List of The Fall Guy episodes

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The following is a list of The Fall Guy TV series episodes that aired on ABC from 1981 through 1986.

First season (1981–82)

Serial No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1-2 "Pilot (1E01)" Russ Mayberry Glen A. Larson 4 Nov 1981
In the pilot episode, stuntman and part-time bounty hunter Colt Seavers goes after an all-powerful Sheriff (Eddie Albert) on his home turf in Arizona in the midst of grappling with a drug-dealing gang that is arm-twisting a singer (Lou Rawls). Cameo appearance by Farrah Fawcett.
3 "The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda (1E03)" Sidney Hayers Glen A. Larson 11 Nov 1981
Colt and Howie head to Mexico in search of a low-spirited swindler and his five-million dollars loot and discover he is being double-crossed by his gorgeous wife and her devious actor boyfriend.
4 "The Rich Get Richer (1E07)" Sidney Hayers Nick Thiel and David Braff 18 Nov 1981
Samantha ("Big Jack") solicits Colt's help to bring in a rich fraudster who has deceived her after posting bail and Colt has to face off not just a powerful gang that is protecting him but also an insurance investigator Kay Faulkner (Judith Chapman) who is after the same man.
5 "That's Right, We're Bad (1E05)" Chris Nyby II Mark Jones 25 Nov 1981
Samantha arranges for Colt and Howie to pose as prisoners to infiltrate a high-security prison so they can acquaint themselves with a vicious robber nicknamed "The Animal" (Richard Kiel) and track down his accomplice.
6 "Colt's Angels (1E15)" Frank Beascoechea Larry Brody 2 Dec 1981
Colt and Howie dress up and camouflage as bikers to befriend and penetrate an outlawed biker gang that is involved in drug trafficking and bring its leader to justice, by leading the gang to a desolate town rigged with explosives for a movie.
7 "The Human Torch (1E17)" Daniel Haller Nick Thiel 9 Dec 1981
Colt and Howie drive to the small town looking for a wanted arsonist and when everyone including the arsonist's mother claims that he has died due to natural causes, Colt is determined to confirm the veracity of the information even if it involves digging up the arsonist's grave.
8 "The Japanese Connection (1E13)" Jack Arnold Janis Hendler 16 Dec 1981
Colt is in Hawaii to grab a couple of conmen dealing in drugs, but his task gets tougher when a gangster (Yakuza) working for a Japanese syndicate from whom the conmen have stolen a big stash of marijuana takes Jody hostage and demands Colt hand over the conmen to him.
9 "No Way Out (1E19)" TBA TBA TBA
10 "License to Kill - Part 1 (1E09)" TBA TBA TBA
11 "License to Kill - Part 2 (1E11)" TBA TBA TBA
The only episode in which Heather Thomas does not appear
12 "Goin' For It (1E21)" Daniel Haller Robert Janes 27 Jan 1982
When a routine stunt goes wrong and leaves a fellow stuntman in a coma, Colt seeks to investigate and stumbles upon a gang that is using wrecked cars from the stunts to smuggle out gold from a heist. Also starring Judith Chapman as Kay Faulkner and Lynn Borden appears as Gloria.
13 "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold (1E23)" Ron Satlof Nick Thiel 3 Feb 1982
Colt strives to protect his eccentric friend Ozzie (Buddy Hackett), who spends time as a scavenger, from a couple of phony cops working for the mob, after Ozzie witnesses the assassination of a judge.
14 "Soldiers of Misfortune (1E25)" TBA TBA TBA
15 "Ready, Aim, Die (1E27)" TBA TBA TBA
16 "Ladies on the Ropes (1E29)" TBA TBA TBA
17 "The Snow Job (1E31)" TBA TBA 3 Mar 1982
18 "Guess Who's Coming To Town? (1E33)" TBA TBA TBA
19 "Child's Play (1E35)" TBA TBA TBA
20 "Charlie (1E37)" TBA TBA TBA
21 "Three For The Road (1E39)" TBA TBA 14 Apr 1982
22 "The Silent Partner (1E41)" TBA TBA 28 Apr 1982
22 "Scavenger Hunt (1E43)" TBA TBA TBA

Second season (1982–83)

