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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Equalizer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/The_Equalizer.jpg/220px-The_Equalizer.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/The_Equalizer.jpg/330px-The_Equalizer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/The_Equalizer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crime_drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Crime drama">Crime drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Action_thriller" class="mw-redirect" title="Action thriller">Action thriller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction">Mystery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vigilante_film" title="Vigilante film">Vigilante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spy_fiction" title="Spy fiction">Spy thriller</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Michael Sloan</li> <li>Richard Lindheim</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Woodward" title="Edward Woodward">Edward Woodward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Szarabajka" title="Keith Szarabajka">Keith Szarabajka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening theme</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of seasons</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">88 <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_episodes" title="List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes">list of episodes</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>James Duff McAdams</li> <li>Michael Sloan</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Dan Lieberstein</li> <li>Marc Laub</li> <li>Stuart Cohen</li> <li>Alan Barnette</li> <li>Mark Sobel</li> <li>Edward Adler</li> <li>Alan Metzger</li> <li>Joe Boston</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">46–48 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">September 18, 1985<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-09-18</span>)</span> –<br />August 24, 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1989-08-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Related</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series)" title="The Equalizer (2021 TV series)"><i>The Equalizer</i> (reimagined series)</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Equalizer</b></i> is an American <a href="/wiki/Spy_fiction" title="Spy fiction">spy</a> <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(genre)" title="Thriller (genre)">thriller</a> television series, originally airing on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> from September 18, 1985, to August 24, 1989; which was co-created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. It starred <a href="/wiki/Edward_Woodward" title="Edward Woodward">Edward Woodward</a> as Robert McCall, a retired intelligence agent with a mysterious past, who uses the skills from his former career to exact justice on behalf of innocent people who find themselves in dangerous circumstances, while sometimes also dealing with people from his past in covert operations who want to pull him back in or settle old scores. The show has inspired further works, including three feature films and a <a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series)" title="The Equalizer (2021 TV series)">re-imagined series</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_plot_elements">Series plot elements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Series plot elements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series stars British actor <a href="/wiki/Edward_Woodward" title="Edward Woodward">Edward Woodward</a> as Robert McCall, a former <a href="/wiki/Covert_operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Covert operations">covert operations</a> officer of an unnamed US government intelligence organization, which was often referred to simply as "the Agency" or "the Company", who tries to atone for his past by offering, usually free of charge, his services as a troubleshooter, a protector, and an investigator.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer01_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer05_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>People in need found him through a newspaper classified ad: "Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer: 212 555 4200."<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer05_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer04_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer04-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer02_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer02-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he began the business in the pilot episode, the nickname "Equalizer" was revealed as bestowed on him by an operative named "Brahms", played by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stiller" title="Jerry Stiller">Jerry Stiller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer05_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aided by a group of sometimes mysterious contacts, some of whom date back to his spying days, McCall traverses the streets of <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, delivering justice upon bullies, corrupt police officials and politicians, hoodlums, mobsters, rapists, racists, murderers, kidnappers, drug dealers, and other "truly deserving" people. "Please do not do anything you will never live to regret," he tells one villain.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer06_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer06-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His contacts were also prone to human foibles that ranged from egoism to domestic problems.