
Airwolf
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Stringfellow Hawke is a reclusive renegade pilot who's assigned to top-secret missions for the CIA by the mysterious "Archangel". Hawke's weapon of choice is the high-tech battle helicopter of the future, Airwolf. Loaded with cutting-edge surveillance equipment and unbelievable firepower, Airwolf takes Hawke and his friend Dominic around the globe in search of dangerous international spies and criminals.
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- 01
Bite of the JackalAn ambitious executive at the Firm makes a subversive play for Archangel's job. A bomb is planted aboard a vintage helicopter owned by Dominic Santini and he's forced to crash land. When Hawke and Archangel go hunting for Dom, Airwolf is ambushed and shot down. The two must convince a group of locals to help them repair their damaged tail rotor. Complicating matters on Dom's end, he must contend with a stowaway aboard his chopper -- a young girl searching for her dad. - 02
Mind of the MachineDr. Robert Winchester is a brilliant researcher and a former test pilot who helped design Airwolf. Now, he's asking for Hawke's help in test flying a simulator that he's designed to enable the Firm to train future test pilots to fly Airwolf. Reluctantly, Hawke agrees, but determines that the simulator's "feel" is a little off. - 03
The Truth About HollyString and Dom rescue Dom's niece from her abusive boyfriend and return her to the U.S. Unfortunately, the boyfriend hasn't given up on her yet and sends his goons in search of her. Caitlin O'Shaughnessy re-enters the picture, asking Dom for a job at his hangar. Meanwhile, while trying to assimilate to life in the U.S., Holly begins hanging out on a movie set with String and Dom.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
Shadow of the Hawke: Part 1January 22, 1984While demonstrating the capabilities of the new prototype supercopter codenamed 'Airwolf', Dr. Charles Moffet goes rogue, steals the chopper - S01E02
Shadow of the Hawke: Part 2January 22, 1984Hawke and his pal Santini head to Libya to recover Airwolf from it's diabolical creator, but Dr. Moffet turns up the heat by destroying a U. - S01E03
Daddy's Gone a Hunt'nJanuary 28, 1984Hawke and Dom must stop a suspected traitor from turning an advanced military fighter over to the Russians in exchange for his son who was b - S01E04
Season's bestBite of the JackalFebruary 4, 1984An ambitious executive at the Firm makes a subversive play for Archangel's job. A bomb is planted aboard a vintage helicopter owned by Domin - S01E05
Proof Through the NightFebruary 11, 1984A Russian mole discovers that scientists in the U.S.S.R. have developed a lethal serum that instantly kills anyone exposed to it. He steals - S01E06
One Way ExpressFebruary 18, 1984A movie producer hires Santini Air for a dangerous stunt involving the landing of a helicopter onto the roof of a moving semi. Dom and Strin - S01E07
Echoes from the PastMarch 3, 1984Hawke meets a mercenary who claims to have information regarding his missing brother. When they part company, Hawke loses consciousness in h - S01E08
Fight Like a DoveMarch 10, 1984An Israeli war crimes hunter is killed by a suspected Nazi named Hans Daubert in France. His daughter vows revenge and seeks the help of Str - S01E09
Mad Over MiamiMarch 24, 1984Santini makes an unauthorized flight to Cuba in order to rescue two political prisoners who are being ransomed for $2 million. However, whil - S01E10
And They are UsMarch 31, 1984North and South Limbawe are in conflict over oil and a despotic General plans to overthrow his own government in South Limbawe and attacks h - S01E11
Mind of the MachineApril 7, 1984Dr. Robert Winchester is a brilliant researcher and a former test pilot who helped design Airwolf. Now, he's asking for Hawke's help in test - S01E12
To Snare a WolfApril 14, 1984Archangel warns String about a zealous government bureaucrat named D.G. Bogard who will stop at nothing until he finds Airwolf. Dom and Hawk
Season02
- S02E01
Sweet BritchesSeptember 22, 1984String and Dom investigate a small town where a friend of theirs has disappeared. What they discover there is a little fiefdom controlled by - S02E02
FirestormSeptember 29, 1984When Eddie, a chronically drunk friend of Dom's, spouts off about UFO-type lights he's been seeing near his desert trailer, everyone writes - S02E03
Moffett's GhostOctober 6, 1984The Firm asks String to covertly shuttle a renowned researcher and diplomat, Dr. Roger Burton, to Russia for a secret meeting since Airwolf - S02E04
Season's bestThe Truth About HollyOctober 13, 1984String and Dom rescue Dom's niece from her abusive boyfriend and return her to the U.S. Unfortunately, the boyfriend hasn't given up on her - S02E05
The HuntedOctober 20, 1984A rich corporate industrialist, Carter Anderson III, hires Santini and Hawke to ensure his safe transportation needs when it becomes evident - S02E06
Sins of the PastOctober 27, 1984Dom and String return to Dom's birthplace when Dom learns that his daughter has died of a drug overdose. After attending the funeral, they r - S02E07
Fallen AngelNovember 3, 1984Marella unofficially asks String and Dom to attempt a rescue mission when Archangel is captured by rival agents and his wing of the Firm is - S02E08
HX 1November 10, 1984A helicopter prototype that may rival Airwolf is stolen. String thinks his brother St. John is involved. - S02E09
Flight #093 is MissingNovember 17, 1984Caitlin plans to fly home to attend her sister's wedding but her plane is hijacked and crashed into the sea and a ransom demand is issued to - S02E10
Once a HeroNovember 24, 1984String learns that Saint John may be held captive in a POW camp in Laos. Together with Dom, he recruits a couple of Vietnam veterans, one a - S02E11
