The Master

44min

Action & Adventure

An aging ninja master and his young pupil travel in a custom van helping people in need along the way.

Production Companies

Viacom Productions

Michael Sloan Productions

Episodes

Cast

Max

1. Max

20th Jan 1984

Max Keller meets up with John Peter McAllister, an American who having remained in Japan after World War II, became the only occidental American ever to achieve the status of the Ninja. Having returned to America to locate his newly discovered daughter, he agrees to tutor Max in the ninjutsu arts, while helping a father and daughter fend off an unscrupulous land developer who is trying to get a hold of their airport.

Out-of-Time Step

2. Out-of-Time Step

27th Jan 1984

On the trail of his daughter in San Francisco, McCallister and Max aid a nightclub owner against a ruthless Chinese syndicate.

State of the Union

3. State of the Union

3rd Feb 1984

After arriving in a coastal down, Max and the Master help a young girl, Kerry, set up a union in the local cannery despite the wishes of the owner.

Hostages

4. Hostages

10th Feb 1984

Max and McCallister get invited to an exclusive political party at an isolated mansion that is taken over by terrorists. The local CIA head is aware of McCallister's past and suspects him of being involved - McCallister must free the hostages to prove his innocence. And Okasa is lurking nearby to complicate matters even further...

High Rollers

5. High Rollers

2nd Mar 1984

A former military squad turns to crime and plans a casino heist, and needs the inside help of a dancer - they kidnap her daughter to get it.

Fat Tuesday

6. Fat Tuesday

9th Mar 1984

McCallister and Max come to the aid of a reporter doing an expose on ruthless gunrunners.

Juggernaut

7. Juggernaut

16th Mar 1984

Farmers need the help of the Master and pupil to get their goods to market past a trucking firm's roadblock.

The Good, the Bad and the Priceless

8. The Good, the Bad and the Priceless

23rd Mar 1984

To rescue a woman claiming to be the Master's daughter, Max and the Master end up having to steal the British Crown Jewels.

Kunoichi

9. Kunoichi

6th Apr 1984

McCallister is framed for murder by an old ""friend.""

The Java Tiger

10. The Java Tiger

13th Apr 1984

The Master must make his way past a booby-trapped cave in Hawaii to recover a priceless statue.

Failure To Communicate

11. Failure To Communicate

4th May 1984

When a secretary is kidnapped, Max and the Master get involved. The secretary works for Max's negligent, drunk father, and they must protect a blind woman who the kidnappers believe is a witness to their crime.

Rogues

12. Rogues

10th Aug 1984

The Master takes on a squad of rogue cops using their training and positions to commit a series of robberies.

A Place to Call Home

13. A Place to Call Home

31st Aug 1984

The Master and Max take on a ruthless land developer who is trying to evict a woman and the orphans she takes care of from their property.

First air date

20th Jan 1984

Last air date

31st Aug 1984

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks