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Season 5

(1972)

Overview

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Adam-12.

Cast

Martin Milner as Officer Pete Malloy
Martin Milner

as Officer Pete Malloy

Kent McCord as Officer Jim Reed
Kent McCord

as Officer Jim Reed

William Boyett as Sergeant MacDonald
William Boyett

as Sergeant MacDonald

Episodes

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September 13, 1972

A series of purse snatchings involving motorcyclists frustrates the LAPD, as they cannot follow them down the off-road …

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September 20, 1972

Malloy finds himself attracted to the new girl in the steno pool, and decides to ask her on a date after learning she's…

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September 27, 1972

Malloy and Reed are patrolling the outskirts of Los Angeles when a girl on horseback alerts them to a small plane that …

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October 4, 1972

Reed and Malloy rush an 8-year old to Rampart Emergency Hospital, where he is diagnosed with diabetes. Scared of the ho…

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October 12, 1972

The officers undergo their driver refresher courses to hone their pursuit and driving skills. A rash of car strippers b…

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October 25, 1972

Officer Charlie Burnside pulls a prank on Officer Albert Porter, a friend of Reed's. Porter, who does not find the pran…

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November 8, 1972

A hotel janitor (and wino) named Harry witnesses a murder in a hotel room, but refuses to talk until Reed shows him com…

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November 15, 1972

During Malloy's birthday, he lets Reed know he does not enjoy surprise parties, but becomes increasingly suspicious and…

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November 22, 1972

A World War II survivor and tailor shop owner sets an ambush for an unidentified intruder when Malloy and Reed interven…

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December 6, 1972

Malloy and Reed encounter an armed private investigator from out of state, who is in Los Angeles to find a bail jumper.…

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December 13, 1972

Malloy and Reed have to wear their long-sleeved uniforms despite a hot forecast, then learn they could have changed to …

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December 20, 1972

Malloy and Reed are called to a hotel to stop a woman's suicide attempt; while there, they learn of a parolee there who…

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January 3, 1973

Malloy's old landlady, Mrs. O'Brien, has her purse stolen and refuses to leave the station until her case is settled. M…

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January 10, 1973

Reed spreads his flu to several other officers, leaving the station undermanned. Calls include a shootout with a rifle-…

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January 17, 1973

While on second shift, Malloy and Reed take Police Commissioner Dixon on a ride-along. They encounter a bar owner who l…

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January 24, 1973

Malloy and Reed arrest a seemingly less-fortunate woman for shoplifting items for her baby, but she escapes from custod…

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January 31, 1973

Malloy and Reed are given an older cruiser with 300 miles to go until retirement. They quickly learn the car is extreme…

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February 7, 1973

Malloy and Reed pull over a car on a routine traffic stop and are taken hostage by two robbers escaping from their heis…

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February 14, 1973

Reed spends a Saturday night talking about buying a used car, during the watch the officers handle a possible DUI but t…

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February 21, 1973

Reed spends an evening on the firing range, then stops by an all-night grocery store. When Reed leaves, a man approache…

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February 28, 1973

Malloy wins $10,000 in a women's shampoo naming contest and is stampeded by people telling him what he should do with t…

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March 7, 1973

Malloy and Reed spot a runaway young boy hiding in the woods and prepare to take him home, then respond to his address …

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March 14, 1973

Malloy and Reed are stunned to discover that the driver who led them on a high-speed chase is the son of Sgt. MacDonald…

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March 21, 1973

Reed loses a case against a young car thief in juvenile court, who later dies in high-speed pursuit. A girl's boyfriend…