Hill Street Blues: Season 4
20th Century Fox (1983)
Drama
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IMDB   7.8
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
Steven Bochco
David Milch
Writer David Milch
Karen Hall

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    10/13/1983  1.  Here's Adventure, Here's Romance
The only witness to a massacre in a gay bar is an off duty cop; the Cisco Kid ties up traffic; and Goldblume offers to be Fay's natural childbirth coach.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / David Milch  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/20/1983  2.  Ba-bing, Ba-bing
Hill wins $100,000 in the lottery; Deputy Chief Mahoney tries to ride herd on Furillo's precinct; mayoral candidate Benjamin Fisk moves into a crime-ridden housing project; Goldblume tries to help Hector Ruiz control the Diablos; and Coffey and Bates bust a couple of lady mud wrestlers.
Director:  David Anspaugh  Writer:  Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/27/1983  3.  The Long Law of the Arm
LaRue and Washington salvage a man's severed arm; Joyce defends a frantic West Indian cabbie; Hector Ruiz takes one final hostage; and Hill alienates many of his friends with his new attitude.
Director:  Alexander Singer  Writer:  Michael Wagner 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/3/1983  4.  Death by Kiki
Kiki tries to persuade Eldridge to change his story; Hill's behavior gets worse and worse as he blows all his money; Fisk returns to the housing project with tragic results; Coffey sulks when Bates scores higher on the sergeant's exam; and Daniels has to make peace between Furillo and Mahoney.
Director:  Bill Duke  Writer:  David Milch  / Mark Frost (I) 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/10/1983  5.  Doris in Wonderland
Commander Ozzie Cleveland enters the mayoral race; Officer Perez accidentally shoots a little boy; Daniels begins ""Operation Tenderloin"" out of a sexual cafeteria; and Mahoney tries to make political capitol for Daniels out of the Robson shooting.
Director:  Arthur Allan Seidelman  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Peter Silverman 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/17/1983  6.  Praise Dilaudid
A pair of sweet junkie lovers create a hostage situation; the Robson arrest blows up in Daniels' face; and Wachtel shows up at the Wonderland as Murray's lawyer.
Director:  Gabrielle Beaumont  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Michael Wagner 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/24/1983  7.  Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
On election day, Goldblume tries to keep a last minute candidate clear of the polling places; Mahoney turns on Daniels; Wachtel reports gangsters threatening to torch Murray's Wonderland; and Furillo tries to help Perez' family.
Director:  Corey Allen  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Mark Frost (I) 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/1/1983  8.  Midway to What?
Bates and Coffey clean up ""Buck Naked"" for a court appearance; a busted bookie turns over several tapes incriminating cops on the take, including a rookie Hunter; Belker pursues a paraplegic who spray painted his car; and Hill boxes for the precinct.
Director:  Thomas Carter  / David Milch  Writer:  Karen Hall  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/8/1983  9.  Honk if You're a Goose
Hill has one last fight; Coffey and Bates take on Honky, the guard goose; Belker gets some unexpected help when he goes undercover in a wheelchair; bookie Ben Seltzer gives up a pay off drop point for a judge on the take; and Hunter refuses to admit he attempted suicide or needs any help.
Director:  Arthur Allan Seidelman  / David Milch  Writer:  Mark Frost  / David Milch 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/15/1983  10.  The Russians Are Coming
Three visiting Russians bring their personal problems to the Hill; Belker goes undercover as an ambulance attendant; LaRue's brother-in-law is busted for soliciting a police officer; Joyce, the judge, and the victim try hard to keep a mentally slow young man out of jail; and Fay and Goldblume worry about how Furillo will feel about their relationship.
Director:  Randa Haines  / Dennis Cooper  Writer:  Dennis Cooper 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/12/1984  11.  Ratman and Bobbin
Bates and Coffey take over a storefront police/community relations project; a cop killer seems to be roaming the streets; Daryl Ann buys the wrong motorcycle for Renko; Joyce behaves oddly about buying a house; Leo and Ray try out an unorthodox method to get rid of the rats; and Daniels tries to short circuit Cleveland's corruption task force by exposing a network within the special Vice detail.
