Dr. Shrinker

ABC (ended 1977)

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Status: Ended
Premiered: Sep 01, 1976

Welcome to the Dr. Shrinker guide at TV.com. A great show about a mad doctor and his little person assistant Igor who shrunk a brother and sister and her boyfriend down to about six inches tall to prove to buyers that his invention worked. But then they escape and now they must stop the mad doctor's schemes while avoiding recapture. Plus there are all sorts of now giant-sized obstacles which must be overcome either in daily struggles to stay alive while so small, or in their attempts to get the doctor to make them human sized again while trying to avoid his various traps.moreless

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Episode Guide

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S 1 : Ep 16	Treasure of the Deep
S 1 : Ep 15	The Little Prince
S 1 : Ep 14	Brain Storm
S 1 : Ep 13	Shrinkie Sale
S 1 : Ep 12	Slowly I Turn

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Jeff MacKay

Gordie

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Billy Barty

Hugo

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Susan Lawrence

B.J.

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Some of the worst acting you will ever find in a kids show.

7.8

"Good"

By jopy666, Apr 20, 2007

Although overall the acting was terrible at best, and the plot was worn thin in the first 3 minutes of each episode, this show had a certain charm that was more than endearing. Jay Robinson was an absolute genius of a character actor who carried the show with all the style and substance befitting only the greatest of classic horror films. Images of Billy Barty rubbing his little hands together in prospect of finally catching the "Shrinkies" still haunts my nightmares even to this day. The show so was riddled with poor attempts at special effects that even without the actors bad taste in clothing & haircuts, it screams 1970's kitsch through and through.
Still, an unmissable classic Krofft masterpiece.moreless
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big fun in little people...

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By TadMarko, Jun 02, 2005

Sing it: "Dr. Shrinker, Dr. Shrinker, he's a madman with an evil mind!" Likely my favorite Sid & Marty Kroft show theme song (and there are some doozeys to choose from). Throw in 15 minute episode lengths, miniaturized teenagers, some hot Billy Barty midget action and what's not to like? I beg anyone to challenge the amazing output that the Kroft brothers foisted upon a generation of children. How they slipped even half of this stuff by the censors is unknown. Maybe folks were simply not so anal retentive in the mid-seventies? Oh wait... Gerald Ford. I take that back.moreless
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Since the episode listing is so hosed....
Since the episode listing for this show is so messed up and i cant seem to figure out how to undo all of the damage already done t...

By jopy666, Apr 22, 2007

12/10/08

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Am I the only one who loved this show?
Seriously, this show gave me some of the best nightmares. Sure the acting was terrible (with of course Jay Robinson being the exce...

By jopy666, Apr 20, 2007

08/08/07

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Who was the worst actor on Doctor Shrinker?
This show had some of the worst acting ever to come out of any Krofft show (at least in my humble opinion)...which of these so-cal...

By jopy666, Apr 20, 2007

04/20/07

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