by Ian J. Ball
This version: 1.54
Last updated: December 7,
1996
NOTE: Original version from vlb@ccspo.daytonoh.ncr.com.
Important
information was provided by my
co-authors YOUNGMIC@delphi.com and
DelphinaX@aol.com, and without
their help this guide would not have
been possible.
Cobra, another show brought to you
by Stephen J. Cannell, and filmed in
Vancouver, B.C., CANADA.
0.0) Introduction
0.1) What is a FAQ? What is an Episode Guide?
0.2) Where the Author Can Be Reached
0.3) Telephone Numbers for Cannell Studios
0.4) Where Can I Find Copies of this FAQ on the 'Net, Either
Through FTP or the WWW (the Web)?
1.0) Cobra: Episode Guide
2.0) Actors, Miscellanea and
Trivia
2.1) Background on the Actors (and Producer)
2.1.1) Michael Dudikoff (Robert "Scandal" Jackson)
2.1.2) Allison J. Hossack (Danielle LaPoint)
2.1.3) James Tolkan (Dallas Cassel)
2.1.4) Steven J. Cannell, the Producer
0.0) INTRODUCTION
This FAQ deals with the syndicated Stephen J. Cannell television show, Cobra.
This is the first edition of a file
that will be occasionally posted as
an episode guide to the syndicated
action show Cobra. Permission is
granted by the author to distribute
this file in an UNMODIFIED form to
other networks and BB's, etc. Rights
to modifications to this file are
reserved by the author.
Note: This document may freely
copied and distributed for personal
use or for the sake of information
purposes only. It may be
distributed in its entirety,
with all original authors and copyright
information intact. Any
sales of this document or use of it in a for-
profit project, or use in
any other capacity save those already
mentioned, is expressly
forbidden without the specific consent of
the authors. Copyright,
Ian J. Ball, 1994.
0.1) What is a FAQ? What is an Episode Guide?
A FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
or a FAQL (Frequently Asked Questions
List) is a document that serves
to answer commonly (or perhaps not so
commonly) asked questions about
a particular subject. Such a document is
usually posted to the internet
(or to an online service) to the various
groups or BB's (bulletin boards)
to which it is relevant, in the hopes of
answering these often asked questions.
An episode guide is a document that
serves to provide information about
each episode of a particular TV
show. This episode guides will provide a
short synopsis of the plot with
episode titles (and production numbers in
some cases) of each episode, and
the guest credits for that episode.
0.2) Where the Author Can Be Reached
This is the first edition of this
FAQ & episode guide, and it is probably
either incorrect in parts or is
missing useful information. If any person
has any questions, comments or
suggestions about this FAQ, please contact
Ian J. Ball at:
IJBall@aol.com
(for private correspondance)
ijb@ucla.edu
(for emergencies only)
Any help on this project will be
appreciated.
0.3) Telephone Numbers for Cannell Studios
Here are two numbers for Cannell
Films. Call them for information on
either Cobra, or other Stephen
J. Cannell shows.
(213)-465-5800
- Los Angeles office
(604)-983-5000 - Vancouver office
0.4) Where Can I Find Copies
of this FAQ on the 'Net, Either Through FTP
or the WWW (the Web)?
FTP:
As of now, this episode guide is
available from only one FTP site:
The first one is my own personal
folder available in one of AOL's own
FTP sites; the most up-to-date
version of this episode guide can be
found there.
(NOTE:
Enter the menus as shown when trying to reach this site, as
AOL does not allow a "dir"
listing of the root directory of that site,
as it would contain up to
2.5 million different folders!)
(ALSO
NOTE: My FAQs/episode guides for other shows are available
from this same FTP site.):
ftp://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/IJBall3/FTP/
WWW (the Web):
Presently there is only one Web site for Cobra:
The Cobra Web site is my
own personal site available from AOL; the
most up-to-date version
of this episode guide, in HTML format, can be
found there.
(NOTE:
FAQs/episode guides for some other shows are available from
this same WWW site.):
http://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/IJBall/WWW/Cobra/Cobra_List.html
1.0) COBRA: THE EPISODE GUIDE
The Players:
Robert "Scandal" Jackson
-Michael Dudikoff
Danielle LaPoint
-Allison J. Hossack
Dallas Cassel
-James Tolkan
"Cobra" (Premiere: Part One)
09/16/93
Scandal Jackson is shot in the face, and the surgery to rebuild his
face is paid for by
a group named Cobra, dedicated to bringing justice
to those who can't
get it from the police or the system. In return for
paying for his surgery
Cobra, founded by Quentin Avery and led by
Dallas Cassel and
his assistant Danielle LaPoint, wants Scandal to
help crack a case
that may involve the person that murdered his
father. But in pursuing
the case, Scandal soon runs across some
unpleasant facts surrounding
his father's death.
