Wiseguy 1987
Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.
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S1·E1 Wiseguy (1)Vinnie is released from prison where he has been for two years to establish his cover. He meets his boss, Frank McPike and gets to see his coach and mentor, Jerry…
S1·E2 Wiseguy (2)Vinnie and Sonny's right hand man, Tony Grecco, has a run-in with the cops causing Vinnie to be arrested. The Steelgraves find that guns are being exported illegally…
S1·E3 New BloodIn an attempt to take over Sonny Steelgrave’s business, mob head Paul Patrice frames Sonny for several murder attempts he makes on the life of the special prosecutor…
S1·E4 The Loose CannonA psychopathic murderer posing as Sonny's nephew double-crosses Sonny and holds Vinnie's girlfriend Gina hostage.
S1·E5 The Birthday SurpriseVinnie nearly blows his cover when he becomes obsessed with finding out who killed his cousin, causing Frank to threaten him with dismissal. Frank desperately wants…
S1·E6 One on OneAfter several deals go sour, Sonny starts suspecting Vinnie may be a plant. Frank orders Vinnie to drop the case when he finds out the local police have an informer in…
S1·E7 Prodigal SonAfter his mother is mugged in Brooklyn, an enraged Vinnie sets out to find the punk who did it, but when he visits his mother in the hospital, it breaks his heart that…
S1·E8 A Deal's a DealSonny’s cruel punishment of a lounge singer who wants out of his contract triggers a cascade of events that leads to Vinnie’s being photographed with McPike — a photo…
S1·E9 The Marriage of Heaven and HellSonny’s impending marriage to a syndicate boss’ daughter begins a supposedly businesslike realignment of “families,” but Vinnie learns that the wedding is a pretext for…
S1·E10 No One Gets Out of Here AliveAn outraged Sonny Steelgrave accuses Vinnie of betraying him to his arch-rival, then realizes the devastating truth — that his paisan is an undercover Federal agent.
S1·E11 Last Rites for LucciIn the aftermath of the Steelgrave case, Vinnie tries to vindicate himself of his lingering feelings of betrayal and disloyalty by risking his life to save an old friend…
S1·E12 Independent OperatorVinnie’s assignment to check out a contract killer leads him into a huge global contraband syndicate — an operation that far exceeds the scope of the Steelgrave family —…
S1·E13 Fascination for the FlameVinnie, now a bodyguard for the Profitts, gets his first trial by fire when Mel Profitt, the brilliant but paranoid overlord of an international crime empire, disrupts…
S1·E14 Smokey Mountain RequiemVinnie tells Mel Profitt he is leaving to go home to New Jersey, but Mel offers him the biggest cocaine distribution network in the country — a plum that Vinnie feels is…
S1·E15 Player to be Named NowMel’s desire to buy a baseball franchise is two-fold: he wants to play on it, and he wants to take it away from an old business associate who cheated him in a Mexican…
S1·E16 The Merchant of DeathWhen some of his munitions contacts begin drying up, Mel decides to blackmail a French Deputy Minister of Defense into supplying him with the weapons he needs.
S1·E17 Not For NothingHiding out in Vancouver after the fall of the Steelgrave empire, Aldo Baglia sees a photo of Vinnie in the paper and decides to even the score, sending Vinnie into a…
S1·E18 SqueezeAfter his munitions operation starts falling apart, Mel orders Vinnie to set up a meet with the mob to use his immense cocaine trade to regain financial power.
S1·E19 Blood DriveAfter rejecting an offer to finance a coup d'etat in the Caribbean, Mel Profitt becomes obsessed with a supposed voodoo death curse, and Vinnie, horrified, can only…
S1·E20 Phantom PainAfter Susan is arrested for Mel’s murder, Vinnie refuses McPike’s order to pull out of the Profitt case, because Susan, who has seemingly lost her grip on reality, has…
S1·E21 Dirty Little WarsWith Mel and Susan Profitt undone, McPike begins dismantling their empire, but Vinnie demands to stay on the case to get to the bottom of Roger Lococco’s ties to a rogue…
S1·E22 Date With an AngelRoger Lococco in effect signs his own death warrant by testifying to a Senate committee about a cabal within the U.S. intelligence community, but to back him up he needs…Cast
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Harry Goz
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Donna White
Crew
- Creator
- Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell
- Producers
- Jo Swerling Jr., Stephen Kronish, Alfonse Ruggiero, Les Sheldon, Alex Beaton, David J. Burke, Rod Holcomb
- Executive Producers
- Stephen J. Cannell
Details
- First air date
- Sep 16, 1987
- Last air date
- Dec 22, 1990
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 75
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Network
- CBS
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Stephen J. Cannell Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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