Ironside (1967–1993)

Ironside posterReview score: 76%

Plot

Wheelchair-bound detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Ironside S05E08Murder ImpromptuS05E08 · 9.0Ironside attends an improvisation show and witnesses a murder. Now he has to find out who did it.

Episodes by season

Season0128Episodes1967–68AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Ironside S01E01Message from BeyondSeptember 14, 1967
  2. S01E02Ironside S01E02The Leaf in the ForestSeptember 21, 1967
  3. S01E03Ironside S01E03Dead Man's TaleSeptember 28, 1967
  4. S01E04Ironside S01E04Eat, Drink and Be BuriedOctober 5, 1967
  5. S01E05The TakerOctober 12, 1967
  6. S01E06An Inside JobOctober 19, 1967
  7. S01E07Tagged for MurderOctober 26, 1967
  8. S01E08Let My Brother GoNovember 2, 1967
  9. S01E09Light at the End of the JourneyNovember 9, 1967
  10. S01E10The Monster of Comus TowersNovember 16, 1967
  11. S01E11The Man Who BelievedNovember 23, 1967
  12. S01E12A Very Cool Hot CarNovember 30, 1967
  13. S01E13The Past is PrologueDecember 7, 1967
  14. S01E14Girl in the NightDecember 21, 1967
  15. S01E15The Fourteenth RunnerDecember 28, 1967
  16. S01E16Force of ArmsJanuary 4, 1968
  17. S01E17Memory of an Ice Cream StickJanuary 11, 1968
  18. S01E18To Kill a CopJanuary 25, 1968
  19. S01E19The Lonely HostageFebruary 1, 1968
  20. S01E20The ChallengeFebruary 8, 1968
  21. S01E21All in a Day's WorkFebruary 15, 1968
  22. S01E22Something for NothingFebruary 22, 1968
  23. S01E23Barbara WhoFebruary 29, 1968
  24. S01E24Perfect CrimeMarch 7, 1968
  25. S01E25Officer BobbyMarch 14, 1968
  26. S01E26Trip to HashburyMarch 21, 1968
  27. S01E27Due Process of LawMarch 28, 1968
  28. S01E28Return of the HeroApril 4, 1968

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0225Episodes1968–69AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Shell GameSeptember 19, 1968
  2. S02E02Split Second to an EpitaphSeptember 26, 1968
  3. S02E03The SacrificeOctober 3, 1968
  4. S02E04Robert Phillips vs. the ManOctober 10, 1968
  5. S02E05Desperate EncounterOctober 24, 1968
  6. S02E06I, the PeopleOctober 31, 1968
  7. S02E07Price Tag: DeathNovember 7, 1968
  8. S02E08An Obvious Case of GuiltNovember 14, 1968
  9. S02E09RepriseNovember 21, 1968
  10. S02E10The Macabre Mr. MicawberNovember 28, 1968
  11. S02E11Side PocketDecember 5, 1968
  12. S02E12Sergeant MikeDecember 12, 1968
  13. S02E13In Search of an ArtistJanuary 2, 1969
  14. S02E14Up, Down and EvenJanuary 9, 1969
  15. S02E15Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on ThursdayJanuary 23, 1969
  16. S02E16Rundown on a Bum RapJanuary 30, 1969
  17. S02E17The ProphecyFebruary 6, 1969
  18. S02E18A World of JackalsFebruary 13, 1969
  19. S02E19And Be My LoveFebruary 20, 1969
  20. S02E20Moonlight Means MoneyFebruary 27, 1969
  21. S02E21A Drug on the MarketMarch 6, 1969
  22. S02E22PuzzlelockMarch 13, 1969
  23. S02E23The TormentorMarch 27, 1969
  24. S02E24A Matter of Love and DeathApril 3, 1969
  25. S02E25Not with a Whimper, But a BangApril 10, 1969

