About this season
A former police detective transitions to working as a private investigator in Beverly Hills, navigating quirky cases and eccentric clients. His street-smart attitude and unorthodox methods clash with the upscale environment.
Episodes (13)
1. Pilot
Aired 5 November 1987
Former "Hill Street Blues" detective Norman Buntz promotes his new West Coast investigation firm, while Sid "the Snitch" Thurston irritates Norm's business neighbor.
2. Fit to be Tied
Aired 29 November 1987
It looks to Norm like employee thefts from a clothing store can be deterred with "a police procedure code-named 'Fred Astaire'."
3. Sid and Randy
Aired 24 December 1987
A stakeout for one philandering husband turns up a different one, who happens to be running for the U.S. Senate.
4. Duck! L'Orange!
Aired 27 January 1988
Working on settlements for a plane crash, Norm is outraged that payment for a dog may be four times that of a man.
5. Umbrella in the Water
Aired 25 March 1988
Norm is arrested for a freeway-shooting incident after chasing the true culprit.
6. Brief Encounter
Aired 1 April 1988
A reporter does a "day in the life" piece on Norm while he's working on a case to produce evidence of a circumcision.
7. El Norte by Norte West
Aired 8 April 1988
A wealthy couple hire Norm to find their maid's boyfriend, whose Tijuana "travel consultants" lost him during his move north.
8. Buntz of the Desert
Aired 15 April 1988
Sid and Norm patrol the estate of a sheik to learn who's been vandalizing the sheik's statues.
9. A Christmas Carol
Aired 22 April 1988
Norm makes quick work of a missing-person case, and his client is quick to make use of his work.