| Ep
# |
Episode Title
|
Brief
Description |
Writer |
Director |
Original
Air Date |
|
Season 1 |
| 01 |
1-1 |
Pilot |
A
down-on-his-luck stockbroker discovers he's getting tomorrow's
Sun-Times... and a cat. A bank robbery endangers Marissa's life. |
Teleplay
by:
Bob Brush,
Ian Abrams
Story by:
Patrick Q. Page,
Vik Rubenfeld,
Ian Abrams
|
Michael
Dinner |
September
28, 1996 |
| 02 |
1-2 |
The
Choice |
Gary
must choose -- save a little girl or stop a plane crash. |
Bob
Brush,
John Romano |
Michael
Dinner |
October
5, 1996 |
| 03 |
1-3 |
Baby |
Gary
gets distracted by a mysterious blonde. Chuck is to deliver twins. |
Bob Brush,
Alex Taub
|
Randall
Zisk |
October
12, 1996 |
| 04 |
1-4 |
The
Paper |
Gary
tries to prevent a saucy reporter, Meredith Carson, from finding out his
secret. |
Bob
Brush,
John Romano |
Michael
Nankin |
October
19, 1996 |
| 05 |
1-5 |
Thief
Swipes
Mayor's Dog |
Someone
wants revenge against the Mayor's dog.
Gary uncovers a lottery scheme. |
Bob
Brush,
Robert Rabinowitz,
John Romano |
Susan
Seidelman |
October
26, 1996 |
| 06 |
1-6 |
Hoops |
Gary
helps a high-school basketball star with a medical condition.
Chuck buys a car. Marissa meets an old flame. |
Bob
Brush |
Rick
Rosenthal |
November
2, 1996 |
| 07 |
1-7 |
After Midnight
|
A
woman abandons her baby. Chuck falls in love with a cab-mate. |
Deborah Joy LeVine
|
Michael
Toshiyuki Uno |
November
9, 1996 |
| 08 |
1-8 |
Gun |
Gary
gets between a woman and her violent ex while trying to prevent a handgun
death. |
Robert
Rabinowitz,
Alex Taub |
Jace
Alexander |
November
16, 1996 |
| 09 |
1-9 |
His
Girl Thursday |
Chuck
and Meredith steal Gary's paper with disastrous results. |
Jeff
Melvoin |
Stephen
Cragg |
November
23, 1996 |
| 10 |
1-10 |
The
Wrong Man |
Gary
must prevent the murder of his former boss.
Marcia becomes engaged. |
Alex
Taub |
David
Jones |
December
7, 1996 |
| 11 |
1-11 |
Christmas
|
Chuck
escapes jail with Santa. Gary tracks down a teddy-bear bomber. |
Bob Brush
|
Daniel
Attias |
December
21, 1996 |
| 12 |
1-12 |
Frostbit |
Chuck
saves Gary and a homeless boy from freezing to death. |
Alex
Taub,
Deborah Joy LeVine,
Bob Brush |
Lee
Bonner |
January
11, 1997 |
| 13 |
1-13 |
Mob
Wife |
Chuck
falls in love with a mobster's girl. |
Dusty
Kay,
Norman Morrill,
Alex Taub |
Rick
Rosenthal |
January
25, 1997 |
| 14 |
1-14 |
The
Wall, Part 1 |
Secret
Service guy suspects Gary of foul play. |
Bob
Brush |
Michael
Dinner |
February
1, 1997 |
| 15 |
1-15 |
The
Wall, Part 2 |
Both
the police and tomorrow's paper accuse Gary of attempted assassination. |
Bob
Brush |
James
Quinn |
February
8, 1997 |
| 16 |
1-16 |
Bat
Masterson |
A
former cop sets out to find his partner's killer. |
Dusty Kay
|
Rick
Wallace |
February
22, 1997 |
| 17 |
1-17 |
The
Jury |
Gary
gets jury duty, tries to prove the defendant is being framed. |
Teleplay
by:
Norman Morrill
Story by:
Norman Morrill,
Matt Dearborn
|
Stephen
Cragg |
March
8, 1997 |
| 18 |
1-18 |
Psychic |
Gary
and a psychic help find a kidnapped baby. |
Alexander
J Taub,
Gina Wendkos |
Mel
Damski |
April
12, 1997 |
| 19 |
1-19 |
The
Cat |
The
cat starts delivering the Paper to a dying woman. |
Norman
Morrill |
Daniel
Attias |
April
13, 1997 |
| 20 |
1-20 |
Phantom
At
The Opera |
Gary
falls for an artist, soon to be reunited with an old love. |
John
J Sakmar,
Kerry Lenhart |
Jan
Eliasberg |
April
19, 1997 |
| 21 |
1-21 |
Faith |
While
in the hospital, Gary befriends a girl waiting for a new heart. |
Bob
Brush |
John
Kretchmer |
April
26, 1997 |
| 22 |
1-22 |
Dad |
Gary's
dad comes for a visit and "helps" with the Paper. |
Alex
Taub,
Bob Brush |
Randy
Zisk |
May
3, 1997 |
| 23 |
1-23 |
Love
is Blind |
Gary
suspects Marissa's study partner of attempted murder. |
John
J Sakmar,
Kerry Lenhart |
Michael
Lange |
May
10, 1997 |
| Season
2 |
| 24 |
2-1 |
Home |
Gary's
hotel room burns down. a greedy developer plans to turn an orphanage into
a parking lot... along with the gang's favorite hangout-McGinty's. |
H.
