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"Adam-12" (1968) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1968-1975

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"Adam-12" (1968): Season 4: Episode 24 -- Officers Malloy (Martin Milner) and Reed (Kent McCord) play mother hen over a young reservist (Steve Franken) but their worries subside when he thwarts a bank robbery. Gary Crosby and 1968 Olympic decathlon champ Bill Toomey are featured guests.
"Adam-12" (1968): Season 4: Episode 23 -- Officers Malloy (Martin Milner) and Reed (Kent McCord), aided by a police helicopter relaying directions, pursue robbery suspects in a wild chase. Comedian Norm Crosby appears as a football fanatic.
"Adam-12" (1968): Season 4: Episode 22 -- Malloy and Reed work with young hot rodders in an effort to get them off the streets.
"Adam-12" (1968): Season 4: Episode 21 -- Four witnesses contradict Malloy's eyewitness account and accuse Sgt. MacDonald of reckless driving when his police car (L-20) struck a pedestrian.
"Adam-12" (1968): Season 4: Episode 20 -- Frank Sinatra, Jr., once a kidnap victim himself, portrays a frustrated actor who abducts an airline stewardess (Francine York) in a dramatic attempt to get a television role. Martin Milner and Kent McCord star.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
21 September 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Great to see the re runs, and Jack Hogan is great. more

Cast

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Martin Milner ... Officer Peter J. Malloy (173 episodes, 1968-1975)

Kent McCord ... Officer James A. Reed (173 episodes, 1968-1975)
William Boyett ... Sgt. MacDonald (118 episodes, 1968-1975)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (174 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The LAPD station building where the show was based is actually the Rampart Division, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Whenever there is an insert of either the radio, the "hot sheet" (list of stolen cars), or when Reed is jotting down information on the pad, the visuals almost never match the continuity of the scene. Example: It can be daytime in the scene, but when the insert of the radio or the hot sheet is shown, they appear, due to the lighting, that the inserts are from nighttime. Also, the same insert of Reed writing on the pad is used whenever he writes info down. As with the errors with the radio not matching the scene, there are times when Reed is wearing the short-sleeve uniform, yet when he's writing info down, we see the cuff of a long-sleeve shirt. more
Quotes:
Pete Malloy: You know what this is?
Jim Reed: Yes sir, it's a police car.
Pete Malloy: This black and white patrol car has an overhead valve V8 engine. It develops 325 horsepower at 4800 RPM's. It accelerates from 0 to 60 in seven seconds; it has a top speed of 120 miles an hour. It's equipped with a multi channeled DFE radio and an electronic siren capable of admitting three variables...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Brother from Another Planet (1984) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Great to see the re runs, and Jack Hogan is great., 10 January 2003
Author: joy rose coppel from Thornhill, Ontario

So great to see Jack Hogan in a suit. This is a great series, all the actors are great. Jack Hogan, is a "love" in Combat, he makes me happy and in this series, he makes me proud of him.

Joy in Canada

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