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Season 1


"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 1 -- Captain Frank Furillo of the Hill Street police station has his hands full handling his ex-wife, an explosive hostage standoff, and a shooting involving two of his best cops.
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Season 1, Episode 1: Hill Street Station

Original Air Date—15 January 1981
Captain Furillo summons the heads of the various local gangs in an attempt to ensure their peaceful "cooperation" during a visit by the President of the United States.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 2 -- Captain Furillo summons the heads of the various local gangs in an attempt to ensure their peaceful "cooperation" during a visit by the President of the United States.

Season 1, Episode 2: Presidential Fever

Original Air Date—17 January 1981
The President of the United States wants to visit the Hill, and the precinct has to deal with how to make it happen.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 3 -- As the gang negotiations continue, cop Johnny LaRue gets in trouble accepting a bribe from a drug-dealing fellow cop, and Furillo's ex-wife is busted on possession.

Season 1, Episode 3: Politics as Usual

Original Air Date—21 January 1981
Things heat up between the gangs on the hill as the president plans his walking tour.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 4 -- The cops on the Hill face the possibility of an all-out assault from the local gangs after the President cancels his visit and the electricity and phones go dead.

Season 1, Episode 4: Can World War III Be an Attitude?

Original Air Date—24 January 1981
Hill Street finds the precinct under siege when the gangs react to the president canceling his walking tour. Hill and Renko arrest a car thief who has a knack for fixing things around the station. Frank asks Joyce to represent LaRue who is facing bribery charges.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 5 -- As Furillo continues to try to exonerate LaRue, Officers Hill and  Belker go in drag to catch a rapist terrorizing a local park.

Season 1, Episode 5: Double Jeopardy

Original Air Date—31 January 1981
Davenport begins to assist Furillo and Washington in their attempt to clear Larue's name. They probe deep into Macafee's personal life but are having difficulty finding anything dirty on him. 'Operation Duckling' puts many of the officers in drag as they go undercover to apprehend the St. James Park rapist. After responding to a call on a jumper Henry has a flat tire in a bad neighborhood and is harassed by a gang of youths and Phil is beginning to show signs of weariness trying to keep up with two women.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 6 -- Furillo continues to search for the suspect who wounded Hill and Renko even as the two officers deal with a voodoo-spouting woman, and Belker confronts a man who claims he's a vampire.

Season 1, Episode 6: Film at Eleven

Original Air Date—7 February 1981
Furillo agrees to let a local news crew film the precinct. Belker brings in a suspect who believes that he is Dracula. Washington and LaRue capture a woman who is in possession of the gun that shot Hill and Renko.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Furillo not only has to deal with a gang leader with hostages, but a trigger-happy commander of the precinct's EATers (Emergency Action Team) squad.

Season 1, Episode 7: Choice Cut

Original Air Date—14 February 1981
Frank is forced to deal with a hostage situation at a grocery store. The precinct continues to investigate the shooting of Hill and Renko.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 8 -- As Furillo tries to calm angry storeowners who feel the police haven't done enough to keep their businesses safe, Sgt. Esterhaus receives a cryptic note from a menacing ex-con.

Season 1, Episode 8: Up in Arms

Original Air Date—21 February 1981
Renko gets upset when the lie detector test for his shooting suspect comes up inconclusive. Esterhaus meets with a criminal that he helped put away. Furillo feels that the news crew is to blame for convincing local merchants form a crime watch union.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 9 -- LaRue tries to get somewhere with a reporter by taking her to a stackout leaving Furillo to deal with its aftermath -- a deadly shootout between the vigilante storeowners and the local gang.

Season 1, Episode 9: Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind

Original Air Date—28 February 1981
LaRue asks a television reporter to go with him on a stakeout. Furillo has trouble finding a home for the juvenile who held up a grocery store. Renko begins to exhibit bizarre behavior. After witnessing his partner's death, Santini has second thoughts about being a police office

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 10 -- As rumor circulates on the Hill that Furillo will be promoted to division commander, LaRue and Washington decide to liven up the precinct's annual search for alligators in the city sewers.

