The Powers of Matthew Star: Matthew Star: D.O.A.

Air Date

Friday January 21, 1983

Production Code

14

• Stars

  • James Karen Major Wymore
  • Louis Gossett Jr. Walter Shepherd (D'Hai)
  • Peter Barton Matthew Star (E'Hawke)

• Guest Cast

  • George Sawaya Mr. Stein
  • Molly Cheek Marla Evans
  • Starletta DuPois Nurse
  • Demetre Phillips First Brother
  • Wendell Wright Foreman
  • Matthew Tobin Fiske
  • Phil Brock Second Brother
  • Amanda Wyss Kerri Saxon
  • Luke Askew Guest Star
  • David Paymer Dr. Benson
  • Pat Corley Donzelli
  • Nicholas Pryor Dr. Braff
  • James Rosin Paramedic

• Directors

  • Leslie H. Martinson Director

• Writers

  • Bruce Shelly Writer

• Producers

  • Gil Grant Producer
Episode Cast and Crew Details

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• The series took a dramatic turn in tone and storyline beginning with this episode, with Matthew and Walt now working for the government and Major Wymore (James Karen was added to the cast), and the characters of Bob and Pamela disappearing. Originally intended to air 7:00 Sundays (before Peter Barton's on-set burn injury delayed the series premiere for a year), the initial 13 episodes based on that presumption were considered too juvenile for the 8:00 Friday timeslot it ended up receiving after the delay. Additionally, powers such as telepathy and clairvoyance, which made it tough for Matthew to be believably placed in any danger, were stripped away in the name of storytelling. [edit]

• (after magically converting a gutterball into a strike)
  Kerri: What kind of delivery do you call that?
  Matt: Unorthodox. [edit]
• Matt: While you're out, see if you can get me a bumper sticker for my casket.
  Walt: Huh?
  Matt: One that says, "I'd rather be bowling." [edit]
• (Laying on table, about to be embalmed)
  MATT: "This is going to hurt isn't it?"
  WALT: (after shocked embalmer collapses) "Why'd you do that for?"
  MATT: "Why'd you have to take so long?"
  WALT: "I was sneaking up on him. It takes time to sneak up on somebody."
  MATT: "Yeah, well, I'm sure that will be a big comfort to all my friends and loved ones." [edit]

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