Black Scorpion

Original title : Armed and Dangerous
First Aired : 05.01.2001 (USA) - 11.05.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Gwyneth Gibby
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Martin Kove (Jack Ames / Firearm), Michael Fairman (General Stryker), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Christina Solis (Bonita Bradley), Lloyd Garroway (Store Robber #1), Sylvain Cecile (Store Robber #2), Scott L. Schwartz (Store Robber #3), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Tom Finnegan (Captain), John Knight (Private), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy)

The Story : Streetwise detective Darcy Walker adopts the guise of sexy crimefighter Black Scorpion to battle Firearm, a villain with a deadly prosthetic...

Original title : Wave Goodbye
First Aired : 12.01.2001 (USA) - 28.10.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Rob Spera
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius, Craig J. Nevius, Lev L. Spiro
Cast : Athena Massey (Dr. Gail Waters / Hurricane), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Shae Marks (Babette), Kevin West (Squid #1), Richard Tanner (Squid #2), Jerry Rector (Mayor's Aid #1), Jeff Rector (Mayor's Aid #2), Soupy Sales (Sonny Dey), Monica Staggs (Bonfire Girl #1), Nadine Grycan (Bonfire Girl #2), Christopher Judd (Lifeguard), Donna Baltron (Female Clerk), Mary Snyder-Fox (Kate Montgomery), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : A marine biologist transforms into the villainous Hurricane after she is exposed to toxic waste dumped into a bay by the Mayor's henchmen...

Original title : Blinded by the Light
First Aired : 19.01.2001 (USA) - 04.11.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Stanley Yung
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Allen Scotti (Cameron Albright / Flashpoint), Kimber West (Iris Lookingood / Vision), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), James Lew (Red Dragon), Shae Marks (Babette (credit only)), Paul Keith (Dr. Heinderscheit), Robby Robinson (Carjacker), Lola Stone (Mother), Alexander Abbott (Guard #1), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : An aggressive photojournalist becomes the villainous Flashpoint when his attempts to catch Black Scorpion on film backfire and result in his blindness. Vowing revenge, he devises a nefarious scheme to plunge the city's population into darkness...

Original title : Home Sweet Homeless
First Aired : 26.01.2001 (USA) - 11.11.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Gwyneth Gibby
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Raly Radouloff
Cast : Sherrie Rose (Prof. Ursula Undershaft / Aftershock), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Robert Hegyes (Speedbump), Rick Dean (Crowbar), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), James Lew (Red Dragon), Joe Estevez (Butcherville), Shae Marks (Babette), Stan Yale (Squeegee Guy), David Kilde (Security Guard #1), Clint Lilley (Security Guard #2), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : AfterShock shakes things up when she uses her ability to create earthquakes to incite the homeless to participate in her plot to take over Angel City...

Original title : Love Burns
First Aired : 02.02.2001 (USA) - 18.11.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : David Blass
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Brent Huff (Adam Burns / Inferno), Dave Mustaine (Torchy Thompson), Katie Wagner (Monica James), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Kristen Williams (Lacey), Stan Yale (Homeless Man), Sandra Lee Gimpel (Elderly Woman), Ming Lo (Commander), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Darcy's latest flame, a courageous fireman, is transformed into an insane criminal called Inferno after he obtains the ability to make objects combust at will...

Original title : Out of Thin Air
First Aired : 09.02.2001 (USA) - 25.11.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Rob Spera
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Heidi Ferrer, Nick Guthe
Cast : Raye Birk (Dr. Phineas Phoenix), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker), Laura Harring (Ariana), Adam West (Dr. Noah Goddard / Breathtaker), Anthony T. Pennello (Officer Franklin), Lucy Lin (Christine Yung - Callahan), David Kramer Rogers (Gaston Filmore), John-Clay Scott (Ratface), George Fisher (Heavy), Andrew Craig (Thug #1), Duke Valenti (Thug #2), Amy Miller (Female Cop #1), Jill Murray (Female Cop #2), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Darcy's archenemy Breathtaker is mistakenly reawakened by the doddering Dr. Phoenix (Raye Burk), and threatens the City of Angels with a nerve gas that induces terrifying hallucinations...