Wiggins |
Mel
Damski |
September
27, 1997 |
| 25 |
2-2 |
The
Medal |
A
ceremony in his honor triggers years' worth of guilt and flashbacks in a
Vietnam hero. Chuck falls in love. |
Sean
Clark |
Daniel
Attias |
October
4, 1997 |
| 26 |
2-3 |
The
Wedding |
Gary
and Chuck are asked to cater the wedding of Gary's former high-school
sweetheart. |
Carla
Kettner |
James
Quinn |
October
11, 1997 |
| 27 |
2-4 |
Jenny
Sloane |
A
cancer-stricken boy refuses to undergo treatment. |
Alex
Taub |
Gary
Nelson |
October
18, 1997 |
| 28 |
2-5 |
Downsized |
A
man facing a mid-life crisis decides to have plastic surgery. |
Nick
Harding |
Mel
Damski |
October
25, 1997 |
| 29 |
2-6 |
Angels
and Devils |
A
nun running a night basketball program considers leaving her order when
one of her "kids" is killed in a robbery attempt. |
Sean
Cholodenko |
Gary
Nelson |
November
1, 1997 |
| 30 |
2-7 |
Redfellas |
A
Russian violinist is plagued by a series of suspicious accidents. |
Carla
Kettner |
John
Kretchmer |
November
8, 1997 |
| 31 |
2-8 |
March
in Time |
Gary
faces a moral dilemma when he learns of a white supremacist's impending
assassination. |
Randy
Feldman |
Robert
Ginty |
November
15, 1997 |
| 32 |
2-9 |
A
Regular Joe |
A
stressed-out Gary takes Sundays off, helps the Bears. Chuck and Marissa
clash over the running of McGinty's. |
Jeff
Melvoin |
Mel
Damski |
November
22, 1997 |
| 33 |
2-10 |
A
Bris is Just a Bris |
Chuck
turns truthful when he is smitten with a Rabbi. Gary comes between his
cook and an accident-prone librarian. |
Alex
Taub |
Scott
Paulin |
December
20, 1997 |
| 34 |
2-11 |
A
Minor Miracle |
Gary
tries to prevent a little girl's death and becomes a suspect in her
disappearance. |
Randy
Feldman |
Jim
Charleston |
Januray
10, 1998 |
| 35 |
2-12 |
Romancing
the Throne |
A
bored princess hides out at McGinty's. |
Carla
Kettner |
Gary
Nelson |
January
17, 1998 |
| 36 |
2-13 |
Walk,
Don't Run |
Gary
accepts a post as City Supervisor to get a traffic light built. |
Sean
Clark |
Richard
Heus |
January
24, 1998 |
| 37 |
2-14 |
The
Return of Crumb |
A
soon-to-retire Crumb becomes the target of a ruthless D.A. out to prove
police corruption. |
Randy
Feldman |
Gary
Nelson |
January
31, 1998 |
| 38 |
2-15 |
Mum's
the Word |
Marissa
is cursed by earrings stolen from a mummy exhibit by her new boyfriend. |
Robert
Masello |
John
Patterson |
April
4, 1998 |
| 39 |
2-16 |
Where
or When |
Gary
has a "Rear Window" experience while confined to a wheelchair. |
Shannon
Dobson |
David
Crossman |
April
11, 1998 |
| 40 |
2-17 |
The
FourthCarpathian |
Gary
disappears and the paper is delivered to his parent's house. |
Alex
Taub |
Gary
Nelson |
April
18, 1998 |
| 41 |
2-18 |
The
Quality |of Mercy |
An
ex-con is determined to kill the prosecutor who put him away. |
David
T Levinson |
Fisher
Stevens |
April
25, 1998 |
| 42 |
2-19 |
Show
Me The Monet |
An
art forger wants help breaking into a museum to return a stolen
masterpiece. |
Nick
Harding |
Mel
Damski |
May
2, 1998 |
| 43 |
2-20 |
Don't
Walk
Away, Renee |
Thugs
kidnap Gary's parents to force him and a childhood friend to turn over a
revolutionary computer program. |
Sean
Clark,
Alex Taub |
Gary
Nelson |
May
9, 1998 |
| 44 |
2-21 |
Hot
Time in
the Old Town |
Gary
gets hit on the head and goes "back in time" to prevent the
