![]() The fictional city of Sparta, Miss., was the scene for “In the Heat of the Night.” The TV series was initially filmed on location in Hammond, La., and then moved to the cities of Conyers and Covington, Ga. NYC was the backdrop for “Cagney and Lacy.” Esterhaus’ end line was, “Hey, let’s be careful out there.” The exterior shots used CPD’s Maxwell Street station house as the backdrop for the precinct building. The city was never identified in “Hill Street Blues.” However, the show was filmed on location in Chicago and the police cars had a distinctive Chicago PD look about them. LAPD Detective Sergeant Joseph Wambaugh created “Police Story.” SFPD Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone was Mike Douglas’ boss. The inspiration for Starsky’s car was real-life NYPD detective Lou Telano’s bright red Ford Gran Torino with white accent stripes. During the series, model years 1974 – 76 were used. ![]() Dave Starsky’s ride was a red and white 1975 Ford Gran Torino, radio call sign Zebra-3 (with an automatic transmission) to which the producers added “stick shift” sounds. Starsky and Hutch’s boss was Captain Harold Dobey played by actor Bernie Hamilton. Sipowicz’s first partner was Detective John Kelly played by actor David Caruso. Joe Friday’s first TV partner was Officer Frank Smith played by actor Ben Alexander. Kojak’s favorite line was, “Who loves ya, baby?” “ Blue Blood’s” Abby Baker is a detective 2 nd grade. Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Criminal Intent and three short-lived versions, Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: Los Angeles and Law & Order: True Crime. There have been six variations of Law & Order. The series was shot in black and white and the prop cars (three Plymouth Savoy sedans, a Dodge Dart, and a Plymouth Fury) were painted red which according to the producers looked better on b/w film. “ Car 54” was based out of the fictionalized 53rd Precinct. Some precincts do not have numbers (i.e., Midtown South, Midtown North and the Central Park Precinct) and not all precinct numbers run consecutively. Although precincts do close from time to time, the last official precinct listing from the NYPD is as follows: Presently, there are 77 numbered precincts in NYC. Jamie and Eddie worked out of the 12th Precinct. The “NYPD Blue” detective squad worked out of 15th Precinct. Ponch and Jon’s call signs were 7-Mary-3 and 7-Mary-4. Officer Pete Malloy was played by Martin Milner. ![]() Officer Jim Reed was played by Kent McCord. Joe’s badge number stayed the same even after he was promoted to lieutenant in 1958 – 59. But in 1967, when the show returned, he was back to sergeant with no explanation. He was promoted to lieutenant for one season, 1958 – 59. Nash was later promoted to captain and Joe Dominguez to lieutenant. Both the official SFPD and TV rank for the plainclothes officers was Inspector. However, when he displayed his police ID in one scene (“Dead Weight” Season 1, Episode 3) that aired in 1971 his signature briefly appeared on the ID card: Frank Columbo. Columbo’s first name was never revealed during the show’s run. Without further ado, folks, here are the answers! To see the original trivia article with the questions, click here. ![]()
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