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Booker Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Sun, Sep 24, 1989 60 mins
Booker helps Elaine clear a man she feels she wrongly convicted when she was a juror. Willie Seaton: Billy Kane. Kelly: Andi Chapman. Carla Rosen: Corinne Wahl. Bill McKenna: George Buza. Ivy Seaton: Virginia Capers. Booker: Richard Grieco.
Episode 2
The Pump
Sun, Oct 1, 1989 60 mins
Booker misses the action on the street, until he's marked for payback for the death of a gang member who shot Jump Street's Judy. Off. Dewey: Michael Alldredge. Harmon Lewis: T.E. Russell. David Sand: Dex Sanders. Frenchy Sayles: Don Cheadle.
Episode 3
Raising Arrizola
Sun, Oct 8, 1989 60 mins
A busy Booker gets involved with a Teshima exec, dodges a supposedly reformed ex-con and tries to keep a homeless kid from going bad. Richard Grieco. Ping Pong: Dante Basco. Ronald Arrizola: John Allen Nelson. Chester Arrizola: Peter Murnik.
Episode 4
High Rise
Sun, Oct 22, 1989 60 mins
Gunmen take execs hostage in Teshima Tower and seal the building so no one can reach them, but Booker plans to die hard trying. Kendall: Ed Lauter. First Gunman: Dwight McFee. Secretary: Michele Goodger. Thomas Bournville: Fred Henderson.
Episode 5
All You Gotta Do is Do It
Sun, Oct 29, 1989 60 mins
Alicia puts her money on Booker to find her ex, a gambler who's taken their daughter along for the ride. Gordon Rudd: Jay O. Sanders. Tom Lolopolito: Jack Andreozzi. Victor Perez: Efrain Figueroa. Lizzy Rudd: Robyn Simons. Alicia: Marcia Strassman.
Episode 6
Bete Noir
Sun, Nov 5, 1989 60 mins
Booker weaves a web to snare the black widow he suspects of killing two husbands for insurance money. Carissa McKay: Deborah Wakeham. Wingate: James Karen. Taryn McKay: Chelsea Noble. Penhall: Peter DeLuise. Frank: Gerard Prendergast.
Episode 7
Flat Out
Sun, Nov 12, 1989 60 mins
Booker turns bounty hunter to bring in a wild young woman who jumped bail and is being chased by mobsters out to silence her. Grant: Geof Prysirr. Martin Claymore: Frank Annese. Craven: Vladimir Kulich. Judge: Don MacKay.
Episode 8
The Fall of Crane
Sun, Nov 26, 1989 60 mins
A crossover episode (with "21 Jump Street") has Booker plotting the fall of his nemesis, murderous mogul Raymond Crane. Part 1 of two. Tina Maxwell: Vanity. Billy: Brian Bonsall. Booker: Richard Grieco. Mickey: Thomas Mikal Ford.
Episode 9
Someone Stole Lucille
Sun, Dec 10, 1989 60 mins
Booker and a young Teshima exec from the home office are sent to find B.B. King's prized stolen guitar, Lucille. Richard Grieco. Woody: Jay Roberts Jr. Eric Slash: David Anthony Marshall. Skylar Samperton: Tawny Kitaen. Jackson: Ryan Michael.
Episode 10
Cementhead
Sun, Dec 17, 1989 60 mins
Booker faces off against his childhood idol, a pugnacious hockey star who's trying to make a comeback on a Teshima-owned team. Bill Bludworth: Stephen Shellen. Larry: Alex Nevil. Leon: Thomas Haden Church. Ted: Chris Wilding. Booker: Richard Grieco.
Episode 11
The Red Dot
Sun, Jan 14, 1990 60 mins
Booker discovers that his first outside assignment, to locate a missing boyfriend, is a setup to lead a hit man to his target. Capt. Fuller: Steven Williams. Jaek: Marc Poppel. Linda Fowler: Jennifer Runyon. Raoul Santiago: Michael Russo.
Episode 12
Who Framed Roger Thornton?