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0325Episodes1969–70AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Alias Mr. BraithwaiteSeptember 18, 1969
  2. S03E02Goodbye to YesterdaySeptember 25, 1969
  3. S03E03Poole's ParadiseOctober 2, 1969
  4. S03E04Eye of the HurricaneOctober 9, 1969
  5. S03E05A Bullet for MarkOctober 16, 1969
  6. S03E06Love My EnemyOctober 23, 1969
  7. S03E07Seeing is BelievingOctober 30, 1969
  8. S03E08The Machismo BagNovember 13, 1969
  9. S03E09Programmed for DangerNovember 20, 1969
  10. S03E10Five Miles HighNovember 27, 1969
  11. S03E11L'ChayimDecember 4, 1969
  12. S03E12Beyond a ShadowDecember 11, 1969
  13. S03E13Stolen on DemandDecember 25, 1969
  14. S03E14DoraJanuary 8, 1970
  15. S03E15Beware the Wiles of the StrangerJanuary 22, 1970
  16. S03E16Eden is the Place We LeaveJanuary 29, 1970
  17. S03E17The Wrong Time, the Wrong PlaceFebruary 5, 1970
  18. S03E18Return to FijiFebruary 12, 1970
  19. S03E19RansomFebruary 19, 1970
  20. S03E20One Hour to KillFebruary 26, 1970
  21. S03E21Warrior's ReturnMarch 5, 1970
  22. S03E22Little Jerry JessupMarch 12, 1970
  23. S03E23Good Will TourMarch 26, 1970
  24. S03E24Little Dog, GoneApril 2, 1970
  25. S03E25Tom Dayton is Loose Among UsApril 9, 1970