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer02_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer02-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many episodes focused on McCall interacting with "Control" (played by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lansing_(actor)" title="Robert Lansing (actor)">Robert Lansing</a>), the unnamed head of the Manhattan office of the secret organization for which McCall used to work.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer05_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a general rule, however, the people responding to the newspaper ad were unremarkable, average, and unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer03_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer03-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer06_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer06-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McCall's <a href="/wiki/Jaguar_XJ" title="Jaguar XJ">Jaguar XJ</a> <a href="/wiki/Sedan_(automobile)" title="Sedan (automobile)">saloon car</a>, weapons, and other gadgetry at times featured significantly as elements in the plot.<sup id="cite_ref-Equalizer02_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Equalizer02-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast_and_characters">Cast and characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast and characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main">Main</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Main"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Woodward" title="Edward Woodward">Edward Woodward</a> as Robert McCall: A veteran operative of The Company who becomes disillusioned with sacrificing ordinary people for the perceived greater good. He quits and takes out a newspaper advert offering his services to those who need it as The Equalizer. McCall himself is divorced, a "lost dad" long estranged from his son, Scott (<a href="/wiki/William_Zabka" title="William Zabka">William Zabka</a>). Scott comes back into his life as a young adult who is at first bitterly critical of his father's world, but then becomes drawn into that world to the dismay of both of his parents. McCall also lost a woman he was in love with, a fellow operative named Manon Brevard, and discovers that she had secretly given birth to his daughter, Yvette.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCall appears to be independently wealthy, as although he almost never takes payment for his work, he owns a high-end apartment, is always well dressed and drives a <a href="/wiki/Jaguar_XJ" title="Jaguar XJ">Jaguar XJ6</a> car (registered 5809-AUG). He enjoys classical music (playing the piano himself), fine wine and dining and is occasionally seen dating and trying to live a "normal" life, only for work or his past to get in the way. His father, William, was a <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> officer who was killed in Egypt in 1952 when McCall was 19 and also an army officer. His mother was a working-class American entertainer and his father was disinherited by his family and shunned by his regiment for being seen to be marrying beneath himself.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCall had a strained relationship with his father, whom he blamed for remaining overseas and leaving him at boarding school while his mother was dying. He was also guilt-ridden at his various actions during the Cold War, notably helping to <a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile_(1973%E2%80%931990)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)">establish the dictatorship in Chile</a> and working with South Africa's <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> regime in Angola. Woodward was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series four years in a row but never won, and was also nominated in 1986 and 1987 for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, winning in 1986.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Szarabajka" title="Keith Szarabajka">Keith Szarabajka</a> as Mickey Kostmayer (Also starring, 56 episodes): A former <a href="/wiki/Navy_SEAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy SEAL">Navy SEAL</a>, who was in the brig for a crime he did not commit until McCall cleared him and recommended he join The Company.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often seen surveilling suspects or protecting witnesses. Always laconic, he is from Houston, Texas, of Polish/American origin and served in Cambodia during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, claiming to have stayed awake during one mission for 96 hours straight. He is seen to enjoy fishing in his free time, is a fan of the <a href="/wiki/Knicks_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Knicks basketball team">Knicks basketball team</a> and bubble-gum and builds models out of matchsticks. His brother is a priest, also in the city, and needs the help of McCall and Mickey in one episode.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-4_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While McCall is almost always dressed in a suit, Mickey is usually seen in jeans and wearing a watch cap and army overcoat. A black Dodge van is his usual mode of transport.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recurring">Recurring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Recurring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lansing_(actor)" title="Robert Lansing (actor)">Robert Lansing</a> as Control (29 episodes). A contemporary of McCall's in The Company who has risen to a senior rank; he and McCall are usually friendly, although at times Control's focus on the mission causes friction with McCall's desire to avoid collateral damage. Although McCall does not always agree with Control's methods, he usually helps his old friend when younger and even more ruthless agents try to force him out. For his part Control allows McCall to utilize Company men like Mickey, Jimmy and Sterno provided they are not on assignment. Known for his trademark bowties.