Moffet's Ghost is an episode of live-action adventure series Airwolf, it aired as part of the show's second season on October 6th. 1984.
Synopsis[]
Airwolf's systems begin to act erratically when a strange virus infects the on-board computer which periodically seizes auto pilot control and turns the helicopter into a flying terror of destruction. Hawke and Santini discover the virus is a trap originally planted by Airwolf's designer, Dr. Moffet, and programmed to unleash itself at a specific time unless the proper override code is entered. Hawke and Santini must make the decision to allow the F.I.R.M.'s engineers access to fix the helicopter and risk them trying to seize the aircraft, or deal with the virus themselves. They contact Dr. Karen Hanson, an electronics expert, to troubleshoot the guidance system. Dr. Hanson discovers that a computerized version of Moffett's vengeful ghost is the source of the problem, but the solution seems beyond her mind and experience. [1]
Why It Is A Fauxnale[]
While not intended as a potential ending in case the series was cancelled, and airing early in the second season, Moffett's Ghost brings the series full circle in that it presents the team with a post-humous rematch with Airwolf's very creator as well as a reckoning with the helicopter itself as it begins to serve it's true master. The proceeding struggle results in Airwolf having to be completely 'reset' to bring it under control, almost destroying it. The episode ends with the uncertainty of the viewers that the vessel can ever be truly trusted again by it's pilots.