True Blue (TV series)

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| image =

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| starring = John Bolger

| creator = David J. Kinghorn

| country = United States

| language = English

| composer = Domenic Troiano

| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = Grosso-Jacobson Productions
NBC Productions

| network = NBC

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 12 (1 unaired)

| first_aired = {{start date|1989|12|3}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1990|2|16}}

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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.{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=1232}}

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

;Main characters

John Bolger as Officer Bobby Traverso
Leo Burmester as Officer Red Tollin
Dick Latessa as Det. Mike Duffy
Nestor Serrano as Officer Geno Toffenelli
Grant Show as Cadet Casey Pierce
Beau Starr as Lt. Bill Triplett
Tim Van Patten as Sgt. Andy Wojeski
Ally Walker as Officer Jessy Haley
Darnell Williams as Officer David Odom
Elya Baskin as Yuri
Eddie Velez as Officer Frankie Avila

;Recurring guest characters

Victor Arnold as Dep. Chief Servino
Joe Lisi as 8th Precinct Capt. Motta
Annie Golden as Connie Tollin

Episodes

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| NumParts = 2

| EpisodeNumber_1 = 1

| EpisodeNumber_2 = 2

| Title = Pilot

| DirectedBy = William A. Graham

| WrittenBy = David J. Kinghorn

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|3}}

| ShortSummary = The team races to help a busload of children taken hostage by terrorists at the United Nations.

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Life with the Lady

| DirectedBy = Don Medford

| WrittenBy = David J. Kinghorn

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|8}}

| ShortSummary = Pierce tries to talk a jumper off the Statue of Liberty; a man with a machete hijacks a city bus.

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Oldies, But Goodies

| DirectedBy = Gilbert M. Shilton

| WrittenBy = David J. Kinghorn

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|15}}

| ShortSummary = 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.

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Someone to Listen

| DirectedBy = Richard Lang

| WrittenBy = Michael Fisher

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|22}}

| ShortSummary = Bobby tries to prevent a suicide; a disgruntled insurance customer takes hostages; Jessy delivers a baby in an elevator.

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Blue Monday

| DirectedBy = George Mendeluk

| WrittenBy = Michael Zettler & Shelly Altman

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|5}}

| ShortSummary = Tollin tracks an escaped lion through the Empire State Building; an overzealous preacher impedes the rescue of a disturbed man.

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Hickory, Dickory, Dock

| DirectedBy = Mike Vejar

| WrittenBy = James Schmerer

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|12}}

| ShortSummary = A lovesick college student climbs a drainpipe five stories; Tollin and Haley pose as nurses to thwart the bombing of a tour boat.

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = The Beast

| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente

| WrittenBy = Jonathan Day

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|19}}

| ShortSummary = 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.

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = Tunnel Vision

| DirectedBy = Joseph L. Scanlan

| WrittenBy = Michael Eric Stein

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|26}}

| ShortSummary = 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.

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