Viper
Viper

Viper (1994)

6.14 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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 & Episodes

Season 112 episodes
Pilot

1. Pilot

90 min

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.

Once a Thief ...

2. Once a Thief ...

50 min

Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.

Ghosts

3. Ghosts

50 min

Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.

Safe as Houses

4. Safe as Houses

50 min

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'.

Firehawk

5. Firehawk

50 min

As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.

Mind Games

6. Mind Games

50 min

After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.

The Face

7. The Face

50 min

"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.

Wheels of Fire

8. Wheels of Fire

50 min

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.

Past Tense

9. Past Tense

50 min

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.

Scoop

10. Scoop

50 min

Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.

Thief of Hearts

11. Thief of Hearts

50 min

An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.

Crown of Thorns

12. Crown of Thorns

50 min

A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.

Season 222 episodes
Winner Take All

1. Winner Take All

50 min

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.

MIG-89

2. MIG-89

50 min

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.

Condor

3. Condor

45 min

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.

Talk is Cheap

4. Talk is Cheap

45 min

A talk-show host is targeted by a killer who has a unique way of getting rid of the bodies of his victims.

Diamond in the Rough

5. Diamond in the Rough

45 min

A disgruntled former security officer decides to become a jewel thief.

Standoff

6. Standoff

45 min

Thieves after a new weapon have the Viper team trapped in an abandoned refinery.

White Fire

7. White Fire

45 min

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.

Die Laughing

8. Die Laughing

45 min

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.

On a Roll

9. On a Roll

45 min

The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.

Street Pirates

10. Street Pirates

45 min

A band of weapons thieves plans to take the Defender next.

Breakdown on Thunder Road

11. Breakdown on Thunder Road

45 min

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.

Manhunt

12. Manhunt

45 min

A scientist's invention saves his life but turns him into a killer cyborg.

Turf Wars

13. Turf Wars

45 min

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.

Forget-me-Not

14. Forget-me-Not

45 min

A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Wheelman

15. Wheelman

45 min

An escaped con looking for revenge happens to be Cole's former mentor.

Shutdown

16. Shutdown

45 min

The city is terrorized by a criminal who is driving around in a clever imitation of the Viper.

Echo of Murder

17. Echo of Murder

45 min

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.

Thieves Like Us

18. Thieves Like Us

45 min

The Viper team is accused of treason after their new boss tells them to steal a weapon that creates spontaneous human combustion.

Cold Storage

19. Cold Storage

45 min

A charismatic mass-murderer in cryogenic suspension manages to escape to rejoin his followers.

Whistle Blower

20. Whistle Blower

45 min

An autistic man is the only witness to the murder of his brother.

Black Box

21. Black Box

45 min

A murdered software designer leaves artificial intelligence to his girlfriend.

The List

22. The List

45 min

Westlake witnesses Cole's death, only to learn that he's alive and well---and working as an informant for a powerful crime family.

Season 322 episodes
Triple Cross

1. Triple Cross

45 min

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.

Cat and Mouse

2. Cat and Mouse

45 min

Westlake kills the lover of a professional assassin during a prison break, and soon finds herself targeted for revenge.

The Best Couple

3. The Best Couple

45 min

A simple background check on Westlake's friend's new husband turns up information suggesting that the groom may not be what he seems.

Hidden Agenda

4. Hidden Agenda

45 min

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.

Out from Oblivion

5. Out from Oblivion

45 min

When Cole discovers an old CIA buddy living on the streets, he's again led into a world of espionage and intrigue.

Storm Watch

6. Storm Watch

45 min

A fully equipped motorcycle and rider threaten the future of the team.

Cold Warriors

7. Cold Warriors

45 min

Westlake's mother is captivated by a secret agent.

First Mob Wives' Club

8. First Mob Wives' Club

45 min

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.

Getting MADD

9. Getting MADD

45 min

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.

Wilderness Run

10. Wilderness Run

45 min

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

Breakout

11. Breakout

45 min

Cole and Westlake desperately search for an escaped convict who is carrying a deadly virus.

The Getaway

12. The Getaway

45 min

A crime lord's murder threatens to reveal government corruption.

What Makes Sammy Chun

13. What Makes Sammy Chun

45 min

An ex-con turned tabloid news reporter gets mixed up in Cole's investigation of an arms dealer.

Paper Trail

14. Paper Trail

45 min

Cole's girlfriend becomes a prime suspect in a million-dollar robbery.

