The Secret City
The Secret City: Season 1

Air Date

September 2, 1985

Episodes

65 episodes

The Secret City

Season 1

Overview

Mark Kistler starring as 'Commander Mark' Teaches children perspective drawing using the '7 Magic Words of Drawing' techniques pioneered by Bruce McIntyre in his long-standing classroom curriculum, the Audio-Visual Drawing Program (AVDP).

Episodes

Moonscape Building

1. Moonscape Building

September 2, 1985
27 min

US Log Line: [ Debut: "Fun, fantasy and adventure" are the tools used by host Commander Mark to teach youngsters the joys of drawing. First up: using squares to create a table, wedding cake.]

Flying Saucers

2. Flying Saucers

September 3, 1985
27 min
Mountains with Lids!

3. Mountains with Lids!

September 4, 1985
27 min

4. Shooting Stars

September 5, 1985
27 min

US Log Line: A segment on computer art.

Moonbots - Club Day!

5. Moonbots - Club Day!

September 6, 1985
27 min
Robot

6. Robot

September 9, 1985
27 min
Optical Illusions

7. Optical Illusions

September 10, 1985
27 min

8. Episode 8

September 11, 1985
27 min

US Log Line: Tips on drawing your home.

Animation

9. Animation

September 12, 1985
27 min
Unibear (Club Day)

10. Unibear (Club Day)

September 13, 1985
27 min
Flip Book

11. Flip Book

September 16, 1985
27 min
Go Underground

12. Go Underground

September 17, 1985
27 min

13. Episode 13

September 18, 1986
27 min

US Log Line: How to create 3-D mazes.

Hand Puppets

14. Hand Puppets

September 19, 1985
27 min
Monorail - Club Day

15. Monorail - Club Day

September 20, 1985
27 min
Space Stations

16. Space Stations

September 23, 1985
27 min

17. Episode 17

September 24, 1985
27 min
Spaceships

18. Spaceships

September 25, 1985
27 min
Castles

19. Castles

September 26, 1985
27 min
Covered Cities - Club Day

20. Covered Cities - Club Day

September 27, 1985
27 min

21. Episode 21

September 30, 1985
27 min
Masks

22. Masks

October 1, 1985
27 min
Party Favors

23. Party Favors

October 2, 1985
27 min
Cake Decorations

24. Cake Decorations

October 3, 1985
27 min
Birthday Party - Club Day

25. Birthday Party - Club Day

October 4, 1985
27 min
Underground Village

26. Underground Village

October 7, 1985
27 min
The Frog Family

27. The Frog Family

October 8, 1985
27 min
Skylines

28. Skylines

October 9, 1985
27 min
Space Landing

29. Space Landing

October 10, 1985
27 min
City Art - Club Day

30. City Art - Club Day

October 11, 1985
27 min
Flags

31. Flags

March 18, 1986
25 min
Fences

32. Fences

March 25, 1986
26 min
Hot Dog Stand

33. Hot Dog Stand

April 1, 1986
26 min
Chain Power

34. Chain Power

April 8, 1986
26 min
Two Headed Animal (Club Day)

35. Two Headed Animal (Club Day)

April 15, 1986
26 min
Coloring

36. Coloring

April 22, 1986
16 min
Computer Color

37. Computer Color

April 29, 1986
26 min
Contraptions

38. Contraptions

May 6, 1986
26 min

39. Episode 39

November 18, 1985

40. Episode 40

October 25, 1985

41. Episode 41

November 18, 1985

42. Episode 42

November 18, 1986

43. Episode 43

November 18, 1986

44. Episode 44

November 18, 1986

45. Episode 45

November 18, 1986

46. Episode 46

November 18, 1986

47. Episode 47

November 18, 1986

48. Episode 48

November 6, 1985
27 min

49. Episode 49

November 7, 1985
Puppets (Club Day)

50. Puppets (Club Day)

August 1, 1986
25 min
Natural Design

51. Natural Design

August 8, 1986
26 min
Columns

52. Columns

August 15, 1986
23 min
Stripes

53. Stripes

August 26, 1986
25 min
People

54. People

September 2, 1986
26 min
Faces (Club Day)

55. Faces (Club Day)

September 9, 1986
26 min
Silhouettes

56. Silhouettes

September 16, 1986
26 min
Disguises

57. Disguises

September 23, 1986
26 min
People Moves

58. People Moves

September 30, 1986
27 min
Spots

59. Spots

October 7, 1986
25 min
Lettering (Club Day)

60. Lettering (Club Day)

October 14, 1986
25 min
Igloo

61. Igloo

October 21, 1986
26 min
Wishing Well

62. Wishing Well

October 28, 1986
26 min
Flying Animals

63. Flying Animals

November 4, 1986
26 min
Airplanes

64. Airplanes

November 11, 1986
24 min

65. Episode 65

November 29, 1985
27 min

US Log Line: The Secret City mural is completed. {Note: The Log Line as printed in TV Guide was inaccurate. Episode 65 was a Club Day and there are no mural segments on Club Days. The mural was completed the prior Thursday in episode 64. This error likely originates with the pre-production Program Listings developed for the show by Adler Video Marketing which stated "#165: "Cartooning." Cartoonist Al Grosso helps Commander Mark finish the secret city mural."}