Random TargetDecember 8, 1984When String and Dom agree to shoot some incidental film footage for a friendly rival, they accidentally stumble across a reputed mobster hid - S02E12
CondemnedJanuary 5, 1985String and Caitlin travel to a deserted island where a cure is being researched for a biological plague that was developed in Afghanistan. U - S02E13
The American DreamJanuary 12, 1985A former Vietnamese warlord, Tranh Van Zung (James Shigeta), terrorizes a small community of Southeast Asian immigrants by requiring them to - S02E14
Inn at the End of the RoadJanuary 26, 1985A group of terrorists steals a prototype in-flight computer that can turn any commercial aircraft into a fighting unit. While escaping, one - S02E15
Santini's MillionsFebruary 2, 1985Dom uses Airwolf to transport a heart to Chicago and responds to a mayday along the way for a downed private plane. The plane belongs to bil - S02E16
Prisoner of YesterdayFebruary 9, 1985A revolutionary breaks her father, former dictator Marios Guzman, out of a military prison. Because her father received no medical treatment - S02E17
Natural BornFebruary 23, 1985A young hotshot helicopter pilot named Kevin takes a job sweeping the hanger at Santini Air after his guardian uncle is killed by some past - S02E18
Out of the SkyMarch 2, 1985String and Dom are hired to fly a helicopter rigged with a prop spaceship during a live concert performance by singing sensation Roxy Marvel - S02E19
DambreakersMarch 16, 1985A European terrorist cell takes refuge in a spiritualist community in the U.S. that shuns all exposure to technology. Using the community as - S02E20
Severance PayMarch 23, 1985A mole at the Firm has leaked classified information and a senior analyst is suspected after his best friend and colleague dies from a stres - S02E21
EruptionApril 6, 1985String and Dom find themselves at odds with a mining community's leadership after they are forced to land during the eruption of a once dorm - S02E22
Short Walk to FreedomApril 13, 1985Caitlyn and a group of kids are captured by a guerrilla leader while they're on a trip to South America to visit ancient ruins.
Season03
- S03E01
The Horn of PlentySeptember 28, 1985Hawke is kidnapped and brainwashed by John Bradfrod Horn, an evil tycoon; and its up to Cait to rescue Hawke, Dom, and Airwolf from his clut - S03E02
Airwolf IIOctober 5, 1985An arrogant pilot designs a newer version of Airwolf and plans to engage Hawke in an air-to-air duel to determine which of the two is the be - S03E03
Season's bestAnd a Child Shall LeadOctober 12, 1985Leading aircraft designer, Robert Phelps, is abducted by foreign agents to the horror of his mentally challenged son, Bobby. Hawke decides t - S03E04
Fortune TellerOctober 19, 1985Archangel is held captive by a powerful arms dealer who needs information to complete the work on a highly advanced maneuvering system for f - S03E05
CrossoverOctober 26, 1985Hawke must pick up the Janic's alone, and without Airwolf when they're ambushed. Dom and Kaitlen use Airwolf to save the laser secrets. - S03E06
Kingdom ComeNovember 2, 1985When some thermonuclear detonators are stolen. Hawke tried to find them with Airwolf's thermal sensors. But the man who stole them plans to - S03E07
EaglesNovember 9, 1985Hawke falls for a airplane racer in danger. - S03E08
Annie OakleyNovember 16, 1985When a weapon built by the Firm is stolen. One of the men who stole it, thinking the man who hired him is shortchanging him calls the Firm a - S03E09
JennieNovember 23, 1985Hawke helps a woman rescue child refugees from a mad scientist's unmanned tanks. - S03E10
The Deadly CircleNovember 30, 1985When the families of all his Vietnam flight crew are kidnapped (including Dom and Cait); Hawke must follow the clues, and a mysterious frien - S03E11
Where Have All the Children Gone?December 14, 1985Hawke goes to deliver a congressional medal of Honor to a brother of one of his friends, but there's only children around and no adults. - S03E12
Half-PintDecember 21, 1985Hawke finds that his brother was, in fact, killed in Vietnam, and meets his nephew. - S03E13
WildfireJanuary 11, 1986—With the crew earning some down time, and Airwolf some much-needed repair time, Dom takes a trip to help out an old war buddy. But he soon f - S03E14
DiscoveryJanuary 18, 1986—Mysterious evil tycoon John Bradford Horn returns to steal Airwolf after a botched murder, and a chance encounter, reveals the location of t - S03E15
Day of JeopardyJanuary 25, 1986—Hawke must save an old girlfriend from evil government agents. - S03E16
Little WolfFebruary 1, 1986—While visiting Hawke's old Vietnam buddy Greg Stewart, Dominic & Hawke become unwitting pawns in a potentially deadly custody battle bet - S03E17
Desperate MondayFebruary 8, 1986—During Caitlin's sorority reunion things go bad when a kidnapping is attempted. - S03E18
Hawke's RunFebruary 15, 1986—While visiting a friend, Hawke excuses himself to get a cup of coffee. In his absence, his friend and the secretary are executed mob style. - S03E19
Break-In at Santa PaulaFebruary 22, 1986—Hawke, Dominic and Caitlin are asked to help to break an innocent man out of prison, during wish Hawke gets captured in the process. - S03E20
The Girl Who Fell from the SkyMarch 15, 1986—While fishing, Hawke witnesses a woman who is dropped from a helicopter into a lake. Hawke rescues her, but the two men responsible are hot - S03E21
TracksMarch 22, 1986—Hawke agrees to help paraplegics scale Sunusito mountain when a survivalist (the "Catman") decides to attack the hikers to protect his feral - S03E22
Birds of ParadiseMarch 29, 1986—Hawke agrees to help his nephew with a missing-person case, which quickly leads to a dangerous drug-smuggling ring.