Great Chicago Fire. |
Carla
Kettner |
Gary
Nelson |
May
16, 1998 |
| 45 |
2-22 |
Second
Sight |
Marissa
thinks her sight is returning. Chuck discovers the victim of a mob murder
and becomes a hunted man. |
H.
Wiggins |
Daniel
Attias |
May
23, 1998 |
| Season
3 |
| 46 |
3-1 |
Blackout |
A
blackout engulfs the city. Gary must prevent mob violence. Patrick, the
new bartender, helps out. |
Star
Frohman |
Gary
Nelson |
September
26, 1998 |
| 47 |
3-2 |
Collision |
Gary
tries to locate the driver responsible for a multiple car pile-up. Erica
and Henry Paget arrive on the scene. |
Alex
Taub |
Randy
Zisk |
October
3, 1998 |
| 48 |
3-3 |
A
Horse
Is A Horse |
Henry
discovers the Paper's secret, helps his dad pick winning horses. |
Carla
Kettner |
Lee
Bonner |
October
10, 1998 |
| 49 |
3-4 |
Lt.
Hobson, U.S.N. |
An
Admiral notices Gary's heroism. Henry meddles in world politics. |
Sean
Clark |
Mel
Damski |
October
17, 1998 |
| 50 |
3-5 |
Saint
Nick |
Gary
must confront his feelings for Erica when her old flame, a philanthropist,
comes to town. |
Jeff
Melvoin |
Jim
Quinn |
October
24, 1998 |
| 51 |
3-6 |
Halloween
|
Two
witches kidnap Gary, thinking he's a warlock. poisoned treats are passed
out to the children. |
Bob Brush
|
Gary
Nelson |
October
31, 1998 |
| 52 |
3-7 |
Up
Chuck |
A
desperate Chuck comes back to town trying to convince Gary that he's hit
the big time. |
Alex
Taub |
David
Grossman |
November
7, 1998 |
| 53 |
3-8 |
Deadline |
Gary
enlists the help of reporter Molly Greene to save an innocent man on death
row. |
Sean
Clark |
Scott
Paulin |
November
14, 1998 |
| 54 |
3-9 |
In
Gary We Trust |
Gary's
life is in danger after he witnesses a mob hit. Toni Brigatti becomes his
protector. |
Carla
Kettner |
Ian
Barry |
November
21, 1998 |
| 55 |
3-10 |
Nest
Egg |
Gary's
mother invests the retirement money with a con artist. |
Alex
Taub,
Sean Clark |
Gary
Nelson |
December
5, 1998 |
| 56 |
3-11 |
Teen
Angels |
When
the newspaper arrives in tatters, Gary must pose as a substitute teacher
to find out who will be involved in a shooting. |
Laura
Doyle |
James
Quinn |
December
19, 1998 |
| 57 |
3-12 |
Slippity-Doo-Dah |
Gary's
efforts to prevent a woman's fall on ice could snowball into a deadly bus
crash. Gary baby-sits Henry. |
Carla
Kettner |
Fisher
Stevens |
January
9, 1999 |
| 58 |
3-13 |
The
Last
Untouchable |
A
retired treasury agent believes Al Capone's last living henchman can lead
him to the mobster's long-lost fortune. |
Sean
Clark |
Randy
Roberts |
January
16, 1999 |
| 59 |
3-14 |
Just
One of
Those Things |
Gary
tells Erica about the paper, but she refuses to believe him. A girl gets
trapped in an old refrigerator. |
Alex
Taub |
Gary
Nelson |
February
6, 1999 |
| 60 |
3-15 |
Funny
Valentine |
A
baseball player decides to stay in Chicago after falling in love with a
doctor. Marissa meets a new guy-Emmett Brown. |
Jeff
Melvoin |
Adam
Nimoy |
February
13, 1999 |
| 61 |
3-16 |
Number
One
With A Bullet |
A
rap artist will be mortally wounded at his upcoming concert. |
Attica
Locke |
David
Petrarca |
February
20, 1999 |
| 62 |
3-17 |
Two
To Tangle |
A
couple are involved in a bitter dispute over their lingerie company. Henry
and their daughter become friends. |
Rick
Mittleman |
Jim
Quinn |
February
27, 1999 |
