Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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On their day off, Malloy and Reed agree to give a talk to a group of fifth grade students, and then offer to let the kids watch them train for the California Police Olympics. But when the tires of their patrol car are slashed and a stopwatch goes missing out of reed's car, the two officers start to suspect one of the children.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Jack HawnGuest stars Butch Patrick, Al Checco, Larry McCormick, Stephanie Taylor, Rick Natoli, Russell Schulmann, Jon Walmsley
Malloy and Reed are on the lookout for the "Mulholland Mauler," who has raped six female hitchhikers and left them for dead. They quickly make an arrest of a likely suspect and take him to the location of an abandoned vehicle, after learning its owner never made it to her destination.
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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Guerdon TruebloodGuest stars Jack Hogan, Jonathan Lippe, Roberta Collins, Joe Higgins, Astrid Warner, Scutter McKay, Wendy Turner, Carolyn Devore
Malloy and Reed see a man passed out in an alley and stop to lend assistance, deliver bad news to a young wife, apprehend a mentally ill man who then becomes uncontrollably violent in their patrol car, and respond to a robbery that needlessly becomes a tragedy. All along the way the officers have their every move second guessed by a pair of young, unethical freelance journalists who are determined to document police brutality.
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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Preston WoodGuest stars Art Gilmore, Carl Reindel, Margarita Cordova, Paul Darby, Ben Frank, Marco López
Reed busts his first sex offender, who was caught brutally raping a 5-year-old boy in a park restroom, and gets frustrated when he learns the boy died. The officers later find trouble when an arrest in a predominantly Black neighborhood almost sparks a race riot. Another call is a possible dead body that turns out to be rotting fish.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by James DohertyGuest stars Ellen Corby, Herbert Anderson, Robert Munk, Tony Fraser, Ralph Manza, Linda Frey, Alex Clarke, Stuart Thomas
An older husband complains about his wife and friend's noisy karate practice. A hit and run traffic accident looks looks like a homicide. The officers use their investigative skills to locate the suspect and arrest him.
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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Richard MorganGuest stars Art Gilmore, Naomi Stevens, Pearl Shear, Benny Rubin, Paul Smith, Gene Rutherford, Robert Patten, Ray Ballard
Malloy and Reed double date on their day off to a ghost town only to be confronted by a motor cycle gang. It takes their quick police instincts to save the day as Mrs Reed gets too close to delivering the baby.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by James DohertyGuest stars Barbara Baldavin, Bruce Glover, Ralph Moody, Arell Blanton, David Hayward, Roger Matson Montgomery, Don Adkins, Mikki Jamison
Reed's wife is in the hospital expecting their first child, and Reed soon regrets his decision to report for work as usual. Out on patrol, they encounter a drunken man directing traffic, chase down a robbery suspect, investigate the theft of money from washing machines and become involved in a minor traffic accident that results in a major delay.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Guerdon TruebloodGuest stars Mikki Jamison, Foster Brooks, George Dunn, David Huddleston, Margaret Mason, Michael Freeman, Jimmie B. Smith, Michael Blake
A former convict and informant who Malloy helped give a second chance is accused of assaulting a priest, dealing drugs and stealing a gun after being fired from his dish-washing job at Duke's Longhorn Café. Malloy and Reed set out to determine if his story, which is full of suspicious coincidences, is actually true.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Jack HawnGuest stars Barney Phillips, George Brenlin, Robert Donner, John Kerr, Lewis Charles, Bob Corso, Lillian Lehman, Chuck Courtney
Reed feels a strong sense of accomplishment when he stumbles upon a large stash of narcotics as he secures a residence after executing a traffic warrant with Malloy and Officer Ed Wells. He's in for a rude awakening at the trial, however, when he's cross examined by the defense attorney.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Richard MorganGuest stars Fletcher Allen, Gary Crosby, Claude Johnson, Roger Perry, Phillip Pine, William Traylor, Billy Halop, Booth Colman
Malloy and Reed begin their shift responding to a disgruntled tenant who is holding his landlord at knife point. Later, they investigate a rash of property theft from multiple homes in a quiet neighborhood, stake out an apparent bag of laundry left on the side of the road and search for a runaway boy who gets himself into a life-threatening situation.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by Robert I. HoltGuest stars George Brenlin, Mitch Vogel, Natalie Masters, Alice Frost, Neil Russell, Myron Healey, Diane Holden, Morgan Jones
As Malloy and Reed's patrol begins, an uneventful traffic stop becomes more interesting when something catches Malloy's eye. Later, they discover an unusual situation responding to a break-in at a hospital supply warehouse, which becomes even more odd when the warehouse owner and a group of revenge-seeking thugs show up at the scene. The shift ends in a fitting way when they are called to an apartment where a baby has been left unattended with a pet lion.
