Roadkill's Junkyard Gold
Overview
Steve Magnante, a classic car expert, explores the intriguing stories behind forgotten automotive treasures found in junkyards nationwide. By examining the remains of these vintage vehicles, viewers discover their fascinating histories and the journeys that led them to their current state. Alongside restoration concepts, Magnante introduces the passionate owners of America’s most remarkable junkyards. Each episode reveals that true value lies beneath the surface, proving that not all treasures need to gleam to be considered gold.
Episodes
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Shadow of the Hawke (1)
During a demonstration of the advanced prototype supercopter known as 'Airwolf,' Dr. Charles Moffet turns against his team, stealing the aircraft and ...
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Pilot
Automotive enthusiasts Steve Magnante and Thom Taylor embark on an exciting journey to explore the most fascinating salvage yards across the nation,...
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'67 Coronet R/T, Formula Firebird, '49 Woody & 60’s Vans at Bernardston Auto Wreckers
In this installment of Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante explores the treasures hidden within the East Coast's Bernardston Auto Wrecking. He stumbles upo...
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Shadow of the Hawke (2)
Hawke and his friend Santini travel to Libya to retrieve Airwolf from its sinister inventor. However, things escalate when Dr. Moffet demolishes a U.S...
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’73 Petty Blue Road Runner, ’67 Ford Fairlane GT, ’57 Jeep FC, and More in Rural PA
In this episode of Junkyard Gold, we venture into the heart of coal country in northeastern Pennsylvania, exploring an abandoned junkyard brimming wi...
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Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
Hawke and Dom are on a mission to prevent a suspected traitor from handing over a state-of-the-art military fighter to the Russians in exchange for hi...
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’70 Chrysler 300 Hurst, ’68 Pontiac GTO, Four-Speed Mercury Cougar, and More in Denver, CO
In this episode of Junkyard Gold, we venture into the vibrant city of Denver, Colorado, at Colorado Auto & Parts, on a quest for hidden automotive ge...
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Bite of the Jackal
An ambitious executive at the Firm attempts a covert maneuver to take Archangel's position. Meanwhile, a bomb is hidden on a classic helicopter belong...
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Proof Through the Night
A Russian spy learns that Soviet scientists have created a deadly serum capable of killing anyone who comes into contact with it. He swipes a vial and...
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5
’62 Dodge Lancer GT, ’61 DeSoto, ’54 Dodge Royal Pace Car, and More Mopars in Sandy, OR
In this episode of Junkyard Gold, host Steve Magnante heads to Sandy, Oregon, to celebrate the legacy of Chrysler by exploring the treasure trove at W...
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One Way Express
A film producer enlists Santini Air for a risky stunt that requires a helicopter to land on the roof of a moving semi. Tensions flare between Dom and ...
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’59 Ford Skyliner, ’63 Chevy Corvair Van-Cake, ’79 Pontiac Trans Am 10th Anniversary, and More Fight for Survival in Vancouver, Washington
In this episode of Junkyard Gold, join host Steve Magnante as he explores the challenges faced by the beloved All American Classics salvage yard in V...
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Echos From the Past
Hawke encounters a mercenary who claims to have crucial details about his long-lost brother. After their meeting, Hawke suddenly passes out in his hel...
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Super-rare Dual-quad ’65 Buick Wildcat, ’77 Chevy Monza Mirage, ’78 Plymouth Fury Police Interceptor, and More Awesome Finds in Denton, Texas
In this captivating episode of Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante ventures to Denton, Texas, undeterred by a light drizzle. He discovers an AMC Marlin, stu...
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Fight Like a Dove
In France, an Israeli war crimes investigator is murdered by a suspected Nazi, Hans Daubert. Determined to avenge her father’s death, his daughter t...
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Bizarre ’63 Aluminum-block Rambler, Sputnik-inspired ’60 Lincoln Continental Mark V, Red-hot ’64 Mercury Comet Caliente, Plus More Rust-free Rarities in Maricopa, Arizona
In this exciting episode of Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante heads to Maricopa, Arizona, to discover a treasure trove of rust-free gems at Hidden Valley ...
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Mad Over Miami
Santini takes matters into his own hands by flying to Cuba without authorization to save two political prisoners being held for a $2 million ransom. T...
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’61 Chevy Impala, ’67 Olds 4-4-2 Dirt Track Racer, Tree-Hugging Old Car City, USA 69 Dodge Super Bee, and Much More Under the Pine Trees at Old Car City, U.S.A.
Nestled in Georgia, Old Car City, U.S.A. is a remarkable junkyard that embraces a no-crush policy, preserving vintage vehicles instead of turning them...
