Police Story
NBC (ended 1977)
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5735
- Ep 19The Long Ball2/13/76
A sergeant will not admit to a drinking problem that is becoming progressively worse.''
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Season 6
- Ep 5Monster Manor (remake)12/3/88
A scheme to turn an old mansion into a haven for party animals snares misfit cops in a prostitution and drug sting. - Ep 4Burnout11/26/88
Self-doubts about a failed romance and a friend's suicide begin to take their toll on an emotionally distraught vice cop. - Ep 3The Watch Commander11/12/88
The wife of a veteran cop becomes increasingly concerned over her husband's intense devotion to his men and duty. - Ep 2Gladiator School11/5/88
A cop becomes the object of inmate vengeance after a trumped-up murder charge puts him behind prison walls. - Ep 1The Cop Killers10/29/88
A patrolman's guilt over the death of his partner leads him into a relationship with the dead man's widow.
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Season 5
- Ep 10The Freeway Killings5/3/87
Police officers deal with personal and professional dilemmas as they search Los Angeles for a highway killer. - Ep 9Confessions of a Lady Cop4/2/80
Career and personal pressures bring a vice investigator to the brink of a nervous breakdown. - Ep 8A Cry for Justice5/23/79
A cop-shooting incident brings in the department's two top investigators: a flashy operator and a quiet workhorse.'' - Ep 7A Chance to Live5/28/78
The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring. - Ep 6No Margin for Error4/30/78
A cop is consumed by guilt after innocent bystanders are killed in police shoot-outs. - Ep 5The Broken Badge3/19/78
A cop is convicted of murdering a prostitute who had charged him with harrassment. '' - Ep 4Day Of Terror, Night Of Fear3/4/78
The daughter of the deputy police chief has been taken as a hostage by two bank robbers during a botched hold up. - Ep 3River of Promises1/14/78
To uncover an alien-smuggling ring, a California cop poses as an illegal Mexican immigrant. '' - Ep 2Stigma11/9/77
An officer is deeply troubled by the award of a Medal of Valor for a shoot-out in which his best friend and partner was killed.'' - Ep 1Pressure Point9/27/77
The emotional stability of a veteran cop is strained by his deep commitment to his men. ''
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Season 4
- Ep 22Prime Rib4/5/77
Two narcs take an unauthorized risk to make an arrest after intercepting a courier apparently headed for a major pickup. '' - Ep 21The Six Foot Stretch3/22/77
Two teams of detectives compete in the hunt for a homicidal mugger who assaults elderly women. '' - Ep 20Ice Time3/8/77
The work of a vice cop takes him worlds apart from his home life, where he's the father of an ice-skating champion. '' - Ep 19One of Our Cops Is Crazy3/1/77
A narcotics officer whose bizarre methods convince his stuffy lieutenant that he's genuinely insane. '' - Ep 18End of the Line2/22/77
An insurance investigator, an ex-cop who lost his arm in a shootout, searches for two robbers.'' - Ep 17Hard Rock Brown2/15/77
U.S. and Mexican agents cooperate to catch an American buyer and his Mexican supplier. '' - Ep 16The Blue Fog2/1/77
An officer, once suspected of taking a payoff, tries to redeem himself by hunting corrupt cops in Chinatown. '' - Ep 15The Malflores1/25/77
Two officers patrolling high schools to control gang violence find that an all-girl gang is the toughest. '' - Ep 14Nightmare on a Sunday Morning1/18/77
Holly Green, a 19-year-old waitress is brutally beaten and raped by a pair of creeps, she then reluctantly helps bring her assailants to trial. - Ep 13Spitfire1/11/77
A Federal weapons expert is called in to find out who's producing machine guns for underworld use. '' - Ep 12Trial Board1/4/77
Sgt. Joe Wambaugh investigates an officer's accusation that a rookie stole $2 during a narcotics bust. '' - Ep 11The Jar (pt 2)12/21/76
Pressure mounts on two police officers who are awaiting trial for the shooting death of what turned out to be an innocent man. - Ep 10The Jar (1)12/14/76
Detectives go after two murderous liquor-store bandits.'' - Ep 9Oxford Gray12/7/76
A team uses psychological warfare against a black revolutionary. '' - Ep 8Monster Manor11/30/76
