Mathnet | The Trial of George Frankly
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I know it's not in my nature to upload non-game shows, but there's a first time for everything.
This episode of Mathnet is uploaded in honor of Square One TV's 25th anniversary.
In this 1987 episode of Mathnet, Officer George Frankly is accused of robbing the Next-to-the-Last National Bank of $250,000. However, George had been on a fishing trip the past week, and both he and his partner, Sergeant Kate Monday, know he is innocent. Before the trial, the Mathnetters figure that someone George arrested before may want to get back at him. The main suspects are two escaped convicts: The Brothers Karamazoff (however you pronounce it): Irving and Jake, who were in for a computer crime.
Joe Howard as George Frankly
Beverly Leech as Kate Monday
Mary Watson as Debbie Williams
James Earl Jones as Chief Thad Green
William Windom as Judge Herman Hoffman
Jim Thurman as Crusty
Martin Katzoff as Oren Terwilliger
Gene Wallace as Desmond Ratcellar
Sheila Rogers as May Schwamb
James Karen as the Prosecutor
(c) 1987 Children's Television Workshop
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This show needs a reboot. I am certain that this impacted me heavily as a child and really bumped my intelligence up a notch. PBS in the 80s was better than any classroom. Wow!
Totally agree
The its turned into propaganda. And cartoon crap. Thomas the tank went from wonderful moral stories to baby talk nomsense. Mister rodgers was always excellent. Great Christian upbringing. Then they have the gall.to.have scumbag Freemason rep. Him in a film. Arg. Then barney a purple dinosaur appeared in an awful.strange program. Anyway 80s was grand.
Absolutely! Loved it to much!! Thanks to Square One, I knew Roman numerals in the 4th grade & the magic of the number 9 in multiplication. Not many other kids knew things that this show taught at such a young age.
@@cjones3710how has PBS turned into propaganda? Is it because they don’t align with your white values?
This show is pure gold! Square One TV with Mathnet at the end of every episode was one of the best aspects of my childhood. It was funny, interesting, and it increased my intelligence.
and Kudos To Actor James Earl Jones, He's Still Got The Touch, Not Bad For an 89-year-old man, and here's a little F.Y.I. This wasn't The Only Show that He's Been In, He was a Host of another Old School PBS Show Long Ago & Far Away, also He's Been In a Host Of Movies, Like, The Lion King (the 1994 Animated Movie and The 2019 Live Action Movie Of The Same Name), Star Wars A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return Of The Jedi, Field Of Dreams, etc. etc.
@Rudy Diego Bot.
@Freeman Carranza Bot.
It's the reason I know of a few math tricks. It made math real fun.
They did NOT have to go this hard in educating us...but they did, and we actually loved it.
It didn't insult our intelligence, didn't talk down to us, and it featured some amazing character actors like Reg E. Cathey.
PBS was awesome back then, watched it everyday after school.
You are so correct. This show is a necessity for education and mathematics- and a hilarity, at that.
Mathnet is the reason I learned about the Fibonacci sequence and payola by the age of 10. Loved Square One TV!
(Which is interesting, because I hated math all through high school.)
This episode is so nostalgic. I remember watching this with my brothers, when it first aired. It scared the daylights out of me when he pulled the mask off that man. I searched for this just to take me back in time...especially during this stressful time of covid 19. What a time machine moment ❤
Exactly. Jim Thurman did the voice of the Teeny Little Super Guy in Sesame Street, and he played Crusty the mechanic here.
And Mr. Glitch in Mathman also?
Yessssss!!!!! Math man math man math man ahhhhh
Jim Thurman was part of the BTS creative team on several CTW shows.
But his thumbprints were all over "Square One Television", from Mathnet, to Mathman, to Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade. He also found any opportunity to use a line of dialogue and throw a rib at either Ohio State or Michigan State, as he was a Univ. of Michigan alum. (Check Mathman's helmet and you'll see Michigan Wolverines colors.)
I thought I recognized his voice!!
When I was a kid, "Dragnet" with Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd came out around this time. I remember thinking that it was a parody of this show
📌I had the biggest crush on "Monday." She was such a cutie in these episodes. I used to watch them after school whilst eating my favorite snacks.
How about her New York look?
Wow! I remember this episode from 26 years ago when I was in elementary school!! This was one of my favorites!! I absolutely did not catch on to the adult humor when I was eight! LOL! thanks for posting!
