Street Hawk

Original title : Pilot
First Aired : 04.01.1985 (USA)
Director : Virgil Vogel
Writing credits : Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff
Cast : Timothy Thompson (Officer Saunders), Janet Winter (Mrs. O'Connor), Sam Vlahos (Car Salesman), James Avery (Councilman Waters), Brian Thompson (Punk #1), Gene Scot Casey (Punk #2), Biff Yeager (Supermarket Driver), David Whitfield (Impound Officer), Teri Beckerman (Reporter #4), Joe Marmo (Tow Truck Driver), Robert Beltran (Marty Walsh), Randy Polk (Dom Bazilian), Jayne Modean (Sandy McCoy), R. J. Adams (Officer Holt), Larry McCormick (Reporter #1)

The Story : Jesse's best friend is killed by a black truck and Jesse himself is injured in the accident. He can't ride a motorcycle again until a man named Norman Tuttle turns up and offers him a knee operation and a job as a test pilot for a top-secret government project, code named Street Hawk.

Original title : A Second Self
First Aired : 11.01.1985 (USA)
Director : Virgil Vogel
Writing credits : Bruce Cervi, Nicholas Corea
Cast : Jason Corbett (Officer Dell), Marco Rodriguez (Pauley), Larry Margo (Police Officer), James Walch (Mouse), Sal Landi (Nicky Levine), George Clooney (Kevin Stark), Jim McKrell (TV Commentator), John Wesley (Keith Damon), Robert Lipton (Burton Levine)

The Story : Jesse's old friend (guest star George Clooney) shows up in town after years of not seeing him. Unknown to Jesse, he is in town to kill the Street Hawk.

Original title : The Adjuster
First Aired : 18.01.1985 (USA)
Director : Virgil Vogel
Writing credits : Nicholas Corea
Cast : Milt Oberman (Mitch Elkins), Stuart MacGregor (Security Guard), Marjoe Gortner (NYPD Detective , Joseph A. "Joe" Cannon), Robert Dryer (Thomas Gregory , "Tommy" Kirksey), Jim Boeke (Demo Foreman), Paul Tuerpe (Officer Masters), David Wells (Communications Officer), Nicholas Worth (Mr. Girard), Michael Horsley (Alvin Delmore Kirksey), Britt Helfer (Susanne, Blonde Waitress), Bernard White (Bobby)

The Story : Jesse impedes a jewel sale, but a murderer, pretending to be a cop, retrieves the gems.

Original title : Vegas Run
First Aired : 25.01.1985 (USA)
Director : Virgil Vogel
Writing credits : Deborah Davis
Cast : Robert Miranda (Mr. Elliot, Pinard's , Lawyer), Gregory Itzin (Harvey), Sybil Danning (Linda Martin), Clay Williams (Mugger), Stephen Liska (Mike, Pinard's , Henchman #1), Edward Bell (Harry, Pinard's Henchman , #2), Christie Houser (Donna Martin), Teri Hayden (Old Lady), Jay Fenichel (Bobby), Bill Capizzi (Cabbie), Leslie Bevis (Annie), Barry Berman (Stick), Hal Havins (Biff), Christopher Thomas (Jimmy Pinard), Rebecca Perle (Car Hop)

The Story : Unwittingly Jesse and Norman become embroiled in the case of Linda Martin, an important witness against a mobster. She is pursued by the mobster's henchmen who are hell-bent on getting rid of her.

Original title : Dog Eat Dog
First Aired : 01.02.1985 (USA)
Director : Daniel Haller
Writing credits : Bruce Cervi, Nicholas Corea
Cast : Theo Forsett (Anthony), Susan Elliot (Makeup Lady), Pendleton Brown (Director #2), Barrie Ingham (Director #1), Kai Wulff (Assassin), Michael MacRae (Hooper), Lee Ving (Virgil Powell), James Whitmore Jr. (Neil Jacobs), Charles Lampkin (Artie Shank), Daphne Ashbrook (Deborah Shain)

The Story : Jesse attempts to convince a rock star to appear in a public service announcement, and becomes involved in her ex-boyfriend's murder.

Original title : Fire on the Wing
First Aired : 08.02.1985 (USA)
Director : Virgil Vogel
Writing credits : L. Ford Neale, John Huff
Cast : Tige Andrews (Morgan Harkness), Hank Brandt (Nick), Earl Boen (Pete Reiger), Kristen Meadows (Diana Gassner), Raymond Singer (Bernie Goldberg), Clu Gulager (Will Gassner), Jere Burns (Eddie Watson)

The Story : The police and Street Hawk are occupied with a series of arson attacks at six different warehouses in three cities. The victims, a group of businessmen, are clearly being blackmailed but none of them is willing to talk.

