Beverly Hills Buntz (Season 1)

Pilot (Episode 1)

Air date: 1987-11-05

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Former "Hill Street Blues" detective Norman Buntz promotes his new West Coast investigation firm, while Sid "the Snitch" Thurston irritates Norm's business neighbor.

Fit to be Tied (Episode 2)

Air date: 1987-11-29

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: It looks to Norm like employee thefts from a clothing store can be deterred with "a police procedure code-named 'Fred Astaire'."

Sid and Randy (Episode 3)

Air date: 1987-12-24

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: A stakeout for one philandering husband turns up a different one, who happens to be running for the U.S. Senate.

Duck! L'Orange! (Episode 4)

Air date: 1988-01-27

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Working on settlements for a plane crash, Norm is outraged that payment for a dog may be four times that of a man.

Umbrella in the Water (Episode 5)

Air date: 1988-03-25

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Norm is arrested for a freeway-shooting incident after chasing the true culprit.

Brief Encounter (Episode 6)

Air date: 1988-04-01

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: A reporter does a "day in the life" piece on Norm while he's working on a case to produce evidence of a circumcision.

El Norte by Norte West (Episode 7)

Air date: 1988-04-08

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: A wealthy couple hire Norm to find their maid's boyfriend, whose Tijuana "travel consultants" lost him during his move north.

Buntz of the Desert (Episode 8)

Air date: 1988-04-15

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Sid and Norm patrol the estate of a sheik to learn who's been vandalizing the sheik's statues.

A Christmas Carol (Episode 9)

Air date: 1988-04-22

Runtime: 25 min

Overview: Norm makes quick work of a missing-person case, and his client is quick to make use of his work.

Ad Astra Per Peoria (Episode 10)

Air date: 1988-04-22

Runtime: 25 min

A Falcone in Hand (Episode 11)

Air date: 1988-04-22

Runtime: 25 min

Cannon-Aid (Episode 12)

Air date: 1988-04-22

Runtime: 25 min

Terry and the Pirates (Episode 13)

Air date: 1988-04-22

Runtime: 25 min