High Mountain Rangers

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High Mountain Rangers
Genre Action
Created by Robert Conrad
David J. Kinghorn
Directed byJoan Conrad
Robert Conrad
StarringRobert Conrad
Opening theme"High Mountain Rangers" performed by Lee Greenwood
ComposerRobert Folk
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerJoan Conrad
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesA. Shane Company with Sibling Rivalries
Black Sheep Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJanuary 2 (1988-01-02) 
April 9, 1988 (1988-04-09)
Related
Jesse Hawkes

High Mountain Rangers was an American adventure drama series about a group of highly trained wilderness search and rescue/law enforcement officers in Tahoe, Nevada.

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It starred Robert Conrad as Jesse Hawkes and also starred his two sons, Christian Conrad and Shane Conrad. Robert's daughter Joan was the executive producer. 12 episodes were broadcast, from January 2 until April 9, 1988 on CBS, before the show was cancelled. The series also had a spin-off titled Jesse Hawkes .

The series was centered on Jesse Hawkes, an ex-Marine who started the High Mountain Rangers 35 years before the pilot. He retired after hauling his long-time nemesis, murderous criminal mastermind T.J. Cousins, to justice. Spared the death penalty on a legal technicality, Cousins instead was given life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. Meanwhile, Jesse's eldest son Matt tries out for the HMRs and eventually becomes the team's #2 Ranger...after Merlin (guest star Rick J. Porter as Ranger "Merlin" Pierce) who succeeded Jesse as director. Then Cousins gets broken out of jail by a drug dealer needing his mountain skills, and fatally ambushes Merlin. Now, as the team's third director, Matt urges his father out of retirement to help the Rangers recapture Cousins.

Cast

Each Ranger had a CALL SIGN (ie TOP GUN, MERLIN, FLYING TIGER); this was used whenever the HMRs were in the field.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Only Place to Live"UnknownUnknownJanuary 2, 1988 (1988-01-02)
2"Old Friends, New Friends"UnknownUnknownJanuary 9, 1988 (1988-01-09)
3"The Trial of Jesse Hawkes"UnknownUnknownJanuary 16, 1988 (1988-01-16)
4"The Competitors"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 1988 (1988-01-23)
5"War Games"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 1988 (1988-01-30)
6"The Run of Her Life"UnknownUnknownFebruary 6, 1988 (1988-02-06)
7"Mr. Right"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1988 (1988-02-13)
8"Sacred Ground"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 1988 (1988-02-20)
9"The Wild"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 1988 (1988-02-27)
10"Ordeal"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1988 (1988-03-05)
11"Asylum"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 1988 (1988-03-19)
12"Matt's Choice"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 1988 (1988-04-09)

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