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The Worst Episodes of Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS...

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  1. Background image for Am I Blue? (2)
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    #1 - Am I Blue? (2)

    S2:E2

    Alex and Rob confront Calvin and Jeffery but they say nothing about Gaby's purchasing the costume there. Gaby hides the model in her room making it look normal so no one will find it but someone breaks into the room and messes it up.

    Director:Unknown
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    #2 - Am I Blue? (3)

    S2:E3

    The police connect the cup in Gaby's room to the missing spaceship. The costume is found in the toy chest. Gaby confesses that she got the money from the cashier, but has no idea how the spaceship got in her toy chest. However, no one believes her except Alex. Just as Alex confesses to the police that Gaby didn't steal the spaceship, The producer of Galaxy Girl rushes over to tell the police that he got a note from Galaxy Girl's #1 fans, and the police suspect Gaby again because she is Galaxy Girl's #1 fan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Don't Stop the Music (2)
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    #3 - Don't Stop the Music (2)

    S2:E22

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Don't Stop the Music (4)
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    #4 - Don't Stop the Music (4)

    S2:E24

    Lenni's music video is finished. Also, Jamal gets a letter informed that he has been accepted in the high school he wanted to get into. Sonia takes it to MTV but on the way there she is mugged and the tape is stolen. Lenni sends Ghostwriter to where the tape might be. Lenni realizes that David is the saboteur and he and Marlon are in cahoots. The team sends David a phony letter from Marlon telling him to meet at an empty parking lot. David is arrested and the tape is saved. At the party Lenni's music video is played.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for What's Up With Alex? (1)
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    #5 - What's Up With Alex? (1)

    S2:E25

    Jamal is happy when Casey goes back home. Tina finds her school ID in a trash can and realizes the last place she had it was in her jacket - in her locker. Jamal and Tina find out that her locker was broke into and her expensive sheepskin jacket has been stolen. Other thefts occur at Hurston. The team (and Ghostwriter) learn that Maria's camera was stolen, and Delilah's tape recorder as well. With Ghostwriter's help, they discover that a fence named Big Ralph is selling the stolen items and on their stakeout, they see Delilah buying her tape recorder back. Hector goes to look at the stuff but Ralph catches him. Meanwhile, Alex is chosen to be an alternate on the Dragon's basketball team but ends up taking Victor's place when Victor gets mad at the captain (Kevin) and quits. Alex hangs out with his teammates, Kevin and Spencer, and ends up coming home late and getting in trouble with his father.

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    #6 - What's Up With Alex? (2)

    S2:E26

    Lenni finds out Spencer has something to do with how Delilah knew where to get her tape recorder. Tina and Hector go on a stakeout by taping Big Ralph. They find out that a kid is involved, but they don't know who it is. Big Ralph gets arrested in the meantime. Also, another student, Jason, had a gold bracelet stolen from his locker. A boy named Arnie is also acting suspicious about the fact he has Maria's camera. In the meantime, Alex is playing at a Dragons game. After their victory, Kevin wants to celebrate by smoking pot, which Alex doesn't want to do. Alex turns him down. Kevin doesn't show up for school the next day, so Alex is now behind on a project he's supposed to do with Kevin. Kevin offers Alex pot again, but accidently leaves a joint behind, which Gaby finds. Gaby writes Alex a heartfelt letter about why he shouldn't smoke marijuana, which he takes with him on his way to Kevin's house.

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    #7 - What's Up With Alex? (3)

    S2:E27

    When Alex gets to Kevin's house, Kevin is having a party and offers Alex another joint. Alex turns him down and leaves. When Alex gets home, he is greeted by his parents, who found the joint, and they ground him. Jamal and Jeffrey talk to a drug counciler about their school project. Jamal discovers that Arnie's mother used to date Big Ralph, so Arnie knew he could get a deal on the stolen items. The team finds out that the kid in the video is wearing a Dragons' jacket, and suspect it's Spencer. Alex goes to a Dragons game, but Kevin doesn't show up. Alex quits the team when he realizes Kevin's drug use is causing him to slack off in school and on the court. After the game, he goes to Lenni's house instead of going home late, and the team encourages him to write an apology letter to his parents. Jamal and Jeffrey learn to work together on their project and invite Alex to work with them. Later, Alex finds Kevin carrying his TV down the street, and then getting attacked by a mys

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  9. Background image for A Crime of Two Cities (2)
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    #8 - A Crime of Two Cities (2)

    S3:E2

    Jamal finds out that the code was written by someone named Wise Rita. He tells his friends in New York about the mystery, and they get involved as well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for A Crime of Two Cities (4)
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    #9 - A Crime of Two Cities (4)

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Four Days of the Cockatoo (1)
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    #10 - Four Days of the Cockatoo (1)

    S3:E5

    Gaby finds a bird in a dumpster while looking for cans to recycle for her school. She makes a pact with her father to take care of the bird and keep it in her room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Four Days of the Cockatoo (2)

