Ironside (1967–1993)
Plot
Wheelchair-bound detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Murder ImpromptuIronside attends an improvisation show and witnesses a murder. Now he has to find out who did it.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Message from BeyondSeptember 14, 1967— - S01E02
The Leaf in the ForestSeptember 21, 1967— - S01E03
Dead Man's TaleSeptember 28, 1967— - S01E04
Eat, Drink and Be BuriedOctober 5, 1967— - S01E05The TakerOctober 12, 1967—
- S01E06An Inside JobOctober 19, 1967—
- S01E07Tagged for MurderOctober 26, 1967—
- S01E08Let My Brother GoNovember 2, 1967—
- S01E09Light at the End of the JourneyNovember 9, 1967—
- S01E10The Monster of Comus TowersNovember 16, 1967—
- S01E11The Man Who BelievedNovember 23, 1967—
- S01E12A Very Cool Hot CarNovember 30, 1967—
- S01E13The Past is PrologueDecember 7, 1967—
- S01E14Girl in the NightDecember 21, 1967—
- S01E15The Fourteenth RunnerDecember 28, 1967—
- S01E16Force of ArmsJanuary 4, 1968—
- S01E17Memory of an Ice Cream StickJanuary 11, 1968—
- S01E18To Kill a CopJanuary 25, 1968—
- S01E19The Lonely HostageFebruary 1, 1968—
- S01E20The ChallengeFebruary 8, 1968—
- S01E21All in a Day's WorkFebruary 15, 1968—
- S01E22Something for NothingFebruary 22, 1968—
- S01E23Barbara WhoFebruary 29, 1968—
- S01E24Perfect CrimeMarch 7, 1968—
- S01E25Officer BobbyMarch 14, 1968—
- S01E26Trip to HashburyMarch 21, 1968—
- S01E27Due Process of LawMarch 28, 1968—
- S01E28Return of the HeroApril 4, 1968—
Season02
- S02E01Shell GameSeptember 19, 1968—
- S02E02Split Second to an EpitaphSeptember 26, 1968—
- S02E03The SacrificeOctober 3, 1968—
- S02E04Robert Phillips vs. the ManOctober 10, 1968—
- S02E05Desperate EncounterOctober 24, 1968—
- S02E06I, the PeopleOctober 31, 1968—
- S02E07Price Tag: DeathNovember 7, 1968—
- S02E08An Obvious Case of GuiltNovember 14, 1968—
- S02E09RepriseNovember 21, 1968—
- S02E10The Macabre Mr. MicawberNovember 28, 1968—
- S02E11Side PocketDecember 5, 1968—
- S02E12Sergeant MikeDecember 12, 1968—
- S02E13In Search of an ArtistJanuary 2, 1969—
- S02E14Up, Down and EvenJanuary 9, 1969—
- S02E15Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on ThursdayJanuary 23, 1969—
- S02E16Rundown on a Bum RapJanuary 30, 1969—
- S02E17The ProphecyFebruary 6, 1969—
- S02E18A World of JackalsFebruary 13, 1969—
- S02E19And Be My LoveFebruary 20, 1969—
- S02E20Moonlight Means MoneyFebruary 27, 1969—
- S02E21A Drug on the MarketMarch 6, 1969—
- S02E22PuzzlelockMarch 13, 1969—
- S02E23The TormentorMarch 27, 1969—
- S02E24A Matter of Love and DeathApril 3, 1969—
- S02E25Not with a Whimper, But a BangApril 10, 1969—
Season03
- S03E01Alias Mr. BraithwaiteSeptember 18, 1969—
- S03E02Goodbye to YesterdaySeptember 25, 1969—
- S03E03Poole's ParadiseOctober 2, 1969—
- S03E04Eye of the HurricaneOctober 9, 1969—
- S03E05A Bullet for MarkOctober 16, 1969—
- S03E06Love My EnemyOctober 23, 1969—
- S03E07Seeing is BelievingOctober 30, 1969—
- S03E08The Machismo BagNovember 13, 1969—
- S03E09Programmed for DangerNovember 20, 1969—
- S03E10Five Miles HighNovember 27, 1969—
- S03E11L'ChayimDecember 4, 1969—
- S03E12Beyond a ShadowDecember 11, 1969—
- S03E13Stolen on DemandDecember 25, 1969—
- S03E14DoraJanuary 8, 1970—
- S03E15Beware the Wiles of the StrangerJanuary 22, 1970—
- S03E16Eden is the Place We LeaveJanuary 29, 1970—
- S03E17The Wrong Time, the Wrong PlaceFebruary 5, 1970—
- S03E18Return to FijiFebruary 12, 1970—
- S03E19RansomFebruary 19, 1970—
- S03E20One Hour to KillFebruary 26, 1970—
- S03E21Warrior's ReturnMarch 5, 1970—
- S03E22Little Jerry JessupMarch 12, 1970—
- S03E23Good Will TourMarch 26, 1970—
- S03E24Little Dog, GoneApril 2, 1970—
- S03E25Tom Dayton is Loose Among UsApril 9, 1970—
Season04
- S04E01A Killing Will OccurSeptember 17, 1970—An anonymous caller taunts Ironside with clues to a planned murder, threatening a life unless stopped. Ironside realizes the threat is real.
