| Mystery Girls | |
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| Genre | Sitcom Mystery |
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| Theme music composer | Bert Selen |
| Composers | Bert Selen and George Ritter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | ProdCo Original |
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| Network | ABC Family |
| Release | June 25 (2014-06-25) – August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27) |
Mystery Girls is an American sitcom starring Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth that aired on ABC Family on June 25 through August 27, 2014.[1] The series follows Holly and Charlie, former stars of the fictional 1990s TV detective series Mystery Girls who reunite to solve actual mysteries.[2][3][4]
On September 8, 2014, it was cancelled after one season of ten episodes.[5]
In October 2013, ABC Family announced Garth's addition to a comedy pilot co-created by and starring Spelling.[6] Noting the project to be a reunion of the Beverly Hills, 90210 costars, the network stated that Spelling, Garth and Maggie Malina would be executive producers, and cited Shepard Boucher as Spelling's co-creator.[6] The series pickup was announced in January 2014,[2] and in March 2014 the premiere date was set for June 25, 2014.[1] On September 8, 2014, Mystery Girls was cancelled after one season of ten episodes.[5]
In Turkey, the series aired on Dizimax Comedy. The show started on December 19, 2014.[7]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Death Becomes Her" | Michael Lembeck | Elaine Aronson | June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25) | 103 | 0.76[8] |
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Holly enlists Charlie to help her retrieve an old sex tape of hers which has been put up for sale on the internet.
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| 2 | "Partners in Crime" | Michael Lembeck | Shepard Boucher | July 2, 2014 (2014-07-02) | 104 | 0.45[9] |
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Holly and Charlie try to catch the perpetrators robbing celebrity homes.
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| 3 | "Haunted House Party" | Rob Schiller | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09) | 102 | 0.58[10] |
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Holly and Charlie stay the night in a haunted house.
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| 4 | "Pilot" | Michael Lembeck | Shepard Boucher | July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16) | 101 | N/A |
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In an interview with Nancy O'Dell, Charlie relates how she and Holly were reunited and their Mystery Girls detective agency was born.
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| 5 | "High School Mystery" | Bob Koherr | Jay Baxter & Shaun Zaken | July 23, 2014 (2014-07-23) | 106 | 0.42[11] |
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Holly and Charlie go undercover at Holly's old high school to prevent a prank against the principal (Joe E. Tata).
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| 6 | "Sister Issues" | Gil Junger | Erica Spates & Sam Littenberg-Weisberg | July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30) | 107 | 0.49[12] |
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Holly tries to impress her visiting sister (Kim Shaw) by using Nick and his acting class to stage a case in a bar.
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| 7 | "Passing the Torch" | Rob Schiller | Andy Gordon | August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06) | 105 | 0.39[13] |
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Holly and Charlie become suspects when the two actresses set to star in a reboot of their old series disappear.
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| 8 | "Bag Ladies" | Gil Junger | Shepard Boucher | August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13) | 109 | 0.55[14] |
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Holly and Charlie go undercover at a fashion show to locate a one-of-a-kind stolen purse.
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| 9 | "Death Rose" | Bob Koherr | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20) | 108 | 0.41[15] |
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The prisoner whom Holly played in a TV movie is released.
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| 10 | "The Killer Returns" | Michael Lembeck | Andy Gordon | August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27) | 110 | 0.54[16] |
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Holly and Charlie face a killer.
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Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter said, "Playing up the meta appeal and jokes related to Spelling and Garth working together again, this show is silly and harmless fun."[17] Gail Pennington of St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave the show two out of four stars, saying "Before they know it, the two have opened a detective agency together... the first half-hour is devoted to that setup, so we have to assume further episodes will find the "Girls" haplessly solving various quirky crimes."[18]OnRotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregated score of 69% based on 9 positive and 4 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: " Though the execution is typical, the corny jokes and broad acting make Mystery Girls a fun, sentimental throwback sitcom that benefits from the nostalgic reunion of Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth."[19]OnMetacritic, the series has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "Mixed to Average"[20]
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