Review of Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys (1990–1991)
9/10
Episode Plots
15 January 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Episode 1: Fire and Ice Lt. Stan Krieger takes over Lt. Farlow's position. Cruz puts his cover on the line in order to catch another Columbian who exhibits multiple personalities. Poptop: Cuba Gooding Jr., Careo—Ramy Zada

Episode 2: End Game Cruz becomes a player in a deadly poker game run by a maniacal drug lord, leaving Lt. Krieger to watch over Serena (Nia Peeples) when she goes into labor. Eddie Marco: Patrick Massett. Phillip Marco: Richard Marcus. Boris Diamond: Terry Kiser. Lt. Krieger: Dennis Franz. Midwife: Pamela Dunlap, Thug: Sly Smith

Episode 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Nasty Reports of copy-cat killings at crack houses jeopardize the Nasty Boys' undercover operations when Internal Affairs gets involved. Morrissey gets cozy with the reporter covering the story. Danny befriends a kid who witnessed a mass killing by the fake Nasties. Payday: Tommy Ford. Lynn Ulrich: Finn Carter. Gardner (false witness): Richard Riehle. Judson (kid): Thomas T.J. Evans.

Episode 4: Last Tango in Vegas The Nasties infiltrate a casino gunrunning operation to learn who's supplying Los Angeles gang members with automatic weapons. Alex gets involved with a singer who threatens his cover. Nicole Stanhope: Victoria Dillard. Russ Stanhope: Glenn Plummer. Major Clemens: Marc Alaimo. Wheeler: Don Franklin. Susan Rosencrans: Michelle Forbes, Max: Cary-Hiryuki Tagawa

Episode 5: Flesh and Blood Cruz's daughter is kidnapped by drug-cartel leaders (the Lofton brothers) who demand the release of their key associate, recently captured by the Nasties. Patrick Lofton: Stewart Finlay-McLennan. Dale Lofton: David Hunt. Batiste: Will Patton. Hernandez Vasquez: Julio Oscar Meshoso, Cruz: Benjamin Bratt. Serena: Nia Peeples.

Episode 6: The Candidate A gubernatorial candidate is a media manipulator who plans to use the Nasties to publicize his tough-on-crime campaign. Chuck Bradshaw: Charles Frank. Jimmy Murphy: John Shepard. Mr. Larsen (Danny's father): Richard Kuss. Larsen: Craig Hurley. Krieger: Dennis Franz.

Episode 7: The Line Wheeler goes undercover to smoke out dirty cops who've been stealing money and narcotics from drug busts. Capt. Ed March: Richard Venture. Jan Palmer: Cheryl Paris. Daniel Gilliam: SaMi Chester. Finley: Tobin Bell. Kaufman: Steve Rankin.

Episode 8: Home Again The Nasties follow Kee to Los Angeles when he's beset by family troubles after an uncle mixed up in the laundering of drug money dies. Uncle Oscar Kee: James Hong. Ruth Kee (Jimmy's mother): France Nguyen. Johnny Chung: Ping Wu. Willy Leong: Lloyd Kino. Kee: James Pax. Sammy (hot shot karate kid): Steven Ho.

Episode 9: Crossover While the Nasties try to catch Wayne Trilling (Pat Corley) for laundering money, Wheeler's cousin (Calvin Emory: Stan Foster), a college basketball player, dies from an apparent drug overdose. The Nasties discover a blackmailing scheme and more college kids are dying from drug overdoses. The Nasties babysit Cruz's son for a couple of days Kathy Heckland: Sarah Trigger, Mr. Aaron (recruitment agent): Steve Vinovich, Security Guard: Anthony DiMaria, Trip Harding: Vince Vaughn

Desert Run The Nasties go after Wetstone, a drug dealer, and are left stranded in the desert with an injured Kee. Wetstone: Jim Beaver, Slo Mo (pilot): Michael J. Pollard, Mr. Neff: Billy Barty, Ginger: Ginger Baker, Mr. Crilley: Tracey Walter, Mr. Krebs: Thomas F. Duffy

Episode 11: Kill or Be Killed: Part 1 (aka Blaze of Glory??) The "Vegas Vigilante" (Clarence Williams III) is a sniper who targets the Nasty Boys and dope peddlers in his one-man campaign to rid the streets of crime. Krush: Bruce Beatty. Joshua Dumars: Vincent Guastaferro. Dr. Chanel Cory: Lorraine Toussaint. Poptop: Cuba Gooding Jr.

Episode 12: Kill or Be Killed: Part 2 (Twelve and a Half) Conclusion. Cruz is held hostage in a warehouse filled with plastic explosives set to go off by the "Vegas Vigilante" (Clarence Williams III). Cruz: Benjamin Bratt. Joshua Dumars: Vincent Guastaferro. Milt Jackson: William Shockley. Poptop: Cuba Gooding Jr.
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