About this season
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.
Episodes (23)
1. Case X
Aired 21 September 1985 • 60 min
McCall goes undercover to help Hunter investigate the deaths of two models involved in pornographic films.
2. Night of the Dragons
Aired 28 September 1985 • 60 min
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.
3. The Biggest Man in Town
Aired 5 October 1985 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall go undercover at an exclusive resort to find a blackmailer's killer.
4. Rich Girl
Aired 19 October 1985 • 60 min
When a millionaire is nearly killed, his wife is the primary heir and prime suspect until she's murdered, prompting Hunter to go undercover to find the real killer.
5. Killer in a Halloween Mask
Aired 26 October 1985 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall become involved in a string of bizarre murders when they're assigned as technical advisers for a television show.
6. Rape and Revenge (1)
8.0Aired 2 November 1985 • 60 min
When McCall is raped by a South American diplomat who's immune from prosecution, Hunter turns renegade and follows the man to his homeland.
7. Rape and Revenge (2)
Aired 9 November 1985 • 60 min
Against departmental orders, Hunter goes to South America to stalk a diplomat who raped McCall.
8. Million Dollar Misunderstanding
Aired 16 November 1985 • 60 min
A security guard turned thief loses the money he stole, and searches for it with Hunter and McCall in close pursuit.
9. The Big Fall
10.0Aired 23 November 1985 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall realize they're attracted to each other as they protect an endangered witness who's set to testify before a grand jury.
10. Waiting for Mr. Wrong
Aired 7 December 1985 • 60 min
Hunter becomes involved with a beautiful model he suspects of complicity in a jewelry robbery.
11. Think Blue
Aired 14 December 1985 • 60 min
A group of corrupt cops are stealing electronics and murder a street gang member who witnesses their crimes. Meanwhile, Hunter helps a policeman who is framed for the murder of his wife.
12. Blow-up
Aired 4 January 1986 • 60 min
Hunter is frustrated in his pursuit of a package bomber whose ruthless methods are being used to systematically kill the participants in the man's trial.
13. War Zone
Aired 11 January 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall work to stop a brigade of suburban mercenaries plotting to break a drug dealer out of prison.
14. Burned
Aired 18 January 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall are given 72 hours to find an attorney who falsified his death.
15. Scrap Metal
Aired 1 February 1986 • 60 min
When a dying contract killer confesses he was once paid to kill Hunter's father, Hunter goes in pursuit of the true murderer.
16. Fagin 1986
Aired 8 February 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall's investigation of a teenager's death leads them to a contemporary Fagin who commands a group of barrio boys to commit crimes for him.
17. 62 Hrs. of Terror
Aired 15 February 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall are called to investigate the car bombing of a Middle-Eastern consulate member for which a student terrorist group claims responsibility.
18. Death Machine
10.0Aired 11 March 1986 • 60 min
Hunter investigates a theft that turns to murder when a robbery victim hires a deranged detective to retrieve his stolen jewels.
19. The Setup
Aired 25 March 1986 • 60 min
Wrongly suspended from the police force for severely beating a suspect, Hunter pursues the gangster who had him discredited.
20. The Beautiful & the Dead (1)
Aired 1 April 1986 • 60 min
When a dead girl disappears from Hunter's living room, Hunter and McCall follow a trail of intrigue, adultery and murder.
21. The Beautiful & the Dead (2)
Aired 8 April 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall's continued investigation into adultery and homicide pits them against a group of Russian spies.
22. The Return of Typhoon Thompson
Aired 6 May 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and Dee Dee get a murder case reopened in order to exonerate a paroled ex-boxer and find the real killer.
23. Saturday Night Special
8.0Aired 20 May 1986 • 60 min
Hunter and McCall investigate mysterious calls to a reporter about a series of murders.