Homicide: Junior Bunk

[misstoughcookie97]

Can't help it but Pratt!!! (From er)

[Sarc37]

Yaphet Kotto, Motherfucking GEE!

[1dirkmanchest]

@Bjyman An L shaped ambush allows the shooters to fire with minimal chance of shooting each other.

Bayliss did not have an open shot as he was unarmed. Pembleton was armed and briefly pointed his weapon at the murder but did not fire. The only officers that fired were Lt. G, Bayliss, Lewis, and Kellerman. Pembleton was standing there but never fired a shot. Bayliss did not want to kill anyone and even let the homeless man Moss fire

a revolver over his head before he shot Mr. Moss.

[techi9]

Hey...Andy Bernard just smoked Jr

[terrinakamura]

fun to see some of the same actors who were in The Wire

[Pignoah]

I have only just watched this one scene.

But I will now watch the entire series.

[XrendirsejamasX]

somebody knows were i can find subtitles in spanish for this serie? i can`t find it ! or a translator for the subtitles in english, i really need it! thanks, greetings from argentina!

[jeffk627]

I love Det. Frank Pembleton as a character, but is a straight up pussy in this scene. He has a clean shot at Junior Bunk and refuses to fire his weapon. A similar situation happens in Part 2 of this episode, and Det. Tim Bayliss ends up getting shot because Pembleton won't shoot.

[bonzoscarpetcleaning]

This raises a question. Whose gun and whose desk was that? I mean, who was that guy? A second shift detective working late? We often saw unidentified detectives in the homicide room with no explanation as to who they were.

[66voldemort]

damn how many bullets were in that gun?

[bonzoscarpetcleaning]

@66voldemort I counted 20 but it's hard to be sure. One other thing that bothered me about this scene was that last uniform that Bunk killed. He seemed to have sufficient opportunity to take him out but never fired. And let's not forget that Tim, Gee, Meldrick, and Mike all would have been pulled off duty and put before a shooting investigator (probably from 2nd shift) but this didn't happen either. The detective who left his desk unlocked would have likely been fired.

[1dirkmanchest]

@66voldemort

Ther Glock model 17 has a magazine capacity of 17 plus 1 in the chamber, magazine extensions that added an extra two rds to the mag are common and in use today. I counted 19 or 20, so that would be right.

This TV show's writers, producers, directors took pride in authenticity. The episode where the train passenenger is pushed between the platform and train is a good example. Regards

[aaronbobaron]

Does his name Junior Bunk have anything to do with Bunk from The Wire?

[AxisofJustice21]

@aaronbobaron No... Bunk from the Wire is based on another detective from Simons book.

[imajeepster]

Junior bunk! when i saw ER a few years later i thought oh shit! that was junior bunk!

[AzraelNY]

I heard this qas an awesome, realistic show.

Then i watched this... Junior Bunk has more that 20 shots in that pistol? Maybe you just can't expect realistic clip count in the 90s...

[hollywoodwerewolf]

this was one of the best moments in the entire series. I loved this show

[fitz4609]

@Bjyman

Why wait? Bayliss had no weapon when he scurried past the convict judge killer.

Once he is armed, Bayliss is able to fire. This is a clear case of a lawful shooting (police or civilian) the cross fire leaves the cop killer in no position to fire back.

Caught in an L shaped ambush the bad guy, would have to turn and expose a side to fire on any one person.

[miroslavbabic80]

best part of the best series, I love them all, including Junior Bunk!

[Baldenlong77]

Kathryn Bigelow(The Hurt Locker) directed this episode.

[moondough]

Chilling, heart-stopping scene from one of television's best-ever series. This was hard-core shit, on network TV. Every cast-member on HLOTS was superb, as was the directing and writing. A memorable episode!

[MrNikoBellEnd]

your not walkin now are u haha

[BaronvonRichthofen]

@MrNikoBellEnd Go clean urself up boy, you dead :D

[LTmattYT]

clark johnson looks radder bald

[publica74]

Junior was representin' before he got plugged

[WarriorAlien]

I think they referenced this scene in an issue of Gotham Central, with the Joker grabbing gun and shooting damn near everyone in the MCU. The MCU captain, Maggie Sawyer, shoots and incapacitates him much in the way G steps out of his office and shoots Bunk.

[t5y665yrty56]

I love the way it was peaceful gee who owned junior here along with my boys kellerman bayliss and frank.

[fitz4609]

Frank had a weapon in hsi hand when he passed behind the shooter, but did not fire.

I wa Lt G, Lewis, Kellerman, and the Zen detective Bayliss that shot the murderer down.

Frank never shot. That was his flaw in previous episodes. He could not take a life. Even in a situation that clearly justified a lawful killing. Thats why he hesitated before and Bayliss took a round that was meant for Frank.

Love the book, love the TV series. This was the best year of Homicide series.

