Episode 22
A Hill Of Beans (49:06)
Belker and LaRue learn that Washington was set up by someone in the station house; the long overdue cash payroll is hijacked; Joyce meets a really nice purse snatcher; and Furillo finds Jesus Martinez behind bars.
Aired: 05/12/1983
Episode 21
Buddy, Can You Spare A Heart? (49:02)
Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a suitcase full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.
Aired: 05/05/1983
Episode 20
Spotlight On Rico (49:04)
The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
Aired: 04/28/1983
Episode 19
Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back (49:03)
Bates poses as a bus driver; LaRue continues to groom Vic Hitler for his debut; Daniels is ready to sacrifice Coffey to quiet public opinion; and Furillo and Davenport take a major step in their lives.
Aired: 03/03/1983
Episode 18
Life In The Minors (49:04)
Coroner Nydorf offers to fix things when Coffey is accused of killing a prisoner in custody; LaRue develops another scheme to make money out of a comic named Vic Hitler; Joyce decides her future.
Aired: 02/24/1983
Episode 17
The Belles Of St. Mary's (49:04)
LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; a talkative comic is brought in on numerous parking tickets; Goldblume and Calletano clash over seniority and rank; and Coffey is forced to deal roughly with a man tripping on PCP.
Aired: 02/17/1983
Episode 16
Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy (49:03)
The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a surplus tank; and Fay gets herself arrested so she can confront Judge Grogan about the paternity of her expected child.
Aired: 02/10/1983
Episode 15
Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel (48:55)
Furillo clashes with Daniels over a new crime sweep; Renko rescues people from a burning building; Goldblume feels helpless to help the sad young woman threatened by her boyfriend; and Joyce has an interview with the Justice Department.
Aired: 02/03/1983
Episode 14
Moon Over Uranus (49:05)
A veteran cop's daughter is raped; Hunter looks for the rat that bit Daniels; Bates and Coffey answer a call about a survivalist; and Renko gets busted down to a moped and traffic ticket duty.
Aired: 01/27/1983
Episode 13
Gung Ho (49:04)
An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
Aired: 01/20/1983
Episode 12
Santaclaustrophobia (49:03)
Washington's guilt over shooting a bystander resurfaces; Hill's vagabond father pays a visit; Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus; and Bates spends the holiday in the hospital.
Aired: 12/16/1982
Episode 11
Nobody's Perfect (49:03)
The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant is revealed; Furillo tries to stop Nydorf the coroner from testifying; Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
Aired: 12/09/1982
Episode 10
Phantom Of The Hill (49:03)
Belker makes a bust while picking up a ring at a jewelry store; Furillo tries to make a murder case without a body or autopsy report; the Phantom strikes one final time; and a terrified Eddie implicates his lover in a vicious drug murder.
Aired: 12/02/1982
Episode 9
A Hair Of The Dog (49:03)
The governor's dog is stolen; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an autopsy report; and Eddie Gregg becomes Belker's snitch.
Aired: 11/25/1982
Episode 8
Requiem For A Hairbag (48:59)
LaRue and Washington open Maizel's safety deposit box and find evidence of his corruption; Bates and Coffey try to help an abused child with her baby; and Belker ends his insurance scam investigation with a visit to Hill's doctor.
Aired: 11/18/1982
Episode 7
Little Boil Blue (49:04)
Belker goes undercover to investigate a scam using bums to collect injury insurance benefits; Coffey tries to relate to a Vietnam vet suffering from traumatic stress; and Daniels orders Furillo to cut off Fuchs from the Maizel homicide investigation.
Aired: 11/11/1982
Episode 6
Stan The Man (49:13)
At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move; Belker thwarts a robbery while applying for a bank loan; and LaRue and Washington butt heads with a special narcotics undercover cop.
Aired: 11/04/1982
Episode 5
Officer Of The Year (48:44)
Joyce humiliates an unprepared Bates on the witness stand; Renko pushes an assault victim to press charges; Furillo's son is missing; and Calletano expresses his true feelings at a luncheon honoring him as the Hispanic Officer of the Year.
Aired: 10/28/1982
Episode 4
Rain Of Terror (49:13)
Gennaro accompanies Belker on a drug buy; LaRue and Washington set up two patrolmen accused by Hogan of stealing from burglary victims; Renko's birthday is less than happy; and Furillo uses his favor to Detweiler to save Goldblume's job.
Aired: 10/21/1982
Episode 3
Heat Rash (49:06)
Hill and Renko arrest councilman Detweiler for drunken driving; Belker is joined by actor Jon Gennaro on his undercover job; Fay goes to work as a crime reporter for an advertising weekly; and Furillo looks into the charges made against his men.
