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NYPD Blue S1E17 — Black Men Can Jump
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NYPD Blue•Season 1•Episode 17

Black Men Can Jump

7.8/10 · 262 votesMar 1, 199448 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Sipowicz is furious when he suspects a private investigator is giving false hope to a man whose daughter has been missing for 2 and a half years.

Directed byJesús Salvador Treviño
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Cast6

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Andy Sipowicz

David Caruso

David Caruso

John Kelly

Sherry Stringfield

Sherry Stringfield

Laura Michaels

James McDaniel

James McDaniel

Arthur Fancy

Nicholas Turturro

Nicholas Turturro

James Martinez

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Janice Licalsi

Crew11

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Stanford C. Allen

Editor

B

Brian J. Reynolds

Director of Photography

David Milch

David Milch

Story

T

Ted Mann

Teleplay

Steven Bochco

Steven Bochco

Story

T

Ted Mann

Producer

A

Ann Biderman

Executive Story Editor

Jesús Salvador Treviño

Jesús Salvador Treviño

Director

G

Gardner Stern

Co-Producer

C

Chad Savage

Associate Producer

B

Burton Armus

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Black Men Can Jump" is episode 17 of NYPD Blue season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 262 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño, it aired on March 1, 1994.

Next: E18 · Zeppo Marks BrothersBest of Season 1