- S04E02No Game for AmateursSeptember 24, 1970—
- S04E03The Happy Dreams of Hollow MenOctober 1, 1970—Joseph Campanella plays a heroin addict.
- S04E04The People Against Judge McIntireOctober 8, 1970—
- S04E05Noel's Gonna FlyOctober 15, 1970—
- S04E06
The Lonely Way to GoOctober 22, 1970—Jason Banning, the police pension fund's investment manager, confesses to the murder of his secretary. However, Ironside suspects that there - S04E07
Check, Mate; and Murder (Part 1)October 29, 1970—French separatists attack a police convention in Quebec, and the lead bomber is the son of Ironside's former lover. - S04E08
Check, Mate: and Murder (Part 2)November 5, 1970—The separatists prepare to bomb a holiday parade, and Ed goes undercover to stop them. - S04E09
Too Many VictimsNovember 12, 1970—A drug dealer is targeting kids, and the daughter of a friend is injured while under the inflkuence. - S04E10
The Man on the InsideNovember 19, 1970—Ed ends up investigating Ironside when the police suspect that Ironside tipped off criminals targeted by a police raid. - S04E11
BackfireDecember 3, 1970—For his law school class, Mark ends up reviewing the case of a convicted man who may be innocent... and who was put away based on Ed's inves - S04E12
The Laying On of HandsDecember 10, 1970—Pablito Esteban, a nine-year-old boy with miraculous healing powers, heals a friend of Ironside's and the team set out to determine if the b - S04E13
This Could Blow Your MindDecember 17, 1970—A mob hitman abducts the family of a hypnotist to keep the man from testifying against him. - S04E14
BlackoutDecember 31, 1970—Ironside has Mark take him for a visit to his old precinct house. When a blackout hits the area, Ironside ends up in charge and working with - S04E15
The QuincunxJanuary 7, 1971—Ironside and his team get drawn into the investigation of a murder involving a band… and Eve gets involved with one of the members. - S04E16
From Hruska, with LoveJanuary 21, 1971—The team gets involved with international espionage when they take a refugee to Mexico to exchange for an American scientist. However, someo - S04E17
The TargetJanuary 28, 1971—A militant group abducts Sonny Brokaw to force his father, ex-convict Gordy Brokaw, to steal explosives from his construction site for them. - S04E18
A Killing at the TrackFebruary 4, 1971—While investigating a race-fixing scandal at the track, Eve gets involved with an old lover. - S04E19
EscapeFebruary 11, 1971—Ed and Eve go to Mexico to help out Lonnie Burnett, who is facing a murder charge like the one that Eve cleared him of years earlier. - S04E20
Love, Peace Brotherhood, and MurderFebruary 18, 1971—After an actor dies of a drug OD during a stage rehearsal of a controversial show, Ironside and the team investigate. - S04E21
The Riddle in Room SixFebruary 25, 1971—Ironside tries to figure out which juror on a mobster's trial is being bribed to deadlock the case. - S04E22
The Summer SoldierMarch 4, 1971—Two men blackmail their uncle Arschag into lacing the tobacco he sells with PCP. - S04E23
AccidentMarch 11, 1971—Mark befriends an old woman who he accidentally hit with the van. - S04E24
Lesson in TerrorMarch 18, 1971—A son of a prominent lawyer is apparently connected to an underground terrorist group, but Ironside has his doubts as to whether the connect - S04E25
Grandmother's HouseApril 1, 1971—Ironside is called in to investigate a purse-snatching. The victim: Margaret Brainard, the widow of the former Police Commissioner. The thef - S04E26
Walls Are WaitingApril 15, 1971—Ironside tries to track down the shooter of a parole officer with numerous enemies.