Aired: 10/14/1982
Episode 2
Domestic Beef (49:11)
Belker forgets his mother's birthday; Hill and Renko look into urban cattle rustling; LaRue and Washington apply for jobs in the Bahamas; and Furillo sits on a board of rights for a fellow captain accused of neglecting his duties.
Aired: 10/07/1982
Episode 1
Trial By Fury (49:11)
Furillo throws away the rule book when two young men rape and murder a nun during a church robbery; Belker befriends gay prostitute Eddie Gregg; Calletano faces a tax audit; and Joyce feels helpless as public opinion works to destroy her client.
Aired: 09/30/1982
Episode 18
Invasion of the Third-World Body Snatcher (48:18)
The hearse containing the corpse of Renko’s father is bizarrely commandeered, while Belker goes undercover as a derelict to catch a slasher. Joyce’s faith in her job is renewed as she defends a young man accused of rape.
Aired: 05/13/1982
Episode 17
Shooter (48:01)
An investigation reveals that the gun used to murder a street cop was stolen from the police property department, and Renko learns that his cancer-stricken father has been hospitalized.
Aired: 05/06/1982
Episode 16
Personal Foul (47:57)
Fists, elbows, and tempers fly, both on the court and in the bleachers, when the Hill Streeters take on a team of gang bangers in a charity basketball game. Belker stakes out a seedy X-rated theater.
Aired: 03/25/1982
Episode 15
Some Like It Hot-Wired (47:22)
Outraged by the injustice of the Gillian case, Joyce threatens to quit the Public Defender’s Office, while Belker and Washington bust a ring of car thieves.
Aired: 03/18/1982
Episode 14
The Young, the Beautiful, and the Degraded (47:56)
Bogus witnesses try to collect the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of Pam Gillian’s killer, and Belker laments the loss of his youth after losing a suspect on foot. La Rue’s alcoholic transgression gets him demoted to the motor pool.
Aired: 02/25/1982
Episode 13
Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement (47:32)
Due to a minor technicality, the murder weapon in the Gillian case must be thrown out as evidence, and La Rue falls off the wagon, jeopardizing Washington's life by showing up drunk at a drug bust.
Aired: 02/18/1982
Episode 12
Of Mouse and Man (48:43)
Joyce is devastated when she learns that her friend, Public Defender Pam Gillian, has been slain, and Hill's election as vice-president of the Black Officers Coalition places a strain on his partnership with Renko.
Aired: 02/11/1982
Episode 11
Freedom's Last Stand (48:13)
After testifying for a second time, a fed-up Furillo threatens to resign, and Captain Freedom meets with an untimely end when he shows up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Aired: 01/28/1982
Episode 10
The Spy Who Came In From Delgado (48:06)
Frank considers hiring an attorney when the grand jury investigation heats up. Renko, Hill and Belker go undercover at a popular restaurant, and Lt. Calletano is suspicious of a beautiful civilian clerk who comes to work at the station.
Aired: 01/21/1982
Episode 9
Pestolozzi's Revenge (47:46)
Furillo risks perjury when he's subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury that is probing police corruption. Renko fumes when his service revolver is stolen, and Captain Freedom reappears to help thwart a robbery.
Aired: 01/14/1982
Episode 8
The World According to Freedom (47:57)
An enraged Frank rounds up a veritable rogues' gallery of gang leaders after a bloody massacre at a sleazy night club, and Belker is confounded by Captain Freedom, a self-styled superhero who unintentionally interferes with an arrest.
Aired: 01/07/1982
Episode 7
Chipped Beef (48:01)
Furillo confronts Hill, Coffey, and Renko about the Nash cover-up, and a good samaritan faces arrest on an out-of-state warrant after saving Renko. Meanwhile, Belker goes undercover as an Hasidic rabbi to catch a gang of ATM robbers.
Aired: 12/17/1981
Episode 6
Cranky Streets (48:47)
Hill is caught in the middle of a cover-up when his old friend Officer Nash uses excessive force during an arrest, and emotions run high when contract negotiations between the police union and the city council come to a standstill.
Aired: 12/10/1981
Episode 5
Fruits of the Poisonous Tree (48:42)
Washington and La Rue are accused of entrapment, and a major gang war seems imminent when a ten-year-old girl is accidentally killed in a drive-by shooting.
Aired: 12/03/1981
Episode 4
The Second Oldest Profession (47:44)
Against her better judgment, Officer Bates allows a drug-addicted prostitute to shoot up before hauling her in, but when the prostitute overdoses and nearly dies, Bates is subject to condescension and derision from her fellow officers.
