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Tough Cookies (1986–1986) — comedy on CBS

The answer: Concluded April 23, 1986.
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Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
CBS
Premiered
March 5, 1986
Ended
April 23, 1986
Runtime
~30 min per episode
1season
6episodes

About Tough Cookies

Tough Cookies ended on April 23, 1986, after its first season. The show aired on CBS and concluded its run in 1986.

Tough Cookies was a comedy series that aired in 1986. It followed detective Cliff Brady, played by Robby Benson, as he was assigned to walk the beat in Chicago's southside neighborhood, where he grew up. The series depicted Brady's interactions with familiar characters from his past, including Rita, the owner of the Windbreaker Bar, and Danny Polchek, a neighborhood bookmaker. The premise combined humor with the challenges of police work, especially when old friends became involved in criminal pursuits.

The cast included Robby Benson as Det. Cliff Brady, Lainie Kazan as Rita, Art Metrano as Lt. Iverson, Adam Arkin as Danny Polchek, and others.

Tough Cookies episode schedule

6 aired

Aired · 6

DateEp.Title
April 23, 1986 S1·E6 Temper Fidelis
April 9, 1986 S1·E5 The Stoolie
April 2, 1986 S1·E4 The Unfantasy
March 19, 1986 S1·E3 Naked City
March 12, 1986 S1·E2 Grudge Match
March 5, 1986 S1·E1 Ships in the Night

Tough Cookies cast

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