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V.I.P.

TV·1998–2002·4 seasons, 88 episodes·Syndication·Comedy, Action, Crime·1h·6.7·Created by J.F. Lawton

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A campy syndicated series about Vallery Irons, a girl working at a hot-dog stand who accidentally saves a celebrity and is mistaken for a bodyguard. She and a team of beautiful bodyguards form a bodyguard agency called V.I.P. which stands for Vallery Irons Protection. When Vallery Irons first comes to California, she has no idea that her big break will come from a date with a famous action star. While attending a Hollywood premiere, a crazed fan pulls a gun - but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery who becomes the hero. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of action and danger as owner of a Hollywood protection agency (V.I.P. or Vallery Irons Protection), taking the risks to protect others at a price few are willing to pay.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01V.I.P. S01E05Scents and SensibilityS01E05 · 5.5A laboratory hires the agency to protect a scientist who has invented an aphrodisiac.
  2. 02V.I.P. S01E01Beats Working at a Hot Dog StandS01E01 · 5.0Vallery Irons, a woman who accidentally saves a celebrity, is then hired to be a real life bodyguard with an agency who solves cases.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1998–99Aired 5.3Season avg
  1. S01E01V.I.P. S01E01Beats Working at a Hot Dog StandSeptember 26, 1998 5.0Vallery Irons, a woman who accidentally saves a celebrity, is then hired to be a real life bodyguard with an agency who solves cases.
  2. S01E02V.I.P. S01E02What to Do with Vallery When You're DeadOctober 3, 1998Vallery and the agency are hired by an Internet author who fears his tell-all book will put his life in jeopardy.
  3. S01E03V.I.P. S01E03Bloody Val-entineOctober 10, 1998A world-famous assassin, who just happens to be Tasha's ex-husband, is hired to kill a paparazzo under Vallery's protection.
  4. S01E04V.I.P. S01E04One Wedding and Val's FuneralOctober 17, 1998The agency is hired to protect a young prince who is plotting to overthrow his country's king.
  5. S01E05V.I.P. S01E05Scents and SensibilityOctober 24, 1998 5.5A laboratory hires the agency to protect a scientist who has invented an aphrodisiac.
  6. S01E06V.I.P. S01E06Diamonds Are a Val's Best FriendOctober 31, 1998An 80-carat diamond is stolen while under the protection of V.I.P.
  7. S01E07V.I.P. S01E07Deconstructing PeriNovember 7, 1998Vallery Irons Protection is hired to guard an actress whose tell-all memoirs pose a threat to some people in Washington, D.C.
  8. S01E08V.I.P. S01E08Val Got GameNovember 14, 1998V.I.P. is hired to protect a professional basketball player from an unscrupulous sports agent.
  9. S01E09V.I.P. S01E09Vallery of the DollsNovember 21, 1998V.I.P. must keep centerfold models from disappearing by placing them in its protection.
  10. S01E10V.I.P. S01E10Midnight in the Garden of Ronnie BeemanJanuary 16, 1999Vallery and company are hired to protect a controversial TV talk show host.
  11. S01E11V.I.P. S01E11Good Val HuntingJanuary 23, 1999A wealthy businessman puts out a $10 million bounty on his own life and V.I.P. must protect him.
  12. S01E12V.I.P. S01E12Escape from Val-catrazJanuary 30, 1999A convict will turn over a robbery cache in exchange for being able to attend his daughter's wedding.
  13. S01E13V.I.P. S01E13The Last Temptation of ValFebruary 6, 1999An action star from Hong Kong arrives in Los Angeles to clear his name after the death of his friend.
  14. S01E14V.I.P. S01E14Val Under Siege with a VengeanceFebruary 13, 1999The V.I.P. team is held hostage by kidnappers and it's up to Val to track down the real targets and save her friends.
  15. S01E15V.I.P. S01E15Val on the RunFebruary 20, 1999Val is hired to protect a movie producer who's the government's key witness in a video piracy case.
  16. S01E16V.I.P. S01E16ThunderValFebruary 27, 1999Vallery's former rival, an imprisoned chemist, insists V.I.P. protect her in exchange for helping the National Security Agency.
