Bad Influence! (1992) is a kids, family web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Bad Influence! online in HD.
Bad Influence! — Storyline
Bad Influence! is an early to mid-1990s British factual television programme broadcast on CITV between 1992 and 1996, and was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. It looked at video games and computer technology, and was described as a "kid’s Tomorrow's World". It was shown on Thursday afternoons and had a run of four series of between 13 and 15 shows, each of 20 minutes duration. For three of the four series, it had the highest ratings of any CITV programme at the time. Its working title was Deep Techies, a colloquial term derived from 'techies' basically meaning technology-obsessed individuals.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Andy Crane, Violet Berlin, Sonya Saul
Bad Influence! — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1992-10-29 |
| Seasons | 4 |
| Episodes | 57 |
| Genre | Kids, Family |
| Language | English |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 6.5/10 (4 votes) |
Bad Influence! — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Computer Paint Packages (1992-10-29) — Main Review: Joe+Mac Caveman Ninja (SNES)
Features: Using a computer paint package; A look ahead in the series
Report: Virtual Reality
- E2: Looking inside the Consoles (1992-10-05) — Main Review: NHLPA Hockey (MD)
Features: A look at Alone in the Dark; Looking inside the consoles
Report: Exploring other worlds
- E3: The Amiga A1200 (1992-10-12) — Main Review: Super Aleste (SNES)
Features: The Amiga 1200; Using a computer to create Ballet
Report: The Future Entertainment Show
- E4: The Hidden costs of Handhelds (1992-11-19) — Main Review: Sonic 2 (MD)
Features: The Hidden Cost of Handhelds; Desktop VR
Reports: Games shops in the US; Using VR in a special needs school
- E5: Creating music on the Atari ST (1992-11-26) — Main Review: Super Mario Land 2 (GB)
Features: A look at the Freewheel controller; Creating music on an Atari ST
Report: Creating a morphing special effect
- E6: Video Editing on a Computer (1992-12-03) — Main Review: Indiana Jones 3 (MD)
Features: Video Editing on a Computer; ‘Fresh’ vs Bad Influence! Street Fighter 2 challenge
Report: The Nintendo games help line
- E7: Christmas Buyers Guide (1992-12-10) — Main Review: World of Illusion (MD)
Features: Christmas buyers guide; Buying Consoles from the US
Report: The Computer Museum
- E8: The Atari Falcon (1992-12-17) — Main Review: Super Mario Cart (SNES)
Features: The Atari Falcon; ‘Take That’ on Virtua Racing
Report: A guide to gaming in Tokyo
- E9: Software on CD (1993-01-07) — Main Review: Ecco The Dolphin (Mega Drive) Features: How powerful computers can be used to create special effects Report: Software on CD
- E10: Gaming cheat devices (1993-01-14) — Main Review: Prince of Persia (SNES)
Features: Gaming cheat devices; Robots; A first look at Sleepwalker
Report: The CES in Las Vegas
- E11: Reducing the risk of Epilepsy (1993-01-21) — Main Review: Streets of Rage 2 (MD)
Features: A look at Mario Paint; Reducing risk of epilepsy; A look at Stunt Island
Report: The latest in puppet technology
- E12: Surround Sound at Home (1993-01-28) — Main Review: Super Star Wars (SNES)
Features: Surround Sound at home; A virtual fish tank; The latest laser game
Report: Universal Studios in Hollywood
- E13: Barcode Battler (1993-02-04) — Main Review: Lemmings 2 (Amiga)
Features: A look at the Barcode Battler game; The latest in British VR; A look at upcoming games
Report: A Virtual Summer Camp
Season 2
- E1: MPEG and the new CD Systems (1993-09-09) — Main Review: Jurassic Pak (MD)
Features: Personal computers that recognise handwriting; A look at the new CD systems and MPEG; A look at Mortal Kombat
Report: The latest from the
- E2: Composing Music on Deluxe Music (1993-09-16) — Main Review: Rocket Knight Adventures (MD)
Features: Composing music on The Deluxe Music Construction Set 2; Playing Air Warrior over the telephone lines with other players
Repor
- E3: Luxury Game Consoles (1993-09-23) — Main Review: Super Mario All Stars (SNES)
Features: A look at the Dinosaurs CD-ROM; The luxury games consoles
Report: Industrial Light and Magic
- E4: The Amiga CD32 (1993-09-30) — Main Review: Asterix (SNES)
Features: The Amiga CD32; Amiga Scrabble challenge and other games based on board games
