Sidekicks (TV series)

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Sidekicks
Image:Sidekicks-tv.jpg
Ernie Lee & Sgt. Jake Rizzo
Genre Action / Adventure / martial arts
Starring Ernie Reyes, Jr.
Gil Gerard
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
No. of episodes 23
Production
Running time 30 min
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
Original run September 26, 1986June 13, 1987
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Sidekicks was a 1986-1987 Disney Channel martial arts TV series starring Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Ernie Lee, the Last Electric Knight, and Gil Gerard as Sergeant Jake Rizzo. Sidekicks came on prime time every Friday and Sunday night from September 26, 1986 to June 13, 1987.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Sergeant Jake Rizzo (Gil Gerard) is chosen by Sabasan as tutor of his grandson Ernie Lee (Ernie Reyes Jr.) the last heir of an antique clan of special martial artists and a highly trained karate kid who takes down criminals at the side of the middle aged police officer.

[edit] Charecters

[edit] Episode List

[edit] Season 1 (1986-1987)

  1. Last Electric Knight, the (Pilot)
  2. Are These Your Kicks?
  3. Open House
  4. I Hate the Neighbors
  5. My Dad the Crook
  6. Down and Out in Van Nuys
  7. Thrill of the Chase
  8. Catherine the Not-So-Great
  9. My Dad's Bigger Than Yours
  10. The Birds and the Killer Bees
  11. I Remember Mama, But Does She Remember Me?
  12. Grey Belts
  13. The Cousin Who Fell to Earth
  14. The Boy Who Saw Too Much
  15. Just for Kicks
  16. Kicked Upstairs
  17. An Eye for an Ear
  18. The Next Best Thing to WInning
  19. The Patusani Always Rings Twice
  20. Petty Cache
  21. The Worst of the Mohicans
  22. Playing for Keeps
  23. Read Between the Lines

[edit] Alternative Titles

  • Le Chevalier Lumiere (French title)
  • ילד הקראטה (Yeled Ha-Karate) (Israeli Title)
  • El Karateca eléctrico (Latinamerican Title)
  • El Pequeño Karateca (Argentinian Title)

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