Serial No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
24 "Bail and Bond (7B05)" Bruce Bilson Bill and Jo LaMond 27 Oct 1982
Colt is in Rio de Janeiro shooting a film when Terri enlists his help to trace an attractive female bail jumper who has flown there and it leaves Colt caught in a tussle between the Brazilian Police and an elusive, lethal lady ("The Contessa") involved in money-laundering.
25 "The Ives Have It (7B03)" TBA TBA TBA
26 "Colt's Outlaws (1) (7B17)" TBA TBA TBA
27 "Colt Breaks Out (2) (7B19)" TBA TBA TBA
28 "Mighty Myron (7B07)" TBA TBA TBA
29 "Reluctant Traveling Companion (7B09)" TBA TBA TBA
Colt has to escort an attractive but obstreperous woman, Christina (Mary-Margaret Humes), who has been accused of financial fraud, from Philadelphia by train for a court appearance in Los Angeles and also has to protect her from assassins during the journey. Guest appearance by Richard Burton.
30 "A Piece of Cake (7B01)" Bruce Bilson Burton Armus 1 Dec 1982
Colt visits New York to nab a small-time gambler but has impeded a larger police investigation on a high-profile criminal named Nick Traynor (Terry Kiser) and finds himself compelled by an uncompromising cop Capt. Finley (Dick O'Neill) to pursue Traynor.
31 "Hell On Wheels (7B15)" Vince Edwards Duane Poole and Tom Swale 8 Dec 1982
Colt and the gang follow a roller derby team to San Diego to grab a female player Elizabeth "Mad dog" McCloskey (Janet Julian) who faces an assault charge and find that she was just an unwitting accomplice to the manager who is using the team as a mask for his drug operations.
32 "How Do I Kill Thee... Let Me Count the Ways (7B11)" Daniel Haller Glen A. Larson 22 Dec 1982
Colt locks horns with a group of ex-CIA operatives who are in charge of security for a major global corporation when they resort to a series of dirty tricks to silence their auditor from exposing missing funds from the company accounts.
33 "Win One for the Gipper??? (7B21)" TBA TBA TBA
34 "Happy Trails (7B23)" Daniel Haller Lou Shaw and Glen A. Larson 12 Jan 1983
Episode dedicated to Roy Rogers. While filming stunts in the countryside with Roy, Colt has to deal with a gang of car-thieves operating in the vicinity after they stiff Howie with a stolen car.
35 "Manhunter (7B25)" Michael O'Herlihy Larry Brody 19 Jan 1983
Colt and the gang fly to Acapulco on the trail of a couple of playboyish crooks and after one of them is found dead, they need to work with another bounty-hunter, Sabrina Caldwell (Priscilla Presley), to track down the other and foil his plan to sell off stolen Mexican treasures.
36 "The Further Adventures of Ozzie and Harold (7B29)" Bruce Bilson Larry Brody 26 Jan 1983
While protecting his eccentric, vagrant pal Ozzie (Buddy Hackett) from hoodlums after he witnesses a homicide, Colt comes across his real identity, that of a rich businessman and a victim of a conspiracy, and hatches a plot to nail the culprit and return Ozzie back home.
37 "Death Boat (7B13)" Paul Stanley Lou Shaw 2 Feb 1983
Colt and the gang hop aboard a cruise ship with both men posing as millionaires to ensnare an accused jewel thief who has surgically altered her looks but she is also the target of insurance investigator Kay Faulkner (Judith Chapman) and her former accomplice for the stolen jewels.
38 "Eight Ball (7B27)" Michael O'Herlihy Lou Shaw 9 Feb 1983
Colt lends a helping hand to his old pal and ex-pool game wizard Joe O'Hara (Tony Curtis) to come out of the dumps and compete in a high-profile tournament in Reno and on the way has to tackle goons sent by a gambler who has high stakes in the tournament.
39 "Spaced Out (7B31)" Daniel Haller Glen A. Larson 16 Feb 1983
Colt and the gang are filming stunts in a small, peaceful town when all the tranquility is shattered by "aliens" invading in a saucer-like UFO who rob the town's bank and kidnap Jody. Colt has his work cut out to unravel the mystery after he is suspected of the robbery and is detained by the town's Police.
40 "Strange Bedfellows (7B33)" TBA TBA 23 Feb 1983
41 "The Molly Sue (7B35)" TBA TBA TBA
42 "One Hundred Miles a Gallon (7B37)" Bruce Kessler Robert Earll and Burton Armus 9 Mar 1983
Colt makes a trip to rural South Carolina to help out his former sweetheart Irene after her husband has been murdered and her son made a fugitive by a wealthy and crooked businessman who uses the local moonshining operation as a cover for cocaine smuggling.
43 "P.S. I Love You (7B39)" Don Medford Larry Brody 16 Mar 1983
Colt strives to bring down an illegal gambling den in Palm Springs in order to exonerate an actor friend (Tab Hunter) who has been framed for murder. Guest starring Dana Hill as stuntwoman Cassie Faraday.
44 "The Chameleon (7B41)" Michael O'Herlihy Lou Shaw, Aubrey Solomon and Steve Greenberg 6 Apr 1983
Colt tries to get to a bail jumper, a former actor known for his disguising prowess, through his researcher daughter (Michelle Phillips) but also has to confront a crooked cop who is after the money previously looted by the actor and his pals.
45 "The Chase (7B43)" Daniel Haller Lou Shaw 13 Apr 1983
Colt and a pestering car-thief Max Downey (Cleavon Little) try to survive a dangerous ride in a motor-home from Texas to Los Angeles, while they are being targeted by an influential militia group that seeks to eliminate Max who is a witness to one of their killings.
46 "Just a Small Circle of Friends (7B45)" Michael O'Herlihy David Chambers 4 May 1983
Colt and Howie attempt to penetrate the fortified abode of a cult run by a deceitful couple to rescue a young woman (Heather Locklear), who has taken refuge there but the stakes are high as she is soon to inherit her rich father's wealth.