Season 1, Episode 10: Gatorbait

Original Air Date—7 March 1981
Furillo considers leaving the station to run for commander. Renko and Hill investigate the murder of a 15-year old prostitute. LaRue and Washington decide to play a practical joke on Hunter.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 11 -- Furillo jeopardizes his promotion with an investigation that may tie the death of a 15-year-old prostitute to a local councilman, and LaRue tries to fund his proposed "saloondromat."

Season 1, Episode 11: Life, Death, Eternity

Original Air Date—14 March 1981
Frank risks a promotion to commander by pursuing an investigation that links a city councilman from another district to the murder of a prostitute. Belker is harassed by a new anti-Semetic cop.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 12 -- Hunter finally convinces the department to purchase a new flame-throwing attack tank for his EATers squad only to have it stolen after he leaves the keys in the ignition.

Season 1, Episode 12: I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin

Original Air Date—21 March 1981
Furillo continues to push the investigation of a well-respected city councilman even after it become apparent that it will cost him a promotion. LaRue's dream for a business gets destroyed. Hunter gets Chief Daniel's approval to use an "urban tank". Belker considers a transfer.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 13 -- Furillo angrily strikes a deal with a dirty cop in order to clear LaRue, while Sgt. Esterhaus has second thoughts about his upcoming marriage.

Season 1, Episode 13: Fecund Hand Rose

Original Air Date—25 March 1981

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 14 -- Hill and Renko arrest a young mother who regularly abandons her two toddlers and the station watches as a brutal vice cop is investigated...for a fourth time.

Season 1, Episode 14: Rites of Spring

Original Air Date—19 May 1981
An undercover narc with a history of racism is accused of shooting an unarmed black man. LaRue's drinking starts to affect his job performance. Hill goes out of his way to help a woman who neglected her children. Goldblume's son lands in the hospital.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 1: Episode 15 -- Furillo and Davenport's plans for a romantic getaway have to be cancelled after a tragic shooting involving Officers Bates and Coffey.
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Season 1, Episode 15: Jungle Madness

Original Air Date—26 May 1981

Season 2


"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 1 -- Captain Furillo parlays with Jesse John Hudson, a powerful ex-gang leader whose dubious rhetoric of community involvement and self-help seems to mask more sinister intentions.

Season 2, Episode 1: Hearts and Minds

Original Air Date—29 October 1981

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 2 -- Detective Washington investigates the murder of a prostitute, and when a huge cache of weapons is stolen, Furillo suspects that Hudson is behind it.

Season 2, Episode 2: Blood Money

Original Air Date—5 November 1981

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 3 -- A distraught Belker blames Furillo when an undercover cop is killed, while hostage negotiator Goldblume has his hands full with a man who has barricaded himself in his house after killing a neighborhood youth.
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Season 2, Episode 3: The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue

Original Air Date—12 November 1981

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 4 -- Against her better judgment, Officer Bates allows a drug-addicted prostitute to shoot up before hauling her in, but when the prostitute overdoses and nearly dies, Bates is subject to condescension and derision from her fellow officers.

Season 2, Episode 4: The Second Oldest Profession

Original Air Date—19 November 1981

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 5 -- Washington and La Rue are accused of entrapment, and a major gang war seems imminent when a ten-year-old girl is accidentally killed in a drive-by shooting.

Season 2, Episode 5: Fruits of the Poisonous Tree

Original Air Date—3 December 1981

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 6 -- Hill is caught in the middle of a cover-up when his old friend Officer Nash uses excessive force during an arrest, and emotions run high when contract negotiations between the police union and the city council come to a standstill.

Season 2, Episode 6: Cranky Streets

Original Air Date—10 December 1981
Coffey has to arrest a guy who was a longtime friend of his family. Hill has to cover for an old friend who has a tendency for using excessive force. Renko gets in hot water after playing a tasteless practical joke on a female officer in training.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 7 -- Furillo confronts Hill, Coffey, and Renko about the Nash cover-up, and a good samaritan faces arrest on an out-of-state warrant after saving Renko.  Meanwhile, Belker goes undercover as an Hasidic rabbi to catch a gang of ATM robbers.

