"Adam-12" (1968) TV series 1968-1975

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creators:

Robert A. Cinader
Jack Webb
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

21 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Sergeant | Los Angeles California | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Martin Milner	...	Officer Peter J. Malloy (174 episodes, 1968-1975)
Kent McCord	...	Officer James A. Reed (174 episodes, 1968-1975)
William Boyett	...	Sgt. MacDonald (119 episodes, 1968-1975)

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Series Directed by
Dennis Donnelly		(28 episodes, 1971-1975)
Hollingsworth Morse		(21 episodes, 1968-1975)
Christian Nyby		(13 episodes, 1970-1975)
Lawrence Doheny		(13 episodes, 1972-1974)
James Neilson		(12 episodes, 1971-1972)
Joseph Pevney		(11 episodes, 1969-1975)
Alan Crosland		(10 episodes, 1968-1970)
Phil Rawlins		(9 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert Douglas		(6 episodes, 1969-1970)
Christian I. Nyby II		(6 episodes, 1973-1975)
Sam Freedle		(5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Bruce Kessler		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Oscar Rudolph		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jack Webb		(2 episodes, 1968-1974)
Alan Crosland Jr.		(2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Ozzie Nelson		(2 episodes, 1971)
Robert M. Leeds		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Norman Abbott		(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Writing credits
Robert A. Cinader		(174 episodes, 1968-1975)
Jack Webb		(174 episodes, 1968-1975)
Leo Gordon		(21 episodes, 1971-1975)
Michael Donovan		(17 episodes, 1969-1973)
Stephen J. Cannell		(15 episodes, 1971-1973)
Preston Wood		(12 episodes, 1968-1973)
Robert I. Holt		(11 episodes, 1968-1973)
James Doherty		(11 episodes, 1969-1972)
Richard Morgan		(6 episodes, 1968-1969)
Guerdon Trueblood		(5 episodes, 1969-1970)
David H. Vowell		(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
William Keenan		(4 episodes, 1974-1975)
John T. Dugan		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Walter Dallenbach		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Jack Hawn		(2 episodes, 1969)
Herbert Purdom		(2 episodes, 1971)
Leonard F. Hill		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jeffrey Lewis		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jim Carlson		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Bryan Joseph		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Kenneth Johnson		(2 episodes, 1973)
Edward J. Lakso		(2 episodes, 1973)
Arnold Somkin		(2 episodes, 1974)
Jerry Thomas		(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Produced by
Jack Webb	....	executive producer (102 episodes, 1968-1972)
Herman S. Saunders	....	producer / executive producer (58 episodes, 1970-1974)
Tom Williams	....	associate producer / producer (55 episodes, 1970-1974)
Edward K. Dodds	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 1968-1970)
Robert A. Cinader	....	producer (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
James Doherty	....	producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
William Stark	....	associate producer / producer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Original Music by
Frank Comstock		(42 episodes, 1968-1974)

Series Cinematography by
Brick Marquard		(14 episodes, 1968-1969)
Andrew Jackson		(10 episodes, 1968)
F. Bud Mautino		(9 episodes, 1970-1974)
Duke Callaghan		(7 episodes, 1971-1972)

Series Film Editing by
John Kaufman		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert K. Richard		(11 episodes, 1970-1974)
Richard M. Sprague		(4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Tony Martinelli		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Sam E. Waxman		(2 episodes, 1970)

Series Casting by
Tom Jennings		(26 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Art Direction by
Lester Green		(28 episodes, 1968-1974)
Henry Larrecq		(10 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr.		(29 episodes, 1968-1970)
John Sturtevant		(15 episodes, 1968-1974)
Claire P. Brown		(12 episodes, 1968-1970)
Gary Moreno		(9 episodes, 1969)

Series Makeup Department
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist (31 episodes, 1968-1971)
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist (31 episodes, 1968-1971)

Series Production Management
Edward K. Dodds	....	unit production manager / production manager / ... (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Mel A. Bishop	....	unit manager (12 episodes, 1970-1974)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Donnelly	....	assistant director (15 episodes, 1970-1972)
Harry Hogan III	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1968-1969)
Phil Rawlins	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert G. Stone	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Norman August	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1969)
Robin S. Clark	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1969)
Harker Wade	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1969)
William Holbrook	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1972)

Series Sound Department
Robert R. Bertrand	....	sound (13 episodes, 1968-1969)
Philip Mitchell	....	sound (7 episodes, 1972-1974)
John Erlinger	....	sound (6 episodes, 1968-1971)
Edwin S. Hall	....	sound (4 episodes, 1969-1970)
John R. Walker	....	sound (4 episodes, 1969)
Vernon W. Kramer	....	sound (2 episodes, 1969)

Series Stunts
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (4 episodes, 1968-1973)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vincent Dee	....	costume supervisor (32 episodes, 1968-1971)

Series Editorial Department
Richard Belding	....	editorial supervisor / editorial supervision / ... (40 episodes, 1968-1974)
Robert Brower	....	color coordinator (29 episodes, 1968-1970)

Series Music Department
Stanley Wilson	....	music supervisor / music supervision (29 episodes, 1968-1970)
Hal Mooney	....	music supervision / music supervisor (6 episodes, 1972-1974)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (3 episodes, 1975)
Frank Khoury	....	driver (2 episodes, 1968)

Series Other crew
Tom Williams	....	assistant to producer / assistant to executive producer (31 episodes, 1968-1970)
Edward M. Davis	....	technical advisor: Los Angeles Police Department (13 episodes, 1969-1974)
Stephen J. Cannell	....	executive story consultant / executive story editor / ... (6 episodes, 1971-1972)
John T. Dugan	....	executive story consultant (4 episodes, 1970-1971)

Production Companies

• Adam-12 Productions
• Mark VII Ltd.
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• Universal TV

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968-1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MCA/Universal Pictures
• Shout! Factory (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season two)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season three)
• Studios USA Television
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005-) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Universal City Studios  filmed at
• Universal Title  titles & optical effects

Runtime:

30 min (174 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Adam-12 Productions

Trivia:

The paramedics from "Emergency!" (1972) sometimes crossed paths with the cops at Rampart Hospital.

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.

Quotes:

Pete Malloy: A wise man once said; great hazards accompany innovation.
Jim Reed: Yeah. Who was that?
Pete Malloy: Me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) (V)

A Jack Webb Junkie born January named John

The title is my attempt to honor the classic Johnny Carson "Claude Cooper copper clappers" bit with Jack Webb. As a kid I tried to never miss an episode of any Jack Webb series. Adam 12 being one of them. I really enjoyed how the relationship between Reed and Malloy developed throughout out the seasons. From the beginning when Malloy was a bit distant from his partner but still very mother hen-like to the later years when the two were comfortable with each other and taking little jabs at each other between calls.

One of my favorites was the episode when Reed's wife was pregnant, and the Reeds, Malloy, and his girl friend were trapped in a ghost town by a motorcycle gang. That episode still stands out in my mind. I enjoyed how the series dealt with more day to day stuff than the impossible situations shown in many other cop shows. It was amazing how a day's work could be squeezed into a 30 min show (22 w/o commercials).