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Margolis" title="Mark Margolis">Mark Margolis</a> as Jimmy (16 episodes). Another Company veteran and an expert in surveillance. Usually brought in by McCall when high-tech bugs or wiretaps are required. He is divorced and almost always has a story about his ex-wife to tell McCall. Abandoned by his father at age 6, Jimmy is part of the Big Brother project, mentoring troubled kids.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Zabka" title="William Zabka">William Zabka</a> as Scott McCall (12 episodes). McCall's estranged son when the series begins, their growing relationship is one of the recurring themes throughout the series. Scott is an accomplished musician but is drawn more and more deeply in to his father's world as the series progresses. Scott also knows of the kinship between himself, Yvette, and their father although McCall has sworn him to secrecy. (In season 2, Scott meets and later dates Jenny Morrow, played by <a href="/wiki/Lori_Loughlin" title="Lori Loughlin">Lori Loughlin</a>.)</li> <li>Chad Redding as Sgt. Alice Shepard (11 episodes). An NYPD detective who often assists McCall, recognizing that he can take action where she cannot.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jordan" title="Richard Jordan">Richard Jordan</a> as Harley Gage (10 episodes). Another disillusioned Company veteran, Gage was brought in by Richard Dyson (played by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mitchum" title="Robert Mitchum">Robert Mitchum</a>) to track down McCall when he goes missing in "Mission McCall", and ends up staying on and helping people with McCall. This was done to lighten the load on Woodward after he suffered a heart attack,<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-5_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although Keith Szarabajka was featured in only five of the episodes with Jordan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Anderman" title="Maureen Anderman">Maureen Anderman</a> as Pete O'Phelan (9 episodes). The widow of a former colleague of McCall's, and a former operative herself. She owns a bar that McCall and Mickey frequent, and also helps out with their missions from time to time.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_O%27Neal" title="Ron O'Neal">Ron O'Neal</a> as Lt. Isadore Smalls (7 episodes). An NYPD detective who assists McCall.</li> <li>Irving Metzman as Sterno (7 episodes). Another Company man, specializing in computers and finance. He is often seen eating, particularly fast food, which generally annoys McCall's more refined tastes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Williams" title="Steven Williams">Steven Williams</a> as Lt. Jefferson Burnett (6 episodes). An NYPD detective in the first season, who is aware of McCall's past and is initially distrustful of him.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Joy" title="Robert Joy">Robert Joy</a> as Jacob Stock (5 episodes). A Company operative who botches his first assignment with McCall, but redeems himself. He occasionally resurfaces to assist McCall.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Sue_Anderson" title="Melissa Sue Anderson">Melissa Sue Anderson</a> as Yvette Marcel (4 episodes). The daughter of McCall's former love Manon. She believes that Phillip Marcel (played by <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Zerbe" title="Anthony Zerbe">Anthony Zerbe</a>) is her father but Marcel later reveals to McCall that she is McCall's daughter. McCall keeps this to himself, telling Marcel that he must be the one to tell her, which he does after being fatally wounded by an old enemy. Anderson is the real-life wife of series co-creator Michael Sloan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(actor)" title="Eddie Jones (actor)">Eddie Jones</a> as Lt. Brannigan (4 episodes). An NYPD detective in the fourth season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Baker_(actor)" title="Ray Baker (actor)">Ray Baker</a> as Dana (3 episodes). An agent of The Company who occasionally aids McCall in his investigations. Jovial, generous and good-hearted, he is nonetheless an expert in the seedier side of New York life with a comprehensive knowledge of the city's sex industry.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morton" title="Joe Morton">Joe Morton</a> as Carter Brock (3 episodes). A Vietnam veteran and explosives expert who appears in the fourth season. McCall calls him "Brockie".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Cioffi" title="Charles Cioffi">Charles Cioffi</a> as Lt. Kramer (3 episodes). An NYPD detective in the second and third seasons.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Hindman" title="Earl Hindman">Earl Hindman</a> as Lt. Elmer (3 episodes). An NYPD detective in the second season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saul_Rubinek" title="Saul Rubinek">Saul Rubinek</a> as Jason Masur (3 episodes). A Company official who interferes with McCall and pushes Control around.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a> as Jonah (3 episodes). A computer expert who helps McCall.