Part of the Mike Hammer franchise
The New Mike Hammer · 1984
Mike Hammer is a two-fisted private eye. He's tough, he's honest, and the girls love him. The series follows his exploits as he solves a variety of crimes, most of which involve a murder somewhere along the way...
Starring: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud
🏆 Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 3 nominations total
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21 across 4 seasonsSeason 1 7 episodes
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E1
24 Karat Dead
An elderly couple goes to Mike and tells them that they placed all their money in gold. And the one handling their money won't give it to them. Mike initially tells them to go to a lawyer he knows. But when they're killed Mike decides to investigate and finds himself in the middle of something involving the Feds.
60 min · Director Paul Krasny · Writer Mickey Spillane (characters), Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson
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E2
Hot Ice
A friend of Hammer's, Mei Ling, is kidnapped during a jewelry store robbery. The thieves were after a very valuable diamond. Mei is being held as ransom for the diamond and Hammer is asked to deliver the it. The swap goes wrong when the diamond Hammer is given is a fake. Then the jeweler is also kidnapped. There are many twists and turns before Hammer eventually finds out the real story of what happened.
60 min · Director Bernard L. Kowalski · Writer Frank Abatemarco, Mickey Spillane (characters)
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E3
Seven Dead Eyes
A friend of Hammer's is killed by a car bomb and Hammer is determined to find the killer by using a list of names found in his office. Unfortunately, the people on the list are being killed off but Hammer still has to find the reason
Director James Frawley · Writer Joe Gores, Mickey Spillane
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E4
Vickie's Song
Director Michael Preece · Writer Joseph Gunn, Mickey Spillane
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E6
Dead on a Dime
A former detective, Austen, suddenly shoots a man and forces Hammer to kill him. There doesn't seem to be an explanation so Hammer is determined to find out why. The only clue is a mysterious blonde woman with a marked dime. However, nobody knows who the blonde is. Hammer next visits the psychiatrist who has been treating him. After meeting Austen's employer Hammer is still not sure what is going on. When Hammer breaks in and steals his psychiatric report things start to make sense. And when more bodies start appearing, the common link is the psychiatric clinic.
Director Arnold Laven · Writer B.W. Sandefur, Mickey Spillane
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E9
The Perfect Twenty
A fashion model is burnt to death in her apartment in what looks like a robbery gone wrong. When Hammer investigates he realises that there is much more to it. The trail leads to a surprising conclusion.
Director John Patterson · Writer Mickey Spillane, Joe Viola
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E10
Satan, Cyanide and Murder
A fashion designer approaches Hammer for some help but she is murdered before she can explain what she wants. A criminal, Kenny the Knife, Hammer had put away had just been paroled and had sworn revenge so it is believed Hammer was the target. However, Hammer investigates the fashion house anyway. Another attempt on his life brings the attention back to Kenny. A chance sighting at the race track changes the focus of Hammer's investigation back to the fashion house when one of the suppliers is in debt to a mob bookie. It also seems to be that there is money disappearing and it is up to Hammer to find who is committing the fraud. It turns out that the reason people are dying is much bigger.
60 min · Director Michael Preece · Writer Stephen Downing, Mickey Spillane (characters), Fred A. Wyler (teleplay)
Season 2 5 episodes
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E2
Too Young to Die
A very young hooker, Sally Jordan, is being beaten up by her pimps and Hammer intervenes. He talks her into going for a legitimate job going but she is intercepted on the way and killed. Together with her sister, Louise Jordan, Hammer goes after the killer. Hammer finds the girl's pimp but also finds out that there have been a number of young hookers have been strangled and discarded. The clue is a mysterious black limousine.
60 min · Director Russ Mayberry · Writer Ed Scharlach, Mickey Spillane (characters)
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E3
Kill Devil
Hammer is late to pick up Velda and she is mugged. When he intervenes the gang vows revenge. Velda is seriously injured and hospitalised. Hammer goes after the muggers but they fight dirty and frame Hammer for murder. It turns out that the controller of the gangs is White Moses and he knows more about it than it appears. Help eventually comes from an unlikely source.
Director Russ Mayberry · Writer B.W. Sandefur, Mickey Spillane
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E11
A Bullet for Benny
A small shopkeeper, Benny Winslow, is murdered and a customer, Arthur Signer, is severely injured in his shop. There doesn't seem to be a motive and Hammer's first move is to see Benny's daughter, Tina. The clues point to a mobster called Leo Ratan. Further investigation reveals some anomalies with his finances and that there are federal officers are who are also interested in Benny and his contacts.
Director Ray Danton · Writer Paul Bernbaum, Chester Krumholz, Jack B. Sowards
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E12
Dead Man's Run
It is New Year's Eve and the patrons are waiting for Hammer. While they are waiting for him to arrive, Pat relates the story of how Hammer had helped a freedom movement establish a democratic government in Altos.
Director Michael Preece · Writer B.W. Sandefur, Mickey Spillane
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E13
Firestorm
An old friend, the lead singer for a rock group called FIrestorm, gives Hammer a package to mind just before he goes on a fishing holiday. When she is electrocuted during rehearsal, his holiday is cut short as he investigates her dea
Director Cliff Bole · Writer Stephen Kandel, Mickey Spillane
Season 3 8 episodes
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E4
Mike's Baby
Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really ...
60 min · Director Bruce Kessler · Writer B.W. Sandefur, Mickey Spillane
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E10
Little Miss Murder
A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to order to fund his daughter's school fees. The solution goes all the way up the social ladder to a senate candidate.
Director John Herzfeld · Writer Jay Bernstein, Ed Scharlach, Mickey Spillane
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E13
Body Shot
Mike is asked by an aging boxer's sister who's concerned that he might not be able to last in an upcoming fight. Mike investigation leads him to suspect that someone is nor only making him fight but also that he might not be healthy to fight and that someone is making the doctor clear him. When he convinces the boxer to drop out, his son is abducted to make sure he goes on. So Mike tries to find him.
Director David Jackson · Writer Ray Danton, Mickey Spillane, Samm-Art Williams
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E15
Deadly Collection
A friend of Hammer's, Randy, is investigating a protection racket that is extorting money from a high fashion designer. Unfortunately, he is blown up in a car bomb and Hammer is determined to find who killed him. He is helped by Randy's partner, Scott, who is a fan of using technology. They find the model that gave the bomb to Randy but she is murdered before she can say anything. There's cross and double cross as Hammer brings the criminals to justice.
Director David Hemmings · Writer Nancy Miller, James Schmerer, Mickey Spillane
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E17
The Last Laugh
Hammer's new receptionist, whilst Velda is in Italy, is Traci. In her spare time she is a comedienne and she asked Hammer to look for her manager. However, he is murdered just a Traci heads to LA . Hammer follows looking for the murderer but he is having trouble finding a motive. A run-in with the LA cops points Hammer in the direction of drugs. Kurtz had been running drugs across America, but why was he killed.
Director David Jackson · Writer Arthur Ginsberg, Mickey Spillane
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E18
Lady Killer
A murderer is killing successful businesswomen many of whom appeared on a TV show. Hammer must act quickly before his client, a women's magazine editor, is also killed.
60 min · Director Paul Lynch · Writer Mickey Spillane, Edward Di Lorenzo, Nancy Miller
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E21
Green Lipstick
A woman, Jamie, rushes into Hammer's office chased by two men. They kill Mike's new secretary but make their escape. Jamie is a rock singer in a band but is unsure what they want. She turns out to be Mike's daughter, a woman he didn't know existed. The bodies pile up as a motive for the crimes gradually appears. Money has disappeared from a charity that Jamie supports and the chase is on to find the killers before she is killed.
60 min · Director Ted Lange · Writer Mickey Spillane (characters), Gregory S. Dinallo
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E22
A Face in the Night
An Australian private detective approaches Hammer to find a missing author. Her only clue is 'The Face', Hammer's mysterious woman. He catches up with the The Face and finds out her story. Together they find out why the author is ...
Season 4 1 episode
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E2
Madonna in Red
60 min · Director Ray Danton · Writer Herman Miller
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