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Braingames is an American educational program shown on HBO in the mid-1980s. It was a half-hour program consisting of brain-teasing animated skits designed to make the viewers think. It was HBO's first attempt at a show focused on educational skits, predating Crashbox by 15 years.
Original Release
03/09/1983 on hbo
US Release
03/09/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lionel Wilson | Narrator / (segments 'Odd Card Out' and 'Mysteriosos') |
| Cynthia Adler | Narrator |
| Larry Robinson | Narrator |
| Jerry Terheyden | Narrator |
| Jean Richards | Narrator |
| Rufus Hurt Jr. | Narrator |
| Sheila Nevins | (voice) |
| Robert Klein | (segments 'Aliens' and 'Faces') |
| Alison Steele | (voice) |
| Jonathan Hadary | (segment "Lloofbat") |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pilot | Wednesday, 09 March 1983 |
| 1 | Braingames #1 | Monday, 05 November 1984 |
| 2 | Braingames #2 | Monday, 05 November 1984 |
| 3 | Braingames #3 | Monday, 07 January 1985 |
| 4 | Braingames #4 | Tuesday, 05 February 1985 |
| 5 | Braingames #5 | Wednesday, 06 March 1985 |
Directors
Michael Sporn, Jeffrey Schon, Jerry Lieberman, Eli Noyes, John Canemaker, Yossi Abolafia
Writers
Bradley Kesden, Andy Bamberger, Jan C. Grossman, Randy Miller, Michael Karp
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lionel Wilson | Narrator / (segments 'Odd Card Out' and 'Mysteriosos') |
| Cynthia Adler | Narrator |
| Larry Robinson | Narrator |
| Jerry Terheyden | Narrator |
| Jean Richards | Narrator |
| Rufus Hurt Jr. | Narrator |
| Sheila Nevins | (voice) |
| Robert Klein | (segments 'Aliens' and 'Faces') |
| Alison Steele | (voice) |
| Jonathan Hadary | (segment "Lloofbat") |
| Marty Glickman | (segment "Lloofbat") |
| Kit Flanigan | (segment "Earplay") |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Kit Laybourne | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Schon | Producer |
| Wendy Neuss | Producer |
| Richard Winkler | Producer |
| Lisa Jackson | Producer |
| Rivalyn Zweig | Producer |
| Jerry Lieberman | Producer |
| John Canemaker | Producer |
| Joey Ahlbum | Producer |
| Aram Boyajian | Producer |
| Yossi Abolafia | Producer |
| Ruth A. Gutman | Producer |