Original title : No Stone Unturned
First Aired : 16.02.2001 (USA) - 02.12.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Jeff Yonis
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Lisa Boyle (Minerva Stone / Medusa), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Sylvester 'Bear' Terkay (Granite), Brian Big Mac McWhorter (Marble), Danica Sheridan (Bertha), David Raymond Wagner (No stone unturned), Scott McPhail (Bruce), Jeff Winkless (Auctioneer), Melissa Brasselle (Streetwalker #1), Monique Parent (Streetwalker #2), Cecile Krevoy (Society Woman), Steven Meek (Councilman Blondell), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : The sinister Medusa uses a chic mineral-water spa as a front to abduct eligible bachelors---including Darcy's partner Steve--- and turn them into statues.

Original title : Crime Time
First Aired : 23.02.2001 (USA) - 09.12.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Tim Andrew
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Frank Gorshin (Benjamin Tickerman / Clockwise), Victoria Silvstedt (Hourglass), Raye Birk (Dr. Phineas Phoenix), Lyman Ward (Judge Cheetum), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Michael J. Anderson (Little Hand), Ted Rooney (Big Hand), Lucy Lee Flippin (Female Juror), Ralph Meyering Jr. (Male Juror), John Phinney (Juror #1), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Wrongly convicted, Clockwise plots vengeance on the judge and jury who sent him to jail by using time bombs to shorten their lives...

Original title : No Sweat
First Aired : 02.03.2001 (USA) - 16.12.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Rachel Samuels
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Steve Gentile
Cast : Renee Allman (Suzy Pain / Aerobicide), Faith Salie (Bend), Lyman Ward (Judge Cheetum), Joseph Whipp (Man #1), Lydia Cornell (Patricia Carlyle), Ava Fabian (Stretch), Suzanne Turner (Woman #2), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Nikki Ziering (Woman #1), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : A sexy, agile criminal called Aerobicide is bumping off overweight millionaires in an effort to take control of the city by wearing down the male population...

Original title : An Officer and a Prankster
First Aired : 09.03.2001 (USA) - 06.01.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Alexander Cassini
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Elijah Aron
Cast : Stoney Jackson (Luther / Gangster Prankster), Carl Banks (Grimace), Raye Birk (Dr. Phineas Phoenix), Donald Gibb (Smash Clone #1), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Kelsey Mulrooney (Girl), Greg Eagles (Heckler), Jeannie Millar (Giggles), Michael J. Pagan (Kid), John Michael Glover (...), Daniel Kamen (...), Pasha Grishuk (Gunwoman), Teresa Truesdale (Mother), Lawrence Lowe (Father), Carol Grow (Prostitute), Irwin Keyes (Depressed Man), Tom Dugan (Lab Tech), Randy Harris (Corrupt Cop #1), Michael Emanuel (Corrupt Cop #2), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only)), Claire Bryétt Andrew (Carjacked Baby)

The Story : Dr. Phoenix mistakenly revives the giddy criminal Gangster Prankster, who schemes to subdue the city with laughing gas...

Original title : Life's a Gas
First Aired : 24.03.2001 (USA) - 30.12.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Gwyneth Gibby
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Steve Gentile, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Julie McCullough (Dr. Ariel Haze / Pollutia), Traci Bingham (Vapor), Amber Newman (Mist), Steve Eastin (Warden Brickhouse), Carrie Stevens (Celeste McCloud), Howard George (Chairman), Adam West (Dr. Noah Goddard / Breathtaker), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : A zealous environmentalist gains the power to poison victims with her breath after exposure to toxic pollution. Vowing revenge, she plots to save Earth from humanity...

