Rick Hunter Hunter (1984–1991) Online
This was the pilot to the long running series, about a cop, Rick Hunter, who has two things going against him. The first is that his family is involved with organized crime. So, most of the cops don't trust him. And most of his partners get seriously injured. Now his commanding officer, Captain Cain, has it in for him. Currently, he is forcing him to see a psychiatrist, and that if he wants to work in the field, he has to have a partner and the only one who is willing to work with him, Bernie Terwilleger, a less than competent cop. Hunter then decides to team with the only other cop, who has a hard time with partners, too, Dee Dee McCall. Currently, they are working on a case involving a possible serial killer, but since Terwilliger was the first cop at the scene, it's his case. But Hunter sensing that Terwilliger will not give it his all, decides to investigate on his own.
Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Fred Dryer | - | Det. Sgt. Rick Hunter | |
Stepfanie Kramer | - | Det. Sgt. Dee Dee McCall | |
Brian Dennehy | - | Dr. Bolin | |
Michael Cavanaugh | - | Captain Cain | |
James Whitmore Jr. | - | Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger | |
Joanna Kerns | - | Dr. Kettering | |
Steven Williams | - | King Hayes | |
David Labiosa | - | Whispering Willie | |
Richard Young | - | Jesse | |
Lee Patterson | - | Uncle John | |
Luke Andreas | - | Big Cowboy | |
Marilyn Tokuda | - | Gretchin | |
Tawny Moyer | - | Cathy O'Neil | |
Richard McGonagle | - | Det. Levine | |
Michael Mancini | - | Tony |
The events here- a new Captain that had little experience on the street and has conflict with a seasoned detective- are similar to those in Sudden Impact (1983) with Bradford Dillman as the police Captain and Clint Eastwood as the streetwise detective.
Due to the run time being 1 hour and 36 minutes, in syndication this is televised as two one-hour shows, part 1 and part 2. Part 1 ends with Hunter leaving Dr. Boland's office. The opening and end credits are the same for both.
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