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Appearances
In the Heat of the Night
Main cast, played by Carroll O'Connor
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (1) (Mar 6, 1988)
- Episode 1x02: Pilot (2) (Mar 6, 1988)
- Episode 1x03: Road Kill (Mar 15, 1988)
- Episode 1x04: Fate (Mar 22, 1988)
- Episode 1x05: Blind Spot (1) (Mar 29, 1988)
- Episode 1x06: Blind Spot (2) (Apr 5, 1988)
- Episode 1x07: A Necessary Evil (Apr 12, 1988)
- Episode 1x08: ...And Then You Die (May 3, 1988)
- Episode 2x01: Don't Look Back (1) (Dec 4, 1988)
- Episode 2x02: Don't Look Back (2) (Dec 4, 1988)
- Episode 2x03: Family Secret (Dec 6, 1988)
- Episode 2x04: The Hammer and the Glove (Dec 13, 1988)
- Episode 2x05: Prisoners (Dec 20, 1988)
- Episode 2x06: Hot Nights (Dec 27, 1988)
- Episode 2x07: Gunshots (Jan 3, 1989)
- Episode 2x08: Country Mouse, City Mouse (Jan 10, 1989)
- Episode 2x09: Stranger in Town (Jan 17, 1989)
- Episode 2x10: Tear Down the Walls (Jan 31, 1989)
- Episode 2x11: A Trip Upstate (Feb 7, 1989)
- Episode 2x12: A.k.a. Kelly Kay (Feb 14, 1989)
- Episode 2x13: These Things Take Time (Feb 21, 1989)
- Episode 2x14: Intruders (Mar 7, 1989)
- Episode 2x15: The Creek (Mar 14, 1989)
- Episode 2x16: Sister, Sister (Mar 21, 1989)
- Episode 2x17: Walkout (Mar 28, 1989)
- Episode 2x18: Accused (Apr 4, 1989)
- Episode 2x19: Fifteen, Forever (Apr 25, 1989)
- Episode 2x20: Ladybug, Ladybug (May 2, 1989)
- Episode 2x21: The Pig Woman of Sparta (May 9, 1989)
- Episode 2x22: Missing (May 16, 1989)
- Episode 3x01: Rape (Oct 24, 1989)
- Episode 3x02: Fairest of Them All (Oct 31, 1989)
- Episode 3x03: Murder Most Ancient (Nov 7, 1989)
- Episode 3x04: First Girl (Nov 14, 1989)
- Episode 3x05: Crackdown (Nov 21, 1989)
- Episode 3x06: Anniversary (Nov 28, 1989)
- Episode 3x07: Time of the Stranger (Dec 5, 1989)
- Episode 3x08: Vengeance (Dec 12, 1989)
- Episode 3x09: My Name Is Hank (Dec 19, 1989)
- Episode 3x10: King's Ransom (Jan 2, 1990)
- Episode 3x11: Epitaph for a Lady (Jan 16, 1990)
- Episode 3x12: Triangle (Jan 23, 1990)
- Episode 3x13: Hello in There (Jan 30, 1990)
- Episode 3x14: December Days (Feb 13, 1990)
- Episode 3x15: A Loss of Innocence (Feb 20, 1990)
- Episode 3x16: Bubba's Baby (Feb 27, 1990)
- Episode 3x17: Home Is Where the Heart Is (Mar 6, 1990)
- Episode 3x18: An Angry Woman (Mar 13, 1990)
- Episode 3x19: Indiscretions (Mar 20, 1990)
- Episode 3x20: Night of the Killing (Mar 27, 1990)
- Episode 3x21: Citizen Trundel (1) (May 1, 1990)
- Episode 3x22: Citizen Trundel (2) (May 8, 1990)
- Episode 4x01: Brotherly Love (1) (Sep 18, 1990)
- Episode 4x02: Brotherly Love (2) (Sep 18, 1990)
- Episode 4x03: Lessons Learned (Sep 25, 1990)
- Episode 4x04: Perversions of Justice (Oct 2, 1990)
- Episode 4x05: And Justice for Some (Oct 23, 1990)
- Episode 4x06: Hearts of Gold (Oct 30, 1990)
- Episode 4x07: Quick Fix (Nov 6, 1990)
- Episode 4x08: Homecoming (Nov 13, 1990)
- Episode 4x09: A Problem Too Personal (Nov 20, 1990)
- Episode 4x10: A Final Arrangement (Nov 27, 1990)
- Episode 4x11: Family Matters (Dec 4, 1990)
- Episode 4x12: Bounty Hunter (Dec 11, 1990)
- Episode 4x13: Blessings (Dec 18, 1990)
- Episode 4x14: Shine on Sparta Moon (Jan 8, 1991)
- Episode 4x15: Execution of Trust (Jan 15, 1991)
- Episode 4x16: Child of Promise (Feb 5, 1991)
- Episode 4x17: Paper Castles (Feb 12, 1991)
- Episode 4x18: Laid to Waste (Feb 19, 1991)
- Episode 4x19: First Deadly Sin (Feb 26, 1991)
- Episode 4x20: Just a Country Boy (Mar 19, 1991)
