1. Pilot

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. 5 November 1987

Former "Hill Street Blues" detective Norman Buntz promotes his new West Coast investigation firm, while Sid "the Snitch" Thurston irritates Norm's business neighbor.

2. Fit to be Tied

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. 29 November 1987

It looks to Norm like employee thefts from a clothing store can be deterred with "a police procedure code-named 'Fred Astaire'."

3. Sid and Randy

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. 24 December 1987

A stakeout for one philandering husband turns up a different one, who happens to be running for the U.S. Senate.

4. Duck! L'Orange!

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. 27 January 1988

Working on settlements for a plane crash, Norm is outraged that payment for a dog may be four times that of a man.

5. Umbrella in the Water

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. 25 March 1988

Norm is arrested for a freeway-shooting incident after chasing the true culprit.

6. Brief Encounter

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. 1 April 1988

A reporter does a "day in the life" piece on Norm while he's working on a case to produce evidence of a circumcision.

7. El Norte by Norte West

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. 8 April 1988

A wealthy couple hire Norm to find their maid's boyfriend, whose Tijuana "travel consultants" lost him during his move north.

8. Buntz of the Desert

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. 15 April 1988

Sid and Norm patrol the estate of a sheik to learn who's been vandalizing the sheik's statues.

9. A Christmas Carol

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. 22 April 1988

Norm makes quick work of a missing-person case, and his client is quick to make use of his work.