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Adam-12 Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1972 - 1973
Episode 1
Dirt Duel
Wed, Sep 13, 1972 30 mins
A community-relations assignment turns into a motorcycle duel between Malloy and a purse snatcher (Edd Byrnes). Oiler: Micky Dolenz. Mouse: Keith Taylor. Malloy: Martin Milner. Mrs. McKay: Virginia Gregg.
Episode 2
The Late Baby
Wed, Sep 20, 1972 30 mins
Malloy dates the new girl in the office (Christina Sinatra). Reed: Kent McCord. Off. Ed Wells: Gary Crosby. Off. Tom Boyd: Frank Sinatra Jr. Gus: Herb Vigran. Gardener: John Gilgreen.
Episode 3
Airdrop
Wed, Sep 27, 1972 30 mins
A pilot is suspected of flying marijuana in from Mexico. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. Stocker: Al Martino. Teri: Cindy Eilbacher. Sgt. Marco: Ned Romero. Jenny: Joan Stanley.
Episode 4
Lost and Found
Wed, Oct 4, 1972 30 mins
Two runaways: a diabetic boy and a suicidal teen on drugs. Malloy: Martin Milner. Brackett: Robert Fuller. Reed: Kent McCord. Dixie: Julie London. Sherry: Diane Sherry. Jimmy: Kirby Furlong. Gage: Randolph Mantooth. DeSoto: Kevin Tighe.
Episode 5
Training Wheels
Wed, Oct 11, 1972 30 mins
Adam-12 in tire-burning pursuit of a car thief. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. Wells: Gary Crosby. Smith: Walt Davis. Chuck: Paul Gleason. Martha: Ann Doran. Vandal: Fred Stromsoe.
Episode 6
The Vendetta
Wed, Oct 18, 1972 30 mins
A tailor is suspected of planning murder. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Father Janos: Peter Brocco. Janice: Barbara Nichols. MacDonald: William Boyett. Wilbur: John Wheeler.
Episode 7
Badge Heavy
Wed, Oct 25, 1972 30 mins
Police brutality: Off. Burnside is the suspect. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. MacDonald: William Boyett. Porter: Steve Franken. Grant: Art Balinger. Woods: Fred Stromsoe.
Episode 8
Harry Nobody
Wed, Nov 8, 1972 30 mins
A murder witness suspected of lying. Malloy: Martin Milner. Ellen: Anne Whitfield. Reed: Kent McCord. Steve: Greg Mullavey. Tommy: Scott Garrett. MacDonald: William Boyett. Dawn: Liz Renay.
Episode 9
The Surprise
Wed, Nov 15, 1972 30 mins
A shootout with gas-station burglars. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Sinclair: Felton Perry. Stanley: Don Stroud. MacDonald: William Boyett. Paul: John Goddard. Wells: Gary Crosby.
Episode 10
The Chaser
Wed, Dec 6, 1972 30 mins
Bruce Gordon portrays an evil bounty hunter. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Timmy: Hilly Hicks. Wally: Christopher Graham. MacDonald: William Boyett. Reardon: Burt Mustin.
Episode 11
Hot Spell
Wed, Dec 13, 1972 30 mins
A murderer and a narcotics pusher. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Bannerman: Russell G. Wiggins. Carney: Leo Gordon. Johnson: Joel Fluellen. Dave: John Lance.
Episode 12
Gifts and Long Letters
Wed, Dec 20, 1972 30 mins
Unhappy romance for a waitress and a paranoid ex-con. Malloy: Martin Milner. Dunne: Mark Miller. Reed: Kent McCord. Sharon: Leslie Parrish. MacDonald: William Boyett. Peters: Leonard Stone. Fallon: Sammy Jackson. Sanchez: Carlos Romero.
Episode 13
O'Brien's Stand
Wed, Jan 3, 1973 30 mins
Victim of purse snatchers: Malloy's apartment manager. Malloy: Martin Milner. Mrs. O'Brien: Lillian Bronson. Reed: Kent McCord. Sanchez: Carlos Romero. MacDonald: William Boyett. Hiller: Murray MacLeod.
Episode 14
Clear with a Civilian
Wed, Jan 10, 1973 30 mins
A flu epidemic depletes the ranks of the LAPD. First of two parts. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Edna Dixon: Juanita Moore. MacDonald: William Boyett. Rustin: Robert Donner. Mrs. Quillan: Peggy Rea. Mrs. Maxwell: Penny Santon.
Episode 15
Clear with a Civilian
Wed, Jan 17, 1973 30 mins
Conclusion. A female commissioner accompanies Reed and Malloy on night watch. Edna Dixon: Juanita Moore. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. Jean Wagner: Rose Marie. Tiller: Burt Mustin.
Episode 16
Citizen's Arrest---484
Wed, Jan 24, 1973 30 mins
A childless couple kidnap their employers' baby. Jessie Gaynor: Pamela Jones. Reed: Kent McCord. Joe Gaynor: Doug Johnson. Malloy: Martin Milner. Mrs. Hardy: Kim Hamilton. MacDonald: William Boyett.
Episode 17
The Beast
Wed, Jan 31, 1973 30 mins
Police work with a comic touch as a squad car keeps breaking down. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. Tony: Lennie Weinrib. Peterson: John Gallaudet. Mrs. Draper: Donna Douglas. Osgood: Todd Martin.
Episode 18
Killing Ground
Wed, Feb 7, 1973 30 mins
Malloy and Reed are taken hostage by robbers. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Norm: Michael Richardson. Steve: John Chandler. Susan: Joy Wenner Bang.
Episode 19
Night Watch
Wed, Feb 14, 1973 30 mins
A shootout in a quiet neighborhood is part of an eventful night watch. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. Johnson: Charles Lampkin. Baker: Keefe Brasselle. Warren: Tol Avery. Sanchez: Carlos Romero.
Episode 20
Suspended
Wed, Feb 21, 1973 30 mins
A possible murder charge for Off. Reed, who is involved in an off-duty shooting. Malloy: Martin Milner. MacDonald: William Boyett. Tyson: Don Dubbins. Holdup Man: Michael Margotta. Checker: Ray Ballard.
Episode 21
Fool and His Money
Wed, Feb 28, 1973 30 mins
An episode on the lighter side as Malloy wins a contest and gets advice on how to spend the money. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Billy: Regis Toomey. Mary: Lurene Tuttle. MacDonald: William Boyett.
Episode 22
Anatomy of a 415
Wed, Mar 7, 1973 30 mins
A battling couple inspire complaints from irate neighbors. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. John: Jed Allan. Lois: Jean Allison. Cosgrove: Milton Frome. Woods: Fred Stromsoe.
Episode 23
Keeping Tabs
Wed, Mar 14, 1973 30 mins
Sgt. MacDonald's son is busted for joy riding. Bill: Sean Kelly. MacDonald: William Boyett. Reed: Kent McCord. Malloy: Martin Milner. Gert: Louise Lorimer.
Episode 24
Easy Rap
Wed, Mar 21, 1973 30 mins
A teenage car thief and a hardened narcotics dealer. Malloy: Martin Milner. Reed: Kent McCord. Lou Trask: Damon Douglas. Sandy: Catherine Burns. Mitchell: Joe Kapp. Ducas: Joe E. Tata.
