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Acapulco H.E.A.T.

TV·1993–1999·2 seasons, 48 episodes·Syndication·Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime·44m·Created by Max A. Keller, Micheline H. Keller

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Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a 1993 syndicated television series that followed the Hemisphere Emergency Action Team [H.E.A.T.], a group of top-secret agents based in Acapulco, Mexico and recruited by C-5, a secret government coalition, to fight terrorism and international crime. The team kept a low profile, by acting as models and photographers who represented a Beach Fashion enterprise.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E04Code Name: Strange BedfellowS01E04 · 10.0Ashley and Mike and Brett and Cat, pose as newlyweds at an island resort owned by a man suspected of contaminating the waters.
  2. 02Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E10Code Name: Body DoubleS01E10 · 10.0Brett poses as the son of an industrialist to stop a kidnapping ring.
  3. 03Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E11Code Name: Perfect SpecimenS01E11 · 10.0Trailing a scientist suspected of developing biological weapons, the team stumbles onto part of his research, a man whose body's being genetically altered.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1993–94Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E01Code Name: Checkmate (1)September 28, 1993 8.0In the series opener, the crime-fighting Hemisphere Emergency Action Team, H.E.A.T., receives an assignment to provide security at a counter
  2. S01E02Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E02Code Name: Checkmate (2)September 28, 1993The team discovers that Strake, who was thought to be dead, is behind the kidnapping.
  3. S01E03Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E03Code Name: Honeymoon LostOctober 9, 1993 7.0The team is given the mother of all assignments: protect honeymooning Gulf War hero Alex Lassiter without the commander's knowledge.
  4. S01E04Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E04Season's bestCode Name: Strange BedfellowOctober 16, 1993 10.0Ashley and Mike and Brett and Cat, pose as newlyweds at an island resort owned by a man suspected of contaminating the waters.
  5. S01E05Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E05Code Name: Million Dollar Ladies (a.k.a. Vanished)October 23, 1993 7.0Mike's suspicions of Ashley's friend Sergio Lanti are well founded: Lanti abducts her and makes her a captive in a white-slavery ring.
  6. S01E06Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E06Code Name: Feminine IntuitionOctober 30, 1993H.E.A.T. travels to Colombia to stop Ashley's rival from assassinating the judge who's prosecuting a drug kingpin.
  7. S01E07Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E07Code Name: Desert DragonNovember 6, 1993 7.0At a karate competition, Tommy goes undercover as a coach to protect the son of an influential member of the C-5.
  8. S01E08Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E08Code Name: ArchangelNovember 13, 1993 9.0Mike's former colleague heads security at an exhibition of a Leonardo da Vinci that H.E.A.T. suspects is targeted for theft by a neo-Nazi.
  9. S01E09Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E09Code Name: ArabesqueNovember 20, 1993 7.0Cat infiltrates a drug cartel run by former KGB agents to investigate the disappearance of a UN employee who may have joined the ring.
  10. S01E10Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E10Code Name: Body DoubleNovember 27, 1993 10.0Brett poses as the son of an industrialist to stop a kidnapping ring.
  11. S01E11Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E11Code Name: Perfect SpecimenDecember 4, 1993 10.0Trailing a scientist suspected of developing biological weapons, the team stumbles onto part of his research, a man whose body's being genet
  12. S01E12Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E12Code Name: Easy RidersJanuary 22, 1994 9.0Vacationers assist the H.E.A.T. in an effort to find the doctor who's running a black-market baby ring.
  13. S01E13Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E13Code Name: Rip Van WinkleJanuary 29, 1994 7.0The H.E.A.T. goes undercover at a rest home for former agents to find the one who's leaking information about a spy working in Russia.
  14. S01E14Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E14Code Name: The Stalking HorseFebruary 5, 1994 10.0The H.E.A.T. must identify the person sent to assassinate a Chinese dissident from a group of 146 guests at a resort hotel.
  15. S01E15Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E15Code Name: FrameupFebruary 12, 1994 9.0Mike is framed for murder, kidnapped and held for ransom by a terrorist whose brother he captured and sent to prison.
  16. S01E16Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E16Code Name: GhostsFebruary 19, 1994 7.0A detective and a letter addressed to Ashley from a boyfriend thought to be dead complicate an investigation into an illegal arms ring.
  17. S01E17Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E17Code Name: StrandedFebruary 26, 1994 7.0Stranded on a desert island, Cat, Krissie, Marcos and Tommy encounter a reclusive Vietnam veteran who believes that they are enemy soldiers.
  18. S01E18Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E18Code Name: ShamrockMarch 5, 1994Mike suspects that a high-school buddy, now linked with a terrorist group, may be planning an attack on politicians attending a free-trade c
  19. S01E19Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E19Code Name: Stalemate (1)April 30, 1994 10.0The H.E.A.T. guards a former KGB agent attending a chess match, but the game may be up when the team's nemesis returns to assassinate the Ru
  20. S01E20Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E20Code Name: Stalemate (2)May 7, 1994 7.0Mike and Ashley match wits with Strake, who demands Sokol in return for Krissie.
  21. S01E21Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E21Code Name: Deep SixMay 14, 1994 9.0Cat bristles when the deep-sea diver she and Brett are assigned to protect refuses to allow her on an expedition.
  22. S01E22Acapulco H.E.A.T. S01E22Code Name: AssassinMay 21, 1994 10.0When Mike is shot, Ashley immediately suspects Neil Strake. But there's one problem -- Strake's being held in a high-security facility in Me

