The WORST episodes of Viper
Every episode of Viper ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Viper!
In the near future, an organized crime group known as the "Outfit" has become a major force in America. Engineer Julian Wilkes develops a high-tech crime-fighting vehicle called the Viper, which is intended to be a "flagship" in a new crackdown on crime. The Viper needs a driver, so when Outfit driver Michael Payton is injured and captured, his memory is erased, and he is given a new identity as Joe Astor, MetroPol employee. The Outfit discredits the Viper project, but when it is canceled, Joe and Julian steal the Viper and strike out on their own private war against crime.
#4 - Holy Matrimony
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1998
Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.
#5 - Split Decision (1)
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/1999
An electric shock causes Astor's brain implant to malfunction, turning him back into a criminal.
#6 - Thief of Hearts
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/18/1994
An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.
#7 - Firehawk
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/28/1994
As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.
#8 - Scoop
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/11/1994
Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.
#9 - Attack of the Teki-Ya
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/1999
A Japanese detective, in town to extradite an assassin, goes head-to-head with an international crime boss.
#10 - Wheels of Fire
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/25/1994
Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.
#11 - Crown of Thorns
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/1994
A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.
#12 - Hell Hath No Fury
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/1999
A series of deaths links to an old case, but someone does not want Astor and Westlake to reopen it.
#13 - Split Decision (2)
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/1999
Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.
#14 - Triple Cross
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1997
Cole's former fiancée, who says she's dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant, convinces Cole to temporarily release a prisoner whose marrow matches hers.
#15 - Ghosts
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/14/1994
Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.
#17 - The Face
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/18/1994
"The Face", a famous hit man, has just been released from prison. His plans to go straight are jeopardized when his former employer kidnaps his wife to force him to do one last hit! Through the Consortium, he asks Joe Astor for help.
#19 - Once a Thief ...
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/7/1994
Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.
#20 - Safe as Houses
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/21/1994
Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.
#21 - Winner Take All
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1996
The Viper returns to the streets of Metro City. The new prototype is given to Ex-CIA operative Thomas Cole (Jeff Kaake) and his team: Technician Frankie Waters (Joe Nipote) and systems programmer Dr. Allie Farrow (Dawn Stern). After the death of her partner, police officer Cameron Westlake (Heather Medway) joins the Viper team. The team then concentrates on taking Dekker, a rogue trucker who has been terrorizing the city.
#22 - The Return
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1998
Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.
#24 - Pilot (Part 1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1994
The ultimate weapon against crime, the Viper Defender is the city's only hope to stop a crime syndicate, the 'Outfit', from destroying the city. However, the Viper is just too fast and too powerful for all the police officers recruited to drive it. City Commissoner Strand (Jon Polito) is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton (James McCaffrey) flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor. Once Joe gets behind the wheel of the Viper, it is obvious he has the skill to handle driving the car.