Production Credits

     Executive Producers ........................ Tony Danza
                                                  Randi Mayem Singer
                                                  Mitchel Katlin (002-009)
                                                  Nat Bernstein (002-009)
                                                  Susan Beavers (010-   )

     Co-Executive Producer ...................... Tracy Gamble (002-   )
                                                  Richard Vaczy (002-   )

     Produced by ................................ Walter Barnett (001)
                                                  Tracey Ormandy (002-   )

     Producer ................................... Tom Brady (002-   )
                                                  Sam Henry Kass (002-   )

     Co-Producer ................................ Rob Kurtz (002-   )
                                                  Eric Brand (002-   )

     Consulting Producer ........................ Gene Braunstein (001)

     Associate Producer ......................... Tamara Holmes

     Associate Producer Post Production ......... Frank Merwald (002-  )

     Executive Story Editor ..................... Dan Cohen
                                                  Lester Lewis (001)
                                                  F.J. Pratt

     Creative Consultant ........................ Susan Beavers (001-009)

     Director of Photography .................... Ken Lamkin, A.S.C.

     Casting by ................................. Vicky Rosenberg
                                                  Teri Tunder

     Created by ................................. Randi Mayem Singer

     Music ...................................... Jonathan Wolff

     Theme performed by ......................... Tony Danza

     Main Title by .............................. Castle/Bryant/Johnson

     Production ................................. Katie Face Productions
                                                  Columbia Pictures Television

     Copyright .................................. Tristar Television, Inc.

Cast:

     Tony Danza ................................. Det. Tony Canetti

     Lori Loughlin .............................. Melanie Clifford

     Jerry Adler ................................ Lt. Al Teischer

     Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter .................... Off. Winston Silvero

     Christine Dunford .......................... Off. Kirby McIntire

     Frankie J. Galasso ......................... Mickey Canetti

     Tom Gallop ................................. Off. Regelski

     Shareen Mitchell ........................... Lucy

001 [1.01-95] Pilot / Einsatz in Hoboken

    One year after his divorce Det. Tony Canetti is (more or less) forced
    into a blind date with Melanie Clifford, a liberal newspaper reporter.
    The date itself then has its ups, downs and sparkling moments but it
    finally ends quite abruptly. The following day Tony learns that Melanie
    has been assigned to the police beat.

    Directed by: James Burrows
    Written by : Randi Mayem Singer
    Guest Cast : Dorothy Hack .................... Woman
                 Mark Denis ...................... Dog Show Announcer

002 [1.02-95] A Kiss Is Just A Kiss / Alles Tarnung

    Melanie tries to get a story but a snooping reporter is nothing the
    cops want to have around. Then, following a tip about drug dealing,
    Tony goes out to shadow a drug boss - with Melanie. When this man
    turns around Tony uses a kiss as cover ('Standard Diversionary
    Tactic'). Officer Silvero is assigned to the Hoboken PD and Mickey
    gets his own room at Tony's.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Randi Mayem Singer
    Guest Cast : Joseph D. Reitman ............... Ernie
                 Jessye Quarry ................... Alex

003 [1.03-95] Here's Just Looking At You, Kid / Ohne Hitze kein Feuer

    Off. Regelski broke up with his girlfriend - because she wanted to have
    sex! No one can believe this, only Melanie encourages his sensitive
    behavior. Now Regelski, after her words of comfort and knowing that
    she understands him, thinks that she's the right one and wants to date
    her. But after some nights out Melanie has to admit that there 'needs
    to be heat to make fire'. Tony speaks in front of Mickey's class about
    his job at career day.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : F.J. Pratt & Dan Cohen
    Guest Cast : Michael Rothaar ................. Roy Springer
                 Gigi Bermingham ................. Mrs. Raymond
                 Jordan Benedict ................. George
                 David Netter .................... Charlie
                 Mila Kunis ...................... Devon

004 [1.04-95] Crime, per se / Kleine Fische und grosse Kaefer

    Kirby gets really mad at Regeski's hyper-sensitiveness and tries to
    move her desk away from his - every day an inch. Tony arrests Billy
    again, a notorious purse-snatcher. But then Melanie shows up, hears
    Tony running him down, and writes a report about Billy 'who had a bad
    childhood and never got a chance'. This report doesn't fail and Billy
    is released again - only to choose Melanie as his next victim. A buggy
    situation ...

