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Bobby Johnson is a fictional character portrayed by Chris Lobban in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
They appear in 10 episodes out of a total of 146 aired

Bobby Johnson

by Chris Lobban

character

Episodes10

  • 8.1
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    A Child of Promise
    episode S4.E16 february 1991
    A promising high school student is determined to encourage his younger brother to make positive choices in his life.
  • 8.3
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    Ruda's Awakening
    episode S5.E5 november 1991
    When Virgil's estranged aunt is eyewitness to a teenager killed in a botched arrest, her resentment for Virgil clouds her better judgement as to what really happened.
  • 7.6
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    The Landlord
    episode S5.E12 january 1992
    When a slumlord is mysteriously murdered, it is implied that he had dealings with dope pushers. Until informant Jimmy Dawes provides some vital information.
  • 8.2
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    Sanctuary
    episode S5.E21 may 1992
    Gillespie & Tibbs, along with the abbot of a local monastery, stand accused of harboring a fugitive who escaped from a chain gang.
  • 8
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    The Law on Trial
    episode S5.E22 may 1992
    The trio receives an outpouring of support from the town and the police department in the days leading up to their trial. Romance is in the air for Bill Gillespie and Harriet DeLong.
  • 7.8
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    Leftover Man: Part 1
    episode S6.E16 march 1993
    When a racist politician visits Sparta during his political rally, a staged assassination attempt intended to make him look better to his perspective voters goes horribly wrong.
  • 7.8
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    Leftover Man: Part 2
    episode S6.E17 march 1993
    The Sparta Police investigate when it is discovered that the murder attempt may not have been staged after all.
  • 7.6
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    Even Nice People
    episode S6.E20 april 1993
    Shady real estate developers try to drive Gillespie's daughter out of her property, in order to make way for a new development project.
  • 8.7
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    Child's Play
    episode S7.E1 september 1993
    Many changes come to Sparta. Virgil Tibbs has left the Sparta Police Department and he, Althea and their twins have returned to Philadelphia, PA so Virgil can complete his law school studies. Bill Gillespie has been voted out as chief and is replaced by FBI Agent Hampton Forbes from Memphis, TN. Forbes inherits the case of a reclusive man who is murdered as he is awaiting trial for manslaughter.
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    Time's Long Shadow
    episode S7.E20 march 1994
    Womanizer Frank Davenport is the general contractor on a large residential project in Sparta that threatens an area of slave artifacts. He is also having a torrid affair with his new secretary, Cindy Jenk, whose father Gus is a protective hot head. There are hard feelings, even fights, among the townspeople who either support or oppose stopping the construction project to save the antiquities. It is a toss-up who will get to Davenport first.