Season Four

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The original cast was completely written out of the fourth season (1987); only Jan-Michael Vincent appears briefly in the first, transitional episode Blackjack. A double of Dominic, seen only from the back, was killed off in an explosion; Archangel was said to have suddenly been assigned overseas; and no mention was made of Caitlin.

Saint John Hawke, now played by Barry Van Dyke, was suddenly revealed to be alive and well (there were already contradicting facts about his fate in the original three seasons, and this new version confused things even more). St. John was rescued and subsequently replaced Stringfellow Hawke as the central character. Production moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a smaller budget of $300,000 an episode, less than one-third of the original CBS budget. The production crew no longer had access to the original Airwolf helicopter, and all in-flight shots were recycled from earlier seasons; the original full-size studio mockup was re-dressed and used for all interior shots. This new "Canadian" version of the series is generally held in very low opinion by many fans