"The Continuation of Cobra"
09/23/93
(Premiere: Part Two)
Scandal and Dallas pose as efficiency experts at the water
distribution plant
to find out how the mob is shipping their cocaine.
Meanwhile, Scandal
seeks to find out the truth about the mysterious
Danielle.
Episode 1.2 (#55118): "Push
It"
10/01/94
"Push It"
09/30/93
Cobra is hired by the wife of a man who seems to have died in a car
accident under mysterious
circumstances. The trail leads to a thrill
seeking club named
"the Wild Cats." Scandal goes under cover to bring
the ringleader (William
Sullivan) down as a burglar and murder, and to
save a pretty architect
who's in over her head. But Danielle and
Dallas soon come to
fear that Scandal has become too attracted to the
trills of danger to
pull it off.
Episode 1.3 (#55118): "Honeymoon
Hideaway" 10/07/94
"Honeymoon Hideaway"
10/07/93
Scandal and Danielle, and Dallas and a client, pose as honeymooners
at a resort to determine
what happened to two client's husbands who
disappeared there.
Soon the evidence points to a handyman at the
resort. Meanwhile,
Scandal and Danielle must get through their jitters
of sharing a room.
"Nowhere to Run"
10/14/93
A man (Terance Knox) comes back form the seemingly dead to taunt
his wife, so she hires
Cobra for protection. But what at first seems
to be a routine case
of domestic abuse quickly turns into covert
operation to catch
the husband who is also an arms dealer.
"The Gnome"
10/21/93
An old friend of Scandal's, Carlton Hauser, who broke and became a
psychopath during
the Gulf War, escapes from a prison for the
criminally insane
and begins hunting down his comrades. When he
discovers that Scandal
is still alive, Scandal does everything he can
to keep Dallas and
Danielle out of danger.
"Mr. Chapman, I Presume"
10/28/94
Scandal is kidnapped and drugged while being taken out to see a
ballet by Danielle
on his birthday. When he manages to escape, he is
picked up for "drunk
driving" by the police. No one, including
Dallas and Danielle,
believes that he was kidnapped by an influential
businessman, who mistakenly
believes Scandal is the "Mr. Chapman" who
is blackmailing him.
So Scandal must set out to clear his name.
"Hostage Hearts"
11/04/93
Danielle is kidnapped?
"I'd Die For You"
11/11/93
When Dallas mysteriously drops out of contact, Danielle and
Scandal reluctantly
agree to see a lawyer's client who is
scheduled to be executed
in two days for killing his pop musician
girlfriend. Scandal
becomes convinced that the man is innocent, but
Dallas tries to put
a stop to their investigation, because he was
the officer of record
at the man's original arrest.
"Something In The Air"
11/18/93
Scandal bets Danielle that he is better in the raw elements, so
they go camping. They
run into a plane hijacker whom they take
captive, but they
soon end up trying to avoid being captured by his
gang. Meanwhile, Dallas
tries to locate them.
"Playing With Fire"
11/25/93
Cobra is hired to try and catch and arsonist whose been torching
the buildings of a
wealthy industrialist. The problem: the suspect
seems to be an arsonist
who died years before.
"Death On The Line"
01/06/94
The producer of a hit call-in radio show hires Cobra to protect
the beautiful female
star of the show, who may be in grave danger from
a regular caller who
has alread killed one of the men she dated.
Scandal poses as the
show's host's boyfriend to draw out the stalker.
"Diamond In The Rough"
01/13/94
Cobra is hired to check the security at a museum hosting some
valuable jewelry,
so Scandal must keep breaking into the museum to
test the security.
The jewelry gets stolen anyway, and the suspect
seems to be the daughter
(Paula Trickey) of a famous jewel thief. But
it turns out that
the burglar's father has been kidnapped and she is
being coerced into
burglaring, so Scandal must help her out.
"Lost In Cyberspace"
01/20/94
A computer expert's cyber-girlfriend is kidnapped, so Cobra is
hired to get her back.
They soon find out that the girlfriend is a
computer security
consultant, and her kidnapping seems to be related
to her skills at breaking
into corporate computer systems.
