The Equalizer: Season 2
Universal Studios (1986)
TV Series  /  Drama, Crime
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IMDB   7.8
924 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
Edward Woodward Robert McCall
Keith Szarabajka Mickey Kostmayer
Robert Lansing Control
Melissa Sue Anderson Yvette Marcel
Mark Margolis Jimmy
William Zabka Scott McCall
Ron O'Neal Lt. Isadore Smalls
Earl Hindman Lt. Elmer
William H. Macy Dr. Spaulding
Mark Boone Junior Time
Austin Pendleton Jonah
Jon Polito Carmack
Anthony Zerbe Phillipe Marcel
George DiCenzo Dorgan
Ed Binns Father Martin O'Donohugh
Thomas G. Waites Jim Kaufman
Charles Cioffi Lieutenant Kramer
Lori Loughlin Jenny Morrow
Jihmi Kennedy Clarence Marshall
Cleavant Derricks Sonny Raines
Director
Tony Wharmby
Leon Ichaso
Aaron Lipstadt
Donald Petrie
Producer Ed Waters
Alan Barnette
Scott Shepherd
Coleman Luck
Writer David Jackson
Daniel Pyne
Andrew Sipes
Loraine Despres
Cinematography Geoffrey Erb
Musician Stewart Copeland
Bob Christianson

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    10/8/1986  1.  Prelude
Men working for a dictator McCall helped put into power kidnap an American journalist.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Carleton Eastlake 
Guest starring:  Martin ShakarLori Loughlin, Tim deZarn, Jaime Sanchez
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/15/1986  2.  Nocturne
A blind music critic asks for help when she hears the voice of the man who raped her years before.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Carleton Eastlake 
Guest starring:  Jessica HarperMichael Parks, Ron Frazier,  Brad SullivanAlice Drummond
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/22/1986  3.  A Community of Civilized Men
McCall comes to the aid of a woman who's being squeezed to pay off her late husband's debts.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Scott Shepherd  / Darrell Pyne 
Guest starring:  Tammy Grimes,  Jennifer GreyLewis Van BergenLewis J. Stadlen
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/29/1986  4.  Joyride
Two boys drive off in a hearse; not knowing it contains a coffin full of crack.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Jim Trombetta  / Charles Grant Craig 
Guest starring:  Christian Slater, M.A. Nickles,  Kristen VigardCleavant Derricks, Roger Robinson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/5/1986  5.  Shades of Darkness
McCall helps a National Guardsman who faces a murder charge and threats from the real killer.
Director:  Donald Petrie  Writer:  Jack V. Fogarty 
Guest starring:  Olympia DukakisLenny Von Dohlen, Caroline Kava,  Edward Binns, Emily Heebner,  J.J. Johnston
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/12/1986  6.  Nightscape
A rape victim asks McCall to stop her husband from tracking down her attackers.
Director:  Aaron Lipstadt  Writer:  Carleton Eastlake 
Guest starring:  Frances FisherThomas G. Waites, Madeline Potter,  Matthew Cowles
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/19/1986  7.  Counterfire
The odds are against McCall when he's framed for the murder of a blind man.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Scott Shepherd  / Coleman Luck 
Guest starring:  William HickeyJihmi KennedyLeonardo CiminoCharles Cioffi, Mickey Friedman,  Vincent D'Onofrio
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/26/1986  8.  The Line
The mother of a youth killed while being harassed by an overzealous citizen's patrol appeals to McCall for help.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Steve Volpe 
Guest starring:  Novella Nelson, Todd Rolle, David Leary, Norman Parker, James Andronica,  Giancarlo Esposito
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/3/1986  9.  Tip On a Sure Thing
A bookie that doesn't like the odds on a race kidnaps the son of the jockey and demands the father throw the race.
Director:  Donald Petrie  Writer:  Scott Shepherd 
Guest starring:  Roberts BlossomPaul GleasonTed Ross, Daniel Faraldo, Carlos Ocasio, Denise Dummont, Robert O'Reilly,  Cleavant Derricks, Warner Wolf,  Jack Gilpin
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/10/1986  10.  The Cup
Father Kostmayer hears the confession of a Polish agitator moments before he's gunned down.
