Hill Street Blues

10 Best Episodes of Hill Street Blues - Season 7

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 - S7E4

#15 - Bald Ambition (Season 7 - Episode 4)

Goldblume is visited by an old friend, who is mugged and rejected by a publisher; Bernstein saves Joyce from an escaped prisoner and confesses he has a tremendous crush on her; Daniels warns Furillo that Calletano's station house is on the edge of a racial meltdown; and Russo loses an arrest in her undercover assignment because she slept with the subject.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 13 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E3

#14 - The Best Defense (Season 7 - Episode 3)

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Chaos reigns as the P.D.'s job action continues; Hunter faces his demotion and takes over as roll call sergeant for the ailing Jablonski; the detective LaRue tried to bust as a fence transfers to the Hill; Flaherty and Bates try to defuse a man who promises to blow himself up for money; and Joyce walks a tightrope as she tries to end the job action and cut a deal for her client that would put away the violent mugger.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E13

#13 - City of Refuse (Season 7 - Episode 13)

Hill almost starts a riot at a drug kingpin's funeral; Russo and Flaherty try to deal with an angry old deaf man; LaRue and Washington pass Sid off a chemist to keep a cocaine case from being dismissed; and Hunter gets back into action when Ballantine takes a hostage

The episode was rated 7.65 from 17 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E7

#12 - Amazing Grace (Season 7 - Episode 7)

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Councilman Wade spends the day exposing and exploiting the crack problem on the Hill; Grace Gardiner returns as Sister Charity and recruits Flaherty; Belker goes under in a seafood joint serving soul food to locate drug traffickers; Goldblume receives an offer to publish Steve Merkur's book; and the manpower shortage delays Buntz' loan shark arrest and costs him part of his finger.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E19

#11 - Days of Swine and Roses (Season 7 - Episode 19)

A radio promotion spawns trouble for everyone; Hill and Renko are assigned to a computerized patrol car; Buntz helps Sid get out of an arm-breaking assignment for a shylock; Hunter's return to action as the EATer commander fizzles; and LaRue, Washington and Joyce work on opposite sides to protect the rights of a mentally disturbed young man and his frightened mother and sister.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 16 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E5

#10 - I Come on My Knees (Season 7 - Episode 5)

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Goldblume's friend freaks out and shoots a mugger and a cop; Calletano loses his command and threatens to take his story to the press; Sid moves in with Buntz for protection; and a premature vice cop spoils a massage parlor sweep.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E17

#9 - The Cookie Crumbles (Season 7 - Episode 17)

Renko erupts in jealousy over Daryl Ann's business partner; Flaherty allows his feelings for Russo to interfere in a bust; Calletano returns to Hill Street when a Spanish speaking citizen is shot by a cop unable to understand him; and Kate McBride relives her father's death at an awards ceremony.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E20

#8 - The Runner Falls on His Kisser (Season 7 - Episode 20)

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A football star gets caught in a Hill Street hooker sweep; Prunella returns to look for the missing Hunter; Furillo's brother asks for a loan; Belker has a rocky return to duty; and LaRue sets up a syndicate to bet on the departmental firearms competition.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E16

#7 - Sorry, Wrong Number (Season 7 - Episode 16)

Goldblume and Furillo clash over using a former gang member to obtain evidence against a gang leader in a murder case; Renko's mounting family problems affect his work; Bates, Flaherty and Joyce try to reconcile a Latin gigolo with his lady friend.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E14

#6 - Der Roachenkavalier (Season 7 - Episode 14)

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Buntz worries over the state of Furillo's marriage; LaRue and Washington get lots of help in their quest for a prize winning cockroach; Belker chases down a purse snatching dog; and Goldblume continues to buck the system when he releases a felon in direct contradiction of city council guidelines.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 16 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E21

#5 - A Pound of Flesh (Season 7 - Episode 21)

The Hill faces renewed gang violence when Jesus' sister is apparently kidnapped on the eve of her wedding to a Gypsy Boy; LaRue experiences emotional highs and lows when a perp's gun misfires three times in his face; Hunter is found, but his survival came at a high cost; IAD Shipman pursues a case against Buntz concerning a missing kilo of cocaine.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E18

#4 - Dogsbreath Afternoon (Season 7 - Episode 18)

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Buntz tracks down Belker's snitch as the whole station house works to find out who shot Mick; Renko is forced to be honest with Daryl Ann by a blackmailing hooker; and Russo and Flaherty stalk a reported lion.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E9

#3 - Fathers and Guns (Season 7 - Episode 9)

Furillo faces a moral and emotional dilemma when his father is shot; LaRue sics the health department on a restaurant owner; Belker has nightmares about nuclear destruction and helps a father find his child; and a cemetery plot salesman solicits business at the station.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 14 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E1

#2 - Suitcase (Season 7 - Episode 1)

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Sid and Buntz wrestle with 80 lbs. of cocaine found in a suitcase at the site of a small plane crash; Goldblume looks into a suspected case of aspirin tampering; Belker goes under to look into a hotel owner scamming city housing chits from vagrants; Hill and Renko handle a domestic call concerning a woman abusing her invalid grandparents.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 15 votes.

Hill Street Blues - S7E22

#1 - It Ain't Over Till it's Over (Season 7 - Episode 22)

Sid and Furillo work to find out who is setting up Buntz while Daniels publicly vilifies him; LaRue decides to beat a TV crew doing a live broadcast from a gangster's cellar to the punch; Bates agrees to go out with Sal the plumber; rumors are flying about what will happen to the station house after a three-alarm fire guts it.

The episode was rated 8.35 from 17 votes.

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