research grant. He paired up with flamboyant tabloid reporter Edgar "Benny" Benedek in an attempt to short-cut the time involved, and over Moorhouse's objections.
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Seasons
Season 1 (1985)
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14 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Shadow Chasers (1)
1985-11-14Benny and Jonathan team up to investigate a series of strange occurrences in a small town.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: The Spirit of St. Louis
1985-11-21A bizarre death leads Benny and Jonathan to a cult worshipping King Tut.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Amazing Grace
1985-11-28After coming close to death, Benny gets an urgent cry for help from a restless spirit.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: The Middle of Somewhere
1985-12-05Episode 5: Parts Unknown
1985-12-12Episode 6: The Many Lives of Jonathan
1985-12-19Benny and Jonathan discover a man who was buried alive and a suspicious health club.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 7: Phantom of the Galleria
1985-12-26Jonathan becomes possessed by spirits and Benny enlists the help of an aerobic exorcist.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 8: Curse of the Full Moon
1986-01-02Benny and Jonathan investigate reports of a 148-year-old ghost roaming a shopping mall.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 9: How Green Was My Murder
1986-01-09A botanist is strangled by his own plants and Benny and Jonathan are called in to investigate.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 10: Let's Make a Deal
1986-01-16Benny and Jonathan try to break a woman's contract that forces her to give up her son to an evil sorceress.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 11: Cora's Stranger
A small town refuses to allow anyone near the last surviving eyewitness to a 1939 meteor shower.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 12: Blood and Magnolias
While investigating reports of a werewolf, Benny and Jonathan discover a girl who has been raised by wolves.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 13: Ahead of Time
Benny and Jonathan discover a vampire living in a small southern town.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 14: Ahead of Time
A student journeys back in time to prevent an assassination.
Runtime: 60 min
