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Series · 1990 – 1992 · Drama

Mom P.I.

★7.0 1990 – 1992 2 Seasons Chris Haddock TV-MA

Mom P.I. is a 1990-92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier. Dunsmore plays eternal optimist Sally Sullivan, a recently widowed mother of two supporting her family as a waitress in a working-class diner, who talks her way into a job as assistant to grumpy, cynical private eye Bernie Fox, played by The Rockford Files' Margolin. Head writer for the show was Chris Haddock, who later created the much grittier Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence, also for the CBC.

Seasons & episodes

2 seasons · 26 episodes

Episode 01

When Sally Met Bernie (Pilot)

Oct 12, 1990 · 60 min

Sally Sullivan, a devoted mother working as a waitress to make ends meet, gets caught up in a cat-and-mouse mystery when her sister Ruth goes missing in the middle of a criminal investigation.

Episode 02

Career Moves

Oct 15, 1990 · 30 min

Sally, eager to try a little more detective work, inadvertently gets her own client while waiting for Bernie in his office.

Episode 03

Duck Flambé

Oct 22, 1990 · 30 min

Why anyone would want to burn Ivory's music store is beyond Bernie, but the uninsured charred remains testify that someone did. Both Bernie and Sally take the case.

Episode 04

Murder Maybe

Oct 29, 1990 · 30 min

Sally stumbles onto a rich man's plot to murder his wife, but when she tries to enlist Bernie's help to stop the crime, they both get in over their heads.

Episode 05

Gumshoe

Nov 5, 1990 · 30 min

A defense attorney hires Bernie and Sally to track down more witnesses to a pool hall homicide.

Episode 06

Undue Influence

Nov 12, 1990 · 30 min

Due to his morbid fear of hospitals, Bernie brings in Sally to investigate the circumstances of an old man's will.

Episode 07

Brendan B. Gone

Nov 19, 1990 · 30 min

Sally's brother-in-law, a fugitive on the run from dangerous gangsters, hopes to reconnect with his niece and nephew before he leaves the country.

Return to Sender

Episode 08

Return to Sender

Nov 26, 1990 · 30 min

Sally agrees to deliver a bank robber's encrypted letter to his girlfriend, hoping she might decipher the code and reveal the location of the loot.

Episode 09

Looking for a Living

Dec 3, 1990 · 30 min

Sally and Bernie set up a stakeout on a hotel room, only to learn that somebody else is spying on their quarry.

Blue Christmas

Episode 10

Blue Christmas

Dec 10, 1990 · 30 min

Marie's friend Blair wants to see her natural father just one more time before she moves away with her foster family, but Sally discovers that Blair's dad does not want to be found.

Beneath the Pacific

Episode 11

Beneath the Pacific

Jan 7, 1991 · 30 min

Three women use a tunnel beneath the Pacific Café for a break-in, but when the police get word of the route, Bernie is forced to choose between his past loyalties and justice.

Episode 12

Over the Edge

Jan 14, 1991 · 30 min

Bernie knows it's a little shady to be searching the prosecutor's office on behalf of a defense attorney, but an innocent man's freedom is on the line.

Spinal Trap

Episode 13

Spinal Trap

Jan 21, 1991 · 30 min

Sally and Bernie hope to prove Vic Stephens has been faking his neck injury to collect insurance money, but neither of them can seem to make him slip up.

About the series

Mom P.I. poster
Audience score
★ 7.0 /10

based on 2 votes

Synopsis

Mom P.I. is a 1990-92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier. Dunsmore plays eternal optimist Sally Sullivan, a recently widowed mother of two supporting her family as a waitress in a working-class diner, who talks her way into a job as assistant to grumpy, cynical private eye Bernie Fox, played by The Rockford Files' Margolin. Head writer for the show was Chris Haddock, who later created the much grittier Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence, also for the CBC.

DramaComedyCrime

Cast

6 principal cast

Rosemary Dunsmore

Rosemary Dunsmore

Sally Sullivan

Stuart Margolin

Stuart Margolin

Bernie Fox

Shane Meier

Shane Meier

Ray Sullivan

Emily Perkins

Emily Perkins

Marie Sullivan

Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Johnny

Freda Perry

Freda Perry

Nadine

Where to watch Mom P.I.

Mom P.I. is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama from Chris Haddock has 2 seasons and 26 total episodes, rated 7.0/10 by 2 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Mom P.I. have?

Mom P.I. has 2 seasons with 26 episodes in total.

Is Mom P.I. still on the air?

Mom P.I. has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Mom P.I.?

Mom P.I. airs on CBC Television.

When did Mom P.I. first air?

Mom P.I. first aired on October 12, 1990.

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