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And They Are Us
The rivalry between North and South Limbawe intensifies over oil resources, and a tyrannical General in South Limbawe plots to seize power by launchin...
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Mind of the Machine
Dr. Robert Winchester, an exceptional researcher and ex-test pilot involved in the creation of Airwolf, seeks Hawke's assistance to test a new simulat...
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To Snare a Wolf
Archangel alerts String to the relentless pursuit of a fervent government agent, D.G. Bogard, who is determined to locate Airwolf. In the midst of fil...
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Sweet Britches
After receiving a call from an inmate who was incarcerated with an old Vietnam friend, Hawke learns that the man was shot while trying to flee from a ...
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Rust-Free in AZ: Hunting for Roadkill's Next Project!
You asked for it, and now it's here—Roadkill's Junkyard Gold returns! Steve Magnante embarks on a new adventure, assigned by David Freiburger to sco...
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Firestorm
Eddie, Dominic's friend, was once a pilot until a tragic crash claimed the lives of his passengers, leaving him traumatized and turning to alcohol for...
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Delectable Derelicts: Exploring Rarities at Turner's Auto Wrecking
Steve Magnante returns to Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California, the very site where David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan embarked on their in...
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Moffett's Ghost
As Airwolf plays a crucial role in transporting a top American scientist for sensitive sanctions aimed at easing tensions with Russia, the helicopter ...
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Desert Treasure: Roadkill's Next Junkyard Rescue Found!
In this exciting episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante uncovers a hidden gem—a rusted '64 Ford Galaxie at Desert Valley Auto Parts i...
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The Truth About Holly
After Hawke saves Dominic's niece, Holly, from a mobster's hideout in Mexico, unsettling events begin to unfold at Santini Air. Initially, Hawke and D...
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Forest Finds: in the Weeds in NASCAR Country!
In South Carolina, Steve Magnante ventures into Vic’s Classic Auto Parts & Cars, navigating through thick vegetation to uncover a Pontiac in need o...
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Detroit Fights Back: Gas-Crunch Beaters!
Join Steve Magnante as he explores a private yard near Parma, Idaho, searching for compact imports that can pack a punch. This location was previousl...
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The Hunted
Santini Air is contracted for a month by agents representing an industrial tycoon, ready to fly him on a crucial trip whenever needed. Dominic is thri...
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Uncovered and Undercover: Roadkill’s Next Rescue!
Are you ready to hit the gas? In this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante visits L&L Classic Auto in Idaho, diving into the world of...
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Sins of the Past
Dominic is devastated when he learns that his daughter, Sally-Anne—whom Hawke never knew about—has been found dead from an overdose on the beach o...
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Junkyard Mecca: Over 70 Acres of Possibilities!
In the second episode of the season, we barely explored the riches at Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California. Now, Steve Magnante returns to ...
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Fallen Angel
String needs to bring Caitlin onto the Airwolf team to help save Archangel, who is trapped behind enemy territory.
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HX 1
When a sophisticated attack helicopter, the HX1, is hijacked by a skilled team of mercenaries, Hawke suspects that his missing-in-action brother, St. ...
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Many Faces of Muscle: Rarities From a GM Specialized Yard!
In this thrilling episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante travels to Shelby, North Carolina. Instead of searching for GT350s and Cobras...
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Flight #093 Is Missing
Caitlin finds herself on a hijacked plane that is ultimately forced to land in the ocean. In response, Airwolf is dispatched to locate the aircraft an...
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Workhorses vs. Horsepower: More Finds at L&L Classic Auto!
Vehicles serve a variety of functions, from labor to leisure. In this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante delves into two sturdy wo...
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Once a Hero (a.k.a. Heroes)
String learns that St. John is imprisoned in a POW camp. However, by the time the rescue mission is launched, St. John has already been relocated.
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Lots of Dust but Little Rust: Great Finds in Casa Grande, AZ!
In this episode of Roadkill's Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante ventures into the hidden treasures of Desert Valley Auto Parts in Casa Grande, Arizona, w...
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Random Target
While capturing aerial shots, String and Dom inadvertently record a mobster who was thought to be deceased.
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Condemned
String and Caitlin are dispatched to a secluded research facility in Alaska after a lethal Russian bacteria has escaped containment.
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13
The American Dream
The Airwolf team steps in to assist a group of Vietnamese farmers in transporting their harvest to the market when a ruthless warlord puts their lives...
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Inn at the End of the Road
After narrowly escaping from terrorists who hijacked an advanced aircraft guidance computer, a brave pilot guides the Airwolf team to the secluded vil...