Director:  Andrew Sipes  / Carleton Eastlake  / Mario Di Leo  Writer:  David Jackson  / Carleton Eastlake 
Guest starring:  Dennis ChristopherEarl Hindman, Caris Corfman, Jaroslav Stremien, Colin R. Fox
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/17/1986  11.  Heartstrings
A woman asks McCall for help recovering her kidnapped newborn son.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Loraine Depres 
Guest starring:  Michele Dotrice, Michael Margotta, Jana Schneider, Aharon Ipalé
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/7/1987  12.  High Performance
A construction worker becomes both witness and target when she sees a murder and is spotted by the killer.
Director:  Russ Mayberry  Writer:  Jack V. Fogarty 
Guest starring:  Patricia CharbonneauJames RemarMichael WincottDoris BelackCharles Cioffi
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/14/1987  13.  Beyond Control
Control becomes McCall's client when a KGB agent who infiltrated a think tank is murdered.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Coleman Luck 
Guest starring:  Liane Curtis,  Brian Bedford, Philip Kraus
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/21/1987  14.  Carnal Persuasion
A wife appeals to the judge sentencing her husband and is offered her husband's freedom for sexual favors.
Director:  Leon Ichaso  Writer:  Dennis Manuel 
Guest starring:  Maria Holvoe,  John CullumJohn Laughlin, Cynthia Harris, Ray Serra
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/4/1987  15.  Memories of Manon (1)
Control's goddaughter is threatened with the death of her father, a Canadian agent, unless she can reveal his informant. Then with little time left, McCall tells Kostmayer of his personal reasons for wanting to save Yvette and her father.
Director:  Tony Wharmby  Writer:  Coleman Luck 
Guest starring:  Jon PolitoMelissa Sue Anderson, David Shuman,  George DiCenzo, Maurice Hines,  Anthony Zerbe, John Corey, Joseph Malanga, Kate Denzia
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/11/1987  16.  Memories of Manon (2)
Control's goddaughter is threatened with the death of her father, a Canadian agent, unless she can reveal his informant. Then with little time left, McCall tells Kostmayer of his personal reasons for wanting to save Yvette and her father.
Director:  Tony Wharmby  Writer:  Coleman Luck 
Guest starring:  Jon PolitoMelissa Sue Anderson, David Shuman,  George DiCenzo, Maurice Hines,  Anthony Zerbe, John Corey, Joseph Malanga, Kate Denzia
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/18/1987  17.  Solo
McCall gets involved romantically and professionally with a woman wanted in Pennsylvania for killing a cop.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Carleton Eastlake 
Guest starring:  Kevin SpaceyLindsay Crouse, Kenneth Ryan, Tom Quinn
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/25/1987  18.  A Place To Stay
A young girl runs away from her quarreling parents and into the hands of a child pornographer.
Director:  Alan Metzger  / Marc Rubin  Writer:  Carleton Eastlake  / Coleman Luck  / Marc Rubin 
Guest starring:  Alyson Kirk,  Ed Lauter, Ann McDonough, Margaret Welsh, Bethel Leslie,  Trey Wilson, Kario Salem
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/6/1987  19.  Coal Black Soul
McCall is torn between a lovely psychiatrist and a man who calls and says he can't stop himself from murdering women.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Scott Shepherd 
Guest starring:  Patricia KalemberEarl Hindman, Gale Garnett,  Chris ElliottLois SmithJihmi Kennedy, Mitchell Lichtenstein
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/13/1987  20.  First Light
While McCall is testifying in Washington, Scott tries his hand and looks for thugs harassing a local merchant.
Director:  Richard Compton  Writer:  Jack V. Fogarty 
Guest starring:  Mike Nussbaum, Robert X. Modica,  Lori Loughlin, Quentin Crisp, Kaiulani Lee
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/20/1987  21.  Hand and Glove
Nightmares become a reality for an invalid woman when a threatening figures from her dreams appears in her room.
Director:  Alan Metzger  Writer:  Coleman Luck 
Guest starring:  William H. MacyCharles Keating, Mark Soper,  Nancy Fish, Leah Ivey,  Barbara Garrick
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/27/1987  22.  Re-Entry
McCall helps a young boy whose father was tricked into committing a crime.
Director:  Aaron Lipstadt  Writer:  Dennis Manuel 
Guest starring:  John GoodmanJoe Morton, Cameron Johann, David Johansen,  Stewart CopelandGraham Beckel, Kitty Crooks,  Steve Buscemi
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Series The Equalizer
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