The Rookies

(1972-1976)

50 minutes

Police Crime / Drama

Cast: Georg Sanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson and Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Academy trains police rookies...

92 episodes aired on ABC from September 11, 1972 to March 30, 1976.

Season One
 
1.      Concrete Valley, Neon Sky 9/11/1972

2.      Dead, Like a Lost Dream 9/18/1972

3.      The Informant 9/25/1972
 
4.      Commitment 10/2/1972

5.      Covenant with Death 10/9/1972

6.      Time is the Fire 10/16/1972

7.      The Bear That Didn't Get Up 10/23/1972

8.      Dirge for Sunday 10/30/1972
 
9.      The Good Die Young 11/13/1972

10.     To Taste of Terror 11/20/1972

11.     A Deadly Velocity 11/27/1972

12.     Bloody Shade of Blue 12/11/1972

13.     A Very Special Piece of Ground 12/18/1972
 
14.     Rabbits on the Runway 12/25/1972

15.     Tarnished Idol 1/8/1973

16.     Crossfire 1/15/1973

17.     Snow Job 1/29/1973

18.     Point of Impact 2/5/1973

19.     Three Hours to Kill 2/12/1973
 
20.     Wheel of Death (a.k.a) Wheel of Fortune 2/19/1973

21.     Life Robbery (a.k.a) Tribute to a Veteran 2/26/1973

22.     A Farewell Tree from Marly 3/5/1973

23.     Easy Money 3/19/1973

Season Two
 
24.     Cauldron 9/10/1973

25.     Margin for Error 9/17/1973

26.     Deadly Cage 9/24/1973

27.     Frozen Smoke 10/1/1973
 
28.     Get Ryker 10/8/1973

29.     Cry Wolf 10/15/1973

30.     A Matter of Justice 10/22/1973

31.     Blood Brother 10/29/1973

32.     Code 261 11/5/1973

33.     Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard 11/12/1973
 
34.     Down Home Boy 11/19/1973

35.     Lots of Trees and a Running Stream 12/3/1973

36.     Another Beginning for Ben Fuller 12/10/1973

37.     Sound of Silence 12/17/1973

38.     Trial by Doubt 1/7/1974
 
39.     The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper 1/14/1974

40.     The Late Mr. Brent 1/28/1974

41.     The Teacher 2/4/1974

42.     Eyewitness 2/11/1974

43.     Something Less Than a Man 2/18/1974
 
44.     Rolling Thunder 2/25/1974

45.     Time Lock 3/4/1974

46.     Death Watch 3/18/1974

Season Three
 
46.     An Ugly Way to Die 9/9/1974
 
47.     Key Witness 9/23/1974

48.     Legacy of Death 9/30/1974

49.     Death at 6 A.M. 10/7/1974

50.     Walk a Tightrope 10/21/1974

51.     Judgment 10/28/1974

52.     Johnny Lost His Gun 11/4/1974
 
53.     Prelude to Vengeance 11/11/1974

54.     Vendetta 11/18/1974

55.     The Old Neighborhood 11/25/1974

56.     A Test of Courage 12/2/1974

57.     The Assassin 12/9/1974
 
58.     Blue Christmas 12/16/1974

59.     Take Over 12/30/1974

60.     The Saturday Night Special 1/13/1975

61.     The Hunting Ground 1/20/1975

62.     Solomon's Dilemma 1/27/1975
 
63.     Angel 2/3/1975

64.     The Sheild 2/10/1975

65.     S.W.A.T.   (1) 2/17/1975

66.     S.W.A.T.   (2) 2/17/1975

67.     A Deadly Image 2/24/1975

68.     Cliffy 3/3/1975
 
69.     Nightmare 3/17/1975

Season Four
 
70.     Lamb to the Slaughter 9/9/1975

71.     Reading Writing and Angel Dust 9/16/1975

72.     One-Way Street to Nowhere 9/23/1975
 
73.     Someone Who Cares 9/30/1975

74.     Ladies Day 10/7/1975

75.     Reign of Terror 10/14/1975

76.     Death Lady 10/21/1975

77.     Measure of Mercy 10/28/1975

78.     A Time to Mourn 11/4/1975

79.     The Torch Man 11/11/1975

80.     Invitation to a Rumble 11/18/1975

81.     Reluctant Hero 11/25/1975

82.     Dead Heat 12/2/1975

83.     The Voice of Thunder 12/9/1975

84.     The Code Five Affair 12/16/1975

85.     Shadow of a Man 12/23/1975

86.     Eye for an Eye 12/30/1975

87.     Sudden Death 1/6/1976
 
88.     From Out of the Darkness 1/20/1976

89.     The Mugging 1/27/1976

90.     Blue Movie, Blue Death 2/24/1976

91.     Deliver Me From Innocence 3/2/1976

92.     Journey to Oblivion 3/30/1976

The Rookies Intro