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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!

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:NBC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Here's Adventure, Here's Romance" is the best rated episode of "Hill Street Blues" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Christian I. Nyby II and written by Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, David Milch, it aired on 10/13/1983. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Ba-bing, Ba-bing".

  • Here's Adventure, Here's Romance
    8.1/10110 votes

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

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/1983

    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: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, David Milch

  • Ba-bing, Ba-bing
    7.7/10109 votes

    #2 - Ba-bing, Ba-bing

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/1983

    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

  • The Long Law of the Arm
    7.8/1098 votes

    #3 - The Long Law of the Arm

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/1983

    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: N/A

  • Death by Kiki
    7.7/1096 votes

    #4 - Death by Kiki

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1983

    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

  • Doris in Wonderland
    8.1/10110 votes

    #5 - Doris in Wonderland

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/1983

    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.

    Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman

    Writer: N/A

  • Praise Dilaudid
    7.7/10102 votes

    #6 - Praise Dilaudid

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/1983

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
    8.1/10100 votes

    #7 - Goodbye, Mr. Scripps

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/1983

    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

    Writer: Mark Frost

  • Midway to What?
    8.1/10105 votes

    #8 - Midway to What?

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/1983

    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

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, Karen Hall

  • Honk if You're a Goose
    8.0/10113 votes

    #9 - Honk if You're a Goose

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/1983

    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

    Writer: Mark Frost, David Milch, Karen Hall

  • The Russians Are Coming
    7.8/10101 votes

    #10 - The Russians Are Coming

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/1983

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Ratman and Bobbin
    7.9/10103 votes

    #11 - Ratman and Bobbin

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/1984

    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

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, Karen Hall

  • Nichols from Heaven
    8.1/1093 votes

    #12 - Nichols from Heaven

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/1984

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!
    7.9/10103 votes

    #13 - Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/1984

    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

    Writer: David Milch, Karen Hall

  • Grace Under Pressure
    8.7/10140 votes

    #14 - Grace Under Pressure

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1984

    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: Rick Wallace

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, Karen Hall

  • The Other Side of Oneness
    7.9/10107 votes

    #15 - The Other Side of Oneness

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1984

    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

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, David Milch

  • Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow
    7.9/10103 votes

    #16 - Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/1984

    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

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, David Milch

  • The End of Logan's Run
    8.2/1098 votes

    #17 - The End of Logan's Run

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1984

    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: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Mark Frost, David Milch

  • The Count of Monty Tasco
    7.9/1089 votes

    #18 - The Count of Monty Tasco

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/1984

    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: Rick Wallace

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost

  • Nutcracker Suite
    7.9/10100 votes

    #19 - Nutcracker Suite

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/1984

    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

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, David Milch

  • Hair Apparent
    7.6/1097 votes

    #20 - Hair Apparent

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/1984

    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

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Karen Hall

  • Lucky Ducks
    7.7/1084 votes

    #21 - Lucky Ducks

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/1984

    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: Rick Wallace

    Writer: Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, David Milch

  • Eva's Brawn
    7.8/1091 votes

    #22 - Eva's Brawn

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/1984

    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

    Writer: Mark Frost, David Milch