Hudson Street

Pilot (1x1)

Air date: Sep 19, 1995

Tony Danza - who always seems to play a sitcom character named Tony - continues the tradition in this romantic comedy. This time Danza is cast as Tony Canetti, a conservative cop and divorced, part-time father. In the opener, an office phone call leads to a blind date. Enter Lori Loughlin as liberal reporter Melanie Clifford. True to sitcom standards, Tony and Melanie are opposites who attract - even though they can barely stand each other. When they're not flirting, they're trading barbs, generating a will-they-or-won't-they tension.