Wiseguy

1. S01E01Wiseguy (1)September 16, 1987 8.0Vinnie is released from prison where he has been for two years to establish his cover. He meets his boss, Frank McPike and gets to see his
2. S01E02Season's bestWiseguy (2)September 16, 1987 9.0Vinnie and Sonny's right hand man, Tony Grecco, has a run-in with the cops causing Vinnie to be arrested. The Steelgraves find that guns are
3. S01E03New BloodSeptember 24, 1987 9.0In an attempt to take over Sonny Steelgrave’s business, mob head Paul Patrice frames Sonny for several murder attempts he makes on the life
4. S01E04The Loose CannonOctober 1, 1987 9.0A psychopathic murderer posing as Sonny's nephew double-crosses Sonny and holds Vinnie's girlfriend Gina hostage.
5. S01E05The Birthday SurpriseOctober 8, 1987—Vinnie nearly blows his cover when he becomes obsessed with finding out who killed his cousin, causing Frank to threaten him with dismissal.
6. S01E06One on OneOctober 15, 1987—After several deals go sour, Sonny starts suspecting Vinnie may be a plant. Frank orders Vinnie to drop the case when he finds out the local
7. S01E07Prodigal SonOctober 22, 1987—After his mother is mugged in Brooklyn, an enraged Vinnie sets out to find the punk who did it, but when he visits his mother in the hospita
8. S01E08A Deal's a DealOctober 29, 1987—Sonny’s cruel punishment of a lounge singer who wants out of his contract triggers a cascade of events that leads to Vinnie’s being photogra
9. S01E09The Marriage of Heaven and HellNovember 5, 1987—Sonny’s impending marriage to a syndicate boss’ daughter begins a supposedly businesslike realignment of “families,” but Vinnie learns that
10. S01E10No One Gets Out of Here AliveNovember 12, 1987—An outraged Sonny Steelgrave accuses Vinnie of betraying him to his arch-rival, then realizes the devastating truth — that his paisan is an
11. S01E11Last Rites for LucciNovember 19, 1987—In the aftermath of the Steelgrave case, Vinnie tries to vindicate himself of his lingering feelings of betrayal and disloyalty by risking h
12. S01E12Independent OperatorJanuary 4, 1988—Vinnie’s assignment to check out a contract killer leads him into a huge global contraband syndicate — an operation that far exceeds the sco
13. S01E13Fascination for the FlameJanuary 11, 1988—Vinnie, now a bodyguard for the Profitts, gets his first trial by fire when Mel Profitt, the brilliant but paranoid overlord of an internati
14. S01E14Smokey Mountain RequiemJanuary 18, 1988—Vinnie tells Mel Profitt he is leaving to go home to New Jersey, but Mel offers him the biggest cocaine distribution network in the country
15. S01E15Player to be Named NowJanuary 25, 1988—Mel’s desire to buy a baseball franchise is two-fold: he wants to play on it, and he wants to take it away from an old business associate wh
16. S01E16The Merchant of DeathFebruary 1, 1988—When some of his munitions contacts begin drying up, Mel decides to blackmail a French Deputy Minister of Defense into supplying him with th
17. S01E17Not For NothingFebruary 8, 1988—Hiding out in Vancouver after the fall of the Steelgrave empire, Aldo Baglia sees a photo of Vinnie in the paper and decides to even the sco
18. S01E18SqueezeFebruary 15, 1988 7.0After his munitions operation starts falling apart, Mel orders Vinnie to set up a meet with the mob to use his immense cocaine trade to rega
19. S01E19Blood DriveFebruary 22, 1988—After rejecting an offer to finance a coup d'etat in the Caribbean, Mel Profitt becomes obsessed with a supposed voodoo death curse, and Vin
20. S01E20Phantom PainMarch 14, 1988—After Susan is arrested for Mel’s murder, Vinnie refuses McPike’s order to pull out of the Profitt case, because Susan, who has seemingly lo
21. S01E21Dirty Little WarsMarch 21, 1988—With Mel and Susan Profitt undone, McPike begins dismantling their empire, but Vinnie demands to stay on the case to get to the bottom of Ro
22. S01E22Date With an AngelMarch 28, 1988—Roger Lococco in effect signs his own death warrant by testifying to a Senate committee about a cabal within the U.S. intelligence community

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Going HomeOctober 26, 1988—After resigning, Vinnie returns to his old neighborhood to try and get some peace after his life undercover, but is distressed to find white
