Teaser Video

Memorable Quote

"-You said you wanted to see Airwolf do Mach 1...
-Yes I've seen it now; I've seen it, I've felt it and I've had enough of it. Slow down!"

Credits

Starring
ALEX CORD ................................ as ´Archangel´ (Michael Coldsmith Briggs III)
ERNEST BORGNINE .......................... as Dominic Santini
JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT ...................... as Stringfellow Hawke

Guest Stars
BERLINDA TOLBERT ......................... as Lea Logana
CHRISTOPHER STONE ........................ as Col. Martin James Vidor (Boh-Dieh Thung)
DEBORAH PRATT ............................ as Marella
GRAND L. BUSH ............................ as General Ali Butami
RAYMOND ST. JAQUES ....................... as Seko Logana

Executive Producer
DONALD P. BELLISARIO

Director of Photography
ALAN J. LEVI

Supervising Producer
T. S. COOK

Co-Producer
JOHN DAVID

Produced By
BURTON ARMUS

Written By
NICHOLAS COREA

Directed By
NICHOLAS COREA

Trivia

04 Feb 2010, MargaretA 1:
The title for this episode is an allusion to a famous quote "We have met the enemy and he is us" from "Pogo" a comic strip (1948 to 1975) created by Walt Kelly. Kelly´s quote was in turn based on a message sent by Commodore Perry in 1813, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours."

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Reviews

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6:
Another brilliant 1st Season must-see. The late Christopher Stone's and Raymond St Jacques' intense performances as Col. Marty Vidor + Seko Logana are just awe-inspiring. "Slow down, damn it! I've seen it, I've felt it, and I've had enough of it! Now slow down!" is just a classic piece of dialogue. But it's the sublime subtleties of the acting in this episode that I love... e.g. the wry smile when Hawke tries to take out the sniper in the parked Airwolf just shows how good JMV's acting abilities were focused with good direction in the 1st Season. "We have met the enemy... and they are us."

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6:
"We have met the enemy ... and they are us." What more can be said? I love this episode, one of my favorites. Pretty much what Mark said, I agree with. But I can add one thing, ... the ending action sequence is one the top-five of the entire series. Kag212

16 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5:
Another Season 1 fav for me. This well-acted ep leads us into the first story involving someone who possibly knows about St. John. This twist provides the dose of mystery that can only enhance the action! And the Leah Logana character portrayed by Belinda Tolbert gave an outstanding performance compared to her prior role in "The Jeffersons"

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6:
This one's top shelf... We also see how Hawke and Santini are beginning to gel as a team in combat... their interaction in the opening moments of the battle, show a clear progression from Dominic's days of not knowing where everything was. We also see... not all of the fight, is Hawke's brilliant pilotage... it's also in their ability to monitor the progression of the battle, and use Airwolf to turn what looks like a bad situation, to their advantage. So this, throws water on the 'super pilot' mindset that some might get of Hawke... and puts something more real in place... "A smart man that knows when he needs teamwork to make his abilities count." The characters in this episode were good quality, and the writers really were paying attention to their jobs... Paul

08 Mar 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6:
We Have Met The Enemy! And They Are US! What more can be said. One of the best episodes ever.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5:
Liked it lots. First time we actually see Archangel come up with info for Hawke as his part of the bargain re his brother and the fact that Vidor dies claiming to know something gives it a heart-stopping moment where you just have to feel for Hawke. Like I said, liked it lots.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6:
"We have met the enemy, and they are us!" I love this episode! Vidor/ Bodai Thung has got to be one of the best written anti-villains in the entire series! Noone mentioned the terrific score by Levay! Can´t wait to hear Cairns´s version in ´06!! Great editting, and action sequences; so much that they incorporated them into the titles for the series last two years! I just love Vidor´s swan song at the end. A chill runs through me when he utters his LAST line,... every time ("I know where St.John IS!!)! Awesome episode!

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6:
Ah, what a performance from Christopher Stone. His Vidor was at once self- tortured and near mad in his embrace of the thing he´d become.Powerful (and unsaid) stuff between String and Mrs. Logana. And take note of Hawkes´ reaction to being called a racist by the president; true heroes pay no attention to premature character judgements when there´s work to do.
Great action (a nodd to Capricorn One when the helicopters turned to look at eachother), great drama, and another killer score from Mr. Levay.

09 Oct 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 6:
One of the best episodes of the whole series. We finally see Archangel presenting Hawke with some kind of information that St John might still be alive. I can never get this episode´s music score out of my head, it´s a very cold and solid tune that gave this episode the right mood. Christoper Stone played the part of Col Vedor very well and he and Vincent were a thrill to watch on screen. When i first watched this episode in 2001 i skipped watching the opening teaser, so when Vedor shouts to Hawke "I KNOW WHERE ST JOHN IS" It was a real shock to me then only to then see vedor on purpose crash his chopper, my eyes were as wide as Hawke´s, what a finish.

Bloopers

13 Jan 2002, Martin G. Grant 22:
Vidor's helicopter lures Airwolf to his 4-chopper army, but when a shot shows the 4 choppers descending behind a hill waiting for Airwolf to arrive, it shows Vidor's chopper in the middle, even though it's not there yet.

13 Mar 2002, paul14t 22:
samw as above but as well as that when it shows you the scope you can see 6 choppers when there is only five

26 Mar 2002, cgfiend 39:
Reused scenes from the preceding episode! (Mad Over Miami): Two of the graphics shown for Dom's screen are the same as the preceding episode---the island topographic with two targets and the graphic of sea giving way to land. One of the ending helicopter explosions was taken directly from Mad Over Miami.

12 Apr 2002, cganzow 27:
When shooting the helicopters during the dog fight, you can hear missiles firing, but no missiles came out.

01 Jul 2002, wolf 2 25:
during the dogfight there are eight plibs and there are only five choppers

31 Aug 2002, Louis Theb 26:
When Hawke and Dom are leading the president to the back of Airwolf to protect him from the sniper, at one point they seem behind the Lady, but suddenly in the next shot they are further back again.

16 Dec 2002, MadMax206 27:
At the beginning you can see a radarscreen of south limbabwe's helisquad. It shows two planes approaching but while they are right over the targetcross the guys says that they are still 6 miles away.

16 Dec 2002, magnum-p.i. 31:
When you see Vidor`s helicopter from the front,the co-pilot opens the helicopter door,to throw out a few grenades.But if you see the helicopter from the side, it has no doors!!?????

22 Jan 2003, paulneil 38:
airwolf fires machine gun fire along the ridge of a of hill, you will see 2 guys ducking for cover they are proberably the explosive guys all happens pretty quick so keep a look out. send me a email of what u think thankyou Paul piersu@hotmail.com

07 Apr 2003, Lairkeeper 31:
While String and Vidor are having a drink, ("Death is always a hell of a lot easier") you can hear either String's or Vidor's watch beeping.

02 Oct 2005, nutaboutjc 30:
When you see airwolf going after vidor in the final battle you can see the red tower ride from magic mountain in the background. I had to watch a couple of times but its there and you can´t miss it. You have to look very closely.

22 Oct 2009, imissnm07 39:
The first scene of String after he is shot shows him lyeing on a bed asleep with his left arm resting on his leg then a few seconds later (the dialogue never stops so it has to be a few seconds later) String´s left hand is up by his head right before he wakes up. Then when Dom enters the room, String is putting on his belt and buckeling it with his flight suit zipped down then as he and Dom run out the door, String is putting on his belt again and his flightsuit is zipped up. Maybe he had to readjust on the run out?

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