The Job

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2001
The Job
The Job

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8.2 | TV-14 | en | Drama

Mike McNeil is a decorated New York City detective whose toughest assignment is himself. He's struggling to balance a challenging personal life with a job that leaves him wondering on a daily basis if he is the last sane person in New York. His unconventional approach to his job makes him a great cop, even on the most trying days. The only thing he can't figure out is why, if he's the only sane guy around, everyone's always looking at him like he's crazy.

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EP1  Sacrilege
Jan. 16,2002
Sacrilege

McNeil and Pip are assigned to take the District Attorney's twelve-year-old daughter on a ride-along for her school paper. McNeil is less than thrilled about their assignment, especially when they lose her in the city. Meanwhile, Frank disguises himself as a priest to draw a confession out of a parishioner, and an unconventional "nun" strips down to more than her habit at the precinct.

EP2  Soup
Jan. 23,2002
Soup

When McNeil, Pip and Jan are assigned to find a missing ballerina, they discover that the mystery of her whereabouts may be linked to Frank's favorite new soup. Meanwhile, Ruben is touched by a self-proclaimed mystical Indian chief who's disrupting Central Park.

EP3  Telescope
Jan. 30,2002
Telescope

Tommy purloins a telescope from a crime scene, prompting hours of fun for the guys in the precinct, especially when they spy a topless, beautiful yoga practitioner nearby. Jan tries "speed dating" and meets a good prospect, Brad. Meanwhile, Frank repeatedly tries to return a dead body to its rightful precinct.

EP4  Gina
Feb. 06,2002
Gina

When Ruben moonlights as a security guard for actress Gina Gershon, McNeil scams his way into taking over his assignment — with disastrous and hilarious results. Frank and the rest of the precinct also sign on to the personal security business with clients, including actor Scott Wolf. Meanwhile, Adinah suspects Pip is cheating on her, and Jan discovers Al has a surprising sideline.

EP5  Boss
Feb. 13,2002
Boss

McNeil suspects Toni is cheating on him with her boss. Meanwhile, Frank heads to the track with Tommy to place bets using police department money, and Jan and Ruben both vie for a gorgeous apartment left vacant by a murder.

EP6  Quitter
Feb. 27,2002
Quitter

McNeil promises his wife that he'll quit drinking, just to prove he really doesn't have a problem. But he has trouble finding a substitute vice until he discovers the joys of abusing cold medicine. Meanwhile, the squad has second thoughts about busting a marijuana group's pot party when they meet the s.

EP7  Parents
Mar. 06,2002
Parents

McNeil's mistress, Toni, blackmails him into meeting her parents over dinner. Meanwhile, Jan dates a cop with a secret and Tommy courts a rage-aholic.

EP8  Barbecue
Mar. 13,2002
Barbecue

Pip and Adinah celebrate their 25th anniversary with a no-smoking, no-drinking barbecue attended by church friends, the squad, McNeil and his wife — and McNeil's mistress. Soon there's an impromptu bar in the backyard and a brawl involving Tommy's belligerent girlfriend.

EP9  Betrayal
Mar. 20,2002
Betrayal

McNeil's mistress, Toni, announces that she is going to tell his wife about his ongoing infidelity. Meanwhile the department rallies around Frank, who is hospitalized with chest pains, and Eli Wallach guest stars as an elderly man who may have killed his own wife.

EP10  Neighbor
Apr. 10,2002
Neighbor

When McNeil suspects that Karen's male friend, Ron, is trying to put the moves on his wife, he assigns Ruben and Al to do some surveillance. Meanwhile, Tommy and Frank search for Robert De Niro's missing dog in hopes of finally meeting their longtime idol.

EP11  Gay
Apr. 17,2002
Gay

McNeil suspects that Frank is gay and soon the whole precinct is trying to get Frank — and each other — "out of the closet." Meanwhile, Jan and Pip's shopping trip to an electronics store turns into an unexpected bust.

EP12  Vacation
Apr. 17,2002
Vacation

After getting into trouble for posing as a firefighter in an unorthodox drug bust, McNeil is forced to take a vacation to Miami. However, he can't relax when he suspects one of his most wanted fugitives is staying at his hotel.

EP13  Dad
Apr. 24,2002
Dad

Frank thinks he has a stalker, and so he does, but the guy turns out to be his long-lost son. Meanwhile, Pip's squad car is stolen, and McNeil leaks Jan's secret to the other detectives.

