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Night Man is an American-Canadian live-action superhero television series, developed by Glen A. Larson, starring Matt McColm as Johnny Domino, that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on the character from The Night Man comic book published, through the Ultraverse imprint, by Malibu Comics, which was later purchased by Marvel Comics, and was created by Steve Englehart, who also wrote three episodes of the series.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | |||||
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Nick Daniel | Glen A. Larson | September 19, 1997 | 101a-101b | |||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Musician Johnny Domino (Matt McColm), develops superpowers after being struck by lightning, and must battle gun thieves. Johnny becomes Night Man by using his newfound powers and the advanced weapons wanted by the foreign thieves against them. Guest stars: David Hasselhoff, James Karen, Brian George, Daniel Dae Kim, Nicole Nagel. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Whole Lotta Shakin'..." | Rex Piano | Story by : Bruce Kalish Teleplay by : Bruce Kalish & Stephen A. Miller | October 6, 1997 | 102 | |||||
| Bay City is evacuated after a massive earthquake is predicted, leaving the town vulnerable to the robbery plans of international terrorists. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "I Left My Heart" | Nick Daniel | Stephen A. Miller | October 13, 1997 | 103 | |||||
| A dying drug lord (Henry Darrow) takes party-goers hostage when he finds that the entertainer - Johnny - has the one thing he needs to keep living: a healthy heart. Casey Biggs also guest stars. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Still of the Night" | Clay Borris | D.G. Larson | October 20, 1997 | 104 | |||||
| Night Man is infected with a mysterious and deadly virus after he has a run-in with a beast from another dimension. Now he must find the cure and send the beast back to where it came. Guest stars: J. Kenneth Campbell, Sarah Lancaster, Carlos Bernard. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Face to Face" | Robert Munic | Stephen A. Miller | October 27, 1997 | 105 | |||||
| A plastic surgeon helps a vengeful ex-con save face by helping him alter his features at will, causing trouble for his past captors, including Charlie and Frank. Guest stars: Cyril O'Reilly, Brian McNamara, Lucinda Weist, Jim Hanks, Frederick Coffin, Donald Trump. | |||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Chrome" | Robert Munic | Glen A. Larson | November 3, 1997 | 106 | |||||
| Bay City is targeted by a supervillain known as Chrome, who received his predatory powers from the same lightning bolt that changed Johnny into NightMan. | |||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Takin' It to the Streets" | Rex Piano | Stephen A. Miller | November 10, 1997 | 107 | |||||
| Johnny jumps through hoops to save a basketball hopeful from falling in with a crime boss (Evan Lionel). However, Night Man may have a better shot at saving the kid's career. | |||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Lady In Red" | Mark Andrew | Story by : Karl Bakke & Glen A. Larson Teleplay by : Karl Bakke | November 17, 1997 | 108 | |||||
| Johnny gets some bad vibrations from a woman (Natasha Pavlovich), only to learn of her past as a KGB assassin, and of her future as a pawn for the Russian mafia. | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "That Ol' Gang of Mine" | Robert Munic | Doug Heyes, Jr. | November 24, 1997 | 109 | |||||
| A descendant of J. Edgar Hoover frees Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie Parker from suspended animation. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Bad Moon Rising" | David Francis | Christopher Scott | January 11, 1998 | 110 | |||||
| Johnny, Frank and Charlie hunt down the syndicate responsible for smuggling a shipment of tainted heroin into Bay City. | |||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Constant Craving" | Bud Bashore | Janet Curtis & Stephen A. Miller & Glen A. Larson | January 18, 1998 | 111 | |||||
| Night Man makes the ultimate sacrifice to save his father from two vampires who are fighting for control of the man's soul. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "You Are Too Beautiful" | Robert Munic | Steve Englehart | January 25, 1998 | 112 | |||||
| Night Man steps into the ring as a mysterious, masked gladiator, to clear a wrestler (Brian McGovern) who's being framed by his murderous manager. | |||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Do You Believe in Magic?" | Mark Jones | Steven Kriozere | February 1, 1998 | 113 | |||||
| Night Man's powers are tested when he battles a sorceress (Jacinda Barrett), who uses her wicked ways to uncover the secrets of Johnny and his loved ones. | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The House of Soul" | Mark Jones | Reuben Leder | February 8, 1998 | 114 | |||||
| Jerry Springer guest stars as the House of Soul is discovered to be built over a section of an Asian community from the 1908 San Francisco earthquake...and is still inhabited by a ghost. | |||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Nightwoman" | Robert Spera | Story by : Mark Jones & Glen A. Larson Teleplay by : Glen A. Larson | February 15, 1998 | 115 | |||||
| A cop (Jennifer Campbell) is turned into Night Man's female counterpart by her scientist father after she is left for dead following an attack by the mob. But her new powers may lead her into an even deadlier situation. | |||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Chrome II" | David Francis | Stephen A. Miller & Glen A. Larson | February 22, 1998 | 116 | |||||
| Night Man must once again battle the revitalized Joran/Chrome, who has joined a telepathic woman to put in practice his devious plan to control the thoughts of Bay City. | |||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Bad to the Bone" | Robert Munic | Stephen A. Miller | March 1, 1998 | 117 | |||||
| An old foe (Cyril O'Reilly) with the ability to alter his appearance turns Bay City against Johnny by assuming the musician's identity and going on a killing spree. | |||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Hitchhiker" | Nick Daniel | Glen A. Larson | April 26, 1998 | 118 | |||||
| Night Man infiltrates a mysterious crash site outside Bay City, where he finds the wreckage of a UFO and a trail of dead military men left by a rampaging alien. | |||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Devil in Disguise" | Rex Piano | Story by : Jerry Skeels & Randy McLaughlin Teleplay by : Jerry Skeels & Stephen A. Miller | May 3, 1998 | 119 | |||||
