The Hitchhiker — Season 2
He takes you places you don't want to visit alone.
About this season
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
Episodes (13)
1. Perfect Order
3.0Aired 17 February 1987 • 30 min
Simon Hopper is considered a genius in the art world, but the demands for his models are always insanely hard to meet. Christina will do anything to be the model in his next project. But when she does get her chance, it turns out that Simon has raised the bar to a new level.
2. Minuteman
4.0Aired 24 February 1987 • 30 min
Overbearing control freak Jeremy and his long-suffering wife Julie are a squabbling young rich couple who encounter unexpected trouble in the form of a scruffy biker and his pregnant girlfriend while embarking on a road trip to Sunnyvale. Can a surprise journey through time enable the obsessive Jeremy to successfully avert a tragic disaster?
3. Dead Heat
2.0Aired 3 March 1987 • 30 min
A sculptor uses a drifter and his own abused girlfriend to recreate a murder/suicide.
4. Why Are You Here?
2.0Aired 10 March 1987 • 30 min
Smarmy and opportunistic reality TV show host Jerry Rulac does an expose on the wild punk nightclub scene for the latest segment of his television program "Why Are You Here?". Jerry uncovers more than he bargained for when he decides to focus on troubled wealthy party girl Donette and her unpredictable gaggle of scary friends.
5. Homebodies
3.0Aired 17 March 1987 • 30 min
Vicious and ruthless killer Ron and his antsy wimp partner Jimmy Lee Stoler are a couple of escaped convicts on the lam from the law. The dangerous duo break into a model home in search of a safe only to discover a family residing in said swanky abode.
6. Doctor's Orders
2.0Aired 24 March 1987 • 30 min
Jake Purly's main platform for his campaign is to rid the world of pornography. But when his brother is found making a pornographic film, the media begins to bang on his door. To make matters worse, the actress in the film opens a flood gate of memories that Jake would rather not remember.
7. The Legendary Billy B.
3.0Aired 31 March 1987 • 30 min
Jane L. is willing to dig up anything on someone just to ruin their lives and get her a story. One night, her photographer gets her interested in Billy Baltimore, a musician who supposedly died back in the 70's but is rumored to be living in their area. But soon Jane realizes that when you enter someone's life, you should always make sure there's an exit.
8. In the Name of Love
2.5Aired 7 April 1987 • 30 min
International hit woman Jackie Dresser makes a living traveling all over the world and bumping people off for a substantial fee. Complications arise when the lonely and love-starved Jackie falls for hunky fitness instructor Johnnie while on vacation in a foreign country.
9. Made For Each Other
2.0Aired 14 April 1987 • 30 min
Two killers briefly become friends.
10. Joker
2.0Aired 21 April 1987 • 30 min
Peter believes that the way to win a girl's heart is have a good sense of humor. But when he tries to win back the love of his ex-wife using only pranks and elaborate setups, he learns that sometimes laughter doesn't make everything better.
11. Best Shot
2.0Aired 28 April 1987 • 30 min
Cocky lawyer Steve and his passive buddy Brett indulge behave irresponsibly on a cross country joyride and film their exploits. After Steve runs down a man on the road and tries to hide it, consequences catch up at a remote redneck bar.
12. Secret Ingredient
2.0Aired 5 May 1987 • 30 min
A smooth talking vitamin salesman contends with a rival, and a mysterious woman he follows home.
13. Cabin Fever
4.0Aired 12 May 1987 • 30 min
A young gigolo stays with a washed up film director and his lonely abused wife on an isolated island.