Adam-12 (1968–1975)

Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.

Creators:

Robert A. Cinader, Jack Webb

Stars:

Martin Milner, Kent McCord, William Boyett

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Martin Milner	...	Officer Pete Malloy (174 episodes, 1968-1975)
Kent McCord	...	Officer Jim Reed (174 episodes, 1968-1975)
William Boyett	...	Sgt. MacDonald (124 episodes, 1968-1975)
Fred Stromsoe	...	Officer Jerry Woods (58 episodes, 1972-1975)

Storyline

A realistic police drama following the lives of two officers of the LAPD, veteran Pete Malloy and his rookie partner, Jim Reed. Done in a spare, almost "docudrama" style, each episode covered a variety of incidents that the officers encountered during a shift, from the tragic to the trivial.

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Plot Keywords:

police | lapd | sergeant | police officer | los angeles california | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Auto-patrouille

Filming Locations:

Union Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark VII Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (174 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the later seasons Malloy's personal vehicle is a tan AMC Matador coupe. In a few episodes he complains of it "needing to go into the shop". This issue plays a major part one episode from the last season. It's unusual that he has issues with the car, as AMC provided vehicles to the show.

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Goofs

At the opening of every episode, the radio announcer makes a call to Adam-12 and reports some crime in progress. Adam-12 then speeds to the scene - without the benefit of the address.

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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, wale, yelp, and alert. It also serves as an outside radio speaker and public address system. The automobile has two shotgun racks, one attached ...
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Crazy Credits

At one point the opening credits changed from taking place during the day to taking place at night.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: War of the Colossal Beast (1991)

User Reviews

Jack Webb was the master of cop shows.

Just like his other two greats, "Dragnet" and "Emergency!", this was a series that was both entertaining and thoughtful. The stories were action packed, but also looked realistically at police life. A great part of the series was the 60's/70's teenagers' point of view. The teenagers, even though they called the police 'pigs', the cops still helped them when they needed it. A great, great series, I like it even more than "NYPD Blue".