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_guest_stars">Notable guest stars</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable guest stars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)" title="Special:EditPage/The Equalizer (1985 TV series)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2009</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The show had quite a number of notable guest stars, many of whom became major stars within a few years of their appearances. Eight-year-old <a href="/wiki/Macaulay_Culkin" title="Macaulay Culkin">Macaulay Culkin</a> appeared in one episode as a kidnap victim. Nine-year-old <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Joan_Hart" title="Melissa Joan Hart">Melissa Joan Hart</a> appeared as a young girl whom McCall protected from her ex-con father. <a href="/wiki/Christian_Slater" title="Christian Slater">Christian Slater</a> appeared as a high-school student in the episode "Joyride". <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Spacey" title="Kevin Spacey">Kevin Spacey</a> played a corrupt police officer. <a href="/wiki/Ed_O%27Neill" title="Ed O'Neill">Ed O'Neill</a> played a doctor in the first-season episode "The Children's Song", in which William Zabka appears as McCall's son Scott. <a href="/wiki/John_Goodman" title="John Goodman">John Goodman</a> played a single father who was tricked by co-worker <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morton" title="Joe Morton">Joe Morton</a> into taking part in a robbery. Goodman's frequent co-star <a href="/wiki/Steve_Buscemi" title="Steve Buscemi">Steve Buscemi</a> appeared in the same episode, which marks the first time the two were on screen together. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a>, who composed the show's theme song and much of its music, made a cameo as a pickpocket. <a href="/wiki/Vincent_D%27Onofrio" title="Vincent D'Onofrio">Vincent D'Onofrio</a> appeared twice in the series, playing the arsonist son of a mobster in his first appearance, and a mentally-challenged man falsely accused of murder in his second. <a href="/wiki/Adam_Ant" title="Adam Ant">Adam Ant</a> played a villain in an episode that also featured <a href="/wiki/J.T._Walsh" class="mw-redirect" title="J.T. Walsh">J.T. Walsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Alan_Grier" title="David Alan Grier">David Alan Grier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lori_Petty" title="Lori Petty">Lori Petty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luis_Guzm%C3%A1n" title="Luis Guzmán">Luis Guzmán</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ad-Rock" title="Ad-Rock">Adam Horovitz</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Beastie_Boys" title="Beastie Boys">Beastie Boys</a> made a rare acting appearance in an episode alongside <a href="/wiki/Alex_Winter" title="Alex Winter">Alex Winter</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Whitford" title="Bradley Whitford">Bradley Whitford</a> appeared as a brutal young thug whose terrorizing of a hitch-hiking young couple leads to a siege of the weaponless McCall and his son who are away on a father-son weekend. <a href="/wiki/Frank_Whaley" title="Frank Whaley">Frank Whaley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rockwell" title="Sam Rockwell">Sam Rockwell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_O%27Connell" title="Jerry O'Connell">Jerry O'Connell</a> appeared in the same episode as members of a teen robbery gang. Shelby Anderson lent her singing ability as a lounge singer in an episode that also involved her <a href="/wiki/Giant_panda" title="Giant panda">giant panda</a>, ZhenZhen. Singer <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C_(singer)" title="Vitamin C (singer)">Vitamin C</a> appeared in two episodes under her real name, Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick. </p><p>Other well-known stars at the time, as well as future stars, who appeared on the show included <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mitchum" title="Robert Mitchum">Robert Mitchum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telly_Savalas" title="Telly Savalas">Telly Savalas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tomas_Milian" title="Tomas Milian">Tomas Milian</a> (twice), <a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/E._G._Marshall" title="E. G. Marshall">E. G. Marshall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne" title="Laurence Fishburne">Laurence Fishburne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jane_Kaczmarek" title="Jane Kaczmarek">Jane Kaczmarek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Tom" title="Lauren Tom">Lauren Tom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Clarkson" title="Patricia Clarkson">Patricia Clarkson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Grey" title="Jennifer Grey">Jennifer Grey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reginald_VelJohnson" title="Reginald VelJohnson">Reginald VelJohnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Crisp" title="Quentin Crisp">Quentin Crisp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frances_Fisher" title="Frances Fisher">Frances Fisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Platt" title="Oliver Platt">Oliver Platt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Richardson" title="Patricia Richardson">Patricia Richardson</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_H._Macy" title="William H. Macy">William H. Macy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_Curtis" title="Robin Curtis">Robin Curtis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Tucci" title="Stanley Tucci">Stanley Tucci</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roma_Maffia" title="Roma Maffia">Roma Maffia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olympia_Dukakis" title="Olympia Dukakis">Olympia Dukakis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Moriarty" title="Michael Moriarty">Michael Moriarty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Cooper" title="Chris Cooper">Chris Cooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Rooker" title="Michael