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Season 4, 22 episodes

Episode 1: A Change of Season
- Now playing
- 42m
- Sep 22, 1995
Kimberly surprises her parents with her plans to attend medical school out of state. Carter Pike's house catches fire after he had taken some sedatives, leaving Jill Brock to suspect a suicide attempt.
Episode 2: Reap the Whirlwind
- 42m
- Sep 29, 1995
The Wambaughs have an argument on their 50th anniversary as a tornado threatens the town. Jimmy and Jill worry about Kimberly who is away at college. Meanwhile, Carter meets an interesting new woman while buying quilting supplies.
Episode 3: Pal Joey
- 42m
- Oct 6, 1995
A former talk show host, Dr. Joanna "Joey" Diamond (Amy Aquino) joins Jill's medical practice. Kenny begins using a dating service.
Episode 4: Bloodbrothers
- 42m
- Oct 13, 1995
District Attorney John Littleton's convict brother escapes from prison and makes his way to Rome.
Episode 5: Dog Eat Dog
- 42m
- Oct 20, 1995
Maxine is in trouble after she shoots a man wearing a bratwurst costume. Meanwhile, Jill assumes Kimberly is pregnant when she learns her daughter saw Dr. Joey and concealed the office visit from Jill.
Episode 6: Heart of Saturday Night
- 42m
- Oct 27, 1995
It is Saturday night in Rome, and the townspeople are looking at various ways to spend the evening. Matthew cruises the town with his friends. Jimmy and Jill make an attempt at romance. Judge Bone and Wambaugh play poker, but one of the men in their group drops dead. Note- In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode number 96 on it's '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list.
Episode 7: Down the Tubes
- 42m
- Nov 3, 1995
Jill considers tubal ligation. Brock must dance the polka with the Mayor for charity. Haunted by the death of his brother, Littleton returns to Chicago.
Episode 8: This Little Piggy
- 42m
- Dec 8, 1995
Kimberly is arrested for protesting pig-wrestling at the town fair.
Episode 9: Witness for the Prosecution
- 42m
- Dec 15, 1995
During a celebration welcoming the Pope to town, someone opens fire, and a man is killed. The victim's gay lover says the man committed suicide, but the Pope says he saw the whole thing and that it was murder. The Pope, therefore, becomes the chief witness in a murder case in Rome, Wisconsin.
Episode 10: Dem Bones
- 42m
- Jan 5, 1996
The skeleton of a Nazi sympathizer is found and suspicion falls on Jacob Levine, the son of a Jewish butcher who was persecuted by the dead man. Wambaugh rises to Levine's defense only to find himself facing an unexpected prosecuting attorney — his son David, from whom he has been estranged for many years.
Episode 11: Bloodlines
- 42m
- Jan 12, 1996
Matthew is deeply depressed after a friend commits suicide and Jimmy takes him on a trip in order to help him overcome his grief.
Episode 12: Snow Exit
- 42m
- Jan 19, 1996
A blizzard hits town, stranding Jill and Kimberly in a bar where Lydia is making her singing debut. Likewise, Jimmy is snowed in at the sheriff's office and is the only person available to deliver the Mayor's baby when she goes into labor.
Episode 13: My Romance
- 42m
- Jan 26, 1996
After being struck by a falling power line, Carter sees his deceased grandfather Bob while he is clinically dead for three minutes. This experience causes him to reevaluate his relationship with God and with his girlfriend Sue. Judge Bone meets an old flame of 50 years ago while Zack gets a crush on a young cello prodigy who is visiting for a musical competition. Unfortunately, the girl only has eyes for Matthew.
Episode 14: The Z Files
- 42m
- Feb 9, 1996
Zack inserts his teacher's face in a pornographic video and his friend uploads it to the Internet. Maxine meets an online friend in person.
Episode 15: Bottled
- 42m
- Feb 16, 1996
Jill's emotions take control as the family celebrates Zack's 13th birthday.
Episode 16: Dante's Inferno
- 42m
- Apr 22, 1996
Maxine Stuart meets with opposition when she fills in as mayor and enacts some unpopular policies and changes. Shock jock Chuck Dante adds fuel to the fire on his radio show. The situation becomes serious when one of Dante's followers shoots Maxine.
Episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey
- 42m
- Apr 24, 1996
It is the christening of Mayor Bey's baby, Michael, but the Rome residents are flabbergasted when Laurie announces that she had the baby for her brother Jerry and his lover Gordy, who plan to raise the baby in the town. The Beys' estranged mother Christine, who turned her back on her children because she was deaf and he was gay, turns up and announces she is taking them all to court to get custody of her grandson. Tension brews in Rome as the people take sides on the issue and a campaign begins to have Laurie removed as Mayor, resulting in Jerry and Gordy being attacked at the supermarket by a vicious homophobic gang. Despite attempts by the prosecution to discredit the men and prove their lifestyle is unsuitable to raise a child in, Judge Bone ultimately rules in their favor and allows them to keep baby Michael, saying he does not feel they pose a threat to the boy.
Episode 18: Three Weddings and a Meltdown
- 42m
- Apr 24, 1996
Carter inadvertently proposes to Sue after she gets her wires crossed. Nevertheless, he is a man of his word and they announce their engagement to the people of Rome. Their sudden decision to wed prompts Kenny and Max to do the same, although they later begin to experience cold feet. Digging in her friend Selma's backyard, Myriam Wambaugh discovers human remains and Selma goes on trial for murder. Persuaded to defend her by his ex-wife, Wambaugh manages to get her off and passion erupts again for Doug and Myriam, who decide to get remarried in a triple ceremony with Carter & Sue and Kenny & Max. Meanwhile, the Brocks' marriage is in serious trouble, with Jill feeling they have come to the end of the line. She moves in with Joey to do some thinking and Jimmy is left to do the same. At the wedding, the three happy couples tie the knot and the wedding fever gets to Jimmy and Jill, who make up and get back together.
Episode 19: Winner Takes All
- 42m
- Jun 5, 1996
Jill fills in as the school's interim basketball coach when the regular coach collapses during a game. Under pressure from the parents, she becomes obsessed with winning, leading Zack and his teammates to obtain an injunction to remove her. Matthew develops a gambling addiction.
Episode 20: Forget Selma
- 42m
- Jun 12, 1996
When Wambaugh learns that Miriam has a new man in her life, he suspects that the man must have an ulterior motive.
Episode 21: To Forgive Is Divine
- 42m
- Jun 19, 1996
When an Amish girl is raped, she refuses to testify against her rapist due to her religious beliefs. The rapist goes free and rapes another girl whose outraged family sue the Amish community, blaming them for the rape.
Episode 22: Liver Let Die
- 42m
- Jun 26, 1996
Jimmy learns he might have a cancerous growth on his liver. At the same time, he investigates the murder of a homeless man found behind Reverend Novotny's church. The murder suspect grabs Jimmy's gun and holds him hostage at the sheriff's office, but Jimmy and Kenny convince the man to give up the weapon. Later that day, Jimmy learns that the growth on his liver is benign.