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Released: 2001-03-14 | Released Producted By: Touchstone Television , Apostle Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Mike McNeil is a decorated New York City detective whose toughest assignment is himself. He's struggling to balance a challenging personal life with a job that leaves him wondering on a daily basis if he is the last sane person in New York. His unconventional approach to his job makes him a great cop, even on the most trying days. The only thing he can't figure out is why, if he's the only sane guy around, everyone's always looking at him like he's crazy.

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Comedy

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Lauren Corrao

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Lenny Clarke
Lenny Clarke

as Frank Harrigan

Diane Farr
Diane Farr

as Jan Fendrich

Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn

as Terrence "Pip" Phillips

John Ortiz
John Ortiz

as Ruben Somarriba

Lauren Corrao
Lauren Corrao

Executive Producer

Jim Serpico
Jim Serpico

Executive Producer

Denis Leary
Denis Leary

Executive Producer

Peter Tolan
Peter Tolan

Executive Producer

The Job Audience Reviews 206n2e

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Supelice Dreadfully Boring
FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Bob Sallese Apparently, the people who put this show together back in 2001 never gave up on the talent and great ideas. Having just recently finished all the "Rescue Me" episodes, I felt like I just lost a good friend or broke up with a girlfriend with no more episodes to watch. Then I came across this old show with Dennis Leary and decided to give it a try since he is usually a great performer. I actually went up against him in audition for "Demolition Man" back in the day before I decided I was tired of going on auditions and set out to make some real money. LOL, My agent told me the job was already his before I even left for Hollywood. Back to the show...Well, so far, so good. It is basically the same show as "Rescue Me" but instead with cops. Many of the same actors and the same type of New York humor. I have not finished all the episodes but am happy to have found it. This definitely was the inspiration to "Rescue Me" and I guess after the popularity the NYFD reached a peak, the creators decided to bring new life to their great original idea in "The Job".
CrassActionHero Denis Leary can indeed be funny and clever at times and is always likable, but this takes the cake! This show showed Leary's genius.The Job is set in New York. Leary plays Mike McNeil, a hard-nosed detective who is married, has a occasional drug problem, and has a girlfriend. McNeil has serious attitude. So much he's dripping in it. The precinct is filled with funny, interesting and likable characters besides McNeil. An excellent cast too. All of the episodes in this show are really funny and are addictive. The one liners in this show are everywhere. You'll be in stitches after hearing them and still laugh about them a few minutes after and then some. The cases the precinct deals with are something else to stripper nuns, a bathroom hostage situation, and more are over the top. This show was too good. Could have grown legs to last many more seasons. The Last Word: A great, fantastic show. I miss this show dearly. All episodes of this show are great. You get even belly-laughs...a lot. ABC made a huge mistake by giving this the ax. Too bad Leary did not revive the show for cable TV. Still, I give this show one of my highest of recommendations. Truly a one of a kind show.
george.schmidt THE JOB – THE COMPLETE SERIES (2001-2002)SYNOPSIS: A sitcom based in a NYC precinct focusing on the trials and tribulations of Detective Mike McNeil (Denis Leary), a pill-popping, borderline alcoholic politically incorrect cop whose personal life is in a freefall crises: he's having an affair with a young, black woman while trying to maintain his marriage and family man status. On top of the daily stress and rigors of his highly demanding job McNeil tries to do as little police work as possible in solving crimes while bantering with his ensemble squad and suspects alike. Leary – who based his questionable character on technical adviser Mike Charles, a real-life detective who did likewise for Leary for his role in the big-screen remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair" co-executive produced this mold-breaking blend of "Barney Miller" meets "NYPD Blue" with longtime collaborator Peter Tolan (both now teamed successfully with the critically acclaimed F/X comedy/drama "Rescue Me") that aired for a bracketing one season on ABC also with critical acclaim but yanked far too-quickly before it could establish a firm audience. ABC should be ashamed.CRITIQUE: Denis Leary is arguably one of the best stand-up comedians of his generation – a snarky blend of George Carlin and world-weary Richard Belzer – with his full-throttle, take-no-prisoners chain-smoking deliveries to the comedic solar plexus and a gnashing grin to those who get in his way. In this, his first foray into 'traditional television sitcom series' Leary fitted perfectly to the short-fused yet heart of gold schmuck whose comeuppance threatened to occur with each new episode, and made a unique interpretation of the average NYC police detective who has seen it all, is fed up and will let anyone within earshot know it. When I first heard about it in the few promos ABC dished out I was excited and when I first viewed it became an avid viewer. However as networks are wont to do as of late, the series never established a firm footing in the scheduling and in the wake of 9/11 perhaps became skittish that the sitcom didn't appease the American zeitgeist at the time it surely could've used a balm. But that was never "THE JOB"'s intention; it was a comedy – pure and simple. And a pretty hilarious one at that.Shot on location in NYC (and its surrounding areas including the set of the squad in an abandoned school in Jersey City, NJ) with a single-camera, no laugh track and 'racially balanced' production the perfectly assembled cast included veteran actor Bill Nunn (perhaps best known as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's incendiary "Do The Right Thing") as McNeil's long-suffering, yet devoted (perhaps too devoted) married man Terence "Pip" Philllips, the moral center of the partnership (and the show too boot) who was very in touch with his feminine/sensitive side (asking his partner if 'these pants make my ass look fat' to the point of getting out of their undercover sedan and giving McNeil a good view); fellow stand-up comic Lenny Clarke (and current "RESCUE ME" co-star) as Frank Harrigan, a fat old school detective buddy and food addict currently living in a spare room of the precinct due to his wife throwing him out of their home; young comedian Adam Ferrara as Frank's partner , Tommy Manetti, the gadfly of the group and sex pervert trying to make a name for himself as a detective; the Hispanic team of Ruben Sommariba (John Ortiz) and Al Rodriguez (Julian Acosta) – a Mutt and Jeff duo nicknamed "rice and beans" ; the latter practically a mute to fine comic consequences (often used as a device for the inner –office gossiping ("well I heard from Al…"); and tomboyish, one-of-the –guys, ballsy hottie Diane Farr (late of MTV's "LoveLines" and current co-star of "RESCUE ME" as well), the voice of reason and the sole female dick who matched her male charges with verbal wit and demeanor, and single mother on the prowl. Rounding out the fine ensemble were vet character actor Keith David as the gruff, no-nonsense and often riled black Lt. Williams (and replaced fellow vet actor Richard Gant after the pilot); Wendy Makkena (the "Sister Act" films) as McNeil's unsuspecting wife Karen and Karyn Parsons as his lively lover, Toni; Janet Hubert-Whitten as Pip's ball-busting wife, Adina, who clearly hates McNeil and feels he is a bad influence for her cuckolded husband; and occasionally Rory Culkin as McNeil's son, Davey. Leary and Tolan (an accomplished comedy scribe who penned "Analyze This" and "That" as well as stints on "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Murphy Brown") scribed 90 percent of the well-written, joke-laden scripts with deft comic aplomb by not only showcasing Leary's trademark cynicism but also allowed to bounce off the excellent comedic ensemble allowing each one to shine in any given show (as any smart sitcom does). Among the guest stars included the lovely, shapely Elizabeth Hurley and Gina Gershon (past co-stars and close buddies off-screen with Leary) in aptly titled showcases "Elizabeth" and "Gina" , respectively, touching on bodyguards and stalkers/crazed fans; veteran character actor Zeljko Ivanek ("Homicide: Life On the Streets" and "Oz"); Ellen Pompeo (currently of ABC's out-of-nowhere smash hit "Grey's Anatomy"); Scott Wolf; Eli Wallach; and Donald Trump. FINAL THOUGHTS : While there is comfort in the fact that since ABC stupidly cancelled this above-average cult classic-in-the-making and Leary & Tolan re-teamed successfully to create "RESCUE ME", it still boggles the mind of the ineptitude of traditional network fare bowing to idiocies aplenty. Truly deserved another life – perhaps an unexpurgated turn on say, HBO?
srewolf For one who never watches sitcoms, I love this show. I haven't heard much buzz about it and I'm fervently hoping that it does not get axed. It's got great acting and it's refreshingly irreverent. It's a network sitcom, but feels more like it should be on HBO. It's a comedy but isn't afraid to take on serious issues and be dramatic for a moment. And thankfully, it doesn't rely on a laugh track. I cannot convey how great this show is and how much I'm hoping that ABC does not cancel. Please watch the show and tell your friends. We need more programming like this on TV.