Shows like this is the reason why I defend PBS because this would not last one season on network TV
Are, not is.
PBS is way different today. Sesame street doesn't have the same feel and is more liberal. I miss square one tv, where in the world is Carmen San Diego, reading rainbow, 321 contact, shining time station, those were my favs
@@kriskalbfleisch5020 Yes, I loved WITWICS! I used to watch and record it on a daily basis.
So many of these jokes went right over my head when I was 6.
I was 12, and some of them did.
I was 15 and I, too, missed some of the jokes. Quality writing with superb educational material. So missed now.
When he said he came out of the closet!
15:05 "I brake for other people who brake for animals so I don't hit them" Classic!
This episode is genius. So many jokes that I now get as an adult. "I'm George Frankly and I've just come out of the closet!" [quick pause while he looks the bailiff up and down] I cannot believe they got that past anyone.
I love the pilot's face at 49:09, right after George pulls off his wig.
And Kate's kickass "dress uniform" pencil skirt. Thank goodness George has her or else he'd have been toast.
Also, Kate is awfully touchy-feely with George this episode, not to mention being unable to sleep because she's so worried about him. Little more than platonic IMO.
Nowadays, people have to be more careful of their language. For example, "coming out of the closet" has a completely different and more complex meaning in today's language.
Rebecca Howe the nose is real try the hair! Lol
Diana Prince That line and the guy's face never fail to make me laugh!!
Rebecca Howe his face after George pulls it off!😂😂😂😂😂😂
"They still write to George on a regular basis." I guess they don't know how to let go.
I assume he does not write back. (At the end of this true TV movie, Love, Lies & Murder, they show this written epilogue about David Brown writing to Patti every day, but include the words, "She does not write back."
I like that line, "I'm deadly serious, if you don't do what this note says, so you will be."
Only James Earl Jones. Awesome!! When TV was wholesome and educational. Square One was awesome in 1988 and 1989!! :)
To me, I like him over Joe Greco, he was No Nonsense
Square One had lots of jokes and humor and also educational when Square One TV aired during the years of September of 1987 - August of 1990 (including Mathnet). But when many people/characters including Mary Watson (Debbie Williams), James Earl Jones (Chief Thad Greene), and Beverly Leech (Kate Monday) left Mathnet and other cast members of Square One TV left to pursue better jobs/careers, and added new cast members and new people/characters like (Joe Greco) Emilo De Pono, (Benny the Cab Driver) Bari K. Williford, and (Pat Tuesday) Toni Di Buono - Mathnet, and other cast members and characters, things were less humorous (not enough jokes/humor), and kept adding more time on Mathnet, and less time on Square One Games and on Wholesome Education. Things went downhill from there for Square One TV from September 1990 - August 1992. And the show was eventually cancelled.
I used to watch this religiously as a child. I did like the Square One TV but the Mathnet skits were my favorites.
Brilliant! I haven't seen the unmasking of Irving Karamazov since I was in third grade. Huge thanks for uploading it. Between you and Tony DuMont, it's been a good year for Mathnet fans.
I wished Mathnet was its own show. To me, it's the best part of Square One TV.
Before Numb3rs, there was Mathnet.
Brings back memories of watching this is 7th and 8th grade!
Also, the closet comment is great. If they only knew what it meant know...
It meant the same thing back then.
It's been years. I miss this show. I used to watch this every day.
I cannot believe this!!! I used to watch this show everyday after school! But nobody remember this show! Thanks for uploading😁
The actor playing George's mechanic is clearly the guy who voiced Mr. Glitch in the Mathman segment of this show and The Teeny Little Super Guy on Sesame Street.
Jim Thurman is his name, and he was also one of the writers.
@@michaelglickman1300 Thank you, I'll have to remember that.👍
OMG, I just looked him up and guess what? He passed away on the same exact day that Abby Franke was born! (The third oldest victim from the 8 Passengers scandal.)
Plus he was born exactly two days before Judd Hirsch was.
Jesus, this show is hilarious - I missed all the jokes when I was a kid.
IKR! I actually laughed out loud. The writing is better than most current shows.
@@AndreColon I wonder how well that "I've just come out of the closet" bit would have gone over today?
What network was this on?
@@Capcoor PBS. It was a show within a show (Square One Television)
This is one of the best Mathnet episodes ever. I'm thrilled to have it on youtube.
