My Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.
O'Connell stars as 14-year-old Andrew Clements, who while looking one day for his friend, Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoat (McGrath), trips and is hit by a photon beam, causing him to develop superpowers. He uses these abilities t...
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My Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.
O'Connell stars as 14-year-old Andrew Clements, who while looking one day for his friend, Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoat (McGrath), trips and is hit by a photon beam, causing him to develop superpowers. He uses these abilities to fight crime, to solve personal problems and to help others. He hides his powers from his mother, sister and friends with the exception of Jeffcoat. Andrew initially called himself Ultraman, but this was later dropped.
Initially, Clements powers include superhuman speed, invulnerability, and levitation. Super-strength was later formed after being hit by the photon beam a second time.
In the first season, Andrew had to carry around aerosol spray containers and use them in order to move through the air, as his 'flying' ability was not exactly...
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