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The Best Episodes of 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...

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  1. 8.4/10(26 votes)

    #1 - Hidden

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    S4:E12

    Tony helps a man find his estranged family who entered and then left a witness protection program. The family are also hunted by a mob boss.

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  2. 8.3/10(76 votes)

    #2 - Who Do You Trust?

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    S4:E5

    While an officer who is posing as a crooked cop in order to expose a crime ring which be be the genuine article who has problems as tony also suspects him.

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  3. 8.3/10(77 votes)

    #3 - The Trial

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    S4:E16

    A serial sex-offender is found not guilty then later murdered. A prior victim's relative targets those he feels responsible for the failure to jail him.

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  4. 8.3/10(82 votes)

    #4 - Brooklyn

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    S4:E18

    Tony and Paulie travel to Brooklyn to help investigate the reopening of the case of their fallen friend and officer.

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  5. 8.3/10(76 votes)

    #5 - The Kid

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    S4:E20

    A hopeless teenager gets a help from Tony and Paulie.

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  6. 8.2/10(78 votes)

    #6 - Nancy with the Laughing Face

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    S4:E6

    While working on an embezzlement and a kinapping case Paulie starts to becomes to emotionally involved.

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  8. 8.2/10(77 votes)

    #7 - The Lady Vanishes

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    S4:E9

    An old student of Rachel's starts hinting that he saw his stepmother commit murder.

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  9. 8.2/10(76 votes)

    #8 - The Johnny Club

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    S4:E13

    David is caught shoplifting, meanwhile Tony finds out an accident victim was in debt to a loan shark and that he was also a polygamist.

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  10. 8.1/10(79 votes)

    #9 - Working Girls

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    S4:E3

    While investigating an armed robbery, Tony goes undercover and hires an escort to get some important information. He is shocked to see his friend Ralph's daughter, who is barely 18, show up, preparing to spend the night with him. Tony convinces her to get out of drugs and prostition and promises not to tell her father, but when tragedy strikes, Tony has no choice.

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  11. 8.1/10(75 votes)

    #10 - Cry Wolf

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    S4:E17

    While trying to solve a major gold robbery, Tony must rely on help from a conman.

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  12. 8.1/10(74 votes)

    #11 - Letting Go

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    S4:E19

    Tony and Paulie take on a shady investment broker at his own game. All the while, Rachel and Tony are in emotional turmoil awaiting the results of Rachel's breast cancer test results.

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  13. 8.0/10(80 votes)

    #12 - Born in the USA

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    S4:E4

    Isaac and Grace Caldwell are illegal immigrants who own and operate a small electrical shop. After they witness a murder, Tony has to convince the two to testify, which he does by promising them citizenship. They agree, happy that the child Grace is carrying can be born in America, but joy turns to tragedy when Isaac is shot.

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  14. 8.0/10(78 votes)

    #13 - Ghost

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    S4:E10

    Officer Lopez is suspended after he fatally shoots a robber the press have nicknamed 'The Ghost'. Later, Tony believes that he see's the same man in a pawnshop. At home, the Scali's hire a contractor to do some simple DIY, but the costs keep spiralling.

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  15. 8.0/10(77 votes)

    #14 - The Golden Years

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    S4:E14

    A gangster who Tony's mother was dating is found killed. The main suspect is Tony's father.

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  16. 7.9/10(83 votes)

    #15 - Against the Wind (1)

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    After being struck with a ball, Tony is hospitalized and it looks like he is going to be permanently paralyzed. But his family refuses to give up on him, and enlists the help of physiotherapist Dan Boylan to help him walk again. With Tony out of commission, Cyd is put in charge of the murder investigation of officer Joe Ratowski.

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  17. 7.9/10(83 votes)

    #16 - Against the Wind (2)

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    Tony's attempts at physical therapy are proving unsuccessful, and despite the love and support of his family he is beginning to lose hope that he will ever walk again, and is preparing to spend the rest of his life in the wheelchair. Cyd has the chance to take a job out of Eastbridge, but doesn't want to leave Tony in a noose. While she considers her decision, she continues to work on the Joe Ratowski murder case, which is looking more and more like an 'inside job'.

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  18. 7.9/10(77 votes)

    #17 - Revenge

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    S4:E7

    A corrupt ex-officer that Tony imprisoned seeks revenge upon his release.

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  19. 7.9/10(81 votes)

    #18 - Head Case

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    S4:E8

    Tony uncovers a plot to frame an innocent man for the murder of a fellow patient at a mental institution.

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  20. 7.9/10(78 votes)

    #19 - Accused

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    S4:E15

    Tony is accused of sexual harassment by an computer technician.

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  21. 7.9/10(79 votes)

    #20 - Off Broadway (2)

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    S4:E22

    Tony and Connie Muldoon close in on the serial killer, Connie's daughter might be the next victim.

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  22. 7.7/10(23 votes)

    #21 - A Christmas Story

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    S4:E11

    An old friend of Tony gets his life back on track with help from a retirement hotel resident.

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  23. 7.7/10(79 votes)

    #22 - Off Broadway (1)

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    S4:E21

    While investigating the murder of his friend's daughter, tony gets help from a New York police officer.

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    #23 - In the Best of Families

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

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    #24 - Do You See What I See?

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

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    #25 - The Poisoned Tree

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hidden" is the best rated episode of "The Commish". It scored 8.4/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Who Do You Trust?".