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Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues
★ 7.6/10•1981•49m•TV-14•Drama•Crime
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Let's be careful out there.

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

StatusEnded
Runtime49m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 15, 1981

Episodes

Episode 1 - Hill Street StationE149m

Hill Street Station

Precinct Captain Furillo tries to defuse a hostage situation despite the advice of his gung-ho Emergency Action Team leader and the temperament of a self-absorbed gang leader; public defender Joyce Davenport tries to find a client who has been lost in the bureaucratic maze; Detective LaRue gets a lapful of coffee; Sgt. Esterhaus confides to Fay about his teenage sweetheart; Officers Hill and Renko are shot in the line of duty.

Jan 15, 1981

Episode 2 - Presidential FeverE250m

Presidential Fever

Hill and Renko meet again for the first time since their shooting; Esterhaus tries to avoid Grace Gardner, the new police decorator; two transfer officers get themselves into trouble; Belker pursues rapists in the park; and Furillo must deal with Fay's demands for more money and an impending Presidential visit.

Jan 17, 1981

Episode 3 - Politics as UsualE350m

Politics as Usual

Hill and Renko decide to split up as a team; LaRue is offered a bribe by a drug dealer who turns out to be a cop; Furillo tries to negotiate with the gangs to ensure a peaceful Presidential tour; Belker agrees to a blind date; and Fay is arrested in a hot tub.

Jan 22, 1981

Episode 4 - Can World War III Be an Attitude?E449m

Can World War III Be an Attitude?

Furillo backs LaRue in the bribery case brought by Macafee; Hill and Renko bust a car thief who's a mechanical whiz; and Esterhaus sees Grace in a new light when they share a crisis at the station house when the Presidential visit is cancelled and gang revenge is feared.

Jan 24, 1981

Episode 5 - Double JeopardyE549m

Double Jeopardy

Neal continues to investigate Macafee's life as a way of clearing LaRue; Belker and several others go undercover dressed as women to catch a rapist; Esterhaus broods over his two women; and Goldblume questions his ability after losing a jumper.

Jan 31, 1981

Episode 6 - Film at ElevenE649m

Film at Eleven

A television reporter rides with Hill and Renko; Washington and LaRue find the gun that shot Hill and Renko; and Belker busts Kevin Herman Dracula for biting a prostitute.

Feb 7, 1981

Episode 7 - Choice CutE750m

Choice Cut

Hector Ruiz takes hostages again, this time at a supermarket; LaRue and Washington try to connect the gun that shot Hill and Renko with addict Eddie Hoban; and Cynthia Chase uses the hostage scene to stir up the local merchants.

Feb 14, 1981

Episode 8 - Up in ArmsE849m

Up in Arms

Furillo gets orders to deal with a neighborhood merchants association; Esterhaus goes out to meet a criminal he helped put away; Harris and Santini get into trouble with the deadly black van; and Hoban's lie detector results are inconclusive.

Feb 21, 1981

Episode 9 - Your Kind, My Kind, HumankindE950m

Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind

The Dekker Avenue Merchants Association continues helping the police; Eddie Hoban finds himself out in the cold; Hill, Renko and Belker all have personal problems; Furillo tries to help a confused Santini decide what to do; and LaRue asks Cynthia Chase along on a dull stakeout that suddenly heats up.

Feb 28, 1981

Episode 10 - GatorbaitE1049m

Gatorbait

Renko gets put out when a Division homicide detective ridicules his efforts to learn who killed a 15-year-old prostitute; Furillo learns that he may be in line for a promotion to commander; LaRue and Washington have a surprise for Hunter during his annual Alligator hunt in the city sewers; and Fay asks Furillo's help with an obscene phone caller.

Mar 7, 1981

Episode 11 - Life, Death, EternityE1149m

Life, Death, Eternity

Furillo's chances for promotion are threatened when a city councilman is implicated in the murder of the teenage prostitute; LaRue continues to look for money for his ""saloondramat""; Fay's obscene caller breaks into her home; and Belker confronts an anti-Semitic cop just transferred to the Hill.

Mar 14, 1981

Episode 12 - I Never Promised You a Rose, MarvinE1249m

I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin

Furillo pushes the investigation of Councilman McAuley; LaRue's business dream comes to a bitter end; Lt. Hunter gets his chance to test out an ""urban tank"" in sniper alley.

Mar 21, 1981

Episode 13 - Fecund Hand RoseE1349m

Fecund Hand Rose

Esterhaus faces immense pressure as his wedding day to Cindy dawns and Grace shows him what he's giving up; Furillo resents providing protection for Ralph Macafee, who's now a state witness; Belker busts an entertaining professional cat burglar; and everyone scrambles to get ready for the wedding ceremony.

Mar 25, 1981

Episode 14 - Rites of Spring (1)E1448m

Rites of Spring (1)

Furillo and Neal go out of their way to help clear an obnoxious, racist narcotics detective accused of shooting an unarmed black man; LaRue's drinking gets really out of hand; and Hill and Renko try to help a young black woman accused of neglecting her children.

May 19, 1981

Episode 15 - Rites of Spring (2)E1549m

Rites of Spring (2)

Furillo and Neal go out of their way to help clear an obnoxious, racist narcotics detective accused of shooting an unarmed black man; LaRue's drinking gets really out of hand; and Hill and Renko try to help a young black woman accused of neglecting her children.

May 19, 1981

Episode 16 - Jungle Madness (1)E1648m

Jungle Madness (1)

Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from one shady scam to another as he tries to raise money; Belker's sham fence operation nets a surprise; Shirrett Anders leaves her children again; Furillo warns LaRue to get help for his drinking problem after he ruins a drug bust; and Joe Coffey, Lucy's new partner, is shot.

May 26, 1981

Episode 17 - Jungle Madness (2)E1748m

Jungle Madness (2)

Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from one shady scam to another as he tries to raise money; Belker's sham fence operation nets a surprise; Shirrett Anders leaves her children again; Furillo warns LaRue to get help for his drinking problem after he ruins a drug bust; and Joe Coffey, Lucy's new partner, is shot.

May 26, 1981

Actors

Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. Travanti

Frank Furillo

Michael Warren

Michael Warren

Robert Hill

Bruce Weitz

Bruce Weitz

Mick Belker

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Stan Jablonski

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

Howard Hunter

Joe Spano

Joe Spano

Henry Goldblume

Taurean Blacque

Taurean Blacque

Neal Washington

Kiel Martin

Kiel Martin

J.D. LaRue

Betty Thomas

Betty Thomas

Lucille Bates

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Norman Buntz

Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Andy Renko

Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel

Joyce Davenport

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