a a young teenager at the time and airwolf be compulsory viewing for a generation who want their cowboy and indian to have amazing gadget and whizz bang explosion . in many way and the show be essentially knight rider in the sky represent similar comic book technology and a central character who be essentially a loner and and echo the concept of one man make a difference . but in other and important way and it be thematically very different from knight rider and street hawk and the a team and other action show of the time . for one thing and the premise of the series be build not on a desire to help those in need and but by stringfellow hawke possession of airwolf for essentially selfish reason ( a leverage to try to find his mia brother and st john ) . and then there be the dark edge provide by base the series firmly in an 80 cold war context and complete with soviet espionage and central american dictator and not to mention the enemy within . sure and the a team constantly refer back to vietnam and the team status a fugitive and but it be generally do with a light touch and be rarely central to the plot itself . with airwolf and the intrigue be key to the tone and direction of the show although this be ( ill advisedly ) dilute a the series go on . with hindsight and the cold war set clearly date the series and many of the story be creaky and contrive and and much of what airwolf do be clearly implausible even with today technology . but that really not the point . airwolf be rip roaring fun and it try to tell interesting story without rely solely on the big action sequence and and it do not sugar coat everything by miraculously ensure nobody die . sometimes it failed and but often it succeed admirably and on a tv budget to boot . for uk reader and dmax ( sky channel 155 ) have just start ( jan 2008 ) daily re run of airwolf . set your sky plus box for this blast from the past we may even get the re tool and re cast ( and sadly vastly inferior ) fourth season and which to my knowledge have never previously be show in the uk .