Seasons & Episodes
Rolling Thunder (1)
As the series begins, ex-race car driver Mark McCormick accepts a job driving the Coyote X, an experimental car designed
Rolling Thunder (2)
See Part One
Man in a Glass House
Hardcastle is quite upset when he is criticized in “Without Sin,” the autobiography of retired mobster Joseph Cadill
The Crystal Duck
Teddy, McCormick's cellmate in prison, is out on parole. He has been staying with Mark in the guesthouse, without Hardca
Goin' Nowhere Fast
A convict who has been having an affair with the warden's wife, escapes with her help. He then calls Hardcastle, which a
The Black Widow
Hardcastle wants to investigate a woman named Tina Grey. When Hardcastle goes to the police for info, a Captain Filapian
The Boxer
Boxer Kid Calico is told to throw a fight in order to keep his kidnapped father alive.
Once Again with Vigorish
Hardcastle & McCormick set out to assist a lawyer, who is an old friend of Hardcastle's, convict a mobster who is runnin
Killer B's
Hardcastle persuades an old friend, played by Buddy Ebsen, to obtain a role in a movie in which the movie producer is us
The Prince of Fat City
A gang member is remanded into the judge's custody only to stay in the guest house with Mark, while the judge and Mark g
Hotshoes
Mark is thrilled when he gets a shot at racing in big leagues—only to learn that his sponsor's auto parts business get
Flying Down to Rio
Hardcastle & McCormick travel to Rio to track down a drug runner.
Just Another Round of That Old Song
Keenan Wynn guest stars as an old bank robber, just released from prison, who attempts to locate the cash stored in an a
Third Down and Twenty Years to Life
A law student at a local college claims that her brother, who was sent to prison for 20 years by Judge Hardcastle, was f
Whistler's Pride
The judge inherits a rather short race horse.
Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington
Hardcastle is up for a spot on the Supreme Court bench but some people don't want him to be chosen.
School for Scandal
Robert Culp guest stars as Arthur Farnel, an ex-con who runs a school leading and teaching their students how to break t
The Georgia Street Motors
A group of retired judges decide to take the law into their own hands by delivering their own verdicts to criminals who
The Homecoming (1)
Hardcastle returns to his hometown in Arkansas for a high school reunion, only to learn from an old friend that people a
The Homecoming (2)
Hardcastle hides out with another old friend, recovering from his injuries, while he tries to figure out how to retrieve
Did You See the One That Got Away?
Hardcastle visits a man he sent to prison for life only to find that the man never made it there.
Really Neat Cars and Guys with a Sense of Humor
Hardcastle & McCormick go undercover at a computerized dating service in order to find out why wealthy clients are turni
Scared Stiff
Mark and Hardcastle take a group of misfit kids to a local prison in order to scare them straight; but while they are th
Outlaw Champion
Hardcastle and McCormick must help protect a famous race car driver who is in danger of losing his claim to fame as well
Ties My Father Sold Me
After breaking into the official records, Mark identifies his long-lost biological father as a lounge singer in Atlantic
You Would Cry Too, If It Happened to You
After telling his poker buddies to clean up the house before he gets back from the airport with the judge, McCormick ret
D-Day
After finding his sister-in-law missing and her apartment ransacked, Hardcastle discovers that she had been secretly fol
Never My Love
Mark attends the funeral of an old friend, only to be surprised later to receive a message from her on his answering mac
Whatever Happened to Guts?
When star of a television court show has to go into the hospital for surgery, he asks Hardcastle to fill in as the show'
You and the Horse You Rode in On
Finally tired of how Hardcastle is treating him, Mark seeks another job with a water filter manufacturer. But after the
One of the Girls from Accounting
While attending business downtown, Mark rushes to the aid of a woman being attacked by men in a mail truck. While he thi
It Coulda Been Worse...She Coulda Been a Welder
The proposed destruction of a popular college bar brings Hardcastle's niece in the spotlight. With her protests making h
Hate the Picture, Love the Frame
Hardcastle is arrested after a woman whom he had prevously had a chance encounter earlier is found dead in his home. Thi
Pennies from a Dead Man's Eyes
Jesse Wingo, the former famous singer, is spotted by McCormick at a talent contest. But when approached about his past,
There Goes the Neighborhood
Hardcastle's neighbors begin a Neighborhood Watch program after a series of local burglaries have them worried. After be
Too Rich and Too Thin
After investigating the suicide of a comic, Hardcastle relizes that it wasn't really suicide after he and McCormick prev
What's So Funny?
