High Mountain Rangers
Encyclopedia
High Mountain Rangers was a weekly television
series about a group of highly-trained wilderness search and rescue
/law enforcement officers in Tahoe
, Nevada.
It starred Robert Conrad
as Jesse Hawkes and also starred his two sons, Christian Conrad and Shane Conrad. Robert's daughter Joan was the executive producer. Only 12 episodes were broadcast, from 1/2/1988 until 4/9/1988 on CBS
, before the low-rated show was cancelled (due to fierce competition from NBC's The Facts of Life
and 227
). Although the series lasted just one season, it had a spin-off titled Jesse Hawkes. That show was canceled after only six episodes.
Jesse Hawkes started the High Mountain Rangers 35 years ago. He retired after hauling his long-time arch-nemesis, murderous criminal mastermind T.J. Cousins, to justice. Spared the death penalty on a legal technicality, Cousins instead was given life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. Meanwhile, Jesse's eldest son Matt tries out for the HMRs and eventually becomes the team's #2 Ranger...after Merlin, who has succeeded Jesse as director. Then Cousins gets broken out of jail by his hoods, and fatally ambushes Merlin. Now, as the team's third director, Matt urges his father out of retirement to help the Rangers recapture Cousins.
Far away from the neon backyard
Where a man who was strong came to stay
Making peace with the earth, finding love on the way
He survives
'Cause he's a High Mountain Ranger
Just a man who ties his dreams to the land
And though there's times that are lonely, he won't ever go
No life within him, in the city below
Not for the High Mountain Ranger
With all that he loves by his side
And his world is rich, its beauty is free
Reaching out as far as you see
And for a High Mountain Ranger, all this is home.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series about a group of highly-trained wilderness search and rescue
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
/law enforcement officers in Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
, Nevada.
It starred Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the 1965 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West, and his portrayal of World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep...
as Jesse Hawkes and also starred his two sons, Christian Conrad and Shane Conrad. Robert's daughter Joan was the executive producer. Only 12 episodes were broadcast, from 1/2/1988 until 4/9/1988 on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, before the low-rated show was cancelled (due to fierce competition from NBC's The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (TV series)
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...
and 227
227 (TV series)
227 is an American situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, until May 6, 1990. The series starred Marla Gibbs as a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife, Mary Jenkins...
). Although the series lasted just one season, it had a spin-off titled Jesse Hawkes. That show was canceled after only six episodes.
List of Episodes
Episode titles and original broadcast dates:- The Only Place To Live - 1/2/1988
- Old Friend On The Run With DaughterDaughterA daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. The male equivalent is a son. Analogously the name is used on several areas to show relations between groups or elements.-Etymology:...
- 1/9/1988 - Jesse Accused Of Murder - 1/16/1988
- Washout With Matt's School Rival - 1/23/1988
- BlizzardBlizzardA blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or ¼ mile or...
During Cross-Sierra Race - 1/30/1988 - Bodyguards For Honeymooning Ambassador - 2/6/1988
- Deaf Children Attacked By BearBearBears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
- 2/13/1988 - Sacred Ground - 2/20/1988
- Jesse Shot By Drunken Hunters - 2/27/1988
- Russian Skier Defects - 3/5/1988
- AvalancheAvalancheAn avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
Traps Skiers & Matt - 3/23/1988 - PaintballPaintballPaintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside propelled from a device called a paintball marker . Paintballs have a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble...
Game Gone Too Far - 4/9/1988
Cast
- Robert ConradRobert ConradRobert Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the 1965 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West, and his portrayal of World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep...
as Jesse Hawkes - Christian Conrad as Matt "Flying Tiger" Hawkes
- Shane Conrad as Cody Hawkes
- Russell ToddRussell ToddRussell Todd is an American former film and television actor. His film and television acting career includes a part in the film He Knows You're Alone and appearances in television series including Another World, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless...
as Jim "Flash" Cutler - Pa NeumullerPa NeumüllerPa Neumüller . Neumüller studied journalism and acting at some of the best Television and broadcasting schools in Sweden before she moved to the United States of America. She appeared in The Young and the Restless; then, in 1988, she played the main female character, Robin Kelly, in High Mountain...
(billed as P.A. Christian) as Robin "Frostbite" Kelly - Timothy Erwin as Izzy "the Pocatello Kid" Flowers
- Eugene Williams as Tim "Black Magic" Hart
- Tony Acierto as Frank "White Eagle" Avila
Series Pilot
Ex-MarineUnited States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
Jesse Hawkes started the High Mountain Rangers 35 years ago. He retired after hauling his long-time arch-nemesis, murderous criminal mastermind T.J. Cousins, to justice. Spared the death penalty on a legal technicality, Cousins instead was given life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. Meanwhile, Jesse's eldest son Matt tries out for the HMRs and eventually becomes the team's #2 Ranger...after Merlin, who has succeeded Jesse as director. Then Cousins gets broken out of jail by his hoods, and fatally ambushes Merlin. Now, as the team's third director, Matt urges his father out of retirement to help the Rangers recapture Cousins.
Series Theme Song
In the mountains, where life's always hardFar away from the neon backyard
Where a man who was strong came to stay
Making peace with the earth, finding love on the way
He survives
'Cause he's a High Mountain Ranger
Just a man who ties his dreams to the land
And though there's times that are lonely, he won't ever go
No life within him, in the city below
Not for the High Mountain Ranger
With all that he loves by his side
And his world is rich, its beauty is free
Reaching out as far as you see
And for a High Mountain Ranger, all this is home.