The Master
1984 · NBC · 60 min · 1 season
S01E13 · A Place to Call Home
Sat, 1 Sept, 11:00 am
About
John Peter McAllister, an American veteran, is the only American ever accepted for training as a ninja. He finally leaves his clan to seek out his daughter in America. The ninja consider his abandoning them dishonorable and send one of their own, Osaka, to kill McAllister. Meanwhile, McAllister makes the acquaintance of a young wannabe knight errant, Max Keller, and agrees to train him in the ways of the ninja. As they travel the U.S. in Max's van, Max and McAllister help those that they meet.
Episodes
- E01
Max
Sat, 21 Jan· 60 minAfter being attacked by Ninja's in Japan, John Peter McAllister heads to America to search for his daugher. He encounters Max who gives him assistance then offers to help him find his daughter if he will teach him his ninja skills. With the search for his daughter just getting underway, John McAllister is sidetracked by a ruthless land developer who has a local sheriff in his pocket.
- E02
Out-of-Time Step
Sat, 28 Jan· 60 minMax and John travel to a nightclub in search of clues to the location of Johns daughter. They find the nightclub owner being threatened by business men who are running a protection racket. John and Max then decide to help the owner of the club.
- E03
State of the Union
Sat, 4 Feb· 60 min - E04
Hostages
Sat, 11 Feb· 60 min - E05
High Rollers
Sat, 3 Mar· 60 min - E06
Fat Tuesday
Sat, 10 Mar· 60 min - E07
Juggernaut
Sat, 17 Mar· 60 min - E08
The Good, the Bad and the Priceless
Sat, 24 Mar· 60 min - E09
Kunoichi
Sat, 7 Apr· 60 min - E10
The Java Tiger
Sat, 14 Apr· 60 minRival factions seek a priceless statue protected by deadly booby-traps.
- E11
Failure to Communicate
Sat, 5 May· 60 min - E12
Rogues
Sat, 11 Aug· 60 min - E13
A Place to Call Home
Sat, 1 Sept· 60 min
Cast
Lee Van Cleef
John Peter McAllister
Tim Van Patten
Max Keller
Shô Kosugi
Okasa