The Rookies

  • Premiered: Sep 1972
  • Episodes: 93
  • Followers: 5
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Unknown
  • Crime Drama

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Season 1
1x1
Concrete Valley, Neon Sky
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 11, 1972
In the introductory episode of the series, the presence of several street gangs contributes to a tension-filled atmosphere. The Rookies are assigned with the challenge of maintaining .. show full overview
1x2
Dead, Like a Lost Dream
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 18, 1972
The internal affairs workers at the station are getting word of police shakedowns. They order an investigation to take place, with Lieutenant Ryker's rookies, Danko, Webster, and Gillis, under suspicion as suspects.
1x3
The Informant
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 25, 1972
Terry and Willie, while doing routine spot checks, uncover a petty thief involved in a larger fur scandal. He agrees to give information against the two criminals who orchestrated the .. show full overview
1x4
The Commitment
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Air date
Oct 02, 1972
Willie, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, is struck by a bullet in the leg by a criminal wearing a monster mask. He is left paralyzed temporarily. Further investigation reveals .. show full overview
1x5
Covenant with Death
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Air date
Oct 09, 1972
Terry and Willie become involved with Brother Toby, a former drug addict now turned evangelist. They admire his mission to help other junkies become sober. He is framed by the father of .. show full overview
1x6
Time is the Fire
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Air date
Oct 16, 1972
A man disguised as a police officer kidnaps the daughter of a wealthy family, the Sloans. The Police Squad are quick to react to the kidnapping. Meanwhile, the kidnapper writes a ransom .. show full overview
1x7
The Bear That Didn't Get Up
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Air date
Oct 23, 1972
Responding to a robbery complaint, Webster and Gillis arrive at the building and enter into a criminal-chase. Thinking he is being fired at, Gillis returns gunshots. He strikes one of .. show full overview
1x8
Dirge for Sunday
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 30, 1972
Assigned with the task of protecting a valuable witness, Danko and the Officers must exercise caution regarding visitors to the prison. When a professional killer disguises himself as a .. show full overview
1x9
The Good Die Young
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Air date
Nov 13, 1972
After a third woman is murdered the Police Squad take action. In order to solve the mysterious murders and prevent future ones, the Squad welcomes two women officers to the force, Dawson .. show full overview
1x10
To Taste of Terror
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 20, 1972
In an effort to prove he's no 'old man', Officer Danko chases down a fleeing criminal. While he succeeds in apprehending the thief, his partners Webster and Gillis fail to catch the .. show full overview
1x11
A Deadly Velocity
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Air date
Nov 27, 1972
The rookies are given the task of protecting a controversial Army General who has recently returned to the country after serving in Vietnam. The rookies must deal with mob control, as .. show full overview
1x12
A Bloody Shade of Blue
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 11, 1972
The police squadron has a new terror on their hands: two snipers who are shooting indiscriminately at anyone who is dressed in a uniform. Terry Webster, who unfortunately loses his eyesight, is their most recent target.
1x13
A Very Special Piece of Ground
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 18, 1972
Easy Wyatt is a cop with many years behind him on the force. His ranch has recently been the target of destruction in a new plan to build a freeway. Wyatt is becoming mentally unstable, .. show full overview
1x14
Rabbits on the Runway
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 25, 1972
The rookies are on the hunt for a runaway girl. Their strongest clue to solving the case is a tattooed foot. However, the rookies are missing a vital piece of information: the man that .. show full overview
1x15
Tarnished Idol
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 08, 1973
Gillis enters a tough situation when he is presented with a boy who is trapped in a police car which is on fire. He chooses to shoot the boy, promptly catching the internal affairs .. show full overview
1x16
Crossfire
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 15, 1973
In their off duty time, the rookies become involved in a camp for deviant, delinquent children and adolescents. Because of their involvement, the community's view regarding them, and the police force as a whole, is at risk.
1x17
Snow Job
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 29, 1973
A junkie addicted to dope sets his eye on swiping 82 million dollars worth of cocaine which has been confiscated. He will soon find that his plan is confronted with complications: the police have tagged the drugs for disposal in the ocean.
1x18
Point of Impact
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 05, 1973
An old friend of Terry Webster's unleashes an attack on a patrol car officer. Webster investigates further to try and discover the logic behind the seemingly nonsensical incident.
1x19
Three Hours to Kill
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Air date
Feb 12, 1973
A daring plan is crafted by a convict's wife to release a prisoner from incarceration: an innocent and helpless police officer, who is undergoing surgery, is taken hostage. The rest of .. show full overview
1x20
The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a. The Wheel of Death)
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Air date
Feb 19, 1973
An extremely ill young boy is desperately waiting for a suitable bone marrow donor; without a bone marrow transplant, he will die shortly. However, the biggest obstacle is that the boy's .. show full overview
1x21
Life Robbery (a.k.a. Tribute to a Veteran)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 26, 1973
The rookies try to disengage a robbery network by leaving the undesirable city slums and working in the suburbs. They discover that the main suspect is a dear, old friend of Lieutenant .. show full overview
1x22
A Farewell Tree from Marly
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 05, 1973
The rookies are presented with a ""difficult"" court case. While the case is essentially an open and shut, obvious manslaughter conviction, trouble arises: the most important element in .. show full overview
1x23 Season finale
Easy Money
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 19, 1973
The rookies may be confronted with a problem worse than the nurse who holds a grudge against all police officers: they discover that her younger brother is associating with thugs who are the organizers of a current neighborhood protection scandal.

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