The Hitchhiker Episode Guide

Episode Guide

The Hitchhiker: Season 4 (1990 - 1991)

• Season 4 Episode 20: New Blood

  An actress (Rae Dawn Chong) sells her soul for success.

• Season 4 Episode 19: Secrets

  A woman (Mary Frann) and her lover murder her heavily insured husband.

• Season 4 Episode 18: Offspring

  A domineering mother (Louise Fletcher) shames her adult son.

• Season 4 Episode 17: Whole New You

  A criminal (Elliott Gould) in protective custody demands plastic surgery.

• Season 4 Episode 16: Made in Paris

  Workers cast a spell on a negligent manager (Terence Knox).

• Season 4 Episode 15: Living a Lie

  A bartender (Scott Valentine) takes a stolen credit card on a shopping spree.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Homecoming

  Paranoia about his past undermines a neo-fascist (Ken Howard).

• Season 4 Episode 13: Tourist Trap

  A Paris con artist (Robby Benson) meets his match.

• Season 4 Episode 12: White Slaves

  Two collegians kidnap a woman for a wild night in Paris. With C. Thomas Howell.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Working Girl

  A housewife (Peggy Lipton) shoots her cheating husband, then pursues the other woman.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Window

  A frustrated painter thinks his art dictates life.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Trust Me

  Tables are turned on a con man who preys on rich old women.

• Season 4 Episode 8: A Function of Control

  An office manager accidentally kills her boss's wife.

• Season 4 Episode 7: New Dawn

  A woman (Nancy McKeon) threatens to frame her unfaithful husband for murder.

• Season 4 Episode 6: Toxic Shock

  Toxic waste poisons an illegal dumper's mind.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Hard Rhyme

  A poet (Robert Foxworth) teaching in prison steals an inmate's writing.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Strate Shooter

  A man (Chris Rydell) imitates a TV hero to rescue a woman.

• Season 4 Episode 3: Riding the Nightmare

  A career woman (Lauren Hutton) eliminates a romantic rival.

• Season 4 Episode 2: Tough Guys Don't Whine

  A director (Alan Thicke) steals a mobster's girlfriend, then accidentally kills her.

• Season 4 Episode 1: Fading Away

  A paranoid ex-Marine (Nick Mancuso) believes he's been abandoned on a dangerous mission.

The Hitchhiker: Season 3 (1989)

• Season 3 Episode 26: Pawns

  A woman seduces a musician into robbing a pawnbroker.

• Season 3 Episode 25: Power Play

  A producer's sly assistant (Chris Makepeace) meets his match.

• Season 3 Episode 24: My Enemy

  A faded actress (Joan Severance) tries to assume another's life.

• Season 3 Episode 23: The Dying Generation

  A friend's suicide stuns a carefree couple.

• Season 3 Episode 22: The Cruelest Cut

  A sensitive man befriends a prostitute.

• Season 3 Episode 21: Striptease

  An alienated man meets a like-minded woman.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Studio 3X

  A TV journalist's (Perry King) fantasies appear in a pornographer's videos.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Hit & Run

  A man (Bruce Weitz) kills a pedestrian in a hit-and-run.

• Season 3 Episode 18: The Verdict

  An overzealous district attorney prosecutes a gang member.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Coach

  A sadistic coach's track record emerges.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Hootch

  A greedy woman (Stephanie Zimbalist) evicts her brother, a Vietnam veteran.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Fashion Exchange

  A model's suicide unleashes vengeance on a designer.

• Season 3 Episode 14: Part of Me

  A burger magnate learns a lesson in hidden complications.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Square Deal

  A con artist presses his luck.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Spinning Wheel

  Nightmares nearly destroy a performance artist.

• Season 3 Episode 11: Phantom Zone

  Family secrets threaten a graduate's marriage plans.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Together Forever

  A woman suspects her husband is unfaithful.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Her Finest Hour

  Con artists invent a war to bilk an old woman.

• Season 3 Episode 8: 3615 Code-Liz

  A computer-message service ensnares a jealous husband.

• Season 3 Episode 7: The Miracle of Alice Ames

  A real miracle endangers a bogus preacher's scam.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Renaissance

  The Paris underworld mobilizes to stop a developer.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Shadow Puppets

  A psychologist goes too far with a tortured patient.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Garter Belt

  Shady dealings endanger a diplomat's career.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Dark Wishes

  A nurse tries to poison a woman to steal her husband.

• Season 3 Episode 2: In Living Color

  A cold-hearted photographer snaps a woman's death plunge.

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Martyr

  A woman involves a stranger in her plot to kill her husband.

