Police Story

1. S01E01Slow Boy (1)March 20, 1973—A special surveillance detail set up to catch criminals in the act finally nabs Slow Boy while he is robbing a supermarket. Complications a
2. S01E02Slow Boy (2)March 20, 1973—A tough cop in charge of a special felony squad goes after the vicious son of a Mafia chief who is pulling a string of strong-arm robberies.
3. S01E03Dangerous GamesOctober 2, 1973—Undercover cop Charlie Czonka tries to catch the big man behind a ring of prostitution, dope and extortion
4. S01E04Requiem for an InformerOctober 9, 1973—A down-and-out addict becomes an informer for the bank robbery detail and wins the friendship of a cop.
5. S01E05The Ten Year HoneymoonOctober 23, 1973—Two partners on the police force start getting on each other's nerves after ten years together when one begins acting strange.
6. S01E06The Violent HomecomingOctober 30, 1973—A Mexican-American police sergeant who's been assigned to his original neighborhood leads the Juvenile Division in an attempt to head off a
7. S01E07The Ho Chi Minh TrailNovember 6, 1973—An undercover cop nearly loses his life trying to crack a big-time drug-selling operation.
8. S01E08Collision CourseNovember 20, 1973—The question of whether or not policewomen should be assigned to ride in patrol cars is brought to the head in a gun battle with two killers
9. S01E09Death on CreditNovember 27, 1973—Sergeant Rick Calvelli works undercover in order to crack a phony credit card ring that plays dangerously.
10. S01E10The Big WalkDecember 4, 1973—A beat cop has his newly established authority challenged when a wealthy girl he arrests avoids retribution in court.
11. S01E11Man on the RackDecember 11, 1973—An unauthodox cop accidentally kills a fellow officer and is put under investigation by Internal Affairs.
12. S01E12Line of FireDecember 18, 1973—A young police officer joins a special unit and must learn to cope with killing.
13. S01E13Chain of CommandJanuary 8, 1974—The possibility of a conspiracy to murder cops creates a war between a black community and the police.
14. S01E14Countdown (1)January 15, 1974—When policeman Joe LaFrieda kills a member of an underworld family during a robbery attempt; a contract is put out on his life.
15. S01E15Countdown (2)January 22, 1974—The police clash head-on with the Mob when a contract is taken out on Officer Joe LaFrieda's life.
16. S01E16Cop in the MiddleJanuary 29, 1974—A cop on the take devises a plan to save himself from disgrace.
17. S01E17The RipperFebruary 12, 1974—Two officers from Robbery-Homicide attempt to track down a killer of homosexuals who mutilates the bodies of his victims.
18. S01E18Country BoyFebruary 19, 1974—A young recruit from a rural community attempts to defy his background by completing the tough Police Academy training to become a cop.
19. S01E19The HuntersFebruary 26, 1974—Two detectives become emotionally involved in a case when a friend is the victim of a robber/rapist/murderer.
20. S01E20Wyatt Earp SyndromeMarch 5, 1974—As an officer tracks down a rapist, his marriage dissolves in favor of his badge.
21. S01E21FingerprintMarch 12, 1974—A police veteran in the Latent Prints Division is discouraged with his job until some unexpected combat gives him a new perspective.
22. S01E22ChiefMarch 19, 1974—A police chief must overcome an assissination plot and political games in order to speak at a local meeting of police-haters.
23. S01E23The GambleMarch 26, 1974—The transfer of desk officer Lisa Beaumont to the vice squad leads to a series of explosive developments.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01A Dangerous AgeSeptember 10, 1974—Arch Tatum is close to retirement and is teamed up with a head-strong young trainee who throws a curve for the long time vet.
2. S02E02Requiem for C.Z. SmithSeptember 17, 1974—Charlie Czonka resurrects his alter ego, pimp CZ Smith, to catch a murderer who mutilates prostitutes.
3. S02E03Robbery: 48 HoursSeptember 24, 1974—Lt. Bruckner leads the Robbery Squad through a two-day run of holdups, big and small.
4. S02E04Fathers and SonsOctober 1, 1974—Members of the Serbian community are being gunned down and the police have few leads. Sgt. Wilson decides to use officer Joe Basic, an ethni
5. S02E05A World Full of HurtOctober 8, 1974—Juvenile officers Craig and Prescott deal with runaways, delinquents, and Prescott's own troubled home life.