Aired: 11/19/1981
Episode 3
The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue (47:49)
A distraught Belker blames Furillo when an undercover cop is killed, while hostage negotiator Goldblume has his hands full with a man who has barricaded himself in his house after killing a neighborhood youth.
Aired: 11/12/1981
Episode 2
Blood Money (47:42)
Detective Washington investigates the murder of a prostitute, and when a huge cache of weapons is stolen, Furillo suspects that Hudson is behind it.
Aired: 11/05/1981
Episode 1
Hearts and Minds (48:31)
Captain Furillo parlays with Jesse John Hudson, a powerful ex-gang leader whose dubious rhetoric of community involvement and self-help seems to mask more sinister intentions.
Aired: 10/29/1981
Episode 17
Jungle Madness, Part 2 (47:53)
Furillo and Davenport's plans for a romantic getaway have to be cancelled after a tragic shooting involving Officers Bates and Coffey.
Aired: 05/26/1981
Episode 16
Jungle Madness, Part 1 (48:04)
Washington unearths evidence to clear a bigoted narcotics cop, unaware that the police brass plan to let the cop "fry" in order to placate the outraged black community.
Aired: 05/26/1981
Episode 15
Rites Of Spring, Part 2 (48:39)
LaRue's excessive drinking on the job catches up with him, and Goldblume considers retiring as his son's health deteriorates.
Aired: 05/19/1981
Episode 14
Rites Of Spring, Part 1 (48:18)
Hill and Renko arrest a young mother who regularly abandons her two toddlers and the station watches as a brutal vice cop is investigated...for a fourth time.
Aired: 05/19/1981
Episode 13
Fecund Hand Rose (49:08)
Furillo angrily strikes a deal with a dirty cop in order to clear LaRue, while Sgt. Esterhaus has second thoughts about his upcoming marriage.
Aired: 03/25/1981
Episode 12
I Never Promised You A Rose, Marvin (49:12)
Hunter finally convinces the department to purchase a new flame-throwing attack tank for his EATers squad only to have it stolen after he leaves the keys in the ignition.
Aired: 03/21/1981
Episode 11
Life, Death, Eternity, Etc. (49:10)
Furillo jeopardizes his promotion with an investigation that may tie the death of a 15-year-old prostitute to a local councilman, and LaRue tries to fund his proposed "saloondromat."
Aired: 03/14/1981
Episode 10
Gatorbait (49:11)
As rumor circulates on the Hill that Furillo will be promoted to division commander, LaRue and Washington decide to liven up the precinct's annual search for alligators in the city sewers.
Aired: 03/07/1981
Episode 9
Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind (49:38)
LaRue tries to get somewhere with a reporter by taking her to a stackout leaving Furillo to deal with its aftermath -- a deadly shootout between the vigilante storeowners and the local gang.
Aired: 02/28/1981
Episode 8
Up In Arms (49:23)
As Furillo tries to calm angry storeowners who feel the police haven't done enough to keep their businesses safe, Sgt. Esterhaus receives a cryptic note from a menacing ex-con.
Aired: 02/21/1981
Episode 7
Choice Cut (49:39)
Furillo not only has to deal with a gang leader with hostages, but a trigger-happy commander of the precinct's EATers (Emergency Action Team) squad.
Aired: 02/14/1981
Episode 6
Film At Eleven (49:22)
Furillo continues to search for the suspect who wounded Hill and Renko even as the two officers deal with a voodoo-spouting woman, and Belker confronts a man who claims he's a vampire.
Aired: 02/07/1981
Episode 5
Double Jeopardy (DressedTo Kill) (49:32)
As Furillo continues to try to exonerate LaRue, Officers Hill and Belker go in drag to catch a rapist terrorizing a local park.
Aired: 01/31/1981
Episode 4
Can WW III Be An Attitude? (49:27)
The cops on the Hill face the possibility of an all-out assault from the local gangs after the President cancels his visit and the electricity and phones go dead.
Aired: 01/24/1981
Episode 3
Politics As Usual (49:39)
As the gang negotiations continue, cop Johnny LaRue gets in trouble accepting a bribe from a drug-dealing fellow cop, and Furillo's ex-wife is busted on possession.
Aired: 01/22/1981
Episode 2
Presidential Fever (49:37)
Captain Furillo summons the heads of the various local gangs in an attempt to ensure their peaceful "cooperation" during a visit by the President of the United States.
Aired: 01/17/1981
Episode 1
Hill Street Station (pilot) (96:43)
Captain Frank Furillo of the Hill Street police station has his hands full handling his ex-wife, an explosive hostage standoff, and a shooting involving two of his best cops.
Aired: 01/15/1981


