Third season (1983–84)

Serial No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
47 "Devil's Island (2G01)" Daniel Haller Lou Shaw 21 Sep 1983
Colt plots a daring mission with a group of fellow stuntmen to rescue his former high-school sweetheart (Lindsay Wagner) from a secluded Mexican prison where she is being held as a part of a scheme by her ex-fiancée to preclude her from testifying against him.
48 "Trauma (2G04)" Ted Lange Lou Shaw and Michael Halperin 28 Sep 1983
Howie is seriously hurt after a stunt with a studio truck goes awfully wrong but Colt finds out that it was no accident and a crook who is after something stashed in Colt's own truck is involved. Guest starring the crew of Trauma Center.
49 "Pleasure Isle (2G03)" Daniel Haller Deborah Davis 5 Oct 1983
Colt and the gang venture into an island paradise in French Polynesia where a rich businessman is holding his former secretary-cum-mistress (Carol Lynley) hostage after she has blocked his access to his funds.
50 "Baker's Dozen (2G05)" Russ Mayberry Howard Berk 19 Oct 1983
Terri sends Colt after a man holed up in a dude ranch in Arizona but after Colt temporarily incapacitates him during a fight and it turns out that he is actually a mole working for the government inside a gang of mercenaries, Colt is obligated to take over his place.
51 "The Last Drive (2G06)" TBA TBA TBA
52 "TKO (2G02)" Donald McDougall David Braff 2 Nov 1983
A promising young boxer in Las Vegas, Leon "Bam Bam" Brannigan and his con-artist manager Lou Carnesco (Shecky Greene) who are being threatened by a local don running a match-fixing racket, get a helping hand from Colt who is in town to grab Lou. Special appearance by Larry Holmes.
53 "Dirty Laundry (2G07)" Russ Mayberry Lou Shaw 9 Nov 1983
Colt attempts to snatch a woman in Lake Tahoe for skipping bail but realizes she is being blackmailed by a crooked attorney who has abducted her son and is coercing her boyfriend, a popular singer, to launder a huge sum of illegal money. Guest starring Paul Anka.
54 "Inside, Outside (2G08)" Donald McDougall Lou Shaw and Michael Halperin 16 Nov 1983
When Terri is kidnapped with Colt being warned not to testify in court against Garrick (Richard Anderson) and after Garrick insists he is being framed by someone in his inside circle, Colt deploys Howie as Garrick's bodyguard with a dubious loyalty to sniff out the conspirator and rescue Terri.
55 "Nashville Pirates (2G09)" TBA TBA TBA
56 "Hollywood Shorties (2G10)" Don Medford Michael Halperin and Daniel Freudenberger 30 Nov 1983
When a drug-smuggling gang needs the services of a small-sized stuntman to extricate a package stuck in an airport vent and abducts his wife to force him to do the job, Colt works with a group of other small-sized stuntmen to rescue her.
57 "To the Finish (2G11)" Daniel Haller Deborah Davis, Ron Friedman and Bill Taub 7 Dec 1983
Colt persuades his friend and race-car driver Pat Patterson (David Carradine) to compete in a top race to get past haunting memories of a war-time ambush but they both need to deal with a mysterious adversary who is desperate to stop Patterson from making it to the race.
58 "Wheels (2G12)" Michael O'Herlihy Richard Raskin 21 Dec 1983
While filming in Seattle, Colt confronts an old nemesis Travis Tyler (Jim Knaub), an impulsive daredevil stuntman who is now paraplegic and accused in a murder conspiracy but reconciles and works to absolve him of the charges and reunite him with his fiancée (Robin Riker).
59 "Cool Hand Colt (2G14)" Donald McDougall Lou Shaw and Michael Halperin 4 Jan 1984
Colt is in Louisiana to take in a young, hot-headed environmental activist (Tim Dunigan) but allies with him to derail the plans of the all-powerful and unscrupulous Sheriff of the local parish (Doug McClure) who is scheming to usurp the local natural habitat for commercial purposes.
60 "The Huntress (2G13)" Daniel Haller Deborah Dean Davis, Ron Friedman 11 Jan 1984
Colt is tasked with chasing down "Ms. Turner", a cross-dressing hit-"man" (Harvey Jason) who has an obessive passion for Rodin sculptures. In this case (and much to his displeasure), Colt is joined by his acquaintance Diana (Cyd Charisse), the widow of an old friend and an amateur bounty hunter who covets the $ 50,000 reward for a charity cause.
61 "Bite of the Wasp (2G15)" TBA TBA TBA
62 "Rabbit's Feet (2G16)" Daniel Haller Edward J. Lakso 25 Jan 1984
Terri convinces a reluctant Colt to travel to the hinterland of Argentina and rescue a crafty conman (Robert Morse) who is in trouble with the local law and ranchers for attempting to steal and smuggle horse embryos out of the country.
63 "Olympic Quest (2G17)" TBA TBA TBA
64 "Always Say Always (2G18)" TBA TBA TBA
65 "King of the Cowboys (2G19)" Daniel Haller Lou Shaw and Bill Taub 29 Feb 1984
The second episode dedicated to Roy Rogers. Colt is back shooting for Roy's TV special and is perplexed as to why some men are desperate to rustle the horses rented for the show and finds it is no coincidence that some sparklers that look like diamonds keep showing up in the dirt.
66 "Boom (2G20)" Don Medford Ron Friedman 7 Mar 1984
Colt tries to rescue Jody and a couple of other hostages from a multi-story hospital where they are being held by a drug-dealing gang that seeks to get back at Colt for foiling their major operation and also demands a hefty ransom for Jody's release.
67 "Undersea Odyssey (2G21)" TBA TBA TBA
68 "Old Heroes Never Die (2G22)" Daniel Haller Michael Halperin 2 May 1984
Colt comes to the aid of an ex-baseball legend (Paul Winfield) with whom he has a childhood connection, when he has fallen on tough times and is also being targeted by a gang that runs a fraudulent gambling racket.

