The Rookies (airdate: March 7, 1972, 90’ min. pilot).
Terry, Willie, and Mike go through rigorous training before being given their first assignments, which turn out to be not what they expected.
Guest cast: Darren Mc Gavin (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) as Ryker. Paul Burke Twelve O’ Clock High] as Neil Montgomery, Cameron Mitchell as the sniper, Robert F. Lyons as Jared Whitman, Jeffrey Pomerantz as Kevin Lassiter, Jennifer Billingsley as Jill Danko, Monika Svenson as Brigitta, Logan Ramsey as Toby Loomis, Arch Johnson as the instructor, Davey Davison as Molly Lassiter.
Writer: William Blinn.
Director: Jud Taylor.

SEASON 1
Concrete Valley, Neon Sky (airdate: Sept. 11, 1972).
Rival street gangs on a short fuse create an explosive atmosphere in this introduction to the series.
Men on the spot: three rookie cops. Willie confronts the gangs to try and ease the tension among them.
Guest cast: Hilly Hicks as Benny, William Elliott as Truck, Shelly Novack as Cody, David Roya as Ace, Ian Sandor as Eric the Red, Reid Cruickshanks as the officer.
Writer: Hal Sitowitz.
Director: Michael Caffey.

Dead Like a Lost Dream (airdate: Sept. 18, 1972).
Cops vs. cops as internal-affairs personnel investigate rumors of police shakedowns. Prime suspects: Ryker’s rookies.
Guest cast: Dane Clark as Lt. Monroe, Tom Tully as Joe Richardson, Mark Slade as Don Richardson, William Mims as the bartender.
Writer: Larry Brody.
Director: Leonard Horn.

The Informant (airdate: Sept. 25, 1972).
A drama of revenge centering on a stool pigeon who is stopped by Terry and Willie on a routine patrol. The information he gives them has brought some fur thieves to trial. Bad news: a technicality has set them free.
Guest cast: Joe Kapp as Big John, Kaz Garas as Twofer, Henry V. Brown Jr. as Jimmy Carter, Margaret Avery as Marly, Ian Wolfe as Calvin Elliott, Sara Seegar as the judge, Jim Nolan as the watchman.
Writer: Robert Holt.
Director: Leonard Horn.

The Commitment (airdate: Oct. 2, 1972).
Monster masks and horror films - the bizarre clues to a small-time heist that’s left Willie the paralyzed victim of a thief’s bullet.
Guest cast: Darleen Carr as Nancy Leigh, Bo Svenson as Bud Reeves, DaI Jenkins as Vester Benson, Dabs Greer, Vic Tayback as Caldwell, Arlene Golonka as the store clerk, Virginia Capers as Mrs. Gibson.
Writers: Hoke Howell, Rance Howard.
Director: Michael Caffey

Covenant with Death (airdate: Oct. 9,1972).
Self consciousness has the rookies solidly behind a former junkie who is now an evangelist: first to help his antidrug crusade and his work in rehabilitating other addicts - then to prove him innocent of pushing drugs after he is framed on a parole violation.
Guest cast: Lou Gossett as Toby Jones, John Randolph as Howard Pricc, Joan Shawlee as Josie,
Writers: David Harman arid Skip Webster.
Director: Leonard Horn.

Time is the Fire (airdate: Oct. 16, 1972)
A kidnapper in a complex drama finds Lt. Ryker handling the case and taking an unexplained personal interest in finding the victim. Ryker has reason to believe the victim could be the daughter he had given up for adoption.
Guest cast: William Windom as Frank Queenlin, Lynn Marta as Andrea Sloan, Peggy McCay as Mrs. Sloan, Joe Maross as Gleason, Craig Stevens as Howard Sloan, John Karr, Kitty Lester as Tina.
Writers: Mark Weingart and William Blinn.
Director: Earl Bellamy.

The Bear that Didn’t Get Up (airdate: Oct. 23, 1972).
Police non-violence: the believer is rookie cop Willie Gillis, whose career hangs in the balance as he struggles with a grim reality -he shot down an unarmed suspect. The suspect was a college student killed at the university while a search for prowlers was conducted.
Guest cast: David Huddleston as the watchman, Warren Kemmnerling as Andrew Levitt, Simon Scott as Palmer, Ken Swofford, Shelley Morrison, Pamela Shoop as Patty Lewis.
Writers: Ron Bishop and William Blinn.
Director: Jud Taylor

Dirge for Sunday (airdate: Oct. 30, 1972).
A cop for a crook: that’s the deal offered by as shrewd operator. His hostage: rookie Mike Danko.
Guest cast: Roddy McDowall (Planet of the Apes) as Fenner, Vincent Gardenia as Saul, Tom Troupe as Parks, Lew Brown.
Writers: Jaron Summers and William Blinn.
Director: unknown.