Season 2, Episode 7: Chipped Beef

Original Air Date—17 December 1981
Frank decides to attend a dinner for Fay's new love interest. Renko stands up for a guy who has a warrant out for his arrest after the guy saves his life. Belker goes undercover to catch ATM robbers. Hill and the other cops' account of what happened with Nash are questioned.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 8 -- An enraged Frank rounds up a veritable rogues' gallery of gang leaders after a bloody massacre at a sleazy night club, and Belker is confounded by Captain Freedom, a self-styled superhero who unintentionally interferes with an arrest.

Season 2, Episode 8: The World According to Freedom

Original Air Date—7 January 1982
Following a gruesome murder perpetrated by a gang at a night club, Furillo is determined to take any means necessary to find the people responsible. Belker runs in a guy who thinks that he is a superhero. LaRue goes undercover inside a holding cell to try and get a confession.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 9 -- Furillo risks perjury when he's subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury that is probing police corruption.  Renko fumes when his service revolver is stolen, and Captain Freedom reappears to help thwart a robbery.

Season 2, Episode 9: Pestolozzi's Revenge

Original Air Date—14 January 1982

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 10 -- Frank considers hiring an attorney when the grand jury investigation heats up. Renko, Hill and Belker go undercover at a popular restaurant, and Lt. Calletano is suspicious of a beautiful civilian clerk who comes to work at the station.

Season 2, Episode 10: The Spy Who Came in from Delgado

Original Air Date—21 January 1982
Hill, Renko, and Belker work undercover at a seedy downtown salon. Calletano becomes suspicious about a new attractive office assistant who is less than qualified for the position. Davenport recommends a lawyer for Frank in the corruption-seeking Sullivan Commission. Hunter uses hounds to try and find wild dogs running around in the city.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 11 -- After testifying for a second time, a fed-up Furillo threatens to resign, and Captain Freedom meets with an untimely end when he shows up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Season 2, Episode 11: Freedom's Last Stand

Original Air Date—28 January 1982

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 12 -- Joyce is devastated when she learns that her friend, Public Defender Pam Gillian, has been slain, and Hill's election as vice-president of the Black Officers Coalition places a strain on his partnership with Renko.

Season 2, Episode 12: Of Mouse and Man

Original Air Date—11 February 1982
A public defender is brutally murdered. Hill is elected as VP of the Black Officers' Coalition. LaRue and Washington nab a cocaine dealer who has knowledge of a large PCP lab.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 13 -- Due to a minor technicality, the murder weapon in the Gillian case must be thrown out as evidence, and La Rue falls off the wagon, jeopardizing Washington's life by showing up drunk at a drug bust.

Season 2, Episode 13: Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement

Original Air Date—18 February 1982
Renko gets upset at Hill for temporarily leaving him to head up the Black Officer's Coalition. On the eve of a huge PCP lab bust, LaRue turns to the bottle. Furillo learns that a suspect in the murder of a district attorney may go free due to a technicality.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 14 -- Bogus witnesses try to collect the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of Pam Gillian’s killer, and Belker laments the loss of his youth after losing a suspect on foot. La Rue’s alcoholic transgression gets him demoted to the motor pool.

Season 2, Episode 14: The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded

Original Air Date—25 February 1982
Goldblume finds a witness in the DA murder cases that seems way too good to be true. Furillo considers kicking LaRue of the force after he almost ruined a major bust by showing up drunk. Hill quits the Black Officers Coalition. Belker feels over the hill after being outrun by a suspect.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 15 -- Outraged by the injustice of the Gillian case, Joyce threatens to quit the Public Defender’s Office, while Belker and Washington bust a ring of car thieves.

Season 2, Episode 15: Some Like It Hot-Wired

Original Air Date—18 March 1982
Esterhaus is up in arms after his car is stolen. Washington believes that LaRue has changed after seeing him for the first time since his demotion. Hill, Renko, and Goldblume go undercover to catch a scheme perpetrated by prostitutes and phony cops. Davenport has a meltdown in court.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 16 -- Fists, elbows, and tempers fly, both on the court and in the bleachers, when the Hill Streeters take on a team of gang bangers in a charity basketball game.  Belker stakes out a seedy X-rated theater.

