Hunter
The Black Dahlia
TV Flash files “The Black Dahlia” as a desk essential hour — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 4, episode 13, aired 1988-01-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E13: listed hour 77 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 4. It aired 1988-01-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Renegade” (S04E12). Next is “Naked Justice (1)” (S04E14).
Essential hour: “The Black Dahlia”. The Black Dahlia drops a notorious-case title on a weekly badge show — syndication-immortal grit borrowing a headline.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Hunter & McCall post a (fictitious) conclusion to the Black Dahlia murder case, the most famous unsolved murder in the history of the LAPD.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Black Dahlia sit in the Hunter guide?
S04E13 is listed hour 77 of 152 — hour 13 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 13.
When did Hunter S04E13 air?
The Black Dahlia aired 1988-01-12 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…