mitchw@mastodon.social
mitchw@mastodon.social

RIP James Sikking, who played the gung-ho militaristic Lt. Howard Hunter on “Hill Street Blues." He also played Doogie Howser’s father.

I loved that show so much. I want to be Frank Furillo when I grow up. timesofsandiego.com/arts/2024/

|
Embed
Progress spinner
In reply to
amerpie
amerpie

@mitchw When I retired, the first goal on my to-do list, one I'd had for nearly 40 years was to watch every single episode of Hill Street Blues and I did it. I was in my twenties when the show originally aired and loved it but couldn't always catch Thursday night TV. I was kind of shocked by some of the language. The writers use the N-word on more than one occasion, and some things I had forgotten about, like Faye Furillo being written out of the show, but it was still the same high class, groundbreaking slice of humanity that I loved in the 80s.

|
Embed
Progress spinner