The Hitchhiker: Season 2 (1987)

• Season 2 Episode 13: Cabin Fever

  A gigolo meets his match in a married couple. With Michael Woods, Season Hubley.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Secret Ingredient

  Seductive salesman (Dean Paul Martin) meets deadly blonde. With Candy Clark.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Best Shot

  A lawyer's video camera sees his crime. With Parker Stevenson, Ken Olin.

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Joker

  The joke is on a practical joker. With Timothy Bottoms, Kelly Lynch.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Made for Each Other

  Two killers briefly become friends. With Bill Paxton.

• Season 2 Episode 8: In the Name of Love

  A murderer falls for her victim. With Lucy Gutteridge, Greg Evigan.

• Season 2 Episode 7: The Legendary Billy B.

  A reporter seeks the truth about a former rock star. With Kirstie Alley, Andy Summers.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Doctor's Orders

  A mayor (Paul Le Mat) recalls his sordid prom night. With Shannon Tweed.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Homebodies

  Escaped convicts enter the wrong home. With James Remar, Chris Collette.

• Season 2 Episode 4: Why Are You Here?

  Late-night TV host (Brad Davis) attracts kinky teen (Helen Hunt).

• Season 2 Episode 3: Dead Heat

  A sculptor and his models seek the macabre. With Fred Ward, Denise Gallick.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Minuteman

  Unhappy yuppies (John Shea, Alexandra Paul) go on a trip.

• Season 2 Episode 1: Perfect Order

  A model (Virginia Madsen) makes the ultimate sacrifice.

The Hitchhiker: Season 1 (1983 - 1986)

• Season 1 Episode 6`: Face to Face

  A surgeon (Robert Vaughn) falls for a scheming woman (Sonja Smit).

• Season 1 Episode 26: One Last Prayer

  An aspiring pop singer (Lisa Blount) fools herself.

• Season 1 Episode 25: Man of Her Dreams

  A career woman (Marilyn Hassett) flirts her way into murder.

• Season 1 Episode 24: Last Scene

  A director pushes an actress too far. With Peter Coyote.

• Season 1 Episode 23: True Believer

  A detective probes a suicide in a haunted convent. Stars Tom Skerritt.

• Season 1 Episode 22: The Curse

  An old woman cures a bad landlord with voodoo. With Harry Hamlin.

• Season 1 Episode 21: Dead Man's Curve

  A writer (Susan Anspach) goes home and faces sins from the past.

• Season 1 Episode 20: O.D. Feelin'

  A bum finds a packet of evil white powder. With Sandra Bernhard, Gene Simmons.

• Season 1 Episode 19: Ghostwriter

  An author fakes his death to boost his career. With Barry Bostwick, Dayle Haddon.

• Season 1 Episode 18: Man's Best Friend

  Stray man (Michael O'Keefe) finds stray dog.

• Season 1 Episode 17: W.G.O.D.

  Calls haunt a radio evangelist. With Gary Busey, Geraldine Page.

• Season 1 Episode 16: The Killer

  Someone stalks a rich girl in a wheelchair. With Jenny Seagrove.

• Season 1 Episode 15: Out of the Night

  An inn offers little comfort to a troubled man. With Elizabeth Ashley.

• Season 1 Episode 14: Night Shift

  A nurse and her boyfriend rob a patient. With Margot Kidder and Darren McGavin.

• Season 1 Episode 13: Murderous Feelings

  A psychiatrist (Franco Nero) has an affair with a patient.

• Season 1 Episode 12: Hired Help

  A cruel mill owner (Karen Black) meets her match. With Fernando Allende.

• Season 1 Episode 11: The Man at the Window

  A playwright tries to rewrite reality.

• Season 1 Episode 10: A Time for Rifles

  Two war veterans fight over the same woman. With John Ireland, Stephen McHattie.

• Season 1 Episode 9: Videodate

  A man (Gregg Lee Henry) exploits women through video dating.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Petty Thieves

  An inner-city punk tries to pull off a cocaine heist.

• Season 1 Episode 7: And If We Dream

  A married teacher cannot resist a new student.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Remembering Melody

  An old flame haunts a self-centered lawyer.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Lovesounds

  A famous conductor hires a handsome technician to install audio equipment in his home.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Split Decision

  A troubled real estate agent meets inseparable identical twins.

• Season 1 Episode 2: When Morning Comes

  A beautiful woman disrupts a commercial producer's relaxing vacation.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Shattered Vows

  A gold-digging young man marries a dowager then falls in love with her gorgeous stepdaughter.