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NBC · Ended
Manimal
Action, Adventure, Mystery · 1983 · Rated 6.3/10
Last aired: S1 E8, Night of the Beast · 1983-12-17
Manimal centers on the character Dr. Jonathan Chase, a shape-shifting man who possessed the ability to turn himself into any animal he chose. He used this ability to help the police solve crimes.
Season 1
E1
Manimal
1983-09-30 · 90 min
McKenzie teams up with Chase to stop thieves planning a heist of toxic nerve gas.
E2
Illusion
1983-10-14 · 60 min
An illusionist who works with animals is slain during a New York performance, while the police try to stop a smuggling ring led by a man with diplomatic immunity.
E3
Night of the Scorpion
1983-10-21 · 60 min
A businessman is found dead in his cruise-ship stateroom. The investigation leads to the Bahamas and Russian agents.
E4
Female of the Species
1983-10-28 · 60 min
An assassin stalks a woman raised by wolves in India.
E5
High Stakes
1983-11-04 · 60 min
The detectives investigate a scam involving the switching of race horses.
E6
Scrimshaw
1983-12-03 · 60 min
A skeleton of a man, slain by a steel-edge boomerang, is found clutching a piece of scrimshaw.
E7
Breath of the Dragon
1983-12-10 · 60 min
A martial-arts gang terrorizes Chinatown merchants. Jonathan (Simon MacCorklndale) aids a Chinatown merchant who's lost his grandson's loyalty to a martial-arts master and his gang of disciples out to terrorize the community.
E8
Night of the Beast
1983-12-17 · 60 min
The mob plans to take over a small mountain town for gambling purposes.
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Glynn Turman
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