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Santini's Millions
After saving a millionaire from a plane crash, Dom receives an unexpected inheritance from him.
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Prisoner of Yesterday
The Airwolf crew intervenes to thwart a coup in a banana republic while on a mission to save Doc, who has been abducted to provide medical care for th...
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Natural Born
The Airwolf team forms a bond with a young runaway seeking vengeance against the drug dealers who killed his uncle.
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Out of the Sky
During the production of a music video, String comes to the aid of a country singer whose manager has sinister intentions to eliminate her in a bid to...
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Dambreakers
String and his reporter friend find themselves held captive by terrorists who have seized control of a Christian commune. As the situation escalates, ...
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Severance Pay
String must confront a bitter ex-employee of the Firm who feels wronged after being denied his retirement benefits.
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21
Eruption
When a volcanic eruption forces String and Dom to the ground, they stumble upon a mining town operating as a slave colony.
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Short Walk to Freedom
String finds himself in the hands of Latin American revolutionaries while on a mission to save American archaeology students who are caught in the mid...
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The Horn of Plenty
Hawke accepts what appears to be a glamorous assignment with Santini Air, flying alongside an attractive and ambitious businesswoman for a few days. H...
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Super Bee vs Road Runner: Which Came First?
In this exciting episode of Roadkill's Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante dives into the fascinating history of two iconic muscle cars: the Plymouth Road R...
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Airwolf II
At a friend’s upscale event, Hawke is abruptly confronted by Archangel, who accuses him of being linked to a robbery that took place the previous ni...
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AMC’s Cars for the Human Race vs. Horsepower Race
Steve uncovers the fascinating journey of AMC as it evolved from producing simple, everyday cars to crafting iconic muscle cars. Through his explorat...
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And a Child Shall Lead
String gets unexpected help from the son of a kidnapped industrial designer, who has a developmental disability, as they work together to secure the m...
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Cadillacs: Land Yachts or Speed Boats?
On this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante visits Cadillac King to explore full-size and pintsize Cadillacs. Follow along as he unc...
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Fortune Teller
Hawke and Dominic arrive in the desert for a meeting with Archangel, but they find his jeep deserted and no trace of him. The F.I.R.M. suspects he may...
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Abandoned Projects & Street Racing Chevys!
Steve Magnante embarks on a quest to uncover hidden Chevy treasures! He explores a variety of abandoned project cars, including a '67 Chevelle SS396,...
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Crossover
String becomes infatuated with a Czech female scientist he is assisting in her escape to the West.
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Right-Sized Mopars: A-Body vs B-Body
In this exciting episode of Roadkill's Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante travels to the East Coast to delve into Chrysler's A-Body lineup, featuring the ...
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Kingdom Come
After a skilled group of thieves makes off with a set of thermonuclear detonators capable of catastrophic destruction, Archangel suspects an insider's...
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AMC and Jeep: Finds Beyond the CJ
Join Steve Magnante in this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold as he explores the fascinating legacy of AMC's 4x4 vehicles. In Colorado, he reveal...
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Eagles
During a National Air Race event, Hawke and Dominic strike up a friendship with a charming pilot. Unbeknownst to them, she's on the run from her emplo...
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Trendsetting Style: Cadillac’s Evolution
In this thrilling midseason finale of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante explores Cadillac's innovative milestones, featuring the 1949 Series ...
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Annie Oakley
When a cutting-edge laser weapon known as “The Mongoose” goes missing, the thieves quickly turn against each other. One of them reaches out to The...
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Jennie
Hawke, Dominic, and Caitlin arrive in a war-torn South American nation aboard Airwolf, where they meet the renowned freedom fighter El Gato to carry o...
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The Deadly Circle
String's friend from Vietnam finds himself in a dire situation when his family, along with Dom and Caitlin, is taken hostage. The kidnappers are drive...
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Where Have All the Children Gone?
At the funeral of a fallen comrade from Vietnam, Hawke feels compelled to return the soldier's coffin flag and Congressional Medal of Honor to his bro...
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Half-Pint
String makes the decision to adopt the Amerasian son of St. John after learning that St. John is presumed dead.
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Wildfire
Dominic brings Hawke and Caitlin to meet his old acquaintance, Big Cece, who runs an oil drilling business in the desert, along with his son, Little C...
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Discovery
After a previous attempt to steal Airwolf went awry, a man finds himself with another opportunity when a young woman he’s acquainted with accidental...
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Day of Jeopardy
Tess Dixon, the wife of notorious crime lord Cullen Dixon, manages to evade his bodyguards during a nighttime swim. Archangel enlists Hawke and Santin...
