THE RENEGADE EPISODE GUIDE by Ian J. Ball This version: 4.06 Last updated: December 3, 1997 NOTE: Important information was provided by my co-authors Michael Day (mjd@rasputin.umd.edu), Audrey A. DeLisle (rad@crl.com) and Jeff Toschlog (toschlog@houston.geco-prakla.slb.com), and without their help this guide would not have been possible. "Renegade" (1992-97), yet another "innocent man on the run" show (first syndicated, final season on the USA cable channel) brought to you by Stephen J. Cannell. "Renegade" began as one of the early syndicated dramas that resulted from the success of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". The show was created by Producer Stephen J. Cannell, and first aired in syndication in the fall of 1992. It ended it's run on the USA cable network in the spring of 1997. The show was about a former police officer (Lorenzo Lamas) framed for murder by a crooked cop (Stephen J. Cannell), who was trying to prove his innocence, while bounty hunting on the side for his friend Bobby (Branscombe Richmond). "Renegade's" final season, its fifth, aired in the '96-'97 season exclusively on the USA cable network. During its previous four season run, "Renegade" had been among the highest rated and most successful of the syndicated dramas. 0.0) Introduction 0.1) What is a FAQ? What is an Episode Guide? 0.2) Where the Author Can Be Reached 0.3) Acknowledgments 0.4) Telephone Numbers for the Producers of Renegade 0.5) Where Can I Find Copies of this FAQ on the 'Net, Either Through FTP or the WWW (the Web)? 1.0) Renegade: Episode Guide 1.1) The Cast of Renegade 1.2) The Episode Guide of Season 1 1.3) The Episode Guide of Season 2 1.4) The Episode Guide of Season 3 1.5) The Episode Guide of Season 4 1.6) The Episode Guide of Season 5 3.0) Actors, Miscellanea and Trivia 3.1) Background on the Actors (and Producer) 3.1.1) Lorenzo Lamas (Reno Raines/Vince Black) 3.1.2) Branscombe Richmond (Bobby Six Killer) 3.1.3) Kathleen Kinmont (Cheyenne Phillips) 3.1.4) Steven J. Cannell (Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dixon) 0.0) INTRODUCTION This FAQ deals with the syndicated Stephen J. Cannell syndicated television show, Renegade. This is the first edition of a file that will be occasionally posted as an episode guide to the syndicated action show Renegade. Permission is granted by the author to distribute this file in an UNMODIFIED form to other networks and BB's, etc. Rights to modifications to this file are reserved by the author. Note: This document may freely copied and distributed for personal use or for the sake of information purposes only. It may be distributed in its entirety, with all original author and copyright information intact. Any sales of this document or use of it in a for- profit project, or use in any other capacity save those already mentioned, is expressly forbidden without the specific consent of the author. Copyright, Ian J. Ball, 1994, 1996. 0.1) What is a FAQ? What is an Episode Guide? A FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) or a FAQL (Frequently Asked Questions List) is a document that serves to answer commonly (or perhaps not so commonly) asked questions about a particular subject. Such a document is usually posted to the internet (or to an online service) to the various groups or BB's (bulletin boards) to which it is relevant, in the hopes of answering these often asked questions. An episode guide is a document that serves to provide information about each episode of a particular TV show. This episode guides will provide a short synopsis of the plot with episode titles (and production numbers in some cases) of each episode, and the guest credits for that episode. 0.2) Where the Author Can Be Reached This is the first edition of this FAQ & episode guide, and it is probably either incorrect in parts or is missing useful information. If any person has any questions, comments or suggestions about this FAQ, please contact Ian J. Ball at: IJBall@aol.com (for private correspondance) ijb@ucla.edu (for emergencies only) Any help on this project will be appreciated. 0.3) Acknowledgments I'd also like to thank the people who have helped me along way with the Renegade Guide, including: - Audrey A. DeLisle (rad@crl.com) - Michael Day (mjd@rasputin.umd.edu), - Jeff Toschlog (toschlog@houston.geco-prakla.slb.com), - Russell Wodell (bccla@mindlink.bc.ca) - Barb Ritchie (74544.3712@CompuServe.com) - L.F. (ferr19@mail.idt.net) - Maud (maud@alpes-net.fr) and all the others (many of whom I'm probably unjustly leaving out). 0.4) Telephone Numbers for the Producers of Renegade Here are two numbers for Cannell Films, which produce Renegade. Call them for information on either Renegade, or other Stephen J. Cannell shows: (213)-465-5800 - Los Angeles office (604)-983-5000 - Vancouver office The number for Stu Segal Studios, the other producers of Renegade, may also prove useful: (619)-974-8988 - San Diego office (818)-506-9591 - L.A. office Stu Segal Studios (actually Richard C. Okie, a Producer of Regeande) also has an E-mail address: renoff96@aol.com Finally, here's the number for Mike Post Studios, which does the theme music ("Invention for the Blue Line") for the show: (818)-840-8313 0.5) Where Can I Find Copies of this FAQ on the 'Net, Either Through FTP or the WWW (the Web)? FTP: As of now, this episode guide is available from one FTP site for sure: The one FTP site is my own personal folder available at one of AOL's own FTP sites; the most up-to-date version of this episode guide can be found there. (NOTE: Enter the menus as shown when trying to reach this site, as AOL does not allow a "dir" listing of the root directory of that site, as it would contain several million different folders!) (ALSO NOTE: My FAQs/episode guides for other shows are available from this same FTP site.): ftp://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/IJBall3/FTP/ WWW (the Web): Presently there are two official and two unofficial Web sites for