| 63 |
3-18 |
Fate |
Gary
questions his involvement with the paper after failing to rescue a
homeless man during an apartment fire. Gary reads his own obituary. |
Carla Kettner
|
Gary
Nelson |
March
20, 1999 |
| 64 |
3-19 |
Crumb
Again |
Federal
Agent Brigatti tries to track down the person responsible for the
attempted murder of Retire Police Detective Crumb. |
Sean
Clark |
Mel
Damski |
April
3, 1999 |
| 65 |
3-20 |
Pinch
Hitters |
Gary
is in quarantine after being bitten by a monkey. Marissa and Emmett (who
is learning to be a lawyer) take care of the paper for the day. |
Dan
Freudenberger |
Tod
Pfeiffer |
April
17, 1999 |
| 66 |
3-21 |
Home
Groan |
Gary
returns to his hometown to catch two thieves and gets in trouble with the
local police. |
Alex
Taub |
Scott
Paulin |
May
1, 1999 |
| 67 |
3-22 |
Play
It Again, Sammo |
Sammo
Law follows a criminal to Chicago. |
Sean
Clark |
Gary
Nelson |
May
8, 1999 |
| 68 |
3-23 |
Blowing
Up Is
Hard To Do |
Gary
saves Detective Armstrong's wife from drowning, prevents a series of
bombs. Gary and Erica have "relationship" troubles. |
Jeff
Pinkner,
Carla Kettner |
David
Grossman |
May
15, 1999 |
| Season
4 |
| 69 |
4-1 |
The
Out-of-Towner |
Gary
meets a New Yorker who has been getting tomorrow's Daily News for the past
six years but who uses the paper to make money. |
Alex
Taub |
Gary
Nelson |
September
25, 1999 |
| 70 |
4-2 |
Duck
Day Afternoon |
Gary's
parents unexpectedly show up after a tornado sweeps through Hickory, but
their extended visit leads to a hostage situation. Gary's efforts to save
ducks gets the attention of Sun-Times photo-journalist, Miguel Diaz. |
Carla
Kettner |
Randy
Roberts |
October
2, 1999 |
| 71 |
4-3 |
Take
Me Out To
The Ball Game |
Chuck
returns and learns that a rookie pitcher for the Cubs is going to throw a
no-hitter. But the story disappears when Chuck secures tickets to the
game. |
Sean
Clark |
Reza
Badiyl |
October
9, 1999 |
| 72 |
4-4 |
The
Iceman Taketh |
Gary
and Detective Brigatti go undercover as a high-society couple with the
hope of catching a legendary jewel thief. Gary and Brigatti are forced to
spend some days and nights together. |
James
Stanley,
Dianne
Messina Stanley |
Scott
Paulin |
October
16, 1999 |
| 73 |
4-5 |
Camera
Shy |
Gary
inadvertently gets Miguel fired... twice. Miguel's accidental snapshot of
a thought-to-be-dead criminal may cost him his life. |
Eric Tuchman
|
Reza
Badiyil |
October
23, 1999 |
| 74 |
4-6 |
Wild
Card |
Gary's
attempts to relax with the newspaper backfire when Patrick's interference
keeps changing the news, finally putting him in a life-threatening
situation at a Halloween rave party. |
Josh
Applebaum,
Andre Nemec |
Kevin
Dowling |
October
30, 1999 |
| 75 |
4-7 |
Fatal
Edition Part 1 |
Gary
is arrested for the murder of an investigative reporter. He was trying to
save the reporter's life, but arrived too late after the paper printed the
wrong time of death. |
Jeff
Pinkner |
Gary
Nelson |
November
6, 1999 |
| 76 |
4-8 |
Fatal
Edition Part 2 |
Brigatti,
now believing that Gary is innocent in the death of a reporter, is in
danger herself when she discovers new evidence. |
Doris
Egan |
Gary
Nelson |
November
13, 1999 |
| 77 |
4-9 |
Weathergirl |
Gary
supplies accurate weather reports to a forecaster he has begun dating.
