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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 plots involving an ensemble cast.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    NYPD Blue Season 9 Episode 20 - Oedipus Wrecked
    0.0/10(133 votes)

    #1 - Oedipus Wrecked

    S9:E20

    Sipowicz is taken hostage in an interrogation room by a suspect in the murder of a pot dealer and two of her friends; a suburban mom found with drugs in her purse appears to be covering for her son.

    Director:Nelson McCormick
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 12 - Chatty Chatty Bang Bang
    0.0/10(115 votes)

    #2 - Chatty Chatty Bang Bang

    S11:E12

    Sipowicz and Clark search for an African-American driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident after unwittingly running over an Italian mobster's young daughter.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. NYPD Blue Season 12 Episode 3 - Great Balls of Ire
    0.0/10(118 votes)

    #3 - Great Balls of Ire

    S12:E3

    When a convicted rapist is found shot to death, his victims become suspects in the murder investigation; and Sipowicz searches for answers when a stranger targets Theo as he walks home from school.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. NYPD Blue Season 10 Episode 16 - Nude Awakening
    4.3/10(157 votes)

    #4 - Nude Awakening

    S10:E16

    Sipowicz and Clark investigate when Julian Pisano is wounded in a shooting incident; McDowell and Ortiz assist a woman who doggedly pursues justice when she's conned out of $100; Clark grows concerned when his father stops returning his phone calls.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 9 - Don We Now Our Gay Apparel
    4.6/10(224 votes)

    #5 - Don We Now Our Gay Apparel

    S2:E9

    Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a gay bar proprietor and have transsexual Candace La Rue as a material witness. Dan Breen decides to visit his mentally disturbed son, Danny, despite Sipowicz warning him not to do so. Elsewhere, Medavoy investigates a fortune telling scam after a woman is conned out of her life savings; and Lt. Fancy's wife goes into labor.

    Director:Michael M. Robin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NYPD Blue Season 1 Episode 2 - 4B or Not 4B
    6.3/10(361 votes)

    #6 - 4B or Not 4B

    S1:E2

    Lieutenant Fancy and Detective Kelly are warned to stop pressuring the mob even as Andy Sipowicz lies in the hospital with numerous gunshot wounds. Back at Kelly's ex-wife's apartment building, an angry young man starts carrying a gun for protection.

    Director:Gregory Hoblit
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 22 - A.D.A. Sipowicz
    6.3/10(263 votes)

    #7 - A.D.A. Sipowicz

    S2:E22

    Sipowicz tries to get a confession and capitalizes on a mistaken identity. Lt. Fancy's brother is falsely accused of accepting bribes and Simone is able to uncover the truth behind the crime. Russell's apparent hangover almost results in a hazardous situation during a sweep. Later, the precinct throws a bachelor party for Sipowicz, who is noticeably dealing with pre-marriage jitters.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. NYPD Blue Season 3 Episode 2 - Torah! Torah! Torah!
    6.5/10(210 votes)

    #8 - Torah! Torah! Torah!

    S3:E2

    An ill man is accused of killing his sister, but Simone suspects otherwise. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Sipowicz go under cover to recover a stolen Jewish icon. Sipowicz struggles to keep a secret.

    Director:Donna Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. NYPD Blue Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.6/10(510 votes)

    #9 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Detective John Kelly has his hands full. On the work front, his partner's drinking problem and continual harassment of gangster Alfonse Giardella is about to get them both in over their heads with the mob. On the personal front, his wife wants a divorce.

    Director:Gregory Hoblit
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. NYPD Blue Season 4 Episode 18 - I Love Lucy
    6.7/10(246 votes)

    #10 - I Love Lucy

    S4:E18

    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:Unknown

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  11. NYPD Blue Season 1 Episode 20 - Good Time Charlie
    7.0/10(247 votes)

    #11 - Good Time Charlie

    S1:E20

    Kelly and Sipowicz investigate the death of a man's mistress, which they later find out is one of many lovers the man currently has. Meanwhile, Licalsi is promoted and Fancy breaks the news to her husband that she's pregnant.

    Director:Gregory Hoblit
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 3 - Cop Suey
    7.0/10(220 votes)

    #12 - Cop Suey

    S2:E3

    Kelly investigates the death of an undercover cop in Chinatown, and to do so he must accept help from a prominent Chinese gang leader. Meanwhile, Sipowicz finds out that a former abuse case he had worked on has escalated into homicide; and Medavoy and Donna's relationship is revealed after Lt. Fancy catches them in the act, leading to Fancy warning the precinct against interoffice relationships.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson

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  13. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 13 - Travels with Andy
    7.0/10(198 votes)

    #13 - Travels with Andy

    S2:E13

    Three fast-food employees are murdered execution-style. As Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murders, Martinez and Lesniak look into the attempted rape of an elderly woman. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Sylvia Costas have differences when it comes to planning their wedding; and Martinez becomes jealous when Lesniak has lunch with an old friend, Dr. Druzinski.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Rosemary Breslin

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  14. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 14 - A Murder with Teeth in It
    7.0/10(206 votes)

    #14 - A Murder with Teeth in It

    S2:E14

    Simone and Sipowicz investigate the death of a pimp, but all evidence they find points to one of their own, Jerry McCabe. Medavoy's constant jealously causes Donna to rethink their relationship and Simone begins to worry that Benita Alden is using him for her career gains.