Rooker">Michael Rooker</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Strathairn" title="David Strathairn">David Strathairn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_S._Dutton" title="Charles S. Dutton">Charles S. Dutton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Nixon" title="Cynthia Nixon">Cynthia Nixon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Payne" title="Bruce Payne">Bruce Payne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laura_San_Giacomo" title="Laura San Giacomo">Laura San Giacomo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kasi_Lemmons" title="Kasi Lemmons">Kasi Lemmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Leong" title="Al Leong">Al Leong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ving_Rhames" title="Ving Rhames">Ving Rhames</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Plummer" title="Amanda Plummer">Amanda Plummer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Davis" title="Daniel Davis">Daniel Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Polito" title="Jon Polito">Jon Polito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Guy" title="Jasmine Guy">Jasmine Guy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Linn-Baker" title="Mark Linn-Baker">Mark Linn-Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meat_Loaf" title="Meat Loaf">Meat Loaf</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Hickey_(actor)" title="William Hickey (actor)">William Hickey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lori_Loughlin" title="Lori Loughlin">Lori Loughlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Wincott" title="Michael Wincott">Michael Wincott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Shalhoub" title="Tony Shalhoub">Tony Shalhoub</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Zerbe" title="Anthony Zerbe">Anthony Zerbe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cerveris" title="Michael Cerveris">Michael Cerveris</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Atherton" title="William Atherton">William Atherton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Esposito" title="Giancarlo Esposito">Giancarlo Esposito</a>, and the singing duo of <a href="/wiki/Ashford_and_Simpson" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashford and Simpson">Ashford and Simpson</a>. </p><p>The series also made good use of its New York City filming location/setting by employing actors who were appearing on Broadway in the late 1980s as guest stars. These included <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Mann" title="Terrence Mann">Terrence Mann</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frances_Ruffelle" title="Frances Ruffelle">Frances Ruffelle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Conway_(actor)" title="Kevin Conway (actor)">Kevin Conway</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._Smith-Cameron" title="J. Smith-Cameron">J. Smith-Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Bosco" title="Philip Bosco">Philip Bosco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caitlin_Clarke" title="Caitlin Clarke">Caitlin Clarke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josef_Sommer" title="Josef Sommer">Josef Sommer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dale" title="Jim Dale">Jim Dale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christine_Baranski" title="Christine Baranski">Christine Baranski</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Anne_Twomey_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anne Twomey (actor)">Anne Twomey</a>. </p><p>Additionally, several former stage and screen co-stars of Edward Woodward appeared on the show. These included <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bedford" title="Brian Bedford">Brian Bedford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Grimes" title="Tammy Grimes">Tammy Grimes</a> (real-life mother of the aforementioned Ms. Plummer), <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Verdon" title="Gwen Verdon">Gwen Verdon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Dennis" title="Sandy Dennis">Sandy Dennis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Agutter" title="Jenny Agutter">Jenny Agutter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Knight" title="Shirley Knight">Shirley Knight</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Sidney" title="Sylvia Sidney">Sylvia Sidney</a>. </p><p>Woodward's second wife, <a href="/wiki/Michele_Dotrice" title="Michele Dotrice">Michele Dotrice</a>, appeared as the central character in the season 2 episode, "Heartstrings". Her father, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Dotrice" title="Roy Dotrice">Roy Dotrice</a>, also guest-starred on the show in season 4's "Trial By Ordeal". Edward Woodward's son, actor <a href="/wiki/Tim_Woodward" title="Tim Woodward">Tim Woodward</a>, appeared as McCall's father in a flashback scene in the episode "Prisoners of Conscience", also in season 4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The show's theme music was created by composer/performer <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a>. The track is called "Busy Equalizing". An extended version appears on his album <i>The Equalizer and Other Cliff Hangers.