  17. S01E17V.I.P. S01E17The Quiet BrawlerMarch 6, 1999Val offers protection to a man attempting to clean up his neighbourhood.
  18. S01E18V.I.P. S01E18K-ValMarch 12, 1999The team tries to help a radio psychologist who is receiving threatening phone calls.
  19. S01E19V.I.P. S01E19Mudslide ValMay 1, 1999Val's attractive client is a former government agent targeted for vengeance by a drug dealer.
  20. S01E20V.I.P. S01E20Raging ValMay 8, 1999A plot by the Russian mob to control boxing draws in V.I.P. and brings Quick's past to light.
  21. S01E21V.I.P. S01E21Three Days to a KillMay 15, 1999Kay is mistaken for a contract killer hired to murder a former love interest.
  22. S01E22V.I.P. S01E22Val the Hard WayMay 22, 1999Val and the gang pose as out-of-town thieves brought to Las Vegas to steal a cache of platinum.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes1999–00AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01V.I.P. S02E01Return of the OwlSeptember 25, 1999Tasha learns of a posthypnotic suggestion that could turn her into an unwilling assassin.
  2. S02E02V.I.P. S02E02Big Top ValOctober 2, 1999Nikki guards the daughter of a well-known billionaire and spots some mobsters who were supposedly assassinated years before.
  3. S02E03V.I.P. S02E03Ransom of Red ValOctober 9, 1999Val is kidnapped while trying to protect a temperamental rock star.
  4. S02E04V.I.P. S02E04Dr. StrangeValOctober 16, 1999Maxine's latest invention is switched with a nuclear device intended to destroy Los Angeles.
  5. S02E05V.I.P. S02E05The Quick and the DeadOctober 23, 1999An imposter, who is making life impossible for Quick, tries to steal jewelry from a client.
  6. S02E06V.I.P. S02E06Valma and LouiseOctober 30, 1999Val and Tasha take a road trip and encounter a gang of dangerous bank robbers.
  7. S02E07V.I.P. S02E07Stop or Val's Mom Will ShootNovember 6, 1999Thieves go after Val's mom in an attempt to steal a valuable computer program.
  8. S02E08V.I.P. S02E08Val Goes to TownNovember 13, 1999A ruthless mobster and a corrupt city council member threaten Los Angeles with biological weapons.
  9. S02E09V.I.P. S02E09Mao Better BluesNovember 20, 1999Val and the group are caught in a battle to gain control of an ancient Chinese artifact.
  10. S02E10V.I.P. S02E10Why Too Kay?November 27, 1999Val and company must prevent a band of terrorists from creating global chaos on the eve of the millennium.
  11. S02E11V.I.P. S02E11Dangerous BeautyJanuary 22, 2000Val uncovers a ring selling art treasures looted during World War II.
  12. S02E12V.I.P. S02E12Analyse ValJanuary 29, 2000Conflicts arise within V.I.P. during an assignment to protect the vice president's analyst.
  13. S02E13V.I.P. S02E13All You Need is ValFebruary 5, 2000V.I.P. is at odds over Val's charity work for an animal rights group.
  14. S02E14V.I.P. S02E14New Val'd OrderFebruary 12, 2000Val uncovers a ruthless female soldier's plans to forcibly recruit a team of mercenaries.
  15. S02E15V.I.P. S02E15Vallery's SecretFebruary 19, 2000A fashion designer's petty extortion scheme turns deadly.
  16. S02E16V.I.P. S02E16Hard Val's NightFebruary 26, 2000Alternative music group Lit needs protection from thieves who are after a lucky belt buckle.
  17. S02E17V.I.P. S02E17Third Eye BlondApril 1, 2000Val must protect a famous psychic who is a witness in a murder investigation.
  18. S02E18V.I.P. S02E18Val's on FirstApril 8, 2000The team is hired to protect a promiscuous baseball player from his many enemies.
  19. S02E19V.I.P. S02E19Val Point BlankApril 29, 2000While at her class reunion, Val must deal with thieves who take everyone hostage.
  20. S02E20V.I.P. S02E20Franco in LoveMay 6, 2000Nikki falls into the family business after the mob tries to kill her grandfather.