Season 2, Episode 16: Personal Foul

Original Air Date—25 March 1982
Belker and Washington go undercover at an adult movie theater. A man who recently lost his job holds his wife and son hostage inside their apartment. Goldblume's wife asks him for a divorce. The precinct plans an exhibition basketball game between the officers and the gang members.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 17 -- An investigation reveals that the gun used to murder a street cop was stolen from the police property department, and Renko learns that his cancer-stricken father has been hospitalized.

Season 2, Episode 17: The Shooter

Original Air Date—6 May 1982
Furillo, Goldblume, and Washington try to track down the owner of a gun that killed one officer and seriously injured another. Renko learns that his father only has days to live.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 2: Episode 18 -- The hearse containing the corpse of Renko’s father is bizarrely commandeered, while Belker goes undercover as a derelict to catch a slasher.  Joyce’s faith in her job is renewed as she defends a young man accused of rape.

Season 2, Episode 18: Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers

Original Air Date—13 May 1982
Belker goes undercover as a wino to nab a killer. Davenport puts her and Frank's vacation on hold to defend a man accused of rape who she believes is innocent. After Renko's dad dies, the car with his body is stolen and chased in hot pursuit around the city. Washington pleads to Furillo to get LaRue back as a partner.

Season 3


"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 1 -- Furillo throws away the rule book when two young men rape and murder a nun during a church robbery; Belker befriends gay prostitute Eddie Gregg; Calletano faces a tax audit; and Joyce feels helpless as public opinion works to destroy her client.

Season 3, Episode 1: Trial by Fury

Original Air Date—30 September 1982
Furillo faces pressure from the public when when two young men are run in for raping and murdering a nun during a church robbery. Belker stands up for a gay prostitute. Calletano is worried about a tax audit.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 2 -- Belker forgets his mother's birthday; Hill and Renko look into urban cattle rustling; LaRue and Washington apply for jobs in the Bahamas; and Furillo sits on a board of rights for a fellow captain accused of neglecting his duties.

Season 3, Episode 2: Domestic Beef

Original Air Date—7 October 1982
Furillo risks a backlash after voting one of his peers guilty of improperly managing his precinct. Washington and LaRue both apply for same position outside the precinct. Belker and Goldblume go undercover as ice cream men.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 3 -- Hill and Renko arrest councilman Detweiler for drunken driving; Belker is joined by actor Jon Gennaro on his undercover job; Fay goes to work as a crime reporter for an advertising weekly; and Furillo looks into the charges made against his men.

Season 3, Episode 3: Heat Rash

Original Air Date—14 October 1982
An action movie star asks to follow Belker. Bates and Coffey arrest a guy who thinks he is an ET. Hunter tells Furillo that he may have cancer. Furillo looks into an allegation made against his precinct by a disgraced captain who committed suicide. Hill and Renko make a drunk driving arrest on a councilman that is quickly overturned by Chief Daniels.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 4 -- Gennaro accompanies Belker on a drug buy; LaRue and Washington set up two patrolmen accused by Hogan of stealing from burglary victims; Renko's birthday is less than happy; and Furillo uses his favor to Detweiler to save Goldblume's job.

Season 3, Episode 4: Rain of Terror

Original Air Date—21 October 1982
LaRue and Washington investigate two policemen suspected of stealing. Furillo blackmails Chief Daniels to get Goldblume reinstated. Gennaro accompanies Belker on an undercover drug deal. Renko is unhappy with his birthday present- a call girl set up by Hill and Coffey.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 5 -- Joyce humiliates an unprepared Bates on the witness stand; Renko pushes an assault victim to press charges; Furillo's son is missing; and Calletano expresses his true feelings at a luncheon honoring him as the Hispanic Officer of the Year.

