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Episodes

Season 1, 18 episodes

Episode 1: Till Death Do Us Part
- Now playing
- 1h
- Sep 21, 1989
Charlie faces a desk job but gets a reprieve, he is teamed with a new young partner and despite their differences must protect a witness, a mobster's wife, whom Charlie knows too well. Charlie: ""I stopped thinking in '69 and started doing.""
Episode 2: The Silver Scream
- 1h
- Sep 28, 1989
Charlie and Kaz work as technical advisors on a film and wind up protecting the star, an actress whose attacker has just recently been paroled.
Episode 3: The One Armed Bandit
- 1h
- Oct 13, 1989
Charlie and Kaz are in Las Vegas visiting Charlie's friend who owns a casino-hotel. Kaz's discovery of the bullet-ridden corpse of a pickpocket, followed by gunfire in the showroom cut their vacation short. It seems the Russian comic is really a defected physicist wanted by the KGB.
Episode 4: Which Witch is Which?
- 1h
- Oct 27, 1989
Charlie is a having a string of bad ""coincidences."" A witch in a retirement home says that one of nurses there will be the next in a series of kidnap-murders. When Kaz and Charlie arrive, they wind up thwarting an attack by a trio in black robes.
Episode 5: The Cleveland Indian
- 1h
- Nov 3, 1989
A Native American is in search of his great-grandson who's spent time in an institution other than the one wrote about. The great-grandson is also wanted by his friends from the bank job and by his parole officer, all who have 1.2 million reasons for getting in contact with him.
Episode 6: The Fighting 52nd
- 1h
- Nov 10, 1989
Charlie, the ""Rainmaster,"" attends the reunion of his old Vietnam Army unit; however one of the members is murdered. The man wanted to talk to Charlie about something before the reunion; Charlie and Kaz discover that other members are acting as a freelance mercenary unit. This unit's latest plan is to take the life of a South American leader.
Episode 7: Time Bomb
- 1h
- Nov 17, 1989
Two men are killed. 30 years ago in college they were part of a group which was charged for the death of a fellow student in a test of courage. Charlie and Kaz want to protect the remaining three from the killer, but it seems the killer is among them. Helping Charlie and Kaz is a member of the bomb squad named Dutch. Though he's quite a specialist, Charlie discovers Dutch's could-get-dangerous illness - schizophrenia.
Episode 8: Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best I Can
- 1h
- Nov 24, 1989
The little crook Sonny mistakenly steals the case of a professional killer. Now he is chased by that man and when he stumbles and the case with a gun opens, Sonny gets arrested. Charlie and Kaz now must protect Sonny as well find out who's the person the killer is after.
Episode 9: The Out of Towner
- 1h
- Dec 1, 1989
G.P. Svetlo, a rude detective from Louisiana, is in town searching for his lost daughter. During a raid he and his daughter are arrested. Kaz soon realizes that this man is highly dangerous and his deadly scared daughter Lauren is his target. Charlie and Kaz try to help her but G.P. keeps on crossing their way. They both assume that there must be more than just a run-away girl and phone to Louisiana. It seems that Lauren has stolen the counterfeit money G.P. took after arresting a gang of counterfeiters.
Episode 10: The Cool Katt
- 1h
- Apr 20, 1990
An older cop is shot in a bank, but the case and everything about it is made non-existent. Charlie begins to think about retiring or moving to that desk job. The perpetrator is cocky and appears to be connected; Charlie and Kaz are ready to break his connection, even to the point where the give up their badges.
Episode 11: The Angel of Death
- 1h
- Apr 27, 1990
A reporter who was on the scene of the murder of a homeless man minutes after it happened is terrorized by the caller who gave her the tip about the murder.
Episode 12: A Killer Date
- 1h
- May 4, 1990
Kaz gets Charlie a lifetime membership to a computer dating company. Charlie gives it a shot, but winds up getting shot at on this first date and gets a warning to pass on his second date. Charlie's date is also an Al Martoni fan and possibly a black widow so they go to Vegas to get married.
Episode 13: A Death in the Family
- 1h
- May 11, 1990
It's Charlie's birthday and his daughter stops by wish him well, but the differences between them still run deep. She then becomes the victim of a wounded robber who vows revenge against Charlie, who caused the death of the robber's brother.
Episode 14: Sex, Cops, and Videotape (a.k.a. From the Commissioner, With Love)
- 1h
- May 18, 1990
Charlie and Kaz get assigned to a delicate case: the murder of the commissioner's mistress. The commissioner has hired a killer to search for the videotape that shows him in a compromising position.
Episode 15: Wedding Bell Blues
- 1h
- Jun 1, 1990
Kaz's mother comes to town and surprises her by announcing she is getting remarried. While meeting her fiancÃ© they are hailed by a barrage of bullets. Kaz has a hard time dealing with this and the fact his mother is getting remarried. It appears as though Kaz's mother may be the victim of a jealous lover, her fiancÃ©'s business partner.
Episode 16: Prescription For Murder (a.k.a. Charlie and Kaz Meet the Mummy)
- 1h
- Jun 8, 1990
While Charlie is in the hospital, he is mistaken for a hitman's target. Kaz inadvertently blocks Charlie's shot at the would-be killer while in pursuit. They wind up sharing a room while trying to figure out what's going on. It seems that Charlie's previous roommate is the target of mob hit being coordinated by the hospital's chief-of-staff.
Episode 17: Every Dog Has Its Day
- 1h
- Jun 22, 1990
A retarded friend of Charlie's says a dog asked him to get the police to stop his murder. When Charlie and Kaz arrive at the scene shots are fired.
Episode 18: The Hunt for Honus Wagner
- 1h
- Jun 29, 1990
Kaz's bike and a valuable baseball card are stolen and lead into a different type of ball game managed by a player who could have Charlie legally tossed out.