Renegade: There are two official Web site for Renegade, one from the USA cable network, and one from Stu Segal Productions (who produce Renegade, along with Cannell studios). These URL's are: http://www.usa-network.com/content/backlot/renegade.html http://www.renegadeontv.com/ The first unofficial Web site for Renegade is a general, all-purpose Reneagde site from "Mr. Lazy Days" (lazydays@scruznet.com). It contains Audrey DeLisle's Reneagde episode guide, and several other things my site does not (e.g. inside gossip). It can be at this address: http://www.scruznet.com/~lazydays/renegade.htm The second unofficial Renegade Web site is my own personal site available from AOL; the most up-to-date version of this episode guide, in HTML format, can be found there. (NOTE: FAQs/episode guides for some other shows are available from this same WWW site.): http://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/IJBall/WWW/Renegade/Reneagde_Home.html 1.0) RENEGADE: THE EPISODE GUIDE 1.1) The Cast of Renegade The Players: Reno Raines/Vince Black -Lorenzo Lamas Bobby Sixkiller -Branscombe Richmond Cheyenne Phillips -Kathleen Kinmont (seasons 1-4) Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dixon -Stephen J. Cannell (seasons 5) Semi-Regulars: Sandy Carruthers -Sandra Ferguson (seasons 5) Please note that the airdates vary by location; I have only used the airdates for showing in L.A. 1.2) The Episode Guide of Season 1 The list of all the episode titles for the first season was provided by Michael Day; air dates are provided by Jeff Toschlog. Episode 1.1: "Renegade" (the premiere episode) 09/19/92 (dates are SFBA) Det. Reno Raines (Lorenzo Lamas) becomes a fugitive from justice when, in the series opener, his investigation of illicit police activity for local D.A. Harison Wells (Grand L. Bush) leads a corrupt lieutenant (Stephen J. Cannell) to frame him for murder, and inadvertently leads to the critical injuring of Reno's fiancee Valerie Prentice. Episode 1.2: "Hunting Accident" 09/26/92 Reno (Lorenzo Lamas) runs a bully (Pete Koch) out of a small town, but the man spots Reno's picture on a wanted poster and informs the police of his whereabouts. Episode 1.3: "Final Judgment" 10/03/92 Reno races the police to capture a hired killer in order to determine if the man has information on Reno's case--and to stop him from murdering a judge (Sheree J. Wilson). Episode 1.4: "La Mala Sombra" 10/10/92 Reno's routine pursuit of the alleged leader of an El Salvadoran death squad turns dangerous when he gets competition from the squad members. Serena: Gina Gallego. Episode 1.5: "Mother Courage" 10/17/92 Reno infiltrates a group of bikers to find a mechanic's killer, but his cover is jeopardized when the dead man's mother (Lenore Kasdorf) takes justice into her own hands. Episode 1.6: "Second Chance" 10/24/92 Reno chases a bail jumping racketeer (James Darren) who attracts more pursuers when he steals away Jeanette (Tracy Scoggins), the girlfriend of a powerful underworld figure. Episode 1.7: "Eye of the Storm" 10/31/92 Reno takes refuge from a hurricane in a saloon, where he is held hostage by a pair of fugitives seeking revenge on an ex-cellmate. Waco: Scott Kraft. Mac: Brooks Gardner. Episode 1.8: "Payback" 11/07/92 Reno goes undercover to find two brothers who brutally beat him, but his plan becomes complicated when he falls for the ex-wife (Nancy Everhard) of one of the men. Joe Don: Jesse Ventura. Johnny: Patrick Houser. Episode 1.9: "The Talisman" 11/14/92 Reno reluctantly teams up with a teen (Erin Reed) to apprehend the man who murdered her father, an FBI agent. Digger Macy: Trevor Goddard. Professor: Scott Jaeck. Episode 1.10: "Partners" 11/21/92 Reno and Bobby go to Mexico to avenge the murder of Reno's former partner and are taken prisoner by a ruthless drug lord (Miguel Sandoval). Lupe: Maria Rangel. Episode 1.11: "Lyons Roar" 01/04/93 An Army buddy, who saved Reno's life is wanted for hijacking and murder. Episode 1.12: "Val's Song" 01/11/93 Reno hurriedly returns home when he learns that Val, his fiancee, has apparently awakened from a coma, and falls into a trap set by his old nemesis: Lt. "Dutch" Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell). Episode 1.13: "Give and Take" 01/18/93 After he is falsely arrested for murder, Reno must convince a small-town sheriff (Casey Sander) that he is innocent, and that the real culprit is a serial killer. Atkins: William Anton. Episode 1.14: "Samurai" 01/25/93 The kidnapper of a Japanese banker's daughter demands that the man's chief of security (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) turn himself over with the ransom, in order to settle an old score. Episode 1.15: "The Two Renos" 02/01/93 Reno discovers that Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell) has hired a lookalike to go on a crime spree, but when Reno tries to corner his double, the man takes Cheyenne hostage. Leo: Scott Lincoln. Lt. Simms: James Acheson. Episode 1.16: "Billy" 02/08/93 A sharpshooter who works on both sides of the law can't decide whether to help Reno round up members of a vicious gang or to join forces with them. Meecham: Morgan Woodward Episode 1.17: "Headcase" 02/15/93 Reno's pursuit of an ex-Army Ranger from his old unit who is wanted for hijacking and murder gets complicated when his target nearly kills Bobby. Episode 1.18: "The Hot Tip" 02/22/93 Reno travels to Mexico to find an actress (Denise Gentile) who fled the US after being accused of murdering her boyfriend who was a CIA agent. Pappy Boyd: Ted Markland. Episode 1.19: "Moody River" 04/26/93 Reno defends ex-cons running a farm co-op from a corrupt prosecutor bent on taking over their land. Calvin: William Allan Young. Starke: Brian James. Jed: Ed Beechner. Episode 1.20: "Vanished" 05/03/93 D.A. Harison Wells' (Grand L. Bush) daughter and Cheyenne are held hostage by the sister of an imprisoned drug dealer's who threatens to kill them unless her brother is released. Dawn Wells: Rachel True. Episode 1.21: "Fighting Cage: Part One" 05/10/93 Reno infiltrates a clandestine organization that arranges "kill matches" to find his MIA brother (Martin Kove), whom he spotted in a videotaped fight. Episode 1.22: "Fighting Cage: Part Two" 05/17/93 While Reno tries to convince Mitch (Martin Kove) that they're brothers, Brackett (Charles Napier) tries to force them into a gladiatorial fight to the death. 