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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Guerdon TruebloodGuest stars Jerry Ayres, Tony Colti, Frank Campanella, Art Metrano, Fran Ryan, Barbara Davis, Michael Bow
Two armed convicts holding up a diner shoot Malloy who entered innocently, and hold him and other civilians hostage.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Robert HamnerGuest stars George Brenlin, Joe Turkel, Diane Holden, Ken Lynch, Lew Brown, William Fawcett, Craig Chudy
Malloy and Reed become envious of officer wells, who has been given a coveted assignment in the newly established astro helicopter division. Out on patrol, they require assistance saving a wealthy elderly couple who get locked in their heavily fortified basement safe, and then use air support to track down robbery suspects who escape on a motorcycle.
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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Guerdon TruebloodGuest stars Gary Crosby, Kenneth Tobey, Byron Keith, John Hubbard, Tommy Lee, Vance Skarstedt, Frank J. Scannell, Ronald R. Rondell
Malloy and Reed are the first to respond to a downtown rooftop sniper who has been indiscriminately shooting at anyone he can find with his scoped rifle. After risking their lives to get civilians out of his line of sight, they become lead participants in the S.W.A.T. team's attempt to neutralize the suspect.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by Michael DonovanGuest stars Adam Wade, Thomas Bellin, Lew Brown, Gary Dubin, Alma Platt, Morgan Jones, Michael Stearns, George Barrows
Malloy and Reed see the same drunk twice in one night, respond to a bar fight and engage in a high-speed pursuit with good samaritans who make a bad decision. They also search for a biker who tries to coerce a woman to repay a debt by riddling her apartment with buckshot.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by Robert I. HoltGuest stars Norma Crane, J. Pat O'Malley, Christopher Dark, Rafael Campos, Charles Seel, Raoul De Leon, John Dennis, Larry J. Blake
Malloy and Reed hope to find an impostor as they investigate a boxing promoter's accusation that a police detective stole $350 from him. In the meantime, they deal with a disgruntled wife who is in the process of destroying her own car in the middle of a downtown street, investigate a gun theft from a pawn shop, drive up on a home burglary in progress and obtain critical information while interrogating a suspected car thief.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Robert I. HoltGuest stars Art Gilmore, Virginia Gregg, James McEachin, Woodrow Parfrey, John Harmon, Morris D. Erby, Dorothy Neumann, John Hudson
Malloy spends a weekend afternoon attending a barbecue at Reed's home, where Reed lets him hold his newborn son for the first time and tries to set him up with his wife's friend. However, their relaxation is interrupted when they have to deal with a young neighbor who overdoses on drugs and becomes the target of his dealer.
