True Blue (TV series)

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True Blue
Created byDavid J. Kinghorn
Starring John Bolger
ComposerDomenic Troiano
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesGrosso-Jacobson Productions
NBC Productions
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseDecember 3, 1989 (1989-12-03) 
February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16)

True Blue is an American crime drama series set in New York City which aired on Friday evenings on NBC from December 3, 1989, until February 16, 1990. The hour-long drama follows the exploits of a squad of uniformed officers assigned to the specialized trucks of the New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit. [1]

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Plot

The premise of the show was ESU, the emergency service unit of the NYPD and its handling of rescues, emergencies and SWAT team–required incidents in the city.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"William A. GrahamDavid J. KinghornDecember 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)
2
The team races to help a busload of children taken hostage by terrorists at the United Nations.
3"Life with the Lady"Don MedfordDavid J. KinghornDecember 8, 1989 (1989-12-08)
Pierce tries to talk a jumper off the Statue of Liberty; a man with a machete hijacks a city bus.
4"Oldies, But Goodies"Gilbert M. ShiltonDavid J. KinghornDecember 15, 1989 (1989-12-15)
Geno poses as Elvis to placate an armed madman; an apparent jumper on a bridge tower turns out to be an amorous couple who like heights.
5"Someone to Listen"Richard LangMichael FisherDecember 22, 1989 (1989-12-22)
Bobby tries to prevent a suicide; a disgruntled insurance customer takes hostages; Jessy delivers a baby in an elevator.
6"Blue Monday"George MendelukMichael Zettler & Shelly AltmanJanuary 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)
Tollin tracks an escaped lion through the Empire State Building; an overzealous preacher impedes the rescue of a disturbed man.
7"Hickory, Dickory, Dock"Mike VejarJames SchmererJanuary 12, 1990 (1990-01-12)
A lovesick college student climbs a drainpipe five stories; Tollin and Haley pose as nurses to thwart the bombing of a tour boat.
8"The Beast"Tony MordenteJonathan DayJanuary 19, 1990 (1990-01-19)
An armed, impaired man takes refuge in the lion's cage at the zoo; the team tracks a deranged sniper through a docked aircraft carrier.
9"Tunnel Vision"Joseph L. ScanlanMichael Eric SteinJanuary 26, 1990 (1990-01-26)
Ski Boss tries to help a youngster living in an abandoned subway; Odom and Duffy try to rescue a thief who steals copper from roofs.
10"Caves"George MendelukRobert BrennanFebruary 2, 1990 (1990-02-02)
Collapsing earth traps two children in a cave with a drug dealer.
11"Fire Down Below"Mike VejarStephen LordFebruary 9, 1990 (1990-02-09)
The unit rescues people trapped in toxic debris from a steampipe explosion; Casey vies for the NYPD boxing championship.
12"Chinatown"Mario AzzopardiPeter McCabeFebruary 16, 1990 (1990-02-16)
13"Signal 66"TBDPeter McCabeUnaired

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