By the way, anyone get the Mr. Beasley bit?
You mean from Lt. Dirk Niblick of The Math Brigade?
Correctimundo.
This is why you don't mess with George Frankly!
"Karamazoff or KaraMAZOFF" I haven't thought of that phrase in like 30 yrs.
TJ P That was the running joke of the case.
I love James Earl Jones so much.
Me, too, good actor!
A True Legend
"another outburst like that mumbling and I'll hold you all in contempt" 🤣🤣
The chief is James Earl Jones....wow, I forgot!
James Earl Jones is one of those actors that I seriously look up to
He always play powerful roles, but he'll always be known as Darth Vader on the Original Star Wars Trilogy and just so ya know, James Earl Jones along with Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford have outlived Carrie Fisher
Buddy, then why was Jones speaking with what sounds like a West Indian accent?
Oh man, I love this show. Brings back good memories… Now I can see them again, woo hooo…
Wow look at my uncle playing the baliff in the background.
Wow really 🙏🏾
Thanks so much for splicing these together!
"Presweetened cereal at the Holywood Bowl...: --so much fun to re-watch these as a big kid.
The look on "George's" face at 5:19 as he crumpled the note was scary. That right away tells you the real George couldn't have done it, as being scary is out of character for him.
"So will you be," (crumples note)
This was the first episode my math teacher showed the class when I was in 7th grade. My sister thinks the math level on Square One was more geared towards middle school students, which would explain why I didn't really understand it (I was four when it premiered, so, yeah . . . . .)
I remember seeing these episodes when it first aired. The Friday episode scared the hell out of me.
ME TOO! I remember running away from the tv as a little kid and I have no idea why.
So we watch Mathnet in Algebra class sometimes, most of the other students hate this, but I am like "This show is amazing screw you guys"
I was just thinking that this would be a cool show for teachers to show in schools!
Thank you so much for uploading this! I can remember watching this show as a kid, and this was my favorite episode.
I remember my old elementary school teacher showing us these.
Mathnet with James Earl Jones!? 😍 I can’t believe I overlooked this from my childhood!
I know just how the conversation between George and Mr. Beasley would have gone:
[knock knock]
George: Oh, good morning, Mr. Beasley.
Beasley: Oh, yes, good morning yourself, George.
George: What can I do for you?
Beasley: Well, I was just wondering if I could borrow your lawnmower.
George: Oh, sure, no problem. But what happened to your lawnmower?
Beasley: Well, it hasn't been working very well since Tuesday.
George: Really? What happened Tuesday?
Beasley: Oh, you backed over it.
I was 4 when I last saw this episode and when Fake George got his face peeled off it freaked me out to no end. I remember trying it on my Dad. I learned not to do that.
The gasps from the court room throughout this were priceless 😂😂😂😂👀
"The nose is real; try the hair!" LOL forever.
I loved this show as a kid. Will be getting my children to watch it now - thanks for uploading.
Watching this with my 11 year old son. "Dad what's a video tape?"
Hope you were able to explain that to him. You ought to get him a VCR and some tapes! Kids need to experience the world of VHS. There is so much content which hasn't yet been made digital. :-)
I'm a mathematician because of my parents and their love of Square One.
I used to love this show and Square One
the unmasking really left impression on me when I was young!!!!! BRILLIANT
scared the crap out of me lol
So Crusty the mechanic is the voice of teeny little super guy from classic Sesame Street....
Also, Crusty provides the voice for Mr. Glitch amongst other characters on Square One.
+twinkitten1 The actor's name is Jim Thurman, BTW. In addition to his acting roles, Thurman also worked behind the scenes as senior producer and head writer.
@@RustyMuck In addition, executive producer and writer David D. Connell was also a UMich graduate as well.
I remember watching this in third grade! its freaking gold!
Amelia Brave me too! I hated when we had to wait until the next day to continue on to the next episode.
Amelia Brave pure gold
It's, not its.
47:06 *_"I am George Ernest Frankly and I've just come out of the closet."_*
I haven't seen or even thought about this show in almost 30 years and I just had this sudden urge to view this very episode. But jeez, so much adult humour stuck into a kids TV show, lol.
He came out of the closet but forgot to get dressed before entering the courtroom :)
That line of dialogue has been living in my brain for the past 30+ years. Never fails to amuse me after all this time.
lol, i remember this episode, but i've finally just understood it...it only took me 20 years hahahaha!
