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The Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues

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The Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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  1. Background image for Grace Under Pressure
    8.6/10(143 votes)

    #1 - Grace Under Pressure

    S4:E14

    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.

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  2. Background image for Trial by Fury
    8.5/10(126 votes)

    #2 - Trial by Fury

    S3:E1

    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.

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  3. Background image for It Ain't Over Till It's Over
    8.5/10(125 votes)

    #3 - It Ain't Over Till It's Over

    S7:E22

    Sid and Furillo work to find out who is setting up Buntz while Daniels publicly vilifies him; LaRue decides to beat a TV crew doing a live broadcast from a gangster's cellar to the punch; Bates agrees to go out with Sal the plumber; rumors are flying about what will happen to the station house after a three-alarm fire guts it.

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  4. Background image for Requiem For a Hairbag
    8.2/10(134 votes)

    #4 - Requiem For a Hairbag

    S3:E8

    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.

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    Director:Bob Kelljan
    Writer:Mark Frost
  5. Background image for Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    #5 - Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back

    S3:E19

    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.

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  6. Background image for Moon Over Uranus: the Final Legacy
    8.1/10(112 votes)

    #6 - Moon Over Uranus: the Final Legacy

    S3:E16

    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.

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  8. Background image for A Hill of Beans
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #7 - A Hill of Beans

    S3:E22

    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.

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  9. Background image for Doris in Wonderland
    8.1/10(114 votes)

    #8 - Doris in Wonderland

    S4:E5

    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 a shooting.

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  10. Background image for Midway to What?
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #9 - Midway to What?

    S4:E8

    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.

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  11. Background image for The End of Logan's Run
    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #10 - The End of Logan's Run

    S4:E17

    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.

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  12. Background image for What Are Friends For?
    8.1/10(126 votes)

    #11 - What Are Friends For?

    S6:E9

    Belker goes to the dogs working undercover at the pound; Furillo chases down the reason he's been denied mortgage insurance; LaRue and Washington bust a former baseball star for drunken driving; and Buntz is held hostage by a vicious parolee.

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    Writer:Dick Wolf
  13. Background image for Domestic Beef
    8.0/10(106 votes)

    #12 - Domestic Beef

    S3:E2

    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.

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  14. Background image for Rain of Terror
    8.0/10(109 votes)

    #13 - Rain of Terror

    S3:E4

    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.

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  15. Background image for Officer of the Year
    8.0/10(106 votes)

    #14 - Officer of the Year

    S3:E5

    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.

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    Writer:Karen Hall
  16. Background image for Little Boil Blue
    8.0/10(102 votes)

    #15 - Little Boil Blue

    S3:E7

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Belles of St. Marys
    8.0/10(159 votes)

    #16 - The Belles of St. Marys

    S3:E17

    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.

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  18. Background image for Spotlight on Rico
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #17 - Spotlight on Rico

    S3:E20

    The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.

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  19. Background image for Here's Adventure, Here's Romance
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    #18 - Here's Adventure, Here's Romance

    S4:E1

    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.

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  20. Background image for Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
    8.0/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Goodbye, Mr. Scripps

    S4:E7

    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.

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    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Mark Frost
  21. Background image for Nichols from Heaven
    8.0/10(95 votes)

    #20 - Nichols from Heaven

    S4:E12

    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.

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    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Come and Get It
    8.0/10(83 votes)

    #21 - Come and Get It

    S6:E22

    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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  23. Background image for Santaclaustraphobia
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    #22 - Santaclaustraphobia

    S3:E12

    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.

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  24. Background image for Moon Over Uranus: the Sequel
    7.9/10(109 votes)

    #23 - Moon Over Uranus: the Sequel

    S3:E15

    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.

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    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Mark Frost
  25. Background image for Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?
    7.9/10(103 votes)

    #24 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?

    S3:E21

    Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a bag full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.

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  26. Background image for Honk if You're a Goose
    7.9/10(119 votes)

    #25 - Honk if You're a Goose

    S4:E9

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Grace Under Pressure" is the best rated episode of "Hill Street Blues". It scored 8.6/10 based on 143 votes. Directed by Rick Wallace and written by Mark Frost, Michael I. Wagner, Karen Hall, it aired on 2/2/1984. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trial by Fury".