Fair rating?The Surprise
During Malloy's birthday, he lets Reed know he does not enjoy surprise parties, but becomes increasingly suspicious and believes the others are actually planning a surprise party, much to his chagrin; it is soon revealed that is not the case. Meanwhile, Sgt. MacDonald warns the officers about a rash of robberies using milk crates to break store windows; during a routine traffic stop, Reed notices a milk crate in the back of a car and surreptitiously marks it for identification later, and the thief is apprehended later using the same milk crate. Calls include a backup call for a jewelry store robbery when the officers pull over the owner of said store for DUI, an embarrassed male purse snatching victim inside a negligee shop, a phony gas station worker at a closed gas station, a shootout in the police garage between the entire station and a drunk suspect officers failed to handcuff, and Officer Wells capturing a B&E suspect based on a hunch by Malloy.
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#4In Season 5of 15 rated episodes
#51All-timeof 87 rated episodes
+0.2vs season avgSeason 5 averages 7.8
1972First airedNovember 15, 1972
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Dennis DonnellyDirector
Stephen J. CannellWriter · Executive Story EditorHerman S. SaundersProducerDuke CallaghanDirector of PhotographyRobert K. RichardEditorBill HolbrookAssistant DirectorChief Edward M. DavisTechnical AdvisorFrank ComstockMusicHal MooneyMusic SupervisorJohn SturtevantSet Decoration
Stephen J. CannellWriter · Executive Story EditorHerman S. SaundersProducerDuke CallaghanDirector of PhotographyRobert K. RichardEditorBill HolbrookAssistant DirectorChief Edward M. DavisTechnical AdvisorFrank ComstockMusicHal MooneyMusic SupervisorJohn SturtevantSet DecorationShows like Adam-12
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