A house known for its rowdy police-officer residents serves as cover for a vice-squad operation aimed at nabbing a prostitution ring. '' - Ep 7Thanksgiving11/23/76
Two detectives are frustrated in their efforts to nail a Thanksgiving Day sniper.'' - Ep 6Trash Detail, Front and Center11/16/76
A lieutenant risks his career by ignoring departmental politics and teaming officers from rival divisions for a homicide case. '' - Ep 5Three Days to Thirty11/9/76
With just days to go until retirement, an officer joins a team keeping surveillance on three dangerous hoodlums. '' - Ep 4The Other Side of the Badge10/26/76
A rookie follows both the professional and personal examples of his training officer, a cop whose marriage is on the rocks.'' - Ep 3Two Frogs on a Mongoose10/12/76
Tempers flare when two officers trail the same drug ring that Federal agents are watching. '' - Ep 2Bought and Paid For10/5/76
A police department works around the clock to catch the murderer of a young officer.'' - Ep 1Payment Deferred9/21/76
There is only one thing on a detective's mind now, find the man who murdered his partner.
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Season 3
- Ep 22Open City3/12/76
The filming of actual murders becomes a new development in the pornography business. '' - Ep 21Officer Dooly3/5/76
An eager cop always seems to achieve the right ends by unauthorized means. '' - Ep 20Eamon Kinsella Royce2/20/76
A homicide detective who works on the side as an insurance investigator may have to quit his extra job due to a conflict of interest in a case he's working. - Ep 18Firebird2/6/76
An officer fights to make a comeback after suffering severe burns and being blinded in a helicopter crash. '' - Ep 17Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All Day1/30/76
Detectives hunt for a robber of parking-lot attendants while investigating the possible murder of a mother. '' - Ep 16The Other Side of the Fence1/23/76
Detectives tail two jewel thieves who probably murdered a fence.'' - Ep 15Odyssey Of Death (pt 2)1/16/76
It's a family affair with two men, their wives and children, as they travel across the country, in a campaign of armed robbery, rape and murder. - Ep 14Odyssey Of Death (pt 1)1/9/76
A detective pursues two men, who along with their families, leave a trail of rape, robbery and death in their wake. - Ep 13Spanish Class1/2/76
A young officer looking for action - and a boost in pay if he becomes bilingual - gets all the activity and Spanish he can handle when he transfers to the city's east-side barrio. - Ep 12Company Man12/19/75
A married officer takes a romantic interest in a teacher while tracking down the leader of a car-theft ring. '' - Ep 11Breaking Point12/12/75
A homicide sergeant investigates a shooting by a patrol officer who may have killed the wrong man. '' - Ep 10Vice: Twenty-Four Hours12/5/75
A 24-hour stint with the vice squad follows a variety of cases, including that of a businessman who wants his wife murdered. '' - Ep 9Little Boy Lost11/28/75
A divorced detective becomes emotionally involved in an intensive search for a missing 4-year-old boy. - Ep 8The Empty Weapon11/21/75
A rookie is regarded with scorn after he fails to gun down a juvenile cop killer.'' - Ep 7The Test of Brotherhood11/14/75
An eager but inexperienced rookie finds an unrelenting taskmaster in the training officer who is also his older brother. - Ep 6Face for a Shadow11/7/75
Investigators attempt to prove that a girl killed in a hit-and-run was actually a murder victim. '' - Ep 5The Cut Man Caper10/28/75
On the trail of loan-company robbers, Tillis is forced to rely upon shifty informer Freddy. But the "snitch" is playing both ends down the middle and he's also stolen the expensive miniature voice transmitter entrusted to his care. - Ep 4The Losing Game9/30/75
A policewoman jeopardizes her marriage to another officer when she becomes an undercover narcotics agent. - Ep 3A Community of Victims9/23/75
Separate stories develop on converging paths: one about two easygoing officers; the other about three addicts in search of money. '' - Ep 2The Cutting Edge9/16/75
A veteran officer loses interest in his work after his partner retires, leaving him without a single close friend. - Ep 1Officer Needs Help9/9/75
In eight years on the force, a street cop racks up four killings on his record, and that's too many for his superiors.''
