The WORST episodes of Ghostwriter (1992)

Every episode of Ghostwriter (1992) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ghostwriter (1992)!

Ghostwriter was the story of a group of New York City kids, brought together by the spiritual being known as "Ghostwriter". The kids work together, with Ghostwriter's help, to solve the mysteries they encounter. The series featured a cast of widely different ethnic groups, and focused on the concept of "making reading fun."

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: PBSStatus: Ended
Lost In Brooklyn, Part 1
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#1 - Lost In Brooklyn, Part 1

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/1993

An African exchange student arrives in Hurston and Tina befriends her. Safria explains to Tina that years ago her brother wanted to become an artist. Her father disapproved, they had a fight and Malenga accidentally hit him. Ever since that day Safria's father hasn't forgiven him and won't allow his name to be mentioned. Safria tells Tina that Malenga has been writing anonymous letters to her. She and Tina decide to go on a city search for Malenga.

Directors: Susan Dansby
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Don't Stop The Music, Part 2
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#2 - Don't Stop The Music, Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/30/1994

As the team starts rehearsing for Lenni's video, strange things start happening. The lights go out, someone puts glue where their feet are going to be put and a wireboard short circuits. The team realizes that whoever is behind the sabotage must be working on the video. Leif isn't upset with the glue. Sonia wants to use the accidents for publicity. Ghostwriter reads a letter to David from Marlon Campbell, the same guy who tried to bribe Lenni to work for him. But, David says that he doesn't know Marlon. Casey Austin, Jamal's cousin, sneaks into the studio to spy on Jamal. Jamal and Gaby read an article that years ago Leif and Jade used to be lovers. Leif was in show business with a few hits but when he dropped Jade broke up with him and he hasn't forgiven her. They hear a noise and thinks it's Leif running away scared, so they decide to surround him but instead find Casey.

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Don't Stop The Music, Part 1
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#3 - Don't Stop The Music, Part 1

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/23/1994

Lenni, Max and Sally are all watching Lenni's video from the Star Jam episode Building Bridges. Just then, they get a call from Smash Records. Jade Morgan is inspired by the video and wants Lenni to star her in a music video. Lenni has writer's block so she writes a song about self-confidence. Jade is inspired by the song and decides to allow the team to be in the video.

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Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 4
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#4 - Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 4

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/16/1994

The team challenges Max Mouse to a game of ghost while Ghostwriter heads through cyberspace to finally catch it. Ghostwriter gets the phone number of Max Mouse, and they learn who she is: Janice. She said she did all of the things because she wanted attention.

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Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 3
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#5 - Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 3

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/10/1994

Jamal suspects that Janice lied about having her own computer. The team challenges Max Mouse to some online games and creates their own screen name and get the phone numbers of their suspects. Then they learn Calvin had another screename: Red Parrot, so they take him off the list. Hector gets some tutoring from Alex on how to face up to a bully. Just then Lenni and Jamal's names and phone numbers appear on the police suspect list.

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Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 2
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#6 - Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/3/1993

Max Mouse continues to wreak havoc in Hurston. Jamal Lenni, and a lot of other kids grades get changed, false alarms go off and a child is nearly killed in a fire because the fire department is responding to a false alarm. Ms. Kelly has had enough. The kids have never seen her so upset. Then there's a new message on the computer but this one looks serious. The team's three suspects are Calvin, Erica and Janice.

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Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 1
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#7 - Who Is Max Mouse?, Part 1

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/26/1993

Jamal is writing an essay for a high school he wants to get into. Just then, Ghostwriter appears with a warning. Suddenly he is kicked out of the computer. A weird message appears from someone or something called Max Mouse. At the auditorium, the computer teacher informs everyone that a hacker is loose. He warns the students not to use any disks. Strange things start happening: the sports page advertisments for basketball tryouts is changed, and Jasmine is arrested because she is suspected of using stolen credit cards. While Tina was trashing in the computer lab, she finds strange words on a sheet of paper with a wad of gum on it, along with Janice Hall's computer quiz, which was very hard, and she had gotten an A on that quiz. [Why would it be in the trash? --minnymouse35] Then Ghostwriter informs the team that Lenni could be in trouble with the police, and they learn that the words Tina found on the sheet are passwords to get into the school computer.

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#8 - Lost In Brooklyn, Part 4

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/1993

Safria is accidentally locked in the hotel's storage closet. Luckily, Ghostwriter reads the stuff and informs the team where she is. Safria is rescued by Malenga. Hector agrees to join the team and take Rob's place and Rob says farewell to the team.

Directors: Susan Dansby
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Lost In Brooklyn, Part 3
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#9 - Lost In Brooklyn, Part 3

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/12/1993

Malenga finds one of the paintings and realizes that Safria is in New York. Jamal runs into his best friend Rob. Rob arrives at Lenni's house but he has some terrible news. His mom just got a new job in Australia and he just returned to get ready to go. Malenga contacts the team. Malenga and Tina arrive at the hotel. Tina prays for Safria to be all right.

Directors: Susan Dansby
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Lost In Brooklyn, Part 2
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#10 - Lost In Brooklyn, Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/5/1993

Safria and Tina go on a city search for Malenga. Meanwhile, Alex is tutoring a young student named Hector. Safria has a fight with her father and storms off.