1992 to 1996
4 seasons
42m per episode
Drama
Comedy

7.4TMDB(56)

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An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

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Ran for 4 seasons and 88 episodes (1992 to 1996)
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Set in Wisconsin
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Created by: David E. Kelley
Status: Ended
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 88
First aired: September 18, 1992
Last aired: June 26, 1996
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Season 4, 22 episodes

Episode 1: A Change of Season
- Now playing
- 42m
- Sep 22, 1995
Kimberly surprises her parents with her plans to attend medical school out of state. Carter Pike's house catches fire after he had taken some sedatives, leaving Jill Brock to suspect a suicide attempt.
Episode 2: Reap the Whirlwind
- 42m
- Sep 29, 1995
The Wambaughs have an argument on their 50th anniversary as a tornado threatens the town. Jimmy and Jill worry about Kimberly who is away at college. Meanwhile, Carter meets an interesting new woman while buying quilting supplies.
Episode 3: Pal Joey
- 42m
- Oct 6, 1995
A former talk show host, Dr. Joanna "Joey" Diamond (Amy Aquino) joins Jill's medical practice. Kenny begins using a dating service.
Episode 4: Bloodbrothers
- 42m
- Oct 13, 1995
District Attorney John Littleton's convict brother escapes from prison and makes his way to Rome.
Episode 5: Dog Eat Dog
- 42m
- Oct 20, 1995
Maxine is in trouble after she shoots a man wearing a bratwurst costume. Meanwhile, Jill assumes Kimberly is pregnant when she learns her daughter saw Dr. Joey and concealed the office visit from Jill.
Episode 6: Heart of Saturday Night
- 42m
- Oct 27, 1995
It is Saturday night in Rome, and the townspeople are looking at various ways to spend the evening. Matthew cruises the town with his friends. Jimmy and Jill make an attempt at romance. Judge Bone and Wambaugh play poker, but one of the men in their group drops dead. Note- In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode number 96 on it's '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list.
Episode 7: Down the Tubes
- 42m
- Nov 3, 1995
Jill considers tubal ligation. Brock must dance the polka with the Mayor for charity. Haunted by the death of his brother, Littleton returns to Chicago.
Episode 8: This Little Piggy
- 42m
- Dec 8, 1995
Kimberly is arrested for protesting pig-wrestling at the town fair.
Episode 9: Witness for the Prosecution
- 42m
- Dec 15, 1995
During a celebration welcoming the Pope to town, someone opens fire, and a man is killed. The victim's gay lover says the man committed suicide, but the Pope says he saw the whole thing and that it was murder. The Pope, therefore, becomes the chief witness in a murder case in Rome, Wisconsin.
Episode 10: Dem Bones
- 42m
- Jan 5, 1996
The skeleton of a Nazi sympathizer is found and suspicion falls on Jacob Levine, the son of a Jewish butcher who was persecuted by the dead man. Wambaugh rises to Levine's defense only to find himself facing an unexpected prosecuting attorney — his son David, from whom he has been estranged for many years.
Episode 11: Bloodlines
- 42m
- Jan 12, 1996
Matthew is deeply depressed after a friend commits suicide and Jimmy takes him on a trip in order to help him overcome his grief.
Episode 12: Snow Exit
- 42m
- Jan 19, 1996
A blizzard hits town, stranding Jill and Kimberly in a bar where Lydia is making her singing debut. Likewise, Jimmy is snowed in at the sheriff's office and is the only person available to deliver the Mayor's baby when she goes into labor.
Episode 13: My Romance
- 42m
- Jan 26, 1996
After being struck by a falling power line, Carter sees his deceased grandfather Bob while he is clinically dead for three minutes. This experience causes him to reevaluate his relationship with God and with his girlfriend Sue. Judge Bone meets an old flame of 50 years ago while Zack gets a crush on a young cello prodigy who is visiting for a musical competition. Unfortunately, the girl only has eyes for Matthew.
Episode 14: The Z Files
- 42m
- Feb 9, 1996
Zack inserts his teacher's face in a pornographic video and his friend uploads it to the Internet. Maxine meets an online friend in person.
Episode 15: Bottled
- 42m
- Feb 16, 1996
Jill's emotions take control as the family celebrates Zack's 13th birthday.
Episode 16: Dante's Inferno
- 42m
- Apr 22, 1996
Maxine Stuart meets with opposition when she fills in as mayor and enacts some unpopular policies and changes. Shock jock Chuck Dante adds fuel to the fire on his radio show. The situation becomes serious when one of Dante's followers shoots Maxine.
Episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey
- 42m
- Apr 24, 1996
It is the christening of Mayor Bey's baby, Michael, but the Rome residents are flabbergasted when Laurie announces that she had the baby for her brother Jerry and his lover Gordy, who plan to raise the baby in the town. The Beys' estranged mother Christine, who turned her back on her children because she was deaf and he was gay, turns up and announces she is taking them all to court to get custody of her grandson. Tension brews in Rome as the people take sides on the issue and a campaign begins to have Laurie removed as Mayor, resulting in Jerry and Gordy being attacked at the supermarket by a vicious homophobic gang. Despite attempts by the prosecution to discredit the men and prove their lifestyle is unsuitable to raise a child in, Judge Bone ultimately rules in their favor and allows them to keep baby Michael, saying he does not feel they pose a threat to the boy.
Episode 18: Three Weddings and a Meltdown
- 42m
- Apr 24, 1996
Carter inadvertently proposes to Sue after she gets her wires crossed. Nevertheless, he is a man of his word and they announce their engagement to the people of Rome. Their sudden decision to wed prompts Kenny and Max to do the same, although they later begin to experience cold feet. Digging in her friend Selma's backyard, Myriam Wambaugh discovers human remains and Selma goes on trial for murder. Persuaded to defend her by his ex-wife, Wambaugh manages to get her off and passion erupts again for Doug and Myriam, who decide to get remarried in a triple ceremony with Carter & Sue and Kenny & Max. Meanwhile, the Brocks' marriage is in serious trouble, with Jill feeling they have come to the end of the line. She moves in with Joey to do some thinking and Jimmy is left to do the same. At the wedding, the three happy couples tie the knot and the wedding fever gets to Jimmy and Jill, who make up and get back together.
Episode 19: Winner Takes All
- 42m
- Jun 5, 1996
Jill fills in as the school's interim basketball coach when the regular coach collapses during a game. Under pressure from the parents, she becomes obsessed with winning, leading Zack and his teammates to obtain an injunction to remove her. Matthew develops a gambling addiction.
Episode 20: Forget Selma
- 42m
- Jun 12, 1996
When Wambaugh learns that Miriam has a new man in her life, he suspects that the man must have an ulterior motive.
Episode 21: To Forgive Is Divine
- 42m
- Jun 19, 1996
When an Amish girl is raped, she refuses to testify against her rapist due to her religious beliefs. The rapist goes free and rapes another girl whose outraged family sue the Amish community, blaming them for the rape.
Episode 22: Liver Let Die
- 42m
- Jun 26, 1996
Jimmy learns he might have a cancerous growth on his liver. At the same time, he investigates the murder of a homeless man found behind Reverend Novotny's church. The murder suspect grabs Jimmy's gun and holds him hostage at the sheriff's office, but Jimmy and Kenny convince the man to give up the weapon. Later that day, Jimmy learns that the growth on his liver is benign.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: A Change of Season