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Susan Beavers
    Guest Cast : Geoffrey Lower .................. Jay Gallagher
                 Billy Gallo ..................... Billy Rampart
                 Dick Bakalyan ................... Frank Rampart
                 Carey Eidel ..................... Terrance Chassett
                 Diane Castle .................... Joanne Chassett

005 [1.05-95] The Man's Man / Tonys neuer Freund

    Leo Collins, Melanie's former boyfriend, is in town. Tony uses this
    to get some information about her and therefore spends some time with
    him. After Leo confesses to Melanie why he broke up with her, these
    meetings with Tony get a completely different meaning. Regelski is
    assigned to bicycle patrol, leaving back just one problem - he can't
    ride a bike.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Tom Brady
    Guest Cast : Jeff Kaake ...................... Leonard Collins
                 Reni Santoni .................... Rudolph Santiago
                 Michael Dempsey ................. Bummed Guy

006 [1.06-95] The Hit Parade / Lang lebe die Queen

    When the 'King of Practical Jokes' Tony scores another one, this time
    again on Regelski, Melanie wants to proof that she plays in the same
    league. She prepares a great joke for Al, placing the lotto numbers
    he always plays in the morning paper. And when Al sees the numbers his
    mood changes quickly and with one million standing behind it's easy to
    tell the Chief his opinion. It ends with a fired Al ... Kirby, out
    on the street working on a prostitution-case finds her boyfriend's
    name in the 'little black book' of a madam.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy
    Guest Cast : Jack Riley ...................... Howie
                 Reni Santoni .................... Rudolph Santiago
                 Kirsten Holmquist ............... Hooker

007 [1.07-95] Guess Who's Coming For Dinner / Dinner fuer vier

    Lucy invites Tony and a companion for dinner to meet her new fiancee
    Robert, a brain surgeon. At the office Tony is advised not to go alone
    and as Melanie offers to come along, he goes with her.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Sam Kass & Randi Mayem Singer
    Guest Cast : Doug Ballard .................... Dr. Robert Alford
                 Charles Napier .................. Max Lester /
                                                   Lone Star Sheriff
                 Eloy Casados .................... Joe Valentine

008 [1.08-95] Contempt / Die Freiheit der Presse

    Because of a missing witness the criminal Joey Nichols may go free in
    the upcoming trial. Melanie, reporting the case, has found a witness
    but he requested anonymity. Standing up to her promise, Melanie protects
    her source even when it means going into jail. And Tony doesn't miss
    a chance to get her revealing the name. Al again thinks about retirement
    but that would be connected with the terrible thought spending more time
    with his wife.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Rob Kurtz & Eric Brand
    Guest Cast : Steven Gilborn .................. Nelson Clifford
                 Jennifer Bassey ................. Betsy Clifford
                 Richard Erdman .................. Judge Broadnax
                 Joseph D. Reitman ............... Ernie
                 Markus Flanagan ................. Jay Gallagher
                 Cherie Franklin ................. Crystal
                 D.C. Douglas .................... Kid

009 [1.09-95] Road Warriors / Ein vermasselter Thanksgiving

    Jay asks Melanie out to his mountain cabin during the Thanskgiving
    holidays. Since her car has broken down the others urge Tony he should
    give her a ride up to the Poconos. On their way there they get lost
    and finally Tony's car breaks down, too. Stranded, they call in for
    help but no one from the PD answers them - They can't, so instead they
    have their own party going on with Melanie and Tony's smalltalk as the
    highlight! At the station, Regelski has broken Al's favorite mug.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt
    Guest Cast : Markus Flanagan ................. Jay Gallagher
                 Al Pugliese ..................... The Tow Truck Driver

010 [1.10-95] Bells and Whistles / Ein Fall fuer den Psychiater

    Allison, Melanie's college roommate who seperated from her boyfriend
    not long ago, is in town. Tony and Allison find each other mutually
    attracted the minute they first met and also go out on successful
    dates. Kirby arrests 'El Gato', a criminal Al has been after for
    over 30 years, easily - too easy for Al to handle.

