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Adam-12

TV·1968–1975·7 seasons, 174 episodes·NBC·Crime, Drama·30m·Created by Jack Webb, Robert A. Cinader

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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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  1. 01Adam-12 S01E02Log 141: The Color TV BanditS01E02 · 10.0Malloy and Reed learn of a serial home burglar stealing color TVs. They stumble upon the suspect's car with unusual results. Also, Reed must come to terms with his anger over a drug using mother that endangered her children to score dope.
  2. 02Adam-12 S01E03Log 011: It's Just A Little Dent, Isn't It?S01E03 · 10.0Officers Malloy and Reed assist a young mother whose baby is threatened by a deranged man and they help a woman being harassed by a spiteful neighbor. Reed worries all evening that the small dent in the fender he caused while backing the car up for fuel might lead to termination, since he is still on probation.
  3. 03Adam-12 S01E04Log 131: Reed, The Dicks Have Their Job And We Have OursS01E04 · 10.0Officers Malloy and Reed are involved in a high speed chase, a murder case and a family dispute as they work the P.M. watch. Reed expresses frustration at turning a case over to detectives instead of investigating it.

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Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1968–69Aired 9.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Adam-12 S01E01Log 001: The Impossible MissionSeptember 21, 1968 9.0Pilot Episode: Working out of a patrol car designated "Adam-12," Officers Malloy and Reed perform a typical day's work, which includes a hi
  2. S01E02Adam-12 S01E02Season's bestLog 141: The Color TV BanditSeptember 28, 1968 10.0Malloy and Reed learn of a serial home burglar stealing color TVs. They stumble upon the suspect's car with unusual results. Also, Reed must
  3. S01E03Adam-12 S01E03Log 011: It's Just A Little Dent, Isn't It?October 5, 1968 10.0Officers Malloy and Reed assist a young mother whose baby is threatened by a deranged man and they help a woman being harassed by a spiteful
  4. S01E04Adam-12 S01E04Log 131: Reed, The Dicks Have Their Job And We Have OursOctober 12, 1968 10.0Officers Malloy and Reed are involved in a high speed chase, a murder case and a family dispute as they work the P.M. watch. Reed expresses
  5. S01E05Adam-12 S01E05Log 091: You're Not The First Guy's Had The ProblemOctober 19, 1968 10.0Officer Reed learns that a professional officer has to keep their emotions under control; even when confronted with an abusive drunk-driver,
  6. S01E06Adam-12 S01E06Log 161: And You Want Me to Get Married!October 26, 1968 9.5Officers Malloy and Reed look for a robbery suspect, help a woman pinned under her crashed car and settle a family dispute, among other duti
  7. S01E07Adam-12 S01E07Log 071: I Feel Like a Fool, MalloyNovember 2, 1968 10.0In an episode where Reed learns to keep his wits under control, the officers deal with a loud noise complaint where an elderly woman refuses
  8. S01E08Adam-12 S01E08Log 072: El PresidenteNovember 9, 1968 9.5Malloy teases Reed about calculating the cost of a new house while their first baby is still 6 months away. In the meantime they settle a do
  9. S01E09Adam-12 S01E09Log 101: Someone Stole My LawnNovember 16, 1968 8.5Reed gets Malloy to agree to an early dinner when his wife puts him on a low-cal diet. However, one after another event prevents them from g
  10. S01E10Adam-12 S01E10Log 132: The ProducerNovember 30, 1968 10.0Reed tries to pawn off his new litter of puppies to co-workers, strangers, even victims. The officers work a silent alarm, rescue a boy with
  11. S01E11Adam-12 S01E11Log 111: Snake In The TrunkDecember 7, 1968A ditzy young woman reports her 1958 Ford convertible stolen while she went into a liquor store. She left the keys in the car, has no paperw
  12. S01E12Adam-12 S01E12Log 61: The RunawayDecember 14, 1968 10.0Walters and Brinkman are on a roll lately and like to brag, much to the irritation of Reed. He and Malloy help them out by finishing one of
  13. S01E13Adam-12 S01E13Log 122: Christmas: The Yellow Dump TruckDecember 21, 1968 8.5On Christmas eve Reed and Malloy make rounds distributing police department donation packages to needy families, and pull many heartstrings.