E2 Episode 2: Reap the Whirlwind

E3 Episode 3: Pal Joey

E4 Episode 4: Bloodbrothers

E5 Episode 5: Dog Eat Dog

E6 Episode 6: Heart of Saturday Night

E7 Episode 7: Down the Tubes

E8 Episode 8: This Little Piggy

E9 Episode 9: Witness for the Prosecution

E10 Episode 10: Dem Bones

E11 Episode 11: Bloodlines

E12 Episode 12: Snow Exit

E13 Episode 13: My Romance

E14 Episode 14: The Z Files

E15 Episode 15: Bottled

E16 Episode 16: Dante's Inferno

E17 Episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey

E18 Episode 18: Three Weddings and a Meltdown

E19 Episode 19: Winner Takes All

E20 Episode 20: Forget Selma

E21 Episode 21: To Forgive Is Divine

E22 Episode 22: Liver Let Die

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E3 Episode 3: Pal Joey

E4 Episode 4: Bloodbrothers

E5 Episode 5: Dog Eat Dog

E6 Episode 6: Heart of Saturday Night

E7 Episode 7: Down the Tubes

E8 Episode 8: This Little Piggy

E9 Episode 9: Witness for the Prosecution

E10 Episode 10: Dem Bones

E11 Episode 11: Bloodlines

E12 Episode 12: Snow Exit

E13 Episode 13: My Romance

E14 Episode 14: The Z Files

E15 Episode 15: Bottled

E16 Episode 16: Dante's Inferno

E17 Episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey

E18 Episode 18: Three Weddings and a Meltdown

E19 Episode 19: Winner Takes All

E20 Episode 20: Forget Selma

E21 Episode 21: To Forgive Is Divine

E22 Episode 22: Liver Let Die

Episode 1: A Change of Season

Episode 2: Reap the Whirlwind

Episode 3: Pal Joey

Episode 4: Bloodbrothers

Episode 5: Dog Eat Dog

Episode 6: Heart of Saturday Night

Episode 7: Down the Tubes

Episode 8: This Little Piggy

Episode 9: Witness for the Prosecution

Episode 10: Dem Bones

Episode 11: Bloodlines

Episode 12: Snow Exit

Episode 13: My Romance

Episode 14: The Z Files

Episode 15: Bottled

Episode 16: Dante's Inferno

Episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey

Episode 18: Three Weddings and a Meltdown

Episode 19: Winner Takes All

Episode 20: Forget Selma

Episode 21: To Forgive Is Divine

Episode 22: Liver Let Die

Episode 1: A Change of Season

Episode 2: Reap the Whirlwind

Episode 3: Pal Joey

Episode 4: Bloodbrothers

Episode 5: Dog Eat Dog

Episode 6: Heart of Saturday Night

Episode 7: Down the Tubes

Episode 8: This Little Piggy

Episode 9: Witness for the Prosecution

Episode 10: Dem Bones

Episode 11: Bloodlines

Episode 12: Snow Exit

Episode 13: My Romance

Episode 14: The Z Files

Episode 15: Bottled

Episode 16: Dante's Inferno

Episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey

Episode 18: Three Weddings and a Meltdown

Episode 19: Winner Takes All

Episode 20: Forget Selma

Episode 21: To Forgive Is Divine

Episode 22: Liver Let Die