▁drama ▁Empire ▁set ▁on ▁a ▁modern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁ran ch . ▁Sk el ton ▁surv ived ▁the ▁competition , ▁and ▁Empire ▁was ▁cut ▁to ▁a ▁half - hour ▁program ▁called ▁Red igo ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁cancel led . ▁The ▁third - season ▁episodes ▁were ▁preced ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 : 3 0 ▁pm ▁( E astern ) ▁time ▁slot ▁by ▁the ▁popular ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁cart oon ▁series , ▁Top ▁Cat . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁regular s , ▁who ▁were ▁shown ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its , ▁are ▁listed ▁below ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁deb uted ▁during ▁the ▁show ' s ▁four - year ▁run . ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁characters ▁ ▁L t . ▁D anny ▁Qu on , ▁played ▁by ▁Mel ▁Pr est idge , ▁was ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁E ye ' s ▁main ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Police ▁Department . ▁ ▁Mo ke , ▁played ▁by ▁Doug ▁M oss man , ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁uniform ed ▁security ▁officer ▁for ▁Hawai ian ▁E ye . ▁He ▁went ▁by ▁several ▁variant ▁names ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁before ▁the ▁writers ▁finally ▁settled ▁on ▁one . ▁ ▁Paul , ▁played ▁by ▁Andre ▁Philippe , ▁was ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁cer emon ies ▁at ▁the ▁Sh ell ▁Bar ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Village ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Bert , ▁played ▁by ▁Sam ▁Raw l ins , ▁was ▁the ▁do orm an ▁at ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Village ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Te o , ▁played