Hunter
The Beach Boy
TV Flash files “The Beach Boy” as hour 15 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 1, episode 15, aired 1985-04-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E15: listed hour 15 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 15 of 19 in season 1. It aired 1985-04-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Snow Queen (2)” (S01E14). Next is “Guilty” (S01E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Beach Boy arrives in L.A. from Hawaii and begins to kill local drug dealers. Hunter and McCall have to figure out his next move before another victim is claimed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Beach Boy sit in the Hunter guide?
S01E15 is listed hour 15 of 152 — hour 15 of 19 in season 1, season 1 episode 15.
When did Hunter S01E15 air?
The Beach Boy aired 1985-04-06 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…