Uncle Phil takes one job after another and gets himself into trouble. |
Alex
Taub |
Mel
Damski |
November
20, 1999 |
| 78 |
4-10 |
Run, Gary, Run
|
Gary
must race against the clock to save Marissa from being killed while
crossing the street. |
Carla Kettner
|
Scott
Paulin |
December
18, 1999 |
| 79 |
4-11 |
Rose |
Gary,
along with private investigator Crumb, attempts to help Rose, a woman who
claims to be suffering from amnesia. |
Lorin Wertheimer
|
Julia
Rask |
February
19, 2000 |
| 80 |
4-12 |
Snow
Angels |
A
blizzard hits Chicago and Gary worries that he won't be able to rescue
everyone who needs his help. |
Josh Appelbaum,
Andre Nemec
|
Sander
Stern |
February
26, 2000 |
| 81 |
4-13 |
Gifted |
Gary
must teach a girl that her clairvoyance is a gift. |
Dianne
Messina Stanley,
James Stanley
|
Kevin
Dowling |
March
4, 2000 |
| 82 |
4-14 |
Performance
Anxiety |
When
another recipient of tomorrow's news stops receiving his paper, he steals
Gary's. |
Doris
Egan |
Gary
Nelson |
March
11, 2000 |
| 83 |
4-15 |
False
Witness |
Gary
lies to help Miguel's brother, whom he has caught stealing cars, but later
questions his decision. |
Eric
Tuchman |
Ian
Barry |
March
25, 2000 |
| 84 |
4-16 |
The
Play's The Thing |
Gary
gets bit by the acting bug when he makes a routine save at a small
theatre... whom should he run into but Crumb. |
Michael
Katz |
Deborah
Reinisch |
April
8, 2000 |
| 85 |
4-17 |
Blind Faith
|
Gary
temporarily loses his sight in an accident and must rely on instinct to
rescue a 9-year-old boy. |
Jeff Pinkner
|
Jim
Quinn |
April
22, 2000 |
| 86 |
4-18 |
Occasionally
Amber |
Gary
finds himself torn between trusting his best friend's fiancee-a former con
woman-or telling Chuck about her past. |
Lawrence Myers
|
Kyle
Chandler |
April
29, 2000 |
| 87 |
4-19 |
Mel
Schwartz, Bounty Hunter |
Gary
must keep rescuing an accountant who is determined to become a bounty
hunter. |
Alex Taub
|
Todd
Pfeiffer |
May
6, 2000 |
| 88 |
4-20 |
Time |
Gary
discovers that Lucius Snow saved his life when he was 11 years old. |
Karla
Kettner |
Mel
Damski |
May
13, 2000 |
| 89 |
4-21 |
Everybody
Goes
To Rick's |
Gary
finds himself in 1929 trying to save a man from the St. Valentine's Day
massacre. |
James
Stanley,
Dianne
Messina Stanley,
Lorin Wertheimer |
Gary
Nelson |
May
20, 2000 |
| 90 |
4-22 |
Luck
Of The Irish |
Gary
is cursed when he refuses further service to an elderly Irishman, which
affects the life of a lovely immigrant. Gary's mother thinks he's engaged. |
Sean
Clark |
Gary
Nelson |
May
27, 2000 |