Regarding Catlett

15. Regarding Catlett

45 min

After an attempt on Catlett's life, Cole and Frankie must find the insider responsible.

Trust No One

16. Trust No One

45 min

Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.

Double Team

17. Double Team

45 min

Catlett and Westlake pose as husband-and-wife burglars in order to catch an arms dealer.

Hot Potato

18. Hot Potato

45 min

A computer disk becomes the key to catching a corrupt federal marshal.

Homecoming

19. Homecoming

45 min

Cole returns to his hometown to help his father solve a mystery when the local police chief dies.

Old Acquaintance

20. Old Acquaintance

45 min

Westlake must protect her photojournalist ex-husband from sudden attempts on his life.

Internal Affair

21. Internal Affair

45 min

After an undercover assignment goes awry, Westlake is abducted by mercenaries bent on detonating a bomb -- with her help.

About Face

22. About Face

45 min

Notorious criminal Giles Seton masterminds a plot to create a Cole look-alike to steal the Defender.

Season 422 episodes
The Return

1. The Return

45 min

Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.

Once a Con

2. Once a Con

45 min

A small-time con artist helps Astor and Westlake catch a money launderer in an elaborate sting operation.

Wisegal

3. Wisegal

45 min

Astor infiltrates a security-tight mafia conference; a labor negotiator tries to seduce Westlake.

Holy Matrimony

4. Holy Matrimony

45 min

Astor falls in love with the wife of a Colombian drug lord while investigating the Blanca Noche cartel.

Wanted: Fred or Alive

5. Wanted: Fred or Alive

45 min

Astor and Westlake encounter a ruthless bounty hunter while trying to exonerate a man accused of murder.

The Full Frankie

6. The Full Frankie

45 min

Frankie bares all to uncover a blackmail-murder plot at a local strip club for women.

Honest Abe

7. Honest Abe

45 min

A former Israeli spy's new life is threatened when arms dealers kidnap his wife.

Aftermath

8. Aftermath

45 min

An apparent terrorist bombing camouflages an elaborate plot for an heir to claim her father's million-dollar pension.

Family Matters

9. Family Matters

45 min

Astor and Westlake try to locate a stolen cache of diamonds before some dangerous criminals take possession of them.

The Really Real Re-Enactment

10. The Really Real Re-Enactment

45 min

While staking out robbery suspects, Westlake finds out Astor isn't the man she thought he was.

Best Seller

11. Best Seller

45 min

After Catlett reads his brother's latest novel, fact becomes stranger than fiction as the plot line becomes real.

Seminar from Hell

12. Seminar from Hell

45 min

One of Westlake's old enemies resurfaces to exact revenge after escaping from prison.

People Like Us

13. People Like Us

45 min

Astor and Westlake go under cover as a married couple to expose a ring of diamond thieves.

My Fair Hoodlums

14. My Fair Hoodlums

45 min

Astor and Westlake try to stop a man who's plotting to kill his ex-wife for her jewel necklace.

Safe House

15. Safe House

45 min

After desperate bank robbers take Astor hostage, Frankie and Catlett try to track him down.

Tiny Bubbles

16. Tiny Bubbles

45 min

Astor and Westlake must unravel a conspiracy after the secret formula is stolen from a soda company and its owner is murdered.

Of Course, It's a Miracle

17. Of Course, It's a Miracle

45 min

Frankie befriends a self-proclaimed psychic who becomes involved in a plot to assassinate a senator.

Holy Terror

18. Holy Terror

45 min

Astor and Westlake must protect a spiritual ruler from a fated encounter with an assassin.

Hell Hath No Fury

19. Hell Hath No Fury

45 min

A series of deaths links to an old case, but someone does not want Astor and Westlake to reopen it.

Attack of the Teki-Ya

20. Attack of the Teki-Ya

50 min

A Japanese detective, in town to extradite an assassin, goes head-to-head with an international crime boss.

Split Decision (1)

21. Split Decision (1)

45 min

An electric shock causes Astor's brain implant to malfunction, turning him back into a criminal.

Split Decision (2)

22. Split Decision (2)

45 min

Astor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.

Cast

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Michael Payton / Joe Astor

Heather Medway

Heather Medway

Cameron Westlake

Joe Nipote

Joe Nipote

Frankie Waters

J. Downing

J. Downing

Sherman Catlett

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