Shades of L.A.

Season 1

1990 · 20 episodes · 20h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Rest in Peace

   10 Oct 1990 · 60 min

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

2. 2

   2. The Wrong Man

   17 Oct 1990 · 60 min

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

3. 3

   3. Cooper's Coroner

   24 Oct 1990 · 60 min

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

4. 4

   4. Concrete Evidence

   31 Oct 1990 · 60 min

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

5. 5

   5. Big Brother Is Watching

   7 Nov 1990 · 60 min

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

6. 6

   6. Pointers From Paz

   14 Nov 1990 · 60 min

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

7. 7

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

   21 Nov 1990 · 60 min

   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

   8. The Teacher from Hell

   28 Nov 1990 · 60 min

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

9. 9

   9. Some Like It Cold

   5 Dec 1990 · 60 min

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

10. 10

    10. Dreams

    12 Dec 1990 · 60 min

11. 11

    11. Dead Dogs Tell No Tales

    8 Jan 1991 · 60 min

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

12. 12

    12. Send Up the Clowns

    15 Jan 1991 · 60 min

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

13. 13

    13. Last Laugh

    22 Jan 1991 · 60 min

14. 14

    14. Burial Ground

    29 Jan 1991 · 60 min

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

15. 15

    15. Cross the Center Line

    5 Feb 1991 · 60 min

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

16. 16

    16. Til Death Do Us Part

    9 Feb 1991 · 60 min

    Det. Michael Burton tries to clear the name of a shade accused of killing his wife, however the original investigator impedes his efforts.

17. 17

    17. Ten Little Thespians

    16 Feb 1991 · 60 min

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

18. 18

    18. The Really Big Sleep

    23 Feb 1991 · 60 min

    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

    19. Line of Fire (1)

    30 Mar 1991 · 60 min

    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

    20. Line of Fire (2)

    6 Apr 1991 · 60 min

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