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1998–99Aired 8.5Season avg
  1. S02E01Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E01Code Name: The Raven (1)September 23, 1998 9.0The team is restructured and given a tough assignment: find a criminal who stole a warehouse full of art.
  2. S02E02Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E02Code Name: The Raven (2)September 30, 1998 7.0The newly re-formed H.E.A.T. bands together to cage The Raven.
  3. S02E03Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E03Code Name: Spear of DestinyOctober 7, 1998 8.0The H.E.A.T. searches for a religious icon rumored to have mystical powers, which is also being sought by a dangerous extremist group.
  4. S02E04Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E04Code Name: Day of the DeadOctober 14, 1998 9.0The team is hired to recover stolen gold in Puerto Vallarta, and ends up dealing with competing factions who are also looking for it.
  5. S02E05Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E05Code Name: Dream GirlOctober 21, 1998 7.0A young woman asks the team for asylum in exchange for information about a terrorist.
  6. S02E06Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E06Code Name: The Killing ClubOctober 28, 1998 9.0A man asks the team to look for his missing nephew, but Tommy's search on a private island leads to his own kidnapping.
  7. S02E07Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E07Code Name: Mr. ParadiseNovember 4, 1998 8.0A mob boss calls a contract on the people connected with a car accident that killed his son.
  8. S02E08Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E08Season's bestCode Name: The Mouse That SqueakedNovember 11, 1998 10.0A peace activist starting his own republic may be robbing banks to finance his venture.
  9. S02E09Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E09Code Name: Easy GreenNovember 18, 1998 9.0A payment turns out to be in phony money, spurring the gang to take on a counterfeiting ring.
  10. S02E10Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E10Code Name: Dangerous BaitNovember 25, 1998 7.0Cat poses as the wife of a visiting dignitary to prevent a kidnapping.
  11. S02E11Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E11Code Name: Million Dollar ManDecember 2, 1998 8.0A mafioso wants to turn himself in to the authorities and give the reward to his daughter as a wedding present, so he hires the team to prot
  12. S02E12Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E12Code Name: Death of a FriendshipJanuary 23, 1999 9.0The team investigates the car-bombing murder of the president of a Caribbean island.
  13. S02E13Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E13Code Name: Sister SoothsayerJanuary 30, 1999 10.0A psychic hires the team to find her brother, whom she suspects is in El Salvador.
  14. S02E14Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E14Code Name: Hot ChainsFebruary 6, 1999 7.0The sister of a kidnap victim hires the H.E.A.T. team to investigate a possible white-slavery ring.
  15. S02E15Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E15Code Name: Till Death Do Us PartFebruary 13, 1999 7.0A widow needs the team to prove her husband is really dead and not faking it, but their investigation reveals that the man has several other
  16. S02E16Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E16Code Name: CumshawFebruary 20, 1999 10.0The murder of a soldier and a string of arms thefts leads an army colonel to hire the team to secretly investigate the crimes.
  17. S02E17Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E17Code Name: PhantomFebruary 27, 1999 7.0A film director hires the H.E.A.T. team to investigate a series of accidents that occurred on the set.
  18. S02E18Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E18Code Name: Bucket of BloodMarch 6, 1999 10.0Doctors learn that the blood of a wounded criminal could save the lives of sick children, but the man escapes before they can collect it fro
  19. S02E19Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E19Code Name: Cult ZeroMarch 13, 1999 7.0The H.E.A.T. team is asked to provide security for a supposedly peaceable cult, but Johanna is drawn to the organization. Then her companion
  20. S02E20Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E20Code Name: Blood TiesApril 24, 1999 9.0A former H.E.A.T. member enlists Nicole and the team to save his fiancée after she's kidnapped by her own father, a powerful senator opposed
  21. S02E21Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E21Code Name: MatadorMay 1, 1999 9.0Cat urges her cohorts into action after she witnesses the death of a drug dealer and uncovers a mysterious conspiracy of silence on behalf o
  22. S02E22Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E22Code Name: JuiceMay 8, 1999 10.0A female D.E.A. agent helps the team bust a ring of drug smugglers supplying illegal steroids to athletes after Tommy's karate opponent dies
  23. S02E23Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E23Code Name: Lollipop, LollipopMay 15, 1999 8.0The team tries to rescue a millionaire's niece who was abducted by a South American drug czar, but it seems she may not want to be saved.
  24. S02E24Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E24Code Name: The Stolen LegMay 22, 1999 8.0Hired by a tennis star to track down his missing prosthetic limb, the team stumbles upon a counterfeiting ring that needs the contents of th
  25. S02E25Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E25Code Name: Flight 401May 29, 1999 8.0The team springs into action after an embittered ex-CIA operative seizes control of a commercial flight.
  26. S02E26Acapulco H.E.A.T. S02E26Code Name: I RememberJune 5, 1999 10.0In the series finale, through a series of flashbacks and clips, the team members recall their most daring rescues.

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