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Little Wolf
When a friend of String’s unexpectedly passes away just before his divorce, a custody battle erupts between the grieving widow and the child’s gra...
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Desperate Monday
During Caitlin's sorority reunion, a group of kidnappers mistakenly target one of her 'sisters,' leading to a chaotic situation where they end up taki...
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Hawke's Run
String uncovers that a former friend is actually a double agent after a schematic he was meant to deliver to the FIRM goes missing.
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Break-In at Santa Paula
Hawke is approached by the grieving widow of a late friend, pleading for his help to save her son Terry, who has been wrongfully imprisoned in a corru...
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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Hawke enjoys a quiet night of fishing at his cabin when he witnesses a helicopter hovering above. To his shock, it drops a body into the lake. Rushing...
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Tracks
String organizes an adventurous mountain hike for a group of wheelchair-bound Vietnam War veterans. However, their outing turns into a harrowing battl...
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Birds of Paradise
When String's nephew reaches out for assistance, it's because his mother has been missing for an entire week. String steps in to help, determined to u...
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Blackjack
Dom dies in a helicopter crash, leaving String seriously hurt. In the aftermath, Dom's niece, Jo, steps in to take over Santini Air. The company enlis...
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Escape
After being apprehended and facing execution, Jo's last chance for survival rests with a Soviet defector.
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A Town for Hire
St. John is trailing Jo in a bi-plane as she tests a new navigation system in her helicopter over a remote wilderness. Out of nowhere, a ground-based ...
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Salvage
A former employee of the Company, haunted by trauma from a past mission, claims she’s been experiencing bizarre lights and eerie sounds at her remot...
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Windows
St. John and his team are racing against the clock to retrieve a piece of satellite equipment that was stolen, as it’s essential for an imminent spa...
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A Piece of Cake
The grandfather of one of the four troubled teens that Jo and Mike have brought on a camping trip devises a sinister plan to eliminate the rest of the...
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Deathtrain
Locke finds himself at odds with the Russian agent he must partner with to secure a train carrying nerve gas set for destruction. Their clashing perso...
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Code of Silence
St. John and Locke find themselves on opposing sides during a court martial, where they stumble upon a military cover-up. As they navigate the tense p...
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Stavograd (a.k.a. The Stavograd Incident) (1)
The Russian officials, after much hesitation, consent to let the Airwolf team assist in managing the crisis at a nuclear power facility that has exper...
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Stavograd (a.k.a. The Stavograd Incident) (2)
The Russians, though hesitant, consent to let the Airwolf team assist in managing a crisis at a nuclear power plant that has experienced a meltdown.
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Mime Troupe
The Airwolf crew is tasked with protecting the daughter of an Interpol agent who has been targeted for assassination by terrorists.
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X-Virus
The Airwolf crew sets out to locate the origin of a genetically modified virus that has taken the life of one of St. John's close friends.
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Rogue Warrior
After witnessing a friend’s murder during a mission behind the Iron Curtain, Locke’s demeanor shifts dramatically, leading to suspicions about him...
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Ground Zero
A Japanese Kamikaze pilot, who managed to survive after being shot down by St. John's father during World War II, is determined to reclaim his honor. ...
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Flowers of the Mountains
In a desperate move to conceal the poor quality of his aircraft, a jet manufacturer deliberately sabotages the very plane St. John is testing. Rather ...
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The Key
The Airwolf crew is dispatched to intervene against a faction that has seized control of ten American and ten Soviet nuclear missile silos. They are t...
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On the Double
At an air show in Paris, Mike finds himself in a precarious situation when he and the wife of an East German double agent, whom the pilot had been imp...
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Storm Warning
A ruthless dictator from a banana republic seizes St. John and the family of one of his friends, who had uncovered the dictator's scheme of embezzling...
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The Golden One
Jo is drawn to Afghanistan by an ex-boyfriend who has betrayed her trust by selling her into marriage with a rebel leader.
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The Puppet Master
Locke's girlfriend receives a behavioral implant that compels her to betray him to a female scientist. This scientist then uses the same implant proce...
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Malduke
The Airwolf team is dispatched to apprehend a hijacker who has taken control of a Japanese freighter loaded with nuclear waste. His scheme involves ex...
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Poppy Chain
The Airwolf crew embarks on a global mission to dismantle an opium trafficking operation led by a former commander of St. John.
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Flying Home
Jo's sick father lends his support to the Airwolf crew as they attempt to retrieve stolen radioactive materials from a Neo-Nazi group known as 5.
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Welcome to Paradise
John steps in to help an ex-girlfriend whose spouse has been murdered by drug traffickers.