Viper (1994)
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.
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Episode 1 - Winner Take All
Release Date: 1996-09-27The 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.
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Episode 2 - MIG-89
Release Date: 1996-10-05Cameron 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.
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Episode 3 - Condor
Release Date: 1996-10-12The 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.
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Episode 4 - Talk is Cheap
Release Date: 1996-10-19A talk-show host is targeted by a killer who has a unique way of getting rid of the bodies of his victims.
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Episode 5 - Diamond in the Rough
Release Date: 1996-10-26A disgruntled former security officer decides to become a jewel thief.
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Episode 6 - Standoff
Release Date: 1996-11-02Thieves after a new weapon have the Viper team trapped in an abandoned refinery.
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Episode 7 - White Fire
Release Date: 1996-11-09A 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.
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Episode 8 - Die Laughing
Release Date: 1996-11-16It'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.
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Episode 9 - On a Roll
Release Date: 1996-11-23The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.
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Episode 10 - Street Pirates
Release Date: 1996-11-30A band of weapons thieves plans to take the Defender next.
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Episode 11 - Breakdown on Thunder Road
Release Date: 1997-01-11A 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.
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Episode 12 - Manhunt
Release Date: 1997-01-18A scientist's invention saves his life but turns him into a killer cyborg.
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Episode 13 - Turf Wars
Release Date: 1997-02-01The 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.
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Episode 14 - Forget-me-Not
Release Date: 1997-02-08A scientist is brainwashed into stealing nerve gas to be used in an attack on the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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Episode 15 - Wheelman
Release Date: 1997-02-15An escaped con looking for revenge happens to be Cole's former mentor.
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Episode 16 - Shutdown
Release Date: 1997-02-22The city is terrorized by a criminal who is driving around in a clever imitation of the Viper.
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Episode 17 - Echo of Murder
Release Date: 1997-03-01Cole'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.
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Episode 18 - Thieves Like Us
Release Date: 1997-03-22The Viper team is accused of treason after their new boss tells them to steal a weapon that creates spontaneous human combustion.
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Episode 19 - Cold Storage
Release Date: 1997-04-26A charismatic mass-murderer in cryogenic suspension manages to escape to rejoin his followers.
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Episode 20 - Whistle Blower
Release Date: 1997-05-03An autistic man is the only witness to the murder of his brother.
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Episode 21 - Black Box
Release Date: 1997-05-10A murdered software designer leaves artificial intelligence to his girlfriend.
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Episode 22 - The List
Release Date: 1997-05-17Westlake witnesses Cole's death, only to learn that he's alive and well---and working as an informant for a powerful crime family.