The Secret World of Alex Mack: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Secret World of Alex Mack Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Driving
Sep 23, 1997
Alex gets a job with Louis at his dad's distributing company so she can buy her own car.
Green Day
Sep 25, 1997
When Robyn joins an environmental group the donut shop is threatened and Alex's friendship with Gloria is tested.
Camping
Sep 30, 1997
Junior camp counselor is a new role for Alex, and one for which she's not well-suited. She and Kelly get lost in the woods, are chased by a bear and learn the importance of two wor
Ashley
Oct 2, 1997
Aunt Ashley is everything Barbara isn't: fancy, outrageous, irresponsible, crazy. Alex's wild go-cart ride with her aunt forces Barbara to get tough with both of them. Alex's schoo
Oscar
Oct 7, 1997
Alex tries to rescue a chimp named Oscar from Vince by secretly keeping him as a pet. Annie is forced to tell George the truth about GC-161.
Foot Fault
Oct 9, 1997
While Louis is innocently taking a photo, he catches Alex's zapper-gone-wild on film. He's sure he's captured some kind of UFO that will make his footage famous. Meanwhile, Alex he
The Switch
Oct 14, 1997
A morphing accident causes Alex to switch bodies with Barbara. Alex realizes that she's not ready for adulthood. Annie loses confidence about leaving home and talks to George about
The Storm
Oct 16, 1997
When Alex and Annie are stuck at home during a rainstorm, they reminisce about the value of superpowers and sisterhood.
Leaving
Oct 21, 1997
Alex saves a woman's life but can't tell the authorities that she double-morphed the woman to the hospital. The mystery heightens Danielle Atron's suspicions. As Annie prepares for
Senora Garcia
Oct 23, 1997
Alex struggles in Spanish class with a tough teacher, then struggles with the possibility that she got the teacher fired. Lars sets Dave up to be the first human research specimen
The Doctor
Oct 28, 1997
Alex has a doctor's appointment and fears her altered body chemistry will be discovered. Robyn grieves over the loss of her hamster.
The Band
Nov 4, 1997
Ray, Louis and Alex form a band and have to deal with issues of leadership, fame and competition. Robyn learns the ""rules"" of dating from Kelly.
Things Change
Nov 6, 1997
Ray is purposely mysterious about his new girlfriend, Rachel, so that Alex won't get jealous. Alex becomes jealous anyway and struggles with accepting a new friend.
The Return
Nov 18, 1997
Alex becomes friends with the new boy in school, Hunter, who may know something about the GC-161 project.
Friendly Fire
Nov 20, 1997
Robyn moves in with Alex while her parents are away while Mr. Mack suspects that Dave may be his secret GC-161 informant.
Lies and Secrets
Nov 25, 1997
When Hunter finds out about the GC-161 accident he starts searching for the GC-161 kid in order to expose the plant and uncover the truth about his father's disappearance.
Without Feathers
Dec 2, 1997
Alex plays matchmaker and sets Louis up with Hannah Mercury. Meanwhile, Ray gets a fancy new job and Alex falls in love with Hunter!
24 Hours
Dec 4, 1997
After coming to school like every day in her life, Alex notices that her parents, friends and teachers have started to act strangely. First she gets into detention with no reason a
Paradise Lost (1)
Jan 13, 1998
After four years of keeping her powers hidden, Alex's secret world is falling apart. As the Plant prepares for the release of GC-161 to the public, her dad loses his job, and Louis
Paradise Regained (2)
Jan 15, 1998
The final episode. Ray, Louis, and Hunter try to free Alex and her parents from the Plant which is lined with bombs thanks to Danielle Atron. Meanwhile Dave works with Gino and the