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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Once a Con
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1998
A small-time con artist helps Astor and Westlake catch a money launderer in an elaborate sting operation.
#6 - Wisegal
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1998
Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.
#8 - Wanted: Fred or Alive
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1998
Astor and Westlake encounter a ruthless bounty hunter while trying to exonerate a man accused of murder.
#11 - Aftermath
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1998
An apparent terrorist bombing camouflages an elaborate plot for an heir to claim her father's million-dollar pension.
#12 - Family Matters
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1998
Astor and Westlake try to locate a stolen cache of diamonds before some dangerous criminals take possession of them.
#13 - The Really Real Re-Enactment
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1998
While staking out robbery suspects, Westlake finds out Astor isn't the man she thought he was.
#14 - Best Seller
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/1999
After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.
#15 - People Like Us
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/1999
Astor and Westlake go under cover as a married couple to expose a ring of diamond thieves.
#16 - Seminar from Hell
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/1999
One of Westlake's old enemies resurfaces to exact revenge after escaping from prison.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Holy Terror
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/1999
Astor and Westlake must protect a spiritual ruler from a fated encounter with an assassin.
#23 - Of Course, It's a Miracle
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/1999
Frankie befriends a self-proclaimed psychic who becomes involved in a plot to assassinate a senator.
#24 - Tiny Bubbles
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/1999
Astor and Westlake must unravel a conspiracy after the secret formula is stolen from a soda company and its owner is murdered.
#25 - Safe House
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/1999
After desperate bank robbers take Astor hostage, Frankie and Catlett try to track him down.