Great Scott! is an American sitcom starring Tobey Maguire and Kevin Connolly that premiered on Fox on September 27, 1992, and aired from October 4, 1992, until it was abruptly cancelled on November 29 of the same year. It was created by Tom Gammill and Max Pross, and produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Claverly One Productions.
Great Scott! would come to serve as Maguire's first starring role in a TV series.
Premise
The show centered on 15-year-old Scott Melrod (Maguire), a freshman at Taft High School, and his vivid imagination. The main gimmick of the show is the audience experiencing Scott's imagination in different situations he is put in. This is shown multiple times in all known episodes.
Cast
Tobey Maguire as Scott Melrod
Nancy Lenehan as Beverly Melrod
Ray Baker as Walter Melrod
Sarah Koskoff as Nina Melrod
Kevin Connolly as Larry O'Donnell
Vinessa Shaw as Carolyn
Episodes
Jack Black and Marley Shelton guest starred in the unaired episode "Book Crook".
Cancellation
Great Scott! was cancelled due to its poor ratings, ranking 136th lowest rated out of 138 television shows that ran from 1992 to 1993. It was rated a 4.2, the highest on the list being rated a 21.9, and the lowest being a 4.0. Despite its cancellation in the states, all 13 produced episodes are known to have aired on German Television station RTL Zwei, though the status of these German variants are unknown. The German version of Great Scott! is known as Super Scott!.