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Adam-12

NBC

1968-1975

First Broadcast: September 21, 1968

Last Broadcast: August 26, 1975

Created by Jack Webb, Adam-12 was a spinoff of the popular police procedural “Dragnet”. The focus of the show was on veteran beat cop Pete Malloy and his rookie partner Jim Reed. The two were paired together after Pete’s partner was killed in a gun battle. This show was a departure from police procedurals of the time, as most of them focused on detectives, lawyers, and forensics experts. The scripts for the show featured situations right out of the LAPD police files. Jack Webb wanted the show to be accurate and as a result, Adam-12 featured department issued badges and accurate vehicle and patrol markings.

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Where To Watch

Channel	Date/Time	Season	Episode	Title	Description
FETV	03/19/2025 10:30PM	2	3	Good Cop, Handle With Care	Journalists tail Malloy and Reed, seeking evidence of police brutality.
FETV	03/19/2025 11:05PM	2	4	Pig Is a Three Letter Word	Malloy and Reed capture a pair of robbers and then keep their cool to ward off a riot.
FETV	03/20/2025 10:30PM	2	5	A Different Thing	Officers suspect a hit-and-run was murder.
FETV	03/20/2025 11:05PM	2	6	A Sound Like Thunder	Malloy and Reed run into trouble on their day off when a motorcycle gang attacks their picnic.
Me TV	03/20/2025 6:00AM	5	14	Clear With a Civilian Part I	Malloy and Reed cite the new police commissioner for a traffic violation.

Interviews

Adam-12 Cast

Actor	Character
Martin Milner	Officer Pete Malloy
Kent McCord	Officer Jim Reed
Shaaron Claridge	Dispatcher
William Boyett	Sgt. MacDonald
Fred Stromsoe	Officer Jerry Woods
Gary Crosby	Officer Ed Wells

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 7 seasons and 174 episodes of Adam-12. Check out the Adam-12 Episode Guide.

Quotes

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Trivia

Shaaron Claridge, the voice of the dispatcher on the show, was really an L.A. dispatcher. Jack Webb thought it would add authenticity to the show.
Officer Jim Reed was supposed to be a rookie. However, he appeared in an episode of Dragnet the year before Adam-12 premiered.
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