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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,

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    The Commish Season 1 Episode 1 - In the Best of Families
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    #1 - In the Best of Families

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Commish Season 1 Episode 2 - Do You See What I See?
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    #2 - Do You See What I See?

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  3. The Commish Season 1 Episode 3 - The Poisoned Tree
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    #3 - The Poisoned Tree

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Robert Cochran

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  4. The Commish Season 1 Episode 4 - Nothing to Fear But ...
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    #4 - Nothing to Fear But ...

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Tammy Ader

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  5. The Commish Season 1 Episode 5 - A Matter of Life or Death (1)
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    #5 - A Matter of Life or Death (1)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  6. The Commish Season 1 Episode 6 - A Matter of Life or Death (2)
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    #6 - A Matter of Life or Death (2)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  7. The Commish Season 1 Episode 7 - Behind the Storm Door
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    #7 - Behind the Storm Door

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Jonathan Sanger
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Commish Season 1 Episode 8 - The Hatchet
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    #8 - The Hatchet

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Commish Season 1 Episode 9 - Two Confessions
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    #9 - Two Confessions

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Commish Season 1 Episode 10 - Commissioner's Ball
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    #10 - Commissioner's Ball

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Commish Season 1 Episode 11 - No Greater Gift
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    #11 - No Greater Gift

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Win Phelps
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Commish Season 1 Episode 12 - The Fourth Man
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    #12 - The Fourth Man

    S1:E12

    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!

    Director:Les Sheldon
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Commish Season 1 Episode 13 - Charlie Don't Surf
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    #13 - Charlie Don't Surf

    S1:E13

    Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Commish Season 1 Episode 14 - Skeletons
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    #14 - Skeletons

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Commish Season 1 Episode 15 - The Wicked Flee
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    #15 - The Wicked Flee

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Commish Season 1 Episode 16 - True Believers
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    #16 - True Believers

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Commish Season 1 Episode 17 - Officer April
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    #17 - Officer April

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Commish Season 1 Episode 18 - Sex, Lies, and Kerosene
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    #18 - Sex, Lies, and Kerosene

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Les Sheldon
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Commish Season 1 Episode 19 - Judgement Day
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    #19 - Judgement Day

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Commish Season 1 Episode 20 - Shoot the Breeze
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    #20 - Shoot the Breeze

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Les Sheldon
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Commish Season 1 Episode 21 - Video Vigilante
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    #21 - Video Vigilante

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Commish Season 1 Episode 22 - The Puck Stops Here
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    #22 - The Puck Stops Here

    S1:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Commish Season 2 Episode 1 - Adventures in the Skin Trade (1)
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    #23 - Adventures in the Skin Trade (1)

    S2:E1

    The daughter of one of Tony's friends is missing, so he and Paulie pose as porn film investors to find out the truth.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Commish Season 2 Episode 2 - Adventures in the Skin Trade (2)
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    #24 - Adventures in the Skin Trade (2)

    S2:E2

    Tony escapes from the kidnappers with the help of the porn producer and then they pursue a film entrpreneur.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Commish Season 2 Episode 3 - Guns & Sons
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    #25 - Guns & Sons

    S2:E3

    David is the only witness to a shooting involving his best friend and a bullying classmate. Tony pursues the case unaware of David's knowledge of the shooting. The victim’s father, skeptical of police justice, plans to mete out his own.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"In the Best of Families" is the best rated episode of "The Commish". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gwen Arner and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/28/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Do You See What I See?".