  14. S01E14Adam-12 S01E14Log 081: The Long WalkJanuary 4, 1969 9.5After roll call, Reed and Malloy provide backup at a robbery, help a lost man return home, handle a call about a prowler, then respond to a
  15. S01E15Adam-12 S01E15Log 036: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing SmackJanuary 11, 1969 9.5Reed volunteers to line up entertainment for the department party, just as Malloy needs to serve a subpoena on a famous singer. The team lea
  16. S01E16Adam-12 S01E16Log 062: Grand Theft Horse?January 18, 1969 10.0Reed and Malloy assist park rangers in catching a horse thief, a homesick Texan who was high on drugs at the time. The officers then chase t
  17. S01E17Adam-12 S01E17Log 033: It All Happened So FastFebruary 1, 1969 9.5It's been a long night of patrol for Malloy and Reed. Just as the two tired officers are headed to the station to turn in for the night, sho
  18. S01E18Adam-12 S01E18Log 112: You Blew ItFebruary 8, 1969 10.0Reed and Malloy make a routine traffic stop on a motorist. Before the NCIC check is completed, the dispatcher broadcasts a domestic dispute
  19. S01E19Adam-12 S01E19Log 051: A Jumper - Code TwoFebruary 15, 1969 10.0Not long after an elderly woman insists that Reed and Malloy help adjust her television antenna, the officers are called to a high-rise hote
  20. S01E20Adam-12 S01E20Log 073: I'm Still A CopFebruary 22, 1969 9.5While Malloy is attending college, radicals learn he is a cop. They reject him and antagonize him on the job. After helping arrest demonstra
  21. S01E21Adam-12 S01E21Log 102: We Can't Just Walk Away From ItMarch 1, 1969 8.0Malloy and Reed respond to a call about a drug overdose and track the drugs to a 17-year-old who has barricaded himself in his room with a g
  22. S01E22Adam-12 S01E22Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help AnyoneMarch 8, 1969 10.0An impressionable Reed is taken in by the "cowboy cop" antics of fellow Officer Ed Wells (Gary Crosby), a wise guy who takes unnecessary and
  23. S01E23Adam-12 S01E23Log 012: He Was Trying to Kill MeMarch 15, 1969 10.0A "child-left-alone" call turns up a horrifying case of child neglect. A 6-year-old girl is left home with her baby brother and both parents
  24. S01E24Adam-12 S01E24Log 172: Boy, The Things You Do For The JobMarch 22, 1969 9.0Malloy writes a young woman a traffic ticket and then is bombarded with attention and affection, all of which he doesn't want.
  25. S01E25Adam-12 S01E25Log 092: Tell Him He Pushed Back a Little Too HardMarch 29, 1969 9.5A couple of neighbors co-own a boat and continually fight over it so Malloy and Reed do their best to mediate this latest rift.
  26. S01E26Adam-12 S01E26Log 022: So This Little Guy Goes Into This BarApril 5, 1969 9.5Reed hears a joke from Ed Wells before roll call, and then spends the shift retelling it to Malloy. The partners solve a mystery for a littl

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1969–70Aired 8.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Adam-12 S02E01Season's bestLog 015: Exactly One Hundred YardsSeptember 20, 1969 10.0On 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 f
  2. S02E02Adam-12 S02E02Log 153: Find Me a NeedleSeptember 27, 1969 9.0Malloy and Reed are on the lookout for the "Mulholland Mauler," who has raped six female hitchhikers and left them for dead. They quickly ma
  3. S02E03Adam-12 S02E03Log 052: Good Cop: Handle with CareOctober 4, 1969 9.5Malloy 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
  4. S02E04Adam-12 S02E04Log 023: Pig Is a Three Letter WordOctober 11, 1969 8.3Reed 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 th
  5. S02E05Adam-12 S02E05Log 083: A Different ThingOctober 18, 1969 7.5An older husband complains about his wife and friend's noisy karate practice. A hit and run traffic accident looks looks like a homicide. Th
  6. S02E06Adam-12 S02E06Log 103: A Sound Like ThunderNovember 1, 1969 9.5Malloy 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 instin
  7. S02E07Adam-12 S02E07Log 063: BabyNovember 8, 1969 10.0Reed'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, t
  8. S02E08Adam-12 S02E08Log 093: Once a JunkieNovember 22, 1969 9.0A former convict and informant who Malloy helped give a second chance is accused of assaulting a priest, dealing drugs and stealing a gun af
  9. S02E09Adam-12 S02E09Log 123: CourtroomNovember 29, 1969 10.0Reed feels a strong sense of accomplishment when he stumbles upon a large stash of narcotics as he secures a residence after executing a tra
  10. S02E10Adam-12 S02E10Log 143: CaveDecember 13, 1969 9.0Malloy and Reed begin their shift responding to a disgruntled tenant who is holding his landlord at knife point. Later, they investigate a r
  11. S02E11Adam-12 S02E11Log 142: As High as You AreDecember 20, 1969 9.5As Malloy and Reed's patrol begins, an uneventful traffic stop becomes more interesting when something catches Malloy's eye. Later, they dis
  12. S02E12Adam-12 S02E12Log 043: HostageJanuary 3, 1970Two armed convicts holding up a diner shoot Malloy who entered innocently, and hold him and other civilians hostage.
