Misfits of Science is an American superhero fantasy science fiction television series that aired on NBC from October 4, 1985 to May 16, 1986. The show concerned super-powered humans and their madcap adventures. The team is formed by Dr. Billy Hayes, a research scientist at the Humanidyne Institute who specializes in "human anomalies". He works with shrinking Dr. Elvin "El" Lincoln played by Kevin Peter Hall, and together they recruit electrically powered Johnny Bukowski, a rock-and-roll musician, and Gloria Dinallo played by a very young Courteney Cox, a telekinetic teen. It only lasted one season and the disappeared leaving behind a few unexpected tagedies.