Hunter

Hunter is a police drama television series starring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991.

The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, the show in its early episodes played as television's answer to Dirty Harry.

Even after the show's violence was toned down during the second season in hopes of boosting ratings, they still managed to resolve many cases by shooting the perpetrators dead.

Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities.

The seventh season he partnered with two different women officers.

Four years after the original series ended, a reunion NBC TV movie, The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A., saw Dryer and Charles Hallahan reprise their roles.

Hunter had now also been promoted to lieutenant. Airing on NBC on March 6, 1995, the movie ironically seemed to take the Dirty Harry idea as the plota psycho wants fame and/or to be noticed and begins terrorizing the city to gain media attention.

Along the way he becomes infatuated with attention from Hunter, eventually wanting to kill him.

Stepfanie Kramer, pregnant at the time, did not reprise her role as Dee Dee McCall. The TV-movie co-starred Barry Bostwick, Miguel Ferrer, and John C. McGinley.

Complete Episodelist

Season 1

Pilot (1)
Pilot (2)
Hard Contract
The Hot Grounder
A Long Way from L.A.
Legacy
Flight on a Dead Pigeon
Pen Pals
Dead or Alive
High Bleacher Man
The Shooter
The Garbage Man
The Avenging Angel
The Snow Queen (1)
The Snow Queen (2)
The Beach Boy
Guilty
The Last Kill
Fire Man
Sniper

Season 2

Case X
Night of the Dragons
The Biggest Man in Town
Rich Girl
Killer in a Halloween Mask
Rape and Revenge (1)
Rape and Revenge (2)
Million Dollar Misunderstanding
The Big Fall
Waiting for Mr. Wrong
Think Blue
Blow-Up
War Zone
Burned
Scrap Metal
Fagin 1986
62 Hrs. of Terror
Death Machine
The Setup
The Beautiful and the Dead (1)
The Beautiful and the Dead (2)
The Return of Typhoon Thompson
Saturday Night Special

Season 3

Overnight Sensation
Change Partners and Dance
Crime of Passion
The Castro Connection
High Noon in L.A.
From San Francisco with Love
True Confessions
Love, Hate and Sporty James
Contract
The Cradle Will Rock
Bad Company
Down and Under
Straight to the Heart
Requiem for Sergeant McCall
Double Exposure
The Girl Next Door
Any Second Now
A Child is Born
Crossfire
Hot Pursuit (1)
Hot Pursuit (2)
Shades

Season 4

Not Just Another John Doe
Playing God
The Jade Woman
Flash Point
Night on Bald Mountain
City of Passion (1)
City of Passion (2)
City of Passion (3)
Turning Point
Hot Prowl
Allegra
Renegade
The Black Dahlia
Naked Justice (1)
Naked Justice (2)
Girl on the Beach
The Bogota Million
Death Signs
Boomerang
The Fourth Man
Murder He Wrote
Silver Bullet

Season 5

Heir of Neglect
The Baby Game
Dead On Target (1)
Dead On Target (2)
Presumed Guilty
No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished
Honorable Profession
Payback
Partners
The Pit
City Under Siege (1)
City Under Siege (2)
City Under Siege (3)
Me, Myself & Die
Informant
Blood Lines
Shoot to Kill
Code 3
Ring of Honor
Teen Dreams
The Last Run
Return of White Cloud

Season 6

On Air
Shillelagh
Investment in Death
A Girl Named Hunter
The Legion (1)
The Legion (2)
Yesterday's Child
1Shield of Honor
The Fifth Victim
Brotherly Love
The Nightmare
Broken Dreams
Son and Heir
Unacceptable Loss
Unfinished Business
Lullaby
Final Confession
Blind Ambition
Sudden Withdrawal
Second Sight
Street Wise (1)
Street Wise (2)

Season 7

Deadly Encounters (1)
Deadly Encounters (2)
Where Echoes End
Kill Zone
The Incident
A Snitch Will Break Your Heart
Oh, the Shark Bites!
The Usual Suspects
This Is My Gun
La Familia
Acapulco Holiday
Fatal Obsession (1)
Fatal Obsession (2)
Under Suspicion
The Reporter
Room Service
Shadows of the Past
The Grab
All That Glitters
Cries of Silence
Ex Marks the Spot
Little Man with a Big Reputation