DiResta (1998)
DiResta is an American comedy television series which premiered on UPN on October 5, 1998, on its Monday schedule. It was cancelled after its March 1, 1999 airing. The show was named for stand-up comedian John DiResta; this was his first television venture. The series was described by Entertainment Weekly as "A transit cop, his funny job, and his funny family." On the week of November 2-8, 1998, was the lowest rated non-PAX network show aired.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1998-10-05John volunteers to work nights in order to afford to send his daughter to an exclusive kindergarten, but the change throws his home life into turmoil.
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Episode 2 - John Kisses Some ...
Release Date: 1998-10-12John mouths off at Sgt. Kazmerek in front of two recruits, losing vacation time that Kate was looking forward to. But he can get it back if he helps Kazmerek get a commendation.
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Episode 3 - Public Enema No. 1
Release Date: 1998-10-19John decides to take up an offer of optional life insurance that promises a large payoff, and then finds out he must have a colonoscopy -- which first requires an enema.
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Episode 4 - Walk on the Feminine Side
Release Date: 1998-10-26John's co-workers make fun of Dakota in his Arabian princess costume on Halloween.
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Episode 5 - Heavy Medal
Release Date: 1998-11-02DiResta is in line for a Medal of Honor when he foils a robbery on the subway by whacking the perp with a sub sandwich. However, the man he saved is a two-timing city councilman.
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Episode 6 - Romeo and Juliet were Lucky
Release Date: 1998-11-09John and Kate start bickering ""like an old married couple,"" so they decide to send the kids away to their aunt's and take a romantic afternoon – except there isn't much romance...
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Episode 7 - Cookin' with Gas
Release Date: 1998-11-16John convinces Cal to sell Kate's home-made chili at the diner, which turns into a full-time job for Kate and additional domestic duties for John.
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Episode 8 - Thanksgiving
Release Date: 1998-11-23Sgt. Kazmerek is even crankier than usual and ends up having Thanksgiving dinner at the DiResta household, where John realizes they actually have a few things in common.
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Episode 9 - The Kid
Release Date: 1998-12-21DiResta is put in charge of supervising a young graffiti artist while he scrubs his work from the subway, but the kid's father doesn't show up to get him and John ends up baby-sitting.
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Episode 10 - Your Daddy Don't Dance
Release Date: 1999-01-25John works as a security guard at a heavy-metal concert featuring an artist from his youth -- but his chance to see his onetime idol doesn't pan out the way he hoped.
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Episode 11 - One Wedding and a Funeral
Release Date: 1999-02-01The DiRestas offer to host Tully and Amanda's wedding, but the bride's family is rather snooty; meanwhile, John finds a dead transit cop---under his kitchen sink.
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Episode 12 - The Torch
Release Date: 1999-02-08A cat fight ensues when John's old girlfriend Wendy shows up unexpectedly.
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Episode 13 - Viagra Falls
Release Date: 1999-02-15John and Kazmerek plot their own operation to catch a drug dealer; Vic gets arrested for selling Viagra.
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Episode 14 - Half a Million Clams
Release Date: 1999-02-22John and Kate get a glimpse of the high life after John's quick actions save the president of a major retail establishment.
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Episode 15 - Slam Dunkin Dunuts
Release Date: 1999-03-01John and his father compete in a battle of the bulge to see who can slim down faster; Kate tries not to get strong-armed into running the church potluck.
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Episode 16 - Kate's Mom
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Episode 17 - The Sergeant's Test
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