Season05
- S05E01The Priest KillerSeptember 14, 1971—
- S05E02
Contract: Kill IronsideSeptember 21, 1971—A hitman who never misses is hired to kill Ironside. - S05E03
The ProfessionalsSeptember 28, 1971—Ironside and his team investigate crooks who use a phony cab to deliver men to a motel, drug them unconscious, and steal their credit cards. - S05E04
The Gambling GameOctober 5, 1971—Ironside takes on a gambling ring that has an inside man on the force. Meanwhile, new policewoman Fran Belding goes after the ring because t - S05E05
Ring of PrayerOctober 12, 1971—Ironside investigates a woman apparently responsible for his friend's change of mind concerning a convict's parole. - S05E06
In the Line of DutyOctober 19, 1971—Ironsijde tries to figure out why a widow who testified to the death of her policeman husband at the hands of someone he previously busted m - S05E07
Joss Sticks and Wedding BellsOctober 26, 1971—Ironside's Korean foster daughter Chong Lee comes to America to marry her fiance, and the team discovers that he's in debt to two loan shark - S05E08
Murder ImpromptuNovember 2, 1971Ironside attends an improvisation show and witnesses a murder. Now he has to find out who did it. - S05E09
Dear Fran...November 9, 1971—The team looks into the apparent suicide of Fran's cousin. - S05E10If a Body See a BodyNovember 16, 1971—
- S05E11
Good SamaritanNovember 23, 1971—Ironside and his team help out a soldier who has been framed for a drug ring being run inside the military. - S05E12
Gentle OaksNovember 25, 1971—When residents turn up dead at a nursing home, Ironside goes undercover to investigate. - S05E13
License to KillDecember 2, 1971—A killer freed due to a hung jury frames the dead man's police officer partner. - S05E14
Class of '57December 16, 1971—Ed investigates a former classmate on the run from an assault charge, and links up with his high school sweetheart. - S05E15
No Motive for MurderDecember 23, 1971—Ironside travels to Tokyo to help an old friend, wheelchair-bound and apparently a target for murder. - S05E16
But When She Was Bad,...December 30, 1971—A stalker goes after Shelly Kingman, but seems to have no motive. However, Shelly's connection to a cop killer may be the key. - S05E17
Unreasonable FacsimileJanuary 6, 1972—A former bank robber, paroled on Ironside's recommendation, is apparently up to his old tricks. Or is he? - S05E18
Find a VictimJanuary 13, 1972—A series of break-ins seemed to be based out of a halfway home for ex-cons... but noithing is stolen. - S05E19
And Then There Was OneJanuary 20, 1972—Sometimes tries to kill two Vietnam vets, and Ironside uses Ed as bait to try and catch the killer. - S05E20
Death by the NumbersJanuary 27, 1972—To discover who is killing parole board members, Ironside goes undercover as an irascible artist. - S05E21
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and MurderFebruary 3, 1972—A young girl believes that she cursed a man to die, and the team sets out to prove someone all too non-supernatural was responsible. - S05E22
Achilles' HeelFebruary 17, 1972—A judge's son is framed for murder, or so Ironside suspects. - S05E23
His Fiddlers ThreeMarch 2, 1972—Ironside tries to solve the murder of a music teacher, who left a piece of music to identify his killer. - S05E24
A Man Named ArnoMarch 9, 1972—An old friend of Ironside's pays him a visit, and he soon figures that it's no coincidence that he's tracking down a heroin dealer at the sa
Season06
- S06E01
Five Days in the Death of Sgt. BrownSeptember 14, 1972—In this crossover with The Bold Ones, Ed is shot and then falls from a balcony while in LA testifying against a gangster. His ability to wal - S06E02
The Savage SentrySeptember 21, 1972—Ireonside tries to figure out how a thief bypassed the guard dogs protecting the thief's targets. - S06E03
Programmed for PanicSeptember 28, 1972—Ironside tries to get a murderer to expose himself by discussing the case on-air. - S06E04
Down Two RoadsOctober 12, 1972—Mark graduates from law school and takes on the case of a janitor accused of theft. Meanwhile, Ironside contemplates life without his truste - S06E05
Camera...Action...Murder!October 26, 1972—A killer sends 8mm film of his murders to Ironside. - S06E06
Riddle Me DeathNovember 2, 1972—A woman convinces Ironside to investigate the accidental death of her father... which may have been no accident. - S06E07
Nightmare TripNovember 9, 1972—During a prisoner transfer to LA, Ed is mugged and left without an ID... and taken to jail. - S06E08
Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?November 16, 1972—Ironside goes up against a District Attorney that deliberately framed an innocent man. - S06E09
The CountdownNovember 23, 1972—A man rigs a scientist with an explosive belt to force the government to release three terrorists. - S06E10
The Deadly GamesmenNovember 30, 1972—Ironside squares off against two young men who have decided to make a game out of crime. - S06E11
Who'll Cry for My Baby?December 7, 1972—Ironside tries to track down the killer of a young woman, but finds himself becoming emotionally involved. - S06E12
Cold Hard CashDecember 14, 1972—To stop the kidnapping of a movie star's daughter, Ed goes undercover. - S06E13
Shadow SoldiersDecember 21, 1972—While in London, Ed witnesses an assassination... and becomes the killer's next target. - S06E14
Ollinger's Last CaseJanuary 4, 1973—Ed looks into the suspicious death of a retired cop, and discovers the locals less than helpful. - S06E15A Special PersonJanuary 11, 1973—
- S06E16The CallerJanuary 25, 1973—
- S06E17Love Me in DecemberFebruary 1, 1973—
- S06E18The Ghost of the Dancing DollFebruary 15, 1973—
- S06E19All About AndreaFebruary 22, 1973—
- S06E20Another Shell GameMarch 1, 1973—
- S06E21All Honorable MenMarch 8, 1973—
- S06E22The Best Laid PlansMarch 15, 1973—
- S06E23
A Game of ShowdownMarch 22, 1973—Ed takes the Chief on a fishing trip and they stay at a remote hunting lodge... where a murder occurs.