  13. S02E13Adam-12 S02E13Log 034: AstroJanuary 10, 1970 10.0Malloy and Reed become envious of officer wells, who has been given a coveted assignment in the newly established astro helicopter division.
  14. S02E14Adam-12 S02E14Log 014: S.W.A.T.January 24, 1970Malloy and Reed are the first to respond to a downtown rooftop sniper who has been indiscriminately shooting at anyone he can find with his
  15. S02E15Adam-12 S02E15Log 064: Bottom of the BottleJanuary 31, 1970Malloy 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 ma
  16. S02E16Adam-12 S02E16Log 054: ImpersonationFebruary 7, 1970Malloy and Reed hope to find an impostor as they investigate a boxing promoter's accusation that a police detective stole $350 from him. In
  17. S02E17Adam-12 S02E17Log 024: A Rare OccasionFebruary 14, 1970 10.0Malloy 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
  18. S02E18Adam-12 S02E18Log 124: AirportFebruary 28, 1970 6.5Malloy 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
  19. S02E19Adam-12 S02E19Log 094: VengeanceMarch 7, 1970 8.0Malloy fears that a boxer who has just been paroled after serving a murder sentence is going to seek revenge against him. Out on patrol, the
  20. S02E20Adam-12 S02E20Log 104: The BombMarch 14, 1970 9.5Malloy and Reed search for a suspect who frames an employee of a manufacturing plant for theft and then plants a powerful bomb on the premis
  21. S02E21Adam-12 S02E21Log 074: Light DutyMarch 21, 1970Malloy and Reed spend a night shift on desk duty after Malloy breaks his wrist and another office worker calls in sick. With the assistance
  22. S02E22Adam-12 S02E22Log 114: The HeroMarch 28, 1970 9.0Malloy 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 a
  23. S02E23Adam-12 S02E23Log 134: Child StealerApril 4, 1970 7.0Reed 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 R
  24. S02E24Adam-12 S02E24Log 144: Bank RobberyApril 11, 1970 8.0Malloy 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,
  25. S02E25Adam-12 S02E25Log 044: Attempted BriberyApril 18, 1970 7.0Malloy and Reed prove they cannot and will not be bribed, no matter how good the offer, resulting in desperation from a young man charged wi
  26. S02E26Adam-12 S02E26Log 173: ShopliftMay 9, 1970 8.0Malloy and Reed track down a kooky female shoplifter involved in a cult-type relationship with a ego-maniacal spiritualist weirdo. Malloy ge

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1970–71Aired 5.5Season avg
  1. S03E01Adam-12 S03E01Log 174: Loan SharksSeptember 19, 1970Malloy and Reed try to investigate a series of beatings at a plant resulting from a loan shark operation, but the employees refuse to talk u
  2. S03E02Adam-12 S03E02Log 035: Easy Bare RiderSeptember 26, 1970Malloy and Reed investigate the mysterious source behind a boy's suspicious spending spree, wield a blanket instead of gun during a disrobed
  3. S03E03Adam-12 S03E03Log 095: Purse SnatcherOctober 3, 1970 0.5Reed and Malloy have to think outside the box to capture an intelligent yet neglected teenage purse snatcher. Their efforts to talk sense in
  4. S03E04Adam-12 S03E04Log 045: Bright BoyOctober 10, 1970Reed and Malloy report to a burglary call that was witnessed by a boy with a photographic memory. Afterward, they are called to the scene of
  5. S03E05Adam-12 S03E05Log 065: Cigarettes, Cars and Wild, Wild WomenOctober 17, 1970The officers bring down an auto-theft ring where young girls get rides with the victims, steal their cars, and take them to a "chop shop". O
  6. S03E06Adam-12 S03E06Log 055: Missing ChildOctober 31, 1970Malloy and Reed investigate a missing child with a Band-Aid on her leg. Other calls include rescuing a cat and birds from a woman who was tr
