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''NYPD Blue'' is a [[Cop Show]] with [[Crime-Time Soap|Soap Opera elements]] that ran on ABC from 1993 to 2005. Originally a star vehicle for David Caruso (who left after the first season to pursue a movie career), the show evolved into an [[Loads and Loads of Characters|ensemble]], with Det. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) as the focus character.

The show courted controversy from the start with its [[Too Sexy for This Time Slot|liberal use of nudity]] (mostly sideboob and butts, with the occasional steamy love scene) and salty language (one of Sipowicz's first lines is calling A.D.A. Sylvia Costas a "pissy little bitch", and it was one of the first shows to use the word "shit" on network television). The [[Moral Guardians|Parents Television Council]] was formed primarily because of this show. It was also noted for resurrecting the careers of those (besides Caruso) who played Andy's partners ([[LA Law|Jimmy Smits]], and former child stars [[Silver Spoons|Rick Schroder]] and [[Saved by the Bell|Mark-Paul Gosselaar]])

The show courted controversy from the start with its [[Too Sexy for This Time Slot|liberal use of nudity]] (mostly sideboob and butts, with the occasional steamy love scene) and salty language (one of Sipowicz's first lines is calling A.D.A. Sylvia Costas a "pissy little bitch", and it was one of the first shows to use the word "shit" on network television). The [[Moral Guardians|Parents Television Council]] was formed primarily because of this show. It was also noted for resurrecting the careers of those (besides Caruso) who played Andy's partners ([[LA Law|Jimmy Smits]], and former child stars [[Silver Spoons|Rick Schroder]] and [[Saved by the Bell|Mark-Paul Gosselaar]]).

The show was created by producer [[Steven Bochco]], and is considered the [[Spiritual Successor]] to his earlier, similarly ground-breaking ensemble cop show <s>[[Cop Rock]]</s>, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''.

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=== This show contains examples of: ===

* [[Anyone Can Die]] -- Especially if they're connected to Sipowicz. {{spoiler|2 partners, his son, and a wife. And his boss, almost.}}

* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Especially if they're connected to Sipowicz. {{spoiler|2 partners, his son, and a wife. And his boss, almost.}}

* [[Ashes to Crashes]] ~~-- a~~ detective who used to work in the squad died and his widow wants the squad to store half of his ashes there, because that was the man's last wish. "Just put the urn in the back of a file cabinet or something, it wouldn't be any trouble." But the Lieutenant refuses on the grounds that it isn't regulation. Sipowitz manages to get the ashes stirred into the plaster being used to repair the bathroom, so he'll be there forever.

* [[Ashes to Crashes]]: A detective who used to work in the squad died and his widow wants the squad to store half of his ashes there, because that was the man's last wish. "Just put the urn in the back of a file cabinet or something, it wouldn't be any trouble." But the Lieutenant refuses on the grounds that it isn't regulation. Sipowitz manages to get the ashes stirred into the plaster being used to repair the bathroom, so he'll be there forever.

* [[Aspect Montage]]

* [[Auction]]

* [[Bad Boss]] -- Lt. Fancy's short-lived (one episode) replacement

* [[Bad Boss]]: Lt. Fancy's short-lived (one episode) replacement.

* [[Berserk Button]] -- Andy Sipowicz was a veteran of [[The Vietnam War]]. So ''please'', do not lie to him about having fought in that war if you weren't actually there.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Andy Sipowicz was a veteran of [[The Vietnam War]]. So ''please'', do not lie to him about having fought in that war if you weren't actually there.

* [[Between My Legs]] -- This shot is taken of Charlotte Ross in her infamous shower scene, showing the reaction of the kid that walked in on her through her legs.

* [[Between My Legs]]: This shot is taken of Charlotte Ross in her infamous shower scene, showing the reaction of the kid that walked in on her through her legs.

* [[The Boxing Episode]]

* [[Buffy-Speak]] -- The dialogue during the period where David Milch's drug problem was at its worst and he had Sipowicz ranting about a ringmaster whipping an ostrich.

* [[Buffy-Speak]]: The dialogue during the period where David Milch's drug problem was at its worst and he had Sipowicz ranting about a ringmaster whipping an ostrich.

* [[But I Can't Be Pregnant]] -- Connie's Season 11 pregnancy

* [[But I Can't Be Pregnant]]: Connie's Season 11 pregnancy.

* [[Butt Monkey]] -- Medavoy (who usually got the "Odd" case of the week)

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Medavoy (who usually got the "Odd" case of the week).

** Subverted in the episode where he's fueled by disgust for the sexually motivated murder case he catches, does a great job investigating it and interrogating the perpetrator, and gets a commendation.

** Also subverted to a degree by the circumstances of his retirement at the end of the series.

* [[Captain Obvious]] -- Medavoy

* [[Captain Obvious]]: Medavoy.

* [[Characterization Marches On]]: It can be a little strange, after watching the later seasons, to look back at ~~season~~ ~~one~~ and behold a Sipowicz who frequents prostitutes and strip joints. He even ''smiles'', which later on seems to nearly [[Perpetual Frowner|break his face]].

* [[Characterization Marches On]]: It can be a little strange, after watching the later seasons, to look back at Season One and behold a Sipowicz who frequents prostitutes and strip joints. He even ''smiles'', which later on seems to nearly [[Perpetual Frowner|break his face]].

* [[Chilly Reception]]: When Simone replaces Kelly, Sipowicz gives him an extremely cold reception. This was actually intentionally [[Batman Gambit|engineered]] by the writers -- they figured that if Sipowicz took an immediate, irrational dislike to Simone, it would leave the audience saying "Come on, Andy, give the guy a ''chance''." It worked.

* [[Costumer]] -- One of the series' most reviled episodes.

* [[Costumer]]: One of the series' most reviled episodes.

* [[Crime and Punishment Series]]

* [[A Death in the Limelight]] - Simone