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Whiz Kids - Episode 11, "Watch Out!" (1984)

The gang are called on to prove that the ratings of the consumer watchdog TV show "Watch Out!" have been fixed by Krebbs, a company selling dangerously inferior baby formula.

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Sinclair Research ZX81

After their normal computer, RALF, is stolen by Krebbs, the gang are reduced to using a lowly ZX81 to prove the TV rating are being fixed.

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Importance: ****
Realism: ***
The ZX81 is shown as having a 80 column display, which it didn't, and there is no evidence of a modem.

Visibility: **