"America's Most Wanted" (1988) TV series 1988-????

Directors:

David H. Butler
Kenneth A. Carlson

Writers:

Carl Buehl (writer)
Steve Klayman (story)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | unknown

Release Date:

7 February 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

America's Most Wanted is where America Fights Back

Plot:

True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.

Plot Keywords:

Criminal | Fugitive | True Crime | Law | Kidnapping

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 5

9:00 PM

Fox

Cast

John Walsh

...

Himself / ... (175 episodes, 1988-2009)

Also Known As:

A.M.W. (USA) (short title)
America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The show's most spectacular success was the case of John List, a man who murdered his entire family in cold blood nearly twenty years earlier and was never caught. Using the standard dramatization and an amazingly accurate forensic sculpture to account for his age since his last known photograph, the show was instrumental in the identification and capture of the fugitive within one week of broadcasting the segment. List was captured on June 1, 1989 after having lived under the pseudonym Robert Clark in Denver, Colorado and Midlothian, Virginia. On April 12, 1990, he was convicted in a New Jersey court of five counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to five life terms in prison. On March 21, 2008 List died at age 82 in a Trenton, New Jersey prison from complications of pneumonia.

Quotes:

[Repeated Line]
John Walsh: And remember, you can make a difference.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Lisa's Rival (#6.2)" (1994)

Americas most wanted

I have found it more difficult to maintain respect for this show and what it seems to stand for. Since when is it necessary to post credit card information to participate in a meassage board. But after watching John Walsh and his show it seems to be more about him and his ego, than the over all good of the people they are supposed to be serving. As cruel as it sounds it is hard to respect a man who has made millions on his child's pain and suffering. What I once saw as a noble cause with people who seemed to be above reproach is just a bunch of phony baloney dribble. So buy a tee shirt or two and make a shallow schmuck rich. Good Day....