When they play, they play for keeps.

1989 to 1990
1 season
1h per episode
Crime
Action & Adventure

7.0TMDB(4)

Overview

Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran cop who is forced to take a desk job or retire. Battles is soon assigned a new partner, the 25-year old hotshot Kaczierowski who follows his own set of rules when dealing with criminals. The pair are soon at odds over their respective methods of law enforcement. HARDBALL is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989-1990 television schedule.

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Ran for 1 season and 18 episodes (1989 to 1990)
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Created by: Robert Palm
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
First aired: September 21, 1989
Last aired: June 29, 1990
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Production

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Episodes

Season 1, 18 episodes

Episode 1: Till Death Do Us Part
- Now playing
- 1h
- Sep 21, 1989
Charlie faces a desk job but gets a reprieve, he is teamed with a new young partner and despite their differences must protect a witness, a mobster's wife, whom Charlie knows too well. Charlie: ""I stopped thinking in '69 and started doing.""
Episode 2: The Silver Scream
- 1h
- Sep 28, 1989
Charlie and Kaz work as technical advisors on a film and wind up protecting the star, an actress whose attacker has just recently been paroled.
Episode 3: The One Armed Bandit
- 1h
- Oct 13, 1989
Charlie and Kaz are in Las Vegas visiting Charlie's friend who owns a casino-hotel. Kaz's discovery of the bullet-ridden corpse of a pickpocket, followed by gunfire in the showroom cut their vacation short. It seems the Russian comic is really a defected physicist wanted by the KGB.
Episode 4: Which Witch is Which?
- 1h
- Oct 27, 1989
Charlie is a having a string of bad ""coincidences."" A witch in a retirement home says that one of nurses there will be the next in a series of kidnap-murders. When Kaz and Charlie arrive, they wind up thwarting an attack by a trio in black robes.
Episode 5: The Cleveland Indian
- 1h
- Nov 3, 1989
A Native American is in search of his great-grandson who's spent time in an institution other than the one wrote about. The great-grandson is also wanted by his friends from the bank job and by his parole officer, all who have 1.2 million reasons for getting in contact with him.
Episode 6: The Fighting 52nd
- 1h
- Nov 10, 1989
Charlie, the ""Rainmaster,"" attends the reunion of his old Vietnam Army unit; however one of the members is murdered. The man wanted to talk to Charlie about something before the reunion; Charlie and Kaz discover that other members are acting as a freelance mercenary unit. This unit's latest plan is to take the life of a South American leader.
Episode 7: Time Bomb
- 1h
- Nov 17, 1989
Two men are killed. 30 years ago in college they were part of a group which was charged for the death of a fellow student in a test of courage. Charlie and Kaz want to protect the remaining three from the killer, but it seems the killer is among them. Helping Charlie and Kaz is a member of the bomb squad named Dutch. Though he's quite a specialist, Charlie discovers Dutch's could-get-dangerous illness - schizophrenia.
Episode 8: Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best I Can
- 1h
- Nov 24, 1989
The little crook Sonny mistakenly steals the case of a professional killer. Now he is chased by that man and when he stumbles and the case with a gun opens, Sonny gets arrested. Charlie and Kaz now must protect Sonny as well find out who's the person the killer is after.