    S3:E6

    Gaby finds a name tag on the bird and learns that its a palm cockatoo, and they nickname the bird Calypso. Casey still can't understand why she can't go home to her mother. Gaby decides to make some flyers for Calypso's real owner. Hawke finds one of them and makes a phony call pretending to be the bird's real owner. Just then Calvin arrives at Lenni's house and informs the team that palm cockatoos aren't permitted in the usa. The team realizes that Gaby is giving the bird to a smuggler,so they leave hoping to warn Gaby before it's too late.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Four Days of the Cockatoo (3)

    S3:E7

    Hector and Lenni are able to warn Alex and Gaby about the smugglers the retreat back to Lenni's apartment. Jamal and Tina learn that Palm Cockatoos are endangered species,so the team tries to contact the police but it doesn't work so they contact the fish and wild life service, an animal rights society. They tell Mr. Fernandez that they won't give the bird to anyone except the fish and wild life people. Hawke, disguised as a pregnant woman overhears them and has a new idea. Just then two agents from the wild life society arrive at the bodega but Gaby reads a message from Ghostwriter and realizes that they are imposters, but when she goes to save Calypso the van takes off with her inside.

    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Four Days of the Cockatoo (4)

    S3:E8

    Gaby is taken to the smugglers hide their she encounters two wanted criminals Adoment Poulet and Honey Hawke who have been smuggling endangered birds into the country and skinning them alive. 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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  15. Background image for Into the Comics (1)
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #14 - Into the Comics (1)

    S1:E14

    Lenni encourages the team to get involved in a comic book contest. The team thinks it's lame until she tells them the winner gets to star in a comic book with Cosmic Cook's drawing of Hood Man. Someone, however, wants them out of the way.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Ghost Story (3)
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Ghost Story (3)

    S1:E3

    Alex learns about Ghostwriter. Jamal and Alex figure out that the THABTOS, are who have been stealing backpacks (including Gaby's) and learn that these are the same kids Jamal saw at the park. Gaby, Alex's sister encounters the mysterious being.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Ghost Story (4)
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Ghost Story (4)

    S1:E4

    The team, consisting of Jamal, Lenni, Alex, & Gaby, discover that the backpack thieves are planning a final secret ceremony. They leave a fake message in one their lockers saying that the ceremony is cancelled. Alex goes undercover as one of them but there's one problem: Alex doesn't know which code name to go by.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Ghost Story (2)
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Ghost Story (2)

    S1:E2

    Jamal and Lenni learn that the mysterious being is a spirit that wants to be friends. With no memory of where it came from, they nick name it Ghostwriter. Jamal goes to see Alex Fernandez, a friend of Lenni's, to help decipher a coded message he found in his locker and in the park. Now, Ghostwriter decides to write to Alex, too.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Don't Stop the Music (3)
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Don't Stop the Music (3)

    S2:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Ghost Story (5)
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Ghost Story (5)

    S1:E5

    The team, with the help of the robbed kids, set a trap for the backpack thieves at the video arcade. After the theives are caught, the four decide to become the ""Ghostwriter Team"" and vow to try and solve mysteries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for To Catch a Creep (1)
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #20 - To Catch a Creep (1)

    S1:E10

    Alex is running for school president and his friends are happy but soon it takes a serious turn when someone starts putting up flyers that have embarrassing secrets about him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for To the Light (2)
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #21 - To the Light (2)

    S1:E19

    Rob meets up with Double T's daughter. The team wants to help but Rob leaves them out of it. Ghostwriter says that they should help. They learn of an abandoned subway where Double T and his friend Hush used to sleep. Lisa decides to go there to look for her father but Rob doesn't think it's a good idea. He proves to be right when there's a cave-in and his Ghostwriter pen is gone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Who's Who (1)
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Who's Who (1)

    S1:E23

    Tina gets an after school job answering fan mail to famous actress Lana Barnes. She is having fun answering her mail but she finds out something else; someone is sending her obscene mail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Who's Who (2)
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Who's Who (2)

    S1:E24

    Tina gets worried when Lana doesn't show up at the tailor shop. She finds her locked in her garage. Lana believes that it's just an obsessed fan. Tina and the team go to Lana's house to find out who might be after her. They find out that she had four husbands. One of her husbands was the one who made her a star, but she divorced him. Another member of her family is her long lost daughter who's holding a grudge against her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for To Catch a Creep (4)
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #24 - To Catch a Creep (4)

    S1:E13

    Alex decides to teach his pen pal a lesson about telling embarrassing secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Over a Barrel (2)
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Over a Barrel (2)

    S1:E28

    The team is frustrated when the garden is closed. They make their own warnings signs and learn that the barrels where dumped illegally. Tina's brother gets into a fight with her family and the team gets a mysterious phone call.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Am I Blue? (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Ghostwriter". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Am I Blue? (3)".