The Protectors
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1982 (90 min)
Pending investigation of a shooting in which he was involved, Hooker is assigned to train recruits.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1982 (90 min)
Pending investigation of a shooting in which he was involved, Hooker is assigned to train recruits.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1982
An aggressive reporter dogs Hooker's steps as he pursues a serial mugger who leaves Bibles behind.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1982
A girl's death brings Hooker to his daughter's high school, where pushers hawk drugs.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1982
The crash of a van loaded with guns leads Hooker to a former motorcycle gang dealing in illegal weapons.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1982
The department's unable to protect a murder witness when she becomes the killer's next target.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1982
Hooker links a recent homicide and an unsolved case he investigated eight years earlier.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1982
Hooker works to clear an old racing buddy arrested in connection with thieves using loot to rebuild race cars.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1982
Fellow police criticize Romano for not shooting a juvenile who killed an officer.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1982
A blind witness agrees to help Hooker and Romano catch thieves.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1982
A large footprint is Hooker and Romano's only clue to a man who has been sexually assaulting women joggers.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1982
Hooker tracks a police-hating sniper threatening to blow up the precinct building.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1982
Hooker is accused of killing an unarmed youth during a shootout that put Romano in the hospital.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1982
A detective is out to nail Hooker's friend on a charge of aiding jewel thieves while working as a security guard.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1982
Hooker fights for surgery for a hearing-impaired boy he arrested after a murder.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1982
Hooker teams with an independent trucker and a pet orangutan to stop a trucking boss's attempts to start a war.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1982
Hooker runs afoul of federal agents when he goes after a dealer who sold PCP to a girl who jumped to her death.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1983
Romano discovers the son (Ike Eisenmann) of an old Vietnam buddy supplied liquor to teens who died in an auto mishap.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1983
Hooker suspects Romano's girlfriend is supplying information to fur thieves.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1983
Much to Hooker's discomfort, Stacy volunteers to be a decoy when a series of murders plagues the marina area.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1983
While investigating armored-car thefts, Hooker sympathizes with the sister of one of the suspects.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1983
Hooker confronts an old buddy, Lt. Paul McGuire, seeking revenge against a rapist.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1983
Hooker sets out to capture the murderer of a young woman who witnessed a payoff to a city councilman.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1983
Hooker uses an old girlfriend to help him uncover a drug ring blackmailing gamblers.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1983
The murder of a private-detective friend puts Hooker on the trail of an arsonist.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 5, 1983
Sibling robbers hold Stacy, Fran and several hospital patients in exchange for their wounded father.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1983
Fran may lose her sight after being injured in a supermarket robbery.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 7, 1983
While investigating a robbery gang, Hooker tries to help an officer adjust to a disabling injury.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1983
Unable to forget his partner's death, Hooker searches the narcotics underworld for the killer.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1983
Stacy poses as a nightclub dancer to infiltrate an international white-slavery ring.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1983
Illegal automatic weapons are being funneled through Chinatown.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1983
A high-school cheerleader's murder propels Hooker to investigate teen pornography.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1983
Hooker falls for an investigative journalist probing a dishonest builder.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1983
An alcoholic officer interrupts Hooker's stakeout to seek revenge on the robber who wounded his partner.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1983
Obsessed by a missing child, Hooker journeys to Mexico to investigate the case.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1983
Hooker defends an officer accused by Romano of cowardice.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1983
Hooker probes the death of a girl whose body he found while jogging on the beach.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1983
Hooker and Romano stalk vigilante officers executing gangsters.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1983
Hooker is ordered off a case for helping a vice officer with her drug investigation.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1983
Stacy realizes a couple who foiled a drug raid are a team of robbers.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1984
Hooker and his team track a psychotic nurse-killer who sends flowers to his future victims.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1984
A drug ring is responsible for the execution-style murder of a narcotics officer.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1984
Stacy disappears while posing as a TV aerobics dance instructor to help crack a series of murders and thefts.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1984
An inside leak in the investigation of a crime boss causes an informant's death and endangers a witness.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1984
Stacy's wedding plans shatter when her fiance is involved in the theft of confiscated heroin.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1984
A rape at the precinct causes Hooker and Stacy to become too involved in the case.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1984
While posing as a male stripper for a drug investigation, Romano witnesses a murder.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1984
A psychic who predicts Hooker's death also helps him search for a kidnapped girl.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 5, 1984
