Viper
Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.
Seasons
1. Pilot
Air Date: 1994-01-02
City Commissioner Strand 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 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.
2. Once a Thief ...
Air Date: 1994-01-07
Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.
3. Ghosts
Air Date: 1994-01-14
Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.
4. Safe as Houses
Air Date: 1994-01-21
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'.
5. Firehawk
Air Date: 1994-01-28
As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.
6. Mind Games
Air Date: 1994-02-11
After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.
7. The Face
Air Date: 1994-02-18
"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.
8. Wheels of Fire
Air Date: 1994-02-25
Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.
9. Past Tense
Air Date: 1994-03-04
The Viper team must crack a ring that abducts youths and molds them into specialized criminals. Meanwhile, Joe encounters a special someone from his past.
10. Scoop
Air Date: 1994-03-11
Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.
11. Thief of Hearts
Air Date: 1994-03-18
An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.
12. Crown of Thorns
Air Date: 1994-04-01
A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.
1. Winner Take All
Air Date: 1996-09-27
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.
2. MIG-89
Air Date: 1996-10-05
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.
3. Condor
Air Date: 1996-10-12
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.
4. Talk is Cheap
Air Date: 1996-10-19
A talk-show host is targeted by a killer who has a unique way of getting rid of the bodies of his victims.
5. Diamond in the Rough
Air Date: 1996-10-26
A disgruntled former security officer decides to become a jewel thief.
6. Standoff
Air Date: 1996-11-02
Thieves after a new weapon have the Viper team trapped in an abandoned refinery.
7. White Fire
Air Date: 1996-11-09
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.
8. Die Laughing
Air Date: 1996-11-16
It's no joke when the Viper team's assigned to protect a comedienne and her son, who's witnessed the murder of an undercover FBI agent.
9. On a Roll
Air Date: 1996-11-23
The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.
10. Street Pirates
Air Date: 1996-11-30
A band of weapons thieves plans to take the Defender next.
11. Breakdown on Thunder Road
Air Date: 1997-01-11
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.
12. Manhunt
Air Date: 1997-01-18
A scientist's invention saves his life but turns him into a killer cyborg.
13. Turf Wars
Air Date: 1997-02-01
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.
14. Forget-me-Not
Air Date: 1997-02-08
A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
15. Wheelman
Air Date: 1997-02-15
An escaped con looking for revenge happens to be Cole's former mentor.
16. Shutdown
Air Date: 1997-02-22
The city is terrorized by a criminal who is driving around in a clever imitation of the Viper.
17. Echo of Murder
Air Date: 1997-03-01
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.
18. Thieves Like Us
Air Date: 1997-03-22
The Viper team is accused of treason after their new boss tells them to steal a weapon that creates spontaneous human combustion.
19. Cold Storage
Air Date: 1997-04-26
A charismatic mass-murderer in cryogenic suspension manages to escape to rejoin his followers.
20. Whistle Blower
Air Date: 1997-05-03
An autistic man is the only witness to the murder of his brother.
21. Black Box
Air Date: 1997-05-10
A murdered software designer leaves artificial intelligence to his girlfriend.
22. The List
Air Date: 1997-05-17
Westlake witnesses Cole's death, only to learn that he's alive and well---and working as an informant for a powerful crime family.
1. Triple Cross
Air Date: 1997-09-23
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.
2. Cat and Mouse
Air Date: 1997-09-30
Westlake kills the lover of a professional assassin during a prison break, and soon finds herself targeted for revenge.
3. The Best Couple
Air Date: 1997-10-07
A simple background check on Westlake's friend's new husband turns up information suggesting that the groom may not be what he seems.
4. Hidden Agenda
Air Date: 1997-10-14
An arson killing rings a bell for Cole, who investigated similar cases years ago and suspects they're related. His only lead is a mysterious woman who was on the scene.
5. Out from Oblivion
Air Date: 1997-10-21
When Cole discovers an old CIA buddy living on the streets, he's again led into a world of espionage and intrigue.
6. Storm Watch
Air Date: 1997-10-28
A fully equipped motorcycle and rider threaten the future of the team.
7. Cold Warriors
Air Date: 1997-11-04
Westlake's mother is captivated by a secret agent.
8. First Mob Wives' Club
Air Date: 1997-11-11
Cole goes under cover at a health club frequented by the beautiful wives of gangsters in order to solve the murder of one woman's husband.
9. Getting MADD
Air Date: 1997-11-18
Cole's niece must live with the consequences of a fatal drunken driving accident; Frankie, Catlett and Cole uncover a drug ring at a local club.
