Supertrain
Zooming from one end of America to another, "Supertrain" is a vision of railroading of the future. The super-train, equipped with restaurants, pools, spas, theaters, etc., delivers passengers to wherever they're going. In "Love Boat"-type style, each week's guest passengers have their problems to resolve before the end of their trip.
- 1979-1979
- 1 season
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Suspense, Drama, Science Fiction
Zooming from one end of America to another, "Supertrain" is a vision of railroading of the future. The super-train, equipped with restaurants, pools, spas, theaters, etc., delivers passengers to wherever they're going. In "Love Boat"-type style, each week's guest passengers have their problems to resolve before the end of their trip.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 1979
Episode 1
Express to Terror
Wed, Feb 7, 1979 120 mins
Supertrain makes its inaugural run from New York City to LA, but a murder, a mob assassin and a case of mistaken identity threaten to derail the journey in a feature-length pilot episode.
Episode 2
And a Cup of Kindness, Too
Wed, Feb 14, 1979 49 mins
Dick Van Dyke plays a deranged man who plans to repay a kindness by killing the estranged wife of his benefactor.
Episode 3
The Queen and the Improbable Knight
Wed, Feb 21, 1979 49 mins
Paul Sand guest stars as a young reporter who falls for a mysterious passenger. He is unaware that she is a crown princess who is being stalked by two assassins with a mission to see that she does not get off the Supertrain alive.
Episode 4
Hail to the Chief
Wed, Feb 28, 1979 48 mins
A presidential candidate is secretly abducted by his identical twin-a man anxious to pose as his office-seeking brother.
Episode 5
Superstar
Wed, Mar 14, 1979 48 mins
Film producer Jack Hogarth has to convince his ex-wife, movie star Tammy Tyler, to star in his latest picture to get two mob enforcers off his back. Problem is, Tammy and the two goons have boarded Supertrain, but he hasn't.
Episode 6
Pirouette
Sat, Apr 7, 1979 49 mins
Despite having professional protection, recent heiress Natalie Smithburne finds herself on the run from former servants. When she bumps into shy gynecologist Marshall Fossberg, she convinces him to stay with him in his cabin.
Episode 7
A Very Formal Heist
Sat, Apr 14, 1979 50 mins
Harry Flood gets the mumps, so his new Executive Operations Officer, Wayne Randall, has to take over on his maiden trip aboard the Supertrain. Penny Whitaker is overseeing Audrey Fuller's fashion show when a emerald necklace is stolen.
Episode 8
The Green Girl
Sat, Apr 28, 1979 50 mins
Supertrain hosts the televised International Poker Championship. Five of the world's best players compete, but one has been replaced by a mysterious woman.
Episode 9
Where Have You Been Billy Boy
Sat, May 5, 1979 50 mins
A murder suspect and his minder, a women's magazine writer, a honeymooning couple and a pregnant woman get involved in an impromptu hostage situation on Supertrain.