NYPD Blue

7.0
19931h

Production

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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.

Seasons

22 Episodes • Premiered 1993

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1. Pilot

6.6

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.

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2. 4B or Not 4B

6.3

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.

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3. Brown Appetit

7.6

After discovering the hotel where Giardella is being held, Sipowicz gets his revenge with the help of a pet bulldog and the hotel's thankful chef.

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4. True Confessions

7.6

Kelly quits moonlighting as a bodyguard after discovering his millionaire employer is a wife beater. Later Kelly speaks at a tenant meeting explaining the dangers of carrying a gun for protection. Unfortunately, his talk has little impact on the tenant in 4B.

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5. Emission Accomplished

8.4

Martinez discovers the superintendent of his brother's apartment building is a cop who beats and robs tenants who fall behind on their rent.

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6. Personal Foul

8.2

Kelly is forced to arrest a close friend after a fight on the basketball court leaves another friend dead.

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7. NYPD Lou

8.4

When Sipowicz's estranged son, Andy Jr., shows up and announces his engagement, Andy Sr. decides to look into the bride-to-be's background.

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8. Tempest in a C-Cup

8.2

Lieutenant Fancy hires Donna Abandando, a well-endowed civilian employee, to work in the precinct's "safe street" program.

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9. Ice Follies

7.8

When Martinez's brother dies from a drug overdose, their father sets out to kill the drug dealer responsible.

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10. Oscar, Meyer, Weiner

8.2

Ignoring Kelly's advice, Licalsi reveals that she's being blackmailed by the mob. Kelly and Sipowicz investigate the brutal robbery-murder of a wealthy family and work with a pawn dealer in hopes of retrieving a stolen Oscar statuette.

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11. From Hare to Eternity

8.2

As the holiday's approach, Kelly and Sipowicz get a early gift in the form of a hot tip while investigating the kidnapping of a young girl.

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12. Up on the Roof

8.2

While Martinez investigates a series of robberies involving a fake ATM machine, Kelly's current case yields evidence that links Licalsi to the mob. Meanwhile, Lt. Fancy tries to extend his custody of a young boy whose mother is in a drug rehabilitation program.

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13. Abandando Abandoned

8.2

Donna's joy over Medavoy leaving his wife is short-lived when he has a change of heart.

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14. Jumpin' Jack Fleishman

8.5

When a woman who was raped refuses to press charges for fear her husband will say she brought it upon herself, Licalsi acts as a decoy in an attempt to trap the prime suspect.

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15. Steroid Roy

8.2

When Kelly and Sipowicz respond to a suicide call they find the body of a police informant who had come to the precinct earlier that day shouting that she was sleeping with her police contact. Licalsi suspects that her partner is taking drugs.

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16. A Sudden Fish

8.3

Sipowicz has to diffuse an explosive situation when a disabled Vietnam vet who was mugged decides to take matters into his own hands.

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17. Black Men Can Jump

7.7

Sipowicz is furious when he suspects a private investigator is giving false hope to a man whose daughter has been missing for 2 and a half years.

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18. Zeppo Marks Brothers

7.7

When a material witness to a drug hit turns up dead, Sipowicz and Kelly's investigation leads them to two brothers who have also planned a hit on Kelly's ex-wife, Laura. Sipowicz must perform uniform-detail in a dress uniform way too small.

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19. Serge the Concierge

7.8

Detectives searching a landfill for the body of a dead girl find the body of a millionaire instead. While Kelly interviews the wife of the deceased, Sipowicz does some investigating of his own after Andy Jr. is arrested for selling cocaine.

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20. Good Time Charlie

7.0

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.

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21. Guns 'n Rosaries

8.0

Even as Licalsi confesses to shooting Angelo Marino and his driver, Martinez is forced to shoot an irate man who points a gun at Medavoy while they're stuck in traffic.

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22. Rockin' Robin

7.8

Sipowicz and Kelly investigate the stabbing death of a priest whose body was found in a park frequented by male prostitutes.

Cast

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Dennis Franz

Andy Sipowicz

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Mark-Paul Gosselaar

John Clark Jr.

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Henry Simmons

Baldwin Jones

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Bill Brochtrup

John Irvin

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Currie Graham

Thomas Bale

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Bonnie Somerville

Laura Murphy

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Gordon Clapp

Greg Medavoy

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Reviews

B

Bazzjazz

10/10

Probably one of the pioneers in television series history. Some great writing and really compelling characters. Jimmy Smit’s shines.
First tv show to reveal a man’s bare backside.
Also introduced the openly gay character who works in the police precinct.
It’s good old tv done well!

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