The Equalizer: Season 1
Universal Studios (1985)
TV Series  /  Drama, Crime, Action
In Collection
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Seen ItYes
IMDB   7.8
1063 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
Edward Woodward Robert McCall
Mark Margolis Jimmy
Steven Williams Lt. Jefferson Burnett
Robert Lansing Control
Keith Szarabajka Mickey Kostmayer
Irving Metzman Sterno
Ron O'Neal Lt. Isadore Smalls
Charles S. Dutton Abmennet
Saul Rubinek Jason Masur
Richard Portnow Policeman / Detective
Ray Baker Dana
Meat Loaf Sugar Fly Simon
William Zabka Scott McCall
Tony Shalhoub Terrorist Leader
Bob Gunton Cronin
Geoffrey Pierson Lawyer
David Alan Grier Desk Sergeant
Roma Maffia Sindee
Frank Adonis Limo Driver
Fred Williamson Lt. Mason Warren
Director
Donald Petrie
Richard Compton
Richard A. Colla
Rod Holcomb
Producer Heywood Gould
Joel Surnow
Maurice Hurley
Joe Boston
Writer Heywood Gould
Mark Frost
Joel Surnow
Maurice Hurley
Cinematography Alan Metzger
Frank Beascoechea
Peter Sova
Geoffrey Erb
Musician Stewart Copeland

Robert McCall is a former agent of a shadowy, unnamed government agency, who is trying to make up for the unspoken sins of his past. His atonement comes in the form of an advertisement in the New York Yellow Pages that features the quote: "Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer!" McCall uses his finely honed skills, and occasionally, the agents and resources from his old agency, to combat the injustices perpetrated against those who can't seek protection from the law.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/18/1985  1.  Pilot: The Equalizer
A former government agent offers his services to people facing problems too big for them to handle, such as a woman being stalked by a psychopath and a man who learns of a blackmail scheme involving government officials.
Director:  Rod Holcomb  Writer:  Michael Sloan 
Guest starring:  Steven WilliamsPatricia KalemberWilliam Zabka, Michael Levin,  Jerry StillerGeorge Hearn, Jack Davidson, Ron Parady,  Scott BurkholderDavid Proval, Derek Murcott, Paul Jabara, Carrie Kei Heim, Dorothy Holland, David Labiosa, Margaret Welsh, Andrew MacMillan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/25/1985  2.  China Rain
McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley  / Victor Hsu 
Guest starring:  Steven Williams, James Russo, Adam Redfield,  Lauren TomJodi LongTzi Ma, Pippa Pearthree, Ching Valdes-Aran, Kevin Gray, Karen Akers, Roger Chang, Steven Tom, Antonia Vasquez, Joyce Reehling, Martin Snaric, Peter Yoshida, Rony Clanton, David Rosenbaum, Ron Ryan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/2/1985  3.  The Defector
McCall helps a double agent defect and a young boy stand up to bullies.
Director:  Rod Holcomb  Writer:  Heywood Gould 
Guest starring:  Steven WilliamsMelissa LeoRobert JoyJoe Silver, Jaroslav Stremien, Robert Denvers, Tom Brennan,  Colin Fox, Fiddle Viracola, J.D. Roth, Jorge Noa,  Victor Argo, Neil Newlon, Joseph Mosso, Franklin Scott, David Soto, Derrick Simmons
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/9/1985  4.  The Lock Box
McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley  / Frank Military 
Guest starring:  Maureen AndermanJ.T. Walsh, Sara Botsford, Paige Lyn Price,  Jaime TirelliRay Baker, Adam Ant,  Richard PortnowLori Petty, Stewart Steinberg, Daryl Edwards,  David Alan Grier, Bob Maroff, Mohammed Ghaffari, Luis Guzmán, Jeff McCarthy, Joe Chiaramonte, Cliff Collings
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/16/1985  5.  Lady Cop
A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Kathryn Bigelow  / Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley 
Guest starring:  Esai Morales,  Steven Williams, Karen Young,  Will Patton, Bruce MacVittie,  Michael Higgins, Miguel Pinero, Marylin Rockafellow, Reiner Schöne, Maurice Shrog,  Reginald VelJohnson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/23/1985  6.  The Confirmation Day
McCall helps a former showgirl convinced someone is stalking her and a boy whose father helped steal antiques now wanted by two separate parties.
Director:  Richard A. Colla  / Richard Colla  Writer:  Eric Blakeney  / Heywood Gould  / Gene Miller  / Edward Adler 
Guest starring:  Burt Young, Ilan Mitchell-Smith,  Anne JacksonJohn CapodiceLois SmithJoseph Wiseman, Tom Signorelli, Dick Boccelli, Kent Broadhurst, Frank Gio, Jerry Mayer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/30/1985  7.  The Children's Song
Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.
Director:  Richard Compton  / Howard Chesley  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley  / Howard Chesley 
Guest starring:  Dana Barron, Perry Lang,  Bradley Whitford, William Youmans,  Tom Isbell, Angela Pietropinto, Ken Jenkins,  Ed O'Neill
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/6/1985  8.  The Distant Fire
A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley  / Robert Sabaroff 
Guest starring:  Alberta WatsonJon DeVries, George Morfogen,  Saul RubinekBill Cobbs
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/13/1985  9.  Mama's Boy
A career woman wants McCall's aid in ending her son's fascination with a charismatic drug dealer.
