Adam-12 

Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.

Creators:

Robert A. Cinader, Jack Webb

Stars:

Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Shaaron Claridge

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
Shaaron Claridge	...	Dispatcher / ... 166 episodes, 1968-1975
William Boyett	...	Sgt. MacDonald 129 episodes, 1968-1975
Fred Stromsoe	...	Officer Jerry Woods / ... 65 episodes, 1971-1975

Storyline

Pete Malloy is a seven year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department working out of the Rampart Division. Unfortunately, after his young partner is killed while investigating a warehouse robbery, Malloy is ready to hand in his resignation. However, on what was supposed to be his last night on the force, he is given the task of breaking in a young rookie officer named Jim Reed. After their first night on patrol, Malloy sees potential in the young rookie and decides to not resign after all, and the two begin a seven year partnership in which the two officers handled cases from the serious (murder, robbery, rape, and drug abuse) to the humorous (children getting caught in awkward situations and the odd husband getting kicked out of the house by his wife. The officers also worked various details from S.W.A.T., and even flew on helicopter patrol. Also, during the next seven years, Reed went from probationary to full fledged officer, and Malloy got promoted to the rank of officer three ...

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Plot Keywords:

squad car | police | lapd | police officer | police protagonist | 

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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 (174 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The LAPD station building where the show was based was the Rampart Division, northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Jim Reed: You just have to know how to arrest them and still make them like you. We call it technique.

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Crazy Credits

The episode "Elegy for a Pig" was broadcast without the usual opening credits sequence. Instead, the voice of series creator Jack Webb can be heard reading the credits.

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Connections

Featured in Frontline: LAPD Blues (2001)

User Reviews

Best Cop Show of Them All!

I just wanted to say that this is definitely the best cop show ever to grace the airwaves. There are so few shows out there that focus on uniformed cops that it's nice to see something showcase the men (and women) that bust their butts protecting us common folks. I also like the "very little about their personal lives" approach. This is a cop show, so show us cops on duty. So many of today's cop shows care more about who's sleeping with who than the actually job of fighting crime. I want to thank Martin Milner and Kent McCord *not that they'd read this! :)* for making cops seem real in the eyes of so many that see cops as nothing but those horribly corrupt people that pull us over for going 4 over the speed limit. These guys did good!