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"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 22 -- 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.
"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 21 -- 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.
"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 20 -- The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 19 -- 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.
"Hill Street Blues" (1981): Season 3: Episode 18 -- 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.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
15 January 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct. full summary
Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 51 wins & 95 nominations more
User Comments:
Unsurpassed more (29 total)

Cast

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Daniel J. Travanti ... Capt. Frank Furillo (115 episodes, 1981-1987)
Bruce Weitz ... Sgt. Mick Belker (115 episodes, 1981-1987)

Betty Thomas ... Sgt. Lucy Bates / ... (115 episodes, 1981-1987)
Taurean Blacque ... Det. Neal Washington (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Kiel Martin ... Officer John 'J.D.' LaRue / ... (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Charles Haid ... Officer Andrew Renko (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Veronica Hamel ... Joyce Davenport (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Michael Warren ... Officer Robert 'Bobby' Hill / ... (113 episodes, 1981-1987)
James Sikking ... Lt. Howard Hunter (113 episodes, 1981-1987)

Joe Spano ... Det. Henry Goldblume (113 episodes, 1981-1987)
René Enríquez ... Lt. Ray Calletano (98 episodes, 1981-1985)
Barbara Bosson ... Fay Furillo (96 episodes, 1981-1987)

Ed Marinaro ... Officer Joe Coffey (95 episodes, 1981-1986)
Robert Hirschfeld ... Officer Leo Schnitz / ... (86 episodes, 1981-1985)
Michael Conrad ... Sgt. Phil Esterhaus / ... (71 episodes, 1981-1984)
Jon Cypher ... Chief Fletcher Daniels / ... (54 episodes, 1981-1987)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Balada de Hill Street (Portugal) [pt]
Canción triste de Hill street (Spain) [es]
Capitaine Furillo (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
El precio del deber (Venezuela) [es]
Hill Street Blues (Finland) [fi]
Hill Street giorno e notte (Italy) [it]
Los azules de Hill Street (Spain) (review title) [es]
Polizeirevier Hill Street (West Germany) [de]
Spanarna på Hill Street (Sweden) [sv]
To astynomiko tmima tis Hill Street (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
60 min (146 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Original plans were for this series to be shot with hand held 16mm cameras only and in black and white. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: For being a show that was obviously set in an unnamed northern cold-weather city like Pittsburgh or Chicago, the cops were never shown outdoors patrolling the beat in winter weather like snow and ice. more
Quotes:
Radio Dispatcher: [Radio call in opening credits of every episode] Dispatch, we have a 9-11, armed robbery in progress - see Surplus Store - corner of People's Drive and 124th street more

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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Unsurpassed, 29 September 2001
Author: (nick@willder.com) from UK

An American cop show - who'd have thought an American cop show of all things could exemplify the best of television. From the land that gave us the pits of tv (have you seen Donahue?) there comes, once in a while, a beacon of greatness. The last episode of M*A*S*H, and the whole of HSB make the invention of television worthwhile.

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