The Good Die Young (airdate: Nov. 13, 1972).
Human bait: Two attractive policewomen out to entice an elusive strangler. Along as protection: the rookies.
Guest cast: James Olson as Waiter Bolton, Leslie Charleson as Annie Dawson, Gwenn Mitchell as Peg Conway, Michael Fox as Dr. Parkman, Cal Bellini as Stan Ames. Writer: Skip Webster.
Director: Earl Bellamy.

To Taste or Terror (airdate: Nov. 20, 1972).
A routine arrest leads to terror when the suspect’ s brother seeks revenge. His target: a rookie cop’s wife. Mike testifies against the thief and Jill is kidnapped.
Guest cast: Andy Robinson as Lee Borden, Lee Farr as Dave Borden, Tom Palmer as the district attorney, S. John Loaner as the defence counsel, Frank Maxwell as the officer, Amie Strickland as Mrs. Simmons, Linda Kelsey as Lisa, Kathy Sims as Marty.
Writer: Richard Landau.
Director: Ralph Senensky

A Deadly Velocity (airdate: Nov. 27, 1972).
Mob control and a sniper hunt keep the rookies hopping as they try to protect a controversial Army General recently returned from Vietnam. When the sniper hits the General, the rookies have to find the owner of the old army rifle that was used.
Guest cast: Belinda Montgomery (Man from Atlantis) as Laurie, Burr DeBenning (Return of Captain Nemo) as Jerry Turner, Don Porter as Gen. Brooker, Alan Vint as Robert Alpert,.
Writer: Hal Sitowitz.
Director: Jerry Jameson

A Bloody Shade of Blue (airdate: Dec. 11, 1972).
Every cop’s a sitting duck for two snipers shooting at anyone in uniform. Their latest victim is Terry Webster who loses his eyesight.
Guest cast: Brooke Bundy as Lynn, Jared Martin as Buzz, Stanley Kamel as Lou, Pat Stitch as Shirley, Zack Taylor as Karl Miller, Hank Brandt as the reporter.
Writer: William Blinn.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

A Very Special Piece of Ground (airdate: Dec. lit 1972).
Easy Wyatt is a veteran cop who’s going off the deep end. His ranch has fallen prey to a freeway plan, and his bitterness is turning him from the best cop on the beat to an unstable menace when he tries to fight off the bulldozers – at gunpoint.
Guest cast: Earl Holliman as Easy Wyatt, Pippa Scott as Claudia Wyatt, Charles H. Cray as Barnes, Paul Bryar as Charlie.
Writer: Skip Webster.
Director: William Claxton.

Rabbits on the Runway (airdate: Dec. 25, 1972).
A tattooed foot is the rookies’ only lead as they search for a runaway girl. What she knows but the rookies don’t. The man claiming to be her father is out to kill her.
Guest cast: Charles Aidman as Arnders, James Luis as Kendall. Susan Sennett as Christi, Michael Patakias Boone, Andy Romano as the scuba instructor, Sheila Bromnley as Mrs. Astor.
Writer William Blinn.
Director: Jerry Jameson

Tarnished Idol (airdate: Jan. 5, 1973).
Mercy killing: Gillis is being investigated by internal affairs division for shooting a boy who was trapped in a flaming police car.
Guest cast: Lou Antonio as Jay Warfield, Norman Alden as Davey Ryan, Radames Pera as Mickey. Carmen Zapata as Nina.
Writer: Skip Webster.
Director: Gene Nelson.

Crossfire (airdate: Jun. 15, 1973)
Police image in the community is at risk because of the rookies’ off-duty involvement in a camp tar delinquent youths.
Guest cast: Percy Rodrigues as R.C. Taylor, Wayne Maunder as Don Pierce, Xenia Gratsos as Kathy, Eric Laneuville as Mark, Clint Howard as Dennis. Woodrow Parfrey as Maxwell.
Writer: James Basler.
Director: Leonard Horn.

Snow Job (airdate: Jan. 29, 1973).
A dope addict is out to steal 82,000,000 worth of confiscated cocaine. It won’t he easy: the police have the stuff earmarked for dumping at sea.
Guest cast: Martin Sheen as Country, Ron Sable as Floyd, Don Dubbins as the photographer, Suzanne Charny as the boat owner, Adrienne Marden as the old woman
Writer: Robert Holt.
Director: Ralph Senensky.

Point of Impact (airdate: Feb. 5, 1973).
Terry attempts to learn why an old friend launched a seemingly senseless attack on a patrol car officer.
Guest cast: Victor Campos as Frank Ramirez, Rafael Campos as Benny Santos. Stella Garcia as Eva Santos, Tina Cole as Janice Stewart, Ford Rainey as Ellis. Ron Stokes as Ron Ellis, Renatta Vanni as Mrs. Ramirez.
Writer: William Douglas Lansford.
Director: Gene Nelson.

Three Hours to Kill (airdate: Feb. 12, 1973).
A police captain undergoing surgery is the helpless hostage by a convict’s girlfriend in a daring plan to get a prisoner released from jail. Also at hay in the operating room: the medical staff and rookie’s wife Jill Danko.
Guest cast: Jacqueline Scott as Rita, Beverly Garland as Pat Whitfield, William Bryant as Claude Samples.
Writer: Hal Sitowitz.
Director: Michael Caffey.

The Wheel of Death (airdate: Feb. 19, 1973).
Time is running out tar a sick little boy who will die soon without a bone marrow transplant. The hitch: his father - the only possible donor - is running from both the police and the syndicate.
Guest cast: Mike Farrell (The Questor tapes) as Frank Essex, Corinne Camacho as Liz Sanders, Ross Hagen as Pike.
Writer: Mark Weingart.
Director: Michael Caffey.

Life Robbery a.k.a. Tribute to a Veteran (airdate: Feb. 26, 1973).
Out of the slums and into the suburbs as the rookies try to break-up a robbery ring. Their chief suspect: the community’s special security guard, an old friend of Ryker’s.
Guest cast: Pat Hingle as All Harris, Mark Lenard as Fred Lox, Dick Van Patten as Fullmer, John Davey as Jenks, John Gruber as Bivans.
Writer: Don Stewart.
Director: F.W. Swackhamer.

A Farewell Tree From Marly (airdate: Mar. 5, 1973)
An open and shut manslaughter case turns into a courtroom contest at credibility after the only witness is revealed to he mentally retarded. Tyne Daly (Browns real wife) gives an excellent performance as retarded Marly.
Guest cast: Tyne Daly as Marly. Paul Stevens as Dr. Castle, Philip Proctor as Chad, Dennis Patrick as Bennett, Logan Ramsey as Cain, Jean Allison as Mrs. Samuels, Kirk Nice as Ryan.
Writer: William Blinn.
Director: Harry Falk.

Easy Money (airdate: Mar. 19, 1973).
A nurse who has a grudge against cops may even get worse - her younger brother is involved with thugs running a neighbourhood protection racket.
Guest cast: Teresa Graves as Susan Davis, Lonny Chapman as Crater, Hilly Hicks as Cal Davis, Jonathan Lippe as J.J, J. Kenneth Campbell as Dude, Curt Conway as Fisher.
Writers: Hoke Howell and Robert Harland.
Director: Lou Antonio.

SEASON 2
Cauldron (airdate: Sept. 10, 1973).
Willie struggles to save Terry’s life after they are kidnapped by a deranged and terminally ill criminal who leaves them out in the desert with no food, water or hope of rescue.
Guest cast John Saxon (Battle Beyond the Stars) as Fancy, Michael Baseleon as Tate, Vince Howard, James Sikking (Outland) as Capt. Gentry.
Writers: Webb Morris and William Blinn.
Director: Harry Falk.

Margin For Error (airdate: Sept. 17, 1973).
During a routine patrol, Gillis and Danko happen onto a robbery in progress. They call for a backup and are answered by a veteran team. One of the older policemen is killed and Danko is blamed by the partner. The veteran policeman requests Danko be assigned to ride with him, with near-disastrous results.
Guest cast: Claude Akins as Buck Sanbom, Robert Walden as Joey, Torn Falk as Hern Watson. Writers: Hoke Howell and Robert Harland.
Director: Harry Falk.

