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Adam-12

1968TV-PG7 seasons7.1 / 10

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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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Synopsis

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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Cast

Martin MilnerOfficer Pete Malloy

Kent McCordOfficer Jim Reed

William BoyettSergeant MacDonald

Natalie MastersWoman

Gary CrosbyOfficer Ed Wells

Kenneth WashingtonOfficer Miller

William StevensOff. Jerry Walters

Robert RothwellOfficer Russo

Credits

Created by: Jack Webb, Robert A. Cinader
Written by: Leo Gordon, Michael Donovan

Production details

Status: Ended
Series type: Scripted
Episodes: 174
Original language: English

Networks & production

NBCUnited States
Mark VIIUnited States
Universal Television EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

lapdlos angeles, californiapatrouillepolice

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Episode 1

Harbor Division

Sep 12, 197330m

Malloy needs to sell two tickets to the ballet after his date cancels, but he quickly regrets putting a notice on the station's bulletin board. While patrolling the harbor and surrounding area, he and Reed investigate a marine fuel dealer accused of forgery, pull over a driver with a suspicious box on the roof of his car, question a suspicious young couple, deal with an astrologer who is driving recklessly and encounter a drunken cook shooting a rifle from the crow's nest of a docked ship.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Bryan K. JosephGuest stars Gary Crosby, Fred Stromsoe, Jayne Meadows, Charles McGraw, G.D. Spradlin, Al Checco, Johnny Silver, Don Diamond

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Episode 2

Rampart Division

Sep 19, 197330m

Malloy and Reed patrol a neighborhood of Los Angeles inhabited by a large retired population. Calls include a purse snatching during which the suspect eluded capture, but was later found during routine patrol, an elderly man with multiple warrants for auto theft trying to break into a car in a church parking lot, a dispute between an elderly woman and man over her eviction and his offer to take her in (the woman is later arrested when she begins smashing 1-Adam-12's windshield with a baseball bat), a dispute over $5, a baby stroller rolling into a lake, and a retired policeman-turned-security guard named George who wants to talk shop, then assists in the suspects' arrest after a robbery, afterwards laments to the officers about being lonely due to all of his friends passing on.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by David H. VowellGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Elizabeth Kerr, Carmen Zapata, Steve Conte, Natalie Masters, Bill Quinn, Ian Wolfe, Jim Boles

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Episode 3

Foothill Division

Sep 26, 197330m

Sgt. MacDonald reported his camper was broken into with three fishing rods and a pair of custom-made cowboy boots missing, and offers two free steak dinners for their return. The officers come across another man with the same "one of a kind" boots that Mac lost. Cases include Malloy, Reed, and Mac riding horseback to locate three suspects in a break-in at a stable, the station comes under sniper fire, and Officer Wells (showing his rarely-seen compassionate side) takes up a collection for a couple and their cancer-stricken daughter to get to San Francisco, later Wells finds out he's been had as the "couple" were well-known con artists with a long rap sheet.

Directed by Christian I. Nyby IIWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Gary Crosby, Rod Cameron, Jack De Mave, Don 'Red' Barry, Joe Kapp, Army Archerd

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Episode 4

West Valley Division

Oct 3, 197330m

Malloy has his eye on an attractive woman he's seeing all over town walking a scotty dog, which eventually turns out to be bad news for her. Meanwhile, he and Reed assist a police helicopter track down a young man riding his dirt bike in the hills illegally during fire season, search for an armed suspect who held up a movie theater before escaping on a motorcycle and coordinate with the police helicopter in a futile search for two armed robbery suspects who fatally shot a night watchman inside a department store.

