1x1 - Rest in Peace

October 10, 1990

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

1x2 - The Wrong Man

October 17, 1990

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

1x3 - Cooper's Coroner

October 24, 1990

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

1x4 - Concrete Evidence

October 31, 1990

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

1x5 - Big Brother Is Watching

November 7, 1990

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

1x6 - Pointers From Paz

November 14, 1990

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

1x7 - Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In

November 21, 1990

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.

1x8 - The Teacher from Hell

November 28, 1990

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

1x9 - Some Like It Cold

December 5, 1990

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

1x10 - Dreams

December 12, 1990

1x11 - Dead Dogs Tell No Tales

January 8, 1991

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

1x12 - Send Up the Clowns

January 15, 1991

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

1x13 - Last Laugh

January 22, 1991

1x14 - Burial Ground

January 29, 1991

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

1x16 - Til Death Do Us Part

February 9, 1991

1x17 - Ten Little Thespians

February 16, 1991

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

1x18 - The Really Big Sleep

February 23, 1991

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

1x19 - Line of Fire (1)

March 30, 1991

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.

1x20 - Line of Fire (2)

April 6, 1991

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