Sun, Jan 21, 1990 60 mins
Booker tries to sew up a case by finding a fashion-designer's killer, but he's hampered by a former acquaintance, who's got a style all her own. Michael: Ray Buktenica. Clara: Patricia Charbonneau. Paul: Peter Marc.
Episode 13
Hacker
Sun, Feb 4, 1990 60 mins
A computer hacker challenges Booker to crack his code, but when he does, Booker and his genius friend are chased by Feds. Penny: Cynthia Stevenson. Krantz: Scott Jaeck. Sgt. Redding: Jay Brazeau. Quintin Longfellow: Bernard Cuffling.
Episode 14
Booker and Chick
Sun, Feb 11, 1990 60 mins
An incident from their military past marks Chick and his old Army buddy as the target of assassins. Richard Grieco. Barbara Sterling: Barbara Rhoades. Ricardo Flores: Ismael (East) Carlo. Eduardo: Daniel Faraldo.
Episode 15
Black Diamond Run
Sun, Feb 18, 1990 60 mins
Booker hits the slopes at a ski resort where a cat burglar is stealing from guests whose ice is insured by Teshima. David Saxton: Lewis Smith. Michelle Larkin: Mariska Hargitay. Peter Larkin: Peter Haskell. Suzanne: Lori Petty. Alicia: Marcia Strassman.
Episode 16
Love Life
Sun, Feb 25, 1990 60 mins
When a Teshima exec is found in bed with a prostitute---and a knife in his chest---Booker takes a stab at proving the woman was framed. Lisa Brooks: Denise Bixler. Sgt. Di Nardo: Thomas Ryan. Karla Blake: Jennifer Anglin. Booker: Richard Grieco.
Episode 17
Reunion
Sun, Mar 25, 1990 60 mins
At his high-school reunion, Booker is asked by his former girlfriend to help her fiancé---the guy she dumped Booker for. Jeff Ferris: Craig Stark. Coach: Michael Talbott. Toby: Claude Knobler. Tim: Adam Nelson. Booker: Richard Grieco. Suzanne: Lori Petty.
Episode 18
Wedding Bell Blues
Sun, Apr 1, 1990 60 mins
An old high-school pal looks up Booker when he finds himself engaged to two women---both of whom have vengeful, violent relatives. Twink Towers: Kari Lizer. Gina Marino: Kelly Wolf. Reggie: Reginald T. Dorsey. Booker: Richard Grieco.
Episode 19
Molly and Eddie
Sun, Apr 8, 1990 60 mins
A 6-year-old girl (Cassy Friel) manages to steal Booker's heart when he finds out her missing dad, a repo man, might have been involved in a stolen-car ring. Richard Grieco. Tommy Miranda: John Mariano. Stanton: J.C. Quinn. Gary Smith: Christopher Burgard.
Episode 20
Crazy
Sun, Apr 15, 1990 60 mins
A crazed killer (Joe Holland) escapes from custody and leads Booker (Richard Grieco) on a chase through his disturbed psyche. Lindsey Simmons: Anne Elizabeth Ramsay. Lt. Di Nardo: Thomas Ryan. Psychiatrist: Kevin McNulty. Sgt. Riker: Stephen E. Miller.
Episode 21
Mobile Home
Sun, Apr 29, 1990 60 mins
Booker helps Tony (Robert Romanus) search for his first home---which has vanished off its lot, stolen by three siblings hunting for hidden treasure. Fatz Turner: Heavy D. Freddy Larson: Sal Viscuso. Ginny Mae Larson: Cecile Callan. Booker: Richard Grieco.
Episode 22
Booker's Dad
Sun, May 6, 1990 60 mins
Booker (Richard Grieco) has trouble relating to his father (Steve Inwood), who asks for his son's help in testifying against the mob. Joyce Booker: Linda Darlo. Joe Demakis: Carmine Caridi. Jim O'Haver: John Novak. Judy Hoffs: Holly Robinson. Suzanne: Lori Petty.