Hill Street Blues

10 Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues - Season 6

This groundbreaking and award-winning NBC crime drama provided a very realistic view into the lives of the dedicated cops and detectives of an urban police station. From January 1981 to August 1986, the show ran on Thursdays at 10/9 Central, with occasional repeats on Saturdays at 10/9 Central. From August 1986 to August 1987 first-run episodes aired Tuesdays at 10/9 Central.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 04, 2023.

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Hill Street Blues - S6E7

#15 - An Oy for an Oy (Season 6 - Episode 7)

Sgt. Jablonski risks his own money to catch a pair of confidence men; Sgt. Belker acts as a courier for a pair of devious Hasidic jewelry merchants; and Captain Calletano reacts badly when Buntz accuses a lazy Polk Avenue officer of dumping vagrants in Hill Street precinct.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 17 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E9

#14 - What are Friends for? (Season 6 - Episode 9)

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Belker goes to the dogs working undercover at the pound; Furillo chases down the reason he's been denied mortgage insurance; LaRue and Washington bust a former baseball star for drunken driving; and Buntz is held hostage by a vicious parolee.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 18 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E12

#13 - Say It as It Plays (Season 6 - Episode 12)

IAD Shipman continues investigating the Garfield shooting; Hill gets a nasty surprise when he and Renko draw duty delivering corpses to the morgue; Belker is kidnapped on the eve of his second scheduled wedding.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 16 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E22

#12 - Come and Get It (Season 6 - Episode 22)

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The Hill reaches a crisis point of outraged citizenry and stampeding press coverage when Hill and Renko rescue an escaped mass murderer captured by a vigilante mob, and Belker can't stop being a cop even as he coaches Robin through labor.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E2

#11 - Hacked to Pieces (Season 6 - Episode 2)

Belker goes undercover as a cabbie in a very volatile cab territory war; Hill and Renko try to cool down the resentment between a Korean grocer and his black neighbors; Mayor Cleveland's son is busted for drug possession; and Garibaldi is offered a deal to clear his mounting gambling debts.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E17

#10 - Larry of Arabia (Season 6 - Episode 17)

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Coffey persuades Bates to file guardianship papers for Fabian; Furillo considers returning to work as Daniels asks him for help getting the consultancy job he wants; Buntz appears on a TV small claims court; an impatient old woman messes up Belker's undercover at a pawn shop; and Hill, Renko, LaRue, Washington and Goldblume stumble on a courier for an international arms purchaser and deal themselves into his action.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 13 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E21

#9 - Slum Enchanted Evening (Season 6 - Episode 21)

Wachtel sentences a slumlord to time in one of his dilapidated units; Furillo is warned that Cleveland stands to benefit from an investigation into Donahue's death; and Mary finally gives up the evidence needed by Buntz.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E8

#8 - Fathers and Huns (Season 6 - Episode 8)

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Belker's undercover at a bookie joint gets him involved in a protest against Nazis parading through the precinct; Furillo angers the chief and many others with his hard line pursuit of a senile drug king on trial for a relatively minor sale; Hill's father drifts into town claiming to be dying; and Jablonski tries to mediate between a priest and a scrap metal dealer.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 16 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E19

#7 - Jagga the Hunk (Season 6 - Episode 19)

Jesus, scared of being pinned with Attorney Brown's murder, agrees to go undercover against a crooked judge; Hunter loses Prunella to a large Samoan; Belker poses as a loan shark in a roach coach; and Buntz' former partner asks another favor.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E4

#6 - In the Belly of the Bus (Season 6 - Episode 4)

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Belker takes an unexpected bus ride to Springfield; Sid turns Louis Russ over to Buntz, which begins the unravelling of Keenan and Garibaldi's deaths; Jablonski tries to deal with an incompetent khaki officer; and Hunter makes a canine investment.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E14

#5 - Scales of Justice (Season 6 - Episode 14)

LaRue and Washington continue to stake out the tattoo parlor for a killer; Bates has a tough decision to make about Fabian; Jablonski tries to enforce a city ban on smoking in the station house; Hill meets someone special at his father's funeral; Chief Daniels surprises Furillo by offering to endorse him as his successor; Buntz cuts some corners to get a dealer selling killer synthetic heroin off the streets.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 16 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E13

#4 - Das Blues (Season 6 - Episode 13)

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Hunter hallucinates he's aboard a Russian submarine; Belker finally gets married; Renko busts his favorite country singer again; Furillo meets with a political power broker about the Chief's job; Hill takes his daddy home to St. Louis for his burial; Buntz' old partner comes asking for help with a loan shark; and LaRue and Washington use a lady tattoo artist to help them find a killer.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 16 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E18

#3 - Iced Coffey (Season 6 - Episode 18)

Bates agonizes over identifying Coffey's killer; Hunter uncovers an unexpected thief in the station; a prostitute sells out Jesus and Attorney Brown in a bribery scandal; and Belker's harassed by an overzealous security guard.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E16

#2 - Remembrance of Hits Past (Season 6 - Episode 16)

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Joyce reflects on her past relationship with Furillo as she waits for him to come out of surgery after he's shot on the courthouse steps just prior to testifying against a recaptured gangster. Meanwhile, Belker is sent undercover at a meat packing plant while Buntz searches for the gunman.

The episode was rated 8.31 from 13 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S6E15

#1 - I Want My Hill Street Blues (Season 6 - Episode 15)

Belker goes undercover to expose a corrupt parole officer; Goldblume clashes with Furillo over the demolition of some low-rent housing in his new neighborhood; Bates makes a deal with Vivian DeWitt; Jablonski tries to cope with a crew making a music video in the station house.

The episode was rated 8.43 from 14 votes.

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