diff --git a/modules/@angular/examples/_common/e2e_util.ts b/modules/@angular/examples/_common/e2e_util.ts
index 38eca95ec1..dc0801a3fc 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/examples/_common/e2e_util.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/examples/_common/e2e_util.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ declare var expect: any;
 
 // TODO (juliemr): remove this method once this becomes a protractor plugin
 export function verifyNoBrowserErrors() {
-  browser.manage().logs().get('browser').then(function(browserLog) {
+  browser.manage().logs().get('browser').then(function(browserLog: any[]) {
     var errors: any[] = [];
     browserLog.filter(logEntry => {
       var msg = logEntry.message;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/nestedFormGroup/nested_form_group_example.ts b/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/nestedFormGroup/nested_form_group_example.ts
index 6b7094045d..1f8ace2191 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/nestedFormGroup/nested_form_group_example.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/nestedFormGroup/nested_form_group_example.ts
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ import {FormControl, FormGroup, Validators} from '@angular/forms';
   template: `
     <form [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()">
       <p *ngIf="name.invalid">Name is invalid.</p>
-    
+
       <div formGroupName="name">
         <input formControlName="first" placeholder="First name">
         <input formControlName="last" placeholder="Last name">
-      </div>  
+      </div>
       <input formControlName="email" placeholder="Email">
       <button type="submit">Submit</button>
     </form>
-     
+
     <button (click)="setPreset()">Set preset</button>
 `,
 })
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export class NestedFormGroupComp {
     email: new FormControl()
   });
 
-  get first() { return this.form.get('name.first'); }
+  get first(): any { return this.form.get('name.first'); }
 
-  get name() { return this.form.get('name'); }
+  get name(): any { return this.form.get('name'); }
 
   onSubmit() {
     console.log(this.first.value);  // 'Nancy'
diff --git a/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/simpleFormGroup/simple_form_group_example.ts b/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/simpleFormGroup/simple_form_group_example.ts
index cf6be98c56..a128393e18 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/simpleFormGroup/simple_form_group_example.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/examples/forms/ts/simpleFormGroup/simple_form_group_example.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import {FormControl, FormGroup, Validators} from '@angular/forms';
   template: `
     <form [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()">
       <div *ngIf="first.invalid"> Name is too short. </div>
-      
+
       <input formControlName="first" placeholder="First name">
       <input formControlName="last" placeholder="Last name">
-      
+
       <button type="submit">Submit</button>
    </form>
    <button (click)="setValue()">Set preset value</button>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class SimpleFormGroup {
     last: new FormControl('Drew'),
   });
 
-  get first() { return this.form.get('first'); }
+  get first(): any { return this.form.get('first'); }
 
   onSubmit(): void {
     console.log(this.form.value);  // {first: 'Nancy', last: 'Drew'}