18 Wheels of Justice
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| 18 Wheels of Justice | |
|---|---|
| Based on | 18 Wheels of Justice by Ray Brown |
| Developed by | Richard C. Okie |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Christopher Franke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TNN |
| Release | January 12, 2000 – June 6, 2001 |
18 Wheels of Justice is an American action drama television series starring Lucky Vanous, G. Gordon Liddy, and Billy Dee Williams. It aired from 2000 to 2001 on TNN. The series was developed by Richard C. Okie, who had previously been an executive producer on the similar show Renegade.[1] 18 Wheels of Justice was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, and distributed by King World Productions.
Premise
[edit]Crime boss Jacob Calder is about to be sent to prison as a result of testimony by federal agent Michael Cates. Calder has Cates's wife and daughter killed and tries to have Cates himself finished off as well. In order to foil Calder's hitmen, Cates's boss, Burton Hardesty, convinces him to adopt the created identity of Chance Bowman, the driver of a Kenworth T2000 semi-truck. Bowman takes to the road, supported remotely by Agent Celia Baxter and Hardesty. In his travels, Bowman encounters various people and often helps them with their problems (not unlike the protagonists of The Incredible Hulk and The Fugitive).
Cast
[edit]- Lucky Vanous as Michael Cates / Chance Bowman
- G. Gordon Liddy as Jacob Calder
- Billy Dee Williams as Burton Hardesty
- Lisa Thornhill as Celia "Cie" Baxter[2]
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | January 12, 2000 | September 6, 2000 | |
| 2 | 22 | January 3, 2001 | June 6, 2001 | |
Season 1 (2000)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Genesis" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 2000 |
| 2 | 2 | "Key to the Highway" | Unknown | Unknown | January 19, 2000 |
| 3 | 3 | "Mr. Invisible" | Unknown | Unknown | January 26, 2000 |
| 4 | 4 | "Showdown" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 2000 |
| 5 | 5 | "Triple Play" | Camilo Vila | Doug Heyes, Jr. | February 9, 2000 |
| 6 | 6 | "Prize Possession" | Unknown | Unknown | February 16, 2000 |
| 7 | 7 | "Ordeal" | Unknown | Unknown | February 23, 2000 |
| 8 | 8 | "Through a Glass Darkly" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 2000 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Fire Next Time" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 2000 |
| 10 | 10 | "Games of Chance" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 2000 |
| 11 | 11 | "Two Eyes for an Eye" | Unknown | Unknown | March 22, 2000 |
| 12 | 12 | "Smuggler's Blues" | Unknown | Unknown | June 21, 2000 |
| 13 | 13 | "Ranger's Chance" | Unknown | Unknown | July 5, 2000 |
| 14 | 14 | "Wages of Sin" | Unknown | Unknown | July 12, 2000 |
| 15 | 15 | "Road to Hell" | Unknown | Unknown | July 19, 2000 |
| 16 | 16 | "There's Something About Marvin" | Unknown | Unknown | July 26, 2000 |
| 17 | 17 | "Outside Chance" | Unknown | Unknown | August 2, 2000 |
| 18 | 18 | "Sleeping Dragons" | Unknown | Unknown | August 9, 2000 |
| 19 | 19 | "Con Truck" | Unknown | Unknown | August 16, 2000 |
| 20 | 20 | "Legacy of Blood: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | August 23, 2000 |
| 21 | 21 | "Caged: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | August 30, 2000 |
| 22 | 22 | "Revelation: Part 3" | Unknown | Unknown | September 6, 2000 |
Season 2 (2001)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Shattered Images" | Unknown | Unknown | January 3, 2001 |
| 24 | 2 | "Dance with the Devil" | Stewart Raffill | Richard Maxwell | January 10, 2001 |
| 25 | 3 | "Amore...Omerta" | Unknown | Unknown | January 17, 2001 |
| 26 | 4 | "Old Wives' Tale" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 2001 |
| 27 | 5 | "Honor Thy Father" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 2001 |
| 28 | 6 | "Criminal Trespass" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 2001 |
| 29 | 7 | "Just South of El Paso" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 2001 |
| 30 | 8 | "Hot Cars, Fast Women" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 2001 |
| 31 | 9 | "Countdown" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 2001 |
| 32 | 10 | "Past Imperfect" | William Gereghty | Harold Apter | March 5, 2001 |
| 33 | 11 | "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" | Unknown | Unknown | March 13, 2001 |
| 34 | 12 | "A Place Called Defiance" | Stewart Raffill | Darrell Fetty | March 20, 2001 |
| 35 | 13 | "Come Back, Little Diva" | Unknown | Unknown | March 27, 2001 |
| 36 | 14 | "Slight of Mind" | Unknown | Unknown | April 3, 2001 |
| 37 | 15 | "Dream Girls" | Unknown | Unknown | April 10, 2001 |
| 38 | 16 | "The Cage" | Unknown | Unknown | April 17, 2001 |
| 39 | 17 | "Crossing the Line" | Unknown | Unknown | April 24, 2001 |
| 40 | 18 | "A Family Upside Down" | Unknown | Unknown | May 1, 2001 |
| 41 | 19 | "Once a Thief" | Rob Dunson | Story by : David Balkan & Richard Maxwell Teleplay by : Richard Maxwell | May 8, 2001 |
| 42 | 20 | "The Game" | Unknown | Unknown | May 15, 2001 |
| 43 | 21 | "Second Sense" | Unknown | Unknown | May 30, 2001 |
| 44 | 22 | "The Interrogation" | Unknown | Unknown | June 6, 2001 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Richard C. Okie". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "18 Wheels of Justice co-star Lisa Thornhill no stranger to trucking". landlinemag.com. May 2000. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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