    Director:Donna Deitch
    Writers:Franklyn Ajaye, Barry Douglass

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  15. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 17 - Dirty Socks
    7.0/10(207 votes)

    #15 - Dirty Socks

    S2:E17

    Simone has to convince Joyce Novak, a witness in a double-homicide case, to testify. Sipowicz is assigned to investigate the murder of an elderly woman who was the owner of a candy store he worked at when he was growing up.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Larry Cohen

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  16. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 19 - Boxer Rebellion
    7.0/10(203 votes)

    #16 - Boxer Rebellion

    S2:E19

    Simone becomes attracted to an undercover cop, Diane Russell, as they work together to capture an arsonist. Sipowicz becomes personally involved in a case after a woman he convinced to testify in a case is murdered. Martinez and Lt. Fancy square off at the annual department boxing tournament.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 20 - The Bookie and the Kooky Cookie
    7.0/10(213 votes)

    #17 - The Bookie and the Kooky Cookie

    S2:E20

    Help comes from an unexpected place as Sipowicz and Simone investigate the murder of a bookie. Joyce Novak, a witness to a murder, charges Simone with sexual harassment. Meanwhile, Sylvia and Sipowicz head to religious counseling to prepare for their upcoming nuptials.

    Director:Mark Piznarski
    Writer:George Putnam

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  18. NYPD Blue Season 2 Episode 21 - The Bank Dick
    7.0/10(191 votes)

    #18 - The Bank Dick

    S2:E21

    An ill infant becomes the missing link in a serial rapist case Simone and Sipowicz are investigating. Simone suspects Russell of trying to cover up a serious problem; Medavoy considers getting back together with his wife with whom he is separated; and Irvin asks Simone for help when police officers assault him and his lover.

    Director:Michael M. Robin
    Writer:Victor Bumbalo

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  19. NYPD Blue Season 3 Episode 14 - The Nutty Confessor
    7.0/10(183 votes)

    #19 - The Nutty Confessor

    S3:E14

    Martinez and Lezniak's relationship takes a step forward. Simone and Sipowicz are called to a bloody murder scene with satanistic overtones. A doctor is mugged and shot on a visit to his secretary's apartment. Russell and Medavoy feel the wrath of his wife's anger.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. NYPD Blue Season 4 Episode 8 - Unembraceable You
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #20 - Unembraceable You

    S4:E8

    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:Michael M. Robin
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. NYPD Blue Season 4 Episode 16 - What a Dump!
    7.0/10(162 votes)

    #21 - What a Dump!

    S4:E16

    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:Unknown

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  22. NYPD Blue Season 4 Episode 19 - Bad Rap
    7.0/10(163 votes)

    #22 - Bad Rap

    S4:E19

    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

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  23. NYPD Blue Season 5 Episode 4 - The Truth is Out There
    7.0/10(158 votes)

    #23 - The Truth is Out There

    S5:E4

    Simone and Sipowicz investigate a body, which has been thrown from a roof. The only witness is worried about 'aliens'. Medavoy and Martinez get involved in a string of cab hold-ups.

    Director:Dennis Dugan
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. NYPD Blue Season 5 Episode 13 - Twin Petes
    7.0/10(158 votes)

    #24 - Twin Petes

    S5:E13

    A series of armed robberies at ATM Cashpoints leads Simone and Russell to a suspect. His mother knows where he is but refuses to help. Medavoy gets confused when a man blames his identical twin brother for a sex assault.

    Director:Matthew Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. NYPD Blue Season 6 Episode 10 - Show and Tell
    7.0/10(149 votes)

    #25 - Show and Tell

    S6:E10

    Russell is still struggling with the loss of Simone and enlists Kirkendall's help. ADA Costas looks for ways to get Freddie Asuncion and clear Luis Suarez's name. The whole squad is involved when a supermarket is robbed and an off-duty cop is killed. When the FBI and Internal Affairs become involved, it opens old wounds for Sipowicz and Sorenson.

    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Oedipus Wrecked" is the worst rated episode of "NYPD Blue". It scored /10 based on 133 votes. Directed by Nelson McCormick and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/7/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang".