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The Rookies

  • TV Series
  • 1972–19761972–1976
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
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6.8/10
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Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)
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The trials and adventures of three young police officers.The trials and adventures of three young police officers.The trials and adventures of three young police officers.
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    • William Blinn
    • Rita Lakin
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    • Georg Stanford Brown
    • Sam Melville
    • Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • William Blinn
    • Rita Lakin
  • Stars
    • Georg Stanford Brown
    • Sam Melville
    • Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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    Georg Stanford Brown
    Georg Stanford Brown
    • Officer Terry Webster…
    Sam Melville
    Sam Melville
    • Officer Mike Danko…
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Lt. Ed Ryker…
    Kate Jackson
    Kate Jackson
    • Jill Danko
    Michael Ontkean
    Michael Ontkean
    • Officer Willie Gillis…
    Bruce Fairbairn
    Bruce Fairbairn
    • Officer Chris Owens…
    Robert Harland
    • Sgt. Older…
    Jerome Guardino
    Jerome Guardino
    • Frank Massey…
    Ron Stein
    Ron Stein
    • Police Officer…
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Amy Kennedy…
    Jared Martin
    Jared Martin
    • Buzz…
    Frank Lugo
    • Sgt. Pilar…
    Mark Slade
    Mark Slade
    • Bernard Amazeen…
    Darleen Carr
    Darleen Carr
    • Jobina Fair…
    Ken Swofford
    Ken Swofford
    • Mr. Felker
    Bill Williams
    Bill Williams
    • Capt. Whitfield…
    Anthony Eisley
    Anthony Eisley
    • Ben Kendall…
    Antony Carbone
    Antony Carbone
    • Frank Larabee…
      • William Blinn
      • Rita Lakin
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    • Trivia
      Sam Melville, who played police officer and husband Mike Danko, to Kate Jackson's wife and nurse Jill Danko on this show, later played ex-husband Joe King to Jackson's title character Mrs. Amanda King on "Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)."
    • Quotes

      Lt. Ryker: [Repeated line at rollcall] Check your pidmaps!... Hit the streets!

    • Connections
      Featured in Starsky and Hutch: Class in Crime (1978)

    User reviews18

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    A great show
    If you are looking for a really cool cop show then the rookies is the show for you. It may have been made back in the 70's but the stories are really good. It also benefits from the fact that Kate Jackson is in it. She brings a clean polished performance each time she is on. And the 3 Rookies (actors) have a really great chemistry.
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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • 10535 Rose Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    • 1 hour
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