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Hooker and Romano need to track down a sniper who is shooter at cops. Also, Hooker has to make a costume for his daughter's play, but he outsources that to Romano. Which is the more important storyline? You decide. Oh, and the actual terror at the academy is only in the last ten minutes. Check it out! 

New year, New show! This week we checked out a forgotten show called B.A.D. Cats. It's about two guys who used to be race car drivers and now are cops. At least I guess so, they never really explain it. The show also features Michelle Pfeiffer in one of her first starring rolls. There is a lot of car chases and some weird plot about stolen gold hiding in cars, but not really. Check it out!

Rick and A.J. get into the Christmas spirit by helping a young girl and her mom find her dad that disappeared. Turns out he is in hiding from a guy named Eyeball because him $40,000. After some searching through pawn shops, loan sharks, and gambling Santas they figure out he is in Vegas trying to win the money he owes Eyeball. Solid plan. Does it work? Listen to find out! 

Crockett is framed for stealing money from a drug dealer, played by Frank Zappa. Zappa's character is a big time Weasel Dust dealer (whatever that is) and obviously wants his money back. Can The Miami Vice boys clear Crockett's name with some help from the DEA? Listen to find out. 

We come back from our short hiatus to bring you this wonderful made-for-TV movie starring Tom Hanks called Mazes and Monsters. Do you play Dungeons and Dragons? Well, this game is like that be even more evil. And these college kids get hooked on it and Tom Hanks character loses his mind a bit and thinks it is all real. The moral of the story, don't play evil board games. Check it out!

Harry Fox is hurt in a car wreck after chasing a motorcycle there or something. While in the hospital he thinks he sees someone get murdered in his room by a man shuffling around. He can't be sure because he was heavily sedated. Then Cindy hears a man shuffling out of the hospital, so she and Harrison chase him. He gets away but then somehow they track him down and find the wife of the dead guy murdered. Are Cindy and Harrison next on the list? Listen to find out!

In this episode Bill has to stop his police officer friend from doing something stupid. At the same time, Ralph is having second thoughts about being a superhero after he almost sends a bus full of tourists over a cliff. Bill tries to tell him to suck it up, but he is not listening. At least not until Ralph meets John Hart, AKA The Lone Ranger. After talking with him, he realizes people need heroes. 

Carole and Sydney have never met, but at one time they were both married to the same man, Raymond Caulfield. Ray owned a private detective agency, and, per his will, now Carole and Sydney own it. But, before any of that they have to figure out who killed him. Also, they are being followed and attacked by many people who want something they have. What is it? A Bridge. They don't know what that means, but that doesn't mean you won't hear the word "bridge" at least 1000 times in this episode. Just listen to find out what is going on! 

Meet the Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe. They Solve mysteries just like their dad. In this first episode, they are following their dad who is supposed to be fishing but they find him coming out of a hotel. You know what that means? Yes, he is on the case of a man missing from the Navy and honestly there is too much to explain here. Just listen to find out what happens. You won't be sorry! 

Two helicopter cops, Burdy and Gil, fly around the city to bust perts and rescue kids on sailboats. The main story in this episode is a botched robbery, ransom situation where the pilots have to stop the bad dudes from getting away in an airplane. Do they succeed? Listen to find out! Also make sure to check out our visual trivia game at retrotv.fun. 

Hardcastle's dear old aunts are in town to visit. They like a good mystery novel and seem to stumble upon a real life murder plot at the airport on their way out of town. Hardcastle is reluctant to believe their story, but as evidence mounts, he goes a long with it. Who is the murderer and who hired a professional to take out an author? Listen to find out! 

Some workers find a bone while digging a new foundation. The foreman wants to through it in the garbage so they can keep working, but somehow a student gets ahold of it and gives it to Quincy as a gift. Quincy is kind of forced to teach a class on forensics and once he determines this bone might have a bullet wound, he makes it his (and the class's) mission to figure out what happened. Will they be able to track a murder from decades ago? Listen to find out! 

Magnum and the boys are on a mission to spread Christmas cheer when TC's helicopter has to make an emergency landing. They end up on an island used for Navy gunnery practice, but think they'll be safe because it is Christmas Eve. Turns out one Navy captain is determined to have his men practice firing on the same island. Can they make it off the island in time? Listen to find out!

240-Robert is a lot like "CHiPs" except it is along the coast and deals with water and cliff based emergencies. You have two guys who are buds and help people, but you also have a helicopter and a pilot to add to the mix. It was surprising to us this show didn't make it. Check it out! 

Ponch and Jon have some run-ins with, what we like to call, a wheelchair gang. They are driving recklessly, antagonizing people and a street fair, and almost rolling into the street with a girl. Turns out the dudes are okay guys since they help out a rehab center. Also, some guy's kid gets hit by a car and the wheelchair gang ends up finding the guy. Then, to top it off, the wheelchair gang ends up getting in a chase with the father and they all crash CHiPs style. It's a wild ride!