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1.
Nasty Boys (1990–1991)
Episode:
Nasty Boys (Pilot)
(1990)
Action, Crime
Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Thomas Mikal Ford, Don Franklin, Dennis Franz
Votes: 6
2.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Moving Day
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As he begins his new job as squad commander, Sipowicz disobeys orders and keeps a murder investigation open... even though a Japanese man with diplomatic immunity has confessed to the crime.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 223
3.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
A Death in the Family
(1996)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Just days after Sylvia gives birth to a baby boy (Theo), Sipowicz suffers an emotional setback when Andy Jr. is found murdered in the line of duty. Sipowicz wants Simone to lead the case of... See full summary »
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 280
4.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Hearts and Souls
(1998)
TV-14 | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sipowicz helps his ex-wife deal with a drunk-driving violation. Simone's body rapidly succumbs to infection in the wake of his heart transplant.
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 347
5. The Sid Story (1989 Video)
Short
Director: Dan Jackson | Stars: Charles Emmett, Dennis Franz, Rafael H. Robledo
Votes: 7
6.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Lost Israel: Part 1
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Simone and Sipowicz investigate the disappearance of a young boy, who turns up dead and the father points that a mute homeless man, named Israel, may have been the one. But Supowicz ... See full summary »
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 225
7.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Lost Israel: Part 2
(1997)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Israel hangs himself, Sipowicz investigates a clue which is a bible verse that Israel pointed out to him, which leads Sipowicz and Simone to set up a complex sting operation to find ... See full summary »
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 231
8.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Safe Home
(1999)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Andy and Theo struggle to live without Sylvia, and the squad worries about them. Cullinan is confronted with new information about Mike's death. John is released from hospital.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 156
9.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Bale to the Chief
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bale offers to recommend Sipowicz for the squad commander position; Ortiz and Murphy investigates the death of a Muslim woman; and detectives search for the man who shot Bale.
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 118
10.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Oedipus Wrecked
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sipowicz is taken hostage in an interrogation room by a suspect in the murder of a pot dealer and two of her friends; a suburban mom found with drugs in her purse appears to be covering for her son.
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 112
11.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer Badman
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer is branded as a pervert after his kids' babysitter misconstrues his retrieval of a candy from the seat of her pants as a sexual advance.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,761
12.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
And the Wenner Is...
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When another woman is murdered by the serial killer, the detectives arrest a suspect... and discover the killer's identity; and expecting a baby, Sipowicz and McDowell decide to get married.
Director: Paul Eads | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 113
13.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
The Vision Thing
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating a random stabbing, Sipowicz becomes obsessed with his own mortality after he's nearly gunned down by a murder suspect; Medavoy takes a job as a bouncer.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 155
14.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Yo, Adrian
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A meek and mousy young woman is found beaten to death on the floor of her apartment. Her brother-in-law is very upset but not about her death--he was paying her money to use her apartment for an extramarital affair.
Director: Carol Banker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 117
15.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
A Little Dad'll Do Ya
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The squad investigates the murder of a young Chinese girl along with an alleged rape case. Irvin learns his father is dying. Clark tries to find a foster home for James Kilik.
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 107
16.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Lenny Scissorhands
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A squad member is shot while storming an apartment; Clark and Jones investigate the bludgeoning death of a woman whose wealthy husband was going to finance a friend's salon business.
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 101
17.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Lies Like a Rug
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating the murders of four teenage girls, the 15th squad discovers the shocking truth about the disappearance of detective Danny Sorenson.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Bill Brochtrup
Votes: 120
18.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Old Man Quiver
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives investigate the smothering death of an elderly man married to a voluptuous woman in her 20s; and a state judge pressures Medavoy and Jones to find out who poisoned her mother.
Director: Ed Begley Jr. | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 107
19. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 436,532
20.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Brother's Keeper
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives investigate a grisly murder in which an elderly woman's hands and feet were cut off. Simone's health continues to deteriorate.
Director: Donna Deitch | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 156
21.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Closing Time
(1996)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sylvia confronts Sipowicz about her suspicions that he is going to late-night bars and drinking again, and the effect is everywhere. Lt. Fancy is forced to sent him home after Sipowicz ... See full summary »
Director: David Rosenbloom | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 190
22.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
In Goddess We Trussed
(2004)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Andy's off-duty and slightly underhanded work to prove that Hatcher killed his own wife lands him a transfer out of the 15th precinct and into the Bellevue Morgue engineered by Detective ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 99
23.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
In the Wind
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sorenson is missing, and a stripper is found murdered in his apartment. Medavoy and Jones investigate a killing, but the suspect identified by an eyewitness has a seemingly unshakable alibi.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, Gordon Clapp, Bill Brochtrup
Votes: 113
24.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Nude Awakening
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sipowicz and Clark investigate when Julian Pisano is wounded in a shooting incident; McDowell and Ortiz assist a woman who doggedly pursues justice when she's conned out of $100; Clark ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 132
25.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Stoli with a Twist
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives continue their search for a serial killer who targets alcoholics trying to get sober; and Clark and Jones investigate a homicide linked to a woman with whom Clark had a one-night stand.