Episode 9: The Out of Towner
- 1h
- Dec 1, 1989
G.P. Svetlo, a rude detective from Louisiana, is in town searching for his lost daughter. During a raid he and his daughter are arrested. Kaz soon realizes that this man is highly dangerous and his deadly scared daughter Lauren is his target. Charlie and Kaz try to help her but G.P. keeps on crossing their way. They both assume that there must be more than just a run-away girl and phone to Louisiana. It seems that Lauren has stolen the counterfeit money G.P. took after arresting a gang of counterfeiters.
Episode 10: The Cool Katt
- 1h
- Apr 20, 1990
An older cop is shot in a bank, but the case and everything about it is made non-existent. Charlie begins to think about retiring or moving to that desk job. The perpetrator is cocky and appears to be connected; Charlie and Kaz are ready to break his connection, even to the point where the give up their badges.
Episode 11: The Angel of Death
- 1h
- Apr 27, 1990
A reporter who was on the scene of the murder of a homeless man minutes after it happened is terrorized by the caller who gave her the tip about the murder.
Episode 12: A Killer Date
- 1h
- May 4, 1990
Kaz gets Charlie a lifetime membership to a computer dating company. Charlie gives it a shot, but winds up getting shot at on this first date and gets a warning to pass on his second date. Charlie's date is also an Al Martoni fan and possibly a black widow so they go to Vegas to get married.
Episode 13: A Death in the Family
- 1h
- May 11, 1990
It's Charlie's birthday and his daughter stops by wish him well, but the differences between them still run deep. She then becomes the victim of a wounded robber who vows revenge against Charlie, who caused the death of the robber's brother.
Episode 14: Sex, Cops, and Videotape (a.k.a. From the Commissioner, With Love)
- 1h
- May 18, 1990
Charlie and Kaz get assigned to a delicate case: the murder of the commissioner's mistress. The commissioner has hired a killer to search for the videotape that shows him in a compromising position.
Episode 15: Wedding Bell Blues
- 1h
- Jun 1, 1990
Kaz's mother comes to town and surprises her by announcing she is getting remarried. While meeting her fiancÃ© they are hailed by a barrage of bullets. Kaz has a hard time dealing with this and the fact his mother is getting remarried. It appears as though Kaz's mother may be the victim of a jealous lover, her fiancÃ©'s business partner.
Episode 16: Prescription For Murder (a.k.a. Charlie and Kaz Meet the Mummy)
- 1h
- Jun 8, 1990
While Charlie is in the hospital, he is mistaken for a hitman's target. Kaz inadvertently blocks Charlie's shot at the would-be killer while in pursuit. They wind up sharing a room while trying to figure out what's going on. It seems that Charlie's previous roommate is the target of mob hit being coordinated by the hospital's chief-of-staff.
Episode 17: Every Dog Has Its Day
- 1h
- Jun 22, 1990
A retarded friend of Charlie's says a dog asked him to get the police to stop his murder. When Charlie and Kaz arrive at the scene shots are fired.
Episode 18: The Hunt for Honus Wagner
- 1h
- Jun 29, 1990
Kaz's bike and a valuable baseball card are stolen and lead into a different type of ball game managed by a player who could have Charlie legally tossed out.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Till Death Do Us Part

E2 Episode 2: The Silver Scream

E3 Episode 3: The One Armed Bandit

E4 Episode 4: Which Witch is Which?

E5 Episode 5: The Cleveland Indian

E6 Episode 6: The Fighting 52nd

E7 Episode 7: Time Bomb

E8 Episode 8: Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best I Can

E9 Episode 9: The Out of Towner

E10 Episode 10: The Cool Katt

E11 Episode 11: The Angel of Death

E12 Episode 12: A Killer Date

E13 Episode 13: A Death in the Family

E14 Episode 14: Sex, Cops, and Videotape (a.k.a. From the Commissioner, With Love)

E15 Episode 15: Wedding Bell Blues

E16 Episode 16: Prescription For Murder (a.k.a. Charlie and Kaz Meet the Mummy)

E17 Episode 17: Every Dog Has Its Day

E18 Episode 18: The Hunt for Honus Wagner

Overview

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Network

Production

Cast

More like this

Fun facts

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Till Death Do Us Part

E2 Episode 2: The Silver Scream

E3 Episode 3: The One Armed Bandit

E4 Episode 4: Which Witch is Which?

E5 Episode 5: The Cleveland Indian

E6 Episode 6: The Fighting 52nd

E7 Episode 7: Time Bomb

E8 Episode 8: Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best I Can

E9 Episode 9: The Out of Towner

E10 Episode 10: The Cool Katt

E11 Episode 11: The Angel of Death

E12 Episode 12: A Killer Date

E13 Episode 13: A Death in the Family

E14 Episode 14: Sex, Cops, and Videotape (a.k.a. From the Commissioner, With Love)

E15 Episode 15: Wedding Bell Blues

E16 Episode 16: Prescription For Murder (a.k.a. Charlie and Kaz Meet the Mummy)

E17 Episode 17: Every Dog Has Its Day

E18 Episode 18: The Hunt for Honus Wagner

Episode 1: Till Death Do Us Part

Episode 2: The Silver Scream

Episode 3: The One Armed Bandit

Episode 4: Which Witch is Which?

Episode 5: The Cleveland Indian

Episode 6: The Fighting 52nd

Episode 7: Time Bomb

Episode 8: Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best I Can

Episode 9: The Out of Towner

Episode 10: The Cool Katt

Episode 11: The Angel of Death

Episode 12: A Killer Date

Episode 13: A Death in the Family

Episode 14: Sex, Cops, and Videotape (a.k.a. From the Commissioner, With Love)

Episode 15: Wedding Bell Blues

Episode 16: Prescription For Murder (a.k.a. Charlie and Kaz Meet the Mummy)

Episode 17: Every Dog Has Its Day

Episode 18: The Hunt for Honus Wagner

Episode 1: Till Death Do Us Part

Episode 2: The Silver Scream

Episode 3: The One Armed Bandit

Episode 4: Which Witch is Which?

Episode 5: The Cleveland Indian

Episode 6: The Fighting 52nd

Episode 7: Time Bomb

Episode 8: Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best I Can

Episode 9: The Out of Towner

Episode 10: The Cool Katt

Episode 11: The Angel of Death

Episode 12: A Killer Date

Episode 13: A Death in the Family

Episode 14: Sex, Cops, and Videotape (a.k.a. From the Commissioner, With Love)

Episode 15: Wedding Bell Blues

Episode 16: Prescription For Murder (a.k.a. Charlie and Kaz Meet the Mummy)

Episode 17: Every Dog Has Its Day

Episode 18: The Hunt for Honus Wagner