Danger Theatre

One segment in each episode centered on a motorbike-riding, leather-clad hero called only “The Searcher", played by Diedrich Bader. A spoof of both the stereotypical motorbiking renegade from movies and the “one man on a mission” format of series such as Knight Rider, Renegade, and many others, this segment may be the most commonly remembered element of the series. The Searcher would always appear coming over the horizon on his motorcycle, with a dramatic backing chorus, narrating : A recurring visual gag would have the Searcher conclude a scene with a quizzical stare directly at camera, utter a thoughtful sound, and then suddenly be squashed by a vehicle or falling object. The popularity of this segment led to two of Danger Theatres seven episodes ("Go Ahead, Fry Me" and "An Old Friend For Dinner") being given over in their entirety to a 30-minute adventure for the Searcher. == Tropical Punch ==

In four episodes of Danger Theatre, the other segment of the show was called "Tropical Punch", a send-up of Hawaii Five-O, with Adam West playing the bumbling Detective Morgan, a police detective with no clue as to what is going on. Morgan only solves crimes because his partner McCormick, played by Billy Morrisette, does know what is going on and saves him from failure constantly. == 357 Marina del Rey ==

In the final telecast of Danger Theatre on August 22, 1993, "Tropical Punch" was replaced by a segment entitled "357 Marina del Rey", which starred Todd Field as Rake Rowe and Ricky Harris as Clay Gentry in a spoof of shows about private detectives living and working in sun-and-fun vacation locales, such as 77 Sunset Strip, Surfside 6, and Hawaiian Eye. Recent college graduates Rowe and Gentry become private investigators and encounter the worst criminals in town but take a greater interest in wearing the right fashions and visiting the local cappuccino bar than in solving crimes. Only one episode of "357 Marina del Rey" was produced. == Airing history and other details ==

Original US airdates Sundays, Fox, 7:30 pm July 11–August 22, 1993 Original UK airdates Fridays, BBC2, Approx. 11.30pm 13 May - 24 June 1994 Credits Series Produced by: Kevin G. Cremin ....Producer Robert Wolterstorff....Executive Producer == References ==