This goo was worth a point in October 2023.

publication date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (part of October 2023)

category: Television

clue: This TV actor specialized in playing cops: His story started with one in Chicago, then he moved on to Hill Street in an unknown city, briefly relocated to Beverly Hills, got nasty in Las Vegas, and most famously ended his career feeling blue with the New York Police Department.

explanation: Franz starred in Chicago Story, Hill Street Blues and its spin-off Beverly Hills Buntz, Nasty Boys, and NYPD Blue. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates


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