The Hitchhiker Toxic Shock (Season 6, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 24 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The Hitchhiker

Toxic Shock (Season 6, Episode 6)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 24 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A man catches his friend Raskin illegally dumping toxic waste near their small town. They fight and the man is killed, but Raskin becomes exposed to the toxic materials by accident and begins hallucinating and losing his grip on reality.

Director

Jerry Ciccoritti (as Gerard Ciccoritti)

Writers

Riff Markowitz (creator) | Lewis Chesler (creator) | Richard Rothstein (creator) | Jeremy Lipp (written by)

Composers

Anthony Lancett (music by) | Jack Procher (music by)

Editor

James Bredin

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 26, 1990

Release date

Oct 26, 1990 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 21 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
Zach Galligan Raskin Raskin See fewer	Gremlins (1984)
Kevin Hicks Bobby Bobby See fewer	Dance Me Outside (1994)
Tracey Cook Sally Sally See fewer	North of 60 (1992)
Page Fletcher The Hitchhiker The Hitchhiker See fewer	The Hitchhiker (1983)
John Stoneham Sr. Sheriff (as John Stoneham) Sheriff (as John Stoneham) See fewer	X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)