  7. S03E07Adam-12 S03E07Log 075: Have a Nice WeekendNovember 7, 1970The shift starts with Reed being taken hostage by a woman out of her mind. Malloy and Reed are faced with multiple reports of burglaries and
  8. S03E08Adam-12 S03E08Season's bestLog 105: Elegy for a PigNovember 21, 1970 9.0Officer Malloy pays tribute to Officer Tom Porter, who has recently fallen in the line of duty. Malloy recounts the close friendship they de
  9. S03E09Adam-12 S03E09Log 025: IndiansNovember 28, 1970Malloy and reed hunt down a suspect who has been bombing downtown storefronts. Then they report to a scuffle between two native americans at
  10. S03E10Adam-12 S03E10Log 135: ArsonDecember 5, 1970Malloy and Reed search for a serial arsonist who spawns a copycat, settle a domestic dispute that results from a love triangle, rescue a man
  11. S03E11Adam-12 S03E11Log 096: PilgrimageDecember 19, 1970 7.0It's Christmas Eve in Los Angeles, and Malloy and Reed track down a suspect who beat and mugged a rescue mission Santa, who later gets arres
  12. S03E12Adam-12 S03E12Log 085: Sign of the TwinsDecember 26, 1970Malloy and Reed start the shift with a call to a liquor store robbery, where a fellow officer was shot but the owner of the store appears to
  13. S03E13Adam-12 S03E13Log 175: Con ArtistsJanuary 2, 1971Reed and Malloy respond to a car rollover where a good samaritan makes matters worse. Afterward, they respond to several victims of a well-k
  14. S03E14Adam-12 S03E14Log 115: Gang WarJanuary 9, 1971Officer Reed loses a robbery suspect while in foot pursuit. Afterward, he and Malloy try to help a priest prevent bloodshed between rival hi
  15. S03E15Adam-12 S03E15Log 026: LEMRASJanuary 16, 1971Malloy and Reed drive up on a convenience store robbery in progress, which results in the suspects taking hostages. Later, they pull over a
  16. S03E16Adam-12 S03E16Log 155: I.A.D.January 21, 1971Officer Tony Johnson finds out he has been accused of a shakedown just after saving Malloy's life during a shootout. Reed and Malloy set out
  17. S03E17Adam-12 S03E17Log 066: The VandalsJanuary 28, 1971Reed and Malloy have a gun pulled on them after stopping a car that turns out to be stolen, but the contents of the trunk link the two suspe
  18. S03E18Adam-12 S03E18Log 036: Man BetweenFebruary 4, 1971Officer Reed, who is an optimist and still has faith in the human race, is subjected to ridicule from Officer Wells after he is swindled twi
  19. S03E19Adam-12 S03E19Log 165: Once a CopFebruary 11, 1971Malloy and Reed are on patrol, and find a homeless man stabbed. They take a retired policeman, Jack Donohoe (who lives nearby), in for quest
  20. S03E20Adam-12 S03E20Log 076: MilitantsFebruary 18, 1971The officers respond to a shooting involving police and two black men, one of which was shot by one of the officers and later found dead in
  21. S03E21Adam-12 S03E21Log 164: The PoachersFebruary 25, 1971Malloy and Reed's day begins with a police garage employee taking a joyride in a police car (Code 3), later finding a young woman trying to
  22. S03E22Adam-12 S03E22Log 016: Child in DangerMarch 4, 1971Malloy has to shoot one of two robbery suspects, then the officers counsel a young woman in a bad neighborhood not to hang around (she is la
  23. S03E23Adam-12 S03E23Log 056: Vice VersaMarch 11, 1971Malloy celebrates his birthday by having to let Reed drive 1-Adam-12 (due to Malloy allowing his driver's license to expire) and is nervous
  24. S03E24Adam-12 S03E24Log 106: Post TimeMarch 18, 1971After beginning the search for a well known suspect who just stole a 600-pound offset printing press, Reed and Malloy try to convince an 85-
