The Kids from O.W.L. is a children's television series made in New Zealand and aired in 1984 and 1985. O.W.L. (The Organisation for World Liberty) was a secret government organisation whose agents were young people with physical disabilities. Using devices like laser-beam-firing crutches and computerized wheelchairs, the kids from O.W.L. always overcame the bumbling plots of operatives from S.L.I.M.E. (the Southern Latitude's International Movement for Evil).
The Kids from O.W.L. | |
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Written by | Grant Morris |
Directed by | Kim Gabara |
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Composer | Tony Baker |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Kim Gabara |
Editor | Bodo Hartmann |
Production company | TVNZ |
Original release | |
Network | TVNZ |
Release | July 1984 30 September 1985 | –
The Kids from O.W.L. pioneered the use of electronic graphics from Apple II and Apple III computers in New Zealand. It was created and produced by Kim Gabara.[1][2]
Grant Morris wrote the television series.[1] The show collaborated with the New Zealand Crippled Children Society to make the series, whose has two main characters are disabled.[3] Shane Brookfield and Lisa Bridger-Walker played the main characters.[4] The second series had 13 episodes and began airing on 8 July 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Christchurch series back for last time". The Press. 8 July 1985. p. 19. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "The Kids From O.W.L." NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "'The Kids From O.W.L.'". The Press. 27 June 1984. p. 17. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Sobering research for 'O.W.L.' kid". The Press. 22 July 1985. p. 11. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
External links
edit- "The Kids from O.W.L." NZ On Screen. 24 April 2016.