Structured entries
- VANISHING SON
3/3/94
w/ Russell Wong; Chi Muoi Lo
The rotating series Action Pack kicks up its heels with Vanishing Son, a martial-arts drama about a Chinese political dissident (Russell Wong) who flees to California, where he receives ample opportunity to display his diverse talents (he's a violinist as well as a kicker and chopper). Oscar winner Haing S. Ngor ("The Killing Fields") has a cameo as a Vietnamese drug kingpin. -8 PM 14 (Kind of a cross between "Kung Fu" and "The Fugitive.")
- VANISHING SON II
7/20/94
Movie: It vanished months ago after one Action Packed appearance, but tonight the 1994 martial-arts drama Vanishing Son II returns with a ★ first-run outing that finds hero Jian Wa (Russell Wong) kicking up his heels in Louisiana, where trouble is brewing between American and Vietnamese fishermen. Dean Stockwell costars. -8 PM 14
- VANISHING SON III
7/27/94
Wago's gang.
- VANISHING SON IV
10/12/94
w/ Dee Wallace Stone
Hit by drunk driver. Guest: Dee Wallace Stone.
- Dance The Kung Fu-gitive of the Dust
1/18/95
Debut
- HOLY GHOSTS
1/28/95
- BIRDS OF PARADISE
2/4/95
- SINGLE FLAME
2/11
Russell Wong, whose syndicated Vanishing Son debuts Jan. 16, may be the first Asian-American with his own drama series, but he shrugs at the status. "I have my own show, and that's great," he says. "I have my own standards; if people place an extra burden on me because I'm Asian, that's their thing." The martial arts-trained actor plays a Chinese fugitive who shares his Taoist philosophy and kicks a little butt as he seeks his brother's killer ("The Killing Fields" Oscar winner Haing S. Ngor). Sound familiar? "Vanishing Son is not Kung Fu," Wong says emphatically as he lists the differences—not the least of which is that the lead character is actually Chinese, and the kung fu is real." Wong: Martial arts for art's sake.
- Jian-Wa Chang shot
2/25/95
- BIOGRAPHY: BRUCE LEE
8/29/96
(A&E) (2 Hours) (1940-73)
- A SHAOLIN TREASURE
11/2/96
series: KUNG FU: LEGEND CONTINUES
- MAY I TALK WITH YOU?
1/4/97
series: KUNG FU: LEGEND CONTINUES
- CIRCLE OF IRON
(1978)
w/ David Carradine; Roddy McDowall
series: KUNG FU: LEGEND CONTINUES
- THE PROTECTOR
(1985)
w/ Jackie Chan; Danny Aiello
series: KUNG FU: LEGEND CONTINUES
- SEVEN BLOWS OF THE DRAGON
(1973)
w/ David Chiang
(Chinese) series: KUNG FU: LEGEND CONTINUES
- THE HEROIC TRIO
(1993)
w/ Michelle Yeoh
(Hong Kong) series: LADY KUNG FU: MICHELLE YEOH
- HEROIC TRIO 2: EXECUTIONERS
(1993)
w/ M.Yeoh; Maggie Cheung; Anita Mui
(Hong Kong) series: LADY KUNG FU: MICHELLE YEOH
- WING CHUN
(1993)
w/ Michelle Yeoh
(Taiwanese) series: LADY KUNG FU: MICHELLE YEOH
Transcription (raw)
## HEADING: KUNG FU
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184E. VANISHING SON. 3/3/94
w/Russell Wong & Chi Muoi Lo.
The rotating series Action Pack kicks
up its heels with Vanishing Son, a martial-
arts drama about a Chinese political
dissident (Russell Wong) who flees to
California, where he receives ample
opportunity to display his diverse talents
(he's a violinist as well as a kicker and
chopper). Oscar winner Haing S. Ngor
("The Killing Fields") has a cameo as a
Vietnamese drug kingpin. -8 PM 14
(Kind of a cross between "Kung Fu"
and "The Fugitive.")
VANISHING SON II. 7/20/94
Movie: It vanished months ago after
one Action Packed appearance, but
tonight the 1994 martial-arts drama Van-
ishing Son II returns with a ★ first-run
outing that finds hero Jian Wa (Russell
Wong) kicking up his heels in Louisiana,
where trouble is brewing between Amer-
ican and Vietnamese fishermen. Dean
Stockwell costars. -8 PM 14
VANISHING SON III. 7/27/94
Wago's gang.
VANISHING SON IV. 10/12/94
Hit by drunk driver.
Guest: Dee Wallace Stone.
184F. VANISHING SON Series:
Debut: Dance The Kung Fu-gitive
of the Dust
1/18/95
HOLY GHOSTS
1/28/95
BIRDS OF
PARADISE.
2/4/95
SINGLE
FLAME. 2/11
Russell Wong, whose syn-
dicated Vanishing Son de-
buts Jan. 16, may be the first
Asian-American with his own
drama series, but he shrugs at the
status. "I have my own show, and
that's great," he says. "I have
my own standards; if peo-
ple place an extra burden
on me because I'm Asian,
that's their thing." The
martial arts-trained actor plays a Chinese fugitive who
shares his Taoist philosophy and kicks a little butt as he
seeks his brother's killer ("The Killing Fields" Oscar winner
Haing S. Ngor). Sound familiar? "Vanishing Son is not Kung
Fu," Wong says emphatically as he lists the differ-
ences—not the least of which is that the lead char-
acter is actually Chinese, and the kung fu is real."
Wong: Martial arts
for art's sake.
Jian-Wa Chang shot. 2/25/95
BIOGRAPHY: BRUCE LEE: 8/29/96
(A&E) (2 Hours) (1940-73)
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184G. VANISHING SON: Series:
LONG AGO & FAR AWAY. 5/6/95
FLEE TO AMERICA. 5/13/95
SWEET SIXTEEN. 5/20/95
BIOGRAPHY: Jackie Chan. 10/8/96
GHOST WRITTER. (1984)
w/Hiroshi Fujioka & John Calvin.
THE PERFECT WEAPON. (1991)
w/Jeff Speakman, John Dye & Mako.
184H. KUNG FU: LEGEND CONTINUES:
A SHAOLIN TREASURE. 11/2/96
MAY I TALK WITH YOU? 1/4/97
CIRCLE OF IRON. (1978)
w/David Carradine & Roddy McDowall.
THE PROTECTOR. (1985)
w/Jackie Chan & Danny Aiello.
SEVEN BLOWS OF THE DRAGON. (1973)
(Chinese) w/David Chiang.
184i. LADY KUNG FU: MICHELLE YEOH:
THE HEROIC TRIO (Hong Kong) (1993)
w/Michelle Yeoh.
HEROIC TRIO 2: EXECUTIONERS,
(Hong Kong) w/M.Yeoh, Maggie Cheung
and Anita Mui. (1993)
WING CHUN. (Taiwanese) (1993)
w/Michelle Yeoh.
3018. JACKIE CHAN:
FIRST STRIKE. (1997)
OPERATION CONDOR. (1997)
BIOGRAPHY: JACKIE CHAN. 2/1/98
MARTIAL ARTS: (Docu.) 2/1/98
MR. NICE GUY. (1996)
THE PROTECTOR. (1985)
w/Danny Aiello. (Edited)