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The Oldest Rookie

  • TV Series
  • 1987–19881987–1988
  • 1h
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6.4/10
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Paul Sorvino and D.W. Moffett in The Oldest Rookie (1987)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A police veteran with a desk job becomes a street cop again.A police veteran with a desk job becomes a street cop again.A police veteran with a desk job becomes a street cop again.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
21
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  • Creator
    • Gil Grant
  • Stars
    • Paul Sorvino
    • D.W. Moffett
    • Raymond J. Barry
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  • Creator
    • Gil Grant
  • Stars
    • Paul Sorvino
    • D.W. Moffett
    • Raymond J. Barry
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  • Episodes14

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    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Det. Ike Porteras Det. Ike Porter
    8 episodes8 eps • 1987–1988
    D.W. Moffett
    D.W. Moffett
    • Det. Tony Jonasas Det. Tony Jonas
    8 episodes8 eps • 1987–1988
    Raymond J. Barry
    Raymond J. Barry
    • Lt. Marco Zagaas Lt. Marco Zaga
    8 episodes8 eps • 1987–1988
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • Det. Gordon Laneas Det. Gordon Lane
    8 episodes8 eps • 1987–1988
    Patrick Cronin
    Patrick Cronin
    • Chief Blackas Chief Black
    8 episodes8 eps • 1987–1988
    Janis Ward2 episodes2 eps • 1987
    Ed White
    Ed White
    • Eddieas Eddie
    2 episodes2 eps • 1987
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Ike's friendas Ike's friend
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Leah Ayres
    Leah Ayres
    • Nina Zagaas Nina Zaga
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Mrs. Zimmeras Mrs. Zimmer
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Keone Young
    Keone Young
    • Bok Songas Bok Song
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Earl Boen
    Earl Boen
    • Gordonas Gordon
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Judy Kain
    Judy Kain
    • Molly Garberas Molly Garber
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Albert Moontas Albert Moont
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Nancy Dussault
    Nancy Dussault
    • Maureen Porteras Maureen Porter
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Ron Dean
    Ron Dean
    • Gardensas Gardens
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Bruce Gray
    Bruce Gray
    • Bobas Bob
    1 episode1 ep • 1987
    Raye Birk
    Raye Birk1 episode1 ep • 1987
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      • Gil Grant
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    Ike Porter is a cop who not long after graduating from the police academy was assigned a desk job and in twenty five years that is where he has been and eventually rose up to the rank of deputy chief but has never really had any field experience. After a friend of his dies, Ike decides that he wants to be a regular cop. So he has to give up all the privileges that his rank gave him and has to go through the academy again. And after graduating he is assigned to Officer Tony Jonas a young cop. Now Tony tells Ike that street cops are considered insignificant and that detectives are the ones who get all the praise, and when Ike suffers this degradation, he calls in some favors and has him and Tony appointed detectives. But their commanding officer Lt. Zaga and another detective Lane doesn't think that they should be detectives so they make life tough for Ike and Tony but they nonetheless persevere. —<rcs0411@yahoo.com>
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    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Paul Sorvino/Jon Lovitz/Abbe Jaye (1987)

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    Fun time
    Had a great time watching this short-lived series. Sorvino as a bulky, over-the-hill cop becoming a rookie again. The guy's got more charm than his daughter Mira. One great episode involved a group of visiting Japanese cops whom Sorvino had to escort around the city, while a series of burglaries occur. The leader of the group notices Sorvino's frustration from not being where the action is, so the group goes on the chase for the thieves and were mistaken for a roaming band of neighborhood vigilantes, scaring the crooks with their display of karate and jujuitso (I prefer they be called ninja vigilantes). Though it was cut short, the series did offer the best fun I had compared to those other high-profiled shows that flopped.
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    • Sep 7, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Novato y veterano
    • Production company
      • Touchstone Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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