1.3) The Episode Guide of Season 2 The list of all the episode titles for the second season was provided by Michael Day (mjd@rasputin.umd.edu); the air dates were provided by Audrey A. DeLisle (rad@crl.com) and Jeff Toschlog. Episode 2.1: "The Hound" 09/18/93 Reno travels to Val's grave on the first anniversary of her death, but Lt. Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell) sets a trap for Reno and almost catches him. While Reno attempts to escape Lt. Dixon, the brother of Val's killer, "Hound" Adams (Geoffrey Blake), offers Reno and Bobby hard evidence of Reno's innocence. Episode 2.2: "The Champ" 09/20/93 "The Champ", a boxer named Marvin (Tiny Lister) convicted of vehicular manslaughter, escapes from jail. So Reno must track down "the Champ", with "the Champ's" social worker (B.J. Jefferson), public opinion and "the Champ's" sheer size all working against him. Episode 2.3: "White Picket Fences" 09/27/93 Reno tries to protect a young woman who witnessed a murder. Kim: Yvonne Suhor. Reverend McClain: Ron Ely. Poe: Don Swayze. Henry: Rob Youngblood. Episode 2.4: "Dead End And Easy Money" 10/04/93 Reno, Bobby and Cheyenne team up with a Machiavellian bounty hunter (Cyndi Pass) who will do anything to catch her prey--even turn Reno over to the police. Episode 2.5: "No Good Deed..." 10/11/93 Reno and Bobby go after "the Closer" a robber who robs late-night restaurants and stores and kills any witnesses. But when Reno witness "the Closer" in the act, he has to make a deal to free Bobby from jail and maybe to clear himself of the charges against him. Episode 2.6: "The Rabbit And The Fox" 10/18/93 Cheyenne is hired to track down mob wife and accused murder, Lisa Bendetti (Paula Trickey), who has become a national cult figure. At first Bobby opposes, but when he realizes the potential publicity, he approves. So, Reno has to subdue the captured Lisa, whom he ends up falling for and trying to clear of the charges against her. Episode 2.7: "Endless Summer" 10/25/93 Reno is called into to bring in a band of surfers who are supplementing their income by robbing the money houses of a drug cartel. But Reno soon discovers from the ringleader's sister that his daredevil antics are a result of his terminal illness. Episode 2.8: "Bonnie & Claire" 11/01/93 Reno is called into to transport a con artist named Bonnie (Mary Ellen Stuart) to trial. She soon proves to be big trouble, but when Reno agrees to take Bonnie back to see her daughter before going to jail, Bonnie's partner and sister Claire (Claire Yarlett) frees her from Reno. So Reno, Bobby and Chey have to pursue them. Episode 2.9: "Wheel Man" 11/08/93 (also known as "Wheel Men Don't Eat Quiche") Reno pretends to be a race car driver to determine if the owner (John Beck), his daughter (Jennifer Guthrie) or their original driver (Sam Jones) are in any way involved with some bank robbers. Episode 2.10: "Windy City Blues" 11/15/93 When a killer (Don Stroud) who Reno's cop father (Charles Napier) put away escapes from jail, Reno feels he has to go to Chicago to keep an eye on his father. But when Reno gets there, he finds his father is about to retire and intends to kill the murderer, doubts Reno's innocence and is drinking heavily. Meanwhile, Lt. Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell), on a hunch, also goes to Chicago in search of Reno. Episode 2.11: "Honor Bound" 11/22/93 A retired Marine sergeant (Charles Cypher) hires former marine Bobby to investigate the disappearance of his daughter who appears to have fallen into prostitution. Voight: Michael Harris. Judge Hollister: Michael Durrell. Episode 2.12: "Hard Rider" 01/03/94 Bobby is hired by his old friend, casino owner John Daulton (Wayne Newton) after his daughter is kidnapped by two ruthless Aussies (Alistair MacDougal, Kylie Travis). Meanwhile, on his way to the job, Reno saves the life of one biker (Jan-Michael Vincent), but he later has his bike stolen by another (Tom Allard), which endangers the ransom delivery. Episode 2.13: "Charlie" 01/10/94 A street smart 6-year-old (Brittany Alyce Smith) is left in Reno's care after her con-artist father unwittingly becomes involved in a "money-laundering" operation. Tracy: John Calvin. Episode 2.14: "South of '98" 01/17/94 Reno returns to the inner-city neighborhood where he served as a rookie cop to capture a gang member who's wanted for murder. Episode 2.15: "Hostage" 01/24/94 The gang tracks down the "Hound" (Geoffrey Blake) at a bar. So Reno goes to the bar to bring the Hound in to clear his name. But robbers burst in, and when their robbery goes bad they take everyone hostage, including Reno and the Hound. The burglars use Reno as the hostage spokesman drawing the attention of Lt. Dixon (Steven J. Cannell), and Bobby and Chey. Episode 2.16: "Rabbit Redux" 01/31/94 Bobby orders Reno on vacation, and he sends him up to his cabin, where Lisa Bendetti (Paula Trickey) just happens to be waiting. As the two begin to relax their calm is interrupted by a near-by, mobile drug lab run by a tough-as-nails drug dealer (Jamie Rose, Lamas' co-star on Falcon Crest). Reno must bring them in. Episode 2.17: "The Posse" 02/07/94 Reno and Bobby try to prevent a posse from carrying out their own brand of justice on a man suspected of murdering the sheriff's wife. Quinn: Ben Reed. Episode 2.18: "Once Burned, Twice Chey" 02/14/94 Cheyenne steps in to help her former teacher (Chip Mayer) prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering his socialite wife. But things are complicated when she falls for him, and