    Directed by: John Rich
    Written by : Steve Mitchell & Craig Van Sickle
    Guest Cast : Jami Gertz ...................... Allison
                 Anthony Addabbo ................. Doug
                 Bill Macy ....................... El Gato

011 [1.11-95] Mickey, The Hood / Ganz der Vater

    Mickey recently causes lots of troubles in school as well as outside
    and even at the station. Tony and Lucy suspect it's his new best friend,
    Joey. Tony even talks with Dana, Joey's mom who of course doesn't like
    that idea, but actually it is all Mickey's. And finally Tony begins to
    'understand the horror on his father's face'. At the station the annual
    celebration of Frank Sinatra's birthday takes place. 'Happy Sinatra's
    Birthday!'

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Teleplay by: Tom Brady
    Story by   : Tom Brady and Rob Kurtz & Eric Brand
    Guest Cast : Beverly Leech ................... Dana Capozzola
                 Jesse Stock ..................... Joey Capozzola

012 [1.12-95] Saturday Night's The Loneliest Night of the Week /
                                                                      Ball der einsamen Herzen

    The 'Mayor's Christmas Ball' is coming up and Tony worries because
    this is the day he's usually with his son. But Mickey has 'not-a-date'
    anyway. Also his mother is out on a date, and Melanie goes with Jay
    to the ball. Somehow everyone has someone, only Tony has nobody ...

    Directed by: John Rich
    Written by : Rob Kurtz & Eric Brand
    Guest Cast : Rae Allen ....................... Fran Canetti
                 Illana Levine ................... Michelle
                 Markus Flanagan ................. Jay Gallagher
                 Gregory White ................... Mayor

013 [1.13-96] In The Line Of Duty / Die Katze im Sack

    After Tony gets shot, the psychiatrist doesn't clear him and Tony is
    suspended. All, except Tony himself who takes it as ordinary police
    life, are shocked about the fact that Tony has been shot. A talk with
    his late father, who was killed in the line of duty when Tony was just
    eleven, makes Tony realize that this could also happen to him. A
    breakout-attempt from the interrogation room through the station's
    air vent ends with a stuck criminal and Regelski who went after him.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Tom Brady
    Guest Cast : Lee Tergesen .................... Larry Fetchko
                 Donna Lynn Leavy ................ Dr. Deemer
                 Louis Giambalvo ................. Victor Canetti

014 [1.14-96] I Loved Lucy / Der Dritte im Bund

    One week before her and Bob's wedding, Lucy comes by at Tony's to
    store some things from Tony and her past there. Going through all
    that stuff brings up memories for both of them and they finally
    land in bed - together. This night with Tony makes Lucy rethink
    her upcoming marriage.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy
    Guest Cast : Doug Ballard .................... Dr. Robert Alford

015 [1.15-96] Dear Cyberspace / Melanies Tagebuch

    When Melanie returns some borrowed money to Tony, Tony finds out
    that it's counterfeit money Melanie got from the market across her
    apartment. The police goes on a stakeout and Melanie puts her place
    at their disposal. During the (boring) stakeout Regelski finds
    Melanie's diary. Reading it, Tony finds out that Kirby had a better
    score on the seargent's exam than he had. For a history pageant at
    school Mickey goes as Thomas Jefferson. Tony is in charge of the
    costume, since the pageant is during his week with Mickey.

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Susan Beavers
    Guest Cast : Mariangela Pino ................. Beth
                 Debi A. Monahan ................. Deborah
                 Lynette Lane .................... Sandy
                 Alan Blumenfeld ................. Hamlisch
                 Denice ? ........................ Mother #1

016 [1.16-96] To Bob Or Not To Bob / Bob oder nicht Bob

    72 hours to go (after calling it off three times) until Lucy marries
    Bob. An exciting Tony can't await it! But then, at the wedding, Lucy
    experiences jitters and gets doubts (because Bob wants to change
    her into someone else) - and calls off the wedding again. And the
    doubts continues - this times whether she did the right thing or
    not. A desperate Tony tries to fix this and get them both together
    again. And then, at the wedding, it's Tony (who knows of Bob's plans
    to change her) who objects. At the station, a psychic should help to
    solve a case.
    [Note: Last episode with Melanie (Lori Laughlin)]

    Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel
    Written by : Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy
    Guest Cast : Doug Ballard .................... Dr. Robert Alford
                 Anne DeSabis .................... Loretta
                 Dennis Howard ................... Priest
                 Veronica Alicino ................ Woman #1
                 Honey Lauren .................... Lady #1

017 [1.17-96] Sunday In The Station With Mickey / Sonntagsdienst

    Tony, with Secret Service Agent Hansen, is in charge to set up security
    for the Vice President's visit to Hoboken - or Newark. After Howard
    proposed to Kirby she sees no other way than to quit this relationship.
    A devastated Howard, after trying to win her back, eventually locks
    himself in the security command center and won't come out until Kirby
    accepts his proposal ...

