NYPD Blue Puppy Love (Season 9, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

NYPD Blue

Puppy Love (Season 9, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sipowicz and Clark investigate the murder of a hispanic worker, while Medavoy and Jones search for a puppy-knapper who stole valuable champion bulldog pups. McDowell gets a new partner--Rita Ortiz.

Director

Dick Lowry

Writers

David Milch (created by) | Steven Bochco (created by) | Jody Worth (teleplay by) (story by) | Bill Clark (story by)

Composer

Edward Rogers

Cinematographer

Stephen Crawford

Editor

David Crabtree

Casting Directors

Scott Genkinger | Junie Lowry-Johnson (as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Designer

Richard C. Hankins

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 18, 2001

Release date

Dec 18, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 20 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 68 wins & 203 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 cast members

Name	Known for
Dennis Franz Det. Andy Sipowicz Det. Andy Sipowicz See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Det. John Clark, Jr. Det. John Clark, Jr. See fewer	Franklin & Bash (2011)
Gordon Clapp Det. Greg Medavoy Det. Greg Medavoy See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Charlotte Ross Det. Connie McDowell Det. Connie McDowell See fewer	Drive Angry (2011)
Henry Simmons Det. Baldwin Jones Det. Baldwin Jones See fewer	Cherish the Day (2020)
Bill Brochtrup John Irvin John Irvin See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Garcelle Beauvais A.D.A. Valerie Heywood (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon) A.D.A. Valerie Heywood (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon) See fewer	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Esai Morales Lt. Tony Rodriguez Lt. Tony Rodriguez See fewer	La Bamba (1987)
Jacqueline Obradors Det. Rita Ortiz Det. Rita Ortiz See fewer	Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
John F. O'Donohue Det. Eddie Gibson Det. Eddie Gibson See fewer	The Cable Guy (1996)
Austin Majors Theo Sipowicz Theo Sipowicz See fewer	Treasure Planet (2002)
Brian McNamara Ray Maxwell Ray Maxwell See fewer	Army Wives (2007)
Elmarie Wendel Susan Hornby Susan Hornby See fewer	3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
John Vickery Cory Beacham Cory Beacham See fewer	Dante's Inferno (2010)
Yancey Arias Rafael Mercado Rafael Mercado See fewer	Kingpin (2003)
Daniel Zacapa Renaldo Molina Renaldo Molina See fewer	The River (2012)
Dave Florek INS Agent Mark Kulberg INS Agent Mark Kulberg See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Butch Klein Carter Lynch Carter Lynch See fewer	Grace and Frankie (2015)
Chad Doreck Tom Burris Tom Burris See fewer	Hollywood (2020)
Dianna Miranda Maria Molina Maria Molina See fewer	Empire Records (1995)
James Luca McBride Officer Mike Shannon (as James McBride) Officer Mike Shannon (as James McBride) See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Lori Harmon Lois Dunbar Lois Dunbar See fewer	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Kiki Shepard Marta Marta See fewer	Baywatch (1989)
Alex Paez INS Agent Joe Ramos INS Agent Joe Ramos See fewer	Meteor (2009)
Douglas Fisher Larry Larry See fewer	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Henry Murph Hank Hank See fewer	Broken Arrow (1996)
Karen Clark Pet Shop Customer Pet Shop Customer See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Mo Gallini INS Agent Mike Torres (uncredited) INS Agent Mike Torres (uncredited) See fewer	The Out-Laws (2023)
Nelson R. Grande Oscar Molina (uncredited) Oscar Molina (uncredited) See fewer	The Helix... Loaded (2005)