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The Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues Season 4

Every episode of Hill Street Blues Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues Season 4!

The Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues Season 4

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

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  1. 8.7/10(141 votes)

    #1 - Grace Under Pressure

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    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. 8.2/10(106 votes)

    #2 - Midway to What?

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    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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  3. 8.2/10(100 votes)

    #3 - The End of Logan's Run

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    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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  4. 8.1/10(112 votes)

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

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    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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  5. 8.1/10(112 votes)

    #5 - Doris in Wonderland

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    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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    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.1/10(101 votes)

    #6 - Goodbye, Mr. Scripps

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    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
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  8. 8.1/10(93 votes)

    #7 - Nichols from Heaven

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    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:N/A
  9. 8.0/10(113 votes)

    #8 - Honk if You're a Goose

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    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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  10. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #9 - Nutcracker Suite

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    S4:E19

    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.

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  11. 7.9/10(102 votes)

    #10 - Ratman and Bobbin

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    S4:E11

    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.

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  12. 7.9/10(104 votes)

    #11 - Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!

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    S4:E13

    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.

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  13. 7.9/10(107 votes)

    #12 - The Other Side of Oneness

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    S4:E15

    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.

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  14. 7.9/10(105 votes)

    #13 - Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow

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    S4:E16

    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.

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  15. 7.9/10(90 votes)

    #14 - The Count of Monty Tasco

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    S4:E18

    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.

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  16. 7.8/10(99 votes)

    #15 - The Long Law of the Arm

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    S4:E3

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.8/10(101 votes)

    #16 - The Russians Are Coming

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    S4:E10

    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.

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    Director:Randa Haines
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.8/10(91 votes)

    #17 - Eva's Brawn

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    S4:E22

    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.

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  19. 7.7/10(110 votes)

    #18 - Ba-bing, Ba-bing

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    S4:E2

    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.

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    Writer:Karen Hall
  20. 7.7/10(98 votes)

    #19 - Death by Kiki

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    S4:E4

    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.

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    Director:Bill Duke
  21. 7.7/10(103 votes)

    #20 - Praise Dilaudid

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    S4:E6

    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.

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  22. 7.7/10(84 votes)

    #21 - Lucky Ducks

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    S4:E21

    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.

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  23. 7.6/10(99 votes)

    #22 - Hair Apparent

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    S4:E20

    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.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Grace Under Pressure" is the best rated episode of "Hill Street Blues" season 4. It scored 8.7/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Rick Wallace and written by Mark Frost, Michael I. Wagner, Karen Hall, it aired on 2/2/1984. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Midway to What?".