The Equalizer
Starfire
TV Flash files “Starfire” as hour 81 of 88 in the TV Flash guide — The Equalizer (1985–1989) on CBS, season 4, episode 15, aired 1989-04-13, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E15: listed hour 81 of 88 in the The Equalizer guide, hour 15 of 22 in season 4. It aired 1989-04-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “17 Zebra” (S04E14). Next is “Time Present, Time Past” (S04E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A strange reclusive man(Michael Moriarity) calling himself "Seti" and claiming to be an alien from outer space has befriended a young girl, Amber. this episode by telling her he is being followed by other aliens bent on killing him. He shows her a strange futuristic device and has her promise to keep it hidden and safe after his imminent death. Amber contacts McCall whom, touched by her compassionate sincerity, discovers that "Seti" is actually a highly respected top secret aerospace engineer, and that he is being targeted by no less than Company assassins.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Starfire sit in the The Equalizer guide?
S04E15 is listed hour 81 of 88 — hour 15 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 15.
When did The Equalizer S04E15 air?
Starfire aired 1989-04-13 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Are the movies the same show?
They share the title and the concept — a protector for people failed by the system — but they are later film adaptations, not Woodward's continuity. His McCall is the gold standard for many viewers.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Woodward's performance is the franchise — weary competence and controlled fury. Retired intel man Robert McCall takes newspaper-ad justice into his own hands: darker, quieter action drama than the truck-jumping competition. Got a problem? Odds against you? Later films borrowed the title; Woodward owned the soul.
Got a problem? Odds against you? A retired intelligence operative takes newspaper-ad justice into his own hands, and CBS puts gravel in prime time. *The Equalizer* (1985–1989) made Edward Woodward's authority into urban vigilante cool with more moral weight than many 1980s action toys. Keith Szarabajka and Robert Lansing aided missions the system wouldn't touch. Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim: adult revenge fantasy with a British center of gravity. **Woodward owned the soul later films only rented.** Max's…
Filed against
- Edward Woodward as Robert McCall
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- Robert Lansing as Control
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- Keith Szarabajka as Mickey Kostmayer
Keith Szarabajka's Mickey Kostmayer worked The Equalizer from the wetwork side — 1980s newspaper-ad justice, darker and quieter than the truck-jumping competition, weary competence as a franchise. TV Flash files him as action-drama craft:…