Directed by Christian I. Nyby IIWritten by Alf HarrisGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Norman Alden, Peggy Webber, Stacy Keach, Sr., Robert Weaver, Regina Parton, Bob Hastings, Ben Frommer

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Episode 5

Venice Division

Oct 10, 197330m8.0 / 10

Malloy and Reed have to break the news to a young model that her press agent lied when he said there would be nothing wrong with having a nude photo shoot on a busy public beach. Later, they discover a man stealing from a phone booth, assist in the chase of a stolen dune buggy, try help an attractive woman whose safety is put in grave danger by an obscene phone caller, deal with a wino who dies while eating at a diner and pull over a woman towing a large jack-o-lantern.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by Robert I. HoltGuest stars Edy Williams, Fred Stromsoe, Larry Hovis, Laurette Spang, Marc Hannibal, William Vint, Dabbs Greer, Erin Fleming

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Episode 6

Hot Shot

Oct 24, 197330m

Today's patrol begins with a traffic stop of a high-society cat burglar who's just finished serving a four-year prison term, and Malloy senses the guy is about to return to his old ways. Meanwhile, he and Reed engage in a standoff with a wounded robbery suspect who fatally shot a convenience store worker, examine an abandoned vehicle, investigate the theft of a book from a library and deal with a distraught unemployed man who takes his young daughter hostage in his home.

Directed by Christian I. Nyby IIWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Jed Allan, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Manning, Mia Bendixsen, Dee Carroll, Raymond Mayo

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Episode 7

Van Nuys Division

Oct 31, 197330m

Malloy returns from vacation sporting a mustache, prompting chuckles and guffaws from the squad. The officers then assist Air Ten in rescuing two people from an airplane crash. Reno West, a paroled thief, is suspected in the theft of some stamps from a mansion. A witness provides excellent descriptions of suspects involved in a jewelry store robbery. And a woman takes an alleged purse snatcher to the police station in her car rather than walk four miles to do so. Malloy shaves off the mustache when he has trouble trimming it.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Priscilla Pointer, Myron Healey, Penny Santon, Robert Clarke, Eve McVeagh, James Nolan, Sidney Miller

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Episode 8

Training Division

Nov 7, 197330m

A rookie cop with a "know-it-all" presents problems for the officers on the force, including Officer Wells, Malloy and Reed. Barrett bungles the arrest of a kooky but ultimately harmless elderly man suspected of holding up a bank. Later, a bomber has planted an explosive device inside a cereal box at a local grocery store, with the bomb set to go off within the hour.

Directed by Kenneth JohnsonWritten by Michael DonovanGuest stars Gary Crosby, Fred Stromsoe, John Elerick, Bill Elliott, Arthur Peterson, Ines Pedroza, Joe E. Tata, Don Ross

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Episode 9

Capture

Nov 14, 197330m

Reno West's burglary reign continues, and the Captain orders it stopped at all costs. Other cases include having to divert a vicious guard dog so the officers can save a 70 year old man in a diabetic coma, investigate a theft of a rare jade statue from a mansion, and a domestic dispute between a couple where it appears the wife is the abuser.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars Gary Crosby, Fred Stromsoe, Jed Allan, Virginia Gregg, Lyle Talbot, Maidie Norman, Ralph Montgomery

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Episode 10

Hollywood Division

Nov 21, 197330m

There's a new dispatcher on today's day watch, and while Reed can't stand her voice, Malloy sees the situation much differently. On patrol, they search for a hit and run driver who left a small girl in serious condition, investigate a break-in at a synagogue, deal with a drunk woman who is searching for her daughter and become part of a SWAT team attempting to neutralize a sniper terrorizing the movie studio from which he was just fired.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Preston WoodGuest stars Robert Donner, Fred Stromsoe, Marc Hannibal, Marie Windsor, Roger Torrey, Sondra Currie, Kim Hamilton, Anne Whitfield

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Episode 11

Northeast Division

Dec 5, 197330m

Reed needs his TV repaired, and brings in his Boy Scout neighbor with a merit badge in electronics to work on it. Cases involve pursuing a juvenile on a souped-up minibike, a woman suspected of killing and burying her husband in the back yard, a robbery committed by a long haired woman in high heels, a picket line at a store resolved when the lead picketer found out she went on a "computer date" with the store manager and he lied about his occupation, and a report made on a robbery turned out to be made by the actual robbers.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Johnny Whitaker, James G. Richardson, Dorothy Neumann, Andrew Stevens, Ruth Price, Laurie Rose, Leanna Johnson

