Hill Street Blues: Season 3
20th Century Fox (1982)
Drama
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#5905
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IMDB   8.2
22 hr 0 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Dennis Franz
Jeffrey Tambor
Ed Marinaro
Peter Jurasik
James Sikking
Mimi Kuzyk
Joe Spano
Veronica Hamel
Charles Haid
Daniel J. Travanti
Kiel Martin
Jon Cypher
Megan Gallagher
Robert Hirschfeld
Barbara Bosson
Director
Gregory Hoblit
Writer David Milch

This groundbreaking and award-winning NBC crime drama provided a very realistic view into the lives of the dedicated cops and detectives of an urban police station. From January 1981 to August 1986, the show ran on Thursdays at 10/9 Central, with occasional repeats on Saturdays at 10/9 Central. From August 1986 to August 1987 first-run episodes aired Tuesdays at 10/9 Central.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    9/30/1982  1.  Trial by Fury
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.
Director:  Gregory Hoblit  Writer:  David Milch 
Guest starring:  Silvana Gallardo, Alex Colon,  Allan Rich, Paul Willson, Ruth Silveira, Maurice Sneed,  Juney Smith, Gloria LeRoy, John O'Connell, Martin Garner, Allan Lurie, Michael Cunningham, Richard Warwick, Dean Wein, Charlene Jones
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/7/1982  2.  Domestic Beef
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.
Director:  Jeff Bleckner  / Jeff Blechner  Writer:  Anthony Yerkovich  / Jeffrey Lewis 
Guest starring:  Robert Hogan,  Andy RomanoLeo Rossi, Esther Sutherland, Stephanie Braxton, Larry B. Scott,  Arthur Taxier, Arnold Johnson, Robert Moloney, Robin Coleman, Dain C. Turner,  Earl Billings, Rusdi Lane
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/14/1982  3.  Heat Rash
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 by a bitter Lou Hogan.
Director:  David Anspaugh  Writer:  Anthony Yerkovich  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/21/1982  4.  Rain of Terror
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 when Hogan's accusations prove partially correct.
Director:  Thomas Carter  Writer:  Anthony Yerkovich  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/28/1982  5.  Officer of the Year
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.
Director:  David Anspaugh  Writer:  Karen Hall 
Guest starring:  Helen Shaver, Jesse Bochco,  Charles WeldonRoyce D. Applegate, Anna Mathias, Malcolm Groome, Tony Perez, J.W. Smith, Ralph Mauro,  Micole Mercurio, Marty Zagon, Bob Tzudiker
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/4/1982  6.  Stan the Man
At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move while Goldblume tries to keep an old man afraid of his new living arrangements from jumping off; Belker thwarts a robbery while applying for a bank loan; and LaRue and Washington butt heads with a special narcotics undercover cop dealing with the same cocaine peddler.
Director:  Thomas Carter  Writer:  David Milch 
Guest starring:  Robert DaviKathleen Lloyd, Peter Hobbs,  Bernard Behrens, Frances E. Williams,  Peter JurasikPeter Brocco, Bob Larkin, Tony Shultz,  Henry G. SandersMeshach Taylor, Marco Rodriguez, Robert Darnell, Don Hanmer,  Eve McVeagh
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/11/1982  7.  Little Boil Blue
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.
Director:  David Anspaugh  Writer:  Robert Earll 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/18/1982  8.  Requiem For a Hairbag
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; Belker ends his insurance scam investigation with a visit to Hill's doctor; and Daniels pressures Furillo to keep quiet about Maizel.
Director:  Robert Kelljan  Writer:  Mark Frost (I) 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/25/1982  9.  A Hair of the Dog
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.
Director:  Gregory Hoblit  Writer:  Steven Bochco  / Anthony Yerkovich 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/2/1982  10.  Phantom of the Hill
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; Renko gets dumped; the Phantom strikes one final time; and a terrified Eddie implicates his lover in a vicious drug murder.
Director:  David Anspaugh  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Michael Wagner 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/9/1982  11.  No Body's Perfect
The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant leaks out; Furillo tries to stop coroner Nydorf from testifying; and Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
Director:  Randa Haines  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Michael Wagner 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/16/1982  12.  Santaclaustraphobia
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.
Director:  Jeff Bleckner  Writer:  Steven Bochco  / Anthony Yerkovich 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/20/1983  13.  Gung Ho
An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
Director:  David Anspaugh  Writer:  David Milch  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/27/1983  14.  Moon Over Uranus
A veteran cop's daughter is raped; a terrified woman asks Goldblume for help with her vindictive ex-boyfriend; 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.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / Joseph Gunn  Writer:  David Milch  / Anthony Yerkovich 
Guest starring:  Bruce Kirby, Karen Carlson, Sandra J. Bertrelle,  Jack Starrett, Patrick Collins, Bill Forsythe, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Edwin Owens, Ed Hooks, Alexandra Johnson
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/3/1983  15.  Moon Over Uranus: the Sequel
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; Hill puts Benedetto in his place; and Joyce has an interview with the Justice Department.
Director:  Oz Scott  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Mark Frost (I) 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/10/1983  16.  Moon Over Uranus: the Final Legacy
The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; a jealous Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a surplus tank; Fay gets herself arrested so she can confront Judge Grogan about the paternity of her expected child; and Goldblume outthinks some gang members threatening a stand up young man who turned in their friends.
Director:  David Anspaugh  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Anthony Yerkovich 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/17/1983  17.  The Belles of St. Marys
LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; Belker endangers his relationship with Robin by trying to protect her; a talkative comic is brought in on numerous parking tickets; Goldblume and Calletano clash over seniority and rank; Coffey is forced to deal roughly with a man tripping on PCP.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / Anthony Yerkovich  Writer:  David Milch  / Anthony Yerkovich 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/24/1983  18.  Life in the Minors
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.
Director:  Jeff Bleckner  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/3/1983  19.  Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back
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.
Director:  David Anspaugh  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Anthony Yerkovich 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    4/28/1983  20.  Spotlight on Rico
The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / Rick Wallace  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    5/5/1983  21.  Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?
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.
Director:  Thomas Carter  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    5/12/1983  22.  A Hill of Beans
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.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / David Milch  Writer:  Mark Frost  / David Milch 
Edition Details
Series Hill Street Blues
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