Season 3, Episode 5: Officer of the Year

Original Air Date—28 October 1982
Calletano lets his anger get the best of him when accepting the award for Hispanic Officer of the Year. Belker goes undercover at a massage parlor that is linked to prostitution. Furillo's son runs away from home. Bates is upset when Davenport undermines her testimony on the witness stand. Renko gets mad when an assault victim, on the advice of her lawyer, decides not to press charges.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 6 -- At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move; Belker thwarts a robbery while applying for a bank loan; and LaRue and Washington butt heads with a special narcotics undercover cop.

Season 3, Episode 6: Stan the Man

Original Air Date—4 November 1982
Davenport is held at knife-point by a suspect in the booking area. Larue and another office argue over who will make an undercover bust. Fearing that his apartment will be torn down, an elderly man threatens to jump to his death from the top of a building. When Belker goes to the bank to be approved for a loan, he gets more action than he bargained for.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 7 -- Belker goes undercover to investigate a scam using bums to collect injury insurance benefits; Coffey tries to relate to a Vietnam vet suffering from traumatic stress; and Daniels orders Furillo to cut off Fuchs from the Maizel homicide investigation.

Season 3, Episode 7: Little Boil Blue

Original Air Date—11 November 1982
Belker goes undercover to try and catch a guy who is using homeless people to commit insurance fraud. Renko gets in hot water after he asks a hospital intern to lie about a patient being dead on arrival. Fearing that it will hurt his chances of being elected to office, Daniels tries to get Furillo to cover up the details of the murder of a dirty cop. Coffey tries to get through to a Vietnam vet suffering from post-traumatic stress who snaps and takes people hostage.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 8 -- LaRue and Washington open Maizel's safety deposit box and find evidence of his corruption; Bates and Coffey try to help an abused child with her baby; and Belker ends his insurance scam investigation with a visit to Hill's doctor.

Season 3, Episode 8: Requiem for a Hairbag

Original Air Date—18 November 1982

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 9 -- The governor's dog is stolen; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an autopsy report; and Eddie Gregg becomes Belker's snitch.

Season 3, Episode 9: A Hair of the Dog

Original Air Date—25 November 1982
Belker goes undercover at a pawn shop after getting tip from Eddie Gregg, who wants to be a snitch. LaRue and Washington have difficulty get an autopsy from an overworked coroner. Chief Daniels forces Furillo to open an investigation on the kidnapping of the governor's dog. Faye gets put in jail for contempt of court after arguing a traffic ticket.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 10 -- Belker makes a bust while picking up a ring at a jewelry store; Furillo tries to make a murder case without a body or autopsy report; the Phantom strikes one final time; and a terrified Eddie implicates his lover in a vicious drug murder.

Season 3, Episode 10: Phantom of the Hill

Original Air Date—2 December 1982
Esterhaus decides to propose to Grace. Martinez claims to know the whereabouts of the governor's kidnapped dog but wants something in return. Teresa breaks up with Renko and has her eyes set on Coffey. A homicide charge against a key suspect is put in jeopardy when the coroner accidentally cremates the body of the victim. The mysterious "Phantom of the Hill" continues to terrorize people from the sewers.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 11 -- The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant is revealed; Furillo tries to stop Nydorf the coroner from testifying; Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.

Season 3, Episode 11: No Body's Perfect

Original Air Date—9 December 1982
Belker, LaRue and Washington finally bust Sid. After hearing that Esterhaus was turned down in his marriage proposal to Grace, Calletano fixes him up with a girl whose visa expires. Wally's competence as a coroner is questioned at a pre-hearing trial. Renko attacks Coffey after spotting him with his ex-girlfriend. Hill tries to counsel a rookie cop whose confidence is shaken.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 12 -- Washington's guilt over shooting a bystander resurfaces; Hill's vagabond father pays a visit; Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus; and Bates spends the holiday in the hospital.

Season 3, Episode 12: Santaclaustrophobia

Original Air Date—16 December 1982
On Christmas Eve, Washington tries to make amends with the widow of a liquor store owner that he accidentally killed during a robbery three months ago. Hill's deadbeat father stops by the station to pay him a visit. Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus and has to deal with a fresh street kid who knows he is a cop.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 13 -- An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.

