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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.

Season 5 episodes

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Episode 1

The Thrill Killers (1)

1h6.0 / 10

Misguided radicals take a jury hostage in a case where corrupt "movement leaders" are being tried for murder.

Episode credits

Guest stars Ward Costello, Barry Sullivan, Susan Dey, Anthony Geary, Jan Clayton, Irene Tedrow, Van Williams, Dick Van Patten

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Episode 2

The Thrill Killers (2)

1h6.0 / 10

Mike and Inspector Dan Robbins make a last-ditch effort to save the jury from execution at the hands of the radicals.

Episode credits

Guest stars Jan Clayton, Darleen Carr, Susan Dey, Norman Fell, Paula Kelly, Jim McMullan, Doris Roberts, James Shigeta

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Episode 3

Dead or Alive

1h5.5 / 10

A man offers a $1,000,000 reward for the capture -- dead or alive -- of the man who raped and murdered his daughter, throwing the city into greed-fueled chaos.

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Written by Burton ArmusGuest stars Robert DoQui, Russ Marin, John Zaremba, Howard Duff, Catlin Adams, Ben Frank, Lisa Eilbacher, Max Gail

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Episode 4

The Drop

1h5.5 / 10

Mike thinks he's a murder target when a kidnapper specifies that he deliver the ransom money.

Episode credits

Directed by Harry FalkWritten by Norman LessingGuest stars Eugene Roche, Parker Stevenson, James Griffith, Martin Kove, Dabney Coleman, Joseph Hindy, Thomas Bellin, Connie Sawyer

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Episode 5

No Minor Vices

1h6.5 / 10

A nice, normal 16-year-old hooker keeps having her johns turn up dead; Dan is particularly horrified by the case.

Episode credits

Directed by William WiardWritten by Arthur Bernard LewisGuest stars John Karlen, Royce D. Applegate, James Olson, Buck Young, Maureen McCormick, Emmaline Henry, Michael Cavanaugh

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Episode 6

In Case of Madness

1h8.0 / 10

A music producer turns up dead; a popular singer he was producing an album for is convinced that he is going insane and killed the producer, but the truth is stranger.

Episode credits

Directed by Barry ShearGuest stars Craig Wasson, John Beal, Cassie Yates, Jess Walton, Conrad Janis, Craig Huxley, Desi Arnaz Jr.

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Episode 7

Till Death Do Us Part

1h5.5 / 10

Stone must protect a former book keeper's wife, in order to have her testify against several high profile mobsters who want her dead because of the evidence she has against them.

Episode credits

Directed by William WiardGuest stars John Milford, Harry Guardino, Jessica Walter, Burke Byrnes

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Episode 8

Child of Anger

1h5.5 / 10

A clothing designer finds herself on the front page after her daughter confesses to the murder of her latest fling. Stone and Robbins realize the girl's really a witness and not a murderer.

Episode credits

Written by Charles LarsonGuest stars Guy Stockwell, Dorothy Malone, Jerry Douglas, Leslie Ackerman, Booth Colman, Pat Renella, Tom Drake

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Episode 9

Hot Dog

1h4.0 / 10

Inpector Stone and Robbins go after a gang of thieves who use motor cycles to make their get away.

Episode credits

Guest stars Eric Server, Don Johnson, Sam Edwards, Dean Butler, Terry Wills, Darleen Carr, Mario Roccuzzo

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Episode 10

Castle of Fear

1h7.0 / 10

A man who has been tormented by mysterious, threatening phone calls believes that his stalker has entered his property, and shoots him. Unfortunately for the man, his victim was a totally innocent cop...

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Directed by Allen ReisnerGuest stars Pat Hingle, E.J. Peaker, Dawn Lyn, Pat Crowley, Michael McGuire

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Episode 11

One Last Trick

1h3.5 / 10

A former prostitute goes back to work to smoke out the murderer of another prostitute.

Episode credits

Written by Jack B. SowardsGuest stars Rick Lenz, Judson Pratt, Phillip Pine, Bob Hastings, Sherry Jackson, Lee Purcell, Michael Bell, Peter Brown

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Episode 12

Monkey is Back

1h5.0 / 10

As a dare to try to win a spot among a gang of high school thugs in the 1950's, Charley Belasco commits a crime that sends him to prison for 20 years. Upon his release, he goes on a murderous rampage to hunt down the the high school thugs who spurned him.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard LangGuest stars Art Metrano, Earl Boen, Fred Sadoff, Francine York, Gary Lockwood, Ted Gehring, Archie Hahn, Barbara Townsend

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Episode 13

The Cannibals

1h4.5 / 10

A mobster's son steals loot from his father and seeks protection from federal authorities in exchange for being a material witness against his father.

