Episodes
Pilot
November 5, 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.
Fit to be Tied
November 29, 1987
It looks to Norm like employee thefts from a clothing store can be deterred with "a police procedure code-named 'Fred Astaire'."
Sid and Randy
December 24, 1987
A stakeout for one philandering husband turns up a different one, who happens to be running for the U.S. Senate.
Duck! L'Orange!
January 27, 1988
Working on settlements for a plane crash, Norm is outraged that payment for a dog may be four times that of a man.
Umbrella in the Water
March 25, 1988
Norm is arrested for a freeway-shooting incident after chasing the true culprit.
Brief Encounter
April 1, 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.
El Norte by Norte West
April 8, 1988
A wealthy couple hire Norm to find their maid's boyfriend, whose Tijuana "travel consultants" lost him during his move north.
Buntz of the Desert
April 15, 1988
Sid and Norm patrol the estate of a sheik to learn who's been vandalizing the sheik's statues.
A Christmas Carol
April 22, 1988
Norm makes quick work of a missing-person case, and his client is quick to make use of his work.
