Airwolf
Flowers of the Mountain
TV Flash files “Flowers of the Mountain” as hour 71 of 80 in the TV Flash guide — Airwolf (1984–1987) on CBS/USA, season 4, episode 15, aired 1987-05-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E15: listed hour 71 of 80 in the Airwolf guide, hour 15 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1987-05-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ground Zero” (S04E14). Next is “The Key” (S04E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A jet manufacturer sabotages his own plane that St. John is test piloting rather than let St. John reveal its inferior construction.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Flowers of the Mountain sit in the Airwolf guide?
S04E15 is listed hour 71 of 80 — hour 15 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 15.
When did Airwolf S04E15 air?
Flowers of the Mountain aired 1987-05-08 and is listed at 60 minutes.
CBS Airwolf or the later USA seasons?
CBS looks expensive; later USA seasons cheapen fast. If you want Bellisario's flying Knight Rider, start with the network hours and the supercopter as co-star.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bellisario's flying Knight Rider: a reclusive cello-playing loner, Ernest Borgnine as hangar dad, and a black supercopter that is the actual co-star. Come for Cold War hardware spectacle — rotor wash, missile racks, Archangel's white suit — and stay for the melancholy leaking around Jan-Michael Vincent. CBS hours look expensive; later USA seasons cheapen fast.
The machine is the actual co-star, and the night dressed it in black. CBS then USA's *Airwolf* (1984–1987) is Donald P. Bellisario's flying Knight Rider: Jan-Michael Vincent's Stringfellow Hawke as cello-playing loner, Ernest Borgnine as hangar dad Dominic Santini, Alex Cord's Archangel in the white suit. Rotor wash, missile racks, Cold War hardware spectacle. Part of the 1980s high-tech vehicle-hero trend, merch-ready chopper included. **CBS hours look expensive; later USA seasons cheapen fast.** Max's vending…
Filed against
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- Ernest Borgnine as Dominic Santini
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- Alex Cord as Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
Alex Cord’s Michael Coldsmith Briggs III — Archangel in a white suit — handled Airwolf as Bellisario’s flying Knight Rider: a reclusive cello-playing loner, Ernest Borgnine as hangar dad, a black supercopter as the actual co-star. Cold…