Bobby's convinced the guy's not on the level. Episode 2.19: "Sheriff Reno" 02/21/94 Reno is stopped in a small town by the local sheriff and deputy, and the sheriff is immediately shot and killed by two murderous brothers. So Reno must help out the jealous deputy (John Allsop) find his courage, prevent one brother from breaking the other out of jail and prevent the town's people from lynching the sheriff's killer. Episode 2.20: "Murderer's Row: Part One" 04/25/94 When a woman (Elizabeth Gracen) escapes from a millionaire computer designer (Mitchell Ryan), his assistant (Larry Manetti) goes around to hire the six best bounty hunters to bring her back, including Bobby and Reno, and a mentally deranged man named Woolsey (Lindsey Lee Ginter). The offer: one million dollars to the person or persons that bring her back. Episode 2.21: "Murderer's Row: Part Two" 05/02/94 Reno helps Rikki (Elizabeth Gracen) escape from Woolsey (Lindsey Lee Ginter), but he needs to get the full story about Bronson (Mitchell Ryan) before he can really help her. Meanwhile Woolsey and Zane (Robert LaSardo) are chasing them the whole way back from Mexico. Episode 2.22: "Carrick O'Quinn" 05/09/94 After blinding a judge (Cecelia Peck) in an attempt to foil a robbery, cop Carrick O'Quinn (Don Michael Paul) quits his special forces unit to become a quasi-P.I. to help people out, like those that ask for help from his brother, a priest (Jay Avocone). He crosses paths with Reno because Reno knows the judge whom O'Quinn blinds, and the two team up to solve a case. A strange episode; perhaps the pilot to a failed spin-off attempt. 1.4) The Episode Guide of Season 3 Episode 3.1: "Dutch on the Run" 09/17/94 The partner of Lt. Don "Dutch" Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell), Woodrow Bickford (Ron Johnson), calls Bobby and Chey and says he has the evidence to expose Dixon. When Bickford turns up dead and video turns up showing Dixon killing him, Dixon goes on the run, or so it seems. So Reno heads out to track down Dixon, and get him to expose the location of the information to clear Reno's name. Part 1 of 3. Episode 3.2: "The Trial of Reno Raines" 09/24/94 After being arrested, Reno must stand trial, and only a slick lawyer (Nancy Everhard) can clear him. The key to Reno's defense may be finding the one witness who can help: "Hound" Adams (Geoffrey Blake). Meanwhile Reno tries to avoid being killed in prison by a con whom "Dutch" Dixon has coerced into trying to kill Reno. Part 2 of 3. Episode 3.3: "Escape" 10/01/94 Reno is sent to the state pen. with Rocky (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs), the con who tried to kill him (last episode) but who is now Reno's ally. Reno's only chance: to escape prison with Rocky and his gang. Part 3 of 3. Episode 3.4: "The King and I" 10/08/94 In a barfight, Reno runs into a man (Pete Willcox) who is a dead-ringer for Elvis, which intrigues Reno, and a reporter (Leah Remini) for the "National Inquisitor" who exposes men who claim to be Elvis and who could be Reno's undoing. Episode 3.5: "Black Wind" 10/15/94 Reno returns to help his karate master teacher Hideo Maruyama (James Shigeta) when one of his former students (Roger Yuan), dubbed the "Black Wind", becomes a mob enforce. The plot thickens when Reno suspects that his Maruyama's daughter (Kelly Hu) is somehow involved. Sgt. Paul Hajimoto: Phillip Moon. Episode 3.6: "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" 10/22/94 When Reno's down in New Orleans to catch a bounty (Fred Williamson), he runs into some difficulty: a "death curse", two ornery local cops, and mysterious woman (Fabiana Udenio) who seems to be involved with Reno's bounty. Episode 3.7: "Rustlers' Rodeo" 10/29/94 Reno, Bobby and Chey infiltrate a rodeo in search of some cattle rustlers after Bobby's cousin gets hurt, putting in Reno in danger, but humiliating Bobby when he can't even get a menial job in his old line of work in rodeos; meanwhile Reno seeks to help out the rodeo owner's daughter (Lise Cutter). Episode 3.8: "Muscle Beach" 11/05/94 While Reno and Cheyenne go undercover as body builders, Bobby poses as a steroid dealer, to flush out dealer Eddie Bruno (Gary Wood) who may have been involved in a murder of another minor steroid dealer and to help two body building sisters (Cameo Kneuer, Cory Everson). Episode 3.9: "The Late Shift" 11/12/94 Reno stumps the "rave" scene in search of a bounty by the name of "Ranger" (Steven Flynn) who is holding illegal raves, but who's real identity is a shocker; meanwhile a D.J. by the name of Lydia Quontro (Kate Hodge) is bringing lots of attention to Reno's plight which brings a protest in person from Bobby, and attracts the attention of Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dixon, Sr. (Stephen J. Cannell). Episode 3.10: "Thrill Kill" 11/19/94 When a bounty, stolen from Reno and Bobby by a former trainee of Bobby's: Luke Landry (Joe Cortese), turns up dead, Reno and Bobby go to investigate and they end up finding out that Landry is putting his collars up for hunting, soon leading to a situation where Bobby is captured, and Reno and a botanist (Jennifer Bransford) being hunted by some of Landry's clients themselves. Collins: Richard Roundtree. Episode 3.11: "Teen Angel" 11/26/94 Bobby is hired by a rich socialite to find her daughter (Emma Caulfield), so Reno goes to track her down. But on the way, Reno finds out that the daughter is a prostitute, prompting Reno to look up a retired call-girl (Janet Gunn) to help him bust the pimp (Mark Lindsay Chapman). Episode 3.12: "Den of Thieves" 01/07/95 Reno's former partner (Kim Johnston Ulrich) seeks his help in locating the man who put a contract out on her life. Tommy: Robert Miranda. Stacy: Lisa Stahl. Vito: John Aprea. Episode 3.13: "Rancho Escundito" 01/14/95 Reno and the gang track their bounty, an embezzling investment banker (John Bennett Perry), to a resort in Mexico, which is run by a plastic surgeon who offers