"Johnny Got His Gold" is the second episode in the ninth season of NYPD Blue. It aired on November 6, 2001.
Summary[]
When the undercover sting operation to flush out Danny's killer goes bad, there's a major gun battle in the streets of New York between police and a "made" man. Clark acts the hero, saving innocent bystanders, but takes a bullet himself and gets promoted to Detective Third Grade. When Sipowicz guns the suspect down, he becomes a very reluctant New York hero — and finally receives a well-deserved promotion to Detective First Grade. Rodriguez is furious when his seventy-year-old mother is attacked and nearly raped in her apartment. Medavoy and Jones try to solve an apparent serial-killer targeting NYU students and faculty and uncover more than they want to about one of the victims.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Detective John Clark Jr.
- Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
- Bill Brochtrup as P.A.A. John Irvin
- Henry Simmons as Detective Baldwin Jones
- Garcelle Beauvais as A.D.A. Valerie Haywood
- Charlotte Ross as Detective Connie McDowell
- Esai Morales as Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
Recurring[]
- Joe Spano as John Clark Sr.
- Lenny Venito as Julian Pisano
- Austin Majors as Theo Sipowicz
Guest stars[]
- Vanessa Marcil as Detective Maria Olivera
- Domenick Lombardozzi as Max Legazi
- Jack Conley as Lieutenant Blount
- Robert LaSardo as Kiki
- Steve Eastin as Deputy Commissioner Mueller
- Rebecca McFarland as Donna Finer
- Julia Vera as Anna Rodriguez
- Sandra Torres as Lucy Rodriguez
Others[]
- Karen Michelle Wright as Jennifer Lerner
- Mike Sabatino as Officer Martelli
- Michelle Ruben as Coco (credited as Michelle Rubin)
- Anthony Mangano as Uniform #5
- Don Fischer as Commissioner's Aide
- Trent Dolan as Bartender
- Keith Pillow as Surgeon
- Michael Echols as Uniform #2
- Ralph Garman as Uniform #3
- Kathleen McNenny as Mackie West
Trivia[]
- Vanessa Marcil made her guest appearance in this episode. Marcil has originally planned for a series regular, but she turned down to join the series and replaced by Jacqueline Obradors (played as Rita Ortiz) in episode "Puppy Love."
- Joe Spano made his first appearance in this episode.
- Both Dennis Franz and Joe Spano stared together on Hill Street Blues.
Notes[]
- Andy is finally promoted to Detective First Grade.
Goofs[]
- Julian goes into Tailfeathers (strip club) wearing a wire. Det. John Clark goes in as backup. But when Julian is escorted to the back room, leaving John at the bar, the cops in the van can hear what John is telling the stripper...as if he is the one wearing the wire. With wired-Julian so far away, they wouldn't have been able to hear what John was saying.
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