Followed by
"Beverly Hills Buntz" (1987)
Referenced in
"Biography: Mary Tyler Moore: All American-Girl (1995)" (????)
- Mentioned by name.
"The Facts of Life: Fear Strikes Back (#3.2)" (1981)
- The show is mentioned by name.
"Gimme a Break!: Greenlawn Street Blues (#2.20)" (1983)
- The episode title is a pun on the title of this TV series
"Gimme a Break!: Nell and the Kid (#2.21)" (1983)
- The show is mentioned by name.
Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV)
- Part of the "TV Stars" segment
"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: No Sex Please, We're Brickies (#2.7)" (1986)
- Referenced by name
Fortress (1986) (TV)
- mentioned in a line of dialogue
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Heart and Soul (1988)
- Mentioned by Peter as his favorite TV show
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?: (#1.4)" (1988)
- Referenced by name
U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
Jydekompagniet 3 (1989)
"Cop Rock: Cop-a-Felliac (#1.7)" (1990)
- Lt. Howard Hunter appears
Cop and ½ (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
- Mike (as policemen leave the police station): "Hey, let's be careful out there."
Evolution (2001)
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
- a still is shown
Naked Movie (2002)
- porn called "Hill Street Blacks"
Dog Eat Dog (2002)
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV)
Wonderland (2003)
- In montage of TV Guide listings
"High Chaparall: (#2.7)" (2004)
- A newspaper article about Hill Street Blues can be seen in this episode
Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004) (V)
- Noth mentions his work on HSB prior to his being cast on L&O.
The Last Shot (2004)
- Fanny Nash says she used to date one of the black guys on the show.
"100 höjdare: Världens roligaste ögonblick 90-81 (#2.2)" (2005)
- Mentioned by name
"The Dark Side of Porn: Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered (#1.3)" (2005)
- one of the actors mentions that he got a role on the show
"Jeopardy!: (#22.85)" (2006)
- correct response in "Street-Wise TV" category
Barnyard (2006)
- At the end of the meeting near the start of the film, Ben says "Be Careful out There."
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Focus Group (#1.3)" (2006)
- Jordan says that focus groups were unreliable when it came to 'All in the Family', 'Seinfeld', and 'Hill Street Blues'.
"Psych: Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder (#2.6)" (2007)
- Uncle Burton mentions it.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.43)" (2008)
- Included in a $16,000 question
"Jeopardy!: (#26.33)" (2009)
- Subject of an $800 clue in the category "TV Casts"
Featured in
Lige min type (1986) (TV)
- footage used in the documentary
"E! True Hollywood Story: Dominique Dunne: An American Tragedy" (1997)
Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)
- clips from this show are used in this special
Frequency (2000)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV)
TV's Most Censored Moments (2002) (TV)
Roll Call: Looking Back on Hill Street Blues (2006) (V)
- clips shown
Confessions of Captain Freedom (2006) (V)
- DVD Special Features
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-22)" (2008)
- Various clips of this TV show are featured during the segment with Ed Marinaro.
Spoofed in
"Saturday Night Live: Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar (#7.16)" (1982)
- Spoofed in Hill Street Blues skit
Canción triste de... (1989)
- This is a spoof of "Hill Street Blues."
"The Simpsons: The Springfield Connection (#6.23)" (1995)
- The show's theme song is parodied here.
"Dead Like Me: Send in the Clown (#2.1)" (2004)
- Scene with Metermaids (featuring secondary character "Roxy") is a direct spoof of the opening Roll Call scenes from Hill Street Blues, down to the style of camera work, a balding cop running the meeting (finishing it with Hill Street Blues' Character Phil Esterhaus's signature line "be careful out there"), and finishing with the meter maid mini-trucks leaving the station ala the squad cars from Hill Street Blues (while the Hill Street Blues theme plays int he background).
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (2009) (TV)
- Spoofed as "Hill Street Jews".
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