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Tropical Heat (known as Sweating Bullets in the United States [1]) is a Canadian action series that aired between 1991 and 1993. In the U.S., the show eventually aired as part of the CBS umbrella series Crimetime After Primetime which aired before the premiere of the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS in 1993. The series ran for three seasons totaling 66 episodes.
Season one of the series was filmed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico due to tax breaks the production was eligible for under the budding North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Season two was filmed in Eilat, Israel. Season three was filmed in Pretoria, South Africa, with some sequences shot on the Isle of Mauritius. [1]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 9 | April 8, 1991 | June 3, 1991 | |
| 2 | 21 | September 9, 1991 | June 1, 1992 | |
| 3 | 36 | September 14, 1992 | October 18, 1993 | |
Episodes
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Season 1 (1991)
|
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Hard Case" | Tibor Takacs | Angel Flores Marini | April 8, 1991 |
| 2 | 2 | "Fowl Play" | Mario Azzopardi | R. Scott Gemmill | April 15, 1991 |
| 3 | 3 | "Death's a Beach" | Gerard Ciccoritti | Sam Egan | April 22, 1991 |
| 4 | 4 | "Family Affair" | Mario Azzopardi | R. Scott Gemmill | April 29, 1991 |
| 5 | 5 | "Roll of the Dice" | Timothy Bond | Tony DiFranco | May 6, 1991 |
| 6 | 6 | "Double Time" | Mario Azzopardi | Jeremy Hole | May 13, 1991 |
| 7 | 7 | "Forget Me Not" | Mario Azzopardi | Peter Mohan | May 20, 1991 |
| 8 | 8 | "For a Song" | Timothy Bond | Tim Burns | May 27, 1991 |
| 9 | 9 | "Marissa" | Mario Azzopardi | Andy Heller | June 3, 1991 |
Season 2 (1991–92)
|
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "The Mariah Connection" | Mario Azzopardi | R. Scott Gemmill | September 9, 1991 |
| 11 | 2 | "Mafia Mistress" | Mario Azzopardi | Jim Henshaw | September 16, 1991 |
| 12 | 3 | "A Perfect .38" | Randy Bradshaw | Jim Henshaw | September 23, 1991 |
| 13 | 4 | "Dead Men Tell" | Timothy Bond | Tony DiFranco | September 30, 1991 |
| 14 | 5 | "Big Brother is Watching" | Mario Azzopardi | Andy Heller | October 7, 1991 |
| 15 | 6 | "This Year's Model" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Peter Mohan | October 14, 1991 |
| 16 | 7 | "Writer Wrong" | Randy Bradshaw | Rob Stewart & Jim Gordon | October 21, 1991 |
| 17 | 8 | "Runaway" | Mario Azzopardi | Peter Mohan | October 28, 1991 |
| 18 | 9 | "Sex, Lies and Lullabies" | Tibor Takacs | Andy Heller | November 4, 1991 |
| 19 | 10 | "She" | Mario Azzopardi | John Kent Harrison | November 11, 1991 |
| 20 | 11 | "Tara, Tara, Tara" [Note 1] | Tibor Takacs | Story by : Tim Dunphy Teleplay by : Andy Heller | November 18, 1991 |
| 21 | 12 | "Abandoned" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Angel Flores Marini | November 25, 1991 |
| 22 | 13 | "Deceit" | Mario Azzopardi | Peter Mohan | February 24, 1992 |
| 23 | 14 | "Party Girl" | Michael Robinson | Harel Goldstein | April 13, 1992 |
| 24 | 15 | "Double Fault" | Sam Firstenberg | Andy Heller | April 20, 1992 |
| 25 | 16 | "Alive and Kicking" | Jorge Montesi | Rob Stewart & Jim Gordon | April 27, 1992 |
| 26 | 17 | "Tattooed Lady" | Jorge Montesi | Andy Heller | May 4, 1992 |
| 27 | 18 | "Users" | Jorge Montesi | Harel Goldstein | May 11, 1992 |
| 28 | 19 | "Frame Up" | Sam Firstenberg | R. Scott Gemmill | May 18, 1992 |
| 29 | 20 | "Going to the Dogs" | Sam Firstenberg | Peter Mohan | May 25, 1992 |
| 30 | 21 | "Dial 9 for Murder" | Clay Borris | Harel Goldstein | June 1, 1992 |
Season 3 (1992–93)
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No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Twice as Dead" | Clay Borris | Peter Mohan | September 14, 1992 |
| 32 | 2 | "Deadly Switch: Part 1" | Sam Firstenberg | Dan Horowitz | September 28, 1992 |
| 33 | 3 | "Deadly Switch: Part 2" | Sam Firstenberg | Vince Gritanni | October 5, 1992 |
| 34 | 4 | "Over My Dead Body" | Sam Firstenberg & Harel Goldstein | Peter Mohan | October 12, 1992 |
| 35 | 5 | "White Hot" | Clay Borris | Ken Gord | October 26, 1992 |
| 36 | 6 | "Stranger in Paradise" | Allan Eastman | Sherman Snukel | November 9, 1992 |
| 37 | 7 | "The Pro & the Con" | Allan Eastman | Harel Goldstein | November 16, 1992 |
| 38 | 8 | "Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby" | Rob Stewart | R. Scott Gemmill | November 23, 1992 |
| 39 | 9 | "Ocean Park" | Clay Borris | R. Scott Gemmill | November 30, 1992 |
| 40 | 10 | "Jack of Diamonds" | Jorge Montesi | Rob Stewart & Jim Gordon | December 7, 1992 |
| 41 | 11 | "His Pal Joey" | Al Waxman | Rob Stewart & Jim Gordon | February 8, 1993 |
| 42 | 12 | "Grasping at Shadows" | Clay Borris | Jack Sylvester | February 15, 1993 |
| 43 | 13 | "The Last of the Magnificent" | Clay Borris | Jim Henshaw | February 22, 1993 |
| 44 | 14 | "The Patsy" | Allan Eastman | Andy Heller | March 1, 1993 |
| 45 | 15 | "May Divorce Be with You" | Clay Borris | R. Scott Gemmill | May 3, 1993 |
| 46 | 16 | "Feedback" | Clay Borris | Romeo Infantino | May 10, 1993 |
| 47 | 17 | "Basic Black" | Clay Borris | Adriaan Walker | May 17, 1993 |
| 48 | 18 | "Born Tomorrow" | Clay Borris | Alison Swifter | May 24, 1993 |
| 49 | 19 | "Object of Desire" | Rob Stewart | Jim Henshaw | May 31, 1993 |
| 50 | 20 | "Royal Pain" | Clay Borris | Andrea Paterno | June 7, 1993 |
| 51 | 21 | "Poison Ivy" | Michael Robinson | Jim Gordon | June 14, 1993 |
| 52 | 22 | "Massage in a Bottle" | Michael Robinson | Jim Gordon | June 21, 1993 |
| 53 | 23 | "Mutiny and the Bounty" | Billy Ruth | J.J. Munro | June 28, 1993 |
| 54 | 24 | "Seen at the Crime" | Bob Bralver | Adriaan Walker | July 5, 1993 |
| 55 | 25 | "You Stole My Heart" | Rob Stewart | R. Scott Gemmill | July 12, 1993 |
| 56 | 26 | "Gun Shy" | Al Waxman | J.J. Munro | July 19, 1993 |
| 57 | 27 | "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | Billy Ruth | Robin Wranger | July 26, 1993 |
| 58 | 28 | "Spider's Tale" | Rob Stewart | Louis Moschello | August 2, 1993 |
| 59 | 29 | "Turning Screws" | Clay Borris | David Cliffwood | August 9, 1993 |
| 60 | 30 | "Tess" | Allan Eastman | Louis Moschello | August 16, 1993 |
| 61 | 31 | "Deal of a Lifetime" | Billy Ruth | J.J. Munro | August 23, 1993 |
| 62 | 32 | "Katie's Secret" | Al Waxman | Louis Moschello | September 13, 1993 |
| 63 | 33 | "Slummin' It" | Michael Robinson | J.J. Munro | September 20, 1993 |
| 64 | 34 | "Man with the Midas Touch" | Michael Robinson | Louis Moschello | September 27, 1993 |
| 65 | 35 | "Forbidden Fruit" | Rob Stewart | Jim Gordon | October 4, 1993 |
| 66 | 36 | "Smut and Nothin' But" [Note 2] | Allan Eastman | Wendy Camras | October 18, 1993 |
Notes
- ^ Cf. film Tora! Tora! Tora!.
- ^ A phrase from the song " Smut" released on the 1965 Tom Lehrer album That Was the Year That Was.
References
- ^ a b Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (Eighth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 1158. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.