[fitz4609]

25% of officers that are shot are shot with their own weapon. we were taught that your sidearm belonged to everyone and that to keep it retention skills were needed.

but i feel much better with my glock than unarmed

[JonnyRic07]

For the record, in the United States Detectives and Investigators also are rarely in uniform.

[ColorFace1116]

@fitz4609 I don't know, I'm more partial to season 3, but this season did have The Subway. I agree with everything else, I love the book and TV show.

[mrcharliecharles]

really good scene, and quite shocking, i remember watching this as a kid when they used to show it late night on channel 4

[fitz4609]

edited to add.....Lt G had a Glock 17 on this occassion and not his usual mod 60 .38 special.

Great episode and great sequence.

[fitz4609]

everybody took a shot but Pembleton.

A four way cross fire, he did'nt stand a chance

Pembleton had a head shot but hesitated, he got that cop behind the glass shot

I like Lieutenant G's j model smith.

[codename617]

3:44 Sure you are.

[pokernuts]

dude, that was very good! I just heard the song on the radio so had to check for it on youtube. Aussie songs from the 70s and 80s always put a smile on my face.

[pokernuts]

scrap that, posted on the wrong video (obviously!)

[QualDanas]

lol his ass aint walking out thats for sure

[thestickwoman]

I loved Junior Bunk. I named my parrot for the kid. His character really did have a nice arc from crying coward to hardcore cop killer

[b7160]

I always liked the last shot of Bayliss firing those two rounds... it was like a side of him that at that point, we hadn't seen.

[TomerMMHA]

Oh, by the last episode, we certainly saw a huge side of him we haven't seen. Bigger than the bi-curiousity and the buddhism.

[JAHamilton77]

he fired 19 shots from one clip :(

[worm082]

the one thing i hated about this scene was how they went the star trek route and the guys that died were all "ensign rickys" lol the guy on the away team you never saw before in the red vest who always died. thats the only bad part about it

[hollywoodwerewolf]

One of the most intense moments on primetime Network drama of the '90's. Homicide Life on the Street was awesome.

[Aylward1]

I think this scene pretty much put Mekhi's name up as a definite one to watch! Electrifying! I remember watching it and thinking "I know I'll be seeing more of him in the future"

[publica6]

Junior flipped the script

[randomproductivity]

If you have the time please post the first time junior bunk is arrested (before prison) and is a crying momma's boy!

[easilyjaded2]

He in fact was going to his desk to get his gun. He mentions it in the second part of the finale (Fallen Heroes Part 2). Like most other detectives, he left his gun in his desk.

[DrEliPhoenix]

I loved how this scene went into one with Munch chatting up his latest conquest in the Waterfront, only for the blue and red sirens to come past and stop in front of the station.

[TubeSteak007]

OK, I love this show, too. And not to be a kill-joy, but how do 4 men (Bayliss, Gee, Pembleton, & Lewis all pump bullets into one man's body & not risk cross-fire? Am I asking this question correctly? How did they not shoot one another? I think it would've been more dramatic if just Gee brought him down. I mean, does anyone else ever recall him ever firing his weapon? I love the show, but help me out on this one...

[easilyjaded2]

I'm guessing that they need to be good target-shooters in order to still remain cops. There are tons of scenes throughout the series when they are shooting at the range. They all see him clearly and all shoot at him. It's not like they are just randomly shooting, he's right out in the open. But I do see your point about Gee, I don't know about that.

[easilyjaded2]

But I don't know anything about cross-fires and shooting and all that, so hopefully someone with a little more knowledge can better answer this question!

[1988plg]

@easilyjaded2 The caliber used at the time would split the second they hit the target, in this case Junior Bunk, also its just a show so logic isn't really taken over the raw drama of the situation. Thanks for posting this. Gotta love this show. Do they still play this show on tv? Does anyone know?

[jmaj1986]

Gee shot and killed a suspect in Season 4. He was partnered up with Howard because Lewis was getting married that day and had the whole squadroom making last minute wedding plans.

[tommyers]

@TubeSteak007 Giardello shot a man when he was out working a case in Season 4. It was in self-defense. He was going to talk to a suspect and the suspect fired on him before Giardello took him out.

[sp032198]

@TubeSteak007 ITS A TV SHOW

[aixelsyd82]

@TubeSteak007 G shot and killed a suspect that he and Kay went to interview in Season 4. It was the same episode that Meldrick got married,

[bonzoscarpetcleaning]

@TubeSteak007 I know your post is an older one but I should point out Gee DID shoot someone in season 4.

As for cross fire, the real risk was Bayliss and Kellerman shooting each other but they were both shown to be expert marksmen, Bayliss in particular. In a real shooting scenario, there's not much thought going on. And you develop tunnel vision real quick.

[lloyddobblerNJ]

I hear what you're saying, but at least it was a well thought out scene. Even though police work is a lot more boring than most tv shows and movies portray, at anytime that tedious work can be interupted by extreme acts of violence like this.

