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TV series

The Streets of San Francisco

1972TV-145 seasons7.0 / 10

Rugged drama of the city and its people.

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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Synopsis

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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Episode 1

One Last Shot

1h8.0 / 10

Alcoholic officer Joe Landers accidentally gets his partner killed and clumsily tries to cover it up as Stone and Keller work their way to the truth.

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Written by Jack B. SowardsGuest stars Susan Strasberg, Jacqueline Scott, Leslie Nielsen, Joe Spano, Robert Drivas, Jock Mahoney

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Episode 2

The Most Deadly Species

1h7.3 / 10

A high-ranking hoodlum hires the androgynously-named "Sidney"--a hitwoman who's assigned to murder the three thugs responsible for the death of his son. She decides to let the police do her digging for her and moves in next door to Keller...

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Guest stars Johnny Weissmuller Jr., James Luisi, Vince Howard, Brenda Vaccaro, Barry Sullivan, Joseph Ruskin, Dennis Patrick, Joe Di Reda

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Episode 3

Target: Red

1h7.3 / 10

Bill Bixby plays a former CIA hitman who is hired by some kooky generals to assassinate a Red Chinese envoy on a state visit to San Francisco.

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Directed by Barry CraneGuest stars Byron Morrow, David McLean, Bill Bixby, Andrew Duggan, Linda Marsh, Cheryl Miller, Curt Lowens, Peggy McCay

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Episode 4

Mask of Death

1h9.0 / 10

A professional female impersonator, whose headline act is a perfect imitation of 1930s movie star Carol Marlowe, is overwhelmed with an alternate personality -- and murdering any man who is unlucky enough to be attracted to "Carol."

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Directed by Harry FalkGuest stars John Zaremba, John Fiedler, Marianne McAndrew, John Davidson, Herb Edelman, Anne Helm, Ivor Barry, Bernie Kopell

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Episode 5

I Ain't Marchin' Anymore

1h6.0 / 10

Steve Keller goes undercover as a draft-dodger to discover who killed a young Vietnam war deserter.

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Directed by Paul StanleyGuest stars Jack Stauffer, Michael Burns, Don Stroud, Joshua Bryant, Richard Gilliland, Richard Bull, Anthony Eisley, Barbara Collentine

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Episode 6

One Chance to Live

1h6.7 / 10

An average older woman is concealing an affair with a married diplomat and believes she is targeted for death.

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Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by David FriedkinGuest stars Pippa Scott, Herb Vigran, Mary Jackson, Steven Keats, Joanne Linville, Edward Mulhare, Woodrow Parfrey

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Episode 7

Jacob's Boy

1h5.7 / 10

A bum blackmails a black guy. The bum's friends roll him for the money and attempt to pin his death on the black guy, who is the lovable and successful nanny to a young kid. What's the black guy hiding?...

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Directed by Harry FalkWritten by Paul SavageGuest stars Ysabel MacCloskey, Roy Jenson, James Griffith, Maidie Norman, Brock Peters, Mitch Vogel, Dabney Coleman, Robert Walden

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Episode 8

Flags of Terror

1h7.0 / 10

Domestic terrorists take several people hostage, including Keller. Stone has to deal with not only the terrorists but a right-wing journalist and a vengeful father whose daughter was killed.

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Guest stars Carl Franklin, Georganne LaPiere, Adrienne La Russa, Katherine Cannon, Robert Hogan, Richard Eastham, Adrienne La Russa, Tom Hallick

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Episode 9

Cry Help!

1h6.0 / 10

A troubled teen from a broken home is suspected of shooting a friend's stepfather.

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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Leonardo Bercovici, Larry BrodyGuest stars Eddie Barth, Marge Redmond, Clint Howard, Joseph V. Perry, Mariette Hartley, William Jordan

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Episode 10

For Good or Evil

1h5.7 / 10

A boy who saw the slaying of a mob chief is torn between telling Stone and joining the syndicate.

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Guest stars Herbert Jefferson Jr., Randy Powell, Hari Rhodes, Mike Evans, Michael Masters

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Episode 11

Bird of Prey

1h7.5 / 10

Women keep turning up in hotel rooms strangled; the only lead is a witness who thinks he saw an air force Colonel's uniform. Keller goes undercover as an air force officer to infiltrate the base.

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Guest stars Christopher Stone, Eric Server, Dennis Cole, Kaz Garas, Don Diamond, Francine York, William Watson

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Episode 12

License to Kill

1h8.0 / 10

Mike's former partner returns to San Francisco, but not because of any longing for the good old days. He's back in town to kill the hired gunman who murdered his son years before.