Deadly Cage (airdate: Sept. 24, 1973).
Webster aids the cause of prison reform when he is asked to masquerade as a prisoner at the State Prison. Chaos ensues when he is discovered.
Guest cast: Robert Hooks as Barney Miller, William Watson as Sgt. Dunson, Victor French as Crazy Marvin, Robert Phillips as Crane, Thorn Carney as Sandier.
Writer: Hal Sitowitz.
Director: Leonard Horn.

Frozen Smoke (airdate: Oct. 1, 1973).
Juvenile detail is meant to be an easy tour, but proves particularly trying for Willie, who encounters more pain and death than he is emotionally prepared to handle.
Guest cast: Walter Brooke as Karl Halley, John Travolta as Eddie Halley, Scott Jacoby as Tim Halley, Sally Carter as Mrs. Potter, Judy Farrell as Ruth Skidrnore,
Writer/Director: unknown.

Get Ryker (airdate: Oct. 8,1973).
After Lt. Ryker is injured by an ex-prisoner out for revenge, Jill is assigned to protect him. When her life is threatened, Ryker takes matters into his own hands.
Guest cast: Joseph Carnpanella as Joe Mannley, Bill Williams as Capt. Whitfield, Robert Donner as Ned Collins, Tharmus Rasulala as Tony Ross, Sid McCoy.
Writer: William Lansford.
Director: Leonard Horn.

Cry Wolf (airdate: Oct. 15, 1973).
Willie and Terry ignore the accustomed call for police aid from a lonely lady living at the beach. This time she really means it, she is robbed and beaten and the rookies become involved in a bizarre series of robberies.
Guest cast: Joan Blondell as Mrs. Darrin, Pat Barrington as Arnold Winkler, Shelley Morrison as Mrs. Felker, Ken Swofford as Felker, Anthony Eisley as Ben Kendall, Bill Quinn as the workman.
Writer: William Blinn.
Director: Harry Falk.

A Matter of Justice (airdate: Oct. 22, 1973).
During a restaurant dinner with Mike, Jill is seriously injured by an apparently crazed gunman. The man who seriously wounded Jill is not liable to prosecution because of a brain tumor. It is the job of the rookies to prove the man is a threat to society. One of the best Rookies episodes.
Guest cast: James Olson as Steve Wainz, Joseph Bernard as Roy Barhour, Judson Pratt, Richard Bull ( Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea) as the maitred, Frances DeSales as Dr. Mauer, Judson Pratt as Allen Mayson, Robert Harland as Sgt. Older.
Writer: Robert I.Holt.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

Blood Brother (airdate: Oct. 29, 1973).
Jimmy Webster, Terry’s cousin, unable to get a job after returning from Vietnam is angry at the world for being rejected. He has to choose between the love and friendship of his cousin, and the chance to make a fortune in a robbery.
Guest cast: Glynn Turman as Jimmy, Herb Jefferson Jr. {Battlestar Galactica) as Walker, Dennis Redfield as Roger Bridge.
Writer: Robert I. Holt.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

Code 261 (airdate: Nov. 5,1973).
A young nurse is raped in the underground garage at Memorial Hospital. The rookies help her get through the indignities and legal red-tape that so often embarrass and harass the victims of such a crime.
Guest cast: Mark Slade as Bernard Amazeen, Tannis G. Montgomery as Bobby, Jan Shepard as Claire Amazeen, Terry Lumley as Linda. John Dennis as the bartender, Boyd Red Morgan as the powerful man, Kim Hamilton as the duty nurse.
Writer: Robert Beverly and Hal Sitowitz.
Director: William Claxton.

Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard (airdate: Nov. 12. 1973).
A priest is murdered and a nun is severely beaten in a poor neighborhood. There is fear of religious discontent and Lt. Ryker is asked to personally investigate. The rookies discover an entirely different motive.
Guest cast: Jennifer Leak as Sister Anne, Gwynne Gilford as Sister Veronica, Larry Golden as Howard Talbott, Florida Friebus as Sister Elizabeth, Johnny Brown as Buggy Bear, Wayne Heffley as Father Channing, Ben Frank as the furniture man, Sammy Jackson as the bookstore owner, Wendy Wagner (Green Hornet) as Gay, Patti Cohoon as Martha.
Writer: William Blinn.
Director: Leonard Horn.

