Partners in crime
Briscoe's other partners were Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth), Rey Curtis (played by Benjamin Bratt) and on the spin-off "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," Hector Salazar (played by Kirk Acevedo). Before Orbach joined the show, Paul Sorvino and George Dzundza played detectives on the series.
Chris Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey
Jimmy McNulty and others
McNulty had lots of problems. He was a serious alcoholic, a womanizer and he bent the rules, finally breaking them when created a fictional criminal on the show for the police to pursue.
Maddie and David
After David and Maddie slept together on the show and Cybill Shepherd took a break when she was pregnant with twins, "Moonlighting" often got by on David's charm alone. Plus, the "Taming of the Shrew" episode is great.
Photo: Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis in "Moonlighting"
Rizzoli and Isles
Photo: Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Det. Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles.
Benson and Stabler
Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett
Oh, and as "Miami Vice" cops, they killed a lot of bad guys, too.
Photo: Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs and Don Johnson as "Sonny" Crocket.
Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett
Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky
Photo: From left, David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser as Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky from "Starsky & Hutch"
Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky
Photo: From left, Ben Stiller, Paul Michael Glaser, Owen Wilson and David Soul from "Starsky & Hutch," in London
Ponch and Jon Baker
Det. Andy Sipowicz and Dets. Kelly, Simone and Clark
Sipowicz, who struggled with everything on the series from alcoholism to being a racist to his wife getting shot and killed, was also partnered with Det. John Kelly (David Caruso) from 1993-1994 and Det. Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) from 1994-1998.
Det. Sgt. Joe Friday
When the series returned in 1967, Bill Gannon (played by Harry Morgan) was Friday's partner until the show ended in 1970.
There were two more "Dragnet" TV series, but neither featured Friday.
Photo: Jack Webb as Joe Friday from the TV series "Dragnet," Aug. 1, 1956.
Friday and Streebek
Thomas Magnum
Photo: Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in "Magnum, P.I."
Bones and Seeley
Photo: Brennan (Emily Deschanel, left) and Booth (David Boreanaz) are surprised at what they find when they examine a sarcophagus in the "Bones" episode "A Night at the Bones Museum."
Charlie and Don Eppes
Photo: David Krumholtz, left, and Rob Morrow, who play FBI agent brothers Charlie and Don Eppes, respectively, pose on the set of "Numb3rs."
Mulder and Scully
Photo: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from "The X-Files"
Steve and Danno
Willows and Grissom
They paved the way for David Caruso as Horatio Cane in "CSI: Miami" and Gary Sinise as Mac Taylor and Melina Kanakaredes as Stella Bonasera on "CSI: NY."
Beckett and Castle
Photo: ABC's "Castle" stars Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle.
Lisbon and Jane
Photo: CBI Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney, left) shows CBI Consultant Patrick Jane (Simon Baker, right) her bridesmaid dress for an upcoming wedding on "The Mentalist."
Curatola and Reagan
Photo: Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Jackie (Jennifer Esposito) on "Blue Bloods."
Renzull and Reagan
Photo: Sgt. Anthony Renzull (Nick Turturro) and Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) on "Blue Bloods."