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Shades of L.A.

Season 1

1990 · 20 episodes

  1. 1. Rest in Peace

    1990-10-10 · 60m

    After being nearly killed by gunfire, Michael is contacted by the spirit of a dead astronaut.

  2. 2. The Wrong Man

    1990-10-17 · 60m

    Dead thief Lewis Delgado feels guilty over having framed an innocent man now on death row for murder.

  3. 3. Cooper's Coroner

    1990-10-24 · 60m

    A baseball announcer wants to make peace with the grown-up son of a former rival he framed for gambling.

  4. 4. Concrete Evidence

    1990-10-31 · 60m

    The ghost of a mob-involved musicians-union leader asks Burton to locate his missing corpse.

  5. 5. Big Brother Is Watching

    1990-11-07 · 60m

    The murdered ventioloquist Sibling of one of Michael's friends returns to point out his killer.

  6. 6. Pointers From Paz

    1990-11-14 · 60m

    Prodded by a dead detective framed for corruption, Michael goes after the true crooked cop.

  7. 7. Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In

    1990-11-21 · 60m

    The greedy nephew of a recently deceased retired woman plans to keep the portion of her estate she willed to her financially strapped seniors' centre.

  8. 8. The Teacher from Hell

    1990-11-28 · 60m

    The shade of Michael's old high school science teacher helps him solve the case of a reporter's apparent suicide.

  9. 9. Some Like It Cold

    1990-12-05 · 60m

    A touch and attractive lawyer on whom Michael had a crush falls in love with him—but only after she's murdered.

  10. 10. Dreams

    1990-12-12 · 60m

  11. 11. Dead Dogs Tell No Tales

    1991-01-08 · 60m

    Michael helps Trudy, a dog accidentally killed while being used in a bank robberty, save her four pups from similar fates.

  12. 12. Send Up the Clowns

    1991-01-15 · 60m

    Michael goes undercover at a circus to investigate the murder of two miming clowns, possibly by their ringmaster.

  13. 13. Last Laugh

    1991-01-22 · 60m

  14. 14. Burial Ground

    1991-01-29 · 60m

    While returning a suspect to L.A., Michael helps a Nevada cop killed trying to stop an Indian Payroll Service robbery.

  15. 15. Cross the Center Line

    1991-02-05 · 60m

    While Lt. Wesley is investigated for shooting a fleeing suspect, Michael encounters two '50s biker ghosts.

  16. 16. Til Death Do Us Part

    1991-02-09 · 60m

  17. 17. Ten Little Thespians

    1991-02-16 · 60m

    At a house party/murder mystery weekend, Michael encounters the shade of a novelist really killed at the house.

  18. 18. The Really Big Sleep

    1991-02-23 · 60m

    Tough, old-time private eye Sam Doyle, killed 50 years ago, wants Michael's help in nailing the louse who bumped him off.

  19. 19. Line of Fire (1)

    1991-03-30 · 60m

    TV evangelist Jimmy Scarborough, seeking an incriminating videotape of his murder of a call girl, stalks the TV-news-producer widow of Michael's former partner.

  20. 20. Line of Fire (2)

    1991-04-06 · 60m

    Part two of two: B.J.'s ghost, jealous of Linda and Michael's fledgling relationship, nevertheless helps Michael save her from Scarborough.

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