Down Home Boy (airdate: Nov. 19, 1973).
The rookies are assigned to duty at a telethon featuring a famous country - western singer. This assignment leads them to protect the man’s life from two vengeful hillbillies from Tennessee who blame him for their sister’s death in childbirth.
Guest cast: Jim Nabors as Corley Curlew, Billy Green Bush as Rogers, David Canary as T.J. Curley, Michelle Nichols as the young fan, Tom Tully as Daddy Curley.
Writer: Paul Savage.
Director: Leonard Horn.

Lots of Trees and a Running Stream (airdate: Dec. 3, 1973)
When Mike is out of town, the unexpected appearance of a former lover creates a living nightmare for Jill Danko. Believing he may be suffering from a terminal illness, she hesitantly becomes involved. She only slowly comes to realize how far the man will go to claim her once again. This is one of the so-called "Rescue Jill" episodes. Excellent performances by Richard Hatch and Kate Jackson.
Guest cast: Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica) as Cleve Andrews, Olive Sturgess. as the nurse, Olan Soule as the first clerk, Annette O’Toole as the bank teller.
Writer: Don Balluck.
Director: Alvin Ganzer.

Another Beginning for Ben Fuller (airdate: Dec.10. 1973)
Ben Fuller, a retired police officer and a former superior of Lt. Ryker’s, gets in Ryker’s hair when he tries to take charge of the investigation into a friend’s death. The rookies help him get his pride back.
Guest cast: Leif Erickson as Ben Fuller, Ned Glass as Harry Chester, Michael Christian as Frank Pinder, Lee Paul as Tim Duvall, Les Lannom as Gifford, Charles Lane as the dealer.
Writer: Sandor Stern.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

Sound of Silence (airdate: Dec. 17, 1973).
A young girlfriend of Willie’s, upon discovering she has diabetes, becomes terrified. She runs to a drug rehabilitation farm to be with the young people she trusts, without her insulin. A very young Sissy Spacek stars as Barbara Tabnor in a great performance.
Guest cast: Sissy Spacek as Barbara Tabnor, Jason Evens as Ben Tabnor, Bettye Acker-man as Ellen Tabnor, Jared Martin (War of the Worlds) as John Jordan, Ann Noland, Ted Eccles as Keith Bniggs, Joseph Di Reda as the driver, Joseph Perry.
Writer: Richard Landau.
Director: Richard Newton.

Trial By Doubt (airdate: Jan. 7, 1974).
Willie Gillis is assigned to ride with an older officer and, while on patrol, the man is killed. When the murderer is captured, the other policemen are inclined to take the law into their own hands. Falsely accused of incompetence, Willie is forced to search his soul to arrive at justice.
Guest cast: Malcolm Atterbury as Red McPherson, Scott Walker as Peterson, Fionnuala Flanagan as Judy Karcher, Howard Platt as Genty.
Writer: James Basle.
Director: Richard Newton.

The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper (airdate: Jan. 14, 1974).
A college girl from Jamaica witnesses the murder of a notorious drug pusher and Terry Webster is assigned to get her testimony in the days that follow, they fall in love, but the girl is tracked down by the murderer and killed. Terry uses himself as a decoy to trap the killers.
Guest cast: Esther Anderson as Pamela Hines, Steve Sandor as Billy Stomper, Frank Marth, Rex Holman as Junior.
Writers: Paul Edwards and William Blinn.
Director: Gene Nelson.

The Late Mr. Brent (Airdate: Jan, 28, 1974)
Mike and Jill Danko’s marriage is strained by Mike’s protective interest in the widow of a man Mike was forced to kill in the line of duty.
Guest cast: Darlene Carr as Pip Brent, Frank Whiteman as Howard Brent, William Smithers as Pete Martin, Matt Clark as Joev Hughes, Olive Sturgess as the nurse.
Writer: Sy Salkowitz.
Director: Barry Shear Nelson.

The Teacher (airdate: Feb. 4, 1974).
The rookies must contend with ‘The Teacher” an ex-convict who masterminds several well executed robberies using the young boys who are drown to the city looking fur excitement.
Guest cast: Strother Martin as Teacher. Don Johnson as Al Devering, Nick Nolte as Tommy, Damon Douglas as Ed, Jamie Smith Jackson as Tippy, Ann Doran as Mrs. Coleman, Paul Sorensen as the hank guard, Ron Stokes.
Writer Robert I. Holt.
Director: Gene Nelson.