An ex-gang member tries to foil Hooker's efforts to help negotiate a peace between rival gangs.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 12, 1984
Hooker, seeking help for wounded Romano, becomes trapped in a department-store elevator with an armed robber.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1984
Hooker combs the city for a burly robber who shot Stacy and left her with a bullet lodged close to her heart.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1984
Hooker tries to help a teenage prostitute after several murders in the red-light district.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1984
Hooker pursues two robbers at high speed, resulting in the injury of a pregnant teller.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1984
Hooker wants to clear the reputation of a slain officer when $10,000 is found among his belongings during a vice investigation.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1984
Hooker and former partner Jim Cody investigate a drug-related homicide only to discover that Cody's daughter is involved.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1984
Romano is blinded and his girlfriend killed during attempts on Hooker's life.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1984
Stacy goes undercover to find out who's responsible for the death of a model.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1984
A blow to the head precipitates episodes of explosive behavior in Corrigan, while Hooker pursues a strangler of skid-row denizens.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1984
Hooker pursues the man who raped a female priest, but he's stymied by the victim, who won't testify after hearing her attacker's confession.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 29, 1984
Romano's sports car is stolen, but the 10-year-old who witnessed the crime and the subsequent murder of her uncle won't talk.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1985
Stacy goes undercover as a department-store employee to bait a killer---and all evidence points to a security guard.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1985
Hooker tries to persuade a radio sex therapist to help him search for the killer of four unfaithful wives---all of whom were callers to her program.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1985
Hooker tracks a serial killer who's taken a hostage.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1985
Stacy poses as a masseuse to find out who's trying to take over a massage parlor.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1985
When Hooker's charged with bribery, he leaves for Las Vegas to meet with the prostitute accused of paying him off.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1985
Hooker's pursuit of the gang behind a series of rapes and robberies may be motivated more by revenge than duty.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1985
Hooker teams with a Hollywood detective in search of a murderous jewel thief.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1985
Stacy and a seriously wounded Corrigan are taken hostage by a trio who take refuge in a church, demanding a $100,000 ransom.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1985
Hooker's vacation is interrupted by a robbery that leaves an officer dead.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1985
An officer's cocaine problem endangers Hooker as they pursue suspects in cross-country serial murders.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1985
Stacy loses her confidence after a procedural lapse with a suspect nearly costs her her life.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1985
Corrigan is accused of planting a gun on a suspect he shot while investigating box-office heists.
Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: May 4, 1985
A extradition trip to Chicago becomes an extended stay for Hooker when he goes undercover to nail a heroin dealer.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1985
Hooker's daughter is kidnapped by an ex-cop who demands to know the whereabouts of his own family---relocated by the FBI after he was sentenced to prison.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1985
Hooker's dad, a retired cop, arrives unexpectedly and shows more than a passing interest in Hooker's current case.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1985
A cop killer has also targeted the dead man's partner.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1985
The investigation of a porno actress's murder is hampered by her uncle, a cop obsessed with finding the killers.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1985
A man Hooker served with in Vietnam is out to assassinate a Soviet trade delegate.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1985
Hooker clashes with a Fed out to bust the drug dealer who killed one of Hooker's cops in a sting operation.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1985
Corrigan gives serious consideration to leaving the force after pulling the trigger in two fatal shootings.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1986
A series of murders appears to be connected to a college publication.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1986
Stacy is taken hostage by armed robbers led by the black sheep of a wealthy family.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1986
Hooker probes the "murder" of an officer who was once his lover.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1986
Stacy loses her memory following a car accident and is taken in by a motorist who says he's a doctor.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1986
While tracking a murderous gang of bank robbers, Stacy begins to fear that she will become their next victim.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1986
Hooker searches for a murderer whose victims all were female lawyers who attended the same law school.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: May 7, 1986
Corrigan and Stacy's preoccupation with each other leads to an incident that leaves Hooker wounded.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: May 14, 1986
Hooker protects a retired mobster-turned-informant---the latest target of a paramilitary group.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: May 21, 1986
A senator barely escapes assassination and enlists his old college chum, Hooker, to protect him on a trip.
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: May 21, 1986
The death of Off. Kalanuma and the kidnapping of Sen. Grayle's wife and daughter provide clues to who is behind the assassination attempts.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: May 21, 1986
The hijackers who killed Hooker's former colleague target a suspected witness---the man's son, who they don't know is blind.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: May 28, 1986
Hooker's pursuit of a murderous robber is impeded by a reporter.