  25. S03E25Adam-12 S03E25Log 088: Reason to RunApril 1, 1971Malloy and Reed are called to a riding stable run by retired actor Slim Berkeley. The owner is careless about trusting people and has $100 a
  26. S03E26Adam-12 S03E26Log 125: Safe JobApril 15, 1971Malloy and Reed investigate a series of safe jobs, which all seem to tie in with a retired safecracker who is taking care of his orphaned ni

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1971–72Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S04E01ExtortionSeptember 15, 1971Malloy and Reed investigate an extortion racket against a group of Jewish Holocaust survivors, with the owner of a dry cleaners willing to t
  2. S04E02Million Dollar BuffSeptember 22, 1971Police "buff" Jennings Thornton, a thorn in the side for Malloy and Reed, intervenes in a drunk driving case, runs down a shooter after a ro
  3. S04E03The GrandmotherSeptember 29, 1971Malloy and Reed investigate a robbery in a store run by a group of "grandmothers", who sell small homemade items, then later return the mone
  4. S04E04The SniperOctober 6, 1971The radical Robin Saydo on the loose, tied into a number of bombings. Reed spots him and Saydo is arrested by D.A. Paul Ryan. Other calls in
  5. S04E05The SearchOctober 20, 19711-Adam-12 is back on the streets after routine maintenance, but the radio isn't working properly. During an armed robbery involving two susp
  6. S04E06The FerretOctober 27, 1971A man named "The Ferret" is vandalizing a manufacturing plant due to their poor record on ecology, and escapes Reed easily on foot pursuit.
  7. S04E07TruantNovember 3, 1971Truancy is on the rise in the district and Reed has a plan to pick up truants on the street, which was approved after a garage break-in by t
  8. S04E08AmbushNovember 10, 1971Malloy and Reed are sent to assist the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department with transporting a prisoner from Malibu to Los Angeles for o
  9. S04E09Season's bestAnniversaryNovember 17, 1971 10.0Sgt. MacDonald's anniversary is coming up and the officers have limited funds to spend on a gift, which is a bottle of champagne, but when t
  10. S04E10Day WatchNovember 24, 1971 8.0Over the course of their shift, Malloy and Reed deal with a racist gas station owner who is tired of being the victim of repeated robberies.
  11. S04E11AssassinationDecember 8, 1971 8.0A phony prowler call results in shots being fired at Malloy and Reed. Shots ring out again when the officers head to the airport to transpor
  12. S04E12The DinosaurDecember 15, 1971 10.0Officer Art McCall returns from eight years on disability and rides with Malloy and Reed to see how much has changed in law enforcement. McC
  13. S04E13Pick-UpDecember 29, 1971 9.0Malloy and Reed find a girl who was raped and left for dead in the hills but was actually alive and identified her attacker's car as a red P
  14. S04E14Citizens AllJanuary 5, 1972 8.0Cases include a woman whose purse was robbed after two men bumped her car while on the road, then are captured along with the loot when a ci
  15. S04E15The Princess and the PigJanuary 12, 1972 10.0A disturbance call leads the officers to a nightclub where a singer named Kathy is strung out on drugs, and clings to Reed on the way to the
  16. S04E16The TipJanuary 19, 1972 8.0Malloy and Reed deal with a woman who thinks she has a rattlesnake in her luggage, an out-of-town traffic violator, and a bar brawl, all whi
  17. S04E17The Parole ViolatorJanuary 26, 1972 8.0Malloy is told that the best player on the recreational league basketball team he coaches has begun using narcotics again, which he flatly d
  18. S04E18AdoptionFebruary 2, 1972Malloy and Reed investigate the ransacking of a college football locker room and uncover a controversial performance enhancing drug program.