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Episode 12

If the Shoe Fits

Dec 12, 197330m

While Reed is having his shoes fixed at the repair shop, the squeakiness of his replacement shoes is driving Malloy crazy. On patrol, they deal with a deranged homeowner destroying his own possessions, stop a cargo van whose driver misunderstands the meaning of double jeopardy, search for a young boy hiding in an industrial building about to be demolished and create a hostage situation after shooting a bank robber.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by Jim CarlsonGuest stars Gary Crosby, Fred Stromsoe, Dick Wilson, Irene Tedrow, Murray MacLeod, Doug Johnson, Bartine Zane, Moosie Drier

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Episode 13

Southwest Division

Dec 19, 197330m

Reed and Malloy respond to a dispute in a park, where elderly woman Edna Digby (Lillian Bronson) tries to stop painter Andre Pochek from selling a painting that she considers indecent. To resolve the issue (due to the seller needing a new permit and being short on money) Malloy buys the painting and puts it in the back of the cruiser. It becomes a frequent topic of discussion despite Malloy's dislike for the painting, and when Malloy tries to sell it to another officer, the officer only buys the frame, leaving him with the painting. Calls include a man trying to retrieve a valuable coin from a toy dispenser, a potential "peeping tom" who is actually a city employee using a telescope to check meters to avoid dogs, a repo man trying to widen a door in a house he is trying to repossess furniture from, and an ex-football star-turned-robber who flees into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Peter Brocco, Herb Vigran, Ray Ballard, Fred Holliday, Lillian Bronson, Gloria Manon, Dick Bass

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Episode 14

The Sweet Smell...

Jan 9, 197430m

Malloy and Officer Woods return from a day of fishing smelling like fish...which is aggravated when a disoriented woman spills perfume in the back seat. Numerous trips to the police garage fail to get the smells out. Other incidents include a mute woman informing the officers someone had broken into a church, a kidnapping call that turns out to be a man picking up a drunk woman to take her home, and a boy whose bike was stolen by a big boy and was recovered when the boy's friends caught and held the big boy until the police arrived.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Jim CarlsonGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Lennie Weinrib, George Chandler, Sheila Bromley, Olan Soule, Stuart Nisbet, Arnold F. Turner, Jay Jay Joe

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Episode 15

Trouble in the Bank

Jan 15, 197430m

While on a quiet patrol, Reed decides to spend part of his lunch break doing business at his bank while Malloy waits in the patrol car. Unfortunately, he walks into the clutches of a pair of ruthless robbers who take him hostage.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Jerry ThomasGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Leo Gordon, Thomas Bellin, Chuck Bowman, Edward Colmans

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Episode 16

North Hollywood Division

Jan 22, 197430m

Reed volunteers to write a profile on Malloy for the LAPD's magazine to honor his 10th anniversary on the force, but soon discovers he may be in over his head. Out on patrol, an apparent gas station armed robbery gets turned on its head when they question the parties after a long chase, a man goes to extreme lengths to get his neighbor's poodle to stop barking, a woman's plan to get her husband arrested backfires and a liquor store robbery suspect barricades himself inside a house's garage after a high-speed chase.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by Leonard B. KaufmanGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, William Campbell, Chanin Hale, Vic Perrin, Virginia Vincent, Johnny Haymer, James Rosin, Gina Alvarado-Samperio

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Episode 17

Taking It Easy

Jan 29, 197430m

Reed is suffering from a wrist injury which puts him on desk duty, while Malloy has to break in a new rookie partner. Reed's day is far from routine as he has to handle a bomb threat that results in the evacuation of the station, Officer Brinkman accidentally discharges his shotgun twice, a young man wants to report misconduct by a police officer, an elderly man brings a shotgun into the station to drop off, Malloy brings in a group of children abandoned by their mother, and Malloy and his partner pursue a car into the police parking lot, where the suspects are arrested.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Robert SchlittGuest stars Claude Johnson, Fred Stromsoe, Bill Elliott, Kip Niven, Barney Phillips, Ed Faulkner, Ron Castro, John Gallaudet

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Episode 18

Krash

Feb 5, 197430m

Malloy's brand new car gets dinged up when he has to bail out to chase down a purse snatcher, but Sgt. MacDonald promises him his kid brother in Beverly Hills can fix it on the cheap. Out on patrol, he and Reed search for a drunk man accused of randomly shooting arrows, respond to a robbery at a deli that results in tragedy and search for a drug store robbery suspect who gets away after being shot.

Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by C. W. NoelGuest stars Bill Elliott, Arnold F. Turner, Sarah Selby, Russell Thorson, Pepe Hern, Jodean Lawrence, Ron Henriquez, Alma Platt

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Episode 19

Routine Patrol

Feb 12, 197430m

Malloy and Reed begin today's patrol by responding to a call of a drunken woman threatening the patrons of a bar with a handgun. Afterwards, they search for a group of four carjackers who go on a robbery spree after targeting a man with a cache of guns in his trunk, and investigate the suspicious death of a mentally disabled man.

Directed by Hollingsworth MorseWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Bill Williams, Jo Anne Meredith, Robert DoQui, Buddy Lester, Jim B. Smith, Rachel Romen

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Episode 20

Sunburn

Feb 18, 197430m

Reed returns from an off-day with an uncomfortable full-body sunburn, which causes him problems throughout the watch. Calls include responding to a traffic accident, acting on a tip from an informant, busting a drug dealer working out of abandoned homes, searching for a robbery suspect based on a vehicle description, and assisting in the rescue of two boys when their boat capsizes.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Bryan K. JosephGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Paul Picerni, Dick Whittinghill, Alice Backes, Pamela Hensley, Tom Geas, Sam Chu Lin, Steve Conte

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Episode 21

Skywatch: Part 1

Feb 25, 197430m

Malloy and Reed are chosen to ride in Air-70 to observe how the LAPD's air patrol works. The chopper's cases include searching for two robbery suspects inside a high-rise building and tracking an escaping murder suspect.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars Claude Johnson, William Stevens, Fred Stromsoe, Jack Hogan, Gavin James

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Episode 22

Skywatch: Part 2

Mar 4, 197430m

Malloy and Reed take to separate helicopter units to continue their observations. The choppers assist in a stolen light plane from LAX by a distraught man, track two robbery suspects fleeing in separate cars, and assist in a nighttime house fire.

Directed by Dennis DonnellyWritten by Leo GordonGuest stars William Stevens, Fred Stromsoe, Jack Hogan, John Nolan, Gavin James, Sam Edwards, Julie Bennett

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Episode 23

L.A. International

Mar 12, 197430m

Malloy, Reed, and Officer Woods are assigned airport duty at LAX, now equipped with closed-circuit cameras, which were used to observe a burglary in progress and apprehend the suspects before they could leave. An argument over a suitcase resulted in the discovery of drugs, another dispute involving an Army soldier and another man uncovers a scheme where the civilian took Japanese Yen from the soldier. A ticket clerk that catches Malloy's eye informs him of a man who bought tickets from her previously under a different name, which results in the breakup of a credit card theft ring, a runaway is escorted to security until his mother can pick him up, and a silent alarm at a toll gate results in the capture of a robber who was holding a hostage. As a reward for breaking up the credit card theft ring, the company invites Malloy and the ticket clerk to lunch—Reed is invited too but Malloy pays Reed (a week's worth of lunches) NOT to join the couple on the lunch date.

Directed by Christian I. Nyby IIWritten by Walter BlackGuest stars Fred Stromsoe, Len Wayland, Eve Brent, Michael Bow, Jordan Rhodes, Geoff Scott, John Rayner, Tina Cole

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Episode 24

Clinic on 18th Street

Mar 19, 197430m10.0 / 10Finale

Malloy and Reed investigate the death of an old man wearing an unusual belt, which leads to the case being turned over to Frauds Division, who finds that Dr. Gantman, running a clinic, is treating a blind seven-year-old patient with a pituitary gland condition but his "treatment" is worthless and preventing a real treatment (removal of the gland). Later, a TV repairman who makes oscillator belts for Gantman is busted for bookmaking and agrees to testify against the doctor, but Gantman demonstrates his "treatment" in open court and fails miserably. Note: This episode, in which Reed and Malloy appear only briefly, was intended to be the pilot for a new Mark VII series focusing on the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, and was directed by Webb himself. However, no such series came to be.

Directed by Jack WebbWritten by Joseph CalvelliGuest stars Dick Haymes, Virginia Vincent, Kenneth Tobey, Virginia Gregg, Don Ross, Ed Nelson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Sharon Gless

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