Series synopsis
Stingray is an American drama action & adventure television series that premiered on NBC on July 14, 1985. It ended on May 8, 1987. It was created by Stephen J. Cannell. It stars Nick Mancuso, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, James Laurenson and Susan Blakely.
Ray is an enigmatic adventurer with no traceable past who travels from place to place fighting crime and helping people in trouble. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor.
Premise
Ray is an enigmatic adventurer with no traceable past who travels from place to place fighting crime and helping people in trouble. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor.
Premise: Identity: unknown. Occupation: unknown.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nick Mancuso as Ray
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Eric Murray
- James Laurenson
- Susan Blakely
- Patricia Wettig
- Ritch Brinkley
- Scott Paulin
- Ian Abercrombie
Supporting cast
- Dick Anthony Williams
- Richard Biggs
- Steven Williams
- Joseph Maher
- Lori Petty
- Marcia Strassman
- Jeff Conaway
- John Fujioka
- Jenny Gago
- Shannon Tweed
- Judith Chapman as Carla
- Campbell Lane
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | July 14, 1985 | May 13, 1986 |
| Season 2 | 15 | January 9, 1987 | May 8, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stingray An attractive district attorney asks Ray for help in dealing with a Mexican crime lord responsible for kidnapping and brainwashing several prominent people. |
July 14, 1985 |
| 2 |
Ancient Eyes On the trail of a missing fieldworker Ray discovers a marijuana farm whose owners kill the workers when the harvest is over. |
March 11, 1986 |
| 3 |
Ether Ray goes undercover at a hospital as a surgeon to discover the cause of missing records for patients who are dying there under mysterious circumstances. |
March 25, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Greeter After the head chemist at a pharmaceutical company hires Ray to look into lethal drugs being made for sale in Africa, he vanishes without a trace. |
January 9, 1987 |
| 2 |
Gemini Women are mysteriously being murdered by a serial killer. Each of them advertised for help using an ad for a black Stingray Corvette, and the murderer drives around in a Stingray. One of Ray's former clients, a councilwoman, helps to bring him in. Ray pulls in a favor or two to get out of jail, and begins to investigate. He eventually finds out that an old friend from his mysterious past, Edward Benton, is trying to get revenge on him. During a mission in East Germany, Benton was left behind and imprisoned and tortured as a spy. Now he is seeking to even the score. Ray tracks him down and rather then let himself capture, Benton drives his car into a wall. |
January 16, 1987 |
| 3 |
Playback Ray recreates a space isolation experiment to try and clear an old friend of murder charges which stem from the fact he was the sole survivor of the first experiment. |
January 23, 1987 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 14, 1985 |
| Last aired | May 8, 1987 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:00:00 |