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Guest stars Murray Hamilton, Burr DeBenning, Tommy Cook, Paul Bryar, Ivan Bonar

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Episode 13

The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague

1h7.3 / 10

A single .25 caliber pistol affects many lives in a single weekend.

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Guest stars Lee Montgomery, Anthony Geary, Karen Arthur, Mary Murphy, Robert Webber, Owen Bush

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Episode 14

Mister Nobody

1h7.0 / 10

A retired cobbler takes the rap for a shooting to protect the real killer, the grandson of his best friend.

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Directed by Corey AllenGuest stars Sam Jaffe, Rolfe Sedan, Luther Adler, Celia Lovsky, John Kerr, Henry Corden, George Murdock, John Ericson

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Episode 15

False Witness

1h7.3 / 10

When a patrolman and personal friend of Keller has his arrestee turned loose on insufficient evidence, he goes on the warpath, endangering both of their careers.

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Directed by Paul StanleyGuest stars Lenore Kasdorf, Malachi Throne, Carmen Zapata, Rafael Campos, John Kerr

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Episode 16

Letters from the Grave

1h6.0 / 10

A skeleton discovered on Alcatraz is that of a convict who'd supposedly escaped in the 1950s.

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Guest stars Paul Stewart, Peter Strauss, Eric Christmas, Joseph Mell, William Windom, Arch Johnson, Virginia Gregg, Lou Krugman

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Episode 17

Endgame

1h7.0 / 10

While investigating a lead, Steve is run over by a car and rendered a vegetable. Mike insists on taking revenge, and is demoted to walking a beat.

Episode credits

Directed by Jerry JamesonGuest stars Tim O'Connor, Richard Lawson, John Kerr, Darleen Carr, Milton Frome, Stephen Young, Pat Conway, Paul Mantee

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Episode 18

Ten Dollar Murder

1h5.0 / 10

A policewoman's son has an unusual hobby -- he holds up taxicabs. Eventually this results in the murder of an undercover cop.

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Written by D.C. FontanaGuest stars Ted Hartley, Michael Talbott, Jerry Douglas, Bruce Kirby, Joe Spano, Carol Eve Rossen

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Episode 19

The Programming of Charlie Blake

1h7.3 / 10

A supposedly reformed sex offender believes he is going insane.

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Directed by Nicholas ColasantoGuest stars Dee Wallace, Susan Richardson, Fred Sadoff, Dean Stockwell, William Smithers, Sharon Acker, John Stephenson, Lynne Marta

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Episode 20

River of Fear

1h5.7 / 10

A man seduces the widow of a bank robber. The money he stole was never found. When she tells him where it is, he kills her and sets out to take the money from her children out in the country.

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Guest stars Stephen Manley, Peter Haskell, Patricia Smith, Kim Richards, Irene Tedrow, Paul Fix, James Gammon

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Episode 21

Asylum

1h7.3 / 10

Keller goes undercover at a mental hospital to uncover the truth about a string of mysterious deaths.

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Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Larry BrodyGuest stars Robert Walker Jr., Bettye Ackerman, Michael Anderson Jr., Fred Sadoff, Robert Yuro, James Olson, Belinda Montgomery, Frances Rafferty

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Episode 22

Labyrinth

1h6.3 / 10

A prizefighter refuses to throw a fight, instead opting to throw the gangsters out the window of his hotel room. Injured, he hides in the hotel as both the police and mob close in.

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Guest stars Bing Russell, Michael Strong, Shelly Novack, Don Gordon, Michael McGuire, Julie Adams, Dave Willock

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Episode 23

Solitaire

1h5.7 / 10finale

While Keller recovers from a gunshot wound, Stone is forced to team with hippie-haired narcotics officer Al Walczinsky. Together they try to break up a narcotics ring that's gone murderous -- until Stone suspects that Walczinsky's in on the racket.

Episode credits

Directed by Seymour RobbieGuest stars Antony Carbone, Bill Quinn, Norman Alden, Vic Perrin, Tony Lo Bianco, Rosanna Huffman, Tina Andrews

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about The Streets of San Francisco

Cast

Karl MaldenMike Stone
Michael DouglasSteve Keller
Richard HatchDan Robbins
Lenore Kasdorf
Christopher Stone
Eric Server
Ward Costello
Vic Tayback

Credits

Created by
Edward Hume
Written by
Jack B. Sowards, Larry Brody

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
119
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ABCUnited States
  • Quinn Martin Productions (QM)United States
  • Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States

Themes

copshomicide detectiveolder man younger man relationshippolicepolice detectivepolice inspectorpolice lieutenant