</i> </p><p>Six episodes in the 1988 season were scored by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Conlan" title="Joseph Conlan">Joseph Conlan</a> and the final season was scored by <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Allan" title="Cameron Allan">Cameron Allan</a>. Other episodes were scored by <a href="/wiki/John_Cacavas" title="John Cacavas">John Cacavas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_episodes" title="List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes">List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes</a></div> <div style="display:block;overflow-x:auto"><table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;height:1px;display:table"><tbody><tr style="text-align:center"><th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="min-width:50px;padding:0 8px">Season</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="padding:0 8px">Episodes</th><th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">Originally aired</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">First aired</th><th scope="col">Last aired</th></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#4F5C51;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="#Season_1_(1985–86)">1</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 18, 1985</td><td style="padding:0 8px">April 8, 1986</td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#68b5e9;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="#Season_2_(1986–87)">2</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 8, 1986</td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 27, 1987</td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#5be633;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="#Season_3_(1987–88)">3</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">September 23, 1987</td><td style="padding:0 8px">May 4, 1988</td></tr><tr style="height:100%"><th scope="row" colspan="1" style="height:inherit;padding:0"><span style="text-align:center;float:left;width:100%;height:100%"><span style="width:14px;background:#3f0e14;color:#202122;height:100%;float:left;box-shadow:inset -1px 0 #A2A9B1"></span><span style="height:100%;width:calc(100% - 14px - 8px);display:flex;vertical-align:middle;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 4px"><span class="nowrap"><a href="#Season_4_(1988–89)">4</a></span></span></span></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em">October 26, 1988</td><td style="padding:0 8px">August 24, 1989</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>The show ran for four seasons of 22 episodes each. It was initially renewed for a fifth season (causing Keith Szarabajka to turn down a role on <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Caller" title="Midnight Caller">Midnight Caller</a></i>). However, the show was later canceled due to a row between CBS and Universal Studios over the renewal of <i><a href="/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote" title="Murder, She Wrote">Murder, She Wrote</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-6_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i>The Story of The Equalizer</i>, created for the DVD box set, executive producer Coleman Luck also stated that Universal requested a script for a <a href="/wiki/Crossover_episode" class="mw-redirect" title="Crossover episode">crossover episode</a> with <i><a href="/wiki/Magnum,_P.I." title="Magnum, P.I.">Magnum, P.I.</a></i> despite the objections of the <i>Equalizer</i> crew as its dark tone was much different than <i>Magnum</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s much lighter and sunnier style. Ultimately the episode was never filmed, but its script was adapted and changed, ultimately airing as the episode "Beyond Control". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_ratings">Television ratings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Television ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Nielsen ratings per season of <i>The Equalizer</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Season </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Episodes </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">First aired </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Last aired </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">TV<br />season </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Rank </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2"><abbr title="Average">Avg.</abbr> HH<br />rating </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Household">HH</abbr><br /><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">rating</a> </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">HH<br />rating </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_episodes#Season_1_(1985–86)" title="List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes">1</a> </th> <td>22 </td> <td>September 18, 1985 </td> <td>18.3<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>April 8, 1986 </td> <td>10.8<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1985–86 United States network television schedule">1985–86</a> </td> <td>63<sup id="cite_ref-85-86_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85-86-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>12.6<sup id="cite_ref-85-86_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85-86-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_episodes#Season_2_(1986–87)" title="List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes">2</a> </th> <td>22 </td> <td>October 8, 1986 </td> <td>17.0<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 27, 1987 </td> <td>13.4<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1986–87 United States network television schedule">1986–87</a> </td> <td>36<sup id="cite_ref-86-87_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86-87-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>15.4<sup id="cite_ref-86-87_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86-87-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_episodes#Season_3_(1987–88)" title="List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes">3</a> </th> <td>22 </td> <td>September 23, 1987 </td> <td>14.4<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 4, 1988 </td> <td>11.9<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1987–88 United States network television schedule">1987–88</a> </td> <td>54<sup id="cite_ref-87-88_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87-88-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>12.8<sup id="cite_ref-87-88_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87-88-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_episodes#Season_4_(1988–89)" title="List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes">4</a> </th> <td>22 </td> <td>October 26, 1988 </td> <td>11.9<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>August 24, 1989 </td> <td>8.2<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1988–89 United States network television schedule">1988–89</a> </td> <td>66<sup id="cite_ref-88-89_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88-89-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>11.0<sup id="cite_ref-88-89_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88-89-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the broadcast of the first episode in September 1985, the show received mixed reviews. Critic <a href="/wiki/Tom_Shales" title="Tom Shales">Tom Shales</a> wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> that "to judge from this very attractively atmospheric premiere, [the show] could become a welcome guest in many an American home".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, for <i><a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarvis" title="Jeff Jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a> wrote, "The plot’s confusing and the show’s as erratic as a pacemaker on low batteries".<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Localizations">Localizations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Localizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series was translated into <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a> for broadcast through South Africa's <a href="/wiki/SABC" title="SABC">SABC</a> as <i>Die laaste uitweg</i>. </p><p>The series was broadcast throughout the Arab World with Arabic subtitles during the 1990s, like in Egypt through <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Egypt" title="Television in Egypt">Channel 2</a> and Saudi Arabia through <a href="/wiki/Saudi_2" title="Saudi 2">Saudi 2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_media">Home media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 12, 2008, <a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios_Home_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Studios Home Entertainment">Universal Studios</a> released Season 1 of <i>The Equalizer</i> on <a href="/wiki/DVD-Video" title="DVD-Video">DVD</a> in Region 1 (US only).<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-7_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-7-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 15, 2013, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Visual_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual Entertainment">Visual Entertainment</a> had acquired the rights to the series in Region 1.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-8_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-8-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They subsequently released season 2 on DVD on August 26, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-9_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-9-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-10_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-10-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Season 3 was released on October 25, 2014, followed by season 4 on November 24, 2014. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Visual_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual Entertainment">Visual Entertainment</a> also released a limited edition complete series set on DVD on August 19, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-VisualEntertainment.tv_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VisualEntertainment.tv-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Equalizer Complete Collection Limited Edition</i> set contains all 88 episodes plus 12 hours of bonus content including <i><a href="/wiki/CI5:_The_New_Professionals" title="CI5: The New Professionals">CI5: The New Professionals</a></i>; the last film ever done by Edward Woodward, <i>A Congregation of Ghosts</i>; and <i>The Story of The Equalizer</i> featuring interviews with cast and crew.<sup id="cite_ref-VisualEntertainment.tv_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VisualEntertainment.tv-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Region 2, Universal Playback UK released season 1 on DVD on April 21, 2008. In late 2011, Fabulous Films announced that they had acquired the rights to the series. They have subsequently released seasons 2–4.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-11_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-11-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 27, 2013, Fabulous Films released <i>The Equalizer: The Complete Collection</i> on DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-12_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-12-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This 24-disc box set contains all 88 episodes of the series as well as bonus content including an all-new documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew. </p><p>Many fans have noted that the Region 1 version has had several of the originally used songs replaced. In fact nearly 50 percent of all music apart from the theme and scoring by Stewart Copeland has been replaced by "covers" due to expired music licensing agreements and the costs which would be incurred in the US to have