Hunter
The Setup
TV Flash files “The Setup” as hour 38 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 2, episode 19, aired 1986-03-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E19: listed hour 38 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 19 of 23 in season 2. It aired 1986-03-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Death Machine” (S02E18). Next is “The Beautiful & the Dead (1)” (S02E20).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A beautiful young woman is killed in a very professional style and Hunter knows her death is a link to a three year old case of an elusive international criminal named Varn. But before Hunter and McCall can piece together the case, Hunter is framed for a brutal assault.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Setup sit in the Hunter guide?
S02E19 is listed hour 38 of 152 — hour 19 of 23 in season 2, season 2 episode 19.
When did Hunter S02E19 air?
The Setup aired 1986-03-25 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…