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0426Episodes1970–71AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01A Killing Will OccurSeptember 17, 1970An anonymous caller taunts Ironside with clues to a planned murder, threatening a life unless stopped. Ironside realizes the threat is real.
  2. S04E02No Game for AmateursSeptember 24, 1970
  3. S04E03The Happy Dreams of Hollow MenOctober 1, 1970Joseph Campanella plays a heroin addict.
  4. S04E04The People Against Judge McIntireOctober 8, 1970
  5. S04E05Noel's Gonna FlyOctober 15, 1970
  6. S04E06Ironside S04E06The Lonely Way to GoOctober 22, 1970Jason Banning, the police pension fund's investment manager, confesses to the murder of his secretary. However, Ironside suspects that there
  7. S04E07Ironside S04E07Check, Mate; and Murder (Part 1)October 29, 1970French separatists attack a police convention in Quebec, and the lead bomber is the son of Ironside's former lover.
  8. S04E08Ironside S04E08Check, Mate: and Murder (Part 2)November 5, 1970The separatists prepare to bomb a holiday parade, and Ed goes undercover to stop them.
  9. S04E09Ironside S04E09Too Many VictimsNovember 12, 1970A drug dealer is targeting kids, and the daughter of a friend is injured while under the inflkuence.
  10. S04E10Ironside S04E10The Man on the InsideNovember 19, 1970Ed ends up investigating Ironside when the police suspect that Ironside tipped off criminals targeted by a police raid.
  11. S04E11Ironside S04E11BackfireDecember 3, 1970For 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
  12. S04E12Ironside S04E12The Laying On of HandsDecember 10, 1970Pablito 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
  13. S04E13Ironside S04E13This Could Blow Your MindDecember 17, 1970A mob hitman abducts the family of a hypnotist to keep the man from testifying against him.
  14. S04E14Ironside S04E14BlackoutDecember 31, 1970Ironside 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
  15. S04E15Ironside S04E15The QuincunxJanuary 7, 1971Ironside and his team get drawn into the investigation of a murder involving a band… and Eve gets involved with one of the members.
  16. S04E16Ironside S04E16From Hruska, with LoveJanuary 21, 1971The team gets involved with international espionage when they take a refugee to Mexico to exchange for an American scientist. However, someo
  17. S04E17Ironside S04E17The TargetJanuary 28, 1971A militant group abducts Sonny Brokaw to force his father, ex-convict Gordy Brokaw, to steal explosives from his construction site for them.
  18. S04E18Ironside S04E18A Killing at the TrackFebruary 4, 1971While investigating a race-fixing scandal at the track, Eve gets involved with an old lover.
  19. S04E19Ironside S04E19EscapeFebruary 11, 1971Ed 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.
  20. S04E20Ironside S04E20Love, Peace Brotherhood, and MurderFebruary 18, 1971After an actor dies of a drug OD during a stage rehearsal of a controversial show, Ironside and the team investigate.
  21. S04E21Ironside S04E21The Riddle in Room SixFebruary 25, 1971Ironside tries to figure out which juror on a mobster's trial is being bribed to deadlock the case.
  22. S04E22Ironside S04E22The Summer SoldierMarch 4, 1971Two men blackmail their uncle Arschag into lacing the tobacco he sells with PCP.
  23. S04E23Ironside S04E23AccidentMarch 11, 1971Mark befriends an old woman who he accidentally hit with the van.
  24. S04E24Ironside S04E24Lesson in TerrorMarch 18, 1971A son of a prominent lawyer is apparently connected to an underground terrorist group, but Ironside has his doubts as to whether the connect
  25. S04E25Ironside S04E25Grandmother's HouseApril 1, 1971Ironside is called in to investigate a purse-snatching. The victim: Margaret Brainard, the widow of the former Police Commissioner. The thef
  26. S04E26Ironside S04E26Walls Are WaitingApril 15, 1971Ironside tries to track down the shooter of a parole officer with numerous enemies.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0524Episodes1971–72Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S05E01The Priest KillerSeptember 14, 1971
  2. S05E02Ironside S05E02Contract: Kill IronsideSeptember 21, 1971A hitman who never misses is hired to kill Ironside.
  3. S05E03Ironside S05E03The ProfessionalsSeptember 28, 1971Ironside and his team investigate crooks who use a phony cab to deliver men to a motel, drug them unconscious, and steal their credit cards.
  4. S05E04Ironside S05E04The Gambling GameOctober 5, 1971Ironside takes on a gambling ring that has an inside man on the force. Meanwhile, new policewoman Fran Belding goes after the ring because t
  5. S05E05Ironside S05E05Ring of PrayerOctober 12, 1971Ironside investigates a woman apparently responsible for his friend's change of mind concerning a convict's parole.
  6. S05E06Ironside S05E06In the Line of DutyOctober 19, 1971Ironsijde 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
  7. S05E07Ironside S05E07Joss Sticks and Wedding BellsOctober 26, 1971Ironside'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
  8. S05E08Ironside S05E08Murder ImpromptuNovember 2, 1971 9.0Ironside attends an improvisation show and witnesses a murder. Now he has to find out who did it.
  9. S05E09Ironside S05E09Dear Fran...November 9, 1971The team looks into the apparent suicide of Fran's cousin.
  10. S05E10If a Body See a BodyNovember 16, 1971
  11. S05E11Ironside S05E11Good SamaritanNovember 23, 1971Ironside and his team help out a soldier who has been framed for a drug ring being run inside the military.
  12. S05E12Ironside S05E12Gentle OaksNovember 25, 1971When residents turn up dead at a nursing home, Ironside goes undercover to investigate.
  13. S05E13Ironside S05E13License to KillDecember 2, 1971A killer freed due to a hung jury frames the dead man's police officer partner.
  14. S05E14Ironside S05E14Class of '57December 16, 1971Ed investigates a former classmate on the run from an assault charge, and links up with his high school sweetheart.
  15. S05E15Ironside S05E15No Motive for MurderDecember 23, 1971Ironside travels to Tokyo to help an old friend, wheelchair-bound and apparently a target for murder.
  16. S05E16Ironside S05E16But When She Was Bad,...December 30, 1971A stalker goes after Shelly Kingman, but seems to have no motive. However, Shelly's connection to a cop killer may be the key.
  17. S05E17Ironside S05E17Unreasonable FacsimileJanuary 6, 1972A former bank robber, paroled on Ironside's recommendation, is apparently up to his old tricks. Or is he?
  18. S05E18Ironside S05E18Find a VictimJanuary 13, 1972A series of break-ins seemed to be based out of a halfway home for ex-cons... but noithing is stolen.
  19. S05E19Ironside S05E19And Then There Was OneJanuary 20, 1972Sometimes tries to kill two Vietnam vets, and Ironside uses Ed as bait to try and catch the killer.
  20. S05E20Ironside S05E20Death by the NumbersJanuary 27, 1972To discover who is killing parole board members, Ironside goes undercover as an irascible artist.
  21. S05E21Ironside S05E21Bubble, Bubble, Toil and MurderFebruary 3, 1972A young girl believes that she cursed a man to die, and the team sets out to prove someone all too non-supernatural was responsible.
  22. S05E22Ironside S05E22Achilles' HeelFebruary 17, 1972A judge's son is framed for murder, or so Ironside suspects.
  23. S05E23Ironside S05E23His Fiddlers ThreeMarch 2, 1972Ironside tries to solve the murder of a music teacher, who left a piece of music to identify his killer.
  24. S05E24Ironside S05E24A Man Named ArnoMarch 9, 1972An 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

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0623Episodes1972–73AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Ironside S06E01Five Days in the Death of Sgt. BrownSeptember 14, 1972In 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
  2. S06E02Ironside S06E02The Savage SentrySeptember 21, 1972Ireonside tries to figure out how a thief bypassed the guard dogs protecting the thief's targets.
  3. S06E03Ironside S06E03Programmed for PanicSeptember 28, 1972Ironside tries to get a murderer to expose himself by discussing the case on-air.
  4. S06E04Ironside S06E04Down Two RoadsOctober 12, 1972Mark graduates from law school and takes on the case of a janitor accused of theft. Meanwhile, Ironside contemplates life without his truste
  5. S06E05Ironside S06E05Camera...Action...Murder!October 26, 1972A killer sends 8mm film of his murders to Ironside.
  6. S06E06Ironside S06E06Riddle Me DeathNovember 2, 1972A woman convinces Ironside to investigate the accidental death of her father... which may have been no accident.
  7. S06E07Ironside S06E07Nightmare TripNovember 9, 1972During a prisoner transfer to LA, Ed is mugged and left without an ID... and taken to jail.
  8. S06E08Ironside S06E08Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?November 16, 1972Ironside goes up against a District Attorney that deliberately framed an innocent man.
  9. S06E09Ironside S06E09The CountdownNovember 23, 1972A man rigs a scientist with an explosive belt to force the government to release three terrorists.
  10. S06E10Ironside S06E10The Deadly GamesmenNovember 30, 1972Ironside squares off against two young men who have decided to make a game out of crime.
  11. S06E11Ironside S06E11Who'll Cry for My Baby?December 7, 1972Ironside tries to track down the killer of a young woman, but finds himself becoming emotionally involved.
  12. S06E12Ironside S06E12Cold Hard CashDecember 14, 1972To stop the kidnapping of a movie star's daughter, Ed goes undercover.
  13. S06E13Ironside S06E13Shadow SoldiersDecember 21, 1972While in London, Ed witnesses an assassination... and becomes the killer's next target.
  14. S06E14Ironside S06E14Ollinger's Last CaseJanuary 4, 1973Ed looks into the suspicious death of a retired cop, and discovers the locals less than helpful.
  15. S06E15A Special PersonJanuary 11, 1973
  16. S06E16The CallerJanuary 25, 1973
  17. S06E17Love Me in DecemberFebruary 1, 1973
  18. S06E18The Ghost of the Dancing DollFebruary 15, 1973
  19. S06E19All About AndreaFebruary 22, 1973
  20. S06E20Another Shell GameMarch 1, 1973
  21. S06E21All Honorable MenMarch 8, 1973
  22. S06E22The Best Laid PlansMarch 15, 1973
  23. S06E23Ironside S06E23A Game of ShowdownMarch 22, 1973Ed takes the Chief on a fishing trip and they stay at a remote hunting lodge... where a murder occurs.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0723Episodes1973–74AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01Ironside S07E01Confessions: From a Lady of the NightSeptember 13, 1973Ironside'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
  2. S07E02Ironside S07E02Murder by OneSeptember 20, 1973The team investigates the apparent suicide of the son of Fran's friend. However, the clues soon lead to murder.
  3. S07E03Ironside S07E03In the Forests of the NightSeptember 27, 1973Ironside's old flame returns to San Francisco, and Ironside suspects that she has more than romance in mind.
  4. S07E04Ironside S07E04Fragile is the House of CardsOctober 4, 1973A defense attorney comes to Ironside foir help when he's beaten and left with amnesia of the incident.
  5. S07E05Ironside S07E05The Armageddon GangOctober 11, 1973A member of a think tank group goes missing after they start working on military projects.
  6. S07E06Ironside S07E06House of TerrorOctober 25, 1973While investigating a couple's disappearance in a supposedly haunted house, Ironside disappears as well.
  7. S07E07Ironside S07E07The Helping HandNovember 1, 1973A 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
  8. S07E08Ironside S07E08Downhill All the WayNovember 8, 1973Ironside goes undercover as a bum to find a police leak after a young boy witnesses the murder of a campaign manager.
  9. S07E09Ironside S07E09Mind for MurderNovember 15, 1973Nightclub psychic Arthur Damien is suspiciously well-informed about a series of related arsons, and offers to help Ironside on the case.
  10. S07E10Ironside S07E10The Hidden ManNovember 29, 1973Ironside gets involved when a decorated police officer and former military man is spotted at the airport by the man's son... even though the
  11. S07E11Double-Edged CornerDecember 6, 1973
  12. S07E12The Last PaymentDecember 20, 1973
  13. S07E13Friend or FoeJanuary 3, 1974
  14. S07E14Two Hundred LargeJanuary 10, 1974
  15. S07E15Once More for JoeyJanuary 17, 1974
  16. S07E16Terror on Grant AvenueJanuary 31, 1974
  17. S07E17Class of '40February 7, 1974
  18. S07E18A Taste of AshesFebruary 14, 1974
  19. S07E19A Death in AcademeFebruary 21, 1974
  20. S07E20Close to the HeartFebruary 28, 1974
  21. S07E21Come Eleven, Come TwelveMarch 7, 1974
  22. S07E22Riddle at 24,000March 14, 1974
  23. S07E23Amy Prentiss: AKA The ChiefMay 23, 1974

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season0819Episodes1974–75AiredSeason avg
  1. S08E01Raise the Devil (1)September 12, 1974
  2. S08E02Raise the Devil (2)September 19, 1974
  3. S08E03What's New with Mark?September 26, 1974
  4. S08E04Trial of TerrorOctober 3, 1974
  5. S08E05Cross DoublecrossOctober 10, 1974
  6. S08E06Set-Up: Danger!October 24, 1974
  7. S08E07The Last CotillionOctober 31, 1974
  8. S08E08Run ScaredNovember 7, 1974
  9. S08E09Act of VengeanceNovember 14, 1974
  10. S08E10The Far Side of the FenceNovember 21, 1974
  11. S08E11The Over-the-Hill BluesDecember 5, 1974
  12. S08E12Speak No EvilDecember 12, 1974
  13. S08E13Fall of an AngelDecember 19, 1974
  14. S08E14The Visiting FiremanDecember 26, 1974
  15. S08E15The Return of Eleanor RogersJanuary 2, 1975
  16. S08E16The Faded ImageJanuary 16, 1975
  17. S08E17A Matter of Life or Death
  18. S08E18The Organizer
  19. S08E19The Rolling Y

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

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