Rites of Spring

Episode aired May 19, 1981
TV-14
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

165

YOUR RATING

Crime Drama Mystery

An undercover narc with a history of racism is accused of shooting an unarmed black man. LaRue's drinking starts to affect his job performance. Hill goes out of his way to help a woman who n... Read allAn undercover narc with a history of racism is accused of shooting an unarmed black man. LaRue's drinking starts to affect his job performance. Hill goes out of his way to help a woman who neglected her children. Goldblume's son lands in the hospital.An undercover narc with a history of racism is accused of shooting an unarmed black man. LaRue's drinking starts to affect his job performance. Hill goes out of his way to help a woman who neglected her children. Goldblume's son lands in the hospital.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

165

YOUR RATING

4User reviews

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Trivia
First episode featuring Ed Marinaro as Officer Joe Coffey.

Goofs
When Furrillo and Davenport are talking in the squad room he turns his coffee cup up as if he's drinking, then immediately starts speaking as the cup comes away from his mouth.

Quotes
Renko: [facing a giant woman swinging wooden board] Now look here, lady, I'm bigger than you are...
Coffey: [moves in front of Renko] No you're not. All right, Louella, enough's enough. We're gonna take you in.
[Louella remains calm]
Coffey: Lucy, slap the cuffs on her.
[walks to the door]
Renko: We'll just wait outside, darlin'.
[Hill, Renko and Coffey leave Lucy facing Louella her own]

Alternate versions
After "Rites of Spring" was first broadcast by NBC as a single two-hour episode, it was re-edited for repeat airings into two, one-hour episodes. These one-hour episodes are the basis for syndicated airings of "Rites of Spring" (parts 1 and 2), and were used in the first season DVD set issued in January 2006.