Tower Prep
Ian is a rebellious teenager who had recently been suspended from his school. Shortly thereafter, he wakes in a mysterious preparatory high school, with no idea how he got there nor where it is located. The school itself is focused on finding the "unique potential" of each of its students. Along the way, he makes friends with C.J., Gabe, and Suki. Together, they investigate the mysteries of the school while trying to escape.
- 2010-2010
- 1 season
- Cartoon Network
- Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
- TV-PG
Ian is a rebellious teenager who had recently been suspended from his school. Shortly thereafter, he wakes in a mysterious preparatory high school, with no idea how he got there nor where it is located. The school itself is focused on finding the "unique potential" of each of its students. Along the way, he makes friends with C.J., Gabe, and Suki. Together, they investigate the mysteries of the school while trying to escape.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2010
Episode 1
New Kid
Tue, Oct 19, 2010 43 mins
Ian Archer is a rebellious teenager who falls asleep in his bed and wakes up at a dormitory at Tower Prep. The exclusive prep school's location is unknown, and mysterious Gnomes prevent anyone from escaping. Ian soon befriends three other students, Suki, Gabe, and C.J., and discovers that everyone there has a special power. Together they work to try and escape.
Episode 2
Monitored
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 46 mins
When a thief strikes at Tower Prep, Ian discovers that he's been framed for the theft. With time running out until his trial and inevitable exile to West Campus, Ian and his friends try to locate the real thief and bring him to justice.
Episode 3
Whisper
Tue, Nov 2, 2010 46 mins
Ian and his friends try to locate the person who left him a sympathetic note, but realize they have a second mystery when Headmaster responds strongly to an antiquated vacuum tube that Suki finds in a drawer. They soon realize that the two mysteries are connected, and the trail leads to a secret computer lab deep below Tower Prep.
Episode 4
Buffer
Tue, Nov 9, 2010 46 mins
Ian realizes that Coach History is connected to the Gnomes, and joins the Buffer team to learn what Coach History knows. However, Ian soon becomes too involved in the game, and is forced to change between winning or rescuing his friends.
Episode 5
The Rooks
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 46 mins
After Ian learns from Gabe about a secret fraternity at Tower Prep called The Rooks, Ian and Gabe get tagged to join, but is there more to The Rooks then they appear.
Episode 6
Book Report
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 46 mins
While writing a book report about The Odyssey, Ian discovers notes about how to escape Tower Prep, written by a former student named Norman. While on his quest to follow the clues, Ian encounters students similar to the creatures in the book.
Episode 7
Election
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 46 mins
As Gabe decides to run for class president after one of the candidates gets sick, an epidemic of weakness and power loss sweeps across the school, targeting Gabe's friends as well as other students. With time running out, an infected Ian has no choice but to seek out the Tower Prep authorities for treatment.
Episode 8
Field Trip
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 46 mins
When the students are sent on a field trip into the forest, Ian, Suki, CJ, and Gabe attempt to gather more information to plan their escape. However, they are split up into teams with other students. While they attempt to keep their partners from learning what they're up to, they discover that a mysterious creature of the woods, Redfang, is stalking them.
Episode 9
Dreams
Tue, Dec 14, 2010 46 mins
Ian and the others have a common dream of an old man who speaks to them in their dreams, and a set of yellow elevator doors. Investigating, they witness the arrival of a new student, Conner Owens, and must soon decide whether he can be trusted with their escape plans... and what they've learned of the origins of Tower Prep.
Episode 10
Phone Home
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 45 mins
On his birthday, Ian demands to speak to his parents. Headmaster allows the call, but it is later revealed that it was really Whisper impersonating his mother. Suki spies on Headmaster's office and sees her brother, Shinji, who she believed was dead, he was once a student at Tower Prep. Knowing her brother plans to later call home, Suki attempts to piggyback onto the signal with a homemade satellite phone. As the group are about to reach the roof of the nearest satellite point they a blocked by a gaping hole. When they are about to swing across CJ kisses Ian, since earlier he had admitted he had never kissed a girl. When they get across they discover Whisper was upgraded from version 119 to Whisper 120. They then successfully make the call, but Ian's mom claims that it is too dangerous to talk and hangs up.
Episode 11
Trust
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 45 mins
Ian suspects Cal is a spy for Headmaster just as the group's escape plan begins to come together. When he finds Cal in CJ's room, Ian begins to suspect CJ is giving Cal inside information. Elsewhere, a group of students known as The Broken are discovered in the woods. Emily Wright then reveals that she intends to join The Broken and their resistance. These actions may have also led to the Art teacher's dismissal (Art was the faculty advisor for the school newspaper). The group agrees to meet The Broken, but find their hideout empty. Ian and CJ clear their trust issues, and Headmaster meets with the school's head administration, telling them that The Broken is mended, but Ian is still "broken", but not for long.
Episode 12
Snitch
Tue, Dec 28, 2010 45 mins
Conner returns to the school and claims to know how to get out. He and his group of exiles believe West Campus is the way out of Tower Prep. He tries to get to West Campus but the gnomes made him turn back. He ends up in Ian's and Gabe's room with Chemica Desin 2.0. Ian sends him to the observatory, but the gnomes capture him in the tunnels. Ian takes the maps and key to West Campus and goes there himself to find out what really happens to students at West Campus. He finds a way out, but in the meanwhile Suki's brother tries to take her home. In the very end, it is revealed that Headmaster is CJ's father.
Episode 13
Fathers
Tue, Dec 28, 2010 45 mins
Gabe is sent to West Campus for refusing to reveal his source for Chemica Desin 2.0. His West Campus roommate is a guy named Demetrius, who was hired by Headmaster to protect Gabe from Jeremy and the Rooks. It is revealed to Ian that "3's the charm" meaning their third escape attempt will be successful, but only for three of them. Suki's father arrives to take her back home but she is rescued by Ian. Meanwhile, Headmaster and CJ argue in his office, until Headmaster sends a text to Ian pretending to be CJ. Ian and Suki both arrive to finally learn that CJ is Headmaster's daughter. Ian tells Headmaster he will be leaving the school, no matter what Headmaster does to stop him. The argument escalates into a physical fight, until Ian knocks out Headmaster. Ian, CJ and Suki then go to West Campus to rescue Gabe, just as he is about to be assaulted by The Rooks. The team escapes after crawling through a vent Ian found in an abandoned kitchen. Outside, they meet a woman who turns out to be a hologram of Whisper 120. She tells them that seven people know the Headmaster is trying to return the school to what it was when Cornelius Tower founded it: Suki, Ian, CJ, Gabe, Headmaster, Cornelius Tower and one more person. Whisper tells the four that they have escaped and that "not many people do".