Dr. Richard Kimble’s been on the run for a long time, first hitting the streets in 1963. The 1993 Harrison Ford action thrill ride is an excellent distillation of the classic series’ big moments, which were originally doled out over the course of 120 episodes. The one-armed man, who never has a confirmed identity, is seen rarely until the two-part finale where Kimble finally catches up with his wife’s true killer.

The rest of the series is full of close-calls of the week, where the capable but disgraced Dr. Kimble helps people in need wherever he goes. It’s his empathy and need to help that makes him so plainly innocent, and makes his lawful nemesis, Lieutenant Gerard, feel robotically unsympathetic. The law is the law, believes Gerard. Proclaimed innocence and the facts of Kimble’s rampant kindness aren’t relevant. Only the finale makes Gerard human. 

This classic cat and mouse series continues to inspire. Naoki Urasawa’s stellar manga “Monster,” with its equally honorable Dr. Kenzo Tenma, may be the best homage Richard Kimble could have ever asked for.