  19. S04E19Mary Hong Loves Tommy ChenFebruary 9, 1972 9.0A young girl from Chinatown is ordered by her father to withhold information from Malloy and Reed regarding her boyfriend, an undercover cop
  20. S04E20Sub-StationFebruary 16, 1972 9.0On temporary assignment at LAX, Reed and Malloy have to save a stewardess who is taken hostage inside a lounge by a man desperately trying t
  21. S04E21Back-Up One L-20February 23, 1972Malloy tries to prove Sgt. MacDonald's innocence when Mac accidentally hits and kills a jaywalker while driving his police cruiser. Every wi
  22. S04E22Who Won?March 1, 1972 8.0Malloy and Reed work to curtail the rise in illegal street racing by working with the leaders of rival racing clubs and obtaining the legiti
  23. S04E23EyewitnessMarch 8, 1972 8.0Malloy and Reed search for a six-year-old boy who was apparently abducted while walking home from school, and later fear that an elderly wit
  24. S04E24The Wednesday WarriorMarch 15, 1972 7.0Reed becomes preoccupied with the well being of a friend, an electrical engineer by profession, who has just qualified as a reserve police o

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1972–73Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S05E01Dirt DuelSeptember 13, 1972 7.0A series of purse snatchings involving motorcyclists frustrates the LAPD, as they cannot follow them down the off-road trails they take. Ree
  2. S05E02Season's bestThe Late BabySeptember 20, 1972 9.0Malloy finds himself attracted to the new girl in the steno pool, and decides to ask her on a date after learning she's Officer Wells' 25-ye
  3. S05E03AirdropSeptember 27, 1972 7.0Malloy and Reed are patrolling the outskirts of Los Angeles when a girl on horseback alerts them to a small plane that landed in a secluded
  4. S05E04Adam-12 S05E04Lost And FoundOctober 4, 1972 8.0Reed and Malloy rush an 8-year old to Rampart Emergency Hospital, where he is diagnosed with diabetes. Scared of the hospital, Jimmy runs of
  5. S05E05Training WheelsOctober 12, 1972 7.5The officers undergo their driver refresher courses to hone their pursuit and driving skills. A rash of car strippers brings about a new app
  6. S05E06Badge HeavyOctober 25, 1972 8.0Officer Charlie Burnside pulls a prank on Officer Albert Porter, a friend of Reed's. Porter, who does not find the prank funny, informs Reed
  7. S05E07Harry NobodyNovember 8, 1972 7.0A hotel janitor (and wino) named Harry witnesses a murder in a hotel room, but refuses to talk until Reed shows him compassion and respect,
  8. S05E08The SurpriseNovember 15, 1972 8.0During Malloy's birthday, he lets Reed know he does not enjoy surprise parties, but becomes increasingly suspicious and believes the others
  9. S05E09VendettaNovember 22, 1972 9.0A World War II survivor and tailor shop owner sets an ambush for an unidentified intruder when Malloy and Reed intervene. R&I determines the
  10. S05E10The ChaserDecember 6, 1972 8.0Malloy and Reed encounter an armed private investigator from out of state, who is in Los Angeles to find a bail jumper. Later the PI is in t
  11. S05E11Hot SpellDecember 13, 1972Malloy and Reed have to wear their long-sleeved uniforms despite a hot forecast, then learn they could have changed to short sleeves but mis
  12. S05E12Gifts and Long LettersDecember 20, 1972 7.0Malloy and Reed are called to a hotel to stop a woman's suicide attempt; while there, they learn of a parolee there who refuses to speak wit
  13. S05E13O'Brien's StandJanuary 3, 1973 9.0Malloy's old landlady, Mrs. O'Brien, has her purse stolen and refuses to leave the station until her case is settled. Mrs. O'Brien resorts t
  14. S05E14Clear with a Civilian: Part 1January 10, 1973 7.0Reed spreads his flu to several other officers, leaving the station undermanned. Calls include a shootout with a rifle-toting bookie, an arg
  15. S05E15Clear with a Civilian: Part 2January 17, 1973 7.0While on second shift, Malloy and Reed take Police Commissioner Dixon on a ride-along. They encounter a bar owner who locked a naked, elderl
  16. S05E16Citizen's Arrest - 484January 24, 1973Malloy and Reed arrest a seemingly less-fortunate woman for shoplifting items for her baby, but she escapes from custody during a disruption
  17. S05E17The BeastJanuary 31, 1973Malloy and Reed are given an older cruiser with 300 miles to go until retirement. They quickly learn the car is extremely unreliable and bar
  18. S05E18Killing GroundFebruary 7, 1973 8.0Malloy and Reed pull over a car on a routine traffic stop and are taken hostage by two robbers escaping from their heist. The officers have
