Sidekicks (TV series)

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Sidekicks
Format Action / Adventure / martial arts
Starring Ernie Reyes, Jr.
Gil Gerard
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 23
Production
Running time 30 min
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
Original run September 26, 1986 – June 13, 1987
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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 aired prime time every Friday and Sunday night from September 26, 1986 to June 13, 1987.

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[edit] Plot

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.

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[edit] Episode list

[edit] Season 1 (1986–1987)

  1. "The Last Electric Knight" (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 Lumière (French title)
  • ילד הקראטה (Yeled Ha-Karate) (Israeli title, translated: The Karate Kid)
  • El Karateca eléctrico (Latin American title)
  • El Pequeño Karateca (Argentinian title)
  • 功夫小子 (Gongfu Xiaozi) (Chinese title)

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