The WORST episodes of Hunter

Every episode of Hunter ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Hunter!

Hunter is an American police television drama created by Frank Lupo, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. It starred Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolved many of their cases by lethal force, but no more so than many other related television dramas.

Last Updated: 11/24/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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#1 - Brotherly Love

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/1990

A young drug user who accidentally murders his pusher and then steals $200,000 in mob money from him is pursued by the pushers' drug supplier; the user's brother tries to save him.

Directors: James Fargo
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5.33
3 votes

#2 - Street Wise (2)

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/1990

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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5.33
3 votes

#3 - Street Wise (1)

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/1990

McCall leaves the police force after rekindling a romance with an old flame. Hunter investigates a thief who is terrorizing homeless veterans.

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#4 - Blind Ambition

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/1990

McCall and her boyfriend, a judge, are held captive in his house by the brother of a man whom the judge convicted and who had committed suicide in prison.

Directors: Michael Preece
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5.33
3 votes

#5 - Unfinished Business

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/1990

Hunter and McCall have unresolved issues with regard to their previous love affair when Hunter's former co-worker is assigned to help with the investigation of a robber turned murderer.

Directors: Corey Allen
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5.33
3 votes

#6 - The Legion (2)

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1989

Directors: Corey Allen
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5.33
3 votes

#7 - Investment in Death

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/1989

After leaving a gang, the former member is the victim of a drive-by shooting.

Directors: Corey Allen
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5.33
3 votes

#8 - Payback

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/1988

A bank robber turns to Hunter for a favor once he learns that the bank he robbed is owned by the mob.

Directors: Alexander Singer
Writer: Lee Maddux
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5.33
3 votes

#9 - Allegra

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/29/1987

Hunter struggles with some emotions when the victim of his latest murder investigation is an old flame.

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4 votes

#10 - Deadly Encounters (1)

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1990

Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer, as Devane considers a post in Metro.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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5.67
3 votes

#11 - Lullaby

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/1990

A Scotland Yard inspector comes to town when the murder of a british prostitute resembles a string of similar murders in the U.K.

Directors: Corey Allen
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3 votes

#12 - Naked Justice (2)

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1988

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3 votes

#13 - Broken Dreams

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/1990

Hunter attempts to protect his high school sweetheart after she witnesses a murder. Her unemployed husband convinces her to take part in blackmail instead of cooperating with Hunter.

Directors: Michael Preece
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3 votes

#14 - The Incident

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1990

An innocent African American teenager is beaten when vigilante crimes cause friction between the police, the press, and a neighborhood watch group.

Directors: Fred Dryer
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5.67
3 votes

#15 - This is My Gun

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/1990

Molenski's gun is stolen and used in a robbery that leads to murder.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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5.67
3 votes

#16 - Ex Marks the Spot

Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/1991

The former secretary, mistress, and wife of a dry cleaner rob his stores and end up with mob money.

Directors: Gus Trikonis
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5.75
4 votes

#17 - Where Echoes End

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1990

A late report made by an undercover officer who witnesses the murder of a Treasury Agent arouses suspicion.

Directors: James Darren
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5.75
4 votes

#18 - Return of White Cloud

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/1989

Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an art gallery owner involved in illegal sales of Native American artifacts, and find themselves drawn into a mysterious world of Native American politics.

Directors: Stepfanie Kramer
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5.75
4 votes

#19 - Night on Bald Mountain

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1987

When Hunter & McCall travel to a mountaintop mansion to investigate a murder, they are trapped there overnight with the victim's entire family in the midst of a massive snowstorm.

Directors: Dennis Dugan
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5.80
5 votes

#20 - The Girl Next Door

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/1987

Detective Sergeant Coslin is on the run after witnessing his girlfriend's murder and planting evidence of the crime in Hunter's house.

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6.00
3 votes

#21 - The Jade Woman

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1987

Hunter investigates the disappearance of a friend's mail-order bride while he is off duty. The case becomes a homicide investagation when the marriage broker is murdered.

Directors: Fred Dryer
Writer: Joe Menosky
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6.00
3 votes

#22 - Renegade

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1988

The mother of a man who steals a cocaine delivery is accidentally shot when the thief leads his pursuers to his parents' home.

Directors: Jefferson Kibbee
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3 votes

#23 - Naked Justice (1)

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1988

A homeless man offers information about the murder of a film star.

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4 votes

#24 - Presumed Guilty

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/1988

McCall's current boyfriend disagrees with Hunter's belief that a suspect is guilty of burglary but not murder.

Directors: Alexander Singer
Writer: Joe Menosky
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6.00
4 votes

#25 - No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/1988

An anonymous tip leads McCall to believe that an explosion in her art class was an attempt to kill a murder witness.

Directors: Tony Mordente
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