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Code R is an American action-adventure television series that aired on CBS from January 21 to June 10, 1977. Code R focuses on the emergency services of the California Channel Islands. The series stars James Houghton, Martin Kove and Tom Simcox and ran for a single season of thirteen episodes.
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- E1 High AdventureNext upJan 21, 1977
Synopsis
In the premiere episode, a man is lost over the channel in a runaway hot air balloon, two skindivers are trapped in an underwater cave, and a buffalo prefers the Lighthouse Bar in town to his Home on the range indicating it is rescue time again for the members of the Island Rescue Forces.
Guest stars: Ted Gehring (Jerome Popkin), Frank Salsedo (Willie), Steve Oliver (Jacobson), Pat Anderson (Danielle), Dennis Bowen (Jerry)
- E2 The Great Boat RaceJan 28, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
A drunk off-duty cop starts a brawl when island's emergency chiefs are preparing for the annual summer boat race! They also must tend a young boy in a diabetic coma. Just as the race gets underway, a “mayday” signal is received from a honeymoon couple headed for Hong Kong on a leaking boat.
Guest stars: Peter Palmer (McDonald), Paul Brinegar (Alvin Purdy), Patti D'Arbanville (Maggie), Bob McClurg (Bart Turner), Peg Stewart (Katie)
- E3 MutinyFeb 4, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
Chief Lifeguard George Baker goes to rescue two boys who are floating out to sea on a makeshift raft, while Police Chief Walt Robinson sets a trap for a bootlegger, Wilson wonders how his volunteer fire fighters will respond if and when an emergency situation occurs. The volunteer fire fighters have walked off the job
Guest stars: Robert Donner (Bo Plummer), Shane Sinutko (Payton), Jeremy Lawrence (Tom Fields), Mills Watson (Collins), Alicia Fleer (Dee Fields)
- E4 Federal CaseFeb 11, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
Island police chief Robinson is informed by federal agents that weapon trafficking is occurring in his jurisdiction. Before he can take action, the government men are taken hostage by the gun smuggling gang.
Guest stars: Donald Moffat (Jack Douglas), Royal Dano (Carson), James Gammon (Dillard), John Ashton (Karl), Paul D'Amato (Jacobs), John Dennis Johnston (Ralph)
- E5 The InvadersFeb 18, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
Mr. Porter is the leader of a band of locals who greet a visiting bunch of scruff-looking motorcyclists with open hostility and demand that police chief Walt Robinson order them off the island. The Code R team must rescue an elderly victim from a fire
Guest stars: Tom Rosqui (Wallace), Luke Askew (Tom-Tom), Helen Kleeb (Elsie), Ronnie Schell (Porter)
- E6 The FirebugFeb 25, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
George's ex-girlfriend stops by for a visit. Meanwhile, an arsonist is setting fires all over the island. The island residents react fearfully when the arsonist continues to set random fires, and Rick and a young teen-age couple barely miss becoming casualties.
Guest stars: Melody Thomas Scott (Linda), Milton Selzer (Albert Hastings), Joanne Nail (Cindy), Shane Sinutko (Payton), William Kirby Cullen (Bill)
- E7 Suzy's Day OffMar 4, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
Suzy is excited at the prospect of her first day off in six months but doesn’t get much time to relax as she first must help a man trapped in the water in his dune buggy, rescue a runaway horse and use her expertise in guiding the Coast Guard and Lifeguard to the site of two unconscious boaters.
Guest stars: Olivia Barash (Jan), Cindy Eilbacher (Mary), Shane Sinutko (Payton), Kenneth White (Calder), Harry Holcombe (Fred Johnson), Robbie Rist (Monk), Gary Davis (Skip)
- E8 The DrifterMar 11, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
It's the 4th of July weekend and the Island's population is increased by a seemingly abandoned baby who has fallen into a well and Ron Garrison, a visiting yacht owner whose disregard for the local laws has caused a dangerous fire.
Guest stars: Bernie Kopell (Ron Garrison), Len Lesser (Leo), Randall Carver (Horace), Eve Christopher (Josie), Timothy Blake (Marlene)
- E9 GroundedApr 1, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
Walt happily awaits the arrival of his brother Mitch, his nephew Greggie, and Mitch's new bride Karen, only to have his joy turn to anxiety when Mitch's private plane is overdue and is spotted crashed on an isolated part of the island.
Guest stars: Robert Englund (Snooker), Johnny Timko (Greggie), Sudie Bond (Old Wendy), Jane Klint (Karen), James Wainwright (Mitch)
- E10 Beauty and the BeachApr 15, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
The first annual beauty contest on the island has the full attention of Rick and George two of its judges, but their concentration is diverted by, among other things, a sailboat accident, an auto accident, and a mine shaft cave-in.
Guest stars: Pamela Susan Shoop (Debbie Payton), Lucille Benson (Emma), Russell Johnson (Ike), Dennis Bowen (Jerry)
- E11 Black OutApr 22, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
The Island Rescue Forces discover they have a job bigger than they can handle and have to call on the aid of their neighbors when all electrical power for the island is lost and danger to life and property is imminent. A couple is trapped in an elevator, a farmer risks losing his entire crop, several people need emergency medical attention, and a pair of thieves try to take advantage of the useless burglar alarms during the blackout.
Guest stars: Alan Vint (Chuck), John Milford (Foreman), Kip Niven (Bill), William Bryant (Stan Whitlow)
- E12 AliensJun 3, 1977 · 60 min
Synopsis
A rescue team must get a boy out who is trapped in a freezer. After 3 people wash ashore unconscious the crew must do a detective work to determine what happened. Three foreigners, who have been adrift for weeks in a small boat, are unconscious when they wash ashore on the island; George has the unhappy task of tying up a dangerous World War II mine; and Rick finds himself in the midst of a blooming romance.
Guest stars: Sean Marshall (Gary), Cheryl Ladd (Ruth Roberts), Dennis Bowen (Jerry), Sidney Clute (Dr. Warner), David Adams (Benny)
- E13 DecisionsJun 10, 1977
Synopsis
Decisions seem to be the order of the day when Rick is offered a job on the mainland, fixit-man Alvin Purdy considers retiring and leaving the island, and George is perplexed as to how to deal with his latest romantic encounter.
Guest stars: Paul Brinegar (Alvin Purdy), Lucille Benson (Emma), Bob McClurg (Bart Turner), Lawrason Driscoll (Doug)
Cast & crew
Created by Edwin Self
Tom Simcox
Martin Kove
James Houghton
Susanne Reed
Joan Freeman
Ben Davidson
