Lady Blue

1985
Lady Blue

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EP1 Pilot Apr 15, 1985

Due to charges of using excessive force in apprehending criminals, homicide Detective, Katy Mahoney, is transferred to the ""Matron Squad"" in order to keep her badge. While following up on Paquito, a young boy she caught shop-lifting, Katy discovers the multiple homicide of two young women and some children. While investigating the murders, Det. Mahoney is discovers a connection to a family trafficking cocaine, which she investigates in spite of her superior having pulled her off the case.

EP2 Death Valley Day Sep 26, 1985

After a woman is murdered at a housing project known as ""The Heights"" Katy learns that Alvin Banger and his gang have the tenants living in fear. They have kids stealing from stores and people's homes and use the Heights as their base of operations. Katy becomes determined to break up Banger's empire

EP3 Romero and Juliet Oct 03, 1985

As a war escalates between two street gangs, The Latin Lords and The Demons, Tommy and Julie find love. Unfortunately each is related to members of the opposing gangs. Katy encourages Tommy to make the right choices, which might make it possible for the star-crossed lovers to have a future together.

EP4 Beasts of Prey Oct 10, 1985

Katy Mahoney tracks a serial killer while investigating a string of South Side murders.

EP5 The Widow-Maker Oct 17, 1985

Katy Mahoney searches for a Vietnamese assassin who is programmed to kill former soldiers and refugees who have moved to America.

EP6 The Hunter Nov 16, 1985

Katy Mahoney investigates a series of murders committed with unconventional weapons and poisons.

EP7 Portrait of Death Nov 23, 1985

An imprisoned criminal mastermind hires hit men to kill everyone responsible for his conviction, starting with Katy Mahoney and her former lover.

EP8 Terror Nov 30, 1985

While infiltrating a terrorist organization, Katy Mahoney discovers that their main objective is to dismantle Chicago's political system.

EP9 Designer White Dec 07, 1985

Katy Mahoney is injected with a hallucinogen during an encounter with a drug dealer, and wanders around the city having strange visions.

EP10 Death Grip Dec 21, 1985

While tracking down a hit man who kills local drug kingpins, Katy Mahoney discovers that he is part of a larger plot to establish an international narcotics operation.

EP11 Scorpio's Sting Jan 11, 1986

Katy Mahoney is tasked to find a former Green Beret and his gang, who are killing people for thrills.

EP12 Sylvie Jan 18, 1986

During an investigation, Katy Mahoney discovers that a policewoman was murdered to cover up a scandal involving politicians, pornographers, and bankers.

EP13 Maximum Force Jan 25, 1986

Katy Mahoney and detective Gino Gianelli are kidnapped by a group seeking vengeance for an arrest.

EP14 Willow's Cowboy Feb 01, 1986

While searching for Terry McNichols' missing niece, Katy Mahoney becomes involved with a group of cowboys trying to steal a shipment of bull semen.
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Released: 15 April 1985 Canceled
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Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy Mahoney. The show was produced by MGM/UA Television and aired on ABC-TV from September 26, 1985 to January 25, 1986 for 13 episodes. It was cancelled after one season after low ratings in its Thursday night slot, but also because it was considered too violent for its time. The show later aired on Saturday nights but the show failed there as well. It ranked 72nd out of 82 programs that season, and averaged a 10.7 household rating. It was said that Katy Mahoney was the female version of Harry Callahan aka Dirty Harry, prompting television critics to refer to Mahoney's character as "Dirty Harriet".

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John T. Ryan THE MULTITUDE OF cop 'procedural' series that accumulated over the years, much like classical music, were done up with many variations on a single theme. Every Creator, Writer and Director tried his best in hitting the central tenet from a fresh, new angle.THERE HAVE BEEN, of course, many series that featured females in law enforcement roles. POLICE WOMAN (Angie Dickenson), CAGNEY & LACEY (Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless)were both good examples of series that strictly highlighted the female gumshoes. More recent series included women in far more integrated work forces. HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET and the various branches of the LAW & ORDER family are good examples in this area.WITH THE INCEPTION of this weeks disectee, LADY BLUE, we see yet another version of "Dragnet in High Heels." AS AN EXAMPLE of this 'new' version of the police drama, we present the following: In one episode, set in a section of Chicago on Michigan Avenue known as 'the Magnificent Mile', the lead Detective Katy Mahoney (Jamie Rose), comes on a robbery in progress. Without informing the on-duty cops via the telephone, she foils the stick-up men solo.BRANDISHING HER OWN .44 Magnum look-alike, she subdues the gang and in the process she looks like a sort of feminine version of DIRTY HARRY. This is the problem; for you just can't pull that one off! The very idea conjures up visions Clint Eastwood in drag! EVEN OUR TWO grade school-aged daughters, Jenn (9) and Michelle (6) found this episode to be just a little too fantastic; though no better or worse than the other 13 hour-long shows.
az_nv I am trying too buy "Lady Blue" (1985-86) on DVD, can anybody help me out? I am a yahoo mailbox holder. I only saw the first 3 episodes, then I was shipped overseas and never saw it again. I have always liked Danny Aiello/Jamie Rose. I was born and raised in Chicago where this series was shot, can't figure out why it didn't run longer, it had good ratings, but I guess mothers and females in power just could not see a woman police officer carrying a .357 Magnum pistol shooting all of the bad guys, but it was alright for Clint Eastwood in, "Dirty Harry" too carry a .357 Magnum pistol shooting everyone, not a fair policy, it was discrimination back in the 80's for a woman too be a "Dirty Henrieta" because she was a woman.
XaXcookieXmonsterX Loved Katy Mahoney, who didn't. I wanted to be a female cop just like her, i had my plastic gun (357 Magnum replica) and everything. I don't think this was any more violent than all the other cop-detective shows of the 80's (and the 80's had a lot of TV shows like that, probably why it didn't work out), just had more action scenes, and the lead was a woman. Some of the dialog and the scenes were exaggerated, but 80's shows were like that. Danny Aiello was really good in it. I saw this shows when the 80's were almost over, but being a kid at the time growing up in the most calm place you can think off, i think i'm a fair judge with the violence topic. Overall a great TV show, with a lot of action and entertaining to watch. I was very disappointed when it got canceled, only lasted 14 episodes, didn't even had a chance; TV executives are so dumb. Is this DVD out? I wan't one.
alanbobet This short lived TV action series starred Jamie Rose as a hard hitting Chicago female homicide detective whose methods and police tactics are similar to Harry Callahan aka Dirty Harry. The main character was referred by the TV critics back then in the 80's as "Dirty Harriet", since she also packed a 357 Magnum revolver and took no prisoners. The show was canceled after 1 season not only because of its ratings, but because it was considerable too violent for it's time (the mid 1980's), but Rose's performance as well as Danny Aiello as her boss was great! It was shot on location in Chicago and there were some very good guest stars on the show like Tony Lo Bianco and Katy Jurado. The only other TV show that dealt with female detectives during this period of the mid 1980's was Cagney & Lacey, which was superior to Lady Blue in scripts and direction but had much less action. The only other TV series I could compare Lady Blue in contact and subject matter with would be the 1970's TV series Police Woman starring Angie Dickinson as Sgt. Pepper Anderson.