Report: The Virtual Geographic League
- E5: The Development of MPEG (1993-10-07) — Main Review: Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES)
Features: A Mega CD Karaoke add-on and a Karaoke Macbeth CD-ROM; The development of MPEG and the Reel Magic PC card
Report: Turning mov
- E6: The Atari Jaguar (1993-10-14) — Main Review: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES)
Features: The Atari Jaguar;
Reports: Back to the Future the Ride; The Computer Cavern
- E7: Computer based Animation (1993-10-21) — Main Review: Aladdin (MD)
Features: The Thunder Seat accessory; A look at a computer- based animation package
Report: How photos can be manipulated in advertising
- E8: Voice Activated Software (1993-10-28) — Main Review: Jurassic Park (SNES)
Features: A look at new spooky games; Voice-activated software
Report: Forthcoming Star Trek games
- E9: PC Firework Simulator (1993-11-04) — Main Review: Sonic Spinball (MD)
Features: Using a PC Firework simulator package; The appeal of Beat ‘em ups; Andy's Bad Influence! fireworks display
Report: SIGGRAPH ‘93
- E10: A to Z Guide to Computers (1993-11-11) — Main Review: Super Bomberman (SNES)
Features: A look at the Oceans Below computer package; An A to Z guide to computers and computing
Report: Thinking Machines' CM5 Super Compute
- E11: Rights and Wrongs of Video Game Piracy (1993-11-18) — Main Review: Yoshi’s Safari (SNES)
Features: A look at Make My Video games; The rights and wrongs of video game piracy; The Dual Turbo IR MD controller
Report: Using computers in
- E12: Onyx Reality Engine 2 (1993-11-25) — Main Review: Jungle Book (GG)
Features: A look at Theme Park; Creating graphics using an Onyx Reality Engine 2
Report: The Other Side VR Arena
- E13: Joysticks and Joypads (1993-12-02) — Main Review: Lawnmower Man (SNES)
Features: A look at joystick, joypads and other control devices; The latest football games
Report: IS Robotics
- E14: Playing Arcade games at Home (1993-12-09) — Main Review: FIFA International Soccer (MD)
Features: How you can play arcade games at home; The Cam Net headset; Games you build yourself
Report: Walsall Arboretum Laser show
- E15: Panasonic 3DO (1993-12-16) — Main Review: Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
Features: The making of Rise of the Robots; A look ahead at games coming in the New Year; The 3DO
Report: The MIT Media Lab
Season 3
- E1: The Super Gameboy (1994-09-08) — Main Review: Donkey Kong (GB)
Features: The Super Gameboy adaptor; Voice recognition software
Reports: Dave Perry and Shiny Entertainment; ECTS
- E2: Print your own T-Shirts (1994-09-15) — Main Review: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES)
Features: Print your own T-Shirt's using transfer paper; A look at the Woodstock CD-ROM; The 3DO
Report: SIGGRAPH ‘94
- E3: Screensavers (1994-09-22) — Main Review: Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Features: Various screen savers; The making of Magic Carpet with Peter Molyneux
Report: Flintstones the musical
- E4: VR Go Karting (1994-09-29) — Main Review: Rebel Assault (MCD)
Features: A look at the Way Things Work CD-ROM; 8-way VR Go-Karting
Report: Silicon Valley
- E5: Game Specific Controllers (1994-10-16) — Main Review: Earthworm Jim (Mega Drive)
Features: 3D Design software & virtual modelling
Report: Visual Computing
- E6: Click & Play (1994-10-13) — Main Review: Earthworm Jim (MD)
Features: Game-specific controllers; An architects virtual design package; The Primal Rage arcade game
Report: Silicon Graphics
- E7: The Video Toaster (1994-10-20) — Main Review: Alien Versus Predator (Jaguar)
Features: The Video Toaster/Lightwave 3D software; A look at basketball games
Report: Kodak’s film facility
- E8: 3D Imaging (1994-10-27) — Main Review: Dynamite Headdy (MD)
Features: Explanation of 3D imaging technique; A look at new spooky games
Report: The Big One Rollercoaster in Blackpool
- E9: Weather Forecasting on the PC (1994-11-03) — Main Review: Super Bomber Man 2 (SNES)
Features: A weather forecasting package for the PC; How ASF created the music for Inferno
Report: The Information Superhighway
- E10: VR Helmets (1994-11-10) — Main Review: The Lion King (MD)
Features: Various gun accessories; VR helmets/Virtual world software
Report: Jim Henson’s British HQ
