The BEST episodes written by Robert Ward

I Want My Hill Street Blues
star
8.13
23 votes

#1 - I Want My Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 15

Belker goes undercover to expose a corrupt parole officer; Goldblume clashes with Furillo over the demolition of some low-rent housing in his new neighborhood; Bates makes a deal with Vivian DeWitt; Jablonski tries to cope with a crew making a music video in the station house.

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Larry of Arabia
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8.05
22 votes

#2 - Larry of Arabia

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 17

Coffey persuades Bates to file guardianship papers for Fabian; Furillo considers returning to work as Daniels asks him for help getting the consultancy job he wants; Buntz appears on a TV small claims court; an impatient old woman messes up Belker's undercover at a pawn shop; and Hill, Renko, LaRue, Washington and Goldblume stumble on a courier for an international arms purchaser and deal themselves into his action.

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Prostrate Before the Law
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8.04
79 votes

#3 - Prostrate Before the Law

NYPD Blue - Season 5 - Episode 19

Andy prepares for his prostate surgery. James has recovered from his back problems and returns to duty; 3 weeks earlier it is reporteds that Gina has given birth to James Jr. Greg is also celebrating Abby's birth and is more than eager to show the videotaped highlights of the birth to anyone who'll watch. As Andy goes under the knife the rest of the squad get involved with a case of reuniting Army buddies, where one of the buddies is found dead. The four survivors try to keep their story straight as the detectives' try to figure out their involvement. The army buddies are revealed to be a group that was planning a big event for the year 2000 that involved an act of terrorism. Andy's surgery goes well.

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Remembrance of Hits Past
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8.00
21 votes

#4 - Remembrance of Hits Past

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 16

Joyce reflects on her past relationship with Furillo as she waits for him to come out of surgery after he's shot on the courthouse steps just prior to testifying against a recaptured gangster. Meanwhile, Belker is sent undercover at a meat packing plant while Buntz searches for the gunman.

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Slum Enchanted Evening
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8.00
24 votes

#5 - Slum Enchanted Evening

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 21

Wachtel sentences a slumlord to time in one of his dilapidated units; Furillo is warned that Cleveland stands to benefit from an investigation into Donahue's death; and Mary finally gives up the evidence needed by Buntz.

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Scales of Justice
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7.92
26 votes

#6 - Scales of Justice

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 14

LaRue and Washington continue to stake out the tattoo parlor for a killer; Bates has a tough decision to make about Fabian; Jablonski tries to enforce a city ban on smoking in the station house; Hill meets someone special at his father's funeral; Chief Daniels surprises Furillo by offering to endorse him as his successor; Buntz cuts some corners to get a dealer selling killer synthetic heroin off the streets.

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Das Blues
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7.92
25 votes

#7 - Das Blues

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 13

Hunter hallucinates he's aboard a Russian submarine; Belker finally gets married; Renko busts his favorite country singer again; Furillo meets with a political power broker about the Chief's job; Hill takes his daddy home to St. Louis for his burial; Buntz' old partner comes asking for help with a loan shark; and LaRue and Washington use a lady tattoo artist to help them find a killer.

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Iced Coffey
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7.86
21 votes

#8 - Iced Coffey

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 18

Bates agonizes over identifying Coffey's killer; Hunter uncovers an unexpected thief in the station; a prostitute sells out Jesus and Attorney Brown in a bribery scandal; and Belker's harassed by an overzealous security guard.

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Come and Get It
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7.79
24 votes

#9 - Come and Get It

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 22

The Hill reaches a crisis point of outraged citizenry and stampeding press coverage when Hill and Renko rescue an escaped mass murderer captured by a vigilante mob, and Belker can't stop being a cop even as he coaches Robin through labor.

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The Virgin and the Turkey
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7.78
23 votes

#10 - The Virgin and the Turkey

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 10

Coffey tries to mediate between an irate landlord and a tenant who insists an image on his water stained wall is that of the Virgin Mary; the Furillos tries to renew a family relationship with his parents; Buntz uses "Officer Giblet" to make a drug bust; and the guys compete in a benefit tug of war competition.

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All in the Family
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7.78
9 votes

#11 - All in the Family

New York Undercover - Season 1 - Episode 20

A rich family are part of an illegal gun-selling ring.

