Arnie Metzger

**Arnold 'Arnie' Metzger** is the recurring character of the series featured on the ABC channel, *The Commish.* He is the brother of Rachel Scali and Carol Metzger, a brother in-law of Tony Scali, an uncle of David Scali and Sarah Scali, the son of Ben Metzger, and the husband of Gloria Metzger.

He only appeared for one season, and completely written out from the show at the beginning of season three as the show retconned Rachel as the only child in the family.

### The Muncher

At the beginning of the series, Rachel is taking care of her brother Arnie, and welcoming him to her house. Arnie is a muncher, a fact that she denies as she claims that Arnie has always been sick all of his life, so as a good sister she needs to take care of him.

He doesn't have any job or a home, and spends so much time at The Scali Family house doing nothing, except planning for his next failed projects. Arnie always say that he should stay at Carol's house, but she lives in Trenton, New Jersey, and as a New Yorker, Arnie rather stay at Eastbridge.

### Like Father Like Son

Arnie is a manipulative person, usually act pitiful in front of his sister, but Tony can sees right through him. Apparently, he shares a similar trait with their father, Ben. He would ask money to his brother in-law to invest to his whatever project he concocts, and usually the project would fail.

He'd lost a lot of money because he'd invest into some suspicious project without actually asking any advisor or consult to a lawyer. Tony has no choice but to help him or get him out from trouble because Rachel would beg him for help.

### The Busybody

Arnie and Tony always argue, especially about money, and it upset David because he actually likes his uncle. It doesn't help with the situation because Arnie is also a busybody; he always ransacking the medicine cabinet or reading other people's mails, but never admits it. Tony then put marbles inside the medicine cabinet to catch Arnie in the act, which he does open the cabinet and all the marbles come tumbling down.

### Love At First Voice

Arnie apparently likes to call 1-900 numbers for Phone Sex without his sister and brother in-law permission, usually after dinner. When Rachel and Tony receive the phone bills, they suspects it was David who made the calls. Tony is angry and order Ronnie Lopez to track down the numbers because David is only ten years old and a minor at the time. Tony talks to David and accuse his son for using the Phone Sex, which his son denies. Tony doesn't believe him, and it makes David cry and upset.

Meanwhile, Arnie isn't saying anything about the phone calls and remains silent. Both Tony and Ronnie then goes to the Phone Sex headquarter and shocked to see that many of the sex phone operators are actually not sexy women, but regular women and a man. When Tony angrily says that he will sue the company for facilitate to a minor, a woman named Gloria recognize the commissioner.

Gloria says that it was Arnie who had been calling all the time, and the two of them struck up conversations. They usually talked about their dreams, passions, and projects, and she blames Tony for not supporting his brother in-law. Apparently, Gloria falls in love with Arnie after many calls and the two decides to meet up.

Arnie invites Gloria to a dinner at The Scali Family home, but begs Tony not to tell Rachel about Gloria's occupation. It doesn't matter anyway, because after a short time, Arnie and Gloria decides to elope and travel around the world. Rachel is upset because Arnie is marrying a sex phone operator, but Tony is happy because Arnie leaves his home forever. Arnie thanked both Tony and Rachel half-heartedly, and leaves without any fanfare.

### International Incidents

Arnie and Gloria sends The Scali Family some video tapes of their travel and honeymoon, and while they are visiting Republic of China, he gets arrested and put into Re-education Camp for wearing a Phil Silvers' shirt. He manages to sneak a video camera and film himself begging Tony to release him from jail before being executed by the Chinese government.

Rachel and Tony are shocked to see the video, and in panic, she asks Tony to call Edward 'Eddie' Eggleton who works at The State Department. It's a problematic situation because Eddie doesn't like Tony especially after the commissioner arrested a diplomat, and then he refuses to help Arnie, not after he throw some expletives at Tony on the phone. However, Arnie manages to get released after Gloria talks to the government and convinces them that the shirt Arnie was wearing isn't a protest shirt. He also apparently performed an entire skit from Sgt. Bilko to entertained the Chinese officials, and it made him get released.