- Episode 4x21: No Other Road (Mar 26, 1991)
- Episode 4x22: A Turning (Apr 30, 1991)
- Episode 5x01: A Woman Much Admired (Oct 1, 1991)
- Episode 5x02: Baby for Sale (Oct 8, 1991)
- Episode 5x03: Obsession (Oct 22, 1991)
- Episode 5x04: Liar's Poker (Oct 29, 1991)
- Episode 5x05: Ruda's Awakening (Nov 5, 1991)
- Episode 5x06: Unfinished Business (Nov 12, 1991)
- Episode 5x07: The More Things Change (Nov 19, 1991)
- Episode 5x08: Sweet, Sweet Blues (Nov 26, 1991)
- Episode 5x09: Sparta Gold (Dec 3, 1991)
- Episode 5x10: An Eye for an Eye (Dec 10, 1991)
- Episode 5x11: The Littlest Victim (Dec 17, 1991)
- Episode 5x12: The Landlord (Jan 7, 1992)
- Episode 5x13: Fool for Love (Jan 14, 1992)
- Episode 5x14: Love, Honor and Obey (Feb 4, 1992)
- Episode 5x15: Odessa (Feb 11, 1992)
- Episode 5x16: A Time to Trust (Feb 18, 1992)
- Episode 5x17: By Means Most Foul (Feb 25, 1992)
- Episode 5x18: Trundel's Will Be Done (Mar 3, 1992)
- Episode 5x19: Moseley's Lot (Mar 31, 1992)
- Episode 5x20: Family Reunion (Apr 7, 1992)
- Episode 5x21: Sanctuary (May 12, 1992)
- Episode 5x22: The Law on Trial (May 19, 1992)
- Episode 6x01: A Small War (1) (Oct 28, 1992)
- Episode 6x02: A Small War (2) (Nov 4, 1992)
- Episode 6x03: Brother's Keeper (Nov 11, 1992)
- Episode 6x04: A Frenzied Affair (Nov 18, 1992)
- Episode 6x05: Discovery (Nov 18, 1992)
- Episode 6x06: Random's Child (Nov 25, 1992)
- Episode 6x07: An Occupational Hazard (Dec 2, 1992)
- Episode 6x08: Last Rights (Dec 9, 1992)
- Episode 6x09: When the Music Stopped (Dec 16, 1992)
- Episode 6x10: Flowers from a Lady (Jan 6, 1993)
- Episode 6x11: Private Sessions (Jan 13, 1993)
- Episode 6x12: Judgement Day (Jan 20, 1993)
- Episode 6x13: Falsely Accused (Feb 3, 1993)
- Episode 6x14: A Step Removed (Feb 10, 1993)
- Episode 6x15: A Deadly Affection (Feb 17, 1993)
- Episode 6x16: The Leftover Man (1) (Mar 3, 1993)
- Episode 6x17: The Leftover Man (2) (Mar 3, 1993)
- Episode 6x18: A Dish Best Served Cold (Mar 17, 1993)
- Episode 6x19: Legacy (Mar 24, 1993)
- Episode 6x20: Even Nice People (Apr 28, 1993)
- Episode 6x21: Lake Winahatchie (May 5, 1993)
- Episode 6x22: A Correct Settling (May 12, 1993)
- Episode 7x01: Child's Play (Sep 16, 1993)
- Episode 7x02: Hatton's Turn (1) (Sep 18, 1993)
- Episode 7x03: Hatton's Turn (2) (Sep 18, 1993)
- Episode 7x04: A Depraved Heart (Sep 23, 1993)
- Episode 7x05: Incident at Brewer's Pond (Sep 30, 1993)
- Episode 7x06: A Love Lost (Oct 14, 1993)
- Episode 7x07: Singin' the Blues (Oct 28, 1993)
- Episode 7x08: Virgil Tibbs, Attorney at Law (Nov 4, 1993)
- Episode 7x09: Every Man's Family (Nov 10, 1993)
- Episode 7x10: A Baby Called Rocket (Nov 25, 1993)
- Episode 7x11: Little Girl Lost (Dec 9, 1993)
- Episode 7x12: Your Own Kind (Dec 16, 1993)
- Episode 7x13: Good Cop, Bad Cop (Jan 6, 1994)
- Episode 7x14: Maybelle Returns (Jan 12, 1994)
- Episode 7x15: The Last Round (Jan 19, 1994)
- Episode 7x16: Ches and the Grand Lady (Jan 26, 1994)
- Episode 7x17: Conspiracy of One (Feb 2, 1994)
- Episode 7x18: The Rabbi (Feb 9, 1994)
- Episode 7x19: Hard Choices (Mar 9, 1994)
- Episode 7x20: Time's Long Shadow (Mar 16, 1994)
- Episode 7x21: Poor Relations (Mar 30, 1994)
- Episode 7x22: Dangerous Engagement (May 4, 1994)
- Episode 7x23: Give Me Your Life (1) (May 11, 1994)
- Episode 7x24: Give Me Your Life (2) (May 11, 1994)
- Episode 8x01: A Matter of Justice (Oct 21, 1994)
- Episode 8x02: Who Was Geli Bendl ? (Dec 9, 1994)
- Episode 8x03: By Duty Bound (Feb 17, 1995)
- Episode 8x04: Grow Old Along with Me (May 16, 1995)