a very simple service: a new face for fugitives from the law, and offer that Reno mulls over accepting. Episode 3.14: "Cop for a Day" 01/21/95 When Bobby comes to pick up a bounty in a small town, he thinks he's got his man, until it turns out to be the local sheriff who was knocked out, and now Bobby's bounty, a mental unbalanced armed robber (Ken Olandt), has a cop car and the run of the road John Daulton: Wayne Newton. Episode 3.15: "Stalker's Moon" 01/28/95 A serial killer is stalking Santa Barbara, and Bobby is determined to bring him in, but when Bobby disappears Chey takes Reno to track him down, little knowing that Bobby is in the hands of the killer. Episode 3.16: "Repo Raines" 02/04/95 Reno goes under cover at a repo agency, staffed by a cast of colorful characters, to catch the killer of three repo men. Episode 3.17: "Ace in the Hole" 02/11/95 While trying to catch felon "Preacher" Lomax (George Gerdes), a man gets shot and killed, prompting Reno to protect his wife (Mary- Margaret Humes) and son (Timothy Redwine) from the "Preacher" who believes the wife has information that he wants. Episode 3.18: "Living Legend" 02/18/95 Bobby goes to a bounty hunter's convention where he comes across his old mentor Nathan Wayne (L.Q. Jones) who has decided to make Reno his next bounty; meanwhile, Reno hunts bounty John Henry Dukane (Gary Graham). Episode 3.19: "Family Ties" 02/25/95 After she witnesses a murder, Reno must protect a spoiled, cynical Biddle heiress (Jessica Collins), whose mother (Arlene Dahl, Lamas' real life mother) takes a liking to Reno's style with the girl, from a mob father (John Vernon) and his boys. Episode 3.20: "Broken on the Wheel of Love" 04/29/95 Reno arrives on the scene just in time to help out country singer "Jessie" (Rebeccah Bush) who seems to be the victim of various attempts on her life and whose manager (James McDonnell) may be behind it all. Episode 3.21: "Split Decision" 05/06/95 After Cheyenne gets injured in an operation where Bobby went in early, Bobby and Reno split up the team, after Bobby blames Reno for "being late" and Reno blames Bobby for putting money ahead of family safety; meanwhile Dutch (Stephen J. Cannell) is on Reno's trail. Episode 3.22: "Hitman" 05/13/95 A hitman with terminal cancer by the name of "Lincoln Rockwell Stevens" (Michael Des Barres) offers Reno an intriguing deal: take over the man's business as a hitman and take care of his daughter Lisa (Courtney Peldon) in return for the evidence to clear Reno's name... or refuse and be killed by the man! 1.5) The Episode Guide of Season 4 Episode 4.1: "Sawed-Off Shootgun Wedding" 09/16/95 Reno gets involved in trying to bring a diplomat (Diego Wallraff) down for drug dealing, meeting another diplomat (Jacqueline Obradors) along the way who makes Reno an interesting offer that might solve all his problems. Meanwhile, Dutch Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell) eliminates the competition (Robert Pine) and is promoted to federal marshal, meaning he can now use federal resources to try and nab Reno. Jack Hendricks: Kent McCord. Episode 4.2: "Honeymoon in Mexico" 09/23/95 Reno and Bobby's Mexico vacation is interrupted when they agree to help a young newlywed (Jessica Cushman) locate her missing husband; little do they know that neither she, nor the man (Jerry Doyle) the money was stolen from, can be trusted. "Mo" Moseley: Jerry Doyle. Nikki: Sandra Reinhardt. Episode 4.3: "The Ballad of D.B. Cooper" 09/30/95 Bobby can't pass following up on a tip that D.B. Cooper is up in an Oregon Bobby town, but close behind his and Reno's trail is a violent bounty hunter (Sam Jones) who wants the collar for himself. Charlie Douglas: Max Gail. Tina Douglas: Elisa Donovan. Episode 4.4: "Most Wanted" 10/07/95 Bobby is tapped as one of Bay City's "Most Wanted" bachelors, but he ends up falling for a woman (Stephanie Niznik) he hit chasing a bounty (Robert LaSardo), causing Reno, and later Cheyenne, to worry about him. Episode 4.5: "Liar's Poker" 10/14/95 Reno and Bobby track an escaped female convict by the name of Julie Seaton (Marnie McPhail) to her hometown where Bobby gets the help of the local sheriff (Jeff Kaake) who new the con as a girl, while Reno stays on the con's tail. Episode 4.6: "Dead Heat" 10/28/95 Reno tracks his bounty, "The Sandman", a man who kills thoroughbred horses fro profit, to a stable owned by a widow (Erin Gray) and run by an old timer by the name of Sam Crow (Robert Fuller) either of whom who may or may not be wise to the plot to kill horses for insurance money. Billie Crow: Julie St. Claire. Episode 4.7: "Uncle in the Business" 11/04/95 Reno must come to the rescue of his friend Lisa (Courtney Peldon; from the episode #3.22 "Hitman") to save her from a mobster who wants Lisa's father's "little black book", which lists all the hits her father committed. Nick Snyder: Mike Preston. Carla: Arnetia Walker. Episode 4.8: "Offshore Thunder" 11/11/95 Reno comes to the aid of his deceased fiancee's sister Deb (Angie Harmon) who works on the crew of a cigarette racing boat that is owned by a wealth immigrant named Juan Carlos Prieto (Reni Santoni) and is beset by problems that may be sabotage. Episode 4.9: "Studs" 11/18/95 When Bobby's former fiancee Liza (Nancy Lee Grahn) is blackmailed by a ring of gigilos, Reno must infultrate the organization and bring down its ring leader (Sarah Buxton). Episode 4.10: "Another Place & Time" 11/25/95 An important episode: While Reno and Cheyenne have to pose as newlyweds to bust the murderous gangseter Tony Spano (John D'Aquino), Bobby's interference in their arrangement causes both Reno and Chey to face their feelings for one another. Episode 4.11: "Sins of the Father" 12/02/95 Donnie Dixon (Steven Flynn; also in episode #3.9 "The Late Shift"), (now Marshal) "Dutch" Dixon's son, is out of prison, and when he turns down money from Bobby for information on Reno's behalf, Reno and Bobby discover that Dutch's old crooked partner (William Lucking) has gotten to the son first, and intends to use Donnie to take Dutch (Stephen J. Cannell) down with Donnie's eager participation. Episode 4.12: "No Place Like Home" 01/06/96 Bobby, Chey and Reno take on the job of escorting a paroled rapist (who claims his innocence) to his new home on a California town that doesn't want him. Indeed, when they arrive in town, it doesn't look like the convict (Christopher Rich) will last long, so Reno stays on, to protect the convict from the town and his parole officer (Holly Gagnier), and the town from the convict if he really is a rapist. Episode 4.13: "Baby Makes Three" 01/13/96 A baby is mysteriously left on Bobby's doorstep, so Bobby and Reno care for the child while they track down the infant's mother (Megyn Price), who happens to be the girlfriend of a recnently paroled convict (Lindsey Lee Ginter) who has threatened to kill her. Episode 4.14: "Hound Downtown" 01/20/96 Reno and Bobby, with the help of local "color" named Randy (Lisa Thames), track "Hound" Adams (Geoffrey Lewis) to New York where he is running a complicated scam, including one on his secretary (Victoria Morsell). Episode 4.15: "Sationary Target" 01/27/96 After a motor cycle accident chasing a bounty, Reno is nursed back to health by an ambulence driver (Lisa Stahl). His problems? The bounty (Tim deZarn) intends to kill a judge (Nike Doukas), Dutch Dixon (Stephen J. Cannell) is hot on his trail, and Reno has amnesia. Meanwhile, Bobby searches for Reno with the help of one of his sleazy informants, Tony O'Malley (Terry Camilleri). Episode 4.16: "Rio Reno" 02/03/96 While chasing a bounty, Reno mysteriously finds himself a bounty hunter in the Old West, up against a crooked federal marshal named Swede Mason (Stephen J. Cannell) who's ruining a town for his own finanacial gain, with the help of a loner who looks a lot like bounty hunter Nathan Wayne (L.Q. Jones). Episode 4.17: "Paradise Lost" 02/10/96 Reno hides out on a communal farm after a woman (Melora Hardin) rescues him form the local police, but Reno begins to suspect that the farm's leader (Scott Jaeck) is behind the bombing of a local county office building. Episode 4.18: "Love Hurts" 02/17/96 Bobby's mother Amanda (Stella Stevens) and cousin Brittney (Brittney Powell) visit, but immediately strange events start happening at Bobby's house, leading to two conclusions: either an old bounty is out for revenge, or someone is stalking Amanda. Denny: Tom Sullivan. Episode 4.19: "Hard Evidence" 02/24/96 Reluctantly, Bobby agrees to help a discharged Air Force man, Peter Flood (Steven Williams), who claims that evidence of a crash of an extraterrestrial ship exists at a shutdown military base, so Reno is sent to work for the demolishion crew on the base, headed by a woman (Ana-Alicia; another "Falcoln Crest" alum: Ana-Alicia played Llamas' wife on the show). Gen Byrd: Ron Ely. Episode 4.20: "The Dollhouse" 04/21/96 Reno is kidnapped by a woman named Jody Whitley (Jamie Rose, Lamas' co-star from "Falcon Crest"; also in episode #2.16 "Rabbit Redux", as a different character) and her brother (Michael Cudlitz), who put Bobby in the hospital, and who want to force Reno to marry their sister (Heather Fairfield). With Bobby out of the way, only Nathan Wayne (L.Q. Jones) and Twink (Sunday Theodore) can save Reno. Episode 4.21: "Hog Calls" 04/28/96 Reno tracks down Hound's tapes of Hog and Dixon to Phoenix to Hound's crooked lawyer, Joanna Muir (Claire Yarlett), and sets himself up as her bodyguard, which quickly embroils him in a matter concerning one of Muir's clients, drug dealer Ricardo Pena (Raoul Trujillo), and his girlfriend Ashley (Shauna Sand, Lamas's new real-life wife) who's been kidnapped. Episode 4.22: "The Road Not Taken" 05/05/96 After capturing bounty Henry Travis (Johnny Cash), Reno is thrown in jail as well, prompting him to confide to Travis that he "wish he'd taken that bullet" instead of Val. He promptly gets his wish, and his treated to a view of the world in which he has been dead for 4 years. 1.6) The Episode Guide of Season 5 Episode 5.1: "No Balls & Two Strikes" 09/13/96 [This synopsis is editted from a version by Audrey DeLisle (rad@crl.com).] Lucius Carabella (Marco Rodriguez) is released from prison and has thoughts of killing those that testified against him. He meets up with Marshall Dutch Dixon, who has a similar goal, and Dixon enrolls the bounty to help. Meanwhile, Sandy Carruthers (new semi-regular Sandra Ferguson), bounty diploma in hand, applies for, and gets, a job with Sixkiller Enterprises, based on her purchase and completion of the Sixkiller video. Sean "Too Short" Shimmel: Jimm Giannini. Episode 5.2: "Self Defense" 09/20/96 Reno goes after bounty Teddy Ray Thompson (Linda Blair), who accidently stabbed her cop husband during a situation of domestic abuse. But when Reno discovers the truth, he finds a kindred spirit in Teddy Ray, and helps her fend off her husband's partner (Joe Cortese), who's determined to get his revenge. Episode 5.3: "Mr. Success" 09/27/96 Reno, Bobby and Sandy attempt to trackdown "Chick" Raymond (Billy Ray Sharkey) after a former lover (Bonnie Brewster) asks them to find Raymond so he can take responisbility for the baby he fathered 6 years ago. But trouble erupts when Raymond is promptly killed. Meanwhile, Bobby goes ga-ga over a visit from his inspiration "Mr. Success", Derrick Devlin (David Leisure). Episode 5.4: "Five Minutes Til Midnight" 10/05/96 Bobby gets a message from his first bounty, Bruce Cassidy (Scott Valentine), a man on death row for multiple rape/murders; it's a case that Bobby has always had doubts about. So Bobby, with Reno in pursuit, decides to investigate whether Cassidy really is innocent, and ends up smack dab in the middle of a mystery, stonewalled all the way by Cassidy's attorney (Lora Zane) and a Deputy District Attorney (William Anton). Episode 5.5: "God's Mistake" 10/18/96 Reno tracks a rock star who faked his own disappearance. Episode 