Fourth season (1984–85)

Serial No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
69-70 "Losers Weepers (2Z02)" TBA TBA TBA
71 "Stranger Than Fiction (2Z03)" TBA TBA TBA
72 "Prisoner (2Z05)" TBA TBA TBA
73 "Terror U. (2Z04)" TBA TBA TBA
74 "Private Eyes (2Z06)" TBA TBA TBA
75 "October the 31st (2Z07)" TBA TBA TBA
76 "Sandcastles (2Z01)" TBA TBA TBA
77 "Dead Bounty (2Z08)" Hollingsworth Morse William Read Woodfield and Keith A. Walker 14 Nov 1984
Colt's prisoner ends up in a coma after being left in police custody in a small town and Colt needs to find the other prisoner at the station, whom the corrupt cops are trying to shake down for his hidden loot, to bring out the truth. Starring Brooke Bundy as Rosie.
78 "The San Francisco Caper (2Z09)" TBA TBA TBA
79 "Baja 1000 (2Z11)" TBA TBA TBA
80 "The Winner (2Z12)" Ray Austin Lou Shaw and Sam Egan 19 Dec 1984
Jason, a boy with Down Syndrome on his way to the Special Olympics, witnesses a murder at a bus station. After he hides in the backs of Colt's truck and his group's bus leaves without him, Colt helps him evade the killers and take part in the event. Unusually, Howie's knowledge about Down Syndrome is quite correct and even somewhat useful.
81 "Semi-Catastrophe (2Z10)" TBA TBA 2 Jan 1985
82 "Her Bodyguard (2Z14)" Don McDougall Sam Egan 9 Jan 1985
Colt manoeuvers himself to be the personal bodyguard of a rich and obstinate woman Jessica Beaumont (Sonja Smits) in order to trap her best friend's brother who is targeting Jessica after he blames her for his sister's injury in a mysterious fire accident.
83 "I Love Paris (2Z13)" TBA TBA TBA
84 "Sheriff Seavers (2Z17)" Hollingsworth Morse Andrew Schneider, David Garber and Bruce E. Kalish 23 Jan 1985
Colt and Howie venture into a small town to seize a bail jumper who is the son of a wicked local honcho, with the aid of the local Sheriff but when the Sheriff is gunned down, they temporarily don the roles of the Sheriff and his deputy and eventually save the town from a calamity.
85 "Tailspin (2Z15)" Lindsley Parsons, III Aubrey Solomon and Steve Greenberg 30 Jan 1985
Colt is on the trail of a bank robber and based on the only clue, starts performing flying stunts at an air show run by an old-timer helped by his doting daughter, and soon discovers why the robber evinces interest in the show.
86 "High Orbit (2Z16)" Daniel Haller Jim Full and Barry Jacobs and Stuart Jacobs 6 Feb 1985
Colt is the stuntman for a movie being shot at NASA's control center and after a couple of close shaves that reek of sabotage, Colt uncovers a sinister plot under the guise of the movie to steal a valuable microchip from a space shuttle. Guest starring Don Galloway, Buzz Aldrin, Scott Carpenter and Michael Collins.
87 "Rockabye Baby (2Z18)" TBA TBA TBA
88 "Spring Break (2Z19)" TBA TBA TBA
89 "Split Image (2Z20)" Daniel Haller Andrew Schneider 27 Feb 1985
Colt and Howie nab a 'cocaine dealer' (Terry Kiser) in San Diego but soon realize he is not the one they are after but an exact look-alike who is an innocent shoe-salesman and is being set up by the cocaine dealer to be the target of a rival mob whom he has swindled.
90 "Skip Family Robinson (2Z21)" TBA TBA TBA
91 "Reel Trouble (2Z22)" Daniel Haller Sam Egan and Andrew Schneider 10 Apr 1985
While filming stunts in Turkey, Colt tries to deal with a young, overenthusiastic stuntwoman (Daphne Ashbrook) who is making the stunts a bit unsafe and then strategizes to recover the film's negatives that are stolen for ransom by a local hashish-dealing gang.