Season04
- S04E01
BlackjackJanuary 23, 1987—Dom is killed in a helicopter accident that also severely injures String. Dom's niece, Jo, inherits and takes charge of Santini Air. The Com - S04E02
EscapeJanuary 30, 1987—After being captured and sentenced to die, Jo's only hope for survival lies with a Soviet defector. - S04E03
A Town for HireFebruary 6, 1987—St. John is following Jo in a bi-plane as she tries out a new navigation device in a helicopter over an area of wilderness, when her helicop - S04E04
SalvageFebruary 13, 1987—A former female employee of the Company, who has suffered mental trauma after a Company mission went wrong, insists that she is seeing stran - S04E05
WindowsFebruary 20, 1987—St. John and crew are under a deadline to recover a piece of stolen satellite hardware which is needed for an upcoming space shuttle flight. - S04E06
A Piece of CakeFebruary 27, 1987—The grandfather of one of four juvenile delinquents Jo and Mike have taken camping plans on killing the rest of the camping party in order t - S04E07
DeathtrainMarch 6, 1987—Locke does not get along with the Russian agent he has been assigned to work with to guard a train full of nerve gas that is to be destroyed - S04E08
Code of SilenceMarch 13, 1987—St. John and Locke uncover a military cover-up when they represent opposite sides at a court martial. - S04E09
Stavograd: Part 1March 20, 1987—The Russians reluctantly agree to allow the Airwolf team help them contain a nuclear power plant that has had a meltdown. - S04E10
Stavograd: Part 2March 27, 1987—The Russians reluctantly agree to allow the Airwolf team help them contain a nuclear power plant that has had a meltdown. - S04E11
Mime TroupeApril 3, 1987—The Airwolf team is assigned to guard the daughter of an Interpol agent who is marked for death by terrorists. - S04E12
X-VirusApril 10, 1987—The Airwolf team tracks down the source of a genetically engineered virus that has claimed the life of one of St. John's friends. - S04E13
Rogue WarriorApril 24, 1987—A security leak is blamed on Locke when his behavior changes as a result of seeing a friend killed on a mission behind the Iron Curtain. - S04E14
Ground ZeroMay 1, 1987—A Japanese Kamikaze pilot who survived being shot down by St. John's father during WWII plans on restoring his honor by killing St. John and - S04E15
Flowers of the MountainMay 8, 1987—A jet manufacturer sabotages his own plane that St. John is test piloting rather than let St. John reveal its inferior construction. - S04E16
The KeyMay 15, 1987—The Airwolf team is sent in to stop a group that has taken control of ten Soviet and ten American nuclear missile silos and threatens to set - S04E17
On the DoubleMay 22, 1987—Mike and the wife of an East German double agent! pilot he had been impersonating are kidnapped at an air show in Paris. - S04E18
Storm WarningMay 29, 1987—A banana republic dictator takes St. John and the family of one of St. John's friends- who had discovered that the dictator was skimming Ame - S04E19
The Golden OneJuly 3, 1987—Jo is lured to Afghanistan by an old boyfriend who has sold her as a bride to a rebel leader. - S04E20
The Puppet MasterJuly 10, 1987—Locke's girlfriend is given a behavior implant module which forces her to turn Locke over to a lady scientist who uses the same procedure on - S04E21
MaldukeJuly 17, 1987—The Airwolf team is sent to stop a man who has hijacked a Japanese freighter carrying nuclear waste. The man plans to blackmail the nations - S04E22
Poppy ChainJuly 24, 1987—The Airwolf team travels around the world as they put an opium ring run by St. John's former commander out of business. - S04E23
Flying HomeJuly 31, 1987—Jo's ailing father aids the Airwolf team in recovering radioactive material stolen by a group of Neo-Nazi 5. - S04E24
Welcome to ParadiseAugust 7, 1987John comes to the aid of an old flame whose husband was killed by drug dealers.
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