"Blast From The Past"
01/27/94
Scandal's predecessor at Cobra returns to kidnap Dallas and hold
him hostage. Scandal
wants to know more about his predecessor, but
Danielle becomes too
agitated and too disturbed (and/or too secretive)
to answer his questions.
So Scandal must find out Danielle's secret
and come to Dallas'
rescue, mostly in the dark, with his predecessor
taunting him all the
way.
"Death Dive"
02/03/94
Scandal poses as a marine biologist when Cobra is hired by marine
expert whose boyfriend
died on an ocean dive. She works at an ocean
theme park plagued
by problems. Things soon point to another diver, an
ex-Navy Seal.
"Caged Fury"
02/10/94
Danielle goes on vacation, but on her way she accidentally hits a
woman being chased
by a small town police force. Danielle is soon
accused of aiding
a fugitive and is thrown in jail with the woman.
While Danielle tries
to figure out what is going on, Scandal and
Dallas try to track
her down.
"A Few Dead Men"
02/17/94
Scandal poses as a Private, while Danielle poses as a Major, at a
boot camp when Cobra
is hired to investigate a death at marine the
boot camp. They soon
determine it's murder, and a tough marine Sgt.
looks to be the killer.
"Haunted Lives"
02/24/94
Cobra is hired when a man's family is terrorized. Scandal thinks
the wife is not telling
all. He, Danielle and Dallas soon determine
that the woman's past
is not what she claimed it was, and it all seems
to tie into a former
Stasi agent, who is a trainer of hitmen and a
master of disguise.
"Lorrinda"
04/30/94
Cobra is hired to keep a mob housekeeper alive long enough to
testify at the trial
of the two ruthless sons of an old style mobster.
So Scandal is sent
to drive her cross country to the location of the
court house in Bay
City. But the sons kidnap their institutionalized
father to keep the
housekeeper from testifying.
"Precious"
05/06/94
A stand up comic dies on stage, and Cobra is hired by the comic's
agent (Larry Manetti,
formerly of Magnum, P.I.). When the agent turns
up dead, the most
likely suspect seems to be the comic's mentally
unstable, former girlfriend,
who is a ventriloquist with a wise
cracking dummy named
Precious.
"Aces And Eights"
05/13/94
Cobra is hired by the father of a man murdered after a high stakes
poker game. The only
witness was the man's girlfriend, Kelly Masterson
(Kristen Hocking-Dalton),
who is a poker expert, and it all seems to
tie into the man's
boss, a mobster who likes to play poker for big
money. So Scandal
poses as a gambler to get the bottom of the matter.
2.0) ACTORS, MISCELLANEA AND TRIVIA
2.1) Background on the Actors (and Producer)
Here is a quick rundown of the other
show (i.e. not including Cobra) and
movie roles that the main actors
of Cobra have had:
2.1.1) Michael Dudikoff (Robert "Scandal" Jackson)
TV show regular:
Star of
the Family (1982)
Movies:
The Black
Marble (1980)
The Best
Little Girl in the World (1981 TV Movie)
Making
Love (1982)
I Ought
to Be in Pictures (1982)
Uncommon
Valor (1983; as "Blaster's assistant")
Bachelor
Party (1984; as Ryko)
American
Ninja (1985; as Joe)
Radioactive
Dreams (1986; as Marlowe)
Bloody
Brithday (1986; as Paul)
Avenging
Force (1986; as Matt Hunter)
North
and South II (1986 TV Miniseries; as Lt. Ruby Bobford)
American
Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
Platoon
Leader (1988; as Lt. Knight)
River
of Death (1989; as John Hamilton)
The Woman
Who Sinned (1991 TV Movie; as Evan Ganns)
The Human
Shield (1991; as Doug Matthews)
American
Ninja 4: The Annihilator (1991; as Joe Armstrong)
Rescue
Me (1993; as Daniel "Mac" MacDonald)
Midnight
Ride (1993; as Lawson)
Cyberjack
(1995; a.k.a. "Virtual Assassin"; as Nick)
Chain
of Command (1995; as Merrill Ross)
Soldier
Boyz (1995; as Toliver)
Bounty
Hunters II (1997)
Crash
Dive (1998)
2.1.2) Allison J. Hossack (Danielle LaPoint)
TV show regular:
Another
World (199?; as Olivia Matthews)
Profit
(1996)
TV appearances (1 or
several episodes):
Forever
Knight
Sliders
Two (1996;
pilot; as "wife of main character")
Movies:
White
Light (1991)
Night
Owl (1993 TV Movie)
Deadly
Intentions (1995 TV Movie; a.k.a."Dangerous Intentions";
as Teri)
2.1.3) James Tolkan (Dallas Cassel)
TV show regular:
Mary
(1985-86; as Lester Mintz)
The Hat
Squad (1992; as Mike Raglan)
TV appearances (1 or
several episodes):
Remington
Steele (1986-88; as John(?) Keyes)
JAG (1995)
Movies:
Stiletto
(1969; as Edwards)
They Might
Be Giants (1971; as Mr. Brown)
Serpico
(1973; as Steiger)
The Friends
of Eddie Coyle (1973; as "the Man's 'Contact Man'")
Love and
Death (1975; as Napoleon)
The Amityville
Horror (1979; as "the coroner")
Wolfen
(1981; as Baldy)
Prince
of the City (1981; as District Attorney Polito)
WarGames
(1983; as Nigan)
The River
(1984; as Howard Simpson)
Iceman
(1984; as Maynard)
Turk 182!