Director:  James Sheldon  Writer:  Heywood Gould 
Guest starring:  Christine Baranski, Adam Horovitz, Mark Soper, Jim Dale, Alec Winters, Billy Wirth, Adam Horowitz, Alex Winter,  Bob Gunton, J. Smith Cameron
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/20/1985  10.  Bump and Run
Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley 
Guest starring:  Laura Ashton,  Brian BedfordCharles S. DuttonNathan GeorgeMark Linn-BakerMeat Loaf
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/4/1985  11.  Desperately
A lonely, neglected wife gets more than she wanted when she considers a fling and ends up witnessing a murder.
Director:  Donald Petrie  Writer:  Charles Grant Craig 
Guest starring:  Roma Maffia, Ray Sharkey, Blanche Baker,  Tovah Feldshuh, Luke Reilly,  Jack GilpinRichard Portnow
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/11/1985  12.  Reign of Terror
The new doctor at a local clinic refuses to give gang members drugs as `rent' for using their turf.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Coleman Luck  / Steve Bello 
Guest starring:  Lonette McKee, Joe Maruzzo,  Fred Williamson, Lester Rawlins,  Tomas Milian, Pedro Sanchez,  Paul Calderon, Rosemary DeAngelis, Stephen Chen, Begona Plaza
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/18/1985  13.  Back Home
A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.
Director:  Alan Metzger  / Neil Cohen  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley 
Guest starring:  Fred Williamson, Richard Russell Ramos, Robert Blumenfeld, Robert X. Modica,  Jude CiccolellaMarisa Berenson, Frank Converse,  Charles HallahanJean De BaerFrank Adonis, Jennifer Karr, Robert Dorfman, Margaret Thomson, Richmond Hoxie,  Paul Herman, Jordan Marder, Hele
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/15/1986  14.  Out of the Past
An ex-con is harassing the man whose testimony put him away-the man now married to McCall's former wife.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Cyrus Nowrasteh 
Guest starring:  Sandy Dennis,  Stephen McHattie, Barry Primus,  Brad DourifSylvia Miles, Hector Oshiro, Derek Smith, Dan Moran, Jasmine Guy, Leonie Norten, Gloria I. Miguel
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/22/1986  15.  Dead Drop
McCall assembles some old friends to protect a man marked for murder for no apparent reason.
Director:  Donald Petrie  Writer:  Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley 
Guest starring:  James Martaugh,  Robin CurtisRay Baker, David Leary,  Saul Rubinek, Barry Snider, Richard Portnav,  James Eckhouse, Tony Di Benedetto, Robert O'Reilly, George Kyle,  Roma Maffia, Ron Vernan, Michael Arkin, Leslie Hicks,  Robert LansingPaul Calderon
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/29/1986  16.  Wash Up
A window washer witnesses the murder of his pro-union partner by their anti-union boss, who has his own witnesses to back his self-defense claim.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Mark Frost 
Guest starring:  Sean O' Phelan,  Robert Davi, Yvonne Wilder,  Bill CwikowskiBrian TarantinaMichael O'Hare, Joe Spinell,  Ron O'NealJohn McCurry, Carol Cass, James Congdon, Carlo Hart, Edwin Maldonado, Ken Solarino, Bob Maroff, John Michael Bolger, Michelle R. Whitall
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/5/1986  17.  Torn
McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  / Joel Surnow  / Maurice Hurley  Writer:  Carleton Eastlake 
Guest starring:  Ron O'Neal, Yvonne Wilder, Zohra Lampert, Caitlin Clarke,  Saul Rubinek, Charles Knox Robinson, Richard Grusin, Robert Burke,  Melissa Joan Hart, Kenneth Ryan, Patricia Richardson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/12/1986  18.  Unnatural Causes
McCall's on the trail of a serial killer, leaving him little time for an actress fallen into the wrong crowd.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Scott Shepherd  / Coleman Luck  / Susan Woollen 
Guest starring:  Gwen Verdon, Kim Delaney, Bobby DiCicco, Kevin Geer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/19/1986  19.  Breakpoint
McCall is among those taken hostage by terrorists seeking a Middle Eastern philanthropist.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Scott Shepherd  / Don Carlos Dunaway 
Guest starring:  Patricia ClarksonPhyllis NewmanRichard Hamilton, Aharon Ipalé,  Earl Hindman, Sam Schacht, Ron Frazier,  Ned Eisenberg, Tony Spiridakis,  Tony Shalhoub
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/5/1986  20.  No Conscience
A womanizer is abducted and threatened with death if he doesn't give his captors what they want-but he can't figure out what.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Mark Frost 
Guest starring:  Linda ThorsonLaurie Metcalf, D.W. Moffett, Kelly Curtis
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/1/1986  21.  Unpunished Crimes
McCall is hired by an inventor whose designs were stolen by a huge corporation headed by a ruthless executive.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Grenville Case  / John Burke 
Guest starring:  Dan HedayaRegina Baff, John Cameron Mitchell, Cameron Charles Johann,  John CullumJon PolitoJoseph RagnoLee WallaceClifford David, George Guidall, August Schellenberg, Walter Bobbie, Andrew Davis, Virginia Sandifur, Melanie Caldwell
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/8/1986  22.  Pretenders
An aspiring reporter, desperate for a scoop that will get her notice and a promotion, becomes convinced that something big is happening right in the next apartment.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Scott Shepherd 
Guest starring:  Ron O'Neal, Tony Musante, Kathleen Lloyd,  Tom Atkins
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Series The Equalizer
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