6. S02E06Glamour BoyOctober 29, 1974—Detectives Tony Calabrese and Bert Jameson try to hold onto a charming bank robber, which proves to be more difficult than actually catching
7. S02E07Across the LineNovember 12, 1974—Joe Benton is taken off the surveillance squad after being involved in too many stakeouts that ended violently, so Sgt. Barrett drafts him f
8. S02E08WolfNovember 19, 1974—Sgt. Wolf Bozeman, a gung ho street cop who lives through his job, tries to cope with the prospect of losing that job due to his deteriorati
9. S02E09Love, MabelNovember 26, 1974—Detectives investigate a series of murders of homeless men along the piers.
10. S02E10ExplosionDecember 3, 1974—Detectives Bert Jameson and Tony Calabrese try to catch an extortionist who leaves remote-control bombs at his targets.
11. S02E11Capt. HookDecember 17, 1974—A police officer fights the brass to keep his spot as a beat cop after he loses his right hand to a package bomb.
12. S02E12Incident in the Kill ZoneJanuary 7, 1975—Sergeant King Sherman endangers the public and the SWAT team he commands while preparing for his Lieutenant exams. His wife convinces him he
13. S02E13HeadhunterJanuary 14, 1975—IA Det. Sgt. Stiles investigates an indecent exposure charge against a veteran officer, resulting in the officer's dismissal. Months later,
14. S02E14Year of the Dragon (1)January 21, 1975—Det. John Darrin uses his experience in Chinatown to find the gang members who robbed a restaurant and killed one of the employees.
15. S02E15Year of the Dragon (2)January 28, 1975—Det. John Darrin has to keep his primary witness to the restaurant shooting alive, while searching for his Chinese gang snitch, who has been
16. S02E16To Steal a MillionFebruary 4, 1975—Detectives Grosser and Hyland know a big hotel heist is about to happen. They know who's involved, but they don't know which hotel or how to
17. S02E17SniperFebruary 11, 1975—Detectives Calabrese and Thorpe try to catch a sniper before he, or she, strikes again.
18. S02E18The ExecutionFebruary 18, 1975—Detectives attempt to solve a double execution-style shooting, which one victim manages to survive.
19. S02E19The Man in the ShadowsFebruary 25, 1975—While breaking in new partner Ron Cruz, narcotics Det. Frank Dolan is drawn by a drug-related murder into pursuing a drug kingpin from out-o
20. S02E20War GamesMarch 4, 1975—Detectives Gordy and Ballard go undercover in a white-supremacist gun club to bust a paranoid gun collector who specializes in illegal milit
21. S02E21The WitnessMarch 11, 1975—Det. Bert Jameson has a new partner, Lew Reeves, and Lew's vicious cold complicates their efforts to solve armed pharmacy robberies and to c
22. S02E22The Return of Joe ForresterMay 6, 1975—Detective Joe Forrester must go back to the rough area that was his old beat to try and catch a serial rapist.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Officer Needs HelpSeptember 9, 1975—Sgt. Billy Humm starts feeling the pressure after he's involved in a few too many on-duty shootings, even though they were judged "good."
2. S03E02The Cutting EdgeSeptember 16, 1975 10.0Ed Peebles has 30 years on the force, and after his longtime partner retires he loses his direction, both on the job and in his personal lif
3. S03E03A Community of VictimsSeptember 23, 1975—A drug addict unintentionally acquires a gun during an apartment burglary.
4. S03E04The Losing GameSeptember 30, 1975—Margaret Case moves from Juvenile to Narcotics, but her undercover work puts stress on her marriage to another cop.
5. S03E05The Cut Man CaperOctober 28, 1975—On the trail of loan-company robbers, Tillis is forced to rely upon shifty informer Freddy. But the ""snitch"" is playing both ends down the
6. S03E06Face for a ShadowNovember 7, 1975—Officers John Kowalski and Dick Elmore investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident that appears to be intentional.
7. S03E07The Test of BrotherhoodNovember 14, 1975—Veteran officer JR Peters is paired in a patrol car with his younger brother Clay, a rookie, along with their sibling rivalry.