5.6: "Ghost Story" 10/25/96 After Reno is shot and nearly dies, the ghostly apparition of Neil Kirby (Ken Olandt) follows Reno back from "The Great Beyond" because he wants Reno to restore his reputation with his widow (Yvonne Suhor) and son (Keith Okie), and because he wants to help catch the man, a hood named Skylar (Scott Kraft), that caused his death, and who just happens to be the bounty who shot Reno in the first place. Episode 5.7: "The Milk Carton Kid" 11/01/96 Sandy is approached by a 10 year-old girl named Molly (Ashley Buccille) who has seen her picture on a milk carton and who is convinced her parents are kidnappers. But what starts out a simple background check quickly spirals into a convoluted mess involving the girl, the girl's "parents" (John Mariano, Elizabeth Heflin), Sandy, Reno, Bobby, the FBI and the Mob. Episode 5.8: "High Rollers" 11/07/96 Reno and Bobby are hired to go to Reno, NV by Bobby's friend Dan Travis (Frankie Avalon) who owns a casino and whose big winners are getting robbed by a band of highway robbers; Reno and Bobby's job: to catch this pirate crew. Episode 5.9: "For Better, For Worse" 11/15/96 While Dutch tries to juggle shaking down a pornographer (Larry Manetti) and pleasing his boss Jack Hendricks (Kent McCord), his wife, Melissa (Gloria Loring), finally decides that enough is enough, so she goes to Bobby and Reno and offers to help take Dutch down. Episode 5.10: "The Pipeline" 11/22/96 When Reno comes across an old bounty of Bobby's who is supposed to be dead, he and Bobby start an investigation, and soon stumble upon "The Pipeline", an organization which makes criminals disappear, provided they meet certain requirements. So, Bobby enlists the help of his original assistant, a woman named Kate (Charlotte Lewis), who now runs a security business that is even larger than Sizkiller Enterprises, which brings up some envy and resentment from Bobby. Oh, and lastly, Bobby is audited by the IRS! Episode 5.11: "Ransom" 12/06/96 When Bobby turns a bounty down, snitch/informant Tony O'Malley (Terry Camilleri; from episode #4.15) goes out after the bounty, "The Undie-Bomber", a bank robber named Travis Taylor (Judson Mills) who robs banks with fake bombs. But O'Malley soon messes up and ends up kidnapped by Taylor, meaning Bobby must pay the ransom to get him back. Episode 5.12: "Father's Day" 12/13/96 Reno's old flame (pre-Val) appeals for help when her ex-boyfriend gets out of jail and begins stalking her, but, in the course of helping her, Reno discovers that she has a son and that the son may be his, but Bobby and Sandy are dubious. So the question is: is the boy really Reno's? Episode 5.13: "Hard Rain" 01/13/97 (Monday) It turns out that "Dutch" Dixon's security consultant bugged Dutch's house and has a tape of Dutch killing his wife, Melissa Dixon, which he offers to Bobby in return for Bobby's killing an Arizona mobster. Meanwhile, Dutch's boss (Kent McCord) insists that Dutch go to the squad pyschologist. Episode 5.14: "Top Ten With a Bullet" 01/20/97 (6:00 pm) Reno and Bobby decide to go after "#4" on the FBI's "Most Wanted List": a former 60's radical who planted a bomb an blew up a fellow Professor back in the late 60's and who's been on the run ever since. Episode 5.15: "SWM Seeks Vctm" 01/27/97 After Sandy discovers her good friend murdered, after having a date with a respondee to a personal ad, Sandy is tipped off that a serial killer may be invovled when the FBI are the ones that arrive to investigate. But Sandy decides to inestigate on her own, a prospect that worries Bobby. Episode 5.16: "Knockout" 02/07/97 (Friday) [This synopsis is editted from a version by Audrey DeLisle (rad@crl.com).] A producer hires Reno and Bobby to find his kickboxing heroine, who has vanished during the filming of a picture with the only clue being a card with a dragon emblem. Episode 5.17: "Sex, Lies and Activewear" 02/28/97 Bobby has another "brilliant" business idea: making "action lingere" with a partner, Bobby's personal trainer Lake Bradshaw (season #5 semi-regular Shauna Sands). But things go terribly wrong when a couple of bumbling burglers (Jay Avocone, Christopher Michael Moore) take the photo shoot for "Playpen" magazine hostage, including the models (Renee Tenison, Shae Marks), Lake, and the Photo Editor of Playpen (Arlene Dahl; Note: Dahl is playing a different character than her previous appearance in episode #3.19). Episode 5.18: "Blood Hunt" 03/07/97 When Reno comes across a runaway (Virginya Keehne) who looks like she's going to be the fourth victim of a "vampire" in a beach community, Reno investigates further, suspicious of a "supernatural" cause. Episode 5.19: "Bounty Hunter of the Year" 03/14/97 Bobby is to receive an award: Bounty Hunter of the Year. The problem: he's having trouble coming up with a speech. So he, Reno and Sandy mull over Bobby's bounty-hunting career to find an appropriate case for his speech. A retorspective episode. Episode 5.20: "Born Under a Bad Sign" 03/21/97 Reno catches a $50,000 bounty namd Fenton Boggs (Jeremy Roberts), but Bobby tells Reno to let Boggs go: it seems that Boggs is a well- known jinx. Of course, Reno doesn't believe in such thing, that is until Reno and Boggs *both* end up in jail. Episode 5.21: "The Maltese Indian" 03/28/97 Bobby, Sandy and Reno stake out the ex-girlfriend and daughter (Kathrin Nicholson, Brittany Alyse Smith) of a deadly escaped convict and bank robber (Todd Tesen), whose hidden stash of gold may net Sixkiller Enterprises a $150,000 reward, and it's not long before Reno ingratiates himself with both the ex-girlfriend and the daughter. Episode 5.22: "The Bad Seed" 04/04/97 While Dutch makes one last offer to Reno (through Bobby): leave the country and receive $500,000 from Dutch to stay quiet, Donnie Dixon (Steven Flynn; also in episodes #3.9 and #4.11) escapes prison to seek revenge on his mother's killer (whom Donnie thinks is Reno) after the apparition of his Mother (Gloria Loring) visits him in prison. Meanwhile, Dutch's boss Jack Hendricks (Kent McCord) tries to sort it all out, in an exicting outing that may be the concluding episode of the "Renegade" series. 