TV series

Airwolf

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As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter named Airwolf.

3Seasons
51Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Created by
Donald P. Bellisario
Released
22 Jan 1984
Language
English
Country
United States
IMDb votes
14,220

Cast

Main cast

Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine

Recognition

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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Airwolf Series Guide

Explore the high-stakes world of Airwolf, the classic 1984 action-adventure series featuring a renegade pilot and his advanced battle helicopter.

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Blu-ray

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Episode guide

51 episodes across 3 seasons

Season 1 11 episodes
  1. Shadow of the Hawke Episode 1 / 1984-01-22 / IMDb 7.3

    Dr. Charles Moffet develops a new prototype super-helicopter code named "Airwolf" for the FIRM (CIA cover), but at the demonstration for the brass assassinates Senator William Dietz, destroys the control center, and disappears wit...

  2. Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n Episode 2 / 1984-01-28 / IMDb 6.5

    Hawke and Dom must stop a suspected traitor from turning an advanced military fighter over to the Russians in exchange for his son who was born in Vietnam. Things get complicated, though, when Hawke realizes that he was also invol...

  3. Bite of the Jackal Episode 3 / 1984-02-04 / IMDb 6.8

    While on a job assignment to Acapulco, Mexico, Dominic Santini's regular helicopter (unaware of young stowaway Phoebe Danner) is sabotaged, shot and crashes in a desolate mountain ranching area. Archangel discovers the man behind ...

  4. Proof Through the Night Episode 4 / 1984-02-11 / IMDb 6.9

    Archangel sends Hawke and Santini to help F.I.R.M. double-agent Vladimir 'Moses' Rostoff escape the Soviet Union. He is in possession of a lethal neurotoxin developed by Russian scientists that is valuable to the F.I.R.M., but com...

  5. One Way Express Episode 5 / 1984-02-18 / IMDb 7.1

    After stunt pilot Vinnie crashes attempting to land on a driving truck, studio boss Philip Maurice and his deputy Simon Sayes hire Santini Air to save the film project. String refuses such a merely commercial job, even as wing-man...

  6. Echoes from the Past Episode 6 / 1984-03-03 / IMDb 7.4

    Hawke meets a mercenary who claims to have information regarding his missing brother.

  7. Fight Like a Dove Episode 7 / 1984-03-10 / IMDb 6.9

    An Israeli war crimes hunter is killed by a suspected Nazi named Hans Daubert in France. His daughter vows revenge and seeks the help of String and Dom, along with Airwolf, to bring him to justice. Complicating matters is Archange...

  8. Mad Over Miami Episode 8 / 1984-03-24 / IMDb 6.5

    Dominic accepts to deliver $2,000,000 ransom for two Cuban political prisoners by plane, but raiders steal the cash and he must crash-land back on Cuba due to a storm. Despite the hurricane, Hawke flies to the rescue in Airwolf, a...

  9. And They Are Us Episode 9 / 1984-03-31 / IMDb 6.6

    North and South Limbawe are in conflict over oil and a despotic General plans to overthrow his own government in South Limbawe and attacks his neighbors to the North. String and Dom are sent by Archangel to aid North Limbawe and i...

  10. Mind of the Machine Episode 10 / 1984-04-07 / IMDb 7.7

    Dr. Robert Winchester is a brilliant researcher and a former test pilot who helped design Airwolf. Now, he's asking for Hawke's help in test flying a simulator that he's designed to enable the Firm to train future test pilots to f...

  11. To Snare a Wolf Episode 11 / 1984-04-14 / IMDb 7.4

    Archangel warns String about a zealous government bureaucrat named D.G. Bogard who will stop at nothing until he finds Airwolf. Dom and Hawke take time out from shooting a military training film to hide Airwolf in a different loca...

Season 2 20 episodes
  1. Sweet Britches Episode 1 / 1984-09-22 / IMDb 7.2

    String and Dom investigate a small town where a friend of theirs has disappeared. What they discover there is a little fiefdom controlled by an unfriendly sheriff named Bogan who doesn't like outsiders in his domain. When String s...

  2. Firestorm Episode 2 / 1984-09-29 / IMDb 6.6

    When Eddie, a chronically drunk friend of Dom's, spouts off about UFO-type lights he's been seeing near his desert trailer, everyone writes him off as a crackpot until one night while taking Eddie home, Dom spots them, too. He and...