the licensing renewed. In contrast, the Region 2 version contains all of the original music intact. </p><p>In Region 4, Umbrella Entertainment has released all four seasons on DVD in Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-AutoOE-13_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutoOE-13-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">DVD Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Ep# </th> <th colspan="3">Release dates </th></tr> <tr> <th>Region 1 </th> <th>Region 2 </th> <th>Region 4 </th></tr> <tr> <td>The First Season </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td>February 12, 2008 </td> <td>April 21, 2008 </td> <td>March 9, 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Second Season </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td>August 26, 2014 </td> <td>March 26, 2012 </td> <td>April 4, 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Third Season </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td>October 25, 2014 </td> <td>October 1, 2012 </td> <td>August 1, 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Fourth Season </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td>November 24, 2014 </td> <td>October 29, 2012 </td> <td>November 7, 2012 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptations">Adaptations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_series">Film series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Film series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_(film)" title="The Equalizer (film)">The Equalizer (film)</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_2" title="The Equalizer 2">The Equalizer 2</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_3" title="The Equalizer 3">The Equalizer 3</a></div> <p>A film starring <a href="/wiki/Denzel_Washington" title="Denzel Washington">Denzel Washington</a> in the title role, very loosely based upon the series, was released in September 2014. It was followed by a sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_2" title="The Equalizer 2">The Equalizer 2</a></i>, which was released on July 20, 2018. <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Leo" title="Melissa Leo">Melissa Leo</a>, who was a guest star in "The Defector," the third episode of the TV series, appears in both movies. </p><p>A third film titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_3" title="The Equalizer 3">The Equalizer 3</a></i> with Washington and director <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Fuqua" title="Antoine Fuqua">Antoine Fuqua</a> returning<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was released on September 1, 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_television_revival_series">2021 television revival series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2021 television revival series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series)" title="The Equalizer (2021 TV series)">The Equalizer (2021 TV series)</a></div> <p>In November 2019, CBS announced that a reboot was in development with <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a> in the lead role as Robyn McCall. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_W._Marlowe" title="Andrew W. Marlowe">Andrew Marlowe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terri_Edda_Miller" title="Terri Edda Miller">Terri Miller</a> were named as showrunners with Latifah herself as an executive producer.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 27, 2020, CBS issued a pilot order for the new version.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The series was among the 14 pilots ordered by CBS in February 2020 and was fast tracked to series the following March, as they are unable to film their pilots where <a href="/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television</a> was shut down because of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 8, 2020, CBS picked up the series<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and they added <a href="/wiki/Chris_Noth" title="Chris Noth">Chris Noth</a> as William Bishop, a quirky ex-CIA director who is the opposite of Latifah.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It premiered on February 7, 2021, after <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV" title="Super Bowl LV">Super Bowl LV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A collection of novels featuring Robert McCall has been written by the original co-creator Michael Sloan. The first is simply entitled <i>The Equalizer</i> published in 2014, followed by <i>Killed in Action: An Equalizer Novel</i>, which was released in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novels are a modern reimagining of the original series and focus on McCall leaving The Company and eventually becoming a private investigator in New York. It also features a number of original recurring characters from the television series such as Mickey Kostmayer, Control, and Scott McCall. A third novel, <i>Equalizer: Requiem</i> was released in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Callan_(TV_series)" title="Callan (TV series)">Callan</a></i>, a TV spy series in which Woodward played a character similar to that of <i>The Equalizer</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Robert McCall.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Equalizer01-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Equalizer01_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWeber2009" class="citation news cs1">Weber, Bruce (November 17, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/arts/television/17woodward.html">"Edward Woodward, Star of Spy Series, Dies at 79"</a>. <i>New York Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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