Houston Knights
Houston Knights

Houston Knights

1987 2 Seasons 31 Episodes ⭐ 5.5 Drama Crime

Houston Knights is an American crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Paré, is transferred to Houston after he kills a mobster from a powerful Mafia family and a contract is put out on him. Once there, he is partnered with Levon Lundy, played by Michael Beck, the grandson of a Texas Ranger. Although as different as night and day, and after a rocky beginning they form a successful partnership and become friends. This is aided to a certain extent by an event where a hitman from Chicago who holds the contract to shoot La Fiamma arrives in Houston and is ultimately killed by Lundy. During the series, it is revealed that both La Fiamma and Lundy have their own personal demons; La Fiamma's Chicago police partner had been killed when he went ahead while La Fiamma had waited for backup to arrive. Lundy's wife had been killed by an explosion that was intended to kill him.

Houston Knights is an American crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Paré, is transferred to Houston after he kills a mobster from a powerful Mafia family and a contract is put out on him. Once there, he is partnered with Levon Lundy, played by Michael Beck, the grandson of a Texas Ranger. Although as different as night and day, and after a rocky beginning they form a successful partnership and become friends. This is aided to a certain extent by an event where a hitman from Chicago who holds the contract to shoot La Fiamma arrives in Houston and is ultimately killed by Lundy. During the series, it is revealed that both La Fiamma and Lundy have their own personal demons; La Fiamma's Chicago police partner had been killed when he went ahead while La Fiamma had waited for backup to arrive. Lundy's wife had been killed by an explosion that was intended to kill him.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Mirrors (1)

There are two underlying stories here. The first is the murder of a Houston business man. The other is the pasts of LaFi

EP 2

Mirrors (2)

EP 3

North of the Border

The story is about an wealthy American going into a Mexican border town and getting away with murder. Efrain Figueroa is

EP 4

Houston's Hero

A hero turns out to be the killer everyone is seeking. See Recap for more details.

EP 5

Single in Heaven

A serial killer is on the loose, and one of the victims is a friend of Levon's. Danni, a novice journalist overheads Joe

EP 6

Yesterday's Gone

A high school friend of Levon's is shot at in a hotel lobby. The boys are assigned the case. Joe sees a Chicago 'mob tai

EP 7

Bad Girl

At a rich boy's party, things suddenly turn deadly when someone dies of laced cocaine. One of the party girls makes a pl

EP 8

Scarecrow

A motorcycle cop is murdered during a traffic stop. A young black man named Scarecrow says he witnessed it. The Knights

EP 9

Colt

The gun Levon carries belonged to his grandfather, who was a Texas Ranger. In this episode, Lundy walks into a jewelry s

EP 1

Moving Violation

An off-duty officer is killed doing some private investigation. It is soon learned that he was working on a stolen car r

EP 2

Heads, I Win - Tails, You Lose

The show has two separate storylines. One deals with date rape, the other with a prison breakout. In the date rape, a ma

EP 3

Desperado

The Desperado is Bodine,(Rex Smith of STREETHAWK), who robs from the bank that repossessed his oil rig, his house and hi

EP 4

Gun Shy

Three night club owners are killed within six weeks of each other. All killed with the same gun. The sixth killing comes

EP 5

Lady Smoke

The Knights happen upon a ransom drop in progress. Teddy & Frank Stark decided to kidnap the daughter of Houston's wealt

EP 6

God's Will

An attempt is made on an evangelist's life. At first the suspect is another evangelist. Soon it is narrowed down to a yo

EP 7

Diminished Capacity

The Boys are put in charge of a man getting an early prison release. The public and Levon are not happy for the man he k

EP 8

Home Is Where the Heart Is

Joe and Levon come face to face with the homeless in this episode. Chicken has a new cook who lives in an abandoned high

EP 9

Secrets

EP 10

Somebody to Love

It is Christmas in Houston, and once again Sgt Gutierrez is tracking someone from Mexico. This time the missing is a kid

EP 11

There's One Born Every Minute

Joey is sitting in a bar without a date when a pretty girl makes a play for him. He soon learns she has charged $300 on

EP 12

Vigilante

A man who has lived in Oman most of his life returns to Houston after his father is killed during a robbery. In the airp

EP 13

The White Hand

A young man who works for Councilwoman Sonia Zamora is killed by a hate group. At the scene the group leaves is a white

EP 14

Sins of the Father

The Knights are teamed with a detective who is used to working solo. He assists Joe and Levon in a raid on a warehouse,

EP 15

Crime Spree

EP 16

Cajun Spice

Using a tip from Chicken, Joe & Levon raid a warehouse and discover cash hidden in cases of 'Cajun Spice.' The man they

EP 17

The Stone

Joe and Levon wrestle with a man who has been exposed to radiation. Joe did not like having to give up one of his best s

EP 18

Burnout

EP 19

Love Hurts

This episode is about the senseless murder of a quiet, suburban family. The only surviving member is college student, Aa

EP 20

Bad Paper

Three teenage boys pull off a burglary in a small grocery store that one of the boys had worked at. When the safe is ope

EP 21

For Caroline

The opening scene is a funeral. Levon is standing off to the side watching a man bury his mother. As the man walks back

EP 22

The Jungle Fighter

The Vietnamese community is up in arms when three of their immigrants are murdered. All clues point to a Vietnam veteran

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