Series synopsis
MythQuest is a Canadian action & adventure family sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on PBS on August 1, 2001. It ended on November 17, 2001. It stars Christopher Jacot, Meredith Henderson, Bill Switzer and Wendy Anderson.
While searching for their missing father, Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum. They encounter Gorgos, a trickster god, who wants to destroy the world by constantly changing the famous myths.
Premise
While searching for their missing father, Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum. They encounter Gorgos, a trickster god, who wants to destroy the world by constantly changing the famous myths.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Christopher Jacot as Alex Bellows
- Meredith Henderson as Cleo Bellows
- Bill Switzer as Philthy
- Wendy Anderson as Lily Bellows
- Matthew Walker as Max Asher
- Shaun Johnston as Detective Saybrook
- Joseph Kell as Matt Bellows
- Leslie Malton as Barbara Frazier
Guest cast
- John Tench as Eliaures
- Julian Richings as Loki
- Tantoo Cardinal as Walloha
- Jessica Harvey as Jennie
- Lawrence Bayne as Set
- Joely Collins as Isis
- Earl Pastko as Tailor / Gorgos
- Josh Sealy as Anubis (as Joshua Sealy)
- Crystal Balint as Nephthys
- Peyson Rock as David
- Jennifer Sterling as Queen Astarte
- Jason Yuzicapi as Mr. Watt
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | August 25, 2001 | November 17, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Minotaur Matt, the father of Cleo and Alex, accidentally disappears into a cyberworld. Later, Alex also disappears into a cyberworld just by touching the computer screen. Cleo sees him disappear and even sees everything going on in the mythical world he went to. Alex does come back, and they realize what must have happened to their father. Cleo and Alex decide they are going to have to go back to find their father. |
August 25, 2001 |
| 2 |
Hammer of the Gods Alex decides to go back into the mythical world in the hope of finding his father. This time he knew touching an object on the screen would take him there. By touching a different object, he goes to a different cyberworld. This time he ends up in a world of Gods. He makes it back... but didn't find his father, yet. They will have to try again next week. In the meantime, their father is no longer being looked for as a missing person, but as a possible criminal. It was discovered that something disappeared from inside a statue. Some think he took whatever it is and fled. Only Cleo and Alex know what happened. Should they tell someone? |
September 1, 2001 |
| 3 |
Red Wolf's Daughter Alex has plans to go back to another mythical world in the hopes of finding his father, but this time, Cleo decides she wants to go. She doesn't want to just sit back and watch. Alex tells her she can't because of her paralysis, but she's determined to go anyway. Against Alex's wishes, she wheels over to the magic screen and touches something. She disappears into a mythical world, but her wheel chair stays behind. Alex is very worried, until Cleo finds out she is no longer paralyzed. She ends up in a world where 2 tribes are fighting to death, but she has the ability to stop the war. Alex tells her to come back, but she decides she has to help them first. Little did she know that helping would mean her death. She stopped the war by marrying the son of the opponents chief. She didn't know crossing the lake to go to the other side meant death. Did she die? If you haven't seen this episode, you will have to wait to see if she is in the next one. |
September 8, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 1, 2001 |
| Last aired | November 17, 2001 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 11:00:00 |