He hates pimps, pushers, creeps and killers that prowl the city streets, and he never fires a warning shot. Fred Dryer stars as the maverick police detective who along with partner Dee Dee "The Brass Cupcake" McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) brought a tough new attitude to television. Critics may have attacked its wild violence, but millions of fans embraced its extreme action, sly humor and sexual chemistry to make Hunter one of the most popular cop show hits in TV history.