  21. S02E21V.I.P. S02E21Lights, Camera, ValMay 13, 2000The team decides to protect a Hollywood director from some less-than-satisfied investors.
  22. S02E22V.I.P. S02E22Ride of the ValkyriesMay 20, 2000Val reunites with her estranged father after a spy mission goes awry.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0322Episodes2000–01AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01V.I.P. S03E01Survi-ValOctober 7, 2000A series of mysterious deaths forces the producers of a survival game show to send V.I.P. along for protection.
  2. S03E02V.I.P. S03E02Loh-Down Dirty ShameOctober 14, 2000Johnny falls in love with his mentor, who has questionable plans for Val and an ancient Chinese artifact.
  3. S03E03V.I.P. S03E03For Val's Eyes OnlyOctober 21, 2000Nikki becomes involved in a robbery case that has a profound impact on her personal life.
  4. S03E04V.I.P. S03E04V.I.P., R.I.P.October 28, 2000While Val and Tasha are on a top-secret spy mission, the V.I.P. team discovers that a death is anything but accidental.
  5. S03E05V.I.P. S03E05Throw Val from the TrainNovember 4, 2000Val is on board a train with a murderer who was recently executed.
  6. S03E06V.I.P. S03E06Run, Val, RunNovember 11, 2000An Internet billionaire fools the team into helping him kidnap a rival computer programmer.
  7. S03E07V.I.P. S03E07Magnificent ValNovember 18, 2000Val trains to become a samurai warrior to defend a shop owner against Japanese mobsters.
  8. S03E08V.I.P. S03E08ExValiburNovember 25, 2000A billionaire's daughter is kidnapped by a "medieval" motorcycle gang.
  9. S03E09V.I.P. S03E09Get ValleryJanuary 13, 2001A former TV star tries to use the team as a way to revive her ailing career and manages to put everyone in danger.
  10. S03E10V.I.P. S03E10BodyguardsJanuary 20, 2001Maxine gets kidnapped after a corrupt federal judge attempts to avoid prosecution for a crime.
  11. S03E11V.I.P. S03E11Val in SpaceJanuary 27, 2001Val and company are hired to protect a heroic astronaut who harbors a secret that could cost him his life.
  12. S03E12V.I.P. S03E12Val SquaredFebruary 3, 2001An old nemesis enlists a Vallery look-alike in an effort to steal an oil-eating bacteria that could be converted into a deadly bioweapon.
  13. S03E13V.I.P. S03E13Val on FireFebruary 10, 2001An old Army buddy seeks Quick's help and draws V.I.P. into a dangerous "reality TV" fighting arena.
  14. S03E14V.I.P. S03E14A.I. HighriseFebruary 17, 2001Val must battle a computer while the rest of the company uncovers a link between two football players and smugglers.
  15. S03E15V.I.P. S03E15Val in CarnationFebruary 24, 2001A flashback indicates that Maxine was murdered by a legendary movie producer in a past life.
  16. S03E16V.I.P. S03E16GoodfidellasApril 7, 2001A Fidel Castro look-alike befriends Quick and is the subject of an assassin's surveillance.
  17. S03E17V.I.P. S03E17Amazon ValApril 14, 2001V.I.P. must protect a man whose life in the Brazilian rain forest has endowed his blood with remarkable healing powers.
  18. S03E18V.I.P. S03E18Val Under CoversApril 21, 2001The team is hired to protect a corporate whistleblower and Val falls in love with the possible hit man who is after the client.
  19. S03E19V.I.P. S03E19Aqua ValvaApril 28, 2001Nikki's offer to help her grandfather's boat-racing team lands V.I.P. in the middle of a plot to sell a downed Chinese spy satellite.
  20. S03E20V.I.P. S03E20Molar Ice CapMay 5, 2001A drug lord tries to avoid a stretch in a Bolivian prison by hiring one of Tasha's ex-husbands to kill her.
  21. S03E21V.I.P. S03E21It's Val's Wonderful LifeMay 12, 2001A fiery explosion aboard a boat leads everyone to suspect that Val has been killed.