  3. The Truth About Holly Episode 4 / 1984-10-13 / IMDb 6.4

    String and Dom rescue Dom's niece from her abusive boyfriend and return her to the U.S. Unfortunately, the boyfriend hasn't given up on her yet and sends his goons in search of her. Caitlin O'Shaughnessy (Jean Bruce Scott) re-ente...

  4. The Hunted Episode 5 / 1984-10-20 / IMDb 6.5

    A rich corporate industrialist, Carter Anderson III, hires Santini and Hawke to ensure his safe transportation needs when it becomes evident that he might be targeted for a hit. Anderson is aware of the existence of Airwolf and Ha...

  5. Sins of the Past Episode 6 / 1984-10-27 / IMDb 6.3

    Dom and String return to Dom's birthplace when Dom learns that his daughter has died of a drug overdose. After attending the funeral, they return to California where Dom is arrested on suspicion of murdering his ex-wife. String re...

  6. Fallen Angel Episode 7 / 1984-11-03 / IMDb 7.1

    Marella unofficially asks String and Dom to attempt a rescue mission when Archangel is captured by rival agents and his wing of the Firm is disavowed. Archangel had embarked on a rescue mission for a former lover which he later di...

  7. HX-1 Episode 8 / 1984-11-10

    A helicopter prototype that may rival Airwolf is stolen. String thinks his brother St. John is involved.

  8. Flight #093 Is Missing Episode 9 / 1984-11-17 / IMDb 6.8

    Caitlin plans to fly home to attend her sister's wedding but her plane is hijacked and crashed into the sea and a ransom demand is issued to the airline. Meanwhile, String and Dom mount their own search and rescue plan while Caitl...

  9. Once a Hero Episode 10 / 1984-11-24

    String learns that Saint John may be held captive in a POW camp in Laos. Together with Dom, he recruits a couple of Vietnam veterans, one a daredevil, the other an up-and-coming politician, to go after his brother and bring him ho...

  10. Random Target Episode 11 / 1984-12-08 / IMDb 6.9

    When String and Dom agree to shoot some incidental film footage for a friendly rival, they accidentally stumble across a reputed mobster hiding out in the desert with plans for a secret rendezvous with his compatriots. The mobster...

  11. Condemned Episode 12 / 1985-01-05 / IMDb 7.2

    String and Caitlin travel to a deserted island where a cure is being researched for a biological plague that was developed in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the plague has already gotten out of control and the researchers are all dea...

  12. The American Dream Episode 13 / 1985-01-12

    A former Vietnamese warlord, Tranh Van Zung (James Shigeta), terrorizes a small community of Southeast Asian immigrants by requiring them to pay a tithe like they would in their own country. A group of dissidents, however, stand u...

  13. Inn at the End of the Road Episode 14 / 1985-01-26 / IMDb 7.0

    A group of terrorists steals a prototype in-flight computer that can turn any commercial aircraft into a fighting unit. While escaping, one of the terrorists is wounded and the group holes up in a small mountain community where th...

  14. Santini's Millions Episode 15 / 1985-02-02

    Dom uses Airwolf to transport a heart to Chicago and responds to a mayday along the way for a downed private plane. The plane belongs to billionaire Carl Barron who was on his way to a board meeting when his plane developed engine...

  15. Prisoner of Yesterday Episode 16 / 1985-02-09

    A revolutionary breaks her father, former dictator Marios Guzman, out of a military prison. Because her father received no medical treatment in prison, she has her followers kidnap Doc who is on a fishing trip with String. String ...

  16. Natural Born Episode 17 / 1985-02-23

    A young hotshot helicopter pilot named Kevin takes a job sweeping the hangar at Santini Air after his guardian uncle is killed by some past associates. Those associates wanted his uncle to go back into the drug smuggling business ...

  17. Out of the Sky Episode 18 / 1985-03-02

    String and Dom are hired to fly a helicopter rigged with a prop spaceship during a live concert performance by singing sensation Roxy Marvel (Misty Rowe). Complications develop, however, when a fight with her ex-husband Nick DeSot...

  18. Dambreakers Episode 19 / 1985-03-16

    A European terrorist cell takes refuge in a spiritualist community in the U.S. that shuns all exposure to technology. Using the community as a front, they plan to destroy a new southwestern U.S. hydro-electric facility and for exp...

  19. Eruption Episode 21 / 1985-04-06

    String and Dom find themselves at odds with a mining community's leadership after they are forced to land during the eruption of a once dormant volcano.

  20. Short Walk to Freedom Episode 22 / 1985-04-13

    Caitlyn and a group of kids are captured by a guerrilla leader while they're on a trip to South America to visit ancient ruins.

