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1. "Miami Vice" was an innovative and style-setting show for the 1980s. Don Johnson played Sonny Crockett, a Miami undercover detective. Men stopped shaving to get Crockett's two-day stubble effect, with a t-shirt worn under the jacket to complete the look. Who played Crockett's equally fashionable partner, Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs?
2. "Cagney and Lacey" was a fine cop show - well acted, well written and authentic. Sharon Gless played Chris Cagney, and Tyne Daly was Mary Beth Lacey, both New York police detectives. The series was based on an original TV movie, in which Cagney was played by another actress. Name that actress.
3. "Homicide: Life on the Street" had one of the finest ensemble casts ever assembled on television. It was also probably the most realistic police drama on television to date. The show was filmed almost entirely on location. Name the city where "Homicide" took place, and was filmed.
4. "NYPD Blue" is one of the all-time great television dramas. The show's main character turned out to be Andy Sipowicz, played brilliantly by Dennis Franz. Sipowicz had four partners during the show's run. One of the four was the son of a New York detective who ended up committing suicide. Whose father killed himself?
5. "Hill Street Blues" was another show with an excellent ensemble cast. The show always began with the sergeant giving his officers their orders for the day. The sergeant was played by an actor who died during the series' run. Name the actor who played Sergeant Phil Esterhaus.
6. Sergeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson was an undercover agent for the Los Angeles Police Department Vice Squad. She posed undercover as a go-go dancer, teacher, nurse and waitress, among other interesting professions. Who played "Pepper Anderson" on the series?
7. "Wiseguy" was a very different type of cop show. The premise: undercover agent Vinnie Terranova serves 18 months in prison to establish a credible cover with the mob, then joins up with the wiseguys when he gets out. Everyone, including his mother, thinks he's a real mobster. It was a terrific show, with some great stories and guest stars. Who played Agent Vinnie Terranova on "Wiseguy"?
8. Burt Reynolds starred in a short-lived TV series, just before his movie career took off and he became a big star. He played a police lieutenant-what was his character's name (and the name of the series as well)?
9. "Kojak" was a ground-breaking series. Played with great charisma by Telly Savalas, he was a New York police lieutenant, with a couple of trademarks. One was his ever-present lollipop, the other a phrase he used often. What was Kojak's famous catch-phrase?
10. This 1963-1967 thriller was a cop show with a twist. The cops weren't necessarily the heroes, the alleged criminal was. David Janssen starred as Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent man who was convicted for the murder of his wife and given the death penalty. While being transported to Death Row, his train derailed, and Kimble escaped and began his search for the actual killer, a one-armed man. Kimble was in turn doggedly pursued by a dour police lieutenant. What was the police lieutenant's name?
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