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Street Hawk.

THE MAN... THE MACHINE...

Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.

Created by Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff, Bruce Lansbury

THE STORY CONTINUES

Street Hawk - Season 1.

Former motorcycle police officer Jesse Mach is recruited for a secret government programme to ride Street Hawk, an advanced all-terrain attack motorcycle. By day he works as a police troubleshooter; in secret he and federal agent Norman Tuttle use the machine against urban crime.

01

Pilot

1985-01-04 · 1h 15m

Jesse's best friend is killed by a black truck and Jesse himself is injured in the accident. He can't ride a motorcycle again until a man named Norman Tuttle turns up and offers him a knee operation and a job as a test pilot for a top-secret government project, code named Street Hawk.

02

A Second Self

1985-01-11 · 50m8.0

Jesse's old mate (George Clooney) shows up in town after years of not seeing him. Unknown to Jesse he is in town to kill Street Hawk.

03

The Adjuster

1985-01-18 · 50m

Jesse impedes a jewel sale, but a murderer, pretending to be a cop, retrieves the gems. This episodes introduces an enemy unknown to Street Hawk. This enemy is the masquerading cop boss whom we only know of via telephone conversations.

04

Vegas Run

1985-01-22 · 46m

Unwittingly Jesse and Norman become embroiled in the case of Linda Martin, an important witness against a mobster. She is persued by the mobster's henchman who are hell-bent on getting rid of her.

05

Dog Eat Dog

1985-01-30 · 46m

Jesse attempts to convince a rock star to appear in a public service announcement.

06

Fire on the Wing

1985-02-05 · 50m

A series of arson attacks at six different factories make Jesse and Norman doubt about their fortuity. Yet, when they set out to investigate, they are both completely baffled by the fact that the detonator responsible for each incident is untraceable.

07

Chinatown Memories

1985-02-14 · 55m

Jesse comes to the assistance of an old girlfriend. Her family gets in trouble after an statue is stolen.

08

The Unsinkable 453

1985-02-20 · 50m

The Widow of an overthrown dictator employs an escaped prisoner for a hideous scheme. Jesse investigates after the prisoner leaves a stand-in at the jail.

09

Hot Target

1985-02-27 · 50m

Jesse pursues a gang of gunrunners and their trail leads him to a laser weaponry. There Norman re-encounters an old flame, gets captured, and Jesse is left to do all work on his own.

10

Murder Is a Novel Idea

1985-03-07 · 50m

Jesse helps an author solve a murder committed years earlier. The writer is about to release an book which supposedly incriminates those responsible, but only puts her in danger since the killers now need to get rid of her.

11

The Arabian

1985-05-02 · 55m

Jesse competes with a beautiful and intelligent Insurance Agent when they investigate a horse switching scheme and a murder of a stable hand.

12

Female of the Species

1985-05-09 · 50m

Altobelli comes to Jesse's aid when a Federal Agent tries to justify his failure to stop an assassination. However, the assassin is really seeking revenge against the fed who put her away years earlier. Watch out for the face to face confrontation between Altobelli and Jesse as Street Hawk.

13

Follow the Yellow Gold Road

1985-05-16 · 46m

Street hawk is up against a band of Gold thieves with a little help from the neighbourhood watch.

Cast.

Rex Smith

Rex Smith

Jesse Mach

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Norman Tuttle

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Lt. Cmdr. Leo Altobelli

Jeannie Wilson

Jeannie Wilson

Rachel Adams

Ernie Anderson

Ernie Anderson

Narrator (voice)

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