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TV-14
1958
4 Seasons
8.2 (1,278)

Naked City is a police drama television series that also doubles as something of a documentary. The show also takes it name from the 1948 movie entitled The Naked City. Naked City takes place and is filmed in New York City, and has the main protagonists of the series being detectives of the 65th Precinct of the New York Police Department. They include Detective Frank Arcaro, played by Harry Bellaver, Detective Adam Flint, played by Paul Burke and Lieutenant Michael Parker, played by Horace McMahon. The latter two would later become main characters in the later seasons of the show. Though these three were the major players of the drama, most of the episodes played around the criminals and victims, who happened to be guest stars of the shows. In fact it was the extremely wide variety of guest stars who made the show more widely known, Christopher Walken and Jon Voight being two prime examples of this. Naked City was created and mostly written by Stirling Silliphant, with Lawrence Dobkin serving as the show's narrator.

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34. Barefoot on a Bed of Coals

May 29, 1963

A barber who was rejected for admission into the NYPD Police Academy rents a policeman's uniform from a theatrical wardrobe department and begins impersonating a police officer. All goes well until he has a confrontation with an armed robber who bears a strong resemblance to Dustin Hoffman.

33. Golden Lads and Girls

May 22, 1963

A judge orders a laborer and a TV executive into counseling after they're both charged with spousal battery.

32. One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski

May 15, 1963

A love triangle at a paper factory between the owner and an employee over a woman ends in tragedy for all involved.

31. The S.S. American Dream

May 8, 1963

A junk dealer kills his partner in a fight over the business when the partner refuses to go along with his latest get rich quick scheme.

30. Color Schemes Like Never Before

May 1, 1963

A man is told to leave town after witnessing his brother and some other hoods beat a man to death.

29. Carrier

April 24, 1963

Even Frank Nitti gets involved in the search for a missing woman who's the carrier of an infectious, often fatal, disease.

28. No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House!

April 17, 1963

Eccentric procrastinator Ben Giovanni is given an ultimatum by his fiancee--either he marries her within the week or she leaves him for good.

27. Howard Running Bear is a Turtle

April 3, 1963

Two Native American construction workers get into a fight over a woman and one accidentally falls to his death. Tribal custom prevents the survivor from going to the police even though he has a witness to back up his story.

26. On the Battlefront, Every Minute Is Important

March 27, 1963

During the course of a robbery/murder investigation, a dying executive makes Detective Flint an offer--he wants Flint to takeover as CEO of his company after his death.

25. Stop the Parade, a Baby is Crying!

March 20, 1963

A neurotic divorcee claims a Lothario stole her car but he says she loaned it to him after he picked her up in a drinking establishment.

24. Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant

March 6, 1963

Executive Jason Colwell gets into a brawl with a man over a parking space and accidentally kills him. Not willing to turn himself in, Colwell eventually begins to punish himself for his crime.

23. The Highest of Prizes

February 27, 1963

Richard Calder and galpal Eunice Vail are on trial for murdering Calder's wealthy wife. One stubborn juror holds out for not guilty and succeeds in convincing the others to vote for an acquittal. Then when Flint uncovers conclusive proof of guilt, the crestfallen juror decides to mete out his own justice by killing Calder.

22. Bringing Far Places Together

February 20, 1963

A Puerto Rican man and his pregnant wife have just arrived in New York. Desperate for a job, the man pays a "job seller" to get him one but the seller reneges on the deal.

21. Prime of Life

February 13, 1963

Lt. Parker sends Detective Flint up the river to Sing Sing prison to witness the execution of a killer whom Flint apprehended.

20. A Man Without a Skin

February 6, 1963

Detective Jerry Costell has himself transferred to the 65th Precinct so he can get the man who killed his partner.

19. Beyond This Place There Be Dragons

January 30, 1963

Informer Alan Starkie needs to get out of town fast but to get out of town he needs money. So he goes to the police for funds.

18. The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree

January 23, 1963

Three rich boys steal the jewels of their neighbors for kicks. Eventually things lead to blackmail and murder when a janitor discovers what they've been doing.

17. Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow

January 9, 1962

In order to become a hero to his sons, a businessman baits a gang of thieves into robbing his newly opened liquor store.

16. Her Life in Moving Pictures

January 2, 1963

Con man/thief Roger Fallon romances female servants of wealthy families in order to gain access to their employers' homes and valuables.

15. Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It

December 26, 1962

A 33 year old Las Vegas showgirl and her galpal arrive in New York and proceed to abduct a prominent psychiatrist at gunpoint. It seems as though the showgirl wants the shrink, with whom she had a Vegas fling, to marry her. Only one problem--he already has a wife.

14. Spectre of the Rose Street Gang

December 19, 1962

The body of a boy accidentally killed 25 years before is discovered. Knowing that three of his pals were the ones responsible, a lifelong loser decides to blackmail them.

13. King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Stable

December 12, 1962

Two lifelong friends, now embroiled in a bitter feud, lock themselves in a storage room. An old Polish custom says they will either emerge as friends again or one of them will be dead.

12. The Virtues of Madame Douvay

December 5, 1962

A restauranteur gets framed for murder by his unfaithful wife and her suitor.

11. Dust Devil on a Quiet Street

November 28, 1962

Libby becomes convinced that an intense new student in her acting class plans on killing their instructor.

10. A Horse Has a Big Head -- Let Him Worry!

November 21, 1962

Inspired by his teacher that he can accomplish anything, a nearly blind boy begins a walk from a Manhattan class field trip to his home in Brooklyn.

9. Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona

November 14, 1962

After his son places him in a retirement home, a man begins calling in bomb threats to perceived evildoers all over the city. Things get even more complicated when a fellow retirement home resident begins blackmailing him over the calls.

8. Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long

November 7, 1962

A loan shark insists that bartender Barney Sonners help him rob the lounge where he works. When Barney refuses and informs the police, he and is family are then terrorized by hoods.

7. Go Fight City Hall

October 31, 1962

In this clunker of an episode, a drunken toll booth collector goes on a bender, abducts a hotel waiter whom he mistakes for a scientist, and takes him aboard the Staten Island Ferry.

6. Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring

October 24, 1962

In order to raise money for his wife's trip to a floral conference, a former boxer decides to get back into the ring unaware that his crooked manager plans to sell him out.

5. Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy

October 17, 1962

Arcaro befriends a dying woman who seemingly can't get along with anyone.

4. And By the Sweat of Thy Brow...

October 10, 1962

A disfigured boy who lives in the shadows is suspected of being a mugger. Once the boy is cleared, Detective Flint and a girl who befriended him try to help the youth face the world.

3. Daughter, Am I in My Father's House?

October 3, 1962

An eerily overprotective father plots a violent revenge on a group of youths who harassed his sheltered daughter in a movie theater.

2. Idylls of a Running Back

September 26, 1962

It's shades of Eddie Waitkus on the gridiron when a star NFL running back is shot by a disturbed young woman who claims they've been having an affair.

1. Hold for Gloria Christmas

September 19, 1962

A poet who for years has traded his poems for alcohol to a bar owner steals them back when his pleas to return them are rejected. Then the bar owner kills him.

Description

Naked City was created and mostly written by Stirling Silliphant, with Lawrence Dobkin serving as the show's narrator.

Naked City is a series that is currently running and has 4 seasons (138 episodes). The series first aired on September 30, 1958.

Where to Watch Naked City

Naked City is available for streaming on the ABC website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Naked City on demand at Amazon Prime, Amazon, The Roku Channel Free, Apple TV, Tubi TV and Pluto TV.