Me too, what with George tearing off the imposter's face.
OneWeirdDude ironically, I might have been less scared if George actually did commit the robbery.
I know he hated the nickname, but I love seeing James Karen ("Mr. Pathmark") in normal roles. :)
You know he was on Return of the Living Dead (1985).
@@thunderlightning1980 A classic! Just New Jerseyians tend time call him Mr Pathmark.
My sister and I used to watch this show together. She liked Mathnet.
This was the most exciting segment within mathnet
Good twist on the usual scheme of your channel. I use to watch this every day as a kid at the end of Square One. This brings me back.
The mechanic is the guy who did the voice over for tiny little super guy on Sesame Street
Thank you so much Nick C. I missed the final segment when i was little, and i always wondered how this came out :)
Exactly. Only difference is that the brothers in this episode, their last name ends in two F's, not a V, like the titular novel characters.
They would’ve gotten away with it if they knew George didn’t have kids.
Just got plenty more a couple days ago. I'll see what I can upload next.
I wish this was back on!!
I love Bill Windom as the judge. It's his court, and welcome to it !!
thank u so much!! really brings back memories... I love the part where he says " I just got out of the closet!!
R.I.P. William Windom. He passed away recently.
Even the music sounds like an old Lucasarts-ish floppy disk police game like Blue Force from 1993.
This came first. Maybe Lucasarts copied it
"Karamazof or Kara-mah-zof" LOL. This is my childhood.
Then the judge at the end says "kuhraamuhzof" lol
I remember, as a kid, talking with a bunch of friends at school about our television crushes. There were the usual ones, from shows like Saved By The Bell, Punky Brewster or similar. My answer of Kate Monday was kind of ridiculed.
Now, looking back as an adult, I'm proud of my past self. Excellent taste, younger me.
"You have a good time, don't you, George?" 😅
That actor who played the judge was the voice of Sir Charles Hedgehog (a.k.a. "Uncle Chuck") from the SATAM Sonic The Hedgehog cartoon.
Loved this show as a kid
The judge is played by the same actor that played the Judge in the original Miracle On 34th Street.
William Windom, He also voiced Sir Charles Hedgehog, (a.k.a. "Uncle Chuck") in the SATAM Sonic The Hedgehog cartoon.
0:32 I remember seeing that windmill thing that spins on his desk.
"I'm George Frankly and I've come out of the closet!". LOL. Didn't catch that one when I was 8 :)
GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY!
Justice for George Frankly.
@vnisanianisback Mr. Beasley was a cartoon character on "Square One TV", neighbor of Dirk Niblick.
It's so much funnier as an adult!
A banker never goes to school because he/she thinks that book is lying about the world so he/she kept the money on hands like a time still round and around.
YEAH! I loved that, and his voice is unmistakeable!
I don't remember James Earl Jones ever being on the show!!
David Moore
He only physically appeared in four episodes. He also appeared in one episode voice-only.
On the contrary, I do.
My favorite TV series during childhood.
this episode of Mathnet is more like CSI very cool.
And on an educational show on PBS! Makes it even more hilarious.
I remember watching this episode when I was about 7 years old. I had to run into the other room at the end of the episode when the face of "Imposter George" was ripped off. Wonderful show! Thanks for sharing!
Don't take your time to go to the bank!Please, enjoy your time with your mathematics book!It is not dangerous.
@owenpeterson
He also, I believe, appeared in The Treasure in Monterrey Bay.
He really gaslit himself into thinking he did it.
I love this show and still love this show…. But why are they letting an officer accused of a crime work his own case? Surely he’d be relieved of duty during the investigation so he wouldn’t try to manipulate evidence in his favor. I know, I know, it’s for kids. 😊😊
I remember this show being really good for a kids show but I cannot believe how good it is. It’s goofy and ridiculous but it actually had really good acting.
The acting is terrible, but it grows on you.
Man, nothing beat this show back in the day! it wasn't just a show, it was a week long event! They don't make them like this anymore!
So help you gosh !!!
You got to love PBS ...
Return 45 minutes later on a 1/2 hour flight doesn’t make sense to me. 🤔
I loved this show! I wanted Kate and George to get together LOL.
48:54
That is a bit of a hideous sight.
Thanks for the childhood memories
My favorite show