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Don't Stop The Music, Part 3
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#11 - Don't Stop The Music, Part 3

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/6/1994

Casey is accused of being the saboteur. Lenni continues to get gifts from Marlon. Lenni asks Marlon if he even knows David but he claims that he doesn't. Lenni suspects that he and David are lying. Hector learns that Avatar is the one leaving the anonymous notes for Jade. Gaby and Tina learn that Casey isn't the saboteur after all. A spotlight falls and nearly kills Lenni and another note is attached but this one is different from the others left by Avatar.

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Just In Time, Part 4
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#12 - Just In Time, Part 4

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1993

Catherine gets the message from Ghostwriter and goes to tell Frank but she finds Lucy instead. Catherine and Ghostwriter plead with Lucy to help and she agrees. The team meets up with adult Catherine and she tells them how she and Frank caught the real culprit.

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Just In Time, Part 3
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#13 - Just In Time, Part 3

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1993

Frank and Catherine learn that the brush salesman might have been a con artist. Jamal's dad is getting sick. The team learns that Frank and Catherine helped catch the thief years ago but history will change if they don't send the information soon.

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Just In Time, Part 2
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#14 - Just In Time, Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1993

The Team sends Frank and Catherine some information. They list suspects Ms. O'Boyle the housekeeper and Lucy since they hate Frank. They also learn that two other people were in the house: a brush salesman and the coal man.

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Just In Time, Part 1
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#15 - Just In Time, Part 1

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/1993

Ghostwriter travels back in time to the 1920's before the Ghostwriter team existed. There he learns of a young boy named Frank who's living with a foster family named the Camilans. Frank is accused of stealing a priceless tea set. Nobody believes Frank except his best friend Catherine.

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Get The Message, Part 4
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#16 - Get The Message, Part 4

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1993

With the team reunited and Ghostwriter back. the team puts a phony ad in the paper to catch the art thief.

Directors: Maureen Thorp
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Get The Message, Part 3
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#17 - Get The Message, Part 3

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1993

Jamal and Rob realize that the only way to stop the feud is to try to get the team to remember how much Ghostwriter means to them. They all get letters from each other but later learn it was a practical joke and get angry. Jamal and Rob give the team the letter. They realize how mad they were and that they were thinking only of themselves. They realize that someone is trying to set them up. Rob figures out that it's probably Calvin who was eavesdropping on them.

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Get The Message, Part 2
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#18 - Get The Message, Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1993

Jamal goes straight to the art gallery that Ghostwriter read on one of the shirts of the two men that ran in front of the camera. He learns that one of their paintings was stolen. The security guard chased the thief and it was the same place where the accident occurred. The team's feuding causes Ghostwriter to begin fading away.

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Get The Message, Part 1
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#19 - Get The Message, Part 1

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1993

Tina is videotaping Max setting up his instruments when he is nearly killed in a car accident caused by Mr. Fernandez. Fernandez says that he swerved to avoid hitting someone that ran in front of his car, but Max thinks he did it deliberately. Lenni begins accuse Fernandez of being a reckless driver and Alex angrily begins stalking Lenni. Gaby breaks up her friendship with Tina when Tina writes an unpleasant story in the paper.

Directors: Maureen Thorp
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A Crime of Two Cities, Part 4
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#20 - A Crime of Two Cities, Part 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1994

The team tracks down where the author is reading a Sophie Madison book, and where the kidnapping is held. The kidnapper is Danny Winkler's brother.

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#21 - Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 4

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/1995

The team trys to come up with a conclusion. Tina and Casey discover the Slime Monster's weakness, cold. Just before the discover their plan, He attacks Lenni and the rest of the team! Luckily, Tina escapes and Jamal and Tina melt the Slime Monster with vegtable oil.

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Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 3
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#22 - Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 3

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1995

Gooey Gus suddenly explodes in the sun and grows 6 feet tall in the story. Suddenly, at the band practice, Tina tells Lenni that he really likes her. If the gooey gum covers your skin, you are gone for good, so will Gaby and Casey make it?

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Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 2
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#23 - Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 2

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/1995

Jamal, Lenni, and Alex are graduating from middle school and Tina is hosting the party, while Jamal and Tina work on the prom committee. However, the band that was supposed to play at the prom backed out. Jamal and Tina convince Lenni to play with Tina's brother Tuan. However, Lenni and Tuan get off to a bad start. Eventually, they learn to play their music together. In the meantime, Alex has been writing the story. He writes about the Slime Monster running away and kidnapping Gaby and about his attempts to save her.

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Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 1
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#24 - Attack of The Slime Monster, Part 1

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/1995

Casey is writing a scary story for a local contest about ""Gooey Gus: the Slime Monster"", a doll that spits out grape bubblegum. Casey thinks her story isn't scary enough, so she asks for Lenni's help. Lenni adds atmosphere and writes how the Slime Monster is about to come after Casey. Alex and Gaby come to help, too, and Gaby writes about Alex and Jamal finding the Slime Monster seemingly alive in an alley, and then Alex, Gaby, and Casey find the Slime Monster in a crock pot.

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Four Days of The Cockatoo, Part 4
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#25 - Four Days of The Cockatoo, Part 4

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1994

Gaby is taken to the smugglers' hideout. There she encounters two wanted criminals Audubon Poulet and Honey Hawke, who have been smuggling endangered birds into the country and stuffing them. Gaby leaves a message for the team but before she can finish she is captured and put in a giant bird cage. The team learns of Gaby's whereabouts and meet up with the real agents from the animal rights society. They discover where Gaby is and heads straight for the kidnappers lair. Poulet and Hawke are captured and Gaby gives the bird to the agents so they can help restore its species.

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