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 98
26.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
It Ain't Over Till It's Over
(1987)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a fire breaks out at the Hill Station in the early morning, I.A.D. Jim Shipman blames the already suspended Lt. Buntz. Belker is forced to finally take a look at his mother's paperwork... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, Betty Thomas
Votes: 111
27.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
22 Skidoo
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives hunt for a man suspected of killing minorities to avenge injuries his brother suffered during the first Gulf War; Sipowicz and McDowell plan to marry.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 111
28.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Arrested Development
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Clark is placed under arrest after police find heroin in his car; detectives search for clues when a woman is beaten to death with a cordless drill; a murder victim's obsession with clean living may have led to his demise.
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 92
29.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Bale Out
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating a murder, Sipowicz discovers a secret about Bale; and Ortiz and Murphy investigate a shooting tied to a talented up-and-coming basketball player.
Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 103
30.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Better Laid Than Never: Part 2
(2002)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McDowell and Ortiz investigate the death of a woman found in her apartment, where an ex-con neighbor is suspect. The investigation into Scott's murder points towards his friend. Andy thinks about the future. Rita meets John's father.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 98
31.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Death by Cycle
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A boy on a bicycle is murdered. Connie's sister posts bail for her husband.
Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 111
32.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Johnny Got His Gold
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sipowicz is hailed a hero after killing the man responsible for Sorenson's murder. While Lieutenant Rodriguez teams up with another precinct to investigate the robbery of his mother, the ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Piznarski | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Bill Brochtrup
Votes: 107
33.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Rockin' Robin
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kelly gets an ultra-high priced mob attorney to defend Janice on the double murder charges and helps out with her bail. Meanwhile, Sipowicz tries to make amends with Sylvia who's been ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: David Caruso, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Sherry Stringfield
Votes: 239
34.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective John Clark Jr., Andy Sipowicz (who just was promoted Sergeant) and a military investigator examine the murder of military recruiter Sergeant Lester Bakewell, whose affair with a ... See full summary »
Director: John Hyams | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 100
35.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Voir Dire This
(1999)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tensions mount as the Cullinan trial approaches. Mike Shannon brings a problem to Sorenson. Danny kisses Diane. There's a shooting at the courthouse.
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 147
36.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Better Laid Than Never: Part 1
(2002)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Andy and Connie return from their week's holiday with Theo. A boy goes missing, and the squad is lead to a pedophile in the area. John meets with a lawyer about his father's estate.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 102
37.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Dress for Success
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
There's a new boss who comes from IAD with a mandate to clean up the squad. Sipowicz receives a dead rat in the mail. Clark is heading off the rails. A doctor is found dead, and linked to a man who had a sex change.
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 106
38.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Ho Down
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The temperature is rising. Sipowicz receives a death threat. A prostitute is murdered, causing IA to look at Clark. A huge drugs and cash hoard is found. An elderly woman is found tied up and beaten.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 110
39.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Honeymoon at Viagra Falls
(1998)
TV-14 | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Simone and Sipowicz work with Cohen to investigate the death of one of Cohen's witnesses and her son. Evidence points to the opposing attorney having some involvement with the arrangement ... See full summary »
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 141
40.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
It Takes a Village
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Simone and Kirkendall work on a murder case where a son is bitter about his father's death and offers $5,000 to anyone who can produce the killer, and the result is a greedy horde of people... See full summary »
Director: Farrel Levy | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 154
41.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man's gunshot-induced amnesia causes Jones and Medavoy to concoct an unconventional way to nail his assailant. Meanwhile, a man Sipowicz put away twenty years ago for raping and murdering... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 98
42.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Raging Bulls
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives search for the truth when a white off-duty police officer with a history of racism fires upon an African-American undercover cop. Dolores is arrested for shoplifting.
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 143
43.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
The Dead Donald
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man who cared for his brain-damaged brother is found dead; Medavoy falls for a wealthy woman while investigating an apartment rental scam; Bale tries to nail a man who offered the detectives a bribe.
Director: Carol Banker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 95
44.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
The One That Got Away
(1998)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Richardson confronts Sipowicz and Simone about their impending questioning of his wife over the murder of the nurse, but with the exception that Richardson is a real bad person, Sipowicz ... See full summary »
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 144
45.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
What's Your Poison?
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Teacher David Lewis comes into the squad-room to talk about Cindy Clifton and a support group that he ran that she was a part of. Sipowicz and Clark let him go but send off some of his left... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 103
46.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Who's Your Daddy?
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sipowicz investigates a murder involving the victim's current husband and ex-husband; a longtime informant gives Ronson information about an illegal gun shipment, but the suspect's father ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 112
47.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
You Da Bomb
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man armed with a bomb walks into the station house and handcuffs himself to McDowell; unless the detectives release a Russian mobster from jail in one hour, the bomb will detonate.
Director: John Hyams | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 115
48.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Flight of Fancy
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man caught carrying a cash register takes Andy and Danny to a body. Fancy is packing up to leave. His replacement alienates the squad before he's even left.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 117
49.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Frickin' Fraker
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives investigate the shooting death of a man whose brother is a registered sex offender; and when Captain Fraker's trial gets underway, Sipowicz worries that his own testimony may have harmed the prosecution's case.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 104
50.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Great Balls of Ire
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a convicted rapist is found shot to death, his victims become suspects in the murder investigation; and Sipowicz searches for answers when a stranger targets Theo as he walks home from school.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 100