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Hill Street Blues S6E9 — What Are Friends For?
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Hill Street Blues•Season 6•Episode 9

What Are Friends For?

8.2/10 · 110 votesDec 5, 1985

Ranked #1 of 22 in Season 6•+0.3 vs season avg

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Belker goes to the dogs working undercover at the pound; Furillo chases down the reason he's been denied mortgage insurance; LaRue and Washington bust a former baseball star for drunken driving; and Buntz is held hostage by a vicious parolee.

Directed byJohn Patterson
Written byDick Wolf
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Cast13

Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. Travanti

Frank Furillo

Michael Warren

Michael Warren

Robert Hill

Bruce Weitz

Bruce Weitz

Mick Belker

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Stan Jablonski

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

Ed Marinaro

Ed Marinaro

Joe Coffey

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Norman Buntz

Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Andy Renko

Crew3

John Patterson

John Patterson

Director

Dick Wolf

Dick Wolf

Writer

P

Penny Adams

Coordinating Producer

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Episode Summary

"What Are Friends For?" is episode 9 of Hill Street Blues season 6. It scored 8.2/10 from 110 votes, ranking #1 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by John Patterson and written by Dick Wolf, it aired on December 5, 1985.

Next: E10 · The Virgin and the TurkeyBest of Season 6