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    TV Series

    The Commish

    IMDb7.1/10
    1991 - 1996
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 94

    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
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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. In the Best of Families

    Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.

    9/28/199160 min

    2. Do You See What I See?

    The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.

    10/5/199160 min

    3. The Poisoned Tree

    Rachel refuses to believe Tony when he tells her that her school teacher colleague, Jim Hollister, is a child molester.

    10/12/199160 min

    4. Nothing to Fear But ...

    After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.

    10/26/199160 min

    5. A Matter of Life or Death (1)

    Tony 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.

    11/2/199160 min

    6. A Matter of Life or Death (2)

    Two missing cops have been found under water, there a jail hunger strike going on and tony's up for the nypd commissioner job.

    11/2/199160 min

    7. Behind the Storm Door

    Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.

    11/9/199160 min

    8. The Hatchet

    Tony 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.

    11/16/199160 min

    9. Two Confessions

    Tony 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.

    11/30/199160 min

    10. Commissioner's Ball

    A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.

    12/7/199160 min

    11. No Greater Gift

    During 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.

    12/21/199160 min

    12. The Fourth Man

    After 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!

    1/4/199260 min

    13. Charlie Don't Surf

    Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

    1/18/199260 min

    14. Skeletons

    A 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.

    2/8/199260 min

    15. The Wicked Flee

    After 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.

    2/22/199260 min

    16. True Believers

    The 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.

    2/29/199260 min

    17. Officer April

    After he shoots a woman in a drunken domestic squabble, Officer Kelly becomes the victim of a terrorization campaign.

    3/7/199260 min

    18. Sex, Lies, and Kerosene

    Tony and Paulie investigate a puzzling arson case in which the husband of a beautiful woman appears to have been murdered.

    3/21/199260 min

    19. Judgement Day

    Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.

    4/4/199260 min

    20. Shoot the Breeze

    Tony attempts to protect an informant from a mysterious hit man, while Stan Kelly enjoys a romantic encounter with a beautiful new Eastbridge arrival.

    5/2/199260 min

    21. Video Vigilante

    Tony is embarrassed, then enraged, as a publicity-seeking "video vigilante" metes out even more bizarre and harsh punishment to offenders.

    5/9/199260 min

    22. The Puck Stops Here

    Mike Cermak - star high-school hockey player, recovering addict, and good friend of the Scali family - becomes a prime drug-ring suspect.

    5/16/199260 min

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