8. S03E08Empty WeaponNovember 21, 1975—On his first day out of the academy, Officer David Singer fails to fire his weapon when a juvenile delinquent he is pursuing pulls a gun on
9. S03E09Little Boy LostNovember 28, 1975—Detective Brennar fatally sends a 4y.o boy away from the neighborhood. On the home-front, this detective is experiencing a broader sending a
10. S03E10Vice: Twenty-Four HoursDecember 5, 1975—Pairs of vice detectives spend a day trying to bust a violent pimp, a bookie, and a man who wants to hire a hit man to kill his wife.
11. S03E11Breaking PointDecember 12, 1975—Vince Della Maggiori has to investigate when a patrolman shoots a man in his hotel room, and the stories he is given don't add up.
12. S03E12Company ManDecember 19, 1975—Married Det. Dave Hansen, under pressure from Internal Affairs, must decide whether to continue working for "the company" (LAPD), or stop se
13. S03E13Spanish ClassJanuary 2, 1976—Young officer Taylor transfers from the Valley into the Hispanic district for "the action" and the pay bump, and is schooled in the art of p
14. S03E14Odyssey of Death (1)January 9, 1976—Detectives Stoddard and Bagney look for a man involved in an armed grocery store robbery after he shoots and maims Officer Phillips, a perso
15. S03E15Odyssey of Death (2)January 16, 1976—Detectives close in on the multi-generational hill-country family responsible for a series of armed robberies, rapes, and murders.
16. S03E16The Other Side of the FenceJanuary 23, 1976—Detectives Benson and Fisk set up a sting to catch a pair of murderous jewel thieves.
17. S03E17Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All DayJanuary 30, 1976—While trying to box in an armed bandit who specializes in stealing cars and robbing attendants at parking lots, Detectives Hacker and Barnes
18. S03E18FirebirdFebruary 6, 1976—A daredevil officer is severely burned in a helicopter crash during a SWAT team training exercise, and he fights his injuries and police bra
19. S03E19The Long BallFebruary 13, 1976—Everyone around Sgt. Pickett knows he drinks too much. But he doesn't admit it to himself, until the department suspends him and his wife le
20. S03E20Eamon Kinsella RoyceFebruary 20, 1976—Detective Eamon Kinsella Royce juggles his police responsibilities and his second job . . . as an insurance investigator.
21. S03E21Officer DoolyMarch 5, 1976—Despite his best intentions, Dooly is a poor guy who can't seem to do anything right, at least not in his commanding officer's eyes.
22. S03E22Open CityMarch 12, 1976—Vice Detectives Daley and Gentry are on a camping trip when they hear a woman scream in the distance, and a few minutes later, gunshots. Thu

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Payment DeferredSeptember 21, 1976—Detective Joe Barley enlists Holly, his "retired" snitch and recovering addict, to help him find the man who shot his partner.
2. S04E02Bought and Paid ForOctober 5, 1976—Detectives Belmont and Melino want the three men involved when a patrolman, the son of a Lieutenant, is killed when he interrupts a bank rob
3. S04E03Two Frogs on a MongooseOctober 12, 1976—Manny and Deke are on the narcotics squad, investigating a double shooting at a dry cleaning shop, when they get a tip that the shop owner i
4. S04E04The Other Side of the BadgeOctober 26, 1976—Jack Mitchell is in control and keeps his cool when patrolling with his rookie partner, but his home life with his wife and her teenage daug
5. S04E05Three Days to ThirtyNovember 9, 1976—While working out his last three days before retirement, Frank Moran is assigned a hot case.
6. S04E06Trash Detail, Front and CenterNovember 16, 1976—Lew Randle, head of the Special Investigations Team, comes back after vacation and is immediately engulfed in the investigations of several
7. S04E07ThanksgivingNovember 23, 1976—K-Joe and Bunny investigate the sniper shooting of a young girl riding in a car on the freeway.
8. S04E08Monster ManorNovember 30, 1976—Gene (Santos) has a falling out with his wife and moves into a temporary bachelor's apartment, which becomes a party hangout for his buddies
9. S04E09Oxford GrayDecember 7, 1976—Sgt. Kyles and Inv. McLiam try to break up the criminal activities of a local entrepreneur and philanthropist by bringing back his past as a
10. S04E10The Jar (1)December 14, 1976—Two detectives are called before the grand jury after a man is shot and killed when they attempt to arrest him.
11. S04E11The Jar (2)December 21, 1976—Hagen and Triplett are reassigned to an out-of-the-way detail to keep them out of the public eye pending their manslaughter trial.
