Air America (TV series)
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{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| creator = Philip DeGuere, Jr.
| starring = Lorenzo Lamas
Scott Plank
Diana Barton
| composer = Matt Peters
| narrated =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26 (4 unaired)
| executive_producer = Herb Nanas
Jeff Franklin
Steve Waterman
| producer =
| camera =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| network = Syndication
| company = Franklin/Waterman Worldwide
Santa Ventura Studios
| first_aired = {{start date|1998|10|3}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1999|5|22}}
}}
Air America is an American action/adventure television series starring Lorenzo Lamas, which premiered on October 3, 1998.{{cite news | last=Brownfield | first=Paul | date=October 24, 1998 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-24-ca-35518-story.html | title=First-Run Syndicated Series Are Flexing Their Muscles | work=Los Angeles Times | page=F-2 | access-date=2008-09-28}}{{cite news | last=Snow | first=Shauna | date=September 8, 1998 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-08-ca-20451-story.html | title=Morning Report | work=Los Angeles Times | page=F-2 | access-date=2008-09-28}} The series is not based on the 1990 film Air America. A hangar just west of the Camarillo Airport Tower in Camarillo, California, was used as a set during filming, although it has since been replaced with newer buildings.
Plot
The series concerns two undercover secret agents, Rio and Wiley, who assume a new role for the State Department as pilots who work for the Latin America airline Air America. They receive direct orders from the State Department to do various missions such as protecting witnesses, investigating international crime, and rescuing those in need.
Cast
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Actor !Role |
| Scott Plank
|Wiley Ferrell |
| Lorenzo Lamas
|Rio Arnett |
| Diana Barton
|Alison Straton |
| Gilbert Montoya
|Pablo |
| Karmin Murcelo
|Alma |
| Philip McNulty
|Tim |
| Arthur Roberts
|Jenner |
| Shauna Sand Lamas
|Dominique |
| Charles Martinet
|David Dixon |
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|Title=Lost City
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|3}}
|EpisodeNumber=1
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Tom Lazarus
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{{Episode list
|Title=Hostage City
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|10}}
|EpisodeNumber=2
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Rico Gagliano & Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=Crosshairs
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|17}}
|EpisodeNumber=3
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=Abduction
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|24}}
|EpisodeNumber=4
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Alan Levy
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{{Episode list
|Title=Seller's Market
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|31}}
|EpisodeNumber=5
|DirectedBy=Rex Piano
|WrittenBy=Alan Levy
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|Title=Rebound
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|7}}
|EpisodeNumber=6
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Art Washington
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Hit
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|14}}
|EpisodeNumber=7
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Stephen McPherson
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{{Episode list
|Title=High Noon in Costa Perdida
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|21}}
|EpisodeNumber=8
|DirectedBy=Rex Piano
|WrittenBy=Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=Till Death
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|28}}
|EpisodeNumber=9
|DirectedBy=Rex Piano
|WrittenBy=Rico Gagliano
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{{Episode list
|Title=Fever
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|12|5}}
|EpisodeNumber=10
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Philip DeGuere, Jr.
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Witness
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|1|16}}
|EpisodeNumber=11
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=J. Rickley Dumm
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{{Episode list
|Title=Old Gold
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|1|23}}
|EpisodeNumber=12
|DirectedBy=Gil Bettman
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|t=Art Washington|s=Ed Gold}}
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{{Episode list
|Title=Fear of Flying
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|1|30}}
|EpisodeNumber=13
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=Engraved Danger
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|2|6}}
|EpisodeNumber=14
|DirectedBy=Rex Piano
|WrittenBy=Doug McIntyre
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{{Episode list
|Title=Catch-23
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|2|13}}
|EpisodeNumber=15
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=Eye of the Storm
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|2|20}}
|EpisodeNumber=16
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Court Martial of Rio Arnett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|2|27}}
|EpisodeNumber=17
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Jim McGrath
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Rescue
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|3|27}}
|EpisodeNumber=18
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Philip DeGuere, Jr.
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{{Episode list
|Title=Blown Away
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|5|1}}
|EpisodeNumber=19
|DirectedBy=David Worth
|WrittenBy=Richard C. Okie
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{{Episode list
|Title=Heartbreak Hotel
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|5|8}}
|EpisodeNumber=20
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=
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{{Episode list
|Title=Red Sub
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|5|15}}
|EpisodeNumber=21
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Craig Volk
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{{Episode list
|Title=American Gulag
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|5|22}}
|EpisodeNumber=22
|DirectedBy=Rex Piano
|WrittenBy=
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{{Episode list
|Title=Betrayal
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=23
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Philip DeGuere, Jr.
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{{Episode list
|Title=Safe Passage
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=24
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Art Washington
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Cure
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=25
|DirectedBy=Wayne Ewing
|WrittenBy=Jeremy Fine Bollinger
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Miracle
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=26
|DirectedBy=Dimitri Logothetis
|WrittenBy=Stephen McPherson
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Home media
On June 6, 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Air America: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Air-America/5392 Movie's Spin-Off Series w/Lorenzo Lamas Comes To 6-DVD Set] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809115208/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Air-America/5392 |date=2014-08-09 }}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20001109170100/http://www.pearsontv.com/pages/library/airamerica.htm Air America @ pearsontv.com]
- {{IMDb title|id=0170873|title=Air America}}
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Category:1998 American television series debuts
Category:1999 American television series endings
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:American aviation television series