Season 3, Episode 13: Gung Ho

Original Air Date—20 January 1983
Bates is upset at Coffey for getting her a stripper for her birthday. Belker and two rookie cops go undercover at an arcade. Several suspects are questioned about a deadly armed robbery.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 14 -- A veteran cop's daughter is raped; Hunter looks for the rat that bit Daniels; Bates and Coffey answer a call about a survivalist; and Renko gets busted down to a moped and traffic ticket duty.

Season 3, Episode 14: Moon Over Uranus

Original Air Date—27 January 1983
Renko is demoted to traffic cop duty after a minor violation. Goldblume is unable to do much for a woman who fears her boyfriend. A veteran officer whose daughter is raped goes off the deep end.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 15 -- Furillo clashes with Daniels over a new crime sweep; Renko rescues people from a burning building; Goldblume feels helpless to help the sad young woman threatened by her boyfriend; and Joyce has an interview with the Justice Department.

Season 3, Episode 15: Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel

Original Air Date—3 February 1983
Furilo and Daniels clash over a crime sweep on the streets. Renko is declared a hero after rescuing children from a burning building. A woman who fears her boyfriend lashes out at Goldblume and a judge for allowing him to go free. Hill confronts a bully undercover cop who attacked Renko.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 16 -- The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a surplus tank; and Fay gets herself arrested so she can confront Judge Grogan about the paternity of her expected child.

Season 3, Episode 16: Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy

Original Air Date—10 February 1983
Calletano tries to look younger by wearing a toupee. Tataglia asks Bates for advice on a possible romance with Belker. Furillo is ordered by the court to shut down the crime operation on the streets. A case of gang members harassing a local store owner causes Goldblume to lose his temper.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 17 -- LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; a talkative comic is brought in on numerous parking tickets; Goldblume and Calletano clash over seniority and rank; and Coffey is forced to deal roughly with a man tripping on PCP.

Season 3, Episode 17: The Belles of St. Marys

Original Air Date—17 February 1983

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 18 -- Coroner Nydorf offers to fix things when Coffey is accused of killing a prisoner in custody; LaRue develops another scheme to make money out of a comic named Vic Hitler; Joyce decides her future.

Season 3, Episode 18: Life in the Minors

Original Air Date—24 February 1983

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 19 -- Bates poses as a bus driver; LaRue continues to groom Vic Hitler for his debut; Daniels is ready to sacrifice Coffey to quiet public opinion; and Furillo and Davenport take a major step in their lives.

Season 3, Episode 19: Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back

Original Air Date—3 March 1983
Davenport takes Furillo up on his offer to get married. Hill, Renko and Bates go undercover on a bus. Belker works to try and get his mind off his deceased father. Coffey takes a lie detector test to prove he is innocent of killing a prisoner. LaRue gets Vic a gig at a seedy nightclub.

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 20 -- The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.

Season 3, Episode 20: Spotlight on Rico

Original Air Date—28 April 1983

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 21 -- Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a suitcase full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.

Season 3, Episode 21: Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?

Original Air Date—5 May 1983

"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Belker and LaRue learn that Washington was set up by someone in the station house; the long overdue cash payroll is hijacked; Joyce meets a really nice purse snatcher; and Furillo finds Jesus Martinez behind bars.

Season 3, Episode 22: A Hill of Beans

Original Air Date—12 May 1983

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: Here's Adventure, Here's Romance

Original Air Date—13 October 1983
Following a deadly shooting at a gay bar, an off-duty cop, who is the only witness, is reluctant to come forward for fear that his homosexuality will become public. A guy impersonating the "Cisco Kid" is arrested twice for causing a disturbance. Faye is depressed about having to go through her pregnancy alone.

