All episodes Season 7 S07E08 1990-11-14 60 min 1980s NBC

Hunter

The Usual Suspects

TV Flash files “The Usual Suspects” as hour 138 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 7, episode 8, aired 1990-11-14, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S07E08: listed hour 138 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 8 of 22 in season 7. It aired 1990-11-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Oh, the Shark Bites!” (S07E07). Next is “This Is My Gun” (S07E09).

Hunter — The Usual Suspects (S07E08)

Catalog log

Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

Hunter leads a massive police operation to find dozens of prisoners set free by a computer operator who wants one of them to kill her husband.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Usual Suspects sit in the Hunter guide?

S07E08 is listed hour 138 of 152 — hour 8 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 8.

When did Hunter S07E08 air?

The Usual Suspects aired 1990-11-14 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…

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