The Secret World of Alex Mack

1. The Accident

Oct 8, 1994 · 24 min

On her way home from school Alex Mack is practically hit by a truck. The truck is carrying a top-secret chemical and spills it on Alex. Alex learns later that she has magical powers and shares this secret with her sister, Annie, and best friend, Raymond.

2. Hoop War

Oct 15, 1994 · 24 min

Alex and Raymond are continually harassed by upperclassmen Jessica and Ellen. One afternoon Jessica trips Alex in the school cafeteria as Alex carries a tray full of food. A food fight ensues and Vice Principal Heller assigns Alex, Raymond, Jessica and Ellen to clean up the cafeteria every afternoon. Both sets of friends blame each other for the trouble, and they agree to take up Raymond's challenge of two-on-two on the basketball court. The stakes: the losers have to admit responsibility to Heller and clean up the cafeteria by themselves.

3. Shock Value

Oct 22, 1994 · 24 min

Alex asks her sister for help with a class science project, but ends up using her power to impress the teacher. This gets her into trouble when the teacher believes that the project was done by Annie, not Alex. Meanwhile, Dave and Vince disguise themselves as janitors in an attempt to find Alex.

4. The Videotape

Nov 5, 1994 · 24 min

At career day at the plant, Alex is taped using her powers and she, Ray and Annie have to sneak back and get the tape.

5. School Dance

Nov 12, 1994 · 24 min

The big dance is just around the corner and Alex still hasn't been asked by the only person she cares to go with. Everybody knows she dreams of going with Scott, but he's not the one hounding her for a date. Jerry, an obnoxious, insensitive and persistent ninth-grader is relentless in his pursuit of her. He won't take no for an answer, but Alex continues to put him off.

6. Science Fair

Nov 19, 1994 · 24 min

Annie's science project has been chosen as a finalist for the big science fair to be held at the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant. The whole Mack family is looking forward to spending Saturday at the science fair rooting Annie on, except Alex. Not only is she sick of witnessing Annie's triumphs, but the chemical plant is the worst place for her to be. It's crawling with plant spies who are constantly on the look out for "the kid."

7. False Alarms

Dec 3, 1994 · 24 min

Alex, Raymond, and Nicole are facing their first junior high school midterm in history class. Libby, the most popular girl in school, has her own ideas about surviving the midterm and studying isn't one of them. Libby decides to pull the fire alarm right before the exam.

8. The Feud

Dec 10, 1994 · 24 min

Alex and Ray have a falling-out and Alex is afraid Ray will disclose her secret to the plant.

9. Alex and Mom

Jan 7, 1995 · 24 min

In anger, Alex jeopardizes her mom's job. Later, she tries to make it up to her.

10. Cold Day in Paradise Valley

Jan 14, 1995 · 24 min

A reporter from the Planet newspaper comes to the Macks' house to do a story; Alex's cold makes her powers go haywire.

11. Annie Bails

Jan 21, 1995 · 24 min

Annie considers going away to school. Meanwhile, Alex's powers are going haywire and she must convince Annie not to go.

12. The Solo

Jan 28, 1995 · 24 min

Alex uses her powers to save Ray after he freezes at a school music recital.

13. Road Trip

Feb 4, 1995 · 24 min

Alex and Dad have trouble connecting. They go on a day trip together and chaos ensues.

1. The Journal

Oct 14, 1995 · 24 min

The plant closes in when Alex's journal, detailing her powers, ends up in the wrong hands.

2. Double Bogey

Oct 14, 1995 · 24 min

Alex shows Dad the meaning of "good golf" when they enter the plant's father-daughter golf tournament.

3. New Kid in Town

Oct 21, 1995 · 24 min

Alex, Raymond, Nicole and Robyn notice a new neighbor moving in. It turns out to be Louis Driscoll, a cool-looking kid with a wisecracking attitude. The more Raymond likes him, the more Alex doesn't.

4. The Secret

Oct 28, 1995 · 24 min

The morning before Halloween, Alex and Ray come across Paradise Valley's haunted house while delivering newspapers. The next day, Louis convinces Alex and Ray to check out the old house. When Alex takes a closer look, she's sucked in by a mysterious light and comes face-to-face with the woman of the house.

5. Suspect

Nov 4, 1995 · 24 min

Short on cash, Alex baby-sits Kelly's little sister and is accused of stealing.

6. Pressure

Nov 11, 1995 · 24 min

Alex steals a test to help Nicole, who is cracking under the pressure of the exam. At the plant, George discovers that GC-161 has the capability to alter human genetic structure.

