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*Guest starring [[Leland Orser]] as Zeppo
*Guest starring [[Leland Orser]] as Zeppo
*The episode marked the final appearance of Sherry Stringfield as Laura Michaels.
*The episode marked the final appearance of [[Sherry Stringfield]] as Laura Michaels. Regardless, she remains credited for the rest of the season.
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Revision as of 13:40, 23 September 2020

NYPD Blue
Season 1
Season 1 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1993 (1993-09-21) –
May 17, 1994 (1994-05-17)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of NYPD Blue, an American television police drama set in New York City, aired as part of the 1993–94 United States network television schedule for ABC, premiering on 21 September 1993 and concluding on 17 May 1994. The show explores the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The season led to a record 26 Emmy nominations.[1] and six awards.

Plot

John Kelly and Andy Sipowicz are detectives in the 15th squad. Sipowicz is the elder partner but is a drunk and a threat to the partnership lasting much longer. Kelly has a genuine affection for his partner but becomes increasingly exasperated by Sipowicz's behavior. In the pilot, Sipowicz is shot, and nearly killed, by Alphonse Giardella, a gangster whom Sipowicz, while drunk, insulted badly in public. This leads to his decision to stay sober (after involuntarily drying out while in a coma) and save his job. While his partner is recuperating, Kelly is teamed up by the squad's Lieutenant, Arthur Fancy, with a young cop from Anti-Crime, James Martinez.

Kelly's personal life is no less complicated, as he is reluctantly going through a divorce from his wife, Laura, and is embarking on an affair with a uniformed cop, Janice Licalsi. To complicate matters further, Licalsi has been ordered to do a 'hit' on Kelly by mob boss Angelo Marino, otherwise Marino will turn in Licalsi's father, who is on his payroll. Instead, Licalsi murders Marino and the repercussions come back to haunt both her and Kelly.

Sipowicz begins a relationship with A.D.A. Sylvia Costas while another detective in the squad, Greg Medavoy, embarks on an affair of his own with the squad's new police administrative aide (P.A.A.), Donna Abandando.

Cast

Main

Actor Character Main cast Recurring cast
David Caruso John Kelly entire season
Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz entire season
James McDaniel Arthur Fancy entire season
Sherry Stringfield ADA Laura Michaels entire season
Amy Brenneman Janice Licalsi entire season
Nicholas Turturro James Martinez entire season
Sharon Lawrence ADA Sylvia Costas Episodes 1, 4, 6-9, 11, 13-16, 18-22
Gordon Clapp Greg Medavoy Episodes 3, 5-6, 8-19, 21-22
Gail O'Grady PAA Donna Abandando Episodes 8-22

Recurring guest roles

Season 1's recurring guest roles include:

  • David Schwimmer as Josh '4B' Goldstein (Episodes 1-4), Laura Michaels' neighbor, whose stint as a vigilante ends badly. Dies in episode 4.
  • Robert Costanzo as Alphonse Giardella (Episodes 1-3, 5-7), a mobster who, after shooting and nearly killing Sipowitz in the pilot, turns State's evidence. Assassinated in episode 7.
  • Joe Santos as Marino (Episodes 1-2), head mobster who wants Kelly dead for continued "business" interference. Murdered in episode 2.
  • Larry Romano as Richie Catina (Episodes 2, 9-12),
  • Daniel Benzali as James Sinclair, Esq. (Episodes 1, 2, 22)
  • Luis Guzman as Hector Martinez (Episodes 5, 9), Detective Martinez' father
  • Michael Harney as Detective Mike Roberts (Episodes 6, 8-9, 15, 18)
  • Michael DeLuise as Andy Sipowicz, Jr. (Episode 7, 19, 22)
  • Bradley Whitford as Norman Gardner (Episodes 13, 21), a crusading reporter.

Episodes

Each NYPD Blue episode entry includes its original airdate in the United States, the writing and directing credits, and a plot summary. The credits and airdates are taken from the pamphlet accompanying the Region 1 Season 1 DVDs.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch
September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)0K01/510122.80[citation needed]
22"4B or Not 4B"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch
September 28, 1993 (1993-09-28)0K02/510220.30[citation needed]
33"Brown Appetit"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch
October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)0K03/510321.00[citation needed]
44"True Confessions"Charles HaidStory by : Art Monterastelli, David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch & Art Monterastelli
October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)K506/510521.20[citation needed]
55"Emission Accomplished"Michael M. RobinTed MannOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)0K11/511119.60[citation needed]
66"Personal Foul"Brad SilberlingStory by : David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus
October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)0K08/510822.20[citation needed]
77"NYPD Lou"Gregory HoblitTed MannNovember 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)0K07/510719.70[citation needed]
88"Tempest in a C-Cup"Daniel SackheimGardner SternNovember 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)0K10/511019.80[citation needed]
99"Ice Follies"Dennis DuganW.K. Scott MeyerNovember 30, 1993 (1993-11-30)0K09/510918.50[citation needed]
1010"Oscar, Meyer, Weiner"Brad SilberlingTed Mann & Gardner SternDecember 7, 1993 (1993-12-07)0K12/511217.50[citation needed]
1111"From Hare to Eternity"Eric LaneuvilleDavid Milch & Burton ArmusDecember 14, 1993 (1993-12-14)0K13/511319.00[citation needed]
1212"Up on the Roof"Michael M. RobinGeorge D. PutnamJanuary 4, 1994 (1994-01-04)0K14/511420.70[citation needed]
1313"Abandando Abandoned"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : Ted Mann & Gardner Stern
January 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)0K15/511520.50[citation needed]
1414"Jumpin' Jack Fleishman"Rick WallaceStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ted Mann, Gardner Stern & Burton Armus
January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)0K16/511621.70[citation needed]
1515"Steroid Roy"Félix AlcaláAnn BidermanFebruary 8, 1994 (1994-02-08)0K17/511723.50[citation needed]
1616"A Sudden Fish"Lesli Linka GlatterStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus & Gardner Stern
February 15, 1994 (1994-02-15)0K18/511815.80[citation needed]
1717"Black Men Can Jump"Jesús S. TreviñoStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ted Mann
March 1, 1994 (1994-03-01)0K19/511922.20[citation needed]
1818"Zeppo Marks Brothers"Michael M. RobinStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ann Biderman
March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)0K20/512019.90[citation needed]
1919"Serge the Concierge"Lesli Linka GlatterStory by : Bill Clark
Teleplay by : David Milch, Gardner Stern & Burton Armus
March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)0K21/512121.20[citation needed]
2020"Good Time Charlie"Gregory HoblitStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ted Mann & Ann Biderman
May 3, 1994 (1994-05-03)0K22/512219.00[citation needed]
2121"Guns 'N' Rosaries"Michael M. RobinStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus & Gardner Stern
May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)0K23/512322.80[citation needed]
2222"Rockin' Robin"Gregory HoblitStory by : Jody Worth
Teleplay by : Jody Worth & Ted Mann
May 17, 1994 (1994-05-17)0K24/512423.20[citation needed]

References