2. S02E02School of Hard KnoxNovember 2, 1988—Vinnie hesitantly goes back to work for the OCB under the promise they will help find Pete's killer, but Daryl is more interested in getting
3. S02E03Revenge of the Mud PeopleNovember 9, 1988—Unbeknownst to Vinnie, his car was used in the robbery where an off-duty cop was killed, leading to his arrest and brutalization at the hand
4. S02E04Last of the True BelieversNovember 16, 1988—Knox Pooley realizes Calvin is insane and kicks him out, causing Calvin to go off the deep end and take a famous black leader hostage. Richi
5. S02E05Aria for Don AiuppoDecember 7, 1988—Vinnie is questioned about his connection to Don Aiuppo, thus learning his mother is dating the retired mobster. Checking into it, he finds
6. S02E067th Avenue Freeze OutDecember 14, 1988—When garment manufacturer Eli Sternberg cannot get a loan to bail out his business, he turns to mobster Ricky Pinzolo for the money. David g
7. S02E07Next of KinDecember 21, 1988—Eli impatiently awaits news from Sri Lanka, where a terrorist's bomb exploded at David's hotel. Vinnie is hit by a taxi, and Frank talks Joh
8. S02E08All or NothingJanuary 11, 1989—Raglin follows Pinzolo's crooked trail into Chinatown, where a garment-worker's strike has snarled an important order for the Sternbergs. Me
9. S02E09Where's the MoneyJanuary 18, 1989—Raglin uncovers evidence that Carole is working with Pinzolo to bankrupt Eli. David confronts Pinzolo and forces him to take him to the bank
10. S02E10Postcard From MoroccoJanuary 25, 1989—Raglin pursues a lead that David left him about Pinzolo's murderous past, but they can't find the body. Eli offers Raglin money to kill Pinz
11. S02E11Stairway to HeavenFebruary 1, 1989—Frank shows up at Vinnie's house in the middle of the night and states than his wife is dying and he can't afford the liver transplant she n
12. S02E12White NoiseFebruary 15, 1989—Concerned that Vinnie is addicted to the pain pills he's been taking for his leg, Frank calls in Paul Beckstead, who orders Vinnie to underg
13. S02E13Dead Dog LivesMarch 1, 1989—Frank exchanges Pinzolo's jet with the DEA for a small record company, then allows Vinnie to run it. Bobby Travis talks Vinnie into hiring h
14. S02E14And it Comes Out HereMarch 8, 1989—Despite Paul Beckstead's misgivings, Vinnie uses Diana's record to start a bidding war in the hopes of selling Dead Dog to a bigger label. W
15. S02E15The Rip-Off StickMarch 22, 1989—Vinnie bails artist Monroe Blue out of jail, then tells him to help Diana work on some songs. Vinnie begins to wonder about Isaac's honesty
16. S02E16High Dollar BopApril 5, 1989—Sensing Eddie's unhappiness with Newquay, Vinnie tries to lure him away by promising him he can work with Monroe. Winston finds out and has
17. S02E17Hip Hop on the Gravy TrainApril 12, 1989—Amber talks Winston into letting her and Isaac run Shakala at Radiance. Feeling like he's at a dead end, Vinnie urges Bobby to make his own
18. S02E18The One that Got AwayMay 3, 1989—Winston serves Vinnie with an order to vacate, which Vinnie counters with the vow that he's going to stay at Radiance for the duration of hi
19. S02E19Living and Dying in 4/4 TimeMay 10, 1989—Just as Frank's suspected, the case against Winston is thrown out of court as entrapment, pushing the investigation back to square one. Vinn
20. S02E20Call it CasabaMay 17, 1989—Wrapping things up at Shakala, Frank reminds Vinnie that they're scheduled to go fishing in the morning. Vinnie and Amber go to dinner, stay
21. S02E21The Four-Letter Word (1)May 24, 1989—Vinnie warns Amber about her lawyer, but Amber thinks he's just jealous. Vinnie runs into an old high school buddy who urges Vinnie to pursu
22. S02E22Le Lacrime de Amore (2)May 24, 1989—Carlotta and Rudy Aiuppo return to the States when they hear about Amber. Carlotta thinks Amber isn't right for Vinnie. Rudy takes Vinnie to

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01A Rightful PlaceSeptember 20, 1989—While keeping vigil over Rudy, Vinnie learns that Grosset's father-in-law was also hit, setting up a power struggle within the mob. Albert c
2. S03E02Battle of the BargeSeptember 27, 1989—The tension mounts between Cerrico and Grosset over control of the garbage collection business. Grosset forms an uneasy alliance with Chinat
