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The Best Episodes of Shades of L.A. Season 1

Every episode of Shades of L.A. Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shades of L.A. Season 1!

Shades of L.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired from October 10, 1990 until April 6, 1991. Det. Michael Burton of the...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Rest in Peace" is the best rated episode of "Shades of L.A." season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by N/A, it aired on 10/10/1990. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Wrong Man".

  • Rest in Peace
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    #1 - Rest in Peace

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 10/10/1990

    After being nearly killed by gunfire, Michael is contacted by the spirit of a dead astronaut.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wrong Man
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    #2 - The Wrong Man

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/17/1990

    Dead thief Lewis Delgado feels guilty over having framed an innocent man now on death row for murder.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Cooper's Coroner
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    #3 - Cooper's Coroner

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/24/1990

    A baseball announcer wants to make peace with the grown-up son of a former rival he framed for gambling.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: N/A

  • Concrete Evidence
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    #4 - Concrete Evidence

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/31/1990

    The ghost of a mob-involved musicians-union leader asks Burton to locate his missing corpse.

    Director: Nancy Malone

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Brother Is Watching
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    #5 - Big Brother Is Watching

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 11/7/1990

    The murdered ventioloquist Sibling of one of Michael's friends returns to point out his killer.

    Director: Nancy Malone

    Writer: N/A

  • Pointers From Paz
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    #6 - Pointers From Paz

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/14/1990

    Prodded by a dead detective framed for corruption, Michael goes after the true crooked cop.

    Director: David Jackson

    Writer: Jerry Stahl

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  • Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In
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    #7 - Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/21/1990

    The greedy nephew of a recently deceased retired woman plans to keep the portion of her estate she willed to her financially strapped seniors' centre.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • The Teacher from Hell
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    #8 - The Teacher from Hell

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/28/1990

    The shade of Michael's old high school science teacher helps him solve the case of a reporter's apparent suicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tom Blomquist

  • Some Like It Cold
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    #9 - Some Like It Cold

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 12/5/1990

    A touch and attractive lawyer on whom Michael had a crush falls in love with him—but only after she's murdered.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Dreams
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    #10 - Dreams

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/12/1990

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead Dogs Tell No Tales
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    #11 - Dead Dogs Tell No Tales

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/8/1991

    Michael helps Trudy, a dog accidentally killed while being used in a bank robberty, save her four pups from similar fates.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: N/A

  • Send Up the Clowns
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    #12 - Send Up the Clowns

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/15/1991

    Michael goes undercover at a circus to investigate the murder of two miming clowns, possibly by their ringmaster.

    Director: Dennis Donnelly

    Writer: N/A

  • Last Laugh
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    #13 - Last Laugh

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/22/1991

    No description available

    Director: Kevin G. Cremin

    Writer: N/A

  • Burial Ground
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    #14 - Burial Ground

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/29/1991

    While returning a suspect to L.A., Michael helps a Nevada cop killed trying to stop an Indian Payroll Service robbery.

    Director: Sutton Roley

    Writer: N/A

  • Cross the Center Line
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    #15 - Cross the Center Line

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/5/1991

    While Lt. Wesley is investigated for shooting a fleeing suspect, Michael encounters two '50s biker ghosts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tom Blomquist

  • Til Death Do Us Part
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    #16 - Til Death Do Us Part

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/9/1991

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ten Little Thespians
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    #17 - Ten Little Thespians

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/16/1991

    At a house party/murder mystery weekend, Michael encounters the shade of a novelist really killed at the house.

    Director: Chuck Bowman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Really Big Sleep
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    #18 - The Really Big Sleep

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/23/1991

    Tough, old-time private eye Sam Doyle, killed 50 years ago, wants Michael's help in nailing the louse who bumped him off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Line of Fire (1)
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    #19 - Line of Fire (1)

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 3/30/1991

    TV evangelist Jimmy Scarborough, seeking an incriminating videotape of his murder of a call girl, stalks the TV-news-producer widow of Michael's former partner.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: N/A

  • Line of Fire (2)
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    #20 - Line of Fire (2)

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 4/6/1991

    Part two of two: B.J.'s ghost, jealous of Linda and Michael's fledgling relationship, nevertheless helps Michael save her from Scarborough.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A