Introduction

The fourth season of JAG premiered on CBS on 22 September 1998, and concluded on 25 May 1999.

The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.

Outline

Marine Major Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), a Duke graduate, and Lieutenant Commander Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott), a former naval aviator, work at the Headquarters of the Judge Advocate General, the internal law firm of the Department of the Navy which investigates, prosecutes and defends cases under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

This season, Harm and Mac are assumed dead following an altercation with a Russian fighter pilot (“Gypsy Eyes”), however after punching out of their plane before impact, they begin a journey to uncover the truth about Harm’s father.

Later, Harm and Mac head several investigations including an undercover operation at an embassy (“Embassy”), the suspected rape of a Japanese national (“Innocence”), an escape from a VA hospital (“The Martin Baker Fan Club”), an execution on national television (“Act of Terror”), and a pilot who defied direct orders after hearing the voice of God (“Angels 30”).

Meanwhile, Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) is promoted to Lieutenant (“The Adversaries”), Harriet Sims (Karri Turner) is promoted to Lieutenant J.G. (“Rivers’ Run”), Mac’s “little sister” Chloe (Mae Whitman) arrives at JAG shortly before Christmas (“Jaggle Bells”), Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) rescues his daughter from the Italian Mafia (“Going After Francesca”), and Royal Australian Navy Commander Mic Brumby (Trevor Goddard) arrives in the United States as an exchange officer (“Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington”).

Also this season, Harm receives combat orders and departs JAG (“Goodbyes”), Mac and Harm make a pact to have children together (“Yeah, Baby”), and both Clayton Webb (Steven Culp) and Admiral Chegwidden heads to Italy to rescue a common mentor from captivity (“Soul Searching”).

JAG Series 04

• Episode 01: Gypsy Eyes.
• Episode 02: Embassy.
• Episode 03: Innocence.
• Episode 04: Going After Francesca.
• Episode 05: The Martin Baker Fan Club.
• Episode 06: Act of Terror.
• Episode 07: Angels 30.
• Episode 08: Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington.
• Episode 09: People v. Mac.
• Episode 10: The Black Jet.
• Episode 11: Jaggle Bells.
• Episode 12: Dungaree Justice.
• Episode 13: War Stories.
• Episode 14: Webb of Lies.
• Episode 15: River’s Run.
• Episode 16: Silent Service.
• Episode 17: Nobody’s Child.
• Episode 18: Shakedown.
• Episode 19: The Adversaries.
• Episode 20: Second Sight.
• Episode 21: Wilderness of Mirrors.
• Episode 22: Soul Searching.
• Episode 23: Yeah, Baby.
• Episode 24: Goodbyes.

You can find a full index and overview of JAG here.

Trivia

• During this season the production team filmed partially on location in Washington, D.C. for scenes for a few episodes with the main characters.
• By this point, the United States Navy was now enthusiastic about its support to the series, “We treated JAG the way we would any other production,” according to Captain Ron Morse at Navy Office of Information West, the Los Angeles-based liaison office with the entertainment industry, “We look at the scripts, the principal characters and how they respond to the situations they’re presented.”
• And both Harm and Mac was clearly to their liking, “[t]hey’re attractive, smart, dedicated individuals who behave the way naval officers should and know what they’re doing.” In summation, “[w]e found JAG to reflect well on the Navy.”
• This season also advertised the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, while the telephone number 1-800-The-Lost was featured in the closing credits of the season finale, “Goodbyes”.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Donald P. Bellasario.
• Producer(s): Donald P. Bellasario, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Howard Kazanijan, David Bellasario, Stephen Zito, R. Scott Gemmill, and Chip Vucelich.
• Music: Bruce Broughton, Steven Bramson, and Velton Ray Bunch.
• Cinematography: Hugo Cortina, David J. Miller, and Larry Lindsey.
• Production: Paramount Network Television, Belasarius Productions, and NBC Productions.
• Distributor(s): Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution.
• Release Date: 22 September 1998 to 25 May 1999.
• Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.