3.0) ACTORS, MISCELLANEA AND TRIVIA 3.1) Background on the Actors (and Producer) Here is a quick rundown of the other shows (i.e. not including Renegade) and roles the main actors of Renegade have been in: 3.1.1) Lorenzo Lamas (Reno Raines/Vince Black) TV show regular: California Fever (1979; as Rick) Secret of Midland Heights (1980-81; as Burt Carroll) Falcon Crest (1981-90; as Lance Cumson) Dancin' to the Hits (1986; host) TV appearances (1 or several episodes): [unknown] Movies: Tilt (1978; as Casey Silverwater) Take Down (1978; as Nick Kilvitus) Grease (1978; as Chisholm) Detour to Terror (1980 TV movie; as Jamie) Body Rock (1984; as Chilly) Snake Eater I (1990; as Jack Kelly - the "Snake Eater") Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1991; as Jack Kelly - the "Snake Eater") Night of the Warrior (1991; as Miles Keane) Killing Streets (1991; as Charlie Wolff) Snake Eater III: His Law (1992; as Jack Kelly - the "Snake Eater") Final Impact (1992; as Nick Taylor) CIA, Code Name: Alexa (1992; as Mark Garver) Viper (1993; also known as "Bad Blood"; as Travis Blackstone) The Swordsman (1993; as Andrew) Final Round (1993; also known as "Human Target"; as Tyler Verdiccio) Bounty Tracker (1993; as Jonny) Midnight Man (1994; also known as "Blood for Blood"; as John Kang) Gladiator Cop (1994; as Andrew Garrett) CIA II, Target: Alexa (1994; as Mark Graver) Terminal Justice (1995; also known as "Cybertech PD"; as Sgt. Bobby Chase) Mask of Death (1996; as Lyle Mason/Detective Dan T. McKenna) The Rage (1996) 3.1.2) Branscombe Richmond (Bobby Sixkiller) TV show regular: Hawaiian Heat (1984) Heart of the City (1986-87; as Sergeant Luke Halui) TV appearances (1 or several episodes): Magnum, P.I. Movies: The Chicken Chronicles (1977; as Mark) Deathmoon (1978 TV Movie; as Vince Tapupu) The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984; as "gunner #2) The Mystic Warrior (1984 TV movie; as Meeoko(?)) Commando (1985; as Vega) Sunday Drive (1986; as Johnson) Never Too Young to Die (1986; as "Minkie's partner") Best Seller (1987; as "longshoreman #1") The Hidden (1987; as Roberts) Hero and the Terror (1988; as Victor) Action Jackson (1988; as "poolroom thug #2") Kindergardten Cop (1990; unbilled, as "guy at crack house door") Snow Kill (1990 TV Movie; as Loomis) Hard to Kill (1990; as Max Quentero) El Diablo (1990 TV Movie; as "dancing bear") The Perfect Weapon (1991; as the "bartender") Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991; as "big indian") Grand Canyon (1991; as "ace cop") Curly Sue (1991; as Albert) Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992; as the "rapist") The Taking of Beverly Hills (1992; as Benitez) Christropher Columbus: The Discovery (1992; as "Indian Chieftain") Batman Returns (1992; as "terrifying clown #1") Sunset Grill (1993; as "gang member #1") Nemesis (1993; as "mexican man") Jerico Fever (1993 TV Movie) Inside Fever (1993) Inside Edge (1993; as "actor") Death Ring (1993; as Mr. Gross) Da Vinci's War (1993; as Don Ho) Hard Vice (1994; also known as "Vegas Vice"; as Tony) The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994 TV Movie) CIA II, Target: Alexa (1994; as General Mendosa) To the Limit (1995; as Don Williams) 3.1.3) Kathleen Kinmont (Cheyenne Phillips) TV appearances (1 or several episodes): Baywatch (1993?) Movies: Hard Bodies (1984; as "pretty skater") Fraternity Vacation (1985; as Marianne) Winners Take All (1986) Phoenix the Warrior (1987) Nightforce (1987) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Roller Balde Warriors: Taken by Force (1989; also known as "Power Blade" and "Warrior: Taken by Force"; as Karin Crosse) Midnight (1989) Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1991; as Det. Lisa Forester) Rush Week (1991) Night of the Warrior (1991; as Kathleen Pierce) Bridge of Re-Animator (1991; as Gloria of the Bridge) The Art of Dying (1991) Sweet Justice (1992) Final Impact (1992; as Maggie) CIA, Code Name: Alexa (1992; as Alexa) Final Round (1993; also known as "Human Target"; as Jordan) Texas Payback (1994' as Angela) CIA II, Target: Alexa (1994; as Alexa) Stormswept (1995; as Missy) That Thing You Do! (1996' as "Koss' secretary") 3.1.4) Stephen J. Cannell (Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dixon) I can't remember all the shows Stephen J. Cannell has produced, but below is a partial list, and I'm working on it (if you know more, E-mail me at IJBall@aol.com). Movies: Posse (1993; as Jimmy Love) TV show regular: Scene of the Crime (1992; as 'the host') Renegade (1992-97; as Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dixon) TV appearances (1 or several episodes): Cobra (1993) Silk Stalkings Diagnosis: Murder (1997) Shows Produced (important shows are *'ed): Mission Impossible (as a writer) * The Rockford Files (1974-80) Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1979) * The Greatest American Hero (1981-83) * The A-Team (1983-87) * Hardcastle and McCormick (1983-86) The Rousters (1983-84) * Riptide (1984-86) * Hunter (1984-91) The Last Precinct (1986) Stingray (1986-87) J.J. Starbuck (1987-88) * 21 Jump Street (1987-92) * Wiseguy (1987-90) Werewolf (1987-89) Sonny Spoon (1988-89) Booker (1989-90) Top of the Hill (1989) UNSUB (1989) * The Commish (1991-95) Palace Guard (1991) Scene of the Crime (1991-93?) * Silk Stalkings (1991- ) Street Justice (1991) The Hat Squad (1992) Cobra (1993-94) Marker (1995) Profit (1996) Two (1997- ) Other Shows that Cannell was affiliated with: Toma (1973-74) Baretta (1975-78) City Of Angels (1976) Black Sheep Squadron (1976-78; a.k.a. "Baa Baa Black Sheep") Stone (1980; director) Broken Badges (1990) The 100 Lives Of Black Jack Savage Murder, She Wrote (1983-95; writer) Missing Persons (1993) Traps (1994) Hawkeye: The First Frontier (1995)