Eyewitness (airdate: Feb. 11, 1974).
A young man with a Jekyll - Hyde personality becomes a puzzle for Terry and Willie when he gives them a description of a suspected cop-killer. But for Mike and Ryker he poses a different problem: extreme danger.
Guest cast: Wendell Burton as Larry West, Lurene Tuttle as Aunt Lou, Frank Arno, Donald Barry as Officer Kelogg, Dick Crockett as Officer Foley, Robert Harland as Sgt. Older.
Writer: Frank Telford.
Director: Barry Shear.

Something Less Than A Man (airdate: Feb. 18, 1974).
An old friend of Ryker’s, once a good policeman and now a pathetic drunk, is framed for the murder of a gangster who has terrorized the neighbourhood. To gain favour from his daughter and neighbours, he pleads guilty, but Lt. Ryker, with the help of the rookies, finds a better way to give the man the man back his dignity.
Guest cast: Dane Clark as Joe Daley, Don Gordon as Caras, Bill Williams as Capt. Johnson, Johnny Seven as Smitty, Abe Vigoda as Michael Lance, Paul Pepper as Mahoney.
Writer: Irv Pearlberg
Director: Phillip Leacock.

Rolling Thunder (airdate: Feb.25, 1974).
The Ludlow precinct institutes a Police Cadet Program. One of the boys involved becomes overzealous and is kidnapped, along with Terry, by his sister’s boyfriend who is a fugitive.
Guest cast: Brad David as Chet, Andy Parks as Eric, James Luisi as Del Bonner, Lorraine Gary as Lynn, Jim Poyner as the boy, Bob Harland as Sgt. Older, Mathias Reitz, as Harper. Dorrie Thompson as Virginia.
Writers: James Basle and William Blinn.
Director: Ed Abrams.

Time Lock (airdate: Mar. 4, 1974).
A brilliant young felon holds Terry and three women, one of whom is pregnant, hostage in a hank vault in order to free his partner from jail.
Guest cast: Robert Walden as Mark Haines, James Carroll Jordon as Roy Macklin, Tyne Daly as Lucille Baker, Shari Price as Ruth Simpson, Wanda Bailey as Yvonne Grant.
Writer: Dan Ullman
Director: Lee Philips.

Death Watch (airdate: Mar. 18, 1974).
Two ex-convicts are loose in the city carrying contagious meningitis. After Willie is exposed to it when he gives the ex-convict mouth - to - mouth resuscitation, the other rookies are given the task of finding the men and stopping a possible epidemic.
Guest cast. Anthony Zerbe as Ralph Sneed, Paul Jenkins as Towers, Bridget Hanley as Arlene TaIbot, Paul Smith as Lou Talbot, Keith Atkinson as Dr. Miller.
Writers: Alvin Boretz and Hal Sitowitz.
Director: Phil Leacock.

SEASON 3
An Ugly Way to Die (airdate: Sept. 9, 1974).
The third season begins with a new Rookie (Bruce Fairbairn) replacing Michael Ontkean who left the series. Terry Webster breaks in his new partner, junior rookie Chris Owens, searching for an arsonist. Someone. is responsible for the murder of several firemen, all young dark-haired, and moustached.
Guest cast: Jesse Vint as Pete Gray, Larry Pennell as Henry Glass, Kim Hamilton as Irene, Claire Brennan as Bella, Lou Antonio as Jack Lembo.
Writer: Dan Ullman.
Director: Phill Bondelli.

Key Witness (airdate: Sept. 23, 1974)
The murder of a construction company owner is witnessed by a woman and her married boyfriend, a doctor. Because of the possibility of a scandal, the doctor will not allow the girl to give information to the rookies. They do not know that the killers are now after the witnesses.
Guest cast: Trish Stewart as Kathy. Jared Martin as Tom Kelch, Bill Lucking as Ed Kelch, Jon Cypher as Dr. Stafford, Steve Franken, Sally Carter Ihnat as Mrs. Stafford.
Writer: James Schmerer.
Director: Phil Bondelli.

A Legacy of Death (airdate: Sept. 30, 1974).
Chris is partnered with a patrolman who gets involved in suicidal situations so that he might be killed in the line of duty and his family would be secure with financial compensation.
Guest cast: Jeremy Slate as Andy Page, Alex Rocco as Earl Fisher. James Keach as Stoney Putnam, Michael Christian as Tom Harper.
Writer: Skip Webster.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

Death at 6 A.M. (airdate: Oct. 7, 1974).
Four young people out for excitement in a stolen pickup become fugitives from the law when their fun turns into murder and robbery. Rookie Chris Owens is on the case after his partner is killed, but Chris wonders whether the dangers of police life are worth it.
Guest cast: Bo Hopkins as Wayne Shipley, Christina Hart as Lorna Marsh, Charlie Martin Smith as Bobby Lewis, John Zaremba as Dr. Hawkins, Kenneth Tobey as Officer Corbett. Janis Hansen as Mrs. Harrison, Herbert Anderson, Jr. as Foster.
Writer: Don Balluck.
Director: Harry Falk.

