Sammy Davis Jr. Wanted To Be A Guest Star
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Music legend Sammy Davis Jr. loved Hill Street Blues. He loved the show so much he wanted to be a guest star. The dream never came to fruition. An appearance by Davis Jr. would have hurt the shows push for realism. That doesn’t mean the show’s writers didn’t ignore him, though.
Steven Bochco did manage to refer to Davis Jr. In the episode, Laura Wolfowitz makes an offhanded comment to Howard Hunter about an entertainer who converted to Judaism. When Sammy Davis Jr. was told about the joke, he thought it was hilarious. What’s not hilarious is the mystery surrounding the location of Hill Street.