Season07
- S07E01
Confessions: From a Lady of the NightSeptember 13, 1973—Ironside's reputation is impugned when a tabloid prints a story from a female escort claiming that she slept with Ironside and it hurt the c - S07E02
Murder by OneSeptember 20, 1973—The team investigates the apparent suicide of the son of Fran's friend. However, the clues soon lead to murder. - S07E03
In the Forests of the NightSeptember 27, 1973—Ironside's old flame returns to San Francisco, and Ironside suspects that she has more than romance in mind. - S07E04
Fragile is the House of CardsOctober 4, 1973—A defense attorney comes to Ironside foir help when he's beaten and left with amnesia of the incident. - S07E05
The Armageddon GangOctober 11, 1973—A member of a think tank group goes missing after they start working on military projects. - S07E06
House of TerrorOctober 25, 1973—While investigating a couple's disappearance in a supposedly haunted house, Ironside disappears as well. - S07E07
The Helping HandNovember 1, 1973—A maid service uses illegal immigrants, but then one of the company employees is stabbed to death. The team has to work out if an immigrant - S07E08
Downhill All the WayNovember 8, 1973—Ironside goes undercover as a bum to find a police leak after a young boy witnesses the murder of a campaign manager. - S07E09
Mind for MurderNovember 15, 1973—Nightclub psychic Arthur Damien is suspiciously well-informed about a series of related arsons, and offers to help Ironside on the case. - S07E10
The Hidden ManNovember 29, 1973—Ironside gets involved when a decorated police officer and former military man is spotted at the airport by the man's son... even though the - S07E11Double-Edged CornerDecember 6, 1973—
- S07E12The Last PaymentDecember 20, 1973—
- S07E13Friend or FoeJanuary 3, 1974—
- S07E14Two Hundred LargeJanuary 10, 1974—
- S07E15Once More for JoeyJanuary 17, 1974—
- S07E16Terror on Grant AvenueJanuary 31, 1974—
- S07E17Class of '40February 7, 1974—
- S07E18A Taste of AshesFebruary 14, 1974—
- S07E19A Death in AcademeFebruary 21, 1974—
- S07E20Close to the HeartFebruary 28, 1974—
- S07E21Come Eleven, Come TwelveMarch 7, 1974—
- S07E22Riddle at 24,000March 14, 1974—
- S07E23Amy Prentiss: AKA The ChiefMay 23, 1974—
Season08
- S08E01Raise the Devil (1)September 12, 1974—
- S08E02Raise the Devil (2)September 19, 1974—
- S08E03What's New with Mark?September 26, 1974—
- S08E04Trial of TerrorOctober 3, 1974—
- S08E05Cross DoublecrossOctober 10, 1974—
- S08E06Set-Up: Danger!October 24, 1974—
- S08E07The Last CotillionOctober 31, 1974—
- S08E08Run ScaredNovember 7, 1974—
- S08E09Act of VengeanceNovember 14, 1974—
- S08E10The Far Side of the FenceNovember 21, 1974—
- S08E11The Over-the-Hill BluesDecember 5, 1974—
- S08E12Speak No EvilDecember 12, 1974—
- S08E13Fall of an AngelDecember 19, 1974—
- S08E14The Visiting FiremanDecember 26, 1974—
- S08E15The Return of Eleanor RogersJanuary 2, 1975—
- S08E16The Faded ImageJanuary 16, 1975—
- S08E17A Matter of Life or Death—
- S08E18The Organizer—
- S08E19The Rolling Y—
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