Original title : Roses Are Red, You're Dead
First Aired : 31.03.2001 (USA) - 23.12.2001 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Tim Andrew
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Malcolm Stephens
Cast : David L. Lander (Eugene Gardner / Greenthumb), Gretchen Palmer (Tiger Lily), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Patricia Ford (African Violet), Jody Howard (Liz Marlow), Tim Haldeman (Bank Manager), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Cheryl Dent (Bank Teller #1), Steve Nevil (Bank Teller #2), Steve Hanks (Bank Guard), Brian Rosen (Delivery Man #1), Gregg Marc Miller (Delivery Man #2), Tamie Lea Logan (Flower Lady), Wes Hubbard (Waiter), Timothy C. Riley (Security Guard #1), Nicola Zvorsky (Security Guard #2), Nina K. James (Carmen), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Black Scorpion tries to prevent a nefarious florist called Greenthumb from poisoning the city with a killer pollen ejected from Valentine's Day bouquets. Trouble is, the villain's the only one who knows the antidote...

Original title : Fire and Brimstone
First Aired : 07.04.2001 (USA) - 13.01.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Rob Spera
Writing credits : Roger Corman
Cast : Lisa Boyle (Minerva Stone / Medusa), Brent Huff (Adam Burns / Inferno), Raye Birk (Dr. Phineas Phoenix), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Sylvester 'Bear' Terkay (Granite), Brian Big Mac McWhorter (Marble), Arturo Gil (Cupid), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Inferno and Medusa join forces in an attempt to destroy the City of Angels with a volcano...

Original title : Virtual Vice
First Aired : 14.04.2001 (USA) - 20.01.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Susan Tuan
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Lana Clarkson (Dr. Sarah Bellum / Mindbender), Lou Ferrigno (The Slave Master), Amy Miller (Bytofsky), Lisa Alvarez (Byte), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Frank Kowal (Guard #1), Jacob Chambers (Cyber Punk), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : A virtual-reality specialist becomes the criminal Mindbender when the Mayor turns down her proposal to deal with the city's homeless population by providing them with a fantasy existence...

Original title : Bad Sport
First Aired : 21.04.2001 (USA) - 27.01.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : David Blass
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Nick Guthe, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Greg Kean (Ricky Blade / Slapshot), Tom Leykis (Sportscaster), Charles Fleischer (Dr. Cairo Praktus), Gretchen Stockdale (Mopsy), Becky Mullen (Bipsy), Joseph Patrick Kelly (Guy Manley), Stephan Desjardins (Bud Rockland), Mike Butters (Frank Neckenberg), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Steve Schirripa (Collector #1), Mark De Alessandro (Collector #2), Fred Fein (Referee), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : A paralyzed hockey pro suits up for a new career in crime when he acquires an armored costume that gives him futuristic powers as the villain Slapshot...

Original title : Kiss of Death
First Aired : 28.04.2001 (USA) - 03.02.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Tim Andrew
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Mike Vitale, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Nancy Valen (Det. Angela Archer / Angel of Death), Patrick Bristow (Sanitation Psycho), Gary Morgan (Shoplifter), Sidney S. Liufau (Theif), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), Pricilla Delgado (Gold Digger #1), Jayme Bohn (Gold Digger #2), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Darcy accuses a new detective of police brutality, leading to both her suspension and her transformation into a vindictive villain dubbed the Angel of Death...

Original title : He Who Laughs Last
First Aired : 05.05.2001 (USA) - 10.02.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Mike Mickens
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Steve Gentile
Cast : Stoney Jackson (Luther / Gangster Prankster), Sung Hi Lee (Giggles), Carl Banks (Grimace), Greg Eagles (Heckler), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Fred Travalena (Charlie Chortle), Elias McCabe (Military Guard), Anthony Franchitto (Prison Guard), Krista Smith (Female Psychiatrist), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Having become a laughingstock thanks to his run-in with Black Scorpion, Gangster Prankster escapes from prison and abducts Argyle, forcing the inventor to create a weapon that would kill anyone who laughs...

