As of July 2026, Hill Street Blues Season 4 aired in 1983 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Disney Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Hill Street Blues Season 4

1983 22 Episodes Drama · Crime ⭐ 8/10

Hill Street Blues Season 4 is currently streaming on , and its case-by-case structure never gets in the way of the bigger story. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Daniel J. Travanti sets the tone, and the ensemble matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Hill Street Blues Season 4 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The plotting gives Hill Street Blues Season 4 its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Season 4 of Hill Street Blues includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 1983 to May 1984. This season stars Daniel J. Daniel J. Travanti and Michael Warren lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1983. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry scenes where the mystery takes a breath — Hill Street Blues Season 4 passes that test consistently. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Hill Street Blues Season 4 proves them wrong. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Daniel J. Travanti anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.

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🎬 Hill Street Blues Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
Here's Adventure, Here's Romance
1983-10-13
The only witness to a massacre in a gay bar is an off duty cop; the Cisco Kid ties up traffic; and Goldblume offers to be Fay's natural childbirth coach.
E2
Ba-bing, Ba-bing
1983-10-20
Hill wins $100,000 in the lottery; Deputy Chief Mahoney tries to ride herd on Furillo's precinct; mayoral candidate Benjamin Fisk moves into a crime-ridden housing project; Goldblume tries to help Hector Ruiz control the Diablos; and Coffey and Bates bust a couple of lady mud wrestlers.
E3
The Long Law of the Arm
1983-10-27
LaRue and Washington salvage a man's severed arm; Joyce defends a frantic West Indian cabbie; Hector Ruiz takes one final hostage; and Hill alienates many of his friends with his new attitude.
E4
Death by Kiki
1983-11-03
Kiki tries to persuade Eldridge to change his story; Hill's behavior gets worse and worse as he blows all his money; Fisk returns to the housing project with tragic results; Coffey sulks when Bates scores higher on the sergeant's exam; and Daniels has to make peace between Furillo and Mahoney.
E5
Doris in Wonderland
1983-11-10
Commander Ozzie Cleveland enters the mayoral race; Officer Perez accidentally shoots a little boy; Daniels begins ""Operation Tenderloin"" out of a sexual cafeteria; and Mahoney tries to make political capitol for Daniels out of a shooting.
E6
Praise Dilaudid
1983-11-17
A pair of sweet junkie lovers create a hostage situation; the Robson arrest blows up in Daniels' face; and Wachtel shows up at the Wonderland as Murray's lawyer.
E7
Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
1983-11-24
On election day, Goldblume tries to keep a last minute candidate clear of the polling places; Mahoney turns on Daniels; Wachtel reports gangsters threatening to torch Murray's Wonderland; and Furillo tries to help Perez' family.
E8
Midway to What?
1983-12-01
Bates and Coffey clean up ""Buck Naked"" for a court appearance; a busted bookie turns over several tapes incriminating cops on the take, including a rookie Hunter; Belker pursues a paraplegic who spray painted his car; and Hill boxes for the precinct.
E9
Honk if You're a Goose
1983-12-08
Hill has one last fight; Coffey and Bates take on Honky, the guard goose; Belker gets some unexpected help when he goes undercover in a wheelchair; bookie Ben Seltzer gives up a pay off drop point for a judge on the take; and Hunter refuses to admit he attempted suicide or needs any help.
E10
The Russians Are Coming
1983-12-15
Three visiting Russians bring their personal problems to the Hill; Belker goes undercover as an ambulance attendant; LaRue's brother-in-law is busted for soliciting a police officer; Joyce, the judge, and the victim try hard to keep a mentally slow young man out of jail; and Fay and Goldblume worry ...
E11
Ratman and Bobbin
1984-01-12
Bates and Coffey take over a storefront police/community relations project; a cop killer seems to be roaming the streets; Daryl Ann buys the wrong motorcycle for Renko; Joyce behaves oddly about buying a house; Leo and Ray try out an unorthodox method to get rid of the rats; and Daniels tries to sho...
E12
Nichols from Heaven
1984-01-19
The rats return; Esterhaus is hospitalized for tests; Bates, Coffey and Joyce try to protect a woman and her children from her abusive husband; the latest cop killing looks to be a hired gun copying the random killer; and the corruption investigation strikes close to Hill Street; Hill Street gets wo...
E13
Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!
1984-01-26
Furillo loses an old friend as the corruption investigation winds up; a romantic triangle transfers to the Hill and comes to a boil; and Coffey gets shot by the cop killer.
E14
Grace Under Pressure
1984-02-02
Sergeant Esterhaus dies unexpectedly and the whole station house tries to deal with their grief as they eulogize the man. Meanwhile, Leo finds out his wife is cheating on him; Bates may get a unique promotion; Mrs. Furillo is mistakenly arrested for soliciting by a rookie; Sandy is raped.
E15
The Other Side of Oneness
1984-02-09
Goldblume is fascinated by a call girl held on murder charges whose elite clientele has newspapers bidding for her story and her fearful clients threatening her life. Also, tributes to Esterhaus continue to roll in.
E16
Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow
1984-02-16
A judge intent on elevating jail conditions releases the court's overflow back into the streets; Bates has a rocky start as roll call sergeant; another professional hit covers up the murder of Whitney Barnes; after his memorial service, Furillo follows Esterhaus' last wishes to scatter his ashes on ...
E17
The End of Logan's Run
1984-03-01
Belker has a final run in with his bald headed pickpocket with many names; Joyce defends a man whose brother plans to threaten the prosecution witness into silence; and Operation Stop 'N Cop begins.
E18
The Count of Monty Tasco
1984-03-08
A census taker disappears while working in the precinct; the Mullins brothers promise Furillo that Joyce will die if she testifies against Timothy; Daniels relieves Furillo of command; and Daryl Ann asks Renko to marry her.
E19
Nutcracker Suite
1984-03-15
Goldblume and Calletano try to figure out station command as Furillo tries to resist taking a drink; LaRue and Washington dog William Mullins to protect Joyce; and Renko finds he has similar problems to Jesus Martinez.
E20
Hair Apparent
1984-05-03
Garibaldi tries to save himself some money by doing some unofficial police work for a guy whose car he rearended; Belker is left exposed on his latest undercover by agents from another agency; and the mayor's gang appointee to the Youth Commission comes under fire for favoritism.

🎭 Cast of Hill Street Blues Season 4

Daniel J. Travanti
Daniel J. Travanti
Frank Furillo
Michael Warren
Michael Warren
Robert Hill
Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz
Mick Belker
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad
Phil Esterhaus
James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking
Howard Hunter
Joe Spano
Joe Spano
Henry Goldblume
Taurean Blacque
Taurean Blacque
Neal Washington
Kiel Martin
Kiel Martin
J.D. LaRue
Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas
Lucille Bates
Barbara Bosson
Barbara Bosson
Fay Furillo

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