Walk A Tightrope (airdate: Oct.21, 1974).
Two law students, seeking revenge for the death of a girl, frame Terry Webster, whom they hold responsible for the murder of a store guard.
Guest cast: Kristoffer Tobori as Corey Banning. James Carroll Jordan as Ned Weston, Mary Jackson as Mrs. Callender, Paul Nuckles, Francis DeSales as Professor Parmel, Robert Harland as Olde.
Writer: Mann Rubin.
Director: Alex Grasshoff.

Judgment (airdate: Oct. 28, 1974).
The son and daughter of a man who recently died in prison are determined to kill the judge who sentenced him. The rookies must guard the judge and find the criminals. Terry becomes their next target when he prevents their plans for the judge.
Guest cast: Stefanie Powers (The Girl from UNCLE) as Edie Falvey. Elliott Street as Lou Falvey, Eduard Franz as Caldwell, Nancy Bell as Janice,
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Phil Bondelli

Johnny Lost his Gun (airdate: Nov. 4, 1974).
Mike is alarmed to find out from his wife and fellow rookies that an old Air Force friend of his is a heroin pusher.
Guest cast: Fred Williamson as Johnny Barrows, Anthony Carbone as Gosa, Robert Ellenstein as the professor, Emily Yancy as Francie, Gerald Hiken as Thaler. David White (Bewitched) as Storey. Frank Farmer as Hamil.
Writer: lrv Pearlberg.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Prelude to Vengeance (airdate: Nov. 11, 1974).
The rookies befriend the girlfriend of a robber after Terry delivers her baby and in return become the criminal’s target. Unless the rookies can catch this man, the girl will be charged with the robbery.
Guest cast: Andy Robinson as Billy Kempson, Ronne Troup as Laurie Scott, Gerrit Graham as Eric, Penny Santon as Theresa, Titos Vandis as Nick, Bernie Barrows as Scott.
Writer: Skip Webster.
Director: Phil Bondelli.

Vendetta (airdate: Nov. 18, 1974).
A policeman who was injured in a market hold-up returns to the force after a ten year recovery, in pursuit of the man he thinks is responsible for shooting him.
Guest cast: Larry Luckinbill (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) as Pete McCall, Jerry Douglas as Red Tivoli, Arlene Martel as Rita. Darwin Joston as Ducas. Paul Pepper as Sidney, Fuddle Bagley as Robbie, Sharon Smith as Judy Thomas.
Writer: Sean Baine.
Director: Phil Bondelli.

The Old Neighborhood (airdate: Nov. 25, 1974)
Lt. Ryker steps from behind his desk to investigate a protection racket in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Guest cast: Katherine Helmond as Molly Phillips, Bill Katt as Jimmy Phillips, Arthur Franz as Vic Phillips. Stephen Keats as Mac Corlan, Ned Glass as Stein, John Davey as Toy, Luke Andreas as Joe, Lance Taylor, Sr.
Writer: Dan Ullman.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

A Test of Courage (airdate: Dec. 2, 1974).
The Rookies must find those responsible for holding up gun shops throughout the city.
Guest east: David Soul (Starsky and Hutch) as Johnny Dane, David Canary as Espositos, Victor Mohica as Schilling, Laurie Burton as Lisa Dane, Peter Carew as Dr. Davidson, David Huddleston as Kavanaugh, Arthur Adams as Sonny West.
Writer: Rick Husky.
Director: William Crain.

The Assassin (airdate: Dec. 9, 1974).
A photographer friend of Chris’ accidentally catches a hired assassin in one of her shots. The rookies must protect the girl and at the same time figure out who this man is here to assassinate.
Guest cast: Darleen Carr as Jobina, Erie Braeden as Jurzyck, Frank Lugo as Sgt. Pilar, Harlan Warde as Hummel, Frank Baxter as Capt. Martin, Clint Young as Sgt. Wilson.
Writer: Frank Telford.
Director: Phil Bondelli.

