TV series

Adam-12

Name: Adam-12
Released: 1968
Cast: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, William Boyett

1968–1975· 7 seasons· 30 min episodesTV-PG★ 7.1Ended

On NBC — From Mark VII · Universal Television Entertainment

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Synopsis

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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Episodes

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E1 Log 001: The Impossible MissionNext upSep 21, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 8.5
Synopsis
Pilot Episode: Working out of a patrol car designated "Adam-12," Officers Malloy and Reed perform a typical day's work, which includes a high speed auto-chase, the capture of two robbers, and an emergency call to save a suffocating baby. Malloy decides to turn in his badge after his young partner was killed a few weeks earlier. But at the end of the shift, he comes around and decides that he can't let inexperienced Jim Reed loose on another officer, so he decides not to leave the force.
Guest stars: Ann Morgan Guilbert (Ruth Elkins), Howard Culver (George Morrison), Don Stewart (Officer One), Art Gilmore (Lt. Val Wangsgard), Ena Hartman (Mrs. Fred Warner), Julian Burton (Mac Jeffries), Gene Boland (Fred Warner), Ed Deemer (Officer Bill James)
E2 Log 141: The Color TV BanditSep 28, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Malloy 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.
Guest stars: Melody Patterson (Valerie), Cloris Leachman (Judy), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Ray Ballard (Fenster), Robert Rothwell (Russo), Natalie Masters (Mrs. Warner), Lew Brown (Charlie), Jim Driskill (Ambulance Attendant)
E3 Log 011: It's Just A Little Dent, Isn't It?Oct 5, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Officers 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.
Guest stars: Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Jack Hogan (Miller), Bob Hastings (Beuhler), Robert Donner (Teejay), William Bramley (Cullen), Dorothy Rice (Mrs. Bussey), Eunice Christopher (Reba), Tom Basham (Print Man)
E4 Log 131: Reed, The Dicks Have Their Job And We Have OursOct 12, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 9.0
Synopsis
Officers 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.
Guest stars: Joan Shawlee (Mrs. Lorena Getz), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Vincent Beck (Claver), Gene Dynarski (Ed Johnson), Kenneth Washington (Off. Russo), Jack Collins (Mr. Purdy), Joel Davison (Harold), Barbara Baldavin (Mother)
E5 Log 091: You're Not The First Guy's Had The ProblemOct 19, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Officer Reed learns that a professional officer has to keep their emotions under control; even when confronted with an abusive drunk-driver, right after clearing an "officer down" call & finding his close friend from the Academy critically wounded.
Guest stars: Quentin Sondergaard (Lt. Moore), William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Kenneth Washington (Off. Russo), Ken Swofford (Floyd Delman), Craig Curtis (Frank Spohr), Harry Swoger (Pool Hall Manager), Richard Van Vleet (Off. Bill Stenzler)
E6 Log 161: And You Want Me to Get Married!Oct 26, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Officers Malloy and Reed look for a robbery suspect, help a woman pinned under her crashed car and settle a family dispute, among other duties.
Guest stars: Paul Carr (Whitley), Anne Whitfield (Vera), Don Hanmer (Marty), Eve Brent (Mrs. Hedley), Byron Foulger (Driver), Gary Marsh (Larry), Jim Mathers (Jimmy), Bob Jellison (Turner)
E7 Log 071: I Feel Like a Fool, MalloyNov 2, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
In an episode where Reed learns to keep his wits under control, the officers deal with a loud noise complaint where an elderly woman refuses to answer, much less acknowledge, a teenaged girl's desperate pleas for help after the woman learns she was at a house where loud party music is being played, and it leads to a tragic drowning of a 4-year-old girl in a backyard swimming pool. Other calls include a brawl at a pop-spirituality temple on the verge of a schism over meditation styles, and a misused silent alarm at a liquor store.
Guest stars: Judith Brown (Sharon), Ned Glass (Bookie), Charles Dierkop (Janney), Dennis G. Turner (Crane), Alice Frost (Mrs. Stockton), Jerome Sheldon (1st Kid), James McEachin (Patrolman), Richard Crane (Sergeant)
E8 Log 072: El PresidenteNov 9, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Malloy 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 domestic dispute between arguing neighbors, help a taxi driver that was just robbed, and a local man mistaken as the President by a group of rural Mexicans. Finally, they must arrest a psychotic shooter holed up in his house.
Guest stars: James B. Sikking (Tex), Del Moore (Ted Wilson), Amzie Strickland (Mrs. Zephyr), William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Stafford Repp (Mr. Walker), James McCallion (Cab Driver), Eve McVeagh (Mrs. Walker), Robert Rothwell (Off. Russo)
E9 Log 101: Someone Stole My LawnNov 16, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Reed 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 going code 7 all night long. Events include the theft of a man's sod, stolen credit cards, and a suspected car theft.
