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The Commish

The Commish

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.1
The Commish

Released

9/28/1991

Duration

1h 0m

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Overview

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.

Episodes

In the Best of FamiliesEP 1Available

In the Best of Families

60m0.0

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

Do You See What I See?EP 2Available

Do You See What I See?

60m0.0

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

The Poisoned TreeEP 3Available

The Poisoned Tree

60m0.0

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

Nothing to Fear But ...EP 4Available

Nothing to Fear But ...

60m0.0

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

A Matter of Life or Death (1)EP 5Available

A Matter of Life or Death (1)

60m0.0

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.

A Matter of Life or Death (2)EP 6Available

A Matter of Life or Death (2)

60m0.0

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

Behind the Storm DoorEP 7Available

Behind the Storm Door

60m0.0

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

The HatchetEP 8Available

The Hatchet

60m0.0

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.

Two ConfessionsEP 9Available

Two Confessions

60m0.0

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.

Commissioner's BallEP 10Available

Commissioner's Ball

60m0.0

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

No Greater GiftEP 11Available

No Greater Gift

60m0.0

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.

The Fourth ManEP 12Available

The Fourth Man

60m0.0

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!

Charlie Don't SurfEP 13Available

Charlie Don't Surf

60m0.0

Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

SkeletonsEP 14Available

Skeletons

60m0.0

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.

The Wicked FleeEP 15Available

The Wicked Flee

60m0.0

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.

True BelieversEP 16Available

True Believers

60m0.0

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.

Officer AprilEP 17Available

Officer April

60m0.0

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

Sex, Lies, and KeroseneEP 18Available

Sex, Lies, and Kerosene

60m0.0

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

Judgement DayEP 19Available

Judgement Day

60m0.0

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

Shoot the BreezeEP 20Available

Shoot the Breeze

60m0.0

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

Video VigilanteEP 21Available

Video Vigilante

60m0.0

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

The Puck Stops HereEP 22Available

The Puck Stops Here

60m0.0

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

Cast

Michael Chiklis

Tony Scali

Michael Chiklis

Theresa Saldana

Rachel Scali

Theresa Saldana

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

David Scali

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Geoffrey Nauffts

Stan Kelly

Geoffrey Nauffts

Melinda McGraw

Unknown Role

Melinda McGraw

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