Original title : Power Play
First Aired : 12.05.2001 (USA) - 17.02.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Scott Valentine
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Steve Gentile, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Alison Armitage (Dep. Mayor Edwina Watts / Stunner), Adam West (Dr. Noah Goddard / Breathtaker), Lisa Boyle (Minerva Stone / Medusa), Greg Kean (Ricky Blade / Slapshot), Steve Eastin (Warden Brickhouse), Kevin Otto (Charge #1), Jamie McShane (Charge #2), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only)), Brent Huff (Adam Burns / Inferno (archive footage)), Martin Kove (Jack Ames / Firearm (archive footage)), Athena Massey (Dr. Gail Waters / Hurricane (archive footage)), Sherrie Rose (Prof. Ursula Undershaft / Aftershock (archive footage)), Christina Solis (Bonita Bradley (archive footage))

The Story : Mayor Worth's dispute with his deputy, Edwina Watts, backfires when the woman is subjected to an electric shock that transforms her into the villainous Stunner, who harnesses the power of electric currents to turn household appliances into weapons...

Original title : Photo Finish
First Aired : 19.05.2001 (USA) - 24.02.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Tim Andrew
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Allen Scotti (Cameron Albright / Flashpoint), Raye Birk (Dr. Phineas Phoenix), Kimber West (Iris Lookingood / Vision), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Steve Eastin (Warden Brickhouse), Sam J. Jones (Space Case), John-Clay Scott (Newstand Vendor), Timothy C. Riley (Security Guard #1), Nicola Zvorsky (Security Guard #2), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : The fiendish photographer Flashpoint escapes from the slammer and brings the shutter down on Black Scorpion, snapping a picture of her unmasked. Determined to maintain her secret identity, Darcy has herself cloned by Dr. Phoenix...

Original title : Face the Music
First Aired : 16.06.2001 (USA) - 03.03.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Rob Spera
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Shannon Whirry (Vox Populi), Elan Carter (Screech), Angelica Bridges (Shreik), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Steve Eastin (Warden Brickhouse), Jerry Rector (Mayor's Aid #1), Jeff Rector (Mayor's Aid #2), Shae Marks (Babette), Robert Pine (Mayor Artie Worth), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker (credit only)), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only))

The Story : Talentless singer Vox Populi hits on a formula for selling her records----subliminal sound waves that drive unsuspecting listeners to violence...

Original title : Zodiak Attack - Part 1
First Aired : 23.06.2001 (USA) - 10.03.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Greg Aronowitz
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Soupy Sales (Professor Prophet), Brent Huff (Adam Burns / Inferno), Athena Massey (Dr. Gail Waters / Hurricane), Gerry Gibson (Mr. Neilson), Carrie Stevens (Celeste McCloud), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only)), Adam West (Dr. Noah Goddard / Breathtaker), Max Daniels (Attacker), Meika Cooper (Waitress), David Kilde (Security Guard #1), Gary J. Wayton (Security Guard #2), May Boss (Old Woman), John-Clay Scott (Newsstand Vendor), Edward Conna (Truck Driver), Bruce Paul Barbour (Sanitation Worker), Anthony T. Pennello (Storehouse Guy #1), Alex Daniels (Storehouse Guy #2), James Thiel (Delivery Man #1), Jeff Thiel (Delivery Man #2), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Sherrie Rose (Prof. Ursula Undershaft / Aftershock)

The Story : A low-rent psychic tires of having his predictions ring false and uses Black Scorpion's rogues' gallery to destroy the City of Angels and make his apocalyptic premonitions come true...

Original title : Zodiak Attack - Part 2
First Aired : 30.06.2001 (USA) - 17.03.2002 (FRANCE)(Série Club)
Director : Greg Aronowitz
Writing credits : Roger Corman, Craig J. Nevius
Cast : Soupy Sales (Professor Prophet), Brent Huff (Adam Burns / Inferno), Athena Massey (Dr. Gail Waters / Hurricane), Sherrie Rose (Prof. Ursula Undershaft / Aftershock), Raye Birk (Dr. Phineas Phoenix), David Groh (Lt. Stan Walker), Ben L. McCain (Don MacDonald), Gerry Gibson (Mr. Neilson), Carrie Stevens (Celeste McCloudd), Elizabeth Huett (Young Darcy (credit only)), Adam West (Dr. Noah Goddard / Breathtaker)

The Story : Darcy's crisis of conscience following her failure to stop Professor Prophet and his four supervillains leads her to quit both the police force and superheroics. But a figure from the past appears to help her reclaim her destiny...