Guest stars: Margaret Field (Mrs. Milne), Bruce Watson (Carl Robinson), Harry Hickox (Mr. Jenkins), Steve Cory (James Talbot), Floyd Mutrux (Douglas Milne), William Stevens (3rd Officer), Kenneth Washington (1st Officer), Robert Rothwell (2nd Officer)
E10 Log 132: The ProducerNov 30, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Reed 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 his head stuck in a fence, and track down a prowler.
Guest stars: Karen Black (Susan Decker), Lee Stanley (Officer Brinkman), William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Foster Brooks (Man), James McEachin (Officer Wood), Donna Mantoan (Waitress), Lee J. Lambert (Brian Taggart), Diana Curtis (Girl Suspect)
E11 Log 111: Snake In The TrunkDec 7, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
A 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 paperwork, doesn't know the license number or other details but she needs it by 6 PM for a date. She finally tells the officers that her eight-foot boa constrictor is in the trunk as she was coming from the vet.
Guest stars: William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Robert Donner (Teejay), Donna Mantoan (Waitress), Cynthia Hull (Carol Anderson), Foster Brooks (Citizen), Philip Chapin (Ray Evans), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), Jimmy Mathers (Rick)
E12 Log 61: The RunawayDec 14, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 8.7
Synopsis
Walters 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 their calls, then rescue a sick teenage girl and arrest the young man who took her in. Back on patrol, they meet an informant who gives them a tip on a big drug buy scheduled for 11 PM. They give the info to Sgt. Miller who asks them to help in the bust.
Guest stars: William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Jim Driskill (Ambulance Attendant), Kenneth Washington (Officer Miller), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), Luana Anders (Jane Tripton), Dan Ferrone (Horace Fenster), Eldon Quick (Cliff Rankin), Nina Shipman (Marjorie Fenster)
E13 Log 122: Christmas: The Yellow Dump TruckDec 21, 1968 · 30 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
On Christmas eve Reed and Malloy make rounds distributing police department donation packages to needy families, and pull many heartstrings.
Guest stars: Dick Foran (Fred Haines), Bob Hastings (Charles Beuhler), William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Jack Hogan (Sgt. Jerry Miller), Mittie Lawrence (Mrs. Ward), Dan Ferrone (Officer Johnson), Eunice Christopher (Reba Beuhler), Serge Crawford (Mary)
E14 Log 081: The Long WalkJan 4, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
After 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 silent alarm. Malloy demonstrates for Reed the importance of "officer presence".
Guest stars: William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), Dan Ferrone (Officer Johnson), Richard Hale (J.H. Saulsberry), Patricia Lee (Linda), Mittie Lawrence (Mrs. Devers), Frank Evans (Leroy)
E15 Log 036: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing SmackJan 11, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reed volunteers to line up entertainment for the department party, just as Malloy needs to serve a subpoena on a famous singer. The team learns of a drug den from their informant and are handed the bust when detectives are too busy to look into it.
Guest stars: Jenny Sullivan (Ellen Harris), William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Dianne Turley Travis (Mary Parks), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Robert Donner (Teejay), Kenneth Washington (Officer Miller), Robert Rothwell (Officer Russo), William Mims (Jimmy Eisely)
E16 Log 062: Grand Theft Horse?Jan 18, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reed 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 two gunmen in a high speed pursuit.
Guest stars: Peter Duryea (Charles Carter), Maura McGiveney (Joanna Slater), William Stevens (Off. Jerry Walters), Tim Matheson (Leroy), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), Dan Ferrone (Officer Johnson), Dick O'Shea (1st Ranger)
E17 Log 033: It All Happened So FastFeb 1, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
It'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, shots are fired at the patrol car. In the blink of an eye, Reed kills whom he believes was the gunman. Back at the station, Reed undergoes a night of intensive questioning from the captain and lieutenant, as part of the superior officers' investigation into the incident. In the end, the captain confides in Reed that his story is credible and the rookie officer will likely be allowed back on patrol upon the completion of the investigation.
Guest stars: Anthony Larry Paul (Det. Bob Calkins), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Jack Hogan (Sgt. Jerry Miller), Robert Rothwell (Officer Russo), Art Balinger (Inspector), Lee Stanley (Officer Johnson), Dick Delmar (Officer Brinkman), Herb Kayde (Photographer)