3. S03E03Sins of the FatherOctober 4, 1989—Frank wants to pull Vinnie off the case when he finds out that D.A. Peter Alatorre plans to expose Vinnie as the head of the Commission in a
4. S03E04Heir to the ThroneOctober 11, 1989—Rudy discovers Joey's plan to kill him, Albert and Vinnie, so sets his own plan into operation by convincing Albert he must kill Grosset. Al
5. S03E05SleepwalkOctober 25, 1989—Frank and Dan urge Vinnie to try and reconcile with Amber. At their urging, he goes to her, they make love, then she demands that they see a
6. S03E06How Will They Remember Me?November 1, 1989—When a local priest finds a box that belonged to Pete, he takes it to Vinnie, who finds a diary of his father's inside. As he reads it, he f
7. S03E07People Do it All the TimeNovember 8, 1989—Vinnie and Frank try to cheer up Dan, who's depressed about becoming a grandfather. When Lauren finds a phony check in her husband's pocket,
8. S03E08ReunionNovember 15, 1989—Vinnie attends his 15-year high school reunion and bumps into two old friends, one a mob lawyer and one a detective. Vinnie is torn between
9. S03E09Day OneNovember 29, 1989—Vinnie is called to Washington to investigate a counterfeiting operation designed to sabotage the Japanese economy. Frank warns Vinnie to be
10. S03E10Day FourDecember 6, 1989—In the aftermath of economist Valenti's assassination, new paths open in Vinnie's investigation of the plot to disrupt the Japanese economy.
11. S03E11Day SevenDecember 13, 1989—Vinnie and Dan find evidence of the counterfeiting ring in Utah, but it seems to have come too easily, so Vinnie heads into the mountains to
12. S03E12Day NineDecember 20, 1989—Vinnie is the fall guy in the alleged plot to disrupt the Japanese economy, prompting the Attorney General to launch a classified Senate inv
13. S03E13Meet Mike McPikeJanuary 10, 1990—During a budget meeting, Frank gets a call from Jenny that his father is causing trouble at the rest home he's at. Frank takes Mike home whi
14. S03E14To Die in BettendorfJanuary 17, 1990—Steelgrave's former accountant, Sid Royce, is suffering in the Witness Protection life Frank assigned him. When his wife leaves, he snaps an
15. S03E15RompFebruary 7, 1990—Feeling lonely, Vinnie joins his old buddy Mike Caccatori at the bachelor party for their high-school friend Jimmy ""The Legend"" Vitale, bu
16. S03E16A One Horse TownFebruary 14, 1990—Frank's reporter friend tells him about a corrupt town in Washington, spurring Frank to assign Vinnie to the case. Vinnie sets his cover as
17. S03E17His Master's VoiceMarch 7, 1990—When the bodies of two missing deputies turn up, it points to a serial killer who has been terrorizing the northwest. Volchek assigns the in
18. S03E18Hello BuckwheatMarch 14, 1990—Vinnie calls in Roger Lococco to take over the case, then holes up in a seedy hotel in Seattle. Frank is more interested in looking for Vinn
19. S03E19Let Them Eat CakeMarch 21, 1990—Vinnie takes a job hauling hospital waste as he continues to hide out in Seattle. Frank finds out Volchek is going to bribe a state official
20. S03E20MeltdownMarch 28, 1990—Volchek becomes depressed over losing the hospital. Roger and Frank try to save Lynchboro by getting Volchek to realize he really is in cont
21. S03E21SanctuaryApril 11, 1990—Depressed, Vinnie contemplates suicide, then hears church bells. He goes to confession and breaks down, begging Father Pat to help him. Fran
22. S03E22Brrump-BumpApril 18, 1990—Frank has an out-of-body experience, then briefly awakens when he hears Vinnie calling him. Kousakis kills Harriet, then hides out at the ch

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (1)November 10, 1990—While Frank is in Washington to talk to Paul about returning to work, Dan calls to say Vinnie missed his last check-in. Frank goes to Vinnie
2. S04E02Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (2)November 10, 1990—
3. S04E03Black GoldNovember 17, 1990—
4. S04E04The GiftNovember 24, 1990—
5. S04E05La MinaDecember 1, 1990—
6. S04E06Witness Protection for the Archangel LuciferDecember 8, 1990—
7. S04E07Point of No ReturnDecember 8, 1990—
8. S04E08Dead RightDecember 15, 1990—
9. S04E09Changing HousesDecember 22, 1990—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed