Hunter
A Child Is Born
TV Flash files “A Child Is Born” as hour 60 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 3, episode 18, aired 1987-03-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 60 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 18 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1987-03-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Any Second Now” (S03E17). Next is “Crossfire” (S03E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
McCall wants to adopt a baby girl whose mother was shot and left brain dead in a case of mistaken identity.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Child Is Born sit in the Hunter guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 60 of 152 — hour 18 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did Hunter S03E18 air?
A Child Is Born aired 1987-03-14 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…