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Hill Street Blues S4E11 — Ratman and Bobbin
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Hill Street Blues•Season 4•Episode 11

Ratman and Bobbin

8.0/10 · 113 votesJan 12, 1984

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 4•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byRichard Compton
Written byKaren Hall, Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost
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Cast14

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

Ed Marinaro

Ed Marinaro

Joe Coffey

René Enríquez

René Enríquez

Ray Calletano

Crew5

Richard Compton

Richard Compton

Director

Karen Hall

Karen Hall

Writer

M

Michael I. Wagner

Writer

Mark Frost

Mark Frost

Writer

D

David Latt

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Ratman and Bobbin" is episode 11 of Hill Street Blues season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 113 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Richard Compton and written by Karen Hall, Michael I. Wagner, Mark Frost, it aired on January 12, 1984.

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