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The Best Episodes of Hunter

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Every episode of Hunter ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hunter!

The Best Episodes of Hunter

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt....

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  1. Background image for High Noon in L.A.
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - High Noon in L.A.

    S3:E5

    Carlos Mariano, the brother of Raul Mariano, the man who raped McCall and shot Hunter, whom Hunter would eventually kill, (see Rape and Revenge) has come to L.A. to get Hunter for killing his brother. And just like his brother, is shielded by diplomatic immunity. The State Department man warns him not to do anything, because his country is a vital ally to the U.S. Hunter tries to reason with him by saying what his brother did and that he killed his brother in self-defense but is unmoved. He eventually abducts Hunter and taunts him first, eventually Hunter gets free and only wounds him. Hunter turns him in and because of what he did, the country can have deported. At the airport, he tries to make sure that he has given up his quest for vengeance.

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  2. Background image for Double Exposure
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Double Exposure

    S3:E15

    McCall goes undercover as a fashion model to bust a ring of thieves hitting lonely business men in their hotels. When Sporty James shows up and inadvertantly blows McCalls cover, Hunter attempts to get there in time to keep them from getting killed.

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  3. Background image for Love, Hate and Sporty James
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Love, Hate and Sporty James

    S3:E8

    Police informant, Sporty James, believes that he will receive a large sum of money after witnessing a murder.

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  4. Background image for Unacceptable Loss
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Unacceptable Loss

    S6:E14

    Hunter and McCall investigate the illegal disposal of poisonous gas that kills a young boy.

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  5. Background image for Hunter
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Hunter

    S1:E1

    Former NFL player Fred Dryer is Det.Sgt. Rick Hunter, a mobster's son turned cop, cut in the ""Dirty Harry"" mold. Hassled by his by-the-book captain (played by Michael Cavanaugh in the opener), Hunter enlists another maverick, brassy Det. Sgt. Dee Dee McCall to set a trap for a brutal murderer.

    Director:Ron Satlof
    Writer:Frank Lupo
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  6. Background image for Hard Contract
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Hard Contract

    S1:E2

    Hunter & McCall make a pact of protectiveness and loyalty toward each other when she is nearly killed by her old partner after she tries to stop him from a killer-for-hire assignment.

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  8. Background image for Rape and Revenge (1)
    8.1/10(153 votes)

    #7 - Rape and Revenge (1)

    S2:E6

    McCall is raped and beaten by a diplomat who has a strange opinion of the way to treat women. Hunter is angry, but can do nothing when the culprit claims diplomatic immunity. McCall is appalled to find that the man's father shares his attitude toward women.

    Director:Gary Winter
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for City of Passion (1)
    8.1/10(124 votes)

    #8 - City of Passion (1)

    S4:E6

    Hunter and McCall investigate a series of bizarre murders, which take on the appearance of the result of a Satanic cult rite. Based on a book by Dallas Barnes.

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  10. Background image for City of Passion (2)
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #9 - City of Passion (2)

    S4:E7

    No description available

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  11. Background image for Last Run
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #10 - Last Run

    S5:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Hot Grounder
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Hot Grounder

    S1:E3

    The Police Commissioner is the main suspect in the murder of his wife.

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  13. Background image for Pen Pals
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Pen Pals

    S1:E7

    When a kid dies from smoking a joint laced with PCP, Hunter tracks down the slime-ball responsible. Hunter is then for murder. Dee Dee has to deal with a new partner and try to prove Hunter's innocence. Meanwhile, Hunter has to survive the attempts by the Hammer and his three lackeys to kill him.

    Director:Larry Stewart
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Dead or Alive
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Dead or Alive

    S1:E8

    Hunter and McCall track a bounty hunter who is not fussy about the condition of his prey.

    Director:Guy Magar
    Writer:Frank Lupo
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  15. Background image for High Bleacher Man
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - High Bleacher Man

    S1:E9

    Hunter and McCall arrest a man named Gavin, who is a street thug. They are then shocked to learn that the D.A. has made a deal with him. It seems that Gavin can link crime boss Nate Demarest to four murders. And Hunter is not pleased with it, cause if they let Gavin go, he will kill someone eventually. After an attempt is made on Gavin, Hunter suggests that they limit the knowledge of Gavin's whereabouts to just two people, and Gavin says that he wants Hunter and McCall to be those two. Cause he knows that they only way Hunter can prove that he didn't sell Gavin out, is to take a bullet for him. And it is while they are protecting Gavin that McCall recalls an old case wherein she and her partner were investigating Demarest for murdering an undercover Fed. McCall begins by talking to the man's wife and tells about a girl named Crissy who worked for Demarest, whom her husband took an interest in. Hunter then goes to talk to a man who once worked for Demarest, Whitey McPhee. And when he g

    Director:Arnold Laven
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Shooter
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Shooter

    S1:E10

    A motorcycle cop is shot with a special armor penetrating bullet similar to the one that killed McCall's husband.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Garbage Man
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Garbage Man

    S1:E11

    Hunter and a friend of the victim, a parole officer, are both on the trail of the killer, only to cause a lot of problems for Hunter along the way.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Avenging Angel
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Avenging Angel

    S1:E12

    A surveillance expert decides to punish a murder suspect and the witness who was bought off.

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  19. Background image for The Snow Queen (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Snow Queen (1)

    S1:E13

    A cocaine dealer from New York escapes from the escort, who wants her dead. Hunter and Molinas team up for a major drug bust. Dee Dee's cover may be blown.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Snow Queen (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Snow Queen (2)

    S1:E14

    Dee Dee's in danger as she moves closer to exposing a ruthless drug dealer, while Hunter fights to keep a rogue policeman from killing a material witness.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Beach Boy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Beach Boy

    S1:E15

    Drug dealers are feeling the wrath of a supplier they refused and the penalty is death.

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Guilty
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Guilty

    S1:E16

    Hunter and McCall disobey orders and investigate a possible connection between two homicides instead of chasing muggers.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Last Kill
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Last Kill

    S1:E17

    Hunter and McCall trail a hit man who leaves a napkin with a purple circle on it at the scene of each crime. Hunter believes that the killer is the husband of his former girlfriend, a former magazine model. McCall believes Hunter is focusing on the husband of his ex out of jelousy. And Hunter's ex believes her husband is cheating on her, never suspecting the true nature of her spouse's activities.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Fire Man
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Fire Man

    S1:E18

    Hunter and McCall are brought in to help solve an arson/murder case. Someone has been setting fires to empty warehouses all over the city.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Beautiful & the Dead (1)
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #24 - The Beautiful & the Dead (1)

    S2:E20

    She is exquisitely beautiful with perfect features. She is sitting in Hunter's chair waiting for him to come home. She is also dead! A clean professional hit in an adult motel throws Rick and Dee Dee into a case that includes Russian and Federal Agents, espionage, and a strangely intriguing, nameless beauty who is the final piece in a jigsaw puzzle that won't come together

    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Saturday Night Special
    8.0/10(126 votes)

    #25 - Saturday Night Special

    S2:E23

    A series of murders on skid row smash across the headlines. But when Hunter and McCall dig into the case, they discover a witness who swears the killer is a reporter covering the story

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"High Noon in L.A." is the best rated episode of "Hunter". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr., Michael Preece and written by Howard Chesley, it aired on 11/8/1986. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Double Exposure".