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COLLECTION · Series · 1994

Viper

Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.

Source: TMDB
* 6.2 (51)ActionAdventureDramaFantasyScience Fiction
Creators
Danny Bilson · Paul De Meo
Studios
NBC · Syndication · Pet Fly Productions · Paramount Television · MEC Viper Productions
Runtime
45–60 min/ep
Release
02/01/1994
Score
6.2 / 10 (51)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
12 episodes · 1994
Episode 1. Pilot
1994-01-02 · 90 min

City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black…

Episode 2. Once a Thief ...
1994-01-07 · 50 min

Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.

Episode 3. Ghosts
1994-01-14 · 50 min

Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.

Episode 4. Safe as Houses
1994-01-21 · 50 min

Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over,…

Episode 5. Firehawk
1994-01-28 · 50 min

As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.

Episode 6. Mind Games
1994-02-11 · 50 min

After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.

Episode 7. The Face
1994-02-18 · 50 min

"The Face", a famous hit man, has just been released from prison. His plans to go straight are jeopardized when his former employer kidnaps his wife to force him to do one last hit! Through the Consortium, he asks Joe Astor for help.

Episode 8. Wheels of Fire
1994-02-25 · 50 min

Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.

Episode 9. Past Tense
1994-03-04 · 50 min

The Viper team must crack a ring that abducts youths and molds them into specialized criminals. Meanwhile, Joe encounters a special someone from his past.

Episode 10. Scoop
1994-03-11 · 50 min

Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.

Episode 11. Thief of Hearts
1994-03-18 · 50 min

An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.

Episode 12. Crown of Thorns
1994-04-01 · 50 min

A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.

Season 2
Season 2
22 episodes · 1996
Episode 1. Winner Take All
1996-09-27 · 50 min

The Viper returns to the streets of Metro City. The new prototype is given to Ex-CIA operative Thomas Cole (Jeff Kaake) and his team: Technician Frankie Waters (Joe Nipote) and systems programmer Dr. Allie Farrow (Dawn Stern). After the…

Episode 2. MIG-89
1996-10-05 · 50 min

Cameron uncovers an illegal arms-smuggling ring---but not before Allie and a visiting scientist are kidnapped and forced to develop a highly advanced fighter jet.

Episode 3. Condor
1996-10-12 · 45 min

The massacre of four undercover cops, all of them set to share information regarding the mob, leads the team to seek help from a helicopter squad that's Viper's aerial equivalent.

Episode 4. Talk is Cheap
1996-10-19 · 45 min

A talk-show host is targeted by a killer who has a unique way of getting rid of the bodies of his victims.

Episode 5. Diamond in the Rough
1996-10-26 · 45 min

A disgruntled former security officer decides to become a jewel thief.

Episode 6. Standoff
1996-11-02 · 45 min

Thieves after a new weapon have the Viper team trapped in an abandoned refinery.

Episode 7. White Fire
1996-11-09 · 45 min

A string of diamond thefts points to a notorious criminal, but she cooperates with the Viper team to catch whom she claims is the real culprit.

Episode 8. Die Laughing
1996-11-16 · 45 min

It's no joke when the Viper team's assigned to protect a comedienne and her son, who's witnessed the murder of an undercover FBI agent.

Episode 9. On a Roll
1996-11-23 · 45 min

The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.

Episode 10. Street Pirates
1996-11-30 · 45 min

A band of weapons thieves plans to take the Defender next.

Episode 11. Breakdown on Thunder Road
1997-01-11 · 45 min

A scientist fears his runaway son may be behind the theft of an extremely combustible rocket fuel, which the boy is using to power racing cars.

Episode 12. Manhunt
1997-01-18 · 45 min

A scientist's invention saves his life but turns him into a killer cyborg.

Episode 13. Turf Wars
1997-02-01 · 45 min

The Viper team is assigned to stop a gang war between two rival factions, and a 13-year-old gets caught in the middle of the fighting.

Episode 14. Forget-me-Not
1997-02-08 · 45 min

A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Episode 15. Wheelman
1997-02-15 · 45 min

An escaped con looking for revenge happens to be Cole's former mentor.

Episode 16. Shutdown
1997-02-22 · 45 min

The city is terrorized by a criminal who is driving around in a clever imitation of the Viper.

Episode 17. Echo of Murder
1997-03-01 · 45 min

Cole's investigates the death of his friend, an investigative reporter, but his only clue is a holgram of a movie star who committed suicide long ago.

Episode 18. Thieves Like Us
1997-03-22 · 45 min

The Viper team is accused of treason after their new boss tells them to steal a weapon that creates spontaneous human combustion.

Episode 19. Cold Storage
1997-04-26 · 45 min

A charismatic mass-murderer in cryogenic suspension manages to escape to rejoin his followers.

Episode 20. Whistle Blower
1997-05-03 · 45 min

An autistic man is the only witness to the murder of his brother.

Episode 21. Black Box
1997-05-10 · 45 min

A murdered software designer leaves artificial intelligence to his girlfriend.

Episode 22. The List
1997-05-17 · 45 min

Westlake witnesses Cole's death, only to learn that he's alive and well---and working as an informant for a powerful crime family.

Season 3
Season 3
22 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Triple Cross
1997-09-23 · 45 min

Cole's former fiancée, who says she's dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant, convinces Cole to temporarily release a prisoner whose marrow matches hers.

Episode 2. Cat and Mouse
1997-09-30 · 45 min

Westlake kills the lover of a professional assassin during a prison break, and soon finds herself targeted for revenge.

Episode 3. The Best Couple
1997-10-07 · 45 min

A simple background check on Westlake's friend's new husband turns up information suggesting that the groom may not be what he seems.

Episode 4. Hidden Agenda
1997-10-14 · 45 min

An arson killing rings a bell for Cole, who investigated similar cases years ago and suspects they're related. His only lead is a mysterious woman who was on the scene.

Episode 5. Out from Oblivion
1997-10-21 · 45 min

When Cole discovers an old CIA buddy living on the streets, he's again led into a world of espionage and intrigue.

Episode 6. Storm Watch
1997-10-28 · 45 min

A fully equipped motorcycle and rider threaten the future of the team.

Episode 7. Cold Warriors
1997-11-04 · 45 min

Westlake's mother is captivated by a secret agent.

Episode 8. First Mob Wives' Club
1997-11-11 · 45 min

Cole goes under cover at a health club frequented by the beautiful wives of gangsters in order to solve the murder of one woman's husband.

Episode 9. Getting MADD
1997-11-18 · 45 min

Cole's niece must live with the consequences of a fatal drunken driving accident; Frankie, Catlett and Cole uncover a drug ring at a local club.

Episode 10. Wilderness Run
1997-11-25 · 45 min

Cameron Westlake, a police officer, volunteers to spend a week helping her friend Elise Grayhawk, who run Camp Sasamat, a retreat for over worked executives. Hanley (Michael Mahonen) and his friend, Mike, plot to kidnap his former…

Episode 11. Breakout
1998-01-06 · 45 min

Cole and Westlake desperately search for an escaped convict who is carrying a deadly virus.

Episode 12. The Getaway
1998-01-27 · 45 min

A crime lord's murder threatens to reveal government corruption.

Episode 13. What Makes Sammy Chun
1998-02-03 · 45 min

An ex-con turned tabloid news reporter gets mixed up in Cole's investigation of an arms dealer.

Episode 14. Paper Trail
1998-02-10 · 45 min

Cole's girlfriend becomes a prime suspect in a million-dollar robbery.

Episode 15. Regarding Catlett
1998-02-17 · 45 min

After an attempt on Catlett's life, Cole and Frankie must find the insider responsible.

Episode 16. Trust No One
1998-02-24 · 45 min

Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.

Episode 17. Double Team
1998-03-03 · 45 min

Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.

Episode 18. Hot Potato
1998-03-17 · 45 min

A computer disk becomes the key to catching a corrupt federal marshal.

Episode 19. Homecoming
1998-04-21 · 45 min

Cole returns to his hometown to help his father solve a mystery when the local police chief dies.

Episode 20. Old Acquaintance
1998-04-28 · 45 min

Westlake must protect her photojournalist ex-husband from sudden attempts on his life.

Episode 21. Internal Affair
1998-05-05 · 45 min

After an undercover assignment goes awry, Westlake is abducted by mercenaries bent on detonating a bomb -- with her help.

Episode 22. About Face
1998-05-12 · 45 min

Notorious criminal Giles Seton masterminds a plot to create a Cole look-alike to steal the Defender.

Season 4
Season 4
22 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. The Return
1998-09-22 · 45 min

Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.

Episode 2. Once a Con
1998-09-29 · 45 min

A small-time con artist helps Astor and Westlake catch a money launderer in an elaborate sting operation.

Episode 3. Wisegal
1998-10-06 · 45 min

Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.

Episode 4. Holy Matrimony
1998-10-13 · 45 min

Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.

Episode 5. Wanted: Fred or Alive
1998-10-20 · 45 min

Astor and Westlake encounter a ruthless bounty hunter while trying to exonerate a man accused of murder.

Episode 6. The Full Frankie
1998-10-27 · 45 min

Frankie bares all to uncover a blackmail-murder plot at a local strip club for women.

Episode 7. Honest Abe
1998-11-03 · 45 min

A former Israeli spy's new life is threatened when arms dealers kidnap his wife.

Episode 8. Aftermath
1998-11-10 · 45 min

An apparent terrorist bombing camouflages an elaborate plot for an heir to claim her father's million-dollar pension.

Episode 9. Family Matters
1998-11-17 · 45 min

Astor and Westlake try to locate a stolen cache of diamonds before some dangerous criminals take possession of them.

Episode 10. The Really Real Re-Enactment
1998-12-08 · 45 min

While staking out robbery suspects, Westlake finds out Astor isn't the man she thought he was.

Episode 11. Best Seller
1999-01-05 · 45 min

After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.

Episode 12. Seminar from Hell
1999-02-06 · 45 min

One of Westlake's old enemies resurfaces to exact revenge after escaping from prison.

Episode 13. People Like Us
1999-02-13 · 45 min

Astor and Westlake go under cover as a married couple to expose a ring of diamond thieves.

Episode 14. My Fair Hoodlums
1999-02-20 · 45 min

Astor and Westlake try to stop a man who's plotting to kill his ex-wife for her jewel necklace.

Episode 15. Safe House
1999-02-27 · 45 min

After desperate bank robbers take Astor hostage, Frankie and Catlett try to track him down.

Episode 16. Tiny Bubbles
1999-03-20 · 45 min

Astor and Westlake must unravel a conspiracy after the secret formula is stolen from a soda company and its owner is murdered.

Episode 17. Of Course, It's a Miracle
1999-03-27 · 45 min

Frankie befriends a self-proclaimed psychic who becomes involved in a plot to assassinate a senator.

Episode 18. Holy Terror
1999-04-17 · 45 min

Astor and Westlake must protect a spiritual ruler from a fated encounter with an assassin.

Episode 19. Hell Hath No Fury
1999-05-01 · 45 min

A series of deaths links to an old case, but someone does not want Astor and Westlake to reopen it.

Episode 20. Attack of the Teki-Ya
1999-05-08 · 50 min

A Japanese detective, in town to extradite an assassin, goes head-to-head with an international crime boss.

Episode 21. Split Decision (1)
1999-05-15 · 45 min

An electric shock causes Astor's brain implant to malfunction, turning him back into a criminal.

Episode 22. Split Decision (2)
1999-05-22 · 45 min

Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.

Cast by season
James McCaffrey
James McCaffrey
Michael Payton / Joe Astor
Dorian Harewood
Dorian Harewood
Julian Wilkes
Joe Nipote
Joe Nipote
Frankie Waters
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