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.
#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.
#2 - Street Wise (2)
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/1990
#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.
#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.
#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.
#6 - The Legion (2)
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1989
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - Naked Justice (2)
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1988
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#21 - The Legion (1)
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1989
Hunter and McCall must track down the leader of the White Supremacists after he escapes from prison. Problems arise when a friend of McCall's, her former training officer, tries to help and is charged with obstruction of justice. McCall tries to help him overcome his depression over his loneliness, but she is not able to help in time to prevent his suicide.
#22 - Blood Line
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/1989
A suspect is poisoned while Hunter and McCall are investigating a race horse groom's death. They attempt to unravel the revenge and fraud behind the murder in order to find a motive.
#23 - Me, Myself & Die
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1989
A woman is the prime suspect in a brutal murder case after she stops taking her experimental medication.
#24 - Partners
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/1989
Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an Immigration Agent.
#25 - Honorable Profession
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/1988
Hunter puts his job on the line when he defends a female officer, wounded and possibly killed in the line of duty, against accusations of employing improper procedures during a Chinatown shooting.