Series synopsis
Hunter is an American action & adventure drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 18, 1984. It ended on April 26, 1991. It was created by Frank Lupo. It stars Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Darlanne Fluegel and Brion James.
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los ...
Premise
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators.
The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
Premise: Works For Me!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Fred Dryer as Rick Hunter
- Stepfanie Kramer as Dee Dee McCall
- Darlanne Fluegel as Joanne Molenski
- Brion James as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
- Paul Mantee as Commander Clayton
- Ismael 'East' Carlo as Colonel Hector Ramirez / Pablo Torres
- Joanna Kerns as Dr. Kettering
- Tony Mordente as Jake Hutton
Supporting cast
- David Groh as Ken Martin
- Elizabeth Ashley as Felicia Green
- Dirk Blocker as Randall Fane
- Leon as Iceman
- John Bennett Perry as Steven Stag
- Marcus Giamatti as Jack Kane
- Antony Carbone as Peterson
- Robert Newman as Dr. Alex Turner
- Dennis Farina as Vic Terranova
- Stacey Nelkin as Barbara
- Paul Linke as Dale Shawn
- Kenneth Kimmins as Sir Thomas Sefton
Guest cast
- Brion James as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
- Paul Mantee as Commander Clayton
- Ismael 'East' Carlo as Colonel Hector Ramirez / Pablo Torres
- Joanna Kerns as Dr. Kettering
- Tony Mordente as Jake Hutton
- David Groh as Ken Martin
- Elizabeth Ashley as Felicia Green
- Dirk Blocker as Randall Fane
- Leon as Iceman
- John Bennett Perry as Steven Stag
- Marcus Giamatti as Jack Kane
- Antony Carbone as Peterson
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 152 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 19 | September 18, 1984 | May 11, 1985 |
| Season 2 | 23 | September 21, 1985 | May 20, 1986 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 27, 1986 | July 18, 1987 |
| Season 4 | 22 | September 24, 1987 | May 7, 1988 |
| Season 5 | 22 | October 29, 1988 | May 21, 1989 |
| Season 6 | 22 | October 14, 1989 | May 7, 1990 |
| Season 7 | 22 | September 19, 1990 | April 26, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hunter Son of a mobster, Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter finds it difficult to keep a partner. The Captain assigns Hunter a new partner, but Hunter has another maverick in mind, Sergeant Dee Dee McCall. Hunter and McCall team up to catch a serial killer. |
September 18, 1984 |
| 2 |
Hard Contract Hunter & McCall make a pact of protectiveness and loyalty toward each other when she is nearly killed by her old partner after she tries to stop him from a killer-for-hire assignment. |
September 28, 1984 |
| 3 |
The Hot Grounder After the Commissioner's wife is murdered, Hunter and McCall have to piece together the clues in order to find the true killer. |
October 5, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Case X McCall goes undercover to help Hunter investigate the deaths of two models involved in pornographic films. |
September 21, 1985 |
| 2 |
Night of the Dragons Hunter and McCall's investigation of a killing in Chinatown leads them to a Chinese gang leader being pursued by a police officer with a personal interest in the case. |
September 28, 1985 |
| 3 |
The Biggest Man in Town Hunter and McCall go undercover at an exclusive resort to find a blackmailer's killer. |
October 5, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Overnight Sensation Reporter Raul Mercado has made it his mission to put an end to Hunter's career, putting the detective square in the crosshairs when someone makes an attempt on the reporter's life. |
September 27, 1986 |
| 2 |
Change Partners and Dance Detectives Hunter and McCall must work individually to investigate the killing of a police officer after their new precinct leader separates them. |
October 4, 1986 |
| 3 |
Crime of Passion The seemingly straightforward murder of a woman in the middle of an ugly divorce gets complicated when Hunter and McCall discover that the woman's new boyfriend is involved in another terrible crime. |
October 11, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Not Just Another John Doe When Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an unidentified man, their interest is piqued because the victim seemingly never existed, and the killing appears to be a professional murder. |
September 24, 1987 |
| 2 |
Playing God After learning the circumstances leading up to the murder of a notorious Latino crime boss, Hunter and McCallface an ethical dilemma: whether to arrest the killer or let him go free. |
October 3, 1987 |
| 3 |
The Jade Woman Hunter investigates the disappearance of a friend's mail-order bride while he is off duty. The case becomes a homicide investagation when the marriage broker is murdered. |
October 17, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heir of Neglect Hunter investigates the case of a teenage boy who mistakenly shot his parents during what he claimed was a home invasion. |
October 29, 1988 |
| 2 |
The Baby Game Hunter and McCall enter the world of baby brokering when they find the murdered body of an expensive call girl, and a two-year-old toddler left unharmed in front of the woman's television set. |
November 5, 1988 |
| 3 |
Dead on Target (1) While investigating the apparent suicide of Hunter's friend from the Vietnam War, Hunter and McCall uncover a twenty-year-old betrayal with a rising body count. |
November 12, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
On Air Hunter becomes involved with a beautiful radio host when he goes undercover to catch a killer who threatens the men in her life. |
October 14, 1989 |
| 2 |
Shillelagh Hunter and McCall are assigned to protect the Irish patriot brother of Devane's new lady friend, but find the man is the assassin instead of the intended victim. |
October 21, 1989 |
| 3 |
Investment in Death Hunter and McCall pursue the killer of college student who was the brother of Hunter's old friend. |
October 28, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deadly Encounters (1) Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer as Devane considers a post in Metro. |
September 19, 1990 |
| 2 |
Deadly Encounters (2) Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer. |
September 26, 1990 |
| 3 |
Where Echoes End Hunter attempts to clear the name of a fellow detective accused of a lucrative scheme. |
October 3, 1990 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 18, 1984 |
| Last aired | April 26, 1991 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |