Nitrate

Stingray

  • 1985–1987
  • 2 seasons
  • Drama, Action & Adventure
  • 7.2

Identity: unknown. Occupation: unknown.

Ray is an enigmatic adventurer with no traceable past who travels from place to place fighting crime and helping people in trouble. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor.

Episodes

9 episodes
  1. 1Stingray

    90 minJul 14, 1985

    An attractive district attorney asks Ray for help in dealing with a Mexican crime lord responsible for kidnapping and brainwashing several prominent people.

  2. 2Ancient Eyes

    48 minMar 11, 1986

    On the trail of a missing fieldworker Ray discovers a marijuana farm whose owners kill the workers when the harvest is over.

  3. 3Ether

    48 minMar 25, 1986

    Ray goes undercover at a hospital as a surgeon to discover the cause of missing records for patients who are dying there under mysterious circumstances.

  4. 4Below the Line

    48 minApr 1, 1986

    When a woman's husband disappears and everyone at the oceanic research lab he worked at claims not to know him, she turns to Ray for help.

  5. 5Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues

    48 minApr 8, 1986

    Ray is brought in by the police, only to find out that the Captain, Nelson Riskin, wants to "hire" him, favor for favor. Riskin is being framed for his wife's murder. Helped by Riskin's assistant Candace, Ray goes undercover in a variety of guises. He eventually finds out that Riskin had incriminating information on a former Police Chief, Donald Dixon, who is now running for governor. Dixon and his squad of policemen framed Riskin. Ray escapes an execution squad, and reveals the evidence to Dixon's political backer. Dixon and his head goon try to escape, only to be stopped by Ray. At the end, Riskin is cleared but is unaware that Candace is romantically interested in him.

  6. 6Abnormal Psych

    48 minApr 15, 1986

    Ray is put on the defensive when an old enemy attacks him via college students who have been programmed to kill.

  7. 7Orange Blossom

    48 minApr 29, 1986

    In order to substantiate claims that a Soviet helicopter is taking patients away from a mental hospital, Ray has himself committed there.

  8. 8Less Than the Eye Can See

    48 minMay 6, 1986

    While relaxing at one of his favor-ower's homes, Ray finds himself drawn into a plan by an insane doctor to let loose a highly virulent strain of anthrax when one victim literally pulls up in front of the house. Fighting against time and the possibility of his own contagious infection, Ray dodges corrupt government officials trying to cover up the incident as he tries to prevent the scientist from infecting the local water supply with the anthrax.

  9. 9That Terrible Swift Sword

    48 minMay 13, 1986

    When a series of brutal prostitute murders seem to follow a revival crusade around, Ray goes undercover as a minister and gets blamed for the latest murder.

Where to watch Stingray

Availability from JustWatch, via TMDB. Full listing for United States

Series cast

Nick MancusoRay24 episodes
Robyn Douglass2 episodes
Mark-Paul GosselaarEric Murray1 episode
James Laurenson1 episode
Susan Blakely1 episode
Patricia Wettig1 episode
Ritch Brinkley1 episode
Scott Paulin1 episode
Ian Abercrombie1 episode
Dick Anthony Williams1 episode
Richard Biggs1 episode
Steven Williams1 episode
Joseph Maher1 episode
Lori Petty1 episode
Marcia Strassman1 episode
Jeff Conaway1 episode
John Fujioka1 episode
Jenny Gago1 episode

More like thisShows TMDB viewers also watched