Perplexed by the apparent suicide of ex-con Denny Frye, an up-and-coming comic, Hardcastle decides to investigate. Thank
Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcase's two aunts help out during a nursing home jewelry heist.
The Long Ago Girl
Hardcastle cuts his fishing trip short when he receives word of the death of his old girlfriend's current husband. After
You Don't Hear the One That Gets You
Mark is thrilled when he wins $20,000 racing in the Arizona Modified. His joy quickly dissipates when thieves hold him u
The Birthday Present
With the judge's birthday coming up, Mark decides to unofficially help him close a cold case related to a soon-to-be-par
Surprise on Seagull Beach
After finding strange German bullets on the beach, Hardcastle gets involved in an underground treasure hunt for World Wa
Undercover McCormick
Seeking Hardcastle's help on a case of corrupt cops, a young patrolman is killed before he or Hardcastle can seek higher
The Game You Learn From Your Father
A critically-wounded criminal admits to being paid to frame a former baseball player, Duke McGuire, for murder. Feeling
Angie's Choice
After seeing reputed mobster Stevie Ray kill a man named Tommy Chen, former prostitute Angie Bloom goes into hiding. Bef
She Ain't Deep, But She Sure Runs Fast
In the third season opener, Hardcastle and McCormick go on a photo exhibition with Buzz Bird, one of the judge's old fri
Faster Heart
After race car driver Kiki Cutter is injured during a race, Mark, knowing her from his own racing days, decides to pay h
The Yankee Clipper
When Bill Bauer is declared dead after being MIA from the Marines for 10 years, Mark, the soldier's former best friend,
Something's Going On On This Train
Although Hardcastle is initially pleased to be invited to a party on a private train, his emotion changes to anger when
The Career Breaker
On vacation, Hardcastle travels down to Canary Creek, California to participate in an annual fishing contest. To Hardcas
Do Not Go Gentle
Entering the hospital for a routine checkup, Hardcastle discovers that he is dying from an incurable disease. Not wantin
Games People Play
Mark surprises the judge when he not only qualifies for, but becomes a winner on, The 1 Million Dollar Trivia Master, a
Strangle Hold
Shortly after contacting her friend Mark for help, wrestler Kate Murphy dies during a match. Recognizing that Kate's dea
You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful and You're His
While judging the Miss Sixteen beauty contest, Hardcastle becomes wrapped up in the life of car salesman Ed Whitman, the
Mirage a Trois
Innocently given a friendly kiss by a woman named Aleeya "Ali" Casir, Mark unwittingly falls into the middle of a major
Conventional Warfare
In an unusual coincidence, a judge's convention is scheduled at the same hotel as a major mob meeting. Unable to do anyt
Duet for Two Wind Instruments
When the courts discover that a convicted felon named Randy Hopke had been defended by an incompetent lawyer, the origin
If You Could See What I See
Not wanting to continue cleaning up the estate, Mark hires Millie Denton, his former prison cellmate's widow, as a maid.
Hardcastle for Mayor
As the episode begins, wealthy businessman J.J. Norcross asks Hardcastle to run for mayor. Meanwhile, after city council
When I Look Back On All the Things
Questioning his maturity, Mark decides to trade in the Coyote for a more conservative car. To his surprise, his credit a
Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?
After 10 years, the judge is paid a visit by his brother Jerry. Suspicious, Hardcastle begins to wonder when his brother
Round Up the Old Gang
Cleaning out his shed, Hardcastle comes across an old trophy belonging to Teddy Hendrix, his college roommate. Deciding
McCormick's Bar and Grill
After winning a Los Angeles area bar in a poker game, Sonny Daye, Mark's barely seen father, decides to run it with his
Poker Night
When Mark gets a date with a woman named Debbie Pledger, Hardcastle has to find a new player for poker night. To the jud
In the Eye of the Beholder
In a change of pace episode, Mark begins to believe that Leprechauns are burying gold on the estate. Ignoring Mark's out
The Day the Music Died
While driving through Arizona on his way home from Las Vegas, Mark is surprised to hear the voice of Nick Damion, a rock
A Chip Off the Ol' Milt
As the final episode begins, Mark, who has secretly begun attending law school, is offered a paralegal job by Kenneth Ma
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