Hunter was an educational Australian children's television series that aired in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the ABC. Twenty-four episodes were filmed and produced in Hobart, Tasmania, by ABC Hobart between 1985 and 1985, although the series was repeated often on ABC TV until 1992. It focused around a man, known as "Hunter", investigating, or "hunting" for information. His clothing was akin to an old English detective. Hunter's favoured mode of transport was a bicycle adorned with a bright small triangular flag at the end of a pole. He was played by Philip Sabine. His companions included "Computer Cat", represented by a puppet on the show, and a mouse, represented by a live mouse named Albert, which often ran around in the brim of his hat. He was also occasionally joined on his adventures by his niece Minnie. CC was made by Jennifer Davidson, founder of Terrapin Puppet Theatre, which is based in Hobart. The theme song to the show included the lyrics "What, why, where and when, that's Hunter!". The Hunter show was watched by many Australian school children, often as part of their school curriculum, at primary-school level.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot | 1984-09-18 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Hard Contract | 1984-09-28 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Hot Grounder | 1984-10-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | A Long Way from L.A. | 1984-10-26 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Legacy | 1984-11-02 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Flight on a Dead Pigeon | 1984-11-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Pen Pals | 1984-11-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Dead or Alive | 1984-11-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | High Bleacher Man | 1984-12-07 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Shooter | 1985-01-04 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Garbage Man | 1985-01-11 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Avenging Angel | 1985-01-18 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Snow Queen (1) | 1985-03-23 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Snow Queen (2) | 1985-03-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Beach Boy | 1985-04-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Guilty | 1985-04-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Last Kill | 1985-04-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | Fire Man | 1985-05-04 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | Sniper | 1985-05-11 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Case X | 1985-09-21 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Night of the Dragons | 1985-09-28 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Biggest Man in Town | 1985-10-05 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Rich Girl | 1985-10-19 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Killer in a Halloween Mask | 1985-10-26 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Rape and Revenge (1) | 1985-11-02 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Rape and Revenge (2) | 1985-11-09 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Million Dollar Misunderstanding | 1985-11-16 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Big Fall | 1985-11-23 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | Waiting for Mr. Wrong | 1985-12-07 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | Think Blue | 1985-12-14 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Blow-up | 1986-01-04 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | War Zone | 1986-01-11 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 14 | Burned | 1986-01-18 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 15 | Scrap Metal | 1986-02-01 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 16 | Fagin 1986 | 1986-02-08 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 17 | 62 Hrs. of Terror | 1986-02-15 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 18 | Death Machine | 1986-03-11 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 19 | The Setup | 1986-03-25 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 20 | The Beautiful & the Dead (1) | 1986-04-01 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 21 | The Beautiful & the Dead (2) | 1986-04-08 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 22 | The Return of Typhoon Thompson | 1986-05-06 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 23 | Saturday Night Special | 1986-05-20 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Overnight Sensation | 1986-09-27 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Change Partners and Dance | 1986-10-04 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Crime of Passion | 1986-10-11 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Castro Connection | 1986-11-01 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | High Noon in L.A. | 1986-11-08 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | From San Francisco with Love | 1986-11-15 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | True Confessions | 1986-11-22 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Love, Hate and Sporty James | 1986-12-06 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Contract | 1986-12-13 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | The Cradle Will Rock | 1987-01-03 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Bad Company | 1987-01-10 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Down and Under | 1987-01-17 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | Straight to the Heart | 1987-01-24 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 14 | Requiem for Sergeant McCall | 1987-02-07 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 15 | Double Exposure | 1987-02-14 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 16 | The Girl Next Door | 1987-02-21 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 17 | Any Second Now | 1987-02-28 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 18 | A Child Is Born | 1987-03-14 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 19 | Crossfire | 1987-04-11 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 20 | Hot Pursuit (1) | 1987-05-02 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 21 | Hot Pursuit (2) | 1987-05-09 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 22 | Shades | 1987-07-18 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | Not Just Another John Doe | 1987-09-24 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | Playing God | 1987-10-03 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Jade Woman | 1987-10-17 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | Flash Point | 1987-10-24 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | Night on Bald Mountain | 1987-10-31 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | City of Passion (1) | 1987-11-07 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | City of Passion (2) | 1987-11-14 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | City of Passion (3) | 1987-11-21 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 9 | Turning Point | 1987-11-28 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 10 | Hot Prowl | 1987-12-08 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 11 | Allegra | 1987-12-29 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 12 | Renegade | 1988-01-05 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 13 | Black Dahlia | 1988-01-12 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 14 | Naked Justice (1) | 1988-02-02 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 15 | Naked Justice (2) | 1988-02-09 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 16 | Girl on the Beach | 1988-02-16 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 17 | Bogota's Million | 1988-03-01 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 18 | Death Signs | 1988-03-12 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 19 | Boomerang | 1988-03-19 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 20 | Fourth Man | 1988-03-26 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 21 | Murder He Wrote | 1988-04-30 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 22 | Silver Bullet | 1988-05-07 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | Heir of Neglect | 1988-10-29 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | The Baby Game | 1988-11-05 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | Dead on Target (1) | 1988-11-12 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | Dead on Target (2) | 1988-11-19 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | Presumed Guilty | 1988-11-26 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished | 1988-12-03 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | Honorable Profession | 1988-12-10 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | Payback | 1988-12-17 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | Partners | 1989-01-07 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 10 | The Pit | 1989-01-14 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 11 | City Under Siege (1) | 1989-02-04 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 12 | City Under Siege (2) | 1989-02-11 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 13 | City Under Siege (3) | 1989-02-18 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 14 | Me, Myself & Die | 1989-02-25 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 15 | Informant | 1989-03-18 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 16 | Blood Line | 1989-04-01 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 17 | Shoot to Kill | 1989-04-08 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 18 | Code 3 | 1989-04-15 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 19 | Ring of Honor | 1989-04-29 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 20 | Teen Dreams | 1989-05-06 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 21 | Last Run | 1989-05-13 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 22 | Return of White Cloud | 1989-05-21 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | On Air | 1989-10-14 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | Shallalagh | 1989-10-21 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | Investment in Death | 1989-10-28 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | A Girl Named Hunter | 1989-11-04 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 5 | The Legion (1) | 1989-11-11 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 6 | The Legion (2) | 1989-11-18 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 7 | Yesterday's Child | 1989-11-25 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 8 | Shield of Honor | 1989-12-02 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 9 | Fifth Victim | 1989-12-09 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 10 | Brotherly Love | 1990-01-06 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 11 | The Nightmare | 1990-01-13 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 12 | Broken Dreams | 1990-01-27 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 13 | Son and Heir | 1990-02-03 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 14 | Unacceptable Loss | 1990-02-10 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 15 | Unfinished Business | 1990-02-24 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 16 | Lullaby | 1990-03-03 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 17 | Final Confession | 1990-03-17 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 18 | Blind Ambition | 1990-03-31 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 19 | Sudden Withdrawal | 1990-04-16 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 20 | Second Sight | 1990-04-23 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 21 | Street Wise (1) | 1990-04-30 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 22 | Street Wise (2) | 1990-05-07 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 1 | Deadly Encounters (1) | 1990-09-19 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 2 | Deadly Encounters (2) | 1990-09-26 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 3 | Where Echoes End | 1990-10-03 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 4 | Kill Zone | 1990-10-10 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 5 | The Incident | 1990-10-24 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 6 | A Snitch'll Break Your Heart | 1990-10-31 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 7 | Oh, the Shark Bites! | 1990-11-07 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 8 | The Usual Suspects | 1990-11-14 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 9 | This Is My Gun | 1990-11-28 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 10 | La Familia | 1990-12-05 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 11 | Acapulco Holiday | 1990-12-12 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 12 | Fatal Obsession (1) | 1991-01-09 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 13 | Fatal Obsession (2) | 1991-01-09 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 14 | Under Suspicion | 1991-01-16 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 15 | The Reporter | 1991-01-30 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 16 | Room Service | 1991-02-13 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 17 | Shadows of the Past | 1991-02-20 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 18 | The Grab | 1991-03-02 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 19 | All That Glitters | 1991-03-08 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 20 | Cries of Silence | 1991-03-15 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 21 | Ex Marks the Spot | 1991-04-05 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 22 | Little Man with a Big Reputation | 1991-04-26 | 60 min |