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Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
Fri, Sep 25, 1987 60 mins
In the series pilot, corporate lawyer Catherine Chandler is attacked by thugs, and a kindly man-beast whisks her away to his subterranean world beneath Manhattan. Soon after, Catherine joins the DA's office and encounters her underground friend again when a case she's handling gets hairy.
Episode 2
Terrible Savior
Fri, Oct 2, 1987 60 mins
A beast-like vigilante is killing subway criminals and Cathy suspects Vincent (Ron Perlman). Father: Roy Dotrice. Jason Walker: Dorian Harewood. Mrs. Dalby: Tracee Lyles. Suki: Iilana B'tiste. Red: Anthony Peck.
Episode 3
Siege
Fri, Oct 9, 1987 60 mins
Vincent's heart begins to break when Catherine gets involved with a wealthy bachelor until the case she's on starts to bend cupid's arrow. Vincent: Ron Perlman. Micha Langer: Albert Hague. Mundy: Louis Giambalvo.
Episode 4
No Way Down
Fri, Oct 16, 1987 60 mins
Vincent is wounded and trapped above ground when Catherine (Linda Hamilton) is caught in a cross-fire during a gang war. Chris: Chris Nash. Howie: Tony Longo. Lucy: Nancy Lenehan. Shake: Merritt Butrick.
Episode 5
Masques
Fri, Oct 30, 1987 60 mins
Vincent slips into a masquerade fund-raiser for an Irish peace activist with plenty of enemies---some of whom are hiding behind masks. Charles Chandler: John McMartin. McPhee: Gerry Gibson. Donald: Eric Pierpoint.
Episode 6
The Beast Within
Fri, Nov 6, 1987 60 mins
A childhood friend (Asher Brauner) of Vincent's is released from prison, and Cathy (Linda Hamilton) looks into his dealings, unaware that his lust for power endangers her life. Sweeney: Stan Kamber. De Corsia: Michael Pniewski. Vincent: Ron Perlman. Father: Roy Dotrice.
Episode 7
Nor Iron Bars a Cage
Fri, Nov 13, 1987 60 mins
Catherine agonizes over a plum job offer in another state---until two ambitious anthropologists capture Vincent (Ron Perlman). Hughes: Michael Ensign. Gould: Christian Clemenson.
Episode 8
Song of Orpheus
Fri, Nov 20, 1987 60 mins
An ad in the personals column summons Father above ground, where he walks into a Kafkaesque nightmare and is arrested for murder. Margaret: Diana Douglas. Dutton: Paul Gleason. Taft: Robert Symonds. Catherine: Linda Hamilton.
Episode 9
Dark Spirit
Fri, Nov 27, 1987 60 mins
Voodoo artists cast a killing spell on members of the business community, drawing Catherine into their black magic and turning her against Vincent. Lindsay: Diana Barton. Ross: Cliff De Young. Narcissa: Beah Richards. Vincent: Ron Perlman.
Episode 10
A Children's Story
Fri, Dec 4, 1987 60 mins
Foster children are disappearing and, when one of the tunnel kids witnesses the abuse of a young runaway, Vincent calls on Catherine to investigate. Ron Perlman, Linda Hamilton. Richard Barnes: Richard Herd. Naj: Richard Portnow. Kipper: Cory Danziger. Father: Roy Dotrice.
Episode 11
An Impossible Silence
Fri, Dec 18, 1987 60 mins
Dirty cops are peddling cocaine and a deaf girl from the tunnels sees one of them murder someone. Vincent: Ron Perlman. Catherine: Linda Hamilton. Danny: Chris Mulkey. Laine Keller: John M. Jackson. Curtis Jackson: Glenn Plummer.
Episode 12
Shades of Grey
Fri, Jan 8, 1988 60 mins
When Vincent and Father get trapped in an underground chamber, Catherine may have to get help from a man she recently spurned. Winslow: James Avery. Mouse: David Greenlee. Vincent: Ron Perlman.
Episode 13
China Moon
Fri, Jan 15, 1988 60 mins
In Chinatown, an arranged marriage causes the granddaughter of an apothecary to flee to the tunnels with her true love. Ron Perlman, Linda Hamilton. Henry Pei: Dennis Dun. Peter Chang: Peter Kwong. Father: Ray Dotrice.
Episode 14
The Alchemist
Fri, Jan 22, 1988 60 mins
An alchemist (Tony Jay), exiled from the tunnels but still hiding below, sells a deadly hallucinogenic drug in the city above, while Vincent and Father try to stop him. Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice. Catherine: Linda Hamilton. Jimmy: Joey Aresco. Mary: Ellen Geer.
Episode 15
Temptation
Fri, Feb 5, 1988 60 mins
The law firm representing the crook Maxwell's prosecuting sics a beautiful lawyer (Isabella Hofmann) on him to "soften his resolve." Evan Brannigan: Milo O'Shea. Maxwell: Jay Acovone. Catherine: Linda Hamilton.
Episode 16
Promises of Someday
Fri, Feb 12, 1988 60 mins
The DA's office hires a new lawyer to work on a case with Catherine, who discovers that he's an impostor connected to Vincent's underground world. Vincent: Ron Perlman. Young Vincent: John Franklin. Young Devin: Andrew Held.
Episode 17
Down to a Sunless Sea
Fri, Feb 19, 1988 60 mins
Catherine's ex-fiancé reappears after five years, and news of his terminal illness draws her toward him, despite Vincent's warnings to stay away from the man. Catherine: Linda Hamilton. Vincent: Ron Perlman. Joe: Jay Avocone. Father: Roy Dotrice.
Episode 18
Fever
Fri, Feb 26, 1988 60 mins
Mouse discovers an old ship full of priceless treasure moored in a cavern of the tunnels, triggering a flood of greed and jealousy. Cullen: David Clennon. Thorpe: Stan Ivar. Catherine: Linda Hamilton. Vincent: Ron Perlman. Winslow: James Avery.
Episode 19
Everything Is Everything
Fri, Mar 4, 1988 60 mins
Catherine is conned by a boy (Josh Blake) who steals more than her heart, and then seeks her help to restore him back to his clan, which has declared him "dead." Ron Perlman, Linda Hamilton. Vick Ramos: Robert Pastorelli. Eva: Renata Vanni
Episode 20
To Reign in Hell
Fri, Mar 18, 1988 60 mins
Catherine is kidnapped by a follower of the evil genius Paracelsus (Tony Jay), who plans to unseat Father as patriarch of the tunnels. Erlik: Big John Studd. Winslow: James Avery. Vincent: Ron Perlman.
Episode 21
Ozymandias
Fri, Apr 1, 1988 60 mins
Catherine considers marrying Elliot Burch when his newest building project threatens the tunnel world. Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman. Mouse: David Greenlee. Father: Roy Dotrice. Elizabeth: Linda Porter.
Episode 22
A Happy Life
Fri, Apr 8, 1988 60 mins
When Catherine realizes that she and Vincent can never be together, Vincent decides to end their relationship. Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman. Nancy: Betsy Brantley. Charles Chandler: John McMartin. Dr. Grafton: Sam Freed. Buddy: Richard Young.
