Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.
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A door-to-door search for a missing girl in a red sweater leads to a foot chase with the pedophile who kidnapped the youngster. Malloy catches the suspect, then loses his cool when the suspect makes ...
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| Martin Milner | ... | Officer Pete Malloy 174 episodes, 1968-1975 | |
| Kent McCord | ... | Officer Jim Reed 174 episodes, 1968-1975 | |
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Shaaron Claridge | ... | Dispatcher / ... 166 episodes, 1968-1975 |
| William Boyett | ... | Sgt. MacDonald 129 episodes, 1968-1975 | |
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Fred Stromsoe | ... | Officer Jerry Woods / ... 65 episodes, 1971-1975 |
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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 ... Written by Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>
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21 September 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Jim Reed: Yeah. Who was that?
Pete Malloy: Me!
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During the first couple of seasons, Reed and Malloy had an informant named T.J. (played by Robert Donner) who was a recovering heroin addict. See more »Goofs
In all episodes throughout the series, during any interior scenes showing the captain's office, which is depicted as having a door and windows facing the hallway and a wall with a window looking into the adjoining office, there is never any glass in either the doors or windows. See more »Quotes
Pete Malloy: A wise man once said; great hazards accompany innovation.Jim Reed: Yeah. Who was that?
Pete Malloy: Me!
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At one point the opening credits changed from taking place during the day to taking place at night. See more »Contribute to This Page
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This is a wonderful show that I really enjoyed as a child! The very first episode, originally airing on 9/21/68, was a classic. Pete Malloy is disgruntled and about to quit the force after his patrol partner's death in a warehouse shooting, and is assigned rookie cop Jim Reed, age 23 and fresh out of the LA police academy. That first day, the officers break up a fight between two men over a lady on the street, then they chase two robbers in a big 1959 Buick four-door that crashes and burns in a canal confluence - this is a breathtaking sequence - that Buick is HUGE with the big canted fins! Malloy finishes his day by giving mouth to mouth to an infant who had stopped breathing. All in a day's work! A portent of good things to come over the next seven years. Watch it, get videos - you won't regret it!