TV series

The Equalizer

Name: The Equalizer
Released: 1985
Cast: Edward Woodward

1985–1989· 4 seasons· 48 min episodes★ 7.2Ended

On CBS — From Universal Television

If the rules are against you he'll change them. If the odds are against you he'll even them.

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Synopsis

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

Themes

new york city spy vigilante retired ex spy

Episodes

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E1 Pilot: The EqualizerNext upSep 18, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Paul Jabara (Orchestra Music Teacher), George Hearn (Senator Jim Blanding), Patricia Kalember (Carlene Randall), David Proval (Goldman), Jerry Stiller (Brahms), Casey Biggs (Mason), David Labiosa (Cristolides), Scott Burkholder (Steve)
E2 China RainSep 25, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.
Guest stars: Keith Szarabajka (Mickey Kostmayer), James Russo (Police Detective), Don Li Yat-long (Joe Boy), Lauren Tom (Mrs. Tom), Ching Valdes-Aran (Tommy Li), Jodi Long (Mrs. Lin), Tzi Ma (Mr. Lin), Pippa Pearthree (Sarah)
E3 The DefectorOct 2, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall helps a double agent defect and a young boy stand up to bullies.
Guest stars: Colin Fox (Consul), Melissa Leo (Irina Dzershinsky), Victor Argo (O'Hare), Robert Joy (Jacob Stock), Joe Silver (Felix Dzershinsky), Jaroslav Stremien (Karl Radek), Tom Brennan (Vince Kelly), Jorge Noa (Indio)
E4 The Lock BoxOct 9, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.
Guest stars: Luis Guzmán (Gypsy Cabbie), Adam Ant (Francis DeGraumont), Sara Botsford (Angelica), Lori Petty (Hooker), David Alan Grier (Desk Sergeant), Richard Portnow (Police Lieutenant), Jamie Tirelli (Ramon Scavosa), Jeff McCarthy (Waiter)
E5 Lady CopOct 16, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.
Guest stars: Michael Higgins (Marvin Stahl), Reginald VelJohnson (Harmon Hunter), Will Patton (Officer Nick Braxton), Karen Young (Officer Sandra Stahl), Esai Morales (Officer Miguel Canterra), Bruce MacVittie (Officer Frank Sergi), Adam Redfield (Technician), Miguel Piñero (Apartment Super)
E6 The Confirmation DayOct 23, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall helps a former showgirl convinced someone is stalking her and a boy whose father helped steal antiques now wanted by two separate parties.
Guest stars: Lois Smith (Marie Ganucci), Burt Young (Louie Ganucci), Anne Jackson (Mrs. Henrietta Fields), Joseph Wiseman (Eddie Vanessi), Ilan Mitchell-Smith (Anthony Ganucci), John Capodice (Father Antonelli), Jerry Mayer (Choirmaster), Tom Signorelli (Frankie Corso)
E7 The Children's SongOct 30, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.
Guest stars: Perry Lang (Bobby), Ed O'Neill (Doctor), Bradley Whitford (Dillart), Ken Jenkins (Sheriff), Dana Barron (Melinda), William Youmans (Ray), Tom Isbell (Jayck), Angela Pietropinto (Waitress)
E8 The Distant FireNov 6, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.
Guest stars: Bill Cobbs (Barry), Dee Hoty (Hostess), Saul Rubinek (Jason Masur), Alberta Watson (Carla Holden), George Morfogen (Vezay Holden), Jon DeVries (Michael Rosa), Lori Cardille (Sarah Claxton), Jack Couch (Agent)
E9 Mama's BoyNov 13, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
A career woman wants McCall's aid in ending her son's fascination with a charismatic drug dealer.
Guest stars: Christine Baranski (Victoria Baines), J. Smith-Cameron (Vanessa), Jim Dale (Gilbert), Alex Winter (Jeffrey), Richard Frank (Client), Bob Gunton (Cronin), Jill Larson (Single Woman), Steven Williams (Lt. Jefferson Burnett)
E10 Bump and RunNov 20, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.
Guest stars: Keith Szarabajka (Mickey Kostmayer), Charles S. Dutton (Abmennet), Meat Loaf (Sugar Fly Simon), Mark Linn-Baker (Ronnie), Brian Bedford (W. Donald Polk), Geoff Pierson (Lawyer), Laura Ashton (Sydney Blake), Nathan George (Tessor)
E11 DesperatelyDec 4, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
A lonely, neglected wife gets more than she wanted when she considers a fling and ends up witnessing a murder.