Season 4, Episode 2: Ba-Bing, Ba-Bing

Original Air Date—20 October 1983

Season 4, Episode 3: The Long Law of the Arm

Original Air Date—27 October 1983

Season 4, Episode 4: Death by Kiki

Original Air Date—3 November 1983

Season 4, Episode 5: Doris in Wonderland

Original Air Date—10 November 1983

Season 4, Episode 6: Praise Dilaudid

Original Air Date—17 November 1983

Season 4, Episode 7: Goodbye, Mr. Scripps

Original Air Date—24 November 1983
Chief Daniels' campaign for mayor hits a turning point. Members of the precinct attend the funeral of the boy who was accidentally shot by Perez. Furillo consoles Perez and his family. Hill and Renko arrest a mentally ill man who believes that he is running for mayor and is causing disturbances.

Season 4, Episode 8: Midway to What?

Original Air Date—1 December 1983

Season 4, Episode 9: Honk If You're a Goose

Original Air Date—8 December 1983

Season 4, Episode 10: The Russians Are Coming

Original Air Date—15 December 1983

Season 4, Episode 11: Ratman and Bobbin

Original Air Date—12 January 1984

Season 4, Episode 12: Nichols from Heaven

Original Air Date—19 January 1984

Season 4, Episode 13: Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!

Original Air Date—26 January 1984

Season 4, Episode 14: Grace Under Pressure

Original Air Date—2 February 1984
Furillo breaks the news of Esterhaus's death. Bates is given serious consideration for Sergeant. Coffey's girlfriend is sexually assaulted. Belker goes undercover as a truck driver to try and catch thieves that are stealing poultry.

Season 4, Episode 15: The Other Side of Oneness

Original Air Date—9 February 1984

Season 4, Episode 16: Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow

Original Air Date—16 February 1984

Season 4, Episode 17: The End of Logan's Run

Original Air Date—1 March 1984

Season 4, Episode 18: The Count of Monty Tasco

Original Air Date—8 March 1984

Season 4, Episode 19: Nutcracker Suite

Original Air Date—15 March 1984

Season 4, Episode 20: Hair Apparent

Original Air Date—3 May 1984

Season 4, Episode 21: Lucky Ducks

Original Air Date—10 May 1984

Season 4, Episode 22: Eva's Brawn

Original Air Date—17 May 1984

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Mayo, Hold the Pickle

Original Air Date—27 September 1984

Season 5, Episode 2: Watt a Way to Go

Original Air Date—4 October 1984
Goldblume goes after the guy who raped his ex-wife, even though she refuses to press charges. A member of Hunter's SWAT team is put under scrutiny after shouting an obscenity while firing at a hostage taker. Calletano participates in an undercover operation at a hotel. Davenport performs a last ditch effort to save a former client who is scheduled to be executed.

Season 5, Episode 3: Rookie Nookie

Original Air Date—18 October 1984

Season 5, Episode 4: Fowl Play

Original Air Date—25 October 1984

Season 5, Episode 5: Bangladesh Slowly

Original Air Date—1 November 1984

Season 5, Episode 6: Ewe and Me, Babe

Original Air Date—8 November 1984

Season 5, Episode 7: Blues for Mr. Green

Original Air Date—15 November 1984

Season 5, Episode 8: Fuched Again

Original Air Date—22 November 1984

Season 5, Episode 9: Low Blow

Original Air Date—29 November 1984

Season 5, Episode 10: The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall

Original Air Date—6 December 1984

Season 5, Episode 11: Last Chance Salon

Original Air Date—13 December 1984

Season 5, Episode 12: Intestinal Fortitude

Original Air Date—10 January 1985

Season 5, Episode 13: Of Human Garbage

Original Air Date—17 January 1985

Season 5, Episode 14: Dr. Hoof and Mouth

Original Air Date—24 January 1985

Season 5, Episode 15: Davenport in a Storm

Original Air Date—31 January 1985

Season 5, Episode 16: Washington Deceased

Original Air Date—7 February 1985

Season 5, Episode 17: Passage to Libya

Original Air Date—14 February 1985

Season 5, Episode 18: El Capitan

Original Air Date—21 February 1985

Season 5, Episode 19: The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.

Original Air Date—21 March 1985

Season 5, Episode 20: G.Q.

