About this season
The Renegades is a short-lived ABC TV show from 1982 about a gang that is given the option of going to jail for their crimes or becoming a special police undercover unit. The star of The Renegades, and leader of the gang, was The Bandit played by Patrick Swayze. The gang's police handler is Captain Scanlon played by Kurtwood Smith. Kurtwood Smith went on to play the father in the That '70s Show.
Episodes (6)
1. Back to School
Aired 4 March 1983
College athletes are suspected of point-shaving.
2. The Demon Dragsters
Aired 11 March 1983
Car strippers use souped-up cars to evade the police.
3. The Big Time
Aired 18 March 1983
Prisoners are being trained to crack sophisticated safes.
4. On the Pad
Aired 25 March 1983
The team goes undercover to find out why a cop lets two extortionists go.
5. Film at Eleven
Aired 1 April 1983
An 11-year-old is a witness to a holdup-murder.
6. Target: Marciano
Aired 8 April 1983
An escaped drug pusher wants Marciano to surrender to him or else there will be a blood bath in the streets.