12. S04E12Trial BoardJanuary 4, 1977—An undercover Vice detective is accused by one of his fellow Vice detectives of stealing cash during a drug bust.
13. S04E13SpitfireJanuary 11, 1977—Detectives try to track down the two remaining robbers who participated in a tire store holdup that resulted in the deaths of an employee an
14. S04E14Nightmare on a Sunday MorningJanuary 18, 1977—Holly Green, a 19-year-old waitress is brutally beaten and raped by a pair of creeps, she then reluctantly helps bring her assailants to tri
15. S04E15The MalfloresJanuary 25, 1977—Officers Webber and Cheruco discover a violent new gang on the streets, the Malflores, comprised entirely of Latinas.
16. S04E16The Blue FogFebruary 1, 1977—Veteran Detective Jack McGraw is given the unsavory task of investigating Vice detectives suspected of taking bribes from the Chinese crime
17. S04E17Hard Rock BrownFebruary 15, 1977—LAPD Narcotics detectives work with a Mexican counterpart to try to break up the operation run by the Alvarez brothers, which is flooding th
18. S04E18End of the LineFebruary 22, 1977—Detectives Gerard and Panelli try to catch a pair of armed robbers who hit a supermarket, and are joined by a one-armed former detective, wh
19. S04E19One of Our Cops Is CrazyMarch 1, 1977—Sgt. Paul Cazenovia uses highly unconventional, albeit successful, methods in his undercover narcotics unit, but his lieutenant thinks he is
20. S04E20Ice TimeMarch 8, 1977—Vice Detective Dave Tackleberry takes on a second job (to pay for his teenage daughter's figure skating development) at the same time he and
21. S04E21The Six Foot StretchMarch 22, 1977—Detectives DeHart and Ward go up against another team of officers Riggs and Salter in tracking down a criminal. A psychotic man is targeting
22. S04E22Prime RibApril 5, 1977—Marty Lacayo and Glenn Talbot are street narcs, meaning they are given the task of busting nickel-and-dime users and hustlers. Shep, one of

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Trigger PointSeptember 27, 1977—Veteran Sergeant Wilson can't escape the burdens of being mother hen to, among others, a green lieutenant, an alcoholic superior, and an off
2. S05E02StigmaNovember 9, 1977—Manny Mandell, involved in a shootout with a fleeing felon in which his partner is fatally wounded, receives a Police Department medal as a
3. S05E03River of PromisesJanuary 14, 1978—Policeman Miguel Rataza works in area where illegal Hispanics encounter difficulties. Going undercover regarding green card scams and protes
4. S05E04Day of Terror, Night of FearMarch 4, 1978—Officer Ron Tice engages hostage-taker Richey Neptune in protracted negotiations, a task complicated by the fact that one of the five hostag
5. S05E05The Broken BadgeMarch 19, 1978—IA Sergeants Bivins and Petrelli investigate the fatal shooting of a prostitute by a veteran beat cop with a history of bending the rules. T
6. S05E06No Margin for ErrorApril 30, 1978—A cop is consumed by guilt after innocent bystanders are killed in police shoot-outs.
7. S05E07A Chance to LiveMay 28, 1978—The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.
8. S05E08A Cry for JusticeMay 23, 1979—Police detectives investigate the shotgun shooting of a police officer.
9. S05E09Confessions of a Lady CopApril 2, 1980—Career and personal pressures bring a vice investigator to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
10. S05E10The Freeway KillingsMay 3, 1987—Police officers deal with personal and professional dilemmas as they search Los Angeles for a highway killer.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Cop KillerOctober 29, 1988—A patrolman's guilt over the death of his partner leads him into a relationship with the dead man's widow.
2. S06E02Gladiator SchoolNovember 5, 1988—A cop becomes the object of inmate vengeance after a trumped-up murder charge puts him behind prison walls.
3. S06E03The Watch CommanderNovember 12, 1988—The wife of a veteran cop becomes increasingly concerned over her husband's intense devotion to his men and duty.
4. S06E04BurnoutNovember 26, 1988—Self-doubts about a failed romance and a friend's suicide begin to take their toll on an emotionally distraught vice cop.
5. S06E05Monster ManorDecember 3, 1988—A scheme to turn an old mansion into a haven for party animals snares misfit cops in a prostitution and drug sting.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed