18 Wheels of Justice

*18 Wheels of Justice*
18 Wheels of Justice
Based on	18 Wheels of Justice by Ray Brown
Developed by	Richard C. Okie
Starring	Lucky Vanous; G. Gordon Liddy; Billy Dee Williams; Lisa Thornhill;
Composer	Christopher Franke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	44
Production
Executive producers	David H. Balkan; Stu Segall; Robb F. Dalton;
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	In Motion Productions; Park Avenue Productions; Fireworks Entertainment; Stu Segall Productions; Eyemark Entertainment; (2000); (season 1); King World; (2000-2001); (seasons 1-2);
Original release
Network	TNN
Release	January 12, 2000 –; June 6, 2001

18 Wheels of Justice is an American action drama television series starring Lucky Vanous, G. Gordon Liddy, and Billy Dee Williams. It aired from 2000 to 2001 on TNN. The series was developed by Richard C. Okie, who had previously been an executive producer on the similar show Renegade.^[1] 18 Wheels of Justice was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, and distributed by King World Productions.

Premise[edit]

Crime boss Jacob Calder is about to be sent to prison as a result of testimony by federal agent Michael Cates. Calder has Cates's wife and daughter killed and tries to have Cates himself finished off as well. In order to foil Calder's hitmen, Cates's boss, Burton Hardesty, convinces him to adopt the created identity of Chance Bowman, the driver of a Kenworth T2000 semi-truck. Bowman takes to the road, supported remotely by Agent Celia Baxter and Hardesty. In his travels, Bowman encounters various people and often helps them with their problems (not unlike the protagonists of The Incredible Hulk and The Fugitive).

Cast[edit]

Lucky Vanous as Michael Cates / Chance Bowman
G. Gordon Liddy as Jacob Calder
Billy Dee Williams as Burton Hardesty
Lisa Thornhill as Celia "Cie" Baxter^[2]

Episodes[edit]

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	22	January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)	September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)
2	22	January 3, 2001 (2001-01-03)	June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)

Season 1 (2000)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Genesis"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)
2	2	"Key to the Highway"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 2000 (2000-01-19)
3	3	"Mr. Invisible"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)
4	4	"Showdown"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 2000 (2000-02-02)
5	5	"Triple Play"	Camilo Vila	Doug Heyes, Jr.	February 9, 2000 (2000-02-09)
6	6	"Prize Possession"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)
7	7	"Ordeal"	Unknown	Unknown	February 23, 2000 (2000-02-23)
8	8	"Through a Glass Darkly"	Unknown	Unknown	March 1, 2000 (2000-03-01)
9	9	"The Fire Next Time"	Unknown	Unknown	March 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
10	10	"Games of Chance"	Unknown	Unknown	March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)
11	11	"Two Eyes for an Eye"	Unknown	Unknown	March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)
12	12	"Smuggler's Blues"	Unknown	Unknown	June 21, 2000 (2000-06-21)
13	13	"Ranger's Chance"	Unknown	Unknown	July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05)
14	14	"Wages of Sin"	Unknown	Unknown	July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12)
15	15	"Road to Hell"	Unknown	Unknown	July 19, 2000 (2000-07-19)
16	16	"There's Something About Marvin"	Unknown	Unknown	July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26)
17	17	"Outside Chance"	Unknown	Unknown	August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02)
18	18	"Sleeping Dragons"	Unknown	Unknown	August 9, 2000 (2000-08-09)
19	19	"Con Truck"	Unknown	Unknown	August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16)
20	20	"Legacy of Blood: Part 1"	Unknown	Unknown	August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)
21	21	"Caged: Part 2"	Unknown	Unknown	August 30, 2000 (2000-08-30)
22	22	"Revelation: Part 3"	Unknown	Unknown	September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)

Season 2 (2001)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"Shattered Images"	Unknown	Unknown	January 3, 2001 (2001-01-03)
24	2	"Dance with the Devil"	Stewart Raffill	Richard Maxwell	January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
25	3	"Amore...Omerta"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 2001 (2001-01-17)
26	4	"Old Wives' Tale"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 2001 (2001-01-23)
27	5	"Honor Thy Father"	Unknown	Unknown	January 30, 2001 (2001-01-30)
28	6	"Criminal Trespass"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 2001 (2001-02-06)
29	7	"Just South of El Paso"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)
30	8	"Hot Cars, Fast Women"	Unknown	Unknown	February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20)
31	9	"Countdown"	Unknown	Unknown	February 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
32	10	"Past Imperfect"	William Gereghty	Harold Apter	March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05)
33	11	"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"	Unknown	Unknown	March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)
34	12	"A Place Called Defiance"	Stewart Raffill	Darrell Fetty	March 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
35	13	"Come Back, Little Diva"	Unknown	Unknown	March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)
36	14	"Slight of Mind"	Unknown	Unknown	April 3, 2001 (2001-04-03)
37	15	"Dream Girls"	Unknown	Unknown	April 10, 2001 (2001-04-10)
38	16	"The Cage"	Unknown	Unknown	April 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)
39	17	"Crossing the Line"	Unknown	Unknown	April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
40	18	"A Family Upside Down"	Unknown	Unknown	May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
41	19	"Once a Thief"	Rob Dunson	Story by : David Balkan & Richard Maxwell Teleplay by : Richard Maxwell	May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)
42	20	"The Game"	Unknown	Unknown	May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)
43	21	"Second Sense"	Unknown	Unknown	May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30)
44	22	"The Interrogation"	Unknown	Unknown	June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)

References[edit]

^ "Richard C. Okie". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
^ "18 Wheels of Justice co-star Lisa Thornhill no stranger to trucking". landlinemag.com. May 2000. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

External links[edit]

18 Wheels of Justice at IMDb

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[1] "Richard C. Okie". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[2] "18 Wheels of Justice co-star Lisa Thornhill no stranger to trucking". landlinemag.com. May 2000. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

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