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Season 2
- Ep 22The Return Of Joe Forrester5/6/75
Detective Joe Forrester must go back to the rough area that was his old beat to try and catch a serial rapist. - Ep 21The Witness3/11/75
A feisty armed-robbery victim who is eager to testify may never make it to court. First he's arrested on an assault charge, and then he's kidnaped by the bandit's friends.'' - Ep 20War Games3/4/75
Detectives infiltrate a small private militaristic group in order to silence the guns of zealots who literally train their sights on members of minority groups.
- Ep 19The Man in the Shadows2/25/75
A junkie's vengeful widow volunteers to help track down the shadowy boss of a narcotics ring. '' - Ep 18The Execution2/18/75
A lieutenant mounts a massive effort to solve a long string of gangland-style killings. '' - Ep 17Sniper2/11/75
A sniper is on the loose and a witnesses life is at stake. '' - Ep 16To Steal A Million2/4/75
An organized alliance of thieves is the focus of the hotel burglary division. - Ep 15Year of the Dragon (2)1/28/75
In Chinatown, detectives protect a threatened murder witness while trying to prevent a war between rival youth gangs. - Ep 14Year of the Dragon (1)1/21/75
Threats are made on the life of the only eyewitness to a Chinatown robbery-homicide that may presage a war between two Oriental youth gangs. - Ep 13Headhunter1/14/75
A veteran officer near retirement is accused of committing an indecent act in public. - Ep 12Incident In The Kill Zone1/7/75
The new SWAT team commander is receiving fire for taking what some are calling unnecessary risks. - Ep 11Capt. Hook12/17/74
An officer fitted with a prosthetic hook for a hand battles to be reassigned to active field duty. '' - Ep 10Explosion12/3/74
A married detective is troubled by his attraction to a woman who manages a bus terminal threatened by a bomber.'' - Ep 9Love, Mabel11/26/74
A police officer is being stalked by a woman intent on destroying his marriage. - Ep 8Wolf11/19/74
Sgt. Wolf Bozeman is driven by a desire to be the consummate cop. What he can't handle is imperfection in himself, such as his startling overreaction to a practical joke.'' - Ep 7Across the Line11/12/74
An aggressive detective infiltrates an international dope-smuggling ring. '' - Ep 6Glamour Boy10/29/74
A charming bank robber uses only his wits as a weapon. '' - Ep 5A World Full of Hurt10/8/74
An officer with marital problems learns the effects of broken homes on children when he is assigned to juvenile detail.'' - Ep 4Fathers and Sons10/1/74
A son tries to live up to his father's high standards of discipline and strength but always comes up short. - Ep 3Robbery: 48 Hours9/24/74
A two-day hitch with Robbery Division. The episode is broken into four main cases and is at its best in capturing the grueling hours of police stakeouts, which are punctuated with action and ironic, tension-breaking comedy.'' - Ep 2Requiem for C.Z. Smith9/17/74
A vice officer posing as a well-heeled procurer helps Homicide search for a psychopath who slays prostitutes.'' - Ep 1A Dangerous Age9/10/74
Career patrol officer Arch Tatum is only 52 but thinking he's getting close to retirement age and that maybe it's time to "get out of the way" for the young cops to take over when he gets teamed up with a smart, brash, immature, head-strong young rookie who wants to change the world with the end of a baton.moreless
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Season 1
- Ep 23The Gamble3/26/74
A young and beautiful, resourceful, if inexperienced, cop joins the vice squad and is assigned to infiltrate a gambling operation where the stakes are high and the gamblers play rough. - Ep 22Chief3/19/74
Drama with the spotlight on the demanding yet often thankless job of police chief. Problems may range from community relations to politics, but the concern of the moment is evidence of an imminent attempt on his life.'' - Ep 21Fingerprint3/12/74
Sgt. Charlie Ryan is a fingerprint expert. But after spending eight years stuck lifting prints and sitting in a dingy office, he's got the blahs. Bored with his job and himself, he's eager to do anything to get out of the old familiar rut. - Ep 20The Wyatt Earp Syndrome3/5/74
An officer's obsession with his work irritates colleagues and threatens to destroy his marriage. - Ep 19Big John Morrison (90 min)2/26/74
A fight for territory comes under police scrutiny after the death of a mobster. - Ep 18Country Boy2/19/74
A police training center farm-town recruit lacks nothing in drive, but may be unable to meet the academic standards. - Ep 17The Ripper2/12/74
"The Ripper" is a psychopath who murders homosexuals. '' - Ep 16Cop in the Middle1/29/74
A dishonest policeman devises a plan to save himself from disgrace. - Ep 15Countdown (pt 2)1/22/74
A two-part sequel to the original "Police Story" movie pilot. A member of a special surveillance squad, Sgt. Joe La Frieda, the hunter becomes the hunted after he kills a member of a syndicate family. - Ep 14Countdown (pt 1)1/15/74
A two-part sequel to the original "Police Story" movie pilot. A member of a special surveillance squad, Sgt. Joe La Frieda, the hunter becomes the hunted after he kills a member of a syndicate family. - Ep 13Chain of Command1/8/74
A tense drama about a suspected cop-killing conspiracy that could erupt into full-scale war between trigger-happy police and members of a hostile black community. - Ep 12Line of Fire12/18/73
On the job with a very special police unit. "Line of Fire" offers insight on SWAT, a Special Weapons and Tactics team that's part of some big city police departments. According to one real-life SWAT member, the unit is "especially trained to handle .... armed and dangerous suspects." Cameron Mitchell portrays the hard-boiled chief of the unit; Alex Cord, a cool veteran; and Jan-Michael Vincent, a rookie who gets the chance to prove his mettle against a killer holding a woman at gunpoint.moreless - Ep 11Man on the Rack12/11/73
A veteran cop is facing a grueling investigation after shooting an off-duty patrolman.'' - Ep 10The Big Walk12/4/73
Blackmail, murder and a mistress are a man's downfall as things spiral out of control, his control. - Ep 9Death on Credit11/27/73
An undercover operation takes aim at a stolen credit-card ring. The kingpins are security chiefs at the stores they're bilking, and they have already murdered twice to protect their set-up. - Ep 8Collision Course11/20/73
Drama erupts when an experimental program teams male and female officers in patrol cars. Encountered on duty are a pushy driver, teenage punks and transients on a killing spree. - Ep 7The Ho Chi Minh Trail11/6/73
An unusually dangerous first assignment sends a rookie undercover to buy illegal dope. It's a long, rough road from street dealers to the big traffickers; the police call it, "The Ho Chi Minh Trail". - Ep 6Violent Homecoming10/30/73
The murder of a 14-year-old boy threatens to touch off a teenage gang war. Actual gang members play supporting roles in the story, which was filmed in an East Los Angeles barrio. - Ep 5The Ten Year Honeymoon10/23/73
A 10-year partnership between two cops is jeopardized when one of them embarks on a course of increasingly unpredictable behavior. - Ep 4Requiem for an Informer10/9/73
An unlikely rapport develops between a tough detective and his drug-addicted informer.'' - Ep 3Dangerous Games10/2/73
A vice squad member poses as a procurer to get the leader of a prostitution racket.'' - Ep 2Slow Boy (2)3/20/73
The police are about to catch a criminal during a robbery until he takes a bystander hostage.'' - Ep 1Slow Boy (1)3/20/73
A hard nosed cop is assigned to a unit to track down elusive felons, namely Slow Boy, a veteran criminal still on the loose.
