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The Secret World of Alex Mack

  • TV-PG
  • 1994–1998
  • 4 seasons
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
  • 7.8

Thanks to a dousing in a top-secret chemical from an overturned truck, teenager Alex Mack is given amazing powers that make her the envy of her sister and best friend... and the target of a search by the chemical company, which wants to find her at all costs.

Episodes

25 episodes
  1. 1The Other Side (1)

    24 minOct 5, 1996

    Alex is split into two manifestations of herself when George discovers a chemical that divides GC-161 into its individual elements.

  2. 2The Other Side (2)

    24 minOct 8, 1996

    The evil Alex wreaks havoc with her friends and family while Annie and Ray try to find the good Alex to recombine the two.

  3. 3Working

    24 minOct 10, 1996

    Alex and Robyn get jobs at the new video store in Paradise Valley, where Vince and Dave have installed the plant's latest GC-161 detector.

  4. 4Operation: Breakout

    24 minOct 15, 1996

    Alex has to use her powers to escape from a trap set by the plant after Vince spreads the rumor that they have the GC-161 kid in custody.

  5. 5The Neighbor

    24 minOct 17, 1996

    Nicole tries in vain to petition against the plant for environmental violations. Alex is more concerned about her mysterious next-door neighbor who she sees having suspicious contact with the plant.

  6. 6Images

    24 minOct 22, 1996

    Alex becomes a photographer on the yearbook staff to earn extra credit. Louis develops a crush on Annie when she tutors him. Alex uses her powers to get herself paired with Scott on a photo assignment.

  7. 7Big Ray

    24 minOct 24, 1996

    Alex and Ray's friendship is in trouble when he gets caught up with his basketball crowd. Meanwhile, the plant plots to get rid of George.

  8. 8New World Order

    24 minOct 29, 1996

    Alex's powers are out of control again and she finds that she has super strength. When Ray takes her for some serious heavy lifting at the construction site, they encounter two unwanted visitors: a suspicious Kelly and a news crew she has summoned to document Alex's mysterious abilities.

  9. 9Bubbling Over

    24 minNov 5, 1996

    Alex experiences a chemical reaction to GC-161--uncontrollable bubbles. This unusual development coincides with the demise of Annie's relationship with Bryce.

  10. 10Muckraker

    24 minNov 7, 1996

    In response to Alex's wish to jazz up the school paper, Louis becomes a kamikaze reporter who will stop at nothing to get a good story. This includes selling Ray out. Barbara is a student again and finds her new professor strangely familiar.

  11. 11Bad Girl

    24 minNov 12, 1996

    Just when Alex is feeling ordinary, she befriends Paradise Valley's new wild child who favors blue hair, tattoos and nose rings. Alex goes wild herself until she realizes the value of her true identity. Vince, fired from the plant, looks for the GC-161 kid himself.

  12. 12The Understudy

    24 minNov 14, 1996

    Inspired by "Cyrano," the school play, Louis helps Ray court the girl of his dreams. When she falls for it, Ray has to face two mistakes: his girlfriend is superficial and his superficial charms are about to run out. Alex's attempted rescue makes things worse. Meanwhile, Annie gets an internship at the plant and gets some romantic ideas of her own.

  13. 13Mystery Man

    24 minNov 19, 1996

    Paradise Valley's radio station has a popular personality, but no one knows his true identity. Alex and Ray get bold and sneak into the station, only to discover how hard it is to live with a secret.

  14. 14Chemistry

    24 minNov 21, 1996

    Alex is overwhelmed when an attractive guy starts looking her way. When he requests her as his study partner for "Romeo and Juliet," she can't control her chemical glows. It takes many blushes before she realizes that there is less to him than meets the eye. Things get worse when Dave spies on the kids and assumes that Alex's "Romeo" is the GC-161 kid.

  15. 15A Room of Her Own

    24 minNov 26, 1996

    Annie becomes obsessed by her work at the plant. An experiment she is conducting with her good-looking lab partner drives Alex out of their room and into the wood shed. Annie's partner betrays her, and she realizes that she's been a selfish sister to Alex.

  16. 16Spivey

    24 minDec 3, 1996

    Louis makes a great effort to impress his old friend, Spivey, including throwing a party at the donut shop which jeopardizes Alex's job. The boys have to learn that friendship involves more than first impressions.

  17. 17Woman of the Year

    24 minDec 5, 1996

    Alex discovers that corruption is rampant in the town's "Woman of the Year" contest. When she tries an experiment on Louis, Alex gets yet another dose of havoc-inducing chemicals.

  18. 18Twelve and a Half

    24 minDec 10, 1996

    Alex has to decide how to handle the attention of a seventh-grade admirer. Vince sneaks into the Macks' house to spy on George's research and gets stuck in the basement.

  19. 19The Test

    24 minDec 26, 1996

    Math is the ultimate challenge for Alex, and when she starts cheating, she can't stop. For help, she turns to Annie, who steers her back to her senses. However, Dave has been spying on Alex and has begun to question some floating exam books and other mysterious phenomena.

  20. 20The Creeper

    24 minJan 2, 1997

    Alex befriends an unpopular guy and finds that her own friends turn on her. She blames them until she realizes the unpopular guy has a thing for her. Ray has an unlikely adventure when Dave helps him pass a driving test.

  21. 21Triangle

    24 minFeb 18, 1997

    There is only one problem with Alex's new boyfriend: he's also dating Annie. In what turns out to be an innocent set of circumstances, Alex must walk away from a guy with real potential. Annie's broken heart is made worse by the fact that Barbara is following her around for a science experiment.

  22. 22Friends Like That

    24 minFeb 20, 1997

    Alex's old friends don't like her new friend, and with good reason: The plant has hired the new girl as a spy at the school, and Lars now suspects George is a mole.

  23. 23BMX

    24 minFeb 25, 1997

    While out racing bikes in the woods, Ray and Alex find a recluse who lives in a treehouse. He turns out to be one of the original GC-161 scientists. Vince and Lars learn of the existence of the scientist and Alex, Annie and Ray rescue him from the plant's goons.

  24. 24Nightmare in Paradise

    24 minFeb 27, 1997

    A school bully picks on Alex and she must summon all her powers to resolve the ensuing conflicts. Meanwhile, at the plant, George is suspected of espionage when Annie accidentally leaks GC-161 information to Lars.

  25. 25Cheers

    24 minMar 4, 1997

    In a surprising move, Alex tries out for cheerleading...and makes the team! But while she enjoys her new popularity, she misses her carefree life. Louis accidentally switches diskettes with Annie so that she narrowly escapes getting in trouble with the evil Danielle Atron.

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Series cast

Larisa OleynikAlex Mack78 episodes
Meredith BishopAnnie Mack78 episodes
Darris LoveRay Alvarado78 episodes
Michael BlakleyGeorge Mack78 episodes
Dorian LopintoBarbara Mack78 episodes
Alexis FieldsNicole Wilson51 episodes
Louan GideonDanielle Atron36 episodes
Natanya RossRobyn Russo16 episodes
Will Estes7 episodes
Hilary AngeloKelly Phillips7 episodes
Benjamin Kimball SmithLouis Driscoll7 episodes
John MarzilliVince Carter6 episodes
John NielsenDave Watt4 episodes
Jessica Alba3 episodes
Josh KeatonBryce3 episodes
DeEdyre J. BurksMs. (Carol) Clark3 episodes
J.D. HallMr. Alvarado2 episodes
Jason StricklandScott Greene2 episodes

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