Episodes
1. Rest in Peace
October 10, 1990
60 min
After being nearly killed by gunfire, Michael is contacted by the spirit of a dead astronaut.
Guest Stars:
Ben Murphy, John Dennis Johnston, Anthony Charnota, Nicholas Shaffer, Brian Libby
2. The Wrong Man
October 17, 1990
60 min
Dead thief Lewis Delgado feels guilty over having framed an innocent man now on death row for murder.
Guest Stars:
Ron Glass, Beverly Johnson, Michael Winslow, Bob Sweeney, Christopher Birt
3. Cooper's Coroner
October 24, 1990
60 min
A baseball announcer wants to make peace with the grown-up son of a former rival he framed for gambling.
Guest Stars:
Chuck McCann, Zelda Rubinstein, James Parks, Beverly Leech
4. Concrete Evidence
October 31, 1990
60 min
The ghost of a mob-involved musicians-union leader asks Burton to locate his missing corpse.
Guest Stars:
Edward Winter, Conrad Janis, Frank Gorshin
5. Big Brother Is Watching
November 7, 1990
60 min
The murdered ventioloquist Sibling of one of Michael's friends returns to point out his killer.
Guest Stars:
David Naughton, Terri Garber, Don Most
6. Pointers From Paz
November 14, 1990
60 min
Prodded by a dead detective framed for corruption, Michael goes after the true crooked cop.
Guest Stars:
Carmen Argenziano, Sal Lopez, Carrie Snodgress
7. Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In
November 21, 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.
Guest Stars:
Janis Paige, Mary Crosby, Jeff Conaway, Ronnie Schell, Ray Walston
8. The Teacher from Hell
November 28, 1990
60 min
The shade of Michael's old high school science teacher helps him solve the case of a reporter's apparent suicide.
Guest Stars:
Lonny Chapman, Ray Stricklyn, Will Nye, Mark Fauser
9. Some Like It Cold
December 5, 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.
Guest Stars:
Clarence Williams III, Lee Purcell, Alma Beltran, Jeff East, Betty Lynn
11. Dead Dogs Tell No Tales
January 8, 1991
60 min
Michael helps Trudy, a dog accidentally killed while being used in a bank robberty, save her four pups from similar fates.
Guest Stars:
Allyce Beasley, Geoffrey Lewis, Casey Biggs, Vincent Schiavelli, Marvin Kaplan
12. Send Up the Clowns
January 15, 1991
60 min
Michael goes undercover at a circus to investigate the murder of two miming clowns, possibly by their ringmaster.
Guest Stars:
Lisa Rinna, Gregory Sierra
14. Burial Ground
January 29, 1991
60 min
While returning a suspect to L.A., Michael helps a Nevada cop killed trying to stop an Indian Payroll Service robbery.
Guest Stars:
Stephen Nichols, Robert Beltran, Michael J. Pollard, Dana Hill
15. Cross the Center Line
February 5, 1991
60 min
While Lt. Wesley is investigated for shooting a fleeing suspect, Michael encounters two '50s biker ghosts.
Guest Stars:
Lycia Naff, Chris Nash, Ritch Brinkley, William Smith
16. Til Death Do Us Part
February 9, 1991
60 min
Guest Stars:
Chad Everett, Elaine Joyce, Richard Narita, Daniel Greene, Michael Cole
17. Ten Little Thespians
February 16, 1991
60 min
At a house party/murder mystery weekend, Michael encounters the shade of a novelist really killed at the house.
Guest Stars:
Crystal Carson, Fern Fitzgerald, Clive Revill, Beverly Leech, DeeDee Rescher
18. The Really Big Sleep
February 23, 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.
Guest Stars:
Don Stroud, Mary Fanaro, Joan Leslie, Stephen Elliott
19. Line of Fire (1)
March 30, 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.
Guest Stars:
Sam J. Jones, Tawny Kitaen, Brian Bonsall, Michael Parks, Michael Boatman