each episode featured five original songs, all of which fit into the storyline. Within the course of the premiere episode, viewers witnessed a jury breaking into a gospel song about finding a man guilty, a young mother giving away her baby for $200 (and singing about it), and a police officer gunning down a cop-killer in cold blood.

	1x01 Pilot The squad goes after Tyrone Weeks and Patricia Spence, a couple arrested on drug charges. When Tyrone is set free due to overcrowding of the L.A. prison, LaRusso and Potts have to track ...	Sep. 26, 1990
	1x02 Ill-Gotten Gaines The squad has to deal with the fallout surrounding Tyrone Weeks' suspicious death; During questioning, Ralph lies that the forensic report supports LaRusso's story; Hollander assigns ...	Oct. 03, 1990
	1x03 Happy Mudder's Day When Potts and LaRusso are taken off of a drug case, LaRusso goes behind the squad's back and sets up his own bust with help from his girlfriend.	Oct. 10, 1990
	1x04 A Three-Corpse Meal Following the investigation, LaRusso is charged with murder; Quinn and Campo set up a sting to arrest the people who bought Patricia Spence's daughter; Chief Kendrick and the Mayor ...	Oct. 17, 1990
	1x05 The Cocaine Mutiny Patricia Spence fights for the custody of her child; An actress enlists the help of the squad when she begins to think she's being stalked; LaRusso continues his affair; The Chief takes ...	Oct. 24, 1990
	1x06 Oil of Ol' Lay Quinn and Campo's partnership is threatened when Ruskin becomes jealous; The Chief and the Mayor go away for the weekend together; Gaines takes it upon himself to help a homeless man. ...	Oct. 31, 1990
	1x07 Cop-a-Feeliac An overly jealous Ruskin follows Quinn and Campo; The Mayor is put in a bad situation when a local journalist threatens to expose her assistant; Potts is threatened after turning his ...	Nov. 07, 1990
	1x08 Potts Don't Fail Me Now Rose has to take down a bigoted detective in response to the shooting of a black youth; Potts begins to second-guess his willingness to testify; The Chief lands himself in hot water ...	Nov. 21, 1990
	1x09 Marital Blitz LaRusso's trial begins with D.A. Phelan and D.A. Weltz going head to head; Quinn and Campo have a hard time adjusting to their new partners.	Dec. 05, 1990
	1x10 No Noose Is Good Noose LaRusso is put on the stand and the jury begins deliberations; Quinn and Ruskin head to marriage counseling; Campo and his new partner expose a hooker detail.	Dec. 12, 1990
	1x11 Bang the Potts Slowly Following the jury's decision, LaRusso is able to rejoin the force; Quinn and Ruskin deal with the reality of their ended marriage; The squad investigates an illusive serial rapist. ...	Dec. 26, 1990