Blue Christmas (airdate: Dec. 16, 1974).
It’s Christmas Eve and after settling a number of routine disturbances around town, the rookies enjoy a Christmas dinner at the home of Jill and Mike Danko. Jill and Mike are also entertaining their niece who is upset over her parents’ separation. One of the best and humane episodes of the series. Aaron Spelling wrote this episode - no wonder he named the little girl Tori!!!
Guest cast: Elinor Donahue as Amanda, Ruth McDevitt as Mrs. Lockett, Barbara Nichols as Marie Antoinette, Bert Remsen, Kamme Hartling as Tori, Charles Lampkin as Sam Reese, Lou Krugman s Ben Rabin.
Writer: Aaron Spelling.
Director: Bruce Bilson.

Take Over (Airdate: Dec. 30, 1974).
After a syndicate boss is arrested, the rest of the gang plot to take over and continue their work. They are intent on killing Lt. Ryker. The rookies must put the rest of this gang behind bars.
Guest cast: Vie Tayback as Brakow, Vince Baggetta as Di Marco, Harold J. Stone as Al Stelman, Joe Bernard, Sandy Kenvon.
Writers: Bruce Shelly, David Ketchum.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer.

The Saturday Night Special (airdate: Jan. 13, 1975).
The dangers of owning a gun are explored when the rookies have to avenge the accidental shooting of a man who bought a gun to protect his family.
Guest cast: Dorm Stroud as Grange. Ty Henderson as Meade, Eric Laneuville as Billy, Rose Gregorio as Millie, John Carter as John Wirl, Lenka Peterson as Phyllis Win.
Writer: Robert I. HoIt.
Director: Phil Bondelli.

The Hunting Ground (airdate: Jan. 20, 1975).
Mike’s eager new partner proves o be a little too eager when he is found spending his off hours hunting for pushers because his younger brother died of an overdose.
Guest cast: William Shatner (Star Trek) as Luke Harris, Stack Pierce as Sammy, Michael Lembeck as Maury, Anthony James as Massler ,Richard O’Brien as Stark, Linda Foster as Helen, Maurice Sherbanee as Shackner, Bob Hechtman as Marks, Chris Holier as Marisa.
Writer: Don Balluck
Director: Bruce Bilson.

Solomon’s Dilemma (airdate: Jan. 27, 1975).
A woman’s son is kidnapped in a supermarket parking lot, but when questioned by the rookies, denies the entire incident. Her and her husband are afraid because they adopted the boy illegally and the kidnappers are the natural parents.
Guest cast: Shelley Fabares as . Ann McNeal, John S. Ragin a. Bryan McNeal, Peter Coffield as Paul Stocker, Kathy Lloyd as Jenny Stocker, Edward Andrews as Jerome Lyles, Bettye Ackerman as the Judge
Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway.
Director: E. W. Swackhamer

Angel (airdate: Feb. 3, 1975).
The rookies must find ample evidence to arrest Tommy, who introduces young girls into unsavory careers for monetary gain.
Guest cast: Susan Dey (L.A. Law) as Angel, Dick Rambo as Tommy Locke, Dave Morick as
Thurston, Woodrow Parfrey as Colby, Suzanne Charny as Linda, Charles Drake as Bailey, Maria Grimm as Consuela.
Writers: Leslie and Bulluck Day.
Director: Bruce Bilson.

The Shield (airdate: Feb. 10, 1975).
The rookies are involved in a case of mistaken identity when they charge the wrong man with the murder of a policeman.
Guest cast: Jonathan Lippe as Como, Ralph Meeker as Menteer, Parke Perine, Barbara Rucker as Sharon Carpenter, Donald Barry as Logan, Frank Lugo as Pilare.
Writer: Richard Danus.
Director: Fernando Lamas.

S.W.A.T. (airdate: Feb. 17, 1974, two hour episode).
Harrelson is the head of the Special Weapons and Tactics team, a unit trained to handle unusually volatile situations. His hard-nosed attitude about police work irks rookie Terry Webster. (This Rookies episode served as the pilot for the S.W.A.T. series).
Guest cast: Steve Forrest as Hondo Harrelson, Leslie Nielsen as Larry Neal, Robert Walden as Kevin, Jaime Lyn Bauer as Susan, Dick Van Patten as Waldon, Arte Johnson as Justin, Lloyd Bochner as Giraud, