Adam-12 (season 6)

Adam-12 (season 6)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 12, 1973 – March 19, 1974

This is a list of episodes from the sixth season of Adam-12.^[1][2][3][4]

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Wednesdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) from September 12, 1973 to January 9, 1974 and Tuesdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) from January 15 to March 19, 1974.

DVD release

The DVD was released by Shout! Factory.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
127	1	"Harbor Division"	Dennis Donnelly	Bryan Joseph	September 12, 1973
Malloy has to sell two ballet tickets after his date cancels on him and gets needled by the squad. The officers are patrolling the Harbor Division and handle calls for a boat owner overcharged for fuel by a dealer, pull over a driver with a suspicious box on top of his car, investigate a suspicious young couple, pull over an astrologer for reckless driving, and a drunk shooting from the crows nest of a ship. Jayne Meadows guest stars.
128	2	"Rampart Division: The Senior Citizens"	Lawrence Doheny	David Vowell	September 19, 1973
Malloy and Reed patrol a neighborhood of Los Angeles inhabited by a large retired population. Calls include a purse snatching during which the suspect eluded capture, but was later found during routine patrol, a retired policeman turned security guard named George who wants to talk shop, an elderly man with multiple warrants for auto theft trying to break into a car in a church parking lot, a dispute between an elderly woman and man over her eviction and his offer to take her in, then arrest the woman when she begins smashing a car with a baseball bat, handle another dispute over $5, prevent a baby stroller from rolling into a lake, and a robbery during which George assisted in the capture of the suspects, then laments to the officers about being lonely due to all of his friends passing on.
129	3	"Foothill Division"	Christian I. Nyby II	Leo Gordon	September 26, 1973
Sgt. MacDonald reported his camper was broken into with three fishing rods and a pair of custom-made cowboy boots missing, and offers two free steak dinners for their return. The officers come across another man with the same "one of a kind" boots that Mac lost. Cases include Malloy, Reed, and Mac riding horseback to locate three suspects in a break-in at a stable, later the station is under sniper fire, Malloy, Reed, and Air Ten assist in capturing the sniper, and Officer Wells (showing his rarely seen compassionate side) takes up a collection for a couple and their cancer-stricken daughter to get to San Francisco, later Wells finds out he's been had as the "couple" were well-known con artists with a long rap sheet.
130	4	"West Valley Division"	Christian I. Nyby II	Alf Harris	October 3, 1973
Malloy and Reed notice an attractive woman walking her scottie when they get a call from Air Ten to assist with a motorcyclist who is also a potential firebug. They track the young man to his mother's house and the officers warn him about the pitfalls of arson. While the woman continues to walk her dog, the officers investigate a robbery at a movie theater where the manager and ticket taker are tied up; she lets them know a man on a gray motorcycle committed the crime, Malloy and Reed stop a gray motorcycle but the rider is a woman, they locate another motorcycle and catch the suspect after pursuit and the motorcycle crashing. The officers respond to another robbery at a department store where the security guard was shot and provides a dying declaration of who shot him, then Air Ten locates a possible suspect vehicle; the pursuit ends with two people just wanting to experience the thrill of a police chase. The Scottie dog is found tied up and the officers discover the woman is in reality a fur thief, and is arrested.
131	5	"Venice Division"	Lawrence Doheny	Robert I. Holt	October 10, 1973
The officers investigate a woman nude sunbathing on the beach, with her "agent" begging for her arrest, later Reed arrests a man trying to steal coins from a phone booth, assist a motorcycle policeman in catching a dune buggy thief, a leotard-wearing woman who fears for her life after receiving obscene phone calls, later is attacked by the caller and the officers locate and arrest him, a wino that dies after eating dinner, and a low-speed pursuit of a jack-o-lantern. Larry Hovis and Laurette Spang guest star.
132	6	"Hot Shot"	Christian I. Nyby II	Leo Gordon	October 24, 1973
The officers pull over a car on a traffic violation and find the driver is Reno West, a cat burglar Malloy sent to prison four years earlier, and Malloy is suspicious that West will resume his career, as he is found later at the library looking up likely articles to steal while investigating stolen books. Other cases include removal of an abandoned car, a robbery which turns to murder as the shopowner is killed, the suspect is chased into a tunnel where Reed is forced to kill him after a standoff, and a hostage situation involving a distraught man and his daughter; the officers are able to end the situation peaceably despite the man having a bead on Reed with his gun.
133	7	"Van Nuys Division: Pete's Mustache"	Dennis Donnelly	Leo Gordon	October 31, 1973
Malloy returns from vacation sporting a mustache, prompting chuckles and guffaws from the squad. The officers then obtain assistance from Air-10 in locating an airplane operated by a drunk pilot which crash-landed, and the police have to get the pilot out before he lights a cigarette which would have ignited the leaking gas coming from the plane, and rescue the pilot's son who required CPR. Reno West is suspected in the theft of some stamps from a mansion, a witness provides excellent descriptions of suspects involved in a jewelry store robbery, who is apprehended during a routine traffic stop, and a woman taking an alleged purse snatcher to the police station in her car rather than walk four miles to do so. Malloy shaves off the mustache when he has trouble trimming it.
134	8	"Training Division: The Rookie"	Kenneth Johnson	Michael Donovan	November 7, 1973
A Police Academy exercise in how NOT to handle a bank robbery is performed and attended by officers, including arrogant probationary officer George Barrett, who later bungles another bank robbery allegedly committed by an elderly man by not following proper arrest procedures, angering Malloy and Officer Wells. Barrett's over-confidence and reluctance to listen to advice from senior officers is causing problems. The final straw comes when responding to a bomb threat at a grocery store, the bomber takes another man "hostage", and are followed into a storeroom where the bomber is disabled and Reed orders Barrett to arrest the "hostage" (as Reed noticed the bomber wasn't too attentive to the "hostage"), but Barrett hesitates, so Malloy does, and Sgt. MacDonald lets Malloy and Reed know that Barrett is in the process of being let go, and reminds everyone what the purpose of the nine-month "probationary" period is—a process Reed knows all too well.
135	9	"Capture"	Lawrence Doheny	Leo Gordon	November 14, 1973
Reno West's burglary reign continues, and the Captain orders it stopped at all costs. Malloy and Reed find the veteran burglar at a gas station with a female companion and West is not too happy to see the police following him. Later West's friend's car is spotted at the scene of another burglary and despite Officer Wells blowing the stakeout, Malloy re-captures his old nemesis. Other cases include having to divert a vicious guard dog so the officers can save a 70-year-old man in a diabetic coma, investigate a theft of a rare jade statue from a mansion, and a domestic dispute between a couple where it appears the wife is the abuser.
136	10	"Hollywood Division"	Dennis Donnelly	Preston Wood	November 21, 1973
Malloy really likes the voice of the new dispatcher (not Shaaron but a different one), but when he meets her in person is dismayed to find she is married to the SWAT lieutenant. Cases handled include a hit-and-run which seriously injured a young girl, a synagogue who had their Hebrew-based typewriter and money stolen, a drunk woman sitting on a lawn who is spurned by her daughter when the officers take the drunk there, and while visiting T.J.'s (Robert Donner) wagon, T.J. clues them in on a disgruntled former painter who is planning revenge, and when the officers arrive at the studio shots are fired, two painters are injured; the SWAT team is brought in to rescue another painter and capture the shooter.
137	11	"Northwest Division"	Dennis Donnelly	Edward J. Lakso	December 5, 1973
Reed needs his TV repaired, and brings in his Boy Scout neighbor with a merit badge in electronics to work on it, but takes the entire TV apart and the squad is skeptical he can put it back together again. He does fix it—with a little help from a TV repairman. Cases involve pursuing a juvenile on a souped-up minibike, only to find he lives with his aunt after being orphaned and has no friends, a woman whom a neighbor thought had killed her husband after overhearing an argument and the woman digging in the backyard, only to find she was burying a dead chicken; a robbery committed by a long haired woman in high heels, whom Reed spots at a bus stop with shorter hair and no heels; a picket line at a store resolved when the lead picketer found out she went on a "computer date" with the store manager and he lied about his occupation; and a report made on a robbery turned out to be made by the actual robbers. Johnny Whitaker guest stars. Martin Milner's real life son Andrew played Johnny Whitaker's stunt double in the minibike chase scene.
138	12	"If the Shoe Fits"	Lawrence Doheny	Jim Carlson	December 12, 1973
Reed's shoes are being fixed and the replacements have a squeak that drives Malloy crazy. When he later returns to the shop to pick the shoes up, he notices a bank robbery which turns into a hostage situation. Malloy "gives in" by providing a car — with the doors locked — and the robbers are apprehended. Other cases include a B&E that was actually a husband destroying his furniture due to his wife leaving him and the country, a van pulled over for no brake lights and a driver with a negative attitude towards police, and Sgt. MacDonald sends the officers to a demolition site where a visually impaired boy is hiding out. Malloy takes a crane to pluck the boy out of danger.
139	13	"Southwest Division"	Dennis Donnelly	Edward J. Lakso	December 19, 1973
Reed and Malloy respond to a dispute in a park, where an elderly woman tries to stop a painter from selling a painting that she considers indecent. To resolve the issue (due to the seller needing a new permit and being short on money) Malloy buys the painting in question. Other calls include a man trying to retrieve a valuable nickel from a toy dispenser his son put in inadvertently (and making the shop owner think he was trying to steal all the money); a potential "peeping tom" who is actually a liberated woman using a telescope to check meters to avoid dogs, a repo man trying to widen a door in a house he is trying to repossess furniture from, and an ex-football star who turned to robbery is captured in the very location he made his name—the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
140	14	"The Sweet Smell..."	Dennis Donnelly	Jim Carlson	January 9, 1974
Malloy and Officer Woods return from a day of fishing, and the car smells like fish...which is aggravated when a disoriented woman who caused a lot of damage to a shop is put into 1-Adam-12 and she spills perfume in the back seat; she blames both her accidents in the shop and in the car on her "poltergeist". Numerous trips to the police garage fail to get the smells out. Other incidents include a mute woman informing the officers someone had broken into a church, and investigation shows the pastor got into the church because he forgot his keys and ID, and Woods (backing up Malloy and Reed) has to explain why he's missed church services, a kidnapping call that turns out to be a man picking up an abusive drunk woman's daughter to take her to his home, and a boy whose bike was stolen by a big boy and was recovered when the boy's friends caught and held the big boy until the police arrived.
141	15	"Trouble in the Bank"	Dennis Donnelly	Jerry Thomas	January 15, 1974
While on patrol, Reed stops into a bank to make a loan payment...and lands right into a 211 (bank robbery) in progress involving two criminals with nothing to lose. Malloy and Mac use all their skills to rescue Reed and capture the robbers.
142	16	"North Hollywood Division"	Lawrence Doheny	Leonard B. Kaufman	January 22, 1974
Reed is assigned to write an article about Malloy for Police Beat magazine for his partner's 10th anniversary in the LAPD, and is having trouble with the content. Calls include a gas station robbery with an unusual outcome, a domestic dispute involving a barking poodle, a woman tries to get her husband arrested and the plan backfires, and a pursuit with a liquor store robber ends with the suspect barricading himself in a garage.
143	17	"Taking It Easy"	Dennis Donnelly	Robert Schlitt	January 29, 1974
Reed is suffering from a wrist injury which puts him on desk duty, while Malloy has to break in a new rookie partner. Reed's day is far from routine as he has to handle a bomb threat that results in the evacuation of the station, and Officer Brinkman accidentally discharges his shotgun twice outside the station adding more tension, a young man wants to report misconduct by a police officer, an elderly man brings a shotgun into the station to drop off, Malloy brings in a group of children abandoned by their mother, and Malloy and his partner pursue a car into the police parking lot, where the suspects are arrested.
144	18	"Krash"	Lawrence Doheny	C. W. Noel	February 5, 1974
Malloy gets a new car, and Reed gets to drive it, but the car is damaged while the officers chase and capture a purse snatcher. Sgt. MacDonald refers Malloy to his brother's autobody shop for repairs, with Malloy concerned about the cost (which turned out to be $20)—despite Reed's offer of covering 1/2 the price. Calls include a drunk man shooting arrows, a shop is held up and the shop owner suffers a heart attack and dies while the officers question him, and a robbery at a pharmacy where the suspect gets away in the back of a truck, which is tracked by a motorcycle officer and alerts Malloy and Reed, who apprehend the suspect.
145	19	"Routine Patrol: The Drug Store Cowboys"	Hollingsworth Morse	Leo Gordon	February 12, 1974
Patrol begins with a drunk woman threatening a group of bar patrons with a gun, investigate the death of a mentally impaired man which looks suspicious, and a group of carjackers who capture a cache of guns and go on a robbery spree.
146	20	"Sunburn"	Dennis Donnelly	Bryan Joseph	February 19, 1974
Reed returns from an off-day with a uncomfortable full-body sunburn, which causes him problems throughout the watch. Calls include responding to a traffic accident, acting on a tip from an informant, the officers bust a drug dealer working out of abandoned homes, search for a robbery suspect based on a vehicle description, and assist in the rescue of two boys when their boat capsizes.
147	21	"Skywatch: Part 1"	Dennis Donnelly	Leo Gordon	February 26, 1974
Malloy and Reed are chosen to ride in Air-70 to observe how the LAPD's air patrol works. The chopper's cases include searching for two robbery suspects inside a high-rise building and tracking an escaping murder suspect. William Stevens reprises his role as Officer Walters, who appeared in several episodes of the first season.
148	22	"Skywatch: Part 2"	Dennis Donnelly	Leo Gordon	March 5, 1974
Malloy and Reed take to separate helicopter units to continue their observations. The choppers assist in a stolen light plane from LAX by a distraught man, track two robbery suspects fleeing in separate cars, and assist in a nighttime house fire. William Stevens reprises his role as Officer Walters, who appeared in several episodes of the first season.
149	23	"L.A. International"	Christian I. Nyby II	Walter Black	March 12, 1974
Malloy, Reed, and Officer Woods are assigned airport duty at LAX, now equipped with closed-circuit cameras, which were used to observe a burglary in progress and apprehend the suspects before they could leave. An argument over a suitcase resulted in the discovery of drugs, another dispute involving an Army soldier and another man uncovers a scheme where the civilian took Japanese Yen from the soldier. A ticket clerk that catches Malloy's eye informs him of a man who bought tickets from her previously under a different name, which results in the breakup of a credit card theft ring, a runaway is escorted to security until his mother can pick him up, and a silent alarm at a toll gate results in the capture of a robber who was holding a hostage. As a reward for breaking up the credit card theft ring, the company invites Malloy and the ticket clerk to lunch—Reed is invited too but Malloy pays Reed (a week's worth of lunches) NOT to join the couple on the lunch date. Tina Cole (from My Three Sons) guest stars.
150	24	"Clinic on Eighteenth Street"	Jack Webb	Joseph Calvelli	March 19, 1974
Malloy and Reed investigate the death of an old man wearing an unusual belt, which leads to the case being turned over to Frauds Division, who finds that Dr. Gantman, running a clinic, is treating a blind seven-year-old patient with a pituitary gland condition but his "treatment" is worthless and preventing a real treatment (removal of the gland). Later, a TV repairman who makes oscillator belts for Gantman is busted for bookmaking and agrees to testify against the doctor, but Gantman demonstrates his "treatment" in open court and fails miserably. Ed Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Dick Haymes, and Sharon Gless guest star. This episode, in which Reed and Malloy appear only briefly, was intended to be the pilot for a new Jack Webb series focusing on the L.A. District Attorney's Office (similar to his earlier series, The D.A., but focusing on consumer crimes), and was directed by Webb himself. However, no such series came to be.[5][6]

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