Original Air Date—28 March 1985

Season 5, Episode 21: Queen for a Day

Original Air Date—11 April 1985

Season 5, Episode 22: You're in Alice's

Original Air Date—9 May 1985

Season 5, Episode 23: Grin and Bear It

Original Air Date—16 May 1985

Season 6


Season 6, Episode 1: Blues in the Night

Original Air Date—26 September 1985

Season 6, Episode 2: Hacked to Pieces

Original Air Date—3 October 1985

Season 6, Episode 3: Seoul on Ice

Original Air Date—17 October 1985

Season 6, Episode 4: In the Belly of the Bus

Original Air Date—24 October 1985

Season 6, Episode 5: Somewhere Over the Rambo

Original Air Date—31 October 1985

Season 6, Episode 6: Oh, You Kid

Original Air Date—7 November 1985

Season 6, Episode 7: An Oy for an Oy

Original Air Date—14 November 1985

Season 6, Episode 8: Fathers and Huns

Original Air Date—21 November 1985

Season 6, Episode 9: What Are Friends For?

Original Air Date—5 December 1985

Season 6, Episode 10: The Virgin and the Turkey

Original Air Date—12 December 1985

Season 6, Episode 11: Two Easy Pieces

Original Air Date—9 January 1986

Season 6, Episode 12: Say It as It Plays

Original Air Date—16 January 1986

Season 6, Episode 13: Das Blues

Original Air Date—23 January 1986

Season 6, Episode 14: Scales of Justice

Original Air Date—30 January 1986

Season 6, Episode 15: I Want My Hill Street Blues

Original Air Date—6 February 1986

Season 6, Episode 16: Remembrance of Hits Past

Original Air Date—13 February 1986

Season 6, Episode 17: Larry of Arabia

Original Air Date—27 February 1986

Season 6, Episode 18: Iced Coffey

Original Air Date—6 March 1986

Season 6, Episode 19: Jagga the Hunk

Original Air Date—13 March 1986

Season 6, Episode 20: Look Homeward, Ninja

Original Air Date—20 March 1986

Season 6, Episode 21: Slum Enchanted Evening

Original Air Date—27 March 1986

Season 6, Episode 22: Come and Get It

Original Air Date—3 April 1986

Season 7


Season 7, Episode 1: Suitcase

Original Air Date—2 October 1986

Season 7, Episode 2: A Case of Klapp

Original Air Date—9 October 1986

Season 7, Episode 3: The Best Defense

Original Air Date—16 October 1986

Season 7, Episode 4: Bald Ambition

Original Air Date—30 October 1986

Season 7, Episode 5: I Come on My Knees

Original Air Date—6 November 1986

Season 7, Episode 6: Say Uncle

Original Air Date—13 November 1986

Season 7, Episode 7: Amazing Grace

Original Air Date—26 November 1986

Season 7, Episode 8: Falling from Grace

Original Air Date—2 December 1986

Season 7, Episode 9: Fathers and Guns

Original Air Date—9 December 1986

Season 7, Episode 10: More Skinned Against Than Skinning

Original Air Date—23 December 1986

Season 7, Episode 11: She's So Fein

Original Air Date—6 January 1987

Season 7, Episode 12: A Wasted Weekend

Original Air Date—13 January 1987

Season 7, Episode 13: City of Refuse

Original Air Date—20 January 1987

Season 7, Episode 14: Der Roachenkavalier

Original Air Date—3 February 1987

Season 7, Episode 15: Norman Conquest

Original Air Date—10 February 1987

Season 7, Episode 16: Sorry Wrong Number

Original Air Date—3 March 1987

Season 7, Episode 17: The Cookie Crumbles

Original Air Date—10 March 1987

Season 7, Episode 18: Dogsbreath Afternoon

Original Air Date—17 March 1987

Season 7, Episode 19: Days of Swine and Roses

Original Air Date—31 March 1987

Season 7, Episode 20: The Runner Falls on His Kisser

Original Air Date—7 April 1987

Season 7, Episode 21: A Pound of Flesh

Original Air Date—5 May 1987

Season 7, Episode 22: It Ain't Over Till It's Over

Original Air Date—12 May 1987

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