10. Wilderness Run
Air Date: 1997-11-25
Cameron Westlake, a police officer, volunteers to spend a week helping her friend Elise Grayhawk, who run Camp Sasamat, a retreat for over worked executives. Hanley (Michael Mahonen) and his friend, Mike, plot to kidnap his former boss, Iris Bentine, and hold her for five million dollars ransom. Hanley had been a janitor at her corporation, but was fired and is very bitter about it. He plots revenge... Iris, and her assistant, Julie Stone, have come for a week long retreat in the wilderness. Here they are supposed to spend time in the woods, enjoying nature and learn team work skills as a ""get back to nature, and find your true self..."" experience; but, Iris is work driven and can not relax . She is annoyed that Julie talked her into taking time off from work. Hanley stops a pair of forest rangers, kills them and steals their uniforms. Then he and his Mike, pretending to be Rangers Crawford and Barnes, proceed to the woods to find and kidnap his former boss, Iris Bentine! Cole a
11. Breakout
Air Date: 1998-01-06
Cole and Westlake desperately search for an escaped convict who is carrying a deadly virus.
12. The Getaway
Air Date: 1998-01-27
A crime lord's murder threatens to reveal government corruption.
13. What Makes Sammy Chun
Air Date: 1998-02-03
An ex-con turned tabloid news reporter gets mixed up in Cole's investigation of an arms dealer.
14. Paper Trail
Air Date: 1998-02-10
Cole's girlfriend becomes a prime suspect in a million-dollar robbery.
15. Regarding Catlett
Air Date: 1998-02-17
After an attempt on Catlett's life, Cole and Frankie must find the insider responsible.
16. Trust No One
Air Date: 1998-02-24
Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.
17. Double Team
Air Date: 1998-03-03
Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.
18. Hot Potato
Air Date: 1998-03-17
A computer disk becomes the key to catching a corrupt federal marshal.
19. Homecoming
Air Date: 1998-04-21
Cole returns to his hometown to help his father solve a mystery when the local police chief dies.
20. Old Acquaintance
Air Date: 1998-04-28
Westlake must protect her photojournalist ex-husband from sudden attempts on his life.
21. Internal Affair
Air Date: 1998-05-05
After an undercover assignment goes awry, Westlake is abducted by mercenaries bent on detonating a bomb -- with her help.
22. About Face
Air Date: 1998-05-12
Notorious criminal Giles Seton masterminds a plot to create a Cole look-alike to steal the Defender.
1. The Return
Air Date: 1998-09-22
Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.
2. Once a Con
Air Date: 1998-09-29
A small-time con artist helps Astor and Westlake catch a money launderer in an elaborate sting operation.
3. Wisegal
Air Date: 1998-10-06
Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.
4. Holy Matrimony
Air Date: 1998-10-13
Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.
5. Wanted: Fred or Alive
Air Date: 1998-10-20
Astor and Westlake encounter a ruthless bounty hunter while trying to exonerate a man accused of murder.
6. The Full Frankie
Air Date: 1998-10-27
Frankie bares all to uncover a blackmail-murder plot at a local strip club for women.
7. Honest Abe
Air Date: 1998-11-03
A former Israeli spy's new life is threatened when arms dealers kidnap his wife.
8. Aftermath
Air Date: 1998-11-10
An apparent terrorist bombing camouflages an elaborate plot for an heir to claim her father's million-dollar pension.
9. Family Matters
Air Date: 1998-11-17
Astor and Westlake try to locate a stolen cache of diamonds before some dangerous criminals take possession of them.
10. The Really Real Re-Enactment
Air Date: 1998-12-08
While staking out robbery suspects, Westlake finds out Astor isn't the man she thought he was.
11. Best Seller
Air Date: 1999-01-05
After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.
12. Seminar from Hell
Air Date: 1999-02-06
One of Westlake's old enemies resurfaces to exact revenge after escaping from prison.
13. People Like Us
Air Date: 1999-02-13
Astor and Westlake go under cover as a married couple to expose a ring of diamond thieves.
14. My Fair Hoodlums
Air Date: 1999-02-20
Astor and Westlake try to stop a man who's plotting to kill his ex-wife for her jewel necklace.
15. Safe House
Air Date: 1999-02-27
After desperate bank robbers take Astor hostage, Frankie and Catlett try to track him down.
16. Tiny Bubbles
Air Date: 1999-03-20
Astor and Westlake must unravel a conspiracy after the secret formula is stolen from a soda company and its owner is murdered.
17. Of Course, It's a Miracle
Air Date: 1999-03-27
Frankie befriends a self-proclaimed psychic who becomes involved in a plot to assassinate a senator.
18. Holy Terror
Air Date: 1999-04-17
Astor and Westlake must protect a spiritual ruler from a fated encounter with an assassin.
19. Hell Hath No Fury
Air Date: 1999-05-01
A series of deaths links to an old case, but someone does not want Astor and Westlake to reopen it.
20. Attack of the Teki-Ya
Air Date: 1999-05-08
A Japanese detective, in town to extradite an assassin, goes head-to-head with an international crime boss.
21. Split Decision (1)
Air Date: 1999-05-15
An electric shock causes Astor's brain implant to malfunction, turning him back into a criminal.
22. Split Decision (2)
Air Date: 1999-05-22
Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.
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Rating
6.0/10
Release Date
1994-01-02
Episodes
78 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
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Production Companies
Pet Fly Productions
Paramount Television
MEC Viper Productions