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The Commish

The Commish
★ 7.1/10•1991•1h 0m•TV-14•Drama•Comedy
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 28, 1991

Episodes

E160m

In the Best of Families

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

Sep 28, 1991

E260m

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.

Oct 5, 1991

E360m

The Poisoned Tree

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

Oct 12, 1991

E460m

Nothing to Fear But ...

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

Oct 26, 1991

E560m

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.

Nov 2, 1991

E660m

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.

Nov 2, 1991

E760m

Behind the Storm Door

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

Nov 9, 1991

E860m

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.

Nov 16, 1991

E960m

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.

Nov 30, 1991

E1060m

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.

Dec 7, 1991

E1160m

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.

Dec 21, 1991

E1260m

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!

Jan 4, 1992

E1360m

Charlie Don't Surf

Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

Jan 18, 1992

E1460m

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.

Feb 8, 1992

E1560m

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.

Feb 22, 1992

E1660m

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.

Feb 29, 1992

E1760m

Officer April

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

Mar 7, 1992

E1860m

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.

Mar 21, 1992

E1960m

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.

Apr 4, 1992

E2060m

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.

May 2, 1992

E2160m

Video Vigilante

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

May 9, 1992

E2260m

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.

May 16, 1992

Actors

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis

Tony Scali

Theresa Saldana

Theresa Saldana

Rachel Scali

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

David Scali

John Cygan

John Cygan

Paulie Pentangeli

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