Nick Yemana
Nick Yemana is a philosophical, wisecracking Japanese American detective played by Jack Soo. Yemana is noted for his "off the wall" sense of humor and wry observations about life, as well as for his gambling habits, extraordinarily erratic paperwork filing skills, and for making the squad's coffee (which is disliked by everyone who drinks it).
After Fish's retirement, Yemana becomes the ranking detective. A regular in seasons 1 to 5, Soo died on January 11, 1979 (midway through season 5). A special memorial episode was aired, with the actors breaking character and recalling their favorite Yemana scenes. The episode ended with the entire cast raising their coffee cups in tribute.
Appearances
Episode | Title | Air Date | Notes |
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S01.E01 | "Ramon" | 23-Jan-75 | |
S01.E02 | "Experience" | 30-Jan-75 | |
S01.E03 | "Snow Job" | 6-Feb-75 | |
S01.E04 | "Graft" | 13-Feb-75 | |
S01.E05 | "The Courtesans" | 20-Feb-75 | |
S01.E06 | "Stakeout" | 27-Feb-75 | |
S01.E07 | "Bureaucrat" | 6-Mar-75 | |
S01.E08 | "Ms. Cop" | 13-Mar-75 | |
S01.E09 | "Vigilante" | 20-Mar-75 | |
S01.E10 | "The Guest" | 27-Mar-75 | |
S01.E11 | "Escape Artist" | 10-Apr-75 | |
S01.E12 | "Hair" | 17-Apr-75 | |
S01.E13 | "The Hero" | 1-May-75 | |
S02.E01 | "Doomsday" | 11-Sep-75 | |
S02.E02 | "The Social Worker" | 18-Sep-75 | |
S02.E03 | "The Layoff" | 25-Sep-75 | |
S02.E04 | "Ambush" | 2-Oct-75 | |
S02.E05 | "Heat Wave" | 9-Oct-75 | |
S02.E06 | "The Arsonist" | 16-Oct-75 | |
S02.E07 | "Grand Hotel" | 23-Oct-75 | |
S02.E08 | "Discovery" | 30-Oct-75 | |
S02.E09 | "You Dirty Rat" | 13-Nov-75 | |
S02.E10 | "Horse Thief" | 20-Nov-75 | |
S02.E11 | "Rain" | 27-Nov-75 | |
S02.E12 | "Fish" | 4-Dec-75 | |
S02.E13 | "Hot Dogs" | 11-Dec-75 | |
S02.E14 | "Protection" | 18-Dec-75 | |
S02.E15 | "Happy New Year" | 8-Jan-76 | |
S02.E16 | "Sniper" | 22-Jan-76 | |
S02.E17 | "Fear of Flying" | 29-Jan-76 | |
S02.E18 | "Block Party" | 12-Feb-76 | |
S02.E19 | "Massage Parlor" | 19-Feb-76 | |
S02.E20 | "The Psychiatrist" | 26-Feb-76 | |
S02.E21 | "The Kid" | 4-Mar-76 | |
S02.E22 | "The Mole" | 18-Mar-76 | |
S03.E01 | "Evacuation" | 23-Sep-76 | |
S03.E02 | "Quarantine: Part 1" | 30-Sep-76 | |
S03.E03 | "Quarantine: Part 2" | 7-Oct-76 | |
S03.E04 | "Bus Stop" | 14-Oct-76 | |
S03.E05 | "The Election" | 21-Oct-76 | |
S03.E06 | "Werewolf" | 28-Oct-76 | |
S03.E07 | "The Recluse" | 11-Nov-76 | |
S03.E08 | "Noninvolvement" | 18-Nov-76 | |
S03.E09 | "Power Failure" | 9-Dec-76 | |
S03.E10 | "Christmas Story" | 23-Dec-76 | |
S03.E11 | "Hash" | 30-Dec-76 | |
S03.E12 | "Smog Alert" | 6-Jan-77 | |
S03.E13 | "Community Relations" | 13-Jan-77 | |
S03.E14 | "The Rand Report" | 20-Jan-77 | |
S03.E15 | "Fire '77" | 27-Jan-77 | |
S03.E16 | "Abduction" | 3-Feb-77 | |
S03.E17 | "Sex Surrogate" | 10-Feb-77 | |
S03.E18 | "Moonlighting" | 17-Feb-77 | |
S03.E19 | "Asylum" | 24-Feb-77 | |
S03.E20 | "Group Home" | 10-Mar-77 | |
S03.E21 | "Strike: Part 1" | 24-Mar-77 | |
S03.E22 | "Strike: Part 2" | 31-Mar-77 | |
S04.E01 | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 1" | 15-Sep-77 | |
S04.E02 | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 2" | 22-Sep-77 | |
S04.E03 | "Bugs" | 29-Sep-77 | |
S04.E04 | "Corporation" | 6-Oct-77 | |
S04.E05 | "Burial" | 13-Oct-77 | |
S04.E06 | "Copy Cat" | 27-Oct-77 | |
S04.E07 | "Blizzard" | 3-Nov-77 | |
S04.E08 | "Chase" | 17-Nov-77 | |
S04.E09 | "Thanksgiving Story" | 24-Nov-77 | |
S04.E10 | "Tunnel" | 1-Dec-77 | |
S04.E11 | "Atomic Bomb" | 15-Dec-77 | |
S04.E12 | "The Bank" | 5-Jan-78 | |
S04.E13 | "The Ghost" | 12-Jan-78 | |
S04.E14 | "Appendicitis" | 19-Jan-78 | |
S04.E15 | "Rape" | 26-Jan-78 | |
S04.E16 | "Eviction: Part 1" | 2-Feb-78 | |
S04.E17 | "Eviction: Part 2" | 9-Feb-78 | |
S04.E18 | "Wojo's Problem" | 23-Feb-78 | |
S04.E19 | "Quo Vadis?" | 2-Mar-78 | |
S04.E20 | "Hostage" | 23-Mar-78 | |
S04.E21 | "Evaluation" | 4-May-78 | |
S04.E22 | "The Sighting" | 11-May-78 | |
S04.E23 | "Inauguration" | 18-May-78 | |
S05.E01 | "Kidnapping: Part 1" | 14-Sep-78 | |
S05.E02 | "Kidnapping: Part 2" | 14-Sep-78 | |
S05.E03 | "The Search" | 21-Sep-78 | |
S05.E04 | "Dog Days" | 28-Sep-78 | |
S05.E05 | "The Baby Broker" | 5-Oct-78 | |
S05.E06 | "Accusation" | 12-Oct-78 | |
S05.E08 | " Loan Shark" | 2-Nov-78 | |
S05.E09 | " The Vandal" | 9-Nov-78 | |
S05.E24 | " Jack Soo, a Retrospective" | 17-May-79 |