Hunter
The Hot Grounder
TV Flash files “The Hot Grounder” as a desk essential hour — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 1, episode 3, aired 1984-10-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E03: listed hour 3 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 3 of 19 in season 1. It aired 1984-10-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hard Contract” (S01E02). Next is “A Long Way from L.A.” (S01E04).
Essential hour: “The Hot Grounder”. The Hot Grounder is early-run cop-shop title: dirty streets, clean meat and potatoes, zero prestige pretension.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When the Police Commissioner's wife is murdered, the commissioner becomes the prime suspect. Hunter and McCall have to investigate despite interference from the top.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Hot Grounder sit in the Hunter guide?
S01E03 is listed hour 3 of 152 — hour 3 of 19 in season 1, season 1 episode 3.
When did Hunter S01E03 air?
The Hot Grounder aired 1984-10-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is there a serial plot or just cases?
Action-forward cases with partner chemistry. You can sample. The long game is Dryer and Kramer — dirty streets, one-liners, a little romance, no paperwork poetry.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Straightforward 1980s badge grit with Dryer/Kramer chemistry and zero prestige pretension. Ex-NFL hardcase cop and partner McCall, dirty streets, clean one-liners, post-Dirty Harry TV without apology. Solid cop-show meat and potatoes. Syndication made it immortal; do it to them before they do it to you was weather, not motto.
Sgt. Rick Hunter doesn't have time for your paperwork — or your crooks. Fred Dryer, the ex-NFL hardcase, partnered with Stepfanie Kramer's Dee Dee McCall on NBC's Hunter (1984–1991) for dirty-streets policing with one-liners and romantic tension. Frank Lupo's creation, post-Dirty Harry TV without apology. Action-forward cases, partner chemistry, little patience for bureaucracy. **Do it to them before they do it to you was less motto than weather report.** The museum guard wants prestige grit. The flash is an…
Filed against
- Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter
Fred Dryer worked dirty streets as Sgt. Rick Hunter on Hunter — 1980s badge grit, partner McCall, clean one-liners, post-Dirty Harry television without apology or prestige pretension. Syndication made it immortal. TV Flash files him as…
- Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall
Stepfanie Kramer partnered Hunter as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall — 1980s badge grit, Dryer chemistry, dirty streets and clean one-liners, post-Dirty Harry television without apology. Cop-show meat and potatoes. TV Flash files her as…