True Blue (TV series)

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True Blue (TV series) - Wikipedia

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True Blue
Created by	David J. Kinghorn
Starring	John Bolger
Composer	Domenic Troiano
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Grosso-Jacobson Productions NBC Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03) – February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16)

True Blue is an American crime drama series set in New York City which aired on Friday evenings on NBC from December 3, 1989, until February 16, 1990. The hour-long drama follows the exploits of a squad of uniformed officers assigned to the specialized trucks of the New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit.^[1]

Plot

The premise of the show was ESU, the emergency service unit of the NYPD and its handling of rescues, emergencies and SWAT team–required incidents in the city.

Cast

John Bolger as Officer Bobby Traverso
Ally Walker as Officer Jessy Haley
Nestor Serrano as Officer Geno Toffenelli
Darnell Williams as Officer David Odom
Eddie Velez as Officer Frankie Avila
Grant Show as Cadet Casey Pierce
Timothy Van Patten as Sgt. Andy Wojeski
Dick Latessa as Det. Mike Duffy
Leo Burmester as Officer Red Tollin
Annie Golden as Connie Tollin
Beau Starr as Lt. Bill Triplett
Elya Baskin as Yuri
Joe Lisi as 8th Precinct Capt. Motta
Victor Arnold as Dep. Chief Servino

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	William A. Graham	David J. Kinghorn	December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)
2	"Pilot"	William A. Graham	David J. Kinghorn	December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)
The team races to help a busload of children taken hostage by terrorists at the United Nations.
3	"Life with the Lady"	Don Medford	David J. Kinghorn	December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08)
Pierce tries to talk a jumper off the Statue of Liberty; a man with a machete hijacks a city bus.
4	"Oldies, But Goodies"	Gilbert M. Shilton	David J. Kinghorn	December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15)
Geno poses as Elvis to placate an armed madman; an apparent jumper on a bridge tower turns out to be an amorous couple who like heights.
5	"Someone to Listen"	Richard Lang	Michael Fisher	December 22, 1989 (1989-12-22)
Bobby tries to prevent a suicide; a disgruntled insurance customer takes hostages; Jessy delivers a baby in an elevator.
6	"Blue Monday"	George Mendeluk	Michael Zettler & Shelly Altman	January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)
Tollin tracks an escaped lion through the Empire State Building; an overzealous preacher impedes the rescue of a disturbed man.
7	"Hickory, Dickory, Dock"	Mike Vejar	James Schmerer	January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12)
A lovesick college student climbs a drainpipe five stories; Tollin and Haley pose as nurses to thwart the bombing of a tour boat.
8	"The Beast"	Tony Mordente	Jonathan Day	January 19, 1990 (1990-01-19)
An armed, impaired man takes refuge in the lion's cage at the zoo; the team tracks a deranged sniper through a docked aircraft carrier.
9	"Tunnel Vision"	Joseph L. Scanlan	Michael Eric Stein	January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26)
Ski Boss tries to help a youngster living in an abandoned subway; Odom and Duffy try to rescue a thief who steals copper from roofs.
10	"Caves"	George Mendeluk	Robert Brennan	February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02)
Collapsing earth traps two children in a cave with a drug dealer.
11	"Fire Down Below"	Mike Vejar	Stephen Lord	February 9, 1990 (1990-02-09)
The unit rescues people trapped in toxic debris from a steampipe explosion; Casey vies for the NYPD boxing championship.
12	"Chinatown"	Mario Azzopardi	Peter McCabe	February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16)
13	"Signal 66"	TBD	Peter McCabe	Unaired

References

^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1232. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

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