Hardball (1989 TV series)
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| Hardball | |
|---|---|
| Format | Action Crime drama |
| Created by | Robert Palm |
| Starring | John Ashton Richard Tyson |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
John Ashley Frank Lupo |
| Running time | 45 min. (17 episodes) 90 min. (pilot) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 21, 1989 in television – June 29, 1990 in television |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Hardball is a shortlived American crime drama television series that ran on NBC for one season.
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[edit] Synopsis
Hardball was a variation of the buddy cop genre that focused on two cops, Charlie "C.B." Battles (Ashton) and Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Tyson). Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran cop who is forced to take a desk job or retire. Battles is soon assigned a new partner, the 25-year old hotshot Kaczierowski who follows his own set of rules when dealing with criminals. The pair are soon at odds over their respective methods of law enforcement. NBC President Brandon Tartikoff saw this series as inspired by the Lethal Weapon films and Battles was patterned after Pete Rose.
[edit] Cast
- John Ashton as Charlie "C.B." Battles
- Richard Tyson as Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski
- John Pappas as Pappas
- Barney McFadden as Ballantine
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1
| Episode # | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Till Death Do Us Part" (Pilot) | September 21, 1989 |
| 2 | "The Silver Scream" | September 28, 1989 |
| 3 | "The One Armed Bandit" | October 13, 1989 |
| 4 | "Which Witch Is Witch?" | October 27, 1989 |
| 5 | "The Cleveland Indian" | November 3, 1989 |
| 6 | "The Fighting 52nd" | November 10, 1989 |
| 7 | "Time Bomb" | November 17, 1989 |
| 8 | "Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best That I Can" | November 24, 1989 |
| 9 | "The Out of Towner" | December 1, 1989 |
| 10 | "The Cool Katt" | April 20, 1990 |
| 11 | "The Angel of Death" | April 27, 1990 |
| 12 | "A Killer Date" | May 4, 1990 |
| 13 | "A Death in the Family" | May 11, 1990 |
| 14 | " Sex, Cops, and Videotape" | May 18, 1990 |
| 15 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | June 1, 1990 |
| 16 | "Prescription for Murder" | June 8, 1990 |
| 17 | "Every Dog Has His Day" | June 22, 1990 |
| 18 | "The Hunt for Honus Wagner" | June 29, 1990 |