  19. S05E19Night WatchFebruary 14, 1973Reed spends a Saturday night talking about buying a used car, during the watch the officers handle a possible DUI but the driver passes the
  20. S05E20SuspendedFebruary 21, 1973Reed spends an evening on the firing range, then stops by an all-night grocery store. When Reed leaves, a man approaches him as if he knew h
  21. S05E21A Fool and His MoneyFebruary 28, 1973Malloy wins $10,000 in a women's shampoo naming contest and is stampeded by people telling him what he should do with the money. Calls inclu
  22. S05E22Anatomy of a 415March 7, 1973Malloy and Reed spot a runaway young boy hiding in the woods and prepare to take him home, then respond to his address for a disturbance and
  23. S05E23Keeping TabsMarch 14, 1973Malloy and Reed are stunned to discover that the driver who led them on a high-speed chase is the son of Sgt. MacDonald, and Malloy takes it
  24. S05E24Easy RapMarch 21, 1973Reed loses a case against a young car thief in juvenile court, who later dies in high-speed pursuit. A girl's boyfriend dies from a heroin "

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0624Episodes1973–74Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S06E01Harbor DivisionSeptember 12, 1973Malloy needs to sell two tickets to the ballet after his date cancels, but he quickly regrets putting a notice on the station's bulletin boa
  2. S06E02Rampart DivisionSeptember 19, 1973Malloy and Reed patrol a neighborhood of Los Angeles inhabited by a large retired population. Calls include a purse snatching during which t
  3. S06E03Foothill DivisionSeptember 26, 1973Sgt. MacDonald reported his camper was broken into with three fishing rods and a pair of custom-made cowboy boots missing, and offers two fr
  4. S06E04West Valley DivisionOctober 3, 1973Malloy 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.
  5. S06E05Venice DivisionOctober 10, 1973 8.0Malloy 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 nu
  6. S06E06Hot ShotOctober 24, 1973Today'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 sens
  7. S06E07Van Nuys DivisionOctober 31, 1973Malloy returns from vacation sporting a mustache, prompting chuckles and guffaws from the squad. The officers then assist Air Ten in rescuin
  8. S06E08Training DivisionNovember 7, 1973A rookie cop with a "know-it-all" presents problems for the officers on the force, including Officer Wells, Malloy and Reed. Barrett bungles
  9. S06E09CaptureNovember 14, 1973Reno West's burglary reign continues, and the Captain orders it stopped at all costs. Other cases include having to divert a vicious guard d
  10. S06E10Hollywood DivisionNovember 21, 1973There'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,
  11. S06E11Northeast DivisionDecember 5, 1973Reed 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 j
  12. S06E12If the Shoe FitsDecember 12, 1973While Reed is having his shoes fixed at the repair shop, the squeakiness of his replacement shoes is driving Malloy crazy. On patrol, they d
  13. S06E13Southwest DivisionDecember 19, 1973Reed and Malloy respond to a dispute in a park, where elderly woman Edna Digby (Lillian Bronson) tries to stop painter Andre Pochek from sel
  14. S06E14The Sweet Smell...January 9, 1974Malloy and Officer Woods return from a day of fishing smelling like fish...which is aggravated when a disoriented woman spills perfume in th
  15. S06E15Trouble in the BankJanuary 15, 1974While 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. Unfo
  16. S06E16North Hollywood DivisionJanuary 22, 1974Reed 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 b
  17. S06E17Taking It EasyJanuary 29, 1974Reed 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
  18. S06E18KrashFebruary 5, 1974Malloy'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 brothe
  19. S06E19Routine PatrolFebruary 12, 1974Malloy 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,
  20. S06E20SunburnFebruary 18, 1974Reed returns from an off-day with an uncomfortable full-body sunburn, which causes him problems throughout the watch. Calls include respondi
  21. S06E21Skywatch: Part 1February 25, 1974Malloy 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 robbe
  22. S06E22Skywatch: Part 2March 4, 1974Malloy and Reed take to separate helicopter units to continue their observations. The choppers assist in a stolen light plane from LAX by a
  23. S06E23L.A. InternationalMarch 12, 1974Malloy, Reed, and Officer Woods are assigned airport duty at LAX, now equipped with closed-circuit cameras, which were used to observe a bur
  24. S06E24Clinic on 18th StreetMarch 19, 1974 10.0Malloy and Reed investigate the death of an old man wearing an unusual belt, which leads to the case being turned over to Frauds Division, w