(1985; as Hanley)
Back to
the Future (1985; as Mr. Strickland)
Top Gun
(1986; as Stinger)
Off Beat
(1986; as Harry)
Little
Spies (1986 TV Movie)
Armed
and Dangerous (1986; as Brackman)
Masters
of the Universe (1987; as Det. Lubic)
Made in
Heaven (1987; as Mr. Bjornstead)
Weekend
War (1988 TV Movie; as Col. Thompson)
Viper
(1988; as Col. William Tansey)
Split
Decisions (1988; as Benny Pistone)
Leap of
Faith (1988 TV Movie; a.k.a. "Question of Faith"; as Doctor Siegel)
Second
Sight (1989; as Coolidge)
Ministry
of Vengeance (1989; a.k.a. "Helden USA 4"; as Col. Freeman)
Family
Business (1989; as Judge)
The Case
of Hillside Stranglers (1989 TV Movie)
Back to
the Future II (1989; as Strickland)
Opportunity
Knocks (1990; as Sal)
Dick Tracy
(1990; as Numbers)
Back to
the Future III (1992; as Marshall Strickland)
Problem
Child 2 (1991; as Mr. Thorn)
Hangfire
(1991; as Patch)
Sketch
Artist (1992 TV Movie; as Tonelli)
Driving
Me Crazy (1992; a.k.a. "Trabbi Goes to Hollywood"; as Vince)
Boiling
Point (1993; as Levitt)
Beyond
Betrayal (1994 TV Movie; as Joe Malone)
Sketch
Artist II: Hands That See (1995 TV Movie)
2.1.4) Stephen J. Cannell, the Producer
I can't remember all the shows
Stephen J. Cannell has produced, but
below is a partial list,
and I'm working on it (if you know more, E-mail
me at IJBall@aol.com).
TV show regular:
Scene
of the Crime (1992; as 'the host')
Renegade
(1992- ; as Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dixon)
TV appearances (1 or
several episodes):
Silk Stalkings
Shows Produced (important
shows are *'ed):
Mission
Impossible (as a writer)
* The Rockford Files
Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1980)
* The Greatest American
Hero (1981-83)
* The A-Team (1983-87)
* Hardcastle and McCormick
(1983-86)
The Rousters
(1983-94)
* Riptide (1984-86)
* Hunter (1984-91)
The Last
Precinct (1986)
Stingray
(1986-87)
J.J. Starbuck
(1987-88)
* 21 Jump Street (1987-92)
* Wiseguy (1987-90)
Werewolf
(1987-89)
Sonny
Spoon (1988-89)
Booker
(1989-90)
Top of
the Hill (1989)
UNSUB
(1989)
* The Commish (1991-95)
Palace
Guard (1991)
Scene
of the Crime (1991-93?)
* Silk Stalkings (1991-
)
The Hat
Squad (1992)
* Renegade (1992-
)
Marker
(1994)
Profit
(1996)
Two (1997-
)
Other Shows that Cannell
was affiliated with:
Toma
Baretta
City Of
Angels
Black
Sheep Squadron (1976; a.k.a. "Baa Baa Black Sheep")
Broken
Badges
The 100
Lives Of Black Jack Savage
Murder,
She Wrote (1983-95; writer)
Street
Justice (Distributor Only)
Missing
Persons (1992?)
Traps
(1994)
Hawkeye:
The First Frontier (1995)