Hill Street Blues: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
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9.1
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It Ain't Over Till It's Over
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- Season: 7
- Episode: 22
- First Aired: 5/12/1987
Sid and Furillo work to find out who is setting up Buntz while Daniels publicly vilifies him; LaRue decides to beat a TV crew doing a live broadcast from a gangster's cellar to the punch; Bates agrees to go out with Sal the plumber; rumors are flying about what will happen to the station house after a three-alarm fire guts it. Add a recap »
- Director:
- Stan Lathan
- Stars:
- Taurean Blacque (Det. Neal Washington)
- Jon Cypher (Chief Fletcher P. Daniels)
- James B. Sikking (Lt. Howard Hunter)
- Megan Gallagher (Officer Tina Russo (1986-87))
- Michael Warren (Officer Bobby Hill)
- Dennis Franz (Lt. Norman Buntz (1985-1987))
- Peter Jurasik (Sid Thurston (recurring, 1985-87))
- George Wyner (ADA Irwin Bernstein (recurring, 1984-87))
- Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia-Belker (recurring, 1985-1987))
- Charles Haid (Andy Renko)
- Veronica Hamel (Joyce Davenport)
- Daniel J. Travanti (Captain Frank Furillo)
- Bruce Weitz (Det. Mick Belker)
- Kiel Martin (Det. Johnny "J.D." LaRue)
- Joe Spano (Sgt./Lt. Henry Goldblume)
- Betty Thomas (Lucille Bates)
- Robert Clohessy (Officer Patrick Flaherty (1986-87))
- Recurring Role:
- Arthur Taxier (IAD Shipman)
- Jack Andreozzi (Sal)
- Lawrence Tierney (Sergeant Jenkins)
- Marc Alaimo (Gene Scapizzi)
- David Selburg (Raymond)
- Guest Star:
- Steven Keats (Det. Patrackis)
- Ernie Sabella (Pauli)
- Kelly Jo Minter (Coho)
- Mary Jackson (Kathy)
- Gerald Castillo (Det. Michael Benedict)
- Charlie Brill (Sal DiNapoli)
- Tonya Lee Williams (Shirley)
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- Of course, the series didn't technically end here. The following television season saw Dennis Franz and Peter Jurasik keeping their characters alive, only this time they traded Chicago for Beverly Hills in the short-lived series "Beverly Hills Buntz." edit »
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- Title: It Ain't Over Till It's Over.
The episode title is a memorable quote by Hall of Fame baseball player/manager Yogi Berra from 1973 when Berra was the manager of the Mets. It also appears on his plaque at Yankee Stadium. edit » - LaRue's attempt to "ruin" the uncovering of a famed mobster's vault is a spoof of a much-publicized incident involving Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's alleged secret stash. edit »
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8.4
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