Tough Cookies
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| genre = Comedy
| creator = Hal Dresner
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| composer = George Aliceson Tipton
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6
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- Stephen Neigher
- Lynn Guthrie }}
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| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Witt/Thomas Productions
| channel = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|1986|3|5}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1986|4|23}}
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Tough Cookies is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from March 5 to April 23, 1986; six episodes were broadcast.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Plot
Chicago police detective Cliff Brady (Robby Benson) is dating an older woman named Rita (Lainie Kazan), who is not sure she can handle their relationship.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Cast
- Robby Benson as Det. Cliff Brady
- Lainie Kazan as Rita
- Art Metrano as Lt. Iverson
- Alan North as Father McCaskey
- Adam Arkin as Danny Polchek
- Elizabeth Peña as Off. Connie Rivera
- Matt Craven as Richie Messina
Episodes
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! style="background:#000050;" width:20px"| Nº ! style="background:#000050;"| Title ! style="background:#000050;" width:150px"| Directed by ! style="background:#000050;" width:115px"| Written by ! style="background:#000050;" width:105px"| Original air date {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Ships in the Night | DirectedBy = Paul Krasny | WrittenBy = Jan Fischer & William Weidner | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1986|3|5}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Grudge Match | DirectedBy = John Patterson | WrittenBy = Mark Rosner | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1986|3|12}} | ShortSummary = Cliff's high school basketball rival now collects protection money, and Cliff challenges him to a game. | LineColor = 000050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Naked City | DirectedBy = James Frawley | WrittenBy = Stephen Neigher | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1986|3|19}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = The Unfantasy | DirectedBy = Robert Scheerer | WrittenBy = Vincent Patrick | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1986|4|2}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The Stoolie | DirectedBy = Georg Stanford Brown | WrittenBy = Vincent Patrick | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1986|4|9}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Temper Fidelis | DirectedBy = Stuart Margolin | WrittenBy = Stephen Neigher | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1986|4|23}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000050 }} |
External links
- {{IMDb title|tt0090535}}
Category:1980s American single-camera sitcoms
Category:1986 American television series debuts
Category:1986 American television series endings
Category:Television shows set in Chicago
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