Director:  Richard Compton  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Karen Hall  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/19/1984  12.  Nichols from Heaven
The rats return; Esterhaus is hospitalized for tests; Bates, Coffey and Joyce try to protect a woman and her children from her abusive husband; the latest cop killing looks to be a hired gun copying the random killer; and the corruption investigation strikes close to Hill Street; Hill Street gets word of the murder of Marty Nichols.
Director:  Thomas Carter  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Dennis Cooper 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/26/1984  13.  Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!
Furillo loses an old friend as the corruption investigation winds up; a romantic triangle transfers to the Hill and comes to a boil; and Coffey gets shot by the cop killer.
Director:  Arthur Allan Seidelman  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/2/1984  14.  Grace Under Pressure
Sergeant Esterhaus dies unexpectedly and the whole station house tries to deal with their grief as they eulogize the man. Meanwhile, Leo finds out his wife is cheating on him; Bates may get a unique promotion; Mrs. Furillo is mistakenly arrested for soliciting by a rookie; Sandy is raped.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / David Milch  Writer:  Karen Hall  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/9/1984  15.  The Other Side of Oneness
Goldblume is fascinated by a call girl held on murder charges whose elite clientele has newspapers bidding for her story and her fearful clients threatening her life. Also, tributes to Esterhaus continue to roll in.
Director:  Alexander Singer  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Roger Director 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/16/1984  16.  Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow
A judge intent on elevating jail conditions releases the court's overflow back into the streets; Bates has a rocky start as roll call sergeant; another professional hit covers up the murder of Whitney Barnes; after his memorial service, Furillo follows Esterhaus' last wishes to scatter his ashes on the Hill.
Director:  Gregory Hoblit  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/1/1984  17.  The End of Logan's Run
Belker has a final run in with his bald headed pickpocket with many names; Joyce defends a man whose brother plans to threaten the prosecution witness into silence; and Operation Stop 'N Cop begins.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / David Milch  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/8/1984  18.  The Count of Monty Tasco
A census taker disappears while working in the precinct; the Mullins brothers promise Furillo that Joyce will die if she testifies against Timothy; Daniels relieves Furillo of command; and Daryl Ann asks Renko to marry her.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / David Milch  Writer:  Roger Director  / Jeffrey Lewis 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/15/1984  19.  Nutcracker Suite
Goldblume and Calletano try to figure out station command as Furillo tries to resist taking a drink; LaRue and Washington dog William Mullins to protect Joyce; and Renko finds he has similar problems to Jesus Martinez.
Director:  Arthur Allan Seidelman  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    5/3/1984  20.  Hair Apparent
Garibaldi tries to save himself some money by doing some unofficial police work for a guy whose car he rearended; Belker is left exposed on his latest undercover by agents from another agency; and the mayor's gang appointee to the Youth Commission comes under fire for favoritism.
Director:  Corey Allen  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  Karen Hall  / Roger Director 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    5/10/1984  21.  Lucky Ducks
Calletano prepares for a game show appearance; Renko tries to organize his wedding attendants; Peabody goes to the loan sharks Belker has infiltrated; and Furillo has to deal with renewed gang violence and Joyce's decision to take some time alone.
Director:  Steven Bochco  / David Milch  Writer:  David Milch  / Karen Hall 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    5/17/1984  22.  Eva's Brawn
Belker's loan sharks commandeer a prison bus and demand him in exchange for their hostages; Goldblume tries an unusual video-dating service; Renko has second thoughts as his wedding approaches while Coffey ""invests"" the wedding present money.
Director:  Gregory Hoblit  /  Steven Bochco  Writer:  David Milch  / Roger Director 
Edition Details
Series Hill Street Blues
No. of Disks/Tapes 1