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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Robert I. HoltGuest stars Mikki Jamison, Carla Borelli, David Cassidy, Ross Elliot, Dan Scott, Cathleen Cordell, Raymond Mayo, Marco López
Malloy and Reed are rendered powerless when a drunken man with no flight experience decides to take a solo flight in a stolen airplane at a busy airport. Later, they try to locate a 17-year-old runaway living in a condemned home with a much older man, engage in a shootout with a convenience store robber and search for a booby-trapped bank safe that has been stolen with a tow truck.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by James DohertyGuest stars Tony Colti, Myron Healey, Ronne Troup, Harry Lauter, Ralph Manza, Craig Curtis, John Sebastian, Mike Ross
Malloy fears that a boxer who has just been paroled after serving a murder sentence is going to seek revenge against him. Out on patrol, they try to save a man who has been crushed while working under a stolen car, apprehend a liquor store robber who swears revenge against reed, change a flat tire on their patrol car, locate a four-year-old child who locked himself in a refrigerator and become the targets of an ambush.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by James DohertyGuest stars Natalie Masters, Timothy Brown, Robert Patten, James McEachin, Luana Patten, Walker Edmiston, Jack Griffin, Steve Mitchell
Malloy and Reed search for a suspect who frames an employee of a manufacturing plant for theft and then plants a powerful bomb on the premises. They also apprehend two criminals after questioning a suspicious man who is carrying heavy bags down the street, and protect an innocent motorist from a street race that still ends in tragedy.
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Directed by Jean YarbroughWritten by Robert I. HoltGuest stars Frank Maxwell, Neil Russell, Lewis Charles, Barry Cahill, Lillian Bronson, Guy Wilkerson, Roy Engel, Robert Knapp
Malloy and Reed spend a night shift on desk duty after Malloy breaks his wrist and another office worker calls in sick. With the assistance of a new female recruit, they deal with a homesick elderly woman who refuses to identify herself, help a lenient father bail out his son and become suspicious of a man who walks in looking for a wanted fugitive.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by Guerdon TruebloodGuest stars Scott McCartor, Beth Brickell, Robert Clarke, Louise Lorimer, Rand Brooks, X Brands, Larry J. Blake, John Nolan
Malloy and Reed respond to a fire where a young man, Lauro, saves a man trapped inside. But Lauro seems reluctant to receive any praise or attention much to everyone's surprise. Meanwhile, a concerned landlord reports suspicious in-activity from a tenant with heart trouble where Malloy and Reed arrive in time to give him CPR and save his life. Malloy attempts to keep his new hat clean, but finds it an impossibility.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by Don IngallsGuest stars A Martinez, Richard Angarola, Harry Lauter, Natividad Vacío, Ann Doran, Jack Perkins, Mina Vasquez, George Ostos
Reed has to deal with the consequences of forgetting to roll up the window on the patrol car before he left it. Back on patrol, Malloy and Reed search for an estranged husband who kidnaps his own child, deal with an elderly man who tries to pay for a meal with trading stamps, engage in a shootout with an escaped prisoner caught napping on a city bus and pull over a hijacked delivery van full of booze.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by James DohertyGuest stars Gloria Manon, Burt Mustin, Woodrow Parfrey, Ron Foster, Charles Seel, Squire Fridell, Rand Brooks, Richard Steele
Malloy and Reed are in for a rude awakening when they report to the home of a former professional wrestler on a domestic abuse call. Later, they become suspicious of an apartment burglary victim after they find one of the suspects dead, deal with a man who discovers car parts that were stolen from him installed on another car and become involved in a shootout responding to a bank robbery.
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Directed by Joseph PevneyWritten by James DohertyGuest stars Jed Allan, Mike Mazurki, Alan Vint, Dorothy Keller, Thomas A. Geas, Robert Patten, Howard Culver
Malloy and Reed prove they cannot and will not be bribed, no matter how good the offer, resulting in desperation from a young man charged with his third drunk driving offense. An elderly man admits mercy killing his wife.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by James DohertyGuest stars George Brenlin, Art Gilmore, John Lasell, Russ Conway, Peter Brocco, Del Moore, David Westberg, Cliff McDonald
Malloy and Reed track down a kooky female shoplifter involved in a cult-type relationship with a ego-maniacal spiritualist weirdo. Malloy gets help tracking her down from an old girlfriend.
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Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by Robert I. HoltGuest stars Liam Sullivan, Richard Eastham, Nina Shipman, Catlin Adams, Jo De Winter, Harry Geldard, Mina Martinez, Leona Early