Episode credits

Directed by Walter GraumanGuest stars Mark Goddard, Michael Strong, Tim O'Connor, Rod Browning, Richard Herd

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Episode 14

Who Killed Helen French?

1h7.5 / 10

An abused wife vanishes after a vicious attack by her drunken husband and all clues point to murder with the husband as the prime suspect, but he can't remember if he did it or not.

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Directed by Allen ReisnerGuest stars Will Hare, Johnny Haymer, Noah Keen, Jack Thibeau, Alan Fudge, John Kerr, Ellen Geer, Marlyn Mason

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Episode 15

A Good Cop...But

1h5.5 / 10

A cop-killer's henchmen hunt the only witnesses to his crime, an officer and an informer.

Episode credits

Directed by Harry FalkWritten by Charles LarsonGuest stars Joshua Shelley, Robert Walden, Bruce Glover, Regis Cordic, Barry Primus, Ivor Barry, Frank Maxwell, Skip Homeier

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Episode 16

Hang Tough

1h4.5 / 10

A narcotics cop who has only four months to go 'til retirement roughs up a drug pusher and plants a knife on him. Meanwhile, an operation begins to uncover the "Tucson connection," a major drug ring operating in San Francisco.

Episode credits

Written by Norman LessingGuest stars Ward Costello, Susan Oliver, Rafael Campos, Ned Beatty, Virginia Gregg, Richard Bakalyan

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Episode 17

Innocent No More

1h5.0 / 10

Mike pushes to get teen gang members, who have made a mockery of the juvenile court, tried as adults.

Episode credits

Guest stars Don Stark, Frank Marth, Roy Poole, Mark Hamill, John Lehne, Jordan Rhodes, Bill Quinn, Carl Weathers

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Episode 18

Once a Con

1h5.5 / 10

When a female college student is killed on campus, suspicion falls on a prison inmate allowed temporary release to work in the college's print-shop.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard LangGuest stars Linda Marsh, Anne-Marie Martin, John Rubinstein, Joanne Nail, Mimi Maynard, Devon Ericson

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Episode 19

Interlude

1h4.5 / 10

Refusing to believe he murdered his wife, a man escapes from an institution for the criminally insane to find her.

Episode credits

Directed by Harry FalkGuest stars Lois Nettleton, Paul Comi, Arthur Roberts, Linden Chiles, Jed Allan

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Episode 20

Dead Lift

1h8.0 / 10

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a bodybuilder with a strong body but a fragile ego, who causes trouble wherever he goes.

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Directed by Michael PreeceWritten by Larry BrodyGuest stars Bert Freed, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Victor Izay, Peter Brandon, Jerry Ayres, Diana Muldaur, Frances Rafferty, Florence Sundstrom

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Episode 21

Breakup

1h4.5 / 10

An episode where there are two parallel stories: A small business owner is going through divorce proceedings while his business is in financial straits. His wife's lawyer just happens to also be hunted by a revenge-seeking ex-con.

Episode credits

Directed by Harry FalkWritten by Anthony LawrenceGuest stars Marla Adams, Janis Hansen, Lesley Woods, Lawrence Pressman, John Friedrich, Paul Pepper, Pernell Roberts, Sharon Acker

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Episode 22

Let's Pretend We're Strangers

1h7.0 / 10

A public defender is convinced that a young man (Wheeler) accused of murder, is innocent. Stone and Robbins are not convinced.

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Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Carol SaracenoGuest stars Linda Kelsey, William Benedict, Beverly Washburn

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Episode 23

Time Out

1h8.0 / 10

A San Quentin prison guard tries to hunt down the criminals who escaped while under his guard.

Episode credits

Guest stars Cliff Gorman, Tom Rosqui, Ray Sharkey, Jerry Hardin, Richard Lynch

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Episode 24

The Canine Collar

1h7.7 / 10finale

Mike and Dan pursue a smuggler who will stop at nothing to locate a dog collar containing stolen diamonds.

Episode credits

Directed by Harry FalkGuest stars Jack Stauffer, George Dzundza, Kaz Garas, Dennis Patrick, Curt Lowens

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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