The BEST episodes written by Elia Katz

G.Q.
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7.55
20 votes

#1 - G.Q.

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 20

The arson squad questions Jablonski about the fire at BowlMor Lanes; Hill remains angry at Renko over his hesitation under pressure; Bates and Coffey are assigned to make a wino presentable for his appearance in court; Furillo gets a copy of LaRue's slightly altered home security video; and Davenport puts her job on the line when she refuses to accept the security cops' version of an alleged window smashing at the volatile O'Neil Projects.

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Queen for a Day
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7.55
20 votes

#2 - Queen for a Day

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 21

A hooker sweep for gays and straights attracts Coffey's former high school coach; Renko joins Belker on his drug undercover, which is interrupted by Hunter and his tank; Davenport rejoins the Public Defenders office as Connie Chapman leaves; and Goldblume's happiness with Gina Srignoli dies.

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El Capitan
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7.55
22 votes

#3 - El Capitan

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 18

Calletano takes over command while Furillo attends an encounter group for precinct captains and their superiors; Hill and Renko get hold of some suspicious tea; Hunter's RV is stolen by a fugitive father and son; Goldblume is bemused by his new relationship with Gina Srignoli.

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Passage to Libya
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7.45
22 votes

#4 - Passage to Libya

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 17

Belker keeps running up against a bitter one man band; Gina Srignoli agrees to wear a wire in an effort to incriminate Al DiPiano; Fay goes a little too far to help a welfare mother assaulted by her abusive boyfriend; and Howard tries to sell his RV only to have it stolen by the first interested party.

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Dr. Hoof and Mouth
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7.40
20 votes

#5 - Dr. Hoof and Mouth

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 14

Belker temporarily moves into Hunter's RV; Joyce introduces a new PD to the Hill before leaving to become an ADA; LaRue gloats over the videotape evidence of Mayo's undercover visit to Dr. Ted Rose; Fabian's mother reclaims him; and Hill and Renko deal with a man who has several outstanding warrants and who has just lost his whole family to a hit and run driver.

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An Oy for an Oy
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7.39
23 votes

#6 - An Oy for an Oy

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 7

Sgt. Jablonski risks his own money to catch a pair of confidence men; Sgt. Belker acts as a courier for a pair of devious Hasidic jewelry merchants; and Captain Calletano reacts badly when Buntz accuses a lazy Polk Avenue officer of dumping vagrants in Hill Street precinct.

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Non-Essential Personnel
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7.39
67 votes

#7 - Non-Essential Personnel

Tour of Duty - Season 2 - Episode 5

Alex sets out to expose a major whose questionable judgement has caused casualties.

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Grin and Bear It
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7.38
21 votes

#8 - Grin and Bear It

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 23

Belker's drycleaners undercover catches Dugan, who offers them Joe Keenan and a major ring of police corruption; Furillo copes with the results of the random drug test; Goldblume wrestles with Gina's estate; Hill and Renko spend the day escorting Officer McBear.

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Blues for Mr. Green
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7.18
22 votes

#9 - Blues for Mr. Green

Hill Street Blues - Season 5 - Episode 7

Belker plans to accompany a prisoner to Las Vegas; Mayo and Garibaldi follow a juvenile murder suspect who has threatened witnesses; Hill faces an IRS audit, with tips from Ray; LaRue and Washington catch a guy with stolen airline ticket forms; Joyce works with a burned out P.D. on the defense of Escobedo and Munoz on assault charges; and Coffey and Bates bust a young black boy for shoplifting.

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