- E11: The History of Pinball (1994-11-17) — Main Review: Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Features: The history of pinball and pinball sims; Robots
Report: Exploring the moon and planets
- E12: Magic Eye Pictures (1994-11-24) — Main Review: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (SNES)
Features: Creating Magic Eye pictures with new software; Video projectors; Testing fabric drapability
Report: IMAX cinema
- E13: The Sega Saturn and 32X (1994-12-01) — Main Review: Star Wars Arcade (MD32X)
Features: A look at Artpad and Dabbler art package; The Sega Saturn, 32x and The Scorpion Megadrive Clone
Report: A Motion capture studio
- E14: The Neo Geo CD (1994-12-08) — Main Review: The Need For Speed (3DO)
Features: The Neo Geo CD; The Twelve Days of Computer Technology
Report: Recreating a Viking with the help of a computer
- E15: The Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn (1994-12-15) — Main Review: Doom (Jaguar/MD32X)
Features: Multiplayer gaming; The Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation
Report: A Virtual trip below Loch Ness
Season 4
- E1: Update on the Super Consoles (1995-09-06) — Main Review: Panzer Dragoon (Saturn)
Features: A update on the super consoles; Virtual Violet on sequels; The Virtual Guitar accessory
Report: Dave Perry and Earthworm Jim 2
- E2: Games based on TV Shows (1995-09-13) — Main Review: Comix Zone (MD)
Features: Games Based on TV Shows; Virtual Violet on Websites; A look at Nickelodeon Director’s Lab
Report: Community access cable TV show Video Game
- E3: Serial Play Multiplayer Gaming (1995-09-20) — Main Review: Donkey Kong Land (GB)
Features: Serial Play multiplayer gaming; The Bad Influence! web cam; Virtual Violet on live web cams
Report: SIGGRAPH ‘95
- E4: The Sony Playstation (1995-09-27) — Main Review: Wipeout (PS)
Features: The Playstation, its games and peripherals; Virtual Violet on Development of Joypads; A look at a Doom editor
Report: The birthplace of videog
- E5: The History of Pool Games (1995-10-04) — Main Review: Command & Conquer (PC)
Features: The history of Pool Games; A look at the flight sim EF2000; Virtual Violet on Endorfun; The Nintendo Virtual Boy
Report: Virtual Wor
- E6: Worms (1995-10-11) — Main Review: Shinobi X (Saturn)
Features: Getting Worms noticed by publishers; a look at The Net film and its website; Virtual Violet on viewers’ feedback
Report: A motion captur
- E7: The Cheat Boy (1995-10-25) — Main Review: Killer Instinct (SNES)
Features: Cheats and tips with Cheat Boy; A new 3D imaging system without special glasses; Virtual Violet on science fiction
Report: Using GPS
- E8: How a Laser Display is created (1995-11-01) — Main Review: Tekken (PS)
Features: Game Pro magazine’s worm lollypop cover mount; How a laser display is created; A look at Doom-style games; Virtual Violet on playing bad guys
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- E9: Telephone calls over the Internet (1995-11-08) — Main Review: Powerdrive Rally (Jaguar)
Features: A look at new gadgets; Making phone calls over the Internet and the latest Internet technology; Virtual Violet on viewpoints in 3D
- E10: Clothes designed on Computer (1995-11-15) — Main Review: Worms (PS)
Features: Clothes designed on a computer; A look at the latest football games; Virtual Violet on cheats available on the Internet
Report: Shooting video s
- E11: Cyber Pets (1995-11-29) — Main Review: Vectorman (MD)
Features: Cyber pets; A new technique to model virtual hair
Report: The Nintendo Ultra 64
- E12: Games for the Sega Saturn (1995-12-06) — Main Review: Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)
Features: Games for the Sega Saturn; A look at Simply 3D scene designer software; Virtual Violet on Consoles Versus Computers
Report: A Royal
- E13: Motion Capture Animation (1993-12-13) — Main Review: Extreme Games (PS)
Features: A look at Card Studio and Animated Greetings packages; Motion Capture Animation; Virtual Violet on her top 10 games of 1995; The best pla
- E14: New Games for 1996 (1996-01-02) — Main Review: Yoshi’s Island (SNES)
Features: The best things to do with a computer; A look at games coming out in 1996; Using the Atari ST as a music computer; The highs and lows
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Bad Influence! have? 4 season(s) with 57 episodes.
Where can I watch Bad Influence!? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