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Season07Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1974–75Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S07E01Camp: Part 1September 24, 1974A young boy, Greg Whitney, is arrested for a burglary attempt and is released to his mother's custody. However, it is later determined that
  2. S07E02Camp: Part 2October 1, 1974Malloy goes to camp with Greg Whitney and a group of other boys, and due to his short height is told to bunk with the younger boys. Greg get
  3. S07E03Team WorkOctober 8, 1974As part of a trial program, Malloy and Reed team with Motor Officer Grant to better combat crime. Out on patrol, they make a safety check at
  4. S07E04Roll CallOctober 22, 1974An 'officer needs help' call comes in with no callsign or location. The dispatcher starts a division wide radio "roll-call" in order to acco
  5. S07E05Suspect Number OneOctober 29, 1974Malloy tries to find a way to help a 60-year-old career criminal he arrested 10 years ago, who was recently released and begs to be re-arres
  6. S07E06Point of ViewNovember 12, 1974Sgt. MacDonald is unhappy about two things: his marriage and radio problems among the officers causing delays in response. Mac reaches out t
  7. S07E07Lady BewareNovember 19, 1974A serial rapist is on the loose. Malloy and Reed team up with Sgt. Gloria Tyler to teach self-defense techniques to a group of girls at a sc
  8. S07E08X-ForceDecember 3, 1974 8.0Malloy and Reed search for a six-year-old girl in a red sweater who was kidnapped. Malloy finds the girl in a neighbor's house – the neighbo
  9. S07E09AlcoholDecember 10, 1974 8.0A burglar is on the loose, and the officers handle a call with a drunk who is nearly a dead-ringer for the burglar, later he ends up falling
  10. S07E10Credit RiskDecember 17, 1974Reed's wife Jean is turned down for credit when purchasing a washer and Reed goes to the credit bureau to see why; the reason was that his n
  11. S07E11ChristmasDecember 24, 1974 7.0During their Christmas Eve Patrol, Malloy and Reed contemplate using their patrol car to deliver a Christmas tree to the residents of a soon
  12. S07E12Pot ShotJanuary 14, 1975While paying a visit to the laundromat before going into work, Malloy encounters a man using the facilities to dry something much different
  13. S07E13G.T.A.January 21, 1975Malloy and Reed investigate a large car theft operation that targets older cars, then stages them around the city as abandoned vehicles so t
  14. S07E14Victim of the CrimeJanuary 28, 1975The watch starts with an elderly woman whose TV was stolen and asks why nothing more is done for victims of crime. A silent alarm at a shop
  15. S07E15Pressure PointFebruary 4, 1975Officer Woods' new partner is a nervous and quiet recruit, and the embarrassing secret he's trying to keep from his fellow officers might ac
  16. S07E16Lady's NightFebruary 18, 1975Malloy and his girlfriend Judy and Jim and Jean Reed agree to a double-date, before then the officers and Motor Officer Grant have to corral
  17. S07E17Citizen with GunMarch 4, 1975Malloy and Reed back up Officers Wells and Brady (who, like Wells, likes to "do things his own way") on a domestic dispute involving a husba
  18. S07E18Follow UpMarch 11, 1975Reed thinks he's got a great deal lined up on a used boat, but Malloy's convinced there's something fishy going on. While on patrol, they se
  19. S07E19SuicideMarch 18, 1975Malloy and Reed are on the lookout for a traveling business man driving a green pinto, who called his wife in Nebraska and told her he was g
  20. S07E20Operation ActionMarch 25, 1975Malloy is kidnapped leaving the station by a drug runner and his female accomplice, demanding her boyfriend be released from jail in exchang
  21. S07E21Gus CorbinApril 1, 1975 7.0Malloy is filling in for Sgt. MacDonald as Watch Commander, so Reed rides with a new partner, Gus Corbin, an officer with nine months on the
  22. S07E22Dana HallApril 29, 1975 6.0Malloy continues his assignment as acting Watch Commander, so Reed is paired with Officer Dana Hall, while Officers Wells and Woods treat th
  23. S07E23Season's bestSomething Worth Dying For: Part 1May 13, 1975 10.0Reed's bust of a drug dealer named Sparky was thrown out in court, and after Sgt. MacDonald offers him a chance to join the Vice squad for 3
  24. S07E24Something Worth Dying For: Part 2May 20, 1975 7.0Reed is awarded the Medal of Valor by the LAPD for rescuing a wounded Malloy from the shootout, and despite Jean's feelings about her husban

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