E18 Log 112: You Blew ItFeb 8, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reed and Malloy make a routine traffic stop on a motorist. Before the NCIC check is completed, the dispatcher broadcasts a domestic dispute call in the two officers' patrol area; Reed and Malloy take the call and let the motorist go. Bad choice; the lieutenant soon calls the two errant officers in to scold them. Turns out the motorist had warrants out for his arrest on robbery and weapons charges. Malloy and Reed then come up with and carry out an ultimately successful plan to nab the wanted criminal.
Guest stars: Elvia Allman (Mrs. Lazwell), Maudie Prickett (Genevieve Wilson), Lorna Lewis (Flo), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Jane Alexander (Records Clerk (uncredited)), John Lupton (Ted Larson), Joseph Mell (Cal), William Dooley (James Walker)
E19 Log 051: A Jumper - Code TwoFeb 15, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Not long after an elderly woman insists that Reed and Malloy help adjust her television antenna, the officers are called to a high-rise hotel, where a suicidal man is determined to jump. Malloy incorrectly handles the situation and Mac harshly reprimands him the follow-up investigation.
Guest stars: Robert B. Williams (Manager), Henry Beckman (Charles Levering), Jon Shank (Binky Tremaine), Katherine Squire (Mrs. Hess), Hal Smith (Edward Brown), Charles Brewer (Officer Brinkman), Chuck Bowman (Officer Miller), Bert Holland (Leonard Ross)
E20 Log 073: I'm Still A CopFeb 22, 1969 · 30 min · ★ 8.7
Synopsis
While Malloy is attending college, radicals learn he is a cop. They reject him and antagonize him on the job. After helping arrest demonstrators, his new car is vandalized. When a timer is found missing, he locates and disarms a bomb using it.
Guest stars: Anne Helm (Peg Tompkins), Art Gilmore (Lt. Moore), Paul Carr (Professor Ray Pinter), Geoffrey Deuel (Paul Banner), Stacy Harris (Dr. Edward Lane), Pamela McMyler (Maria Nunez), John Cliff (Station Sergeant), John C. Johnson (Jack Carlton)
E21 Log 102: We Can't Just Walk Away From ItMar 1, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Malloy 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 gun and threatens kill himself. They contend with a distraught mother and an overbearing father.
Guest stars: Scott Brady (John Harris), Kelly Thordsen (Mr. Franklin), Mary Gregory (Mrs. Harris), Maria Grimm (Annie), Roger Garrett (Larry Harris), Angus Duncan (Intern Komarski), Angela Greene (Sally Gentry)
E22 Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help AnyoneMar 8, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
An impressionable Reed is taken in by the "cowboy cop" antics of fellow Officer Ed Wells (Gary Crosby), a wise guy who takes unnecessary and reckless risks to arrest suspects. At the station, Malloy loses his cool while talking to Wells because Wells' tactics endanger his life and others. Wells tries to play it down until his recklessness nearly catches up with him when he is shot in the shoulder by a psychotic sniper, and because of Wells' disobedience and foolishness Reed is also almost shot. Malloy and Reed are forced to rescue Wells and mastermind a way to end the standoff peacefully.
Guest stars: Gary Crosby (Officer Ed Wells), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), Angela Greene (Sally Gentry), Walter Mathews (George Thurston), Barry Williams (Johnny Grant), Barbara Baldwin (Betty Wells), Bobby Hall (Chester Wilbanks), Ted Foulkes (Bobby Thurston)
E23 Log 012: He Was Trying to Kill MeMar 15, 1969 · 30 min · ★ 9.3
Synopsis
A "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 are unable to provide for their children.
Guest stars: Hampton Fancher (Philip Bartell), Bambi Allen (Jeanette Phelps), Conny Van Dyke (Abbie Jenks), Jim Driskill (William Phelps), Lew Brown (Officer), Ron Pinkard (Police Photographer), Sydney Soule (Policewoman Owens), Chuck Bowman (Juvenile Officer Rogers)
E24 Log 172: Boy, The Things You Do For The JobMar 22, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Malloy writes a young woman a traffic ticket and then is bombarded with attention and affection, all of which he doesn't want.
Guest stars: Gary Crosby (Officer Ed Wells), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), Anna Capri (Penelope Lang), William Stevens (Officer Walters), James Millhollin (Charlie Kendall), Jerome Thor (Milton Prendle), Marco López (Officer Sanchez (uncredited))
E25 Log 092: Tell Him He Pushed Back a Little Too HardMar 29, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
A couple of neighbors co-own a boat and continually fight over it so Malloy and Reed do their best to mediate this latest rift.
Guest stars: Joan Staley (Agnes Wellman), Dick Sargent (Sidney Roemer), Jack Hogan (Sgt. Jerry Miller), James T. Callahan (Miles Wellman), Christopher West (Wendy Roemer)
E26 Log 022: So This Little Guy Goes Into This BarApr 5, 1969 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reed 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 little old lady. Later, Reed needs to break up a noisy party hosted by an old school chum.
Guest stars: Gary Crosby (Officer Ed Wells), Claude Johnson (Officer Brinkman), William Stevens (Officer Walters), Nydia Westman (Alice Hoyt), Harry Dean Stanton (Harry Fletcher), Joy Ana Frederics (Muriel Fletcher), David Westberg (Howie Hewlitt), Donna Mantoan (Lorna)