Guest stars: Blanche Baker (Allison Webster), David Margulies (Macklin), Ray Sharkey (Geoffery Dryden), Tovah Feldshuh (Samantha Page), Richard Portnow (Police Lieutenant), Luke Reilly (Ross Webster), Carlos Carrasco (Pantero), James Gleason (Fredericks)
E12 Reign of TerrorDec 11, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
The new doctor at a local clinic refuses to give gang members drugs as `rent' for using their turf.
Guest stars: Lester Rawlins (Dr. Timms), Lonette McKee (Dr. Elly Walton), Tomas Milian (Immanuel Pena), Fred Williamson (Lt. Mason Warren), Rosemary De Angelis (Irma Portman), Begonya Plaza (Mrs. Sanchez), Alberto Vazquez (Mr. Sanchez), Stephen Chen (Mr. Lim)
E13 Back HomeDec 18, 1985 · 48 min
Synopsis
A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.
Guest stars: Marisa Berenson (Andrea Browne), Frank Converse (Guthrie Browne), Allen Swift (Monty), Anne Pitoniak (Lilly), Charles Hallahan (George Cook), Fred Williamson (Lt. Mason Warren), Jean De Baer (Eileen Arden), Helen Hanft (Mrs. Washburn)
E14 Out of the PastJan 15, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
An ex-con is harassing the man whose testimony put him away-the man now married to McCall's former wife.
Guest stars: Brad Dourif (Fenn), Sandy Dennis (Kay Wesley), Sylvia Miles (Mother), Barry Primus (Walter Wesley), Jasmine Guy (Gloria), James Gammon (Michael Cub), Stephen McHattie (Eddie Washburn), Hector Osorio (Captain Dutton)
E15 Dead DropJan 22, 1986 · 48 min · ★ 3.3
Synopsis
McCall assembles some old friends to protect a man marked for murder for no apparent reason.
Guest stars: Keith Szarabajka (Mickey Kostmayer), Robin Curtis (Ginger Brock), Saul Rubinek (Jason Masur), James Eckhouse (Steve), David Leisure (Man in Restaurant (uncredited)), James Murtaugh (Barry Konig), Robert O'Reilly (Fur Collar Man), David Leary (Lawseth)
E16 Wash UpJan 29, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Michael O'Hare (Alex), Brian Tarantina (Lenny DeWitt), Robert Davi (Michael Riegert), Bill Cwikowski (Pete), Carol Cass (Ladonna Page), John McCurry (Big Ed), James Congdon (Gibson), Carlo Hart (Jorge)
E17 TornFeb 5, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.
Guest stars: Caitlin Clarke (Jessie Moore), Patricia Richardson (Saleswoman), Saul Rubinek (Jason Masur), Melissa Joan Hart (Laura Moore), Zohra Lampert (Veronica Whitney), Charles Robinson (Brian), Richard Grusin (Shumway), Robert John Burke (O'Toole)
E18 Unnatural CausesFeb 12, 1986 · 48 min · ★ 4.0
Synopsis
McCall's on the trail of a serial killer, leaving him little time for an actress fallen into the wrong crowd.
Guest stars: Gwen Verdon (Kelly Sterling), Kim Delaney (Sally Ann Carter), Joe Lisi (Patrolman), Cathryn de Prume (Waitress), Bobby Di Cicco (Anza Serrato), Kevin Geer (Orchid Killer), Stephen Joyce (Mr. Peters), Charlotte Moore (Francine Grant)
E19 BreakpointFeb 19, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall is among those taken hostage by terrorists seeking a Middle Eastern philanthropist.
Guest stars: Keith Szarabajka (Mickey Kostmayer), Tony Shalhoub (Terrorist Leader), Phyllis Newman (Gwen Hunter), Richard Hamilton (Otis Hendricks), Dann Florek (Lieutenant Ferraro), Earl Hindman (Findlay), Patricia Clarkson (Deborah Wade), Aharon Ipalé (Gustav Herant)
E20 No ConscienceMar 5, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Laurie Metcalf (Theresa), D.W. Moffett (Mitchell), Linda Thorson (Industrial Spy), Kelly Curtis (Vicki), Madison Arnold (Mr. Signorello - Cabbie), Karen Morris-Gowdy (Mary), Nitchie Barrett (Dana), Roni Margolis (Chris)
E21 Unpunished CrimesApr 1, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
McCall is hired by an inventor whose designs were stolen by a huge corporation headed by a ruthless executive.
Guest stars: Jon Polito (Gianni), John Cullum (Stuart Cane), Dan Hedaya (Frank Donahue), Regina Baff (Susan Donahue), John Cameron Mitchell (Ed Donahue), Cameron Johann (Rick Donahue), Joseph Ragno (Jock), Lee Wallace (Whitney)
E22 PretendersApr 8, 1986 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Tony Musante (John Parker), Tom Atkins (Demonstrator), Philip Bosco (Brian), Chad Redding (Beth Mackie), Albert Macklin (Dack), Bruce Jarchow (Flynn), Katherine Cortez (Cynthia), Scott Rhyne (Officer Dysan)