  22. S03E22V.I.P. S03E22Val's Big BangMay 19, 2001An American archaeologist runs afoul of a rogue Ukrainian general's efforts to find a Nazi secret weapon.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0422Episodes2001–02AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01V.I.P. S04E0121 Val StreetSeptember 22, 2001V.I.P. goes under cover at a local college to help break up an elusive mobster's bookmaking operation.
  2. S04E02V.I.P. S04E02Chasing AnnaSeptember 29, 2001Johnny and Quick discover they are both guarding and dating a woman who is the heir to an assassinated king.
  3. S04E03V.I.P. S04E03Holy ValOctober 6, 2001An assignment to guard a priceless spiritual artifact uncovers a rift within the cult and a famous jewel thief's plan to steal it.
  4. S04E04V.I.P. S04E04Millennium ManOctober 13, 2001V.I.P. suspects the head of a rival bodyguard firm of using a powerful herbal potion to create an army of supermen.
  5. S04E05V.I.P. S04E05South by SouthwestOctober 20, 2001Wrestler-turned-actor Tyler Mane's life is in danger when a militia leader mistakes him for a federal agent.
  6. S04E06V.I.P. S04E06Valzheimer'sOctober 27, 2001A man left with amnesia after a beating comes to Val for help not knowing he has the key to a case of sabotage.
  7. S04E07V.I.P. S04E07The Uncle from V.A.L.November 3, 2001Val's Uncle Ned gets caught in a scheme to sell land that belongs to Canadian Inuits.
  8. S04E08V.I.P. S04E08Pen Pal ValNovember 10, 2001Val faces off with a crooked DA looking to salvage his reputation by sending an innocent man back to prison.
  9. S04E09V.I.P. S04E09Kayus Ex MachinaNovember 17, 2001Kay's investment in a small technology startup nets her huge profits and lots of trouble when it turns out to be run by a rogue CIA agent.
  10. S04E10V.I.P. S04E10Crouching Tiger, Hidden ValNovember 24, 2001An old nemesis, a Hong Kong gangster on the trail of his missing daughter, mars Johnny's return to action films.
  11. S04E11V.I.P. S04E11Saving Private IronsJanuary 19, 2002A Marine Corps drill instructor enlists VIP to track down some bad seeds in a squad.
  12. S04E12V.I.P. S04E12Diagnosis ValJanuary 26, 2002Val and company investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a hospital, leading them to a vengeful doctor.
  13. S04E13V.I.P. S04E13Val CubedFebruary 2, 2002Val's evil twin escapes from prison and sets out to get revenge when she hijacks a deadly chemical weapon.
  14. S04E14V.I.P. S04E14The K-FilesFebruary 9, 2002On the eve of an important international summit meeting, Val is convinced that aliens abducted Kay.
  15. S04E15V.I.P. S04E1548 1/2 HoursFebruary 16, 2002An ex-con tries using a chance to help V.I.P. on the outside to catch a notorious jewel thief.
  16. S04E16V.I.P. S04E16Dude, Where's My Party?February 23, 2002Val and Maxine agree to help test security at a new FBI facility, unaware they are being used to trap terrorists.
  17. S04E17V.I.P. S04E17Kiss the ValApril 13, 2002Nikki sets out to keep her father's killer from bringing down the space shuttle in a fiery crash.
  18. S04E18V.I.P. S04E18Miss Con-Jeanie-AlityApril 20, 2002After a stagehand dies under suspicious circumstances, beauty pageant organizers hire VIP to provide security.
  19. S04E19V.I.P. S04E19Sunshine GirlsApril 27, 2002While protecting a key witness in a hit man's trial, Val and Tasha awake to find they have been asleep for 40 years.
  20. S04E20V.I.P. S04E20True Val StoryMay 4, 2002A film crew follows V.I.P. in hope of capturing some action, but a career criminal looks to distract it long enough to recover stolen bonds.
  21. S04E21V.I.P. S04E21Val Who Cried WolfMay 11, 2002A successful comic's old college roommate claims to be the source of his popular character and sets out to be repaid.
  22. S04E22V.I.P. S04E22Valley WonkaMay 18, 2002V.I.P. is hired to protect a family business's formula for chocolate.

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