Season 3 20 episodes
  1. The Horn of Plenty Episode 1 / 1985-09-28

    Hawke is kidnapped and brainwashed by John Bradfrod Horn, an evil tycoon; and its up to Cait to rescue Hawke, Dom, and Airwolf from his clutches.

  2. Airwolf II Episode 2 / 1985-10-05 / IMDb 6.9

    An arrogant pilot designs a newer version of Airwolf and plans to engage Hawke in an air-to-air duel to determine which of the two is the better pilot.

  3. And a Child Shall Lead Episode 3 / 1985-10-12

    Leading aircraft designer, Robert Phelps, is abducted by foreign agents to the horror of his mentally challenged son, Bobby. Hawke decides to try and find Phelps, obtaining leads from Bobby, whose autism gives him the ability to d...

  4. Fortune Teller Episode 4 / 1985-10-19

    Archangel is held captive by a powerful arms dealer who needs information to complete the work on a highly advanced maneuvering system for fighter jets - Fortune Teller. With the help from a psychic, String and Dom endeavor to fin...

  5. Crossover Episode 5 / 1985-10-26

    Hawke must pick up the Janic's alone, and without Airwolf when they're ambushed. Dom and Kaitlen use Airwolf to save the laser secrets.

  6. Kingdom Come Episode 6 / 1985-11-02

    When some thermonuclear detonators are stolen. Hawke tried to find them with Airwolf's thermal sensors. But the man who stole them plans to use Airwolf to transport them. And part of his plan is seducing Caitlin.

  7. Eagles Episode 7 / 1985-11-09

    Hawke falls for a airplane racer in danger.

  8. Annie Oakley Episode 8 / 1985-11-16

    When a weapon built by the Firm is stolen. One of the men who stole it, thinking the man who hired him is shortchanging him calls the Firm and arranges a meeting. Michael sends Hawke and his people, because the meeting is taking p...

  9. Jennie Episode 9 / 1985-11-23

    Hawke helps a woman rescue child refugees from a mad scientist's unmanned tanks.

  10. The Deadly Circle Episode 10 / 1985-11-30

    When the families of all his Vietnam flight crew are kidnapped (including Dom and Cait); Hawke must follow the clues, and a mysterious friend, to save them.

  11. Half-Pint Episode 12 / 1985-12-21

    Hawke finds that his brother was, in fact, killed in Vietnam, and meets his nephew.

  12. Wildfire Episode 13 / 1986-01-11

    With the crew earning some down time, and Airwolf some much-needed repair time, Dom takes a trip to help out an old war buddy. But he soon finds himself in the middle of both a family feud, and a dangerous drug-smuggling ring...wi...

  13. Discovery Episode 14 / 1986-01-18

    Mysterious evil tycoon John Bradford Horn returns to steal Airwolf after a botched murder, and a chance encounter, reveals the location of the Lair.

  14. Day of Jeopardy Episode 15 / 1986-01-25

    Hawke must save an old girlfriend from evil government agents.

  15. Little Wolf Episode 16 / 1986-02-01

    While visiting Hawke's old Vietnam buddy Greg Stewart, Dominic & Hawke become unwitting pawns in a potentially deadly custody battle between Greg's mother, Martha (June Allyson) and ex-wife Rainey. Rainey refuses to sign over cust...

  16. Desperate Monday Episode 17 / 1986-02-08

    During Caitlin's sorority reunion things go bad when a kidnapping is attempted.

  17. Hawke's Run Episode 18 / 1986-02-15

    While visiting a friend, Hawke excuses himself to get a cup of coffee. In his absence, his friend and the secretary are executed mob style. Hawke is shot, but manages to escape. Santini Air is ravaged in a search for something tha...

  18. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Episode 20 / 1986-03-15

    While fishing, Hawke witnesses a woman who is dropped from a helicopter into a lake. Hawke rescues her, but the two men responsible are hot on his tail. The rescued woman has difficulty remembering her identity and Hawke tries to ...

  19. Tracks Episode 21 / 1986-03-22

    Hawke agrees to help paraplegics scale Sunusito mountain when a survivalist (the "Catman") decides to attack the hikers to protect his feral cats. Hawke has to get them to the chopper to save them. Dom and Caitlin use Airwolf to f...

  20. Birds of Paradise Episode 22 / 1986-03-29

    Hawke agrees to help his nephew with a missing-person case, which quickly leads to a dangerous drug-smuggling ring.