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| Tough Cookies | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Witt/Thomas Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 5 – April 23, 1986 |
Tough Cookies is a comedy television series that aired on CBS in 1986; six episodes were broadcast.[ citation needed ]
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 ]
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date | |
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| 1 | "Ships in the Night" | Paul Krasny | Jan Fischer, William Weidner | March 5, 1986 | |
| 2 | "Grudge Match" | John Patterson | Mark Rosner | March 12, 1986 | |
| Cliff's high school basketball rival now collects protection money, and Cliff challenges him to a game. | |||||
| 3 | "Naked City" | James Frawley | Stephen Neigher | March 19, 1986 | |
| 4 | "The Unfantasy" | Robert Scheerer | Vincent Patrick | April 2, 1986 | |
| 5 | "The Stoolie" | Georg Stanford Brown | Vincent Patrick | April 9, 1986 | |
| 6 | "Temper Fidelis" | Stuart Margolin | Stephen Neigher | April 23, 1986 | |
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