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The Commish
Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.
- Created by:
- Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen Kronish
- Cast:
- Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, John Cygan
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
In the Best of Families
1991-09-28 · 60mTony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.
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Do You See What I See?
1991-10-05 · 60mThe commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.
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The Poisoned Tree
1991-10-12 · 60mRachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.
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Nothing to Fear But ...
1991-10-26 · 60mAfter receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.
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A Matter of Life or Death (1)
1991-11-02 · 60mTony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.
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A Matter of Life or Death (2)
1991-11-02 · 60mTwo missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.
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Behind the Storm Door
1991-11-09 · 60mTony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.
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The Hatchet
1991-11-16 · 60mTony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.
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Two Confessions
1991-11-30 · 60mTony is doubly stymied when identical twins both initially confess to the same murder, then, in a surprise about-face, accuse each other of the crime. Also, Arnie finds romance with a kindred soul, a phone-sex operator named Gloria.
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Commissioner's Ball
1991-12-07 · 60mA serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.
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No Greater Gift
1991-12-21 · 60mDuring the holiday season, Tony investigates the murder of an elderly woman allegedly killed in her home during a Christmas burglary; matches wits with a mugger, and defends a homeless woman who's been sleeping in the manger of a Holy Family creche.
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The Fourth Man
1992-01-04 · 60mAfter Commissioner Scali's friend and colleague, Chief of Detectives Irv Wallerstein, is struck down during a bloody encounter with hijackers, Tony becomes obsessed with finding the assailant!
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Charlie Don't Surf
1992-01-18 · 60mVietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.
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Skeletons
1992-02-08 · 60mA mugging triggers a woman's repressed mernosy of her brother's murder, which she witnessed as a child. The suspect, free for the past 35 years, is tracked to the unlikeliest of hiding places by Tony and a visiting friend, L.A. homicide detective Paulie Pentangeli.
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The Wicked Flee
1992-02-22 · 60mAfter seeing his mother killed by a stranger, a boy withdraws deep into himself, prompting a sympathetic Tony to step up his efforts to catch the murderer.
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True Believers
1992-02-29 · 60mThe unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.
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Officer April
1992-03-07 · 60mAfter he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.
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Sex, Lies, and Kerosene
1992-03-21 · 60mTony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.
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Judgement Day
1992-04-04 · 60mTony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.
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Shoot the Breeze
1992-05-02 · 60mTony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.
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Video Vigilante
1992-05-09 · 60mTony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.
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The Puck Stops Here
1992-05-16 · 60mMike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Michael Chiklis
Tony Scali
Theresa Saldana
Rachel Scali
Kaj-Erik Eriksen
David Scali
John Cygan
Paulie Pentangeli