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Look Homeward, Ninja
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7.75
24 votes

#12 - Look Homeward, Ninja

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 20

A prostitute anxious to shield her pimp lodges a complaint of sexual harassment against officer Kate McBride; Goldblume takes his frustrations out on a rookie who lost a jumper; Ballantine freaks out again; and Buntz confronts Donahue about the murder of Dellaberti.

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Amazing Grace
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7.74
23 votes

#13 - Amazing Grace

Hill Street Blues - Season 7 - Episode 7

Councilman Wade spends the day exposing and exploiting the crack problem on the Hill; Grace Gardiner returns as Sister Charity and recruits Flaherty; Belker goes under in a seafood joint serving soul food to locate drug traffickers; Goldblume receives an offer to publish Steve Merkur's book; and the manpower shortage delays Buntz' loan shark arrest and costs him part of his finger.

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Say It as It Plays
star
7.71
24 votes

#14 - Say It as It Plays

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 12

IAD Shipman continues investigating the Garfield shooting; Hill gets a nasty surprise when he and Renko draw duty delivering corpses to the morgue; Belker is kidnapped on the eve of his second scheduled wedding.

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The Cookie Crumbles
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7.70
23 votes

#15 - The Cookie Crumbles

Hill Street Blues - Season 7 - Episode 17

Renko erupts in jealousy over Daryl Ann's business partner; Flaherty allows his feelings for Russo to interfere in a bust; Calletano returns to Hill Street when a Spanish speaking citizen is shot by a cop unable to understand him; and Kate McBride relives her father's death at an awards ceremony.

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The Best Defense
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7.67
21 votes

#16 - The Best Defense

Hill Street Blues - Season 7 - Episode 3

Chaos reigns as the P.D.'s job action continues; Hunter faces his demotion and takes over as roll call sergeant for the ailing Jablonski; the detective LaRue tried to bust as a fence transfers to the Hill; Flaherty and Bates try to defuse a man who promises to blow himself up for money; and Joyce walks a tightrope as she tries to end the job action and cut a deal for her client that would put away the violent mugger.

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Olde Thyme Religion
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7.67
6 votes

#17 - Olde Thyme Religion

New York Undercover - Season 1 - Episode 22

An occult group is under investigation after one of their followers is murdered.

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Jagga the Hunk
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7.64
22 votes

#18 - Jagga the Hunk

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 19

Jesus, scared of being pinned with Attorney Brown's murder, agrees to go undercover against a crooked judge; Hunter loses Prunella to a large Samoan; Belker poses as a loan shark in a roach coach; and Buntz' former partner asks another favor.

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Oh, You Kid
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7.63
24 votes

#19 - Oh, You Kid

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 6

Buntz catches a mugger only to lose him when the victim won't press charges; a sculptor refuses to let anyone remove his obscene work of art; Lynnetta pushes Neal about commitment to her and her son with tragic results; Belker goes undercover to learn why so many vagrants have fallen from high buildings recently.

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Two Easy Pieces
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7.62
26 votes

#20 - Two Easy Pieces

Hill Street Blues - Season 6 - Episode 11

Hill, Renko and Buntz look like heroes when they retrieve a stolen heart needed for a transplant; rookie officer Ron Garfield finds himself in trouble again when a second gun shows up at an officer involved shooting; and Belker misses his wedding ceremony when his undercover as a cocaine cooker heats up.

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You Get No Respect
star
7.29
7 votes

#21 - You Get No Respect

New York Undercover - Season 1 - Episode 17

A rapper is killed and his partner might be behind it all.

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Alias Mr. Braithwaite
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7.17
6 votes

#22 - Alias Mr. Braithwaite

Ironside - Season 3 - Episode 1

Mark's aunt Ruby is cheated out of her life savings by a pair of conmen, and the team set out to capture those responsible. Ed and Eve go under cover as a rich couple, but the investigation is threatened when Ed's cover is blown by a woman he once arrested.

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Blondes Have More Fun
star
7.09
11 votes

#23 - Blondes Have More Fun

New York Undercover - Season 1 - Episode 12

Torres and Williams go undercover as drag queens to solve a serial killer case.

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Leap of Faith
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6.15
94 votes

#24 - Leap of Faith

Miami Vice - Season 5 - Episode 20

Agent Joey Harden returns to assist Crockett as part of a new division, Youth Crime Unit, that was formed by a previous partner. The YCU investigates a college professor that has created a new designer drug, Bliss.

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