Viper

★ 6.2 · 1994 · 60m · Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Episodes

▶1. Pilot90m · City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor.▶2. Once a Thief ...50m · Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.▶3. Ghosts50m · Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.▶4. Safe as Houses50m · Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.▶5. Firehawk50m · As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.▶6. Mind Games50m · After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.▶7. The Face50m · "The Face", a famous hit man, has just been released from prison. His plans to go straight are jeopardized when his former employer kidnaps his wife to force him to do one last hit! Through the Consortium, he asks Joe Astor for help.▶8. Wheels of Fire50m · Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.▶9. Past Tense50m · The Viper team must crack a ring that abducts youths and molds them into specialized criminals. Meanwhile, Joe encounters a special someone from his past.▶10. Scoop50m · Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.▶11. Thief of Hearts50m · An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.▶12. Crown of Thorns50m · A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.

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