    Directed by: Gordon Hunt
    Written by : Rob Kurtz & Eric Brand
    Guest Cast : Steve Hytner .................... Hansen
                 Time Winters .................... Howard

018 [1.18-96] Tony's 15 Minutes / Tony, der Held

    On a rainy and stormy day, Tony bravely rescues a neighborhood cat.
    This is caught on tape and Tony soon becomes a hero, chased by
    reporters. Because of his fame he even gets the vacant job of
    Chief offered, a job for which Al was canditate number one.

    Directed by: Jim Hampton
    Written by : F.J. Pratt & Dan Cohen
    Guest Cast : Louis Foraker ................... Mrs. Sinclair
                 Carlos Iacott ................... Richard Franklin
                 David Leisure ................... Nick Adams
                 David Dundara ................... Actor
                 Sarah Long ...................... Woman
                 Elizabeth Maynard ............... Reporter
                 Beckie Mullen ................... Actress

019 [1.19-96] Having My Baby / Tony und die Frauen

    A baby found in a dumpster resurrects Tony's feelings about having
    another baby. When the try to adopt a baby fails, he places an ad
    in the paper to find a woman who wants to help him to a baby via
    in vitro fertilization. Regelski has an eye on a Chinese woman
    working at a cleaner's.

    Directed by: Jim Hampton
    Written by : Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy
    Guest Cast : Alice Carter .................... Mai-Lin
                 Angela Dohrman .................. Cathy
                 Eliza Coyle ..................... Barbara Harris
                 Kathryn Kates ................... Ms. Boyman
                 Lisa Kaminir .................... Earth Woman
                 Lisa Sundstedt .................. Woman #1
                 Nicole Nagel .................... Woman #2
                 Robert Neches ................... Waiter

020 [1.20-96] The Retreat / Tonys Geburtstag

    To make them a better team, the Hudson Street squad is sent to the
    Poconos for an evaluation seminar. This backfires and the weekend
    results in a horror trip, disrupting them. Tony turns forty.

    Directed by: Gail Mancuso
    Written by : Lester Lewis
    Guest Cast : Carlos Jacott ................... Richard Franklin
                 Tony Carreiro ................... Steven
                 Richard Stahl ................... Mr. Spoon
                 Stephen Lee ..................... Larry
                 Jerry Penacoli .................. Buck

021 [1.21-96] One for the Monet / Geld stinkt nicht

    Investigating a robbery at her art-gallery Tony meets Elizabeth Owens,
    a wealthy woman. Mutual attraction leads to dates but Tony eventually
    finds out that she's deeply involved in the fraud. A privacy-ignoring
    Lucy embarrasses Mickey (and bothers Tony as well) who wants to set
    new rules.

    Directed by: Ken Lamkin
    Written by : Tom Brady
    Guest Cast : Luann Hunley .................... Elizabeth Owens
                 Raymond O'Connor ................ Leo
                 Bruce French .................... Bartholomew
                 Ross Patridge ................... Eduardo

022 [1.22-96] Family Album / Familienalbum

    The station is moving into a new building. Packing together their
    stuff, the officers reminisce about outstanding events of their
    past in connection with this office. They all tell stories about how
    they became officers or, in the case of Tony, about Mickey's birth.
    And there's still a chance that they might not move since an adjacent
    building has caught fire and it also might destroy the new home.

    Directed by: Gail Mancuso
    Written by : Rob Kurtz & Eric Brand
    Guest Cast : Lenny Citrano ................... John Camisa
                 Will Nye ........................ Officer McIntire
                 Michael Kagan ................... Officer McAndrews
                 Tom Henschel .................... Mr. Hooper
                 Michael Leopard ................. Officer McCarthy
                 Mario DiDonato .................. Suspect
                 Grant Hoover .................... Kabust Child