Hunter
Death Machine
TV Flash files “Death Machine” as hour 37 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 2, episode 18, aired 1986-03-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E18: listed hour 37 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 18 of 23 in season 2. It aired 1986-03-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “62 Hrs. of Terror” (S02E17). Next is “The Setup” (S02E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A couple of young punks rip off the house of Lucky Lacy, an underworld jewelry connection, and get away with $2,000,000 in jewels. But when Lacy hires Lincoln, a huge punk killer to find them, dead bodies start piling up and Hunter and McCall are up against their biggest foe yet!
Viewer FAQ
Where does Death Machine sit in the Hunter guide?
S02E18 is listed hour 37 of 152 — hour 18 of 23 in season 2, season 2 episode 18.
When did Hunter S02E18 air?
Death Machine aired 1986-03-11 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…