Terry and the Pirates

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Pilot

Episode number: 1

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 number: 2

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 number: 3

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 number: 4

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 number: 5

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

Brief Encounter

Episode number: 6

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 number: 7

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 number: 8

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

A Christmas Carol

Episode number: 9

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