Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1987)

Cast

Ken Wahl as Vincent Terranova
Ken Wahl

as Vincent Terranova

Jonathan Banks as Frank McPike
Jonathan Banks

as Frank McPike

Jim Byrnes as Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs
Jim Byrnes

as Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs

Episodes

Wiseguy (1) poster

Wiseguy (1) 7.0

September 16, 1987

Vinnie is released from prison where he has been for two years to establish his cover. He meets his boss, Frank McPike…

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September 16, 1987

Vinnie and Sonny's right hand man, Tony Grecco, has a run-in with the cops causing Vinnie to be arrested. The Steelgrav…

New Blood poster

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September 24, 1987

In an attempt to take over Sonny Steelgrave’s business, mob head Paul Patrice frames Sonny for several murder attempts …

The Loose Cannon poster

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October 1, 1987

A psychopathic murderer posing as Sonny's nephew double-crosses Sonny and holds Vinnie's girlfriend Gina hostage.

The Birthday Surprise poster

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October 8, 1987

Vinnie nearly blows his cover when he becomes obsessed with finding out who killed his cousin, causing Frank to threate…

One on One poster

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October 15, 1987

After several deals go sour, Sonny starts suspecting Vinnie may be a plant. Frank orders Vinnie to drop the case when h…

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October 22, 1987

After his mother is mugged in Brooklyn, an enraged Vinnie sets out to find the punk who did it, but when he visits his …

A Deal's a Deal poster

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October 29, 1987

Sonny’s cruel punishment of a lounge singer who wants out of his contract triggers a cascade of events that leads to Vi…

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell poster

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November 5, 1987

Sonny’s impending marriage to a syndicate boss’ daughter begins a supposedly businesslike realignment of “families,” bu…

No One Gets Out of Here Alive poster

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November 12, 1987

An outraged Sonny Steelgrave accuses Vinnie of betraying him to his arch-rival, then realizes the devastating truth — t…

Last Rites for Lucci poster

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November 19, 1987

In the aftermath of the Steelgrave case, Vinnie tries to vindicate himself of his lingering feelings of betrayal and di…

Independent Operator poster

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January 4, 1988

Vinnie’s assignment to check out a contract killer leads him into a huge global contraband syndicate — an operation tha…

Fascination for the Flame poster

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January 11, 1988

Vinnie, now a bodyguard for the Profitts, gets his first trial by fire when Mel Profitt, the brilliant but paranoid ove…

Smokey Mountain Requiem poster

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January 18, 1988

Vinnie tells Mel Profitt he is leaving to go home to New Jersey, but Mel offers him the biggest cocaine distribution ne…

Player to be Named Now poster

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January 25, 1988

Mel’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 …

The Merchant of Death poster

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February 1, 1988

When some of his munitions contacts begin drying up, Mel decides to blackmail a French Deputy Minister of Defense into …

Not For Nothing poster

Not For Nothing 0.0

February 8, 1988

Hiding out in Vancouver after the fall of the Steelgrave empire, Aldo Baglia sees a photo of Vinnie in the paper and de…

Squeeze poster

Squeeze 7.0

February 15, 1988

After his munitions operation starts falling apart, Mel orders Vinnie to set up a meet with the mob to use his immense …

Blood Drive poster

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February 22, 1988

After rejecting an offer to finance a coup d'etat in the Caribbean, Mel Profitt becomes obsessed with a supposed voodoo…

Phantom Pain poster

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March 14, 1988

After Susan is arrested for Mel’s murder, Vinnie refuses McPike’s order to pull out of the Profitt case, because Susan,…

Dirty Little Wars poster

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March 21, 1988

With Mel and Susan Profitt undone, McPike begins dismantling their empire, but Vinnie demands to stay on the case to ge…

Date With an Angel poster

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March 28, 1988

Roger Lococco in effect signs his own death warrant by testifying to a Senate committee about a cabal within the U.S. i…