| The evil diplomat Chang, who played a part in Johnny's transformation into Night Man, returns to Bay City with a deadly plan to do away with the high-flying superhero. | |||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Double Vision" | Robert Munic | Story by : Eric Larson Teleplay by : Eric Larson & Stephen A. Miller | May 10, 1998 | 120 | |||||
| After running over the star athlete of a local college, Johnny discovers that the victim's amazing recovery may be thanks to a scientist's work in the field of cloning. | |||||||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Amazing Grace" | Nick Daniel | D.G. Larson | May 17, 1998 | 121 | |||||
| After a saxophonist friend is shot and killed during a gas station robbery, Johnny feels he is not doing anything effective to protect Bay City as Night Man. However, he is killed in a car accident and goes to heaven, where an angel is tasked to send him back to Earth. | |||||||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "The Ultraweb" | Allan Eastman | Glen A. Larson | October 11, 1998 | 201 |
| Night Man gains a new nemesis in the form of Kieran Keyes (Kim Coates), a sociopathic billionaire who uses his invention, the virtual reality based Ultraweb, to take over Johnny's father. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "The Black Knight" | George Mendeluk | Stephen A. Miller | October 18, 1998 | 202 |
| A mysterious new crimefighter called the Black Knight declares war on a local crime organization. Night Man and enigmatic fellow vigilante are forced to work together to stop him. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "It Came from Out of the Sky" | Michael Keusch | D.G. Larson | October 25, 1998 | 203 |
| An alien hunter comes to Earth to put a stop to an alien cult leader from placing the youth of Bay City under her control. This episode also states that the lightning bolt that gave Johnny his power was not a random accident, but the workings of higher powers. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Book of the Dead" | George Mendeluk | D.G. Larson | November 1, 1998 | 204 |
| Night Man must stop an evil professor from using a book of spells to unleash an ultimate form of evil. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Fear City" | David Winning | Steve Kriozere | November 8, 1998 | 205 |
| Kieran Keyes returns, this time using the Ultraweb to abduct the players of his company's video game, Fear City. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Manimal" | Allan Eastman | Glen Larson | November 15, 1998 | 206 |
| Crossover with Glen Larson's Manimal . Night Man works with the shapeshifting Dr. Jonathan Chase and his daughter to put an end to the homicidal rampage of a time-travelling Jack the Ripper. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Knight Life" | Mick MacKay | Stephen A. Miller | November 22, 1998 | 207 |
| Night Man and the Black Knight team up again to stop a genetically engineered assassin named Slade, whose orders come from the last people either hero would suspect. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "The People's Choice" | David Winning | Stephen A. Miller | November 29, 1998 | 208 |
| Keyes returns with the intent to become mayor of Bay City. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Ring of Fire" | Michael Keusch | Stephen A. Miller | January 10, 1999 | 209 |
| Night Man investigates two murders connected to an ancient legend. | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Sixty Minute Man" | Michael Robison | Glen A. Larson | January 17, 1999 | 210 |
| An alien criminal who can stop time goes on a crime spree. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Blader" | George Mendeluk | Jim Korris | January 24, 1999 | 211 |
| Raleigh encounters a face from the past while Night Man combats a group of thieves using high-tech roller blades. | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Love and Death" | Richard Flower | Stephen A. Miller | January 31, 1999 | 212 |
| An ex-con begins to stalk Briony. | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Burning Love" | Mick MacKay | Mark Onspaugh & Scott Thomas | February 7, 1999 | 213 |
| An evil scientist seeks to harness the more than human power of a young woman. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Scent of a Woman" | Allan Eastman | D.G. Larson | February 14, 1999 | 214 |
| The tracker from "It Came from Out of the Sky" returns to Earth, protecting a princess from an assassin. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Dust" | Allan Harmon | Steven Englehart | February 21, 1999 | 215 |
| An evil Egyptian queen is accidentally resurrected by Night Man, and brainwashes Raleigh, forcing the Champion of the Dark to battle his best friend. | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Spellbound" | Brenton Spencer | D.G. Larson | February 28, 1999 | 216 |
| An evil priest seeks to control a demon through the latter's half human daughter. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Double Double" | Brenton Spencer | Steve Englehart | March 7, 1999 | 217 |
| Keyes returns and kidnaps Night Man's friends in an attempt to force Night Man to work for him, and suggests, perhaps, he and Night Man are brothers. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "The Enemy Within" | Allan Eastman | Stephen A. Miller | April 25, 1999 | 218 |
| Raleigh suffers a nightmare where Keyes destroys the House of Soul | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Gore" | David Winning | Glen A. Larson | May 2, 1999 | 219 |
| Slade's creators strike again with an identical (and less intelligent) monster named Gore. | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Revelations" | Simon MacCorkindale | D.G. Larson | May 9, 1999 | 220 |
| A bizarre encounter results in NightMan learning a dark family secret. | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Nightwoman Returns" | Brenton Spencer | Michael Gleason | May 16, 1999 | 221 |
| Nightwoman seeks Night Man's help to protect a queen and her infant son from the woman's evil husband and his voodoo priestess. | ||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Keyes to the Kingdom of Hell" | Allan Eastman | Stephen A. Miller | May 23, 1999 | 222 |
| Johnny must clear his name and rescue Raleigh when Keyes frames him for assault. | ||||||
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