Fifth season (1985–86)

Serial No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
92 "Dead Ringer (4E04)" Don Medford Sam Egan and Andrew Schneider 26 Sep 1985
In his first assignment for bail bondswoman Pearl Sperling, Colt travels to Vegas where his quarry, an expert forger named Claude Purcell, is enrolled in an Elvis impersonation contest and takes on a gang that is forcing Purcell to forge a wealthy man's will.
93 "King of the Stuntmen (4E02)" Bernard McEveety David Garber and Bruce E. Kalish 3 Oct 1985
While competing in a contest for stuntmen, Colt foils a plot to rob the hotel's safe and also gets a chance to clear things up with a fellow competitor and old friend (Geoffrey Lewis) who had been blaming Colt for losing his girlfriend (Teri Austin).
94 "Femme Fatale (4E06)" TBA TBA TBA
95 "A Fistful of Lire (4E07)" TBA TBA TBA
96 "The Life of Riley (4E08)" TBA TBA TBA
97 "October the 32nd (4E12)" TBA TBA TBA
98 "Seavers, Dead or Alive (4E10)" TBA TBA TBA
99 "Escape Clause (4E16)" TBA TBA TBA
100 "No Rms Ocean Vu (4E13)" TBA TBA TBA
101 "Miami's Nice (4E15)" Hollingsworth Morse David Garber and Bruce E. Kalish 10 Jan 1986
Colt's vacation in Miami goes awry when he is enticed by an attractive woman to go on a bounty hunt and finds himself caught between a relentless federal drugs enforcement agent (Terry Kiser) and a ruthless mob family that he is seeking to bust.
102 "Reunion (4E17)" Bruce Kessler Sam Egan and Tom Benko 17 Jan 1986
Colt reconnects with his old flame Laura at his high-school reunion and when Laura's brother gets robbed of a heap of jewels and then Laura gets abducted, Colt suspects a link between the two incidents.
103 "Trial By Fire (4E11)" Daniel Haller Doug Heys, Jr. 24 Jan 1986
While in Bangkok for some routine stunt work, Colt is revisited by his war-time past as he embarks on a daredevil mission along with a former soldier (Dennis Haysbert) to rescue their ex-comrade who was presumed dead but is being held in a prison camp in Cambodia.
104 "In His Shadow (4E21)" TBA TBA TBA
105 "The Lucky Stiff (4E18)" TBA TBA TBA
106 "Beach Blanket Bounty (4E14)" TBA TBA TBA
107 "The Last Chance Platoon (4E01)" TBA TBA TBA
108 "I Now Pronounce You ... Dead (4E05)" TBA TBA 7 Mar 1986
109 "Two On a Skip (4E20)" TBA TBA TBA
110 "The Lady in Green (4E19)" TBA TBA TBA
111 "Tag Team (4E22)" TBA TBA TBA
112 "War On Wheels (4E09)" TBA TBA TBA
113 "The Bigger They Are (4E03)" TBA TBA TBA