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Commish Episode Guide

Ricky in the locker room from "Officer April"
Nick as Ricky Caruso in the Commish Episode, Officer April

I have only listed those episodes in which Nick is known to have appeared. If you know any different please contact me.

The series chronicles the life of Eastbridge's Police Commishioner Tony Scali [The Commish of the title]. Enrico "Ricky" Caruso is described as "a cop with an attitude", a determination to get on in life.

 

The leads and other recurring characters on the show were

Tony Scali - Michael Chiklis
Rachel Scali - Theresa Saldana
David Scali - Kaj-Erik Eriksen
Cyd Madison - Melinda McGraw

 

Season 1
101

In the Best of Families

 [* * * * *]

Tony faces charges of negligence after a prominent man's son (Roark Critchlow) hangs himself in jail
 

102

Do You See What I See?

 

 

 [ * * * ] A rapist in a Santa mask terrorizes Eastbridge; a cop's remark prompts Tony to take the graveyard shift
 
103 The Poisoned Tree [ * * ] Tony tries to convince Rachel her colleague is a child molester
 
104 Nothing to Fear But ... [ * * ] Death threats prompt Tony to protect his unaware family with police surveillance
 
107 Behind the Storm Door [ * ] A terrorized woman (Kimberly Beck) sees Tony as her rescuer; to get a date, Stan fixes traffic tickets
 
109 Two Confessions [* * * *] Twins confess to a murder, then accuse each other; a man falls for a phone-sex operator
 
110 The Commissioner's Ball [ * * ] Tony thinks he knows who is killing homeless people; Tony must organize the commissioner's ball
 
  111 No Greater Gift [ * * * ]

Tony investigates an elderly woman's murder, tracks a mugger and defends a homeless woman who sleeps in a creche

Nick sings a Christmas carol at the beginning, and looks adorable at the cops' Xmas party at the end!
 

  112 The Fourth Man [ * * ] Tony obsesses over finding the hijackers who struck down the chief of detectives
 
  113 Charlie Don't Surf [ * * * ]

Extortionists target a restaurateur; Stan poses as a pizza delivery man to catch muggers

Features Darin Morgan as a pizza delivery man!
 

  115 The Wicked Flee [ * * ] A boy emotionally withdraws after seeing his mother murdered; Tony's son has trouble protesting his father's coaching methods
 
  116 True Believers [ * * * ] Several officers are implicated in a murder involving white supremacists
 
  117 Officer April [* * * * *] A domestic call shooting starts a terror campaign against Kelly; a businesswoman seeks officers for a beefcake calendar
 
  118 Sex, Lies, & Kerosene [ * * ] An arson case contains an apparent murder
 
  119 Judgment Day [ * * * ] A judge with a secret jails Tony; an officer takes a boy on his beat to give him perspective
 
  121 Video Vigilante [ * * * ]

A publicity seeker with a video camera makes Tony's life difficult; a professor is accused of beating a student

Also features Rebecca Toolan (Mrs. Mulder) and Dean Haglund (Langly).
 

  122 The Puck Stops Here [ * * ] Tony's friend, a high-school hockey star and recovering addict, becomes a drug suspect; the Scalis agonize over abortion
 

Season 2

  
  201 Adventures in the Skin Trade [ 0 ]

Tony infiltrates a New York ring making porno films with teenagers. {Part 1 of 2}

Nick is only in the second part of this episode, but I guess if you really wanted to know the whole story you'd need to see this one too.
 

  202 Adventures in the Skin Trade [ * ] A porn producer helps Tony escape kidnappers, then they pursue a sleazy film entrepreneur. {Part 2 of 2}
 
  203 Guns 'n' Sons [ * * ] When his friend shoots a bully, it divides David's loyalties
 
  205 The Witches of Eastbridge [* * *] A heart is cut from a corpse at a funeral home; town believes a recluse (Ray Walston) taints Halloween treats
 
  206 The Two Faces of Ed [ * * * ] Tony's old friend, experiencing marital trouble, may be causing deadly incidents; with Pat Sajak
 
  207 Escape [ * ]

An escaped convict targets one of Tony's men, whose family harbors a secret; Rachel redecorates
 

  208 A Time to Be Born [ * * * ] A friend's (Barton Hayman) crisis keeps Tony away from Rachel, who is in labor
 
  209 The Witness [* * ] Rachel witnesses a robbery/murder while grocery shopping and becomes the target of the killer's threats
 
  211 The Frame [ * * * ] The crime rate rises after a notorious racketeer (Telly Savalas) relocates from New York
 
  221 Sight Unseen [ * * * ] A rapist preys on blind young women; Rachel makes a surprise investment in art
 
  222 The Anti-Commish [ * * ] Drug dealers die after a mysterious caller offers to help Tony; Rachel is offered a good job in Buffalo
 

Season 3

  
  303 Scali, P.I. [ * * ] Tony quits to join Rachel in Buffalo, then clashes with his replacement (Mike Connors)
 
  304 Burned-Out Case [ * * ] Tony frees a drug dealer responsible for a girl's death; Kelly and Rose go under cover at a burger joint
 
  305 The Set-Up [ * * ] Tony's probe of a criminal network results in Rachel being framed for murder
 
  307 Hero [ * * ] A high-school football star rapes the Scalis' baby sitter; a date with an assertive woman makes Stan feel inferior
 
  317 Romeo and Juliet [ * * ] David defies Tony's order to stop seeing a criminal's daughter
 
  319 Dead Drunk [ * * * * * ]

A cop's harassment of the drunken driver who killed his wife ends in murder; Rachel suspects the housekeeper of stealing

This is Nick's last "official" appearance in the series. He left to film "The Raffle".
 

  322 The Iceman Cometh [ * ] Nick's not credited, but he's in the funeral scene.
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