The title character of what TV series regularly ran a newspaper ad that read: "Got a problem, need help, odds against you?"
The Equalizer or "The Company", who tried to atone for his past by offering, usually free of charge, his services as a troubleshooter, a protector, and an investigator. People in need found him through a newspaper classified ad: "Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer: 212 555 4200." When he began this business in the pilot episode, it was revealed the nickname "Equalizer" was bestowed on him by an operative named "Brahms", played by Jerry Stiller. Aided by a group of sometimes-mysterious contacts, some of whom dated back to his spying days, McCall traversed the streets of New York City,
Against All Odds (TV series) Tribune" noted that "If this is NBC's idea of a viable competitor to CBS' "60 Minutes," it's final proof that the network's executives have gone completely off their rockers." Tom Shales of the "Washington Post" said "Increasingly, the "NB" in NBC has come to stand for No-Brainer. Tomorrow the network outstoops itself with the premiere of "Against All Odds," a trashoid tattler about people who narrowly or not so narrowly escaped death or injury. The series itself qualifies as an accident waiting to stop happening, especially since it airs opposite "60 Minutes."" Against All Odds (TV series) Against All Odds