About this season
Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.
Episodes (22)
1. Winner Take All
Aired 27 September 1996 • 50 min
The Viper returns to the streets of Metro City. The new prototype is given to Ex-CIA operative Thomas Cole (Jeff Kaake) and his team: Technician Frankie Waters (Joe Nipote) and systems programmer Dr. Allie Farrow (Dawn Stern). After the death of her partner, police officer Cameron Westlake (Heather Medway) joins the Viper team. The team then concentrates on taking Dekker, a rogue trucker who has been terrorizing the city.
2. MIG-89
Aired 5 October 1996 • 50 min
Cameron uncovers an illegal arms-smuggling ring---but not before Allie and a visiting scientist are kidnapped and forced to develop a highly advanced fighter jet.
3. Condor
Aired 12 October 1996 • 45 min
The massacre of four undercover cops, all of them set to share information regarding the mob, leads the team to seek help from a helicopter squad that's Viper's aerial equivalent.
4. Talk is Cheap
Aired 19 October 1996 • 45 min
A talk-show host is targeted by a killer who has a unique way of getting rid of the bodies of his victims.
5. Diamond in the Rough
Aired 26 October 1996 • 45 min
A disgruntled former security officer decides to become a jewel thief.
6. Standoff
Aired 2 November 1996 • 45 min
Thieves after a new weapon have the Viper team trapped in an abandoned refinery.
7. White Fire
Aired 9 November 1996 • 45 min
A string of diamond thefts points to a notorious criminal, but she cooperates with the Viper team to catch whom she claims is the real culprit.
8. Die Laughing
Aired 16 November 1996 • 45 min
It's no joke when the Viper team's assigned to protect a comedienne and her son, who's witnessed the murder of an undercover FBI agent.
9. On a Roll
Aired 23 November 1996 • 45 min
The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.
10. Street Pirates
Aired 30 November 1996 • 45 min
A band of weapons thieves plans to take the Defender next.
11. Breakdown on Thunder Road
Aired 11 January 1997 • 45 min
A scientist fears his runaway son may be behind the theft of an extremely combustible rocket fuel, which the boy is using to power racing cars.
12. Manhunt
Aired 18 January 1997 • 45 min
A scientist's invention saves his life but turns him into a killer cyborg.
13. Turf Wars
Aired 1 February 1997 • 45 min
The Viper team is assigned to stop a gang war between two rival factions, and a 13-year-old gets caught in the middle of the fighting.
14. Forget-me-Not
Aired 8 February 1997 • 45 min
A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
15. Wheelman
Aired 15 February 1997 • 45 min
An escaped con looking for revenge happens to be Cole's former mentor.
16. Shutdown
Aired 22 February 1997 • 45 min
The city is terrorized by a criminal who is driving around in a clever imitation of the Viper.
17. Echo of Murder
Aired 1 March 1997 • 45 min
Cole's investigates the death of his friend, an investigative reporter, but his only clue is a holgram of a movie star who committed suicide long ago.
18. Thieves Like Us
Aired 22 March 1997 • 45 min
The Viper team is accused of treason after their new boss tells them to steal a weapon that creates spontaneous human combustion.
19. Cold Storage
Aired 26 April 1997 • 45 min
A charismatic mass-murderer in cryogenic suspension manages to escape to rejoin his followers.
20. Whistle Blower
Aired 3 May 1997 • 45 min
An autistic man is the only witness to the murder of his brother.
21. Black Box
Aired 10 May 1997 • 45 min
A murdered software designer leaves artificial intelligence to his girlfriend.
22. The List
Aired 17 May 1997 • 45 min
Westlake witnesses Cole's death, only to learn that he's alive and well---and working as an informant for a powerful crime family.