Tough Cookies | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Hal Dresner |
Starring | |
Composer | George Aliceson Tipton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | |
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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 an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from March 5 to April 23, 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 | Original 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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