[turbijaner]

that cross firing was bull shitmmi can tell you that,,

rule number 1

we all shoot in the same direction

[TomerMMHA]

Yeah... um... consider the situation. How about... when someone killed and wounded lots of people, and then finally stood up, was the only one standing, and pretty much put a "shoot me" sign on himself by doing so, and we know he's the only shooter... how about maybe then people can allow themselves to just aim and airhole him? And it's not like they shot all over. They focused their bullets in nice tight groupings.

There is something called "context". Doesn't always match the textbook.

[Beatpoet7371]

I bet they locked the drawers after this shit!

[marsyro]

i hate that they made Kellerman a bad guy.

[JackBauer270]

I wouldn't really say they made Kellerman a "bad guy." I say they turned him more into an anti-hero. Let's face it, Luther Mahoney was the scum of the earth and most of us probably would have shot him down just like Kellerman did. I think the reason that Kellerman became depicted as a "bad guy" from that moment on was that the rest of the homicide unit wanted someone to blame for the Junior Bunk incident and since all the Mahoneys were either dead or in jail it was easier to blame Kellerman.

[ctnh717]

Regarding shock and violence, what about the scene from The City That Bleeds? H:LOtS was definitely more of a cerebral cop show, but it did have its moments of violence, which it chose carefully and did well.

How great is Kellerman kicking open the door?

[cook31400]

Junior bunk took it downtown !

[AnimeChristians]

*spits on wall*

[Hawkee316]

I have always liked this show alot and there are many, many scenes in the show that I really enjoy but this scene still after all these years still takes my breath away, I remember watching it for the first time and I almost had a accident in my pants.

[Lavaman3682]

he didnt take the open shot b/c they elected to catch Junior in an L-shaped ambush. similar tactic in Miami Vice 2007 final shoot out. In reality, this very thing has happened many times. Note that even w/ LEO-issue high capacity mag at the time, he (should)run out of bullets at some point before he shoots the fem detective and the last uniformed officer

[JAHamilton77]

15 shots on the money. Watched the scene several times and counted..... Though there was an extra muzzle flash without a corresponding sound.

[pomodrunkard]

Yeah, I counted it too, the second or third time through. His gun was empty when they shot him.

[Autumn82]

Where can I buy the DVDs?

[Beatpoet7371]

Check Amazon~dot~com

[goldenapple91]

If you watch closely you can see Frank had an open shot at Junior when he came out of Giardello's office but didn't take it.

[easilyjaded2]

Yeah, I noticed that too. Which is part of the reason why I couldn't blame him when he quit the force.

[pomodrunkard]

Frank had been established as a horrible shot who'd never ever fired his gun in the line of duty. He was experiencing some serious hesitation by then. If he'd stayed on the show, I can imagine they would have written a lot more about him choking when he was needed.

[soneric84]

You should put up the whole episode.

[88ragtime]

I would have pissed on that motherfucker's corpse after he was dead

[kolst8406]

I read the show was under ratings pressure, so they were forced to ratchet up the violence, making the show less realistic and more like other cop shows.

[easilyjaded2]

Basically. I didn't like a lot of it, but this scene was just too shocking and vital to the rest of the season 6 finale that I couldn't help but put it up.

[kolst8406]

I'll watch any Homicide clips you've got. It was a great show, always interesting.

[mikethegent]

Bunk took it downtown.

[gamehound83]

Reminds me a little of the North Hollywood shoot out

[Nightowl358]

I don't think Frank even got off a shot. Frank had an issue with firearms.

[BeautyU2U]

Damn, only on HOMICIDE! The best ones took him out. Frank, Tim, G...

[easilyjaded2]

Actually, Frank never shot his gun...which kind of leads into the next problem in the following episode. The only men that shot were G, Kellerman, Meldrick, and Tim (I think that's the order they were shown in too).

[easilyjaded2]

Or, the only men that shot and HIT Junior Bunk, anyway....heh.

[BeautyU2U]

Oh so what's the problem in the next episode?

[easilyjaded2]

Frank hesitates for too long while aiming at a fleeing gun-wielding drug dealer. If you haven't seen it, I don't want to go further than that for fear of spoiling you, lol.

[mikethegent]

that scene was a better one than a mexican standoff.Ironic though Kellerman plugged uncle Luther then along with Gee,Meldrick and Timmy,they all stopped Junior Bunk.

[Timmyfunk1]

The absolute best episode of the sixth season. I watch this episode every week out of principle.

[nnnnnnnp]

I can't belive this episode was 10 years ago I was 15 when me and my sister wacthed this so shocking so good. Homicide LOTS is the best cop show ever.

[JTatef14]

Kellerman is so frickin' awesome!

[TvGyrl]

one the best scenes of the entire series.

[todieandwither]

I haven't d=seen this ep, can you post the interrogation scene please?