Season 1

Shades of L.A.Season 1

1990
20 Episodes

Episodes

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S01E01

Rest in Peace

After being nearly killed by gunfire, Michael is contacted by the spirit of a dead astronaut.

10 Oct 199060m
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S01E02

The Wrong Man

Dead thief Lewis Delgado feels guilty over having framed an innocent man now on death row for murder.

17 Oct 199060m
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S01E03

Cooper's Coroner

A baseball announcer wants to make peace with the grown-up son of a former rival he framed for gambling.

24 Oct 199060m
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S01E04

Concrete Evidence

The ghost of a mob-involved musicians-union leader asks Burton to locate his missing corpse.

31 Oct 199060m
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S01E05

Big Brother Is Watching

The murdered ventioloquist Sibling of one of Michael's friends returns to point out his killer.

07 Nov 199060m
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S01E06

Pointers From Paz

Prodded by a dead detective framed for corruption, Michael goes after the true crooked cop.

14 Nov 199060m
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S01E07

Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In

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.

21 Nov 199060m
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S01E08

The Teacher from Hell

The shade of Michael's old high school science teacher helps him solve the case of a reporter's apparent suicide.

28 Nov 199060m
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S01E09

Some Like It Cold

A touch and attractive lawyer on whom Michael had a crush falls in love with him—but only after she's murdered.

05 Dec 199060m
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S01E10

Dreams

12 Dec 199060m
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S01E11

Dead Dogs Tell No Tales

Michael helps Trudy, a dog accidentally killed while being used in a bank robberty, save her four pups from similar fates.

08 Jan 199160m
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S01E12

Send Up the Clowns

Michael goes undercover at a circus to investigate the murder of two miming clowns, possibly by their ringmaster.

15 Jan 199160m
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S01E13

Last Laugh

22 Jan 199160m
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S01E14

Burial Ground

While returning a suspect to L.A., Michael helps a Nevada cop killed trying to stop an Indian Payroll Service robbery.

29 Jan 199160m
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S01E15

Cross the Center Line

While Lt. Wesley is investigated for shooting a fleeing suspect, Michael encounters two '50s biker ghosts.

05 Feb 199160m
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S01E16

Til Death Do Us Part

09 Feb 199160m
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S01E17

Ten Little Thespians

At a house party/murder mystery weekend, Michael encounters the shade of a novelist really killed at the house.

16 Feb 199160m
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S01E18

The Really Big Sleep

Tough, old-time private eye Sam Doyle, killed 50 years ago, wants Michael's help in nailing the louse who bumped him off.

23 Feb 199160m
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S01E19

Line of Fire (1)

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.

30 Mar 199160m
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S01E20

Line of Fire (2)

Part two of two: B.J.'s ghost, jealous of Linda and Michael's fledgling relationship, nevertheless helps Michael save her from Scarborough.

06 Apr 199160m