NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
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NYPD Blue

Ride along with the boys in blue.

7.0 / 10
1993
12 seasons
261 episodes
Drama

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.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    6.6
    21-09-1993

    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...

  • 4B or Not 4B

    2.4B or Not 4B

    6.3
    28-09-1993

    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 apartm...

  • Brown Appetit

    3.Brown Appetit

    7.6
    05-10-1993

    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.

  • True Confessions

    4.True Confessions

    7.6
    12-10-1993

    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...

  • Emission Accomplished

    5.Emission Accomplished

    8.4
    19-10-1993

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

  • Personal Foul

    6.Personal Foul

    8.2
    26-10-1993

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

  • NYPD Lou

    7.NYPD Lou

    8.4
    02-11-1993

    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.

  • Tempest in a C-Cup

    8.Tempest in a C-Cup

    8.2
    16-11-1993

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

  • Ice Follies

    9.Ice Follies

    7.8
    30-11-1993

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

  • Oscar, Meyer, Weiner

    10.Oscar, Meyer, Weiner

    8.2
    07-12-1993

    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...

  • From Hare to Eternity

    11.From Hare to Eternity

    8.2
    14-12-1993

    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.

  • Up on the Roof

    12.Up on the Roof

    8.2
    04-01-1994

    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 ex...

  • Abandando Abandoned

    13.Abandando Abandoned

    8.2
    11-01-1994

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

  • Jumpin' Jack Fleishman

    14.Jumpin' Jack Fleishman

    8.5
    18-01-1994

    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.

  • Steroid Roy

    15.Steroid Roy

    8.2
    08-02-1994

    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 pol...

  • A Sudden Fish

    16.A Sudden Fish

    8.3
    15-02-199449m

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

  • Black Men Can Jump

    17.Black Men Can Jump

    7.7
    01-03-1994

    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.

  • Zeppo Marks Brothers

    18.Zeppo Marks Brothers

    7.7
    22-03-199460m

    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 m...

  • Serge the Concierge

    19.Serge the Concierge

    7.8
    29-03-1994

    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 investigatin...

  • Good Time Charlie

    20.Good Time Charlie

    7.0
    03-05-1994

    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 break...

  • Guns 'n Rosaries

    21.Guns 'n Rosaries

    8.0
    10-05-1994

    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.

  • Rockin' Robin

    22.Rockin' Robin

    7.8
    17-05-199449m

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

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