8.2/1045 votesLoading...#1 - Pilot (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1994
City Commissoner Strand (Jon Polito) 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 (James McCaffrey) flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor. Once Joe gets behind the wheel of the Viper, it is obvious he has the skill to handle driving the car. Under the supervision of the Viper designer, Jul
Director: Danny Bilson
Writer: Danny Bilson
- 7.8/1018 votesLoading...
#2 - Homecoming
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/1998
Cole returns to his hometown to help his father solve a mystery when the local police chief dies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1022 votesLoading...
#3 - Safe as Houses
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/21/1994
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, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1029 votesLoading...
#4 - Winner Take All
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1996
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 death of her partner, police officer Cameron Westlake (Heather Medway) joins the Viper team. The team then concentrates on taking Dekker, a rogue trucker who has been terrorizing the city.
Director: Danny Bilson
Writer: Tommy Thompson
- 7.4/1016 votesLoading...
#5 - About Face
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1998
Notorious criminal Giles Seton masterminds a plot to create a Cole look-alike to steal the Defender.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
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#6 - White Fire
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1996
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.
Director: Vern Gillum
Writer: Howard Chaykin
- 7.1/1018 votesLoading...
#7 - The Face
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/18/1994
""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.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: Tommy Thompson
- 7.1/1023 votesLoading...
#8 - MIG-89
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1996
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.
Director: Joe Napolitano
Writer: Howard Chaykin
- 7.1/1015 votesLoading...
#9 - Hot Potato
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/1998
A computer disk becomes the key to catching a corrupt federal marshal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1027 votesLoading...
#10 - Pilot (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/1994
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1020 votesLoading...
#11 - Condor
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1996
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.
Director: Danny Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1015 votesLoading...
#12 - Breakdown on Thunder Road
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1016 votesLoading...
#13 - Out from Oblivion
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1997
When Cole discovers an old CIA buddy living on the streets, he's again led into a world of espionage and intrigue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - Holy Matrimony
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1998
Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1016 votesLoading...
#15 - My Fair Hoodlums
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/1999
Astor and Westlake try to stop a man who's plotting to kill his ex-wife for her jewel necklace.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1016 votesLoading...
#16 - Split Decision (2)
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/1999
Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1019 votesLoading...
#17 - Mind Games
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/11/1994
After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.
Director: Mario Philip Azzopardi
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1016 votesLoading...
#19 - Turf Wars
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1016 votesLoading...
#20 - Forget-me-Not
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1997
A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1018 votesLoading...
#21 - Triple Cross
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1016 votesLoading...
#22 - The Return
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1998
Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.
Director: Danny Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1024 votesLoading...
#23 - Once a Thief ...
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/7/1994
Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1015 votesLoading...
#24 - Echo of Murder
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1016 votesLoading...
#25 - Storm Watch
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1997
A fully equipped motorcycle and rider threaten the future of the team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Viper
Every episode of Viper ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Viper!
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Best Episodes Summary
"Pilot (Part 1)" is the best rated episode of "Viper". It scored 8.2/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Danny Bilson and written by Danny Bilson, it aired on 1/2/1994. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Homecoming".