Denis Leary
Director
The Job (2001)
Season 2
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.
Released March 14, 2001
Episode 30 min
14+
Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.self-destruction, tmdb.police-detective, tmdb.crime-investigation, imdb.nypd, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.irish-american + 2 more, imdb.police, imdb.dark-comedy
Production Companies: Apostle, DreamWorks Television, Touchstone Television, The Cloudland Company
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
Hungarian
S2E1 - 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.
Jan. 16, 2002, midnight
S2E2 - 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.
Jan. 23, 2002, midnight
S2E3 - 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.
Jan. 30, 2002, midnight
S2E4 - 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.
Feb. 6, 2002, midnight
S2E5 - 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.
Feb. 13, 2002, midnight
S2E6 - 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 users.
Feb. 27, 2002, midnight
S2E7 - 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.
March 6, 2002, midnight
S2E8 - 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.
March 13, 2002, midnight
S2E9 - 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.
March 20, 2002, midnight
S2E10 - 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.
April 10, 2002, midnight
S2E11 - 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.
April 17, 2002, midnight
S2E12 - 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.
April 17, 2002, midnight
S2E13 - 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.
April 24, 2002, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 570 min.
Released: March 14, 2001
Last Air Date: April 24, 2002, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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