Original title : Chinatown Memories
First Aired : 15.02.1985 (USA)
Director : Paul Stanley (I)
Writing credits : Hannah Shearer, Deborah Davis, Deborah Davis
Cast : Richard Kwong (Mr. Wang), Nelson Mashita (Chang), Shelagh McLeod (Lilli), Aki Aleong (Tong Member), Robert Kim (Lao), Sab Shimono (Mr. Huang Chen), Keye Luke (Mr. Ming), Beulah Quo (Auntie Pearl), James Saito (Joe Ching)

The Story : Jesse comes to the assistance of his former girlfriend when her family gets in trouble after a statue is stolen.

Original title : The Unsinkable 453
First Aired : 22.02.1985 (USA)
Director : Kim Manners
Writing credits : Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff
Cast : Janeen Weiss (Reporter #3), Lee Ryan (Reporter #2), Nancy Linari (Reporter #1), Mayf Nutter (Eric Gault), Robert L. Gibson (Officer #1), Arell Blanton (Officer #2), Jack Ross Obney (Prisoner), Greta Blackburn (Francine), Morgan Lofting (Judge Hanover), Wayne Powers (Attendant), Raymond Singer (Bernie Goldberg), Bianca Jagger (Simone Prevera), Conrad Bachmann (Warden Cameron)

The Story : The widow of an overthrown dictator employs an escaped prisoner for a hideous scheme. Jesse investigates after the prisoner leaves a stand-in at the jail. Meanwhile, Rachel starts to snoop around for clues about the Street Hawk.

Original title : Hot Target
First Aired : 01.03.1985 (USA)
Director : Harvey S. Laidman
Writing credits : Shel Willens, Deborah Davis, Shel Willens
Cast : Sam Ingraffia (Alfred Molina), Richard Kuhlman (Kirk), Lisa Coppenolle (Pamela), Tammy Brewer (Jeanie), Beau Billingslea (Guard #1), George McDaniel (Peter Costa/Gene , Frankfort), Joanna Kerns (Mona Williams), Charles Napier (John Slade)

The Story : Jesse pursues a gang of gunrunners and their trail leads him to a laser weaponry. There Norman re-encounters an old flame, gets captured, and Jesse is left to do all the work on his own.

Original title : Murder Is a Novel Idea
First Aired : 08.03.1985 (USA)
Director : Harvey S. Laidman
Writing credits : Karen Harris
Cast : Steve Edwards (TV Host), John Di Santi (Donald Jordan), Donald V. Allen (Officer Crenshaw), Rebecca Wood-Sharkey (Hostess), Momo Yashima (Reporter), Vaughn Jelks (Boy), Robert Carnegie (Littman), Don Hood (C.L. Howe), Belinda Montgomery (Stefanie Craig)

The Story : Jesse helps an author solve a murder commited years earlier. The writer is about to release a book which supposedly incriminates those responsible, but only puts her in danger since the killers now need to get rid of her.

Original title : The Arabian
First Aired : 02.05.1985 (USA)
Director : Richard Compton
Writing credits : Joseph Gunn
Cast : Tom Simcox (Keller), Bibi Besch (Corinne Collins), M.C. Gainey (Frankie Monroe), James Oliver (Belding), Frank Lugo (Garcia), Jourdan Fremin (Girl at Stables), Jeff Pomerantz (Harry Stone), Walker Edmiston (Dr. Hatfield), Barbara Stock (Elizabeth Morgan)

The Story : Jesse competes with a beautiful and intelligent insurance agent when they investigate a horse switching scheme and the murder of a stable hand.

Original title : Female of the Species (a.k.a. The Assassin)
First Aired : 09.05.1985 (USA)
Director : Harvey S. Laidman
Writing credits : Karen Harris
Cast : Raymond Singer (Bernie Goldberg), Dennis Franz (Frank Menlo), Marc Alaimo (Phillip Truman), David Olivier (Bernard Ferrer), Tom Everett (Drummond), Sandy Lipton (Reporter #1), Paul Eiding (Reporter #2), Naomi Serotoff (Chambermaid), Tyde Kierney (Driver), Paul Rossilli (Steven Cavanaugh), Ann Turkel (Melanie Ryan)

The Story : When the son of a rich and powerful Cavanaugh family (Paul Rossilli) arrives in town, he is escorted by a federal agent (Dennis Franz) attempting to protect him from a terrorist group. While Altobelli faces hard time trying to get along with the bossy fed, Jesse is approached by a beautiful reporter (Ann Turkel), who wants to write an article on Cavanaugh. But is she who she says she is?

Original title : Follow the Yellow Gold Road
First Aired : 16.05.1985 (USA)
Director : Daniel Haller
Writing credits : Burton Armus
Cast : Gammy Singer (Mrs. Scroope), Phil Rubenstein (Abe), Bert Rosario (Joey), John Aprea (Dumos), Catherine Parks (Simpkins' Daughter), Robert Costanzo (Phil Simpkins), Paul Eiding (Reporter #2), Harry Northup (Carl), Momo Yashima (Reporter #1), Benjamin Jurand (Cop), James Emery (Albert), Don Swayze (Pug)

The Story : Street Hawk is up against a band of gold thieves with a little help from the neighbourhood watch.