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The Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 4

Every episode of NYPD Blue Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 4!

Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Moby Greg" is the best rated episode of "NYPD Blue" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 176 votes. Directed by Mark Tinker and written by N/A, it aired on 10/15/1996. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Thick Stu".

  • Moby Greg
    7.7/10176 votes

    #1 - Moby Greg

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/1996

    Greg and Andy consider going on a diet. Simone considers his feelings for Diane. A body in a trunk leads to a gun chase and the hunt for the killer. The squad greet a new PAA.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: N/A

  • Thick Stu
    8.0/10171 votes

    #2 - Thick Stu

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/1996

    Det. Morrissey enlists the help of Andy and Bobby on his missing child case. Cotelli and Martinez tout for votes in the election for officer's rep. Medavoy and Sipowicz start their diet plans.

    Director: Brad Silberling

    Writer: N/A

  • Yes, We Have No Cannolis
    7.8/10161 votes

    #3 - Yes, We Have No Cannolis

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/1996

    Simone struggles to make sense of the shooting at the apartment block, which he now owns. Meanwhile, he and Sipowicz re-open an old case, which may have imprisoned the wrong man. Greg and Andy weigh-in at the end of the first week's diet. The result is out for the Delegate's election.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where's 'Swaldo?
    7.9/10176 votes

    #4 - Where's 'Swaldo?

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/1996

    An old adversary of Sipowicz's is killed in a drug related shooting. Andy and Bobby have to investigate his involvement. Medavoy and Martinez search for the killers in a grocery store shooting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where'd the Van Gogh?
    7.8/10161 votes

    #5 - Where'd the Van Gogh?

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/1996

    A 'Prince' is robbed of expensive paintings. Martinez gets his first case as Delegate. Russell goes under cover.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: N/A

  • Yes Sir, That's My Baby
    7.9/10156 votes

    #6 - Yes Sir, That's My Baby

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/26/1996

    A Limo driver is shot. Witnesses blame it on the passengers. Simone and Sipowicz search for his last clients. A new female detective joins the squad and immediately gets involved with a man receiving death threats. Simone helps Savino search for the killer of the girl shot through the peep-hole.

    Director: Davis Guggenheim

    Writer: Rift Fournier

  • Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure
    8.1/10160 votes

    #7 - Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/1996

    A mother claims her daughter has been raped by a gang of prep school boys. Simone investigates. Rusell is having problems working under cover. Sipowicz has to interpret the ramblings of a mentally disabled young man.

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: N/A

  • Unembraceable You
    7.4/10147 votes

    #8 - Unembraceable You

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/1996

    Simone and Sipowicz investigate a street shooting when witnesses name a man who is supposed to be in jail. Macey, a young man who was previously in the care of Lt. Fancy, is caught carrying drugs. Medavoy meets with more disappointment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Caulksmanship
    7.6/10143 votes

    #9 - Caulksmanship

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/1996

    Russell wakes up in Jimmy Leiry's bed and doesn't know what happened. There's been a strangling in a mainly Polish community. A man is found shot dead, in a quiet neighbourhood. Everybody knows him, but nobody saw anything.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Wild Irish Nose
    7.8/10147 votes

    #10 - My Wild Irish Nose

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/1997

    A young thief tells Medavoy and Martinez about a body in an apartment. Simone goes after Jimmy Leiry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore
    7.7/10148 votes

    #11 - Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/1997

    Two diamond dealers claim they've been robbed of over 1 million dollars worth of diamonds - and the sister of one of them is involved. Gina is attacked at knifepoint and ends up in hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.1/10166 votes

    #12 - Upstairs, Downstairs

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/1997

    Sipowicz and Russell have a heart to heart. An off duty cop, involved in a shooting, causes a rift between uniform and plain-clothes when Simone and Sipowicz investigate. A young girls body is found in a rubbish skip.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tom and Geri
    7.6/10148 votes

    #13 - Tom and Geri

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/1997

    A man, found hanging, places suspicion on a precinct PAA. 2 rival groups of manual workers confront each other and one of them is killed.

    Director: Adam Nimoy

    Writer: N/A

  • A Remington Original
    7.7/10137 votes

    #14 - A Remington Original

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1997

    A junk yard owner finds the body of a tortured woman in the boot of a car. Gina returns to work. A man, with massive head trauma, is found on a vacant lot, next to where he lives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Taillight's Last Gleaming
    7.9/10174 votes

    #15 - Taillight's Last Gleaming

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1997

    Lt. Fancy falls fowl of an over zealous patrolman. Sipowicz is reminded of his son's death when he and Simone investigate a series of bar hold-ups. Martinez, Medavoy and Russell have to deal with a confidence trickster.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: David Mills

  • What a Dump!
    7.3/10144 votes

    #16 - What a Dump!

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/1997

    A dead woman, found in an alley appears to be another in a series of brutal rapes. Simone and Sipowicz investigate. The rest of the squad tries to find out why shots fired from a bus injured a woman and a child.

    Director: Perry Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • A Wrenching Experience
    7.6/10157 votes

    #17 - A Wrenching Experience

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/1997

    3 Latino men shoot another, who's walking with his girlfriend, in what looks to be a gang related feud. Martinez and Medavoy search for the killer of a man in a car repair shop. Russell and Kirkendall investigate the death of a baby, while in the care of a child-minder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Love Lucy
    7.2/10225 votes

    #18 - I Love Lucy

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/1997

    2 male transvestites, previous acquaintances of Russell's make a complaint against a boyfriend. The parents of an old school friend of Kirkendall's accuse their daughter of theft.

    Director: Kathy Bates

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Rap
    7.2/10146 votes

    #19 - Bad Rap

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/1997

    Rap star 'Daddy Kool' is shot but refuses to cooperate with the police, to catch the shooter. Lt. Fancy is accused, by a uniform cop, of setting him up to rob a drugs dealer. Medavoy gets a proposition.

    Director: Matthew Penn

    Writer: Thad Mumford

  • Emission Impossible
    7.7/10151 votes

    #20 - Emission Impossible

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/1997

    A shooting in a Hispanic club leaves 3 dead and 5 wounded. A mother claims her husband beat her and raped her daughter. Medavoy awaits a call for his services. Simone is approached for information.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Is Paris Burning?
    8.1/10148 votes

    #21 - Is Paris Burning?

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1997

    Medavoy and Martinez search for a man who hijacks a bus to get people home quicker. Simone gets into trouble with IAB. Sipowicz does his best to protect a witness to a robbery and rape.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Draining Experience
    8.3/10152 votes

    #22 - A Draining Experience

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1997

    Simone gets caught between the FBI and IAB. Sipowicz and Russell investigate the death of a woman after getting a warning from her Psychiatrist. Medavoy and Martinez have to tread carefully when dealing with a reporter who has been mugged.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A