7. The Secret World of Ray Alvarado

Nov 18, 1995 · 24 min

After a collision with a pole during a baseball game, Ray gets superpowers and goes public. He even negotiates an endorsement deal with the plant. When Ray finds himself trapped and submitted to test after test, he uses his powers to escape from the plant.

8. Rat Trap

Dec 2, 1995 · 24 min

Alex makes the track team, but will she compete in the big meet once she realizes the plant is spying on her?

9. Busted

Dec 9, 1995 · 24 min

Grounded, Alex sneaks out for a game of roller hockey and a night of trouble.

10. The Gift

Dec 23, 1995 · 24 min

Alex and George discover that gifts and decorations aren't as important as the Christmas spirit, while Dave's gift to Vince is a chimp that runs amok in the plant.

11. Ray Goes to Washington

Dec 30, 1995 · 24 min

Ray enters the brutal world of politics when he launches his campaign for eighth-grade President.

12. Trophy Case

Jan 6, 1996 · 24 min

Annie aces her English Advanced Placement exam, allowing her to attend a writing class taught by a renowned author. Inspired by her sister's achievement, Alex sets her mind to engage in extracurricular activities in the hope that one will bring her some recognition. She discovers an unusual talent for cow milking and wins the Dairy Decathlon. Meanwhile, Annie experiences her first academic failure.

13. On the Rocks

Jan 13, 1996 · 24 min

While trying to impress Bryce, Annie goes mountain climbing and is left dangling.

14. Saturn

Jul 20, 1996 · 24 min

Alex thinks Scott wants to ask her to the plant dance, but Dad keeps getting in the way.

15. Mack TV

Jul 27, 1996 · 24 min

Ray captures Alex's powers on video and wants to enter the tape in the Atron JH Video Award contest--but Danielle and Vince are the judges!

16. The Party

Aug 3, 1996 · 24 min

George and Barbara run into Danielle when they go to a resort to relax. When Kelly finds out that Alex's parents are out of town, she befriends her and arranges a party that destroys the house. Alex uses her powers to get rid of the guests and clean up. When Kelly heads for the door, Alex confronts her for taking advantage of her trust.

17. Carnival

Aug 10, 1996 · 24 min

Alex is upset when Annie agrees to go to the plant carnival with Bryce instead of her. Meanwhile, Danielle must contend with a former employee who has returned to the plant--as a government inspector.

18. Local Hero

Sep 14, 1996 · 24 min

Alex, Ray and Louis rescue a kid trapped under a cement pipe in the park. When Louis accepts all the credit and becomes the town's local hero, he falls under the plant's suspicion of having the special powers.

19. World Without Alex

Sep 21, 1996 · 24 min

Alex carelessly uses her powers and ruins Annie's interview with MIT. She runs away, thinking everyone would be better off without her.

20. Nerve

Sep 28, 1996 · 24 min

Alex inspires Robyn to face the dreaded ""Rooney Runabout"" and pass P.E.

1. The Other Side (1)

Oct 5, 1996 · 24 min

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

2. The Other Side (2)

Oct 8, 1996 · 24 min

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. Working

Oct 10, 1996 · 24 min

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. Operation: Breakout

Oct 15, 1996 · 24 min

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. The Neighbor

Oct 17, 1996 · 24 min

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. Images

Oct 22, 1996 · 24 min

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. Big Ray

Oct 24, 1996 · 24 min

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. New World Order

Oct 29, 1996 · 24 min

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. Bubbling Over

Nov 5, 1996 · 24 min

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

10. Muckraker

Nov 7, 1996 · 24 min

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. Bad Girl

Nov 12, 1996 · 24 min

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. The Understudy

Nov 14, 1996 · 24 min

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. Mystery Man

Nov 19, 1996 · 24 min

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. Chemistry

Nov 21, 1996 · 24 min

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. A Room of Her Own

Nov 26, 1996 · 24 min

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. Spivey

Dec 3, 1996 · 24 min

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. Woman of the Year

Dec 5, 1996 · 24 min

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. Twelve and a Half

Dec 10, 1996 · 24 min

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. The Test

Dec 26, 1996 · 24 min

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. The Creeper

Jan 2, 1997 · 24 min

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. Triangle

Feb 18, 1997 · 24 min

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. Friends Like That

Feb 20, 1997 · 24 min

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. BMX

Feb 25, 1997 · 24 min

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. Nightmare in Paradise

Feb 27, 1997 · 24 min

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. Cheers

Mar 4, 1997 · 24 min

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.

20. Paradise Regained (2)

Jan 15, 1998 · 24 min

The final episode. Ray, Louis, and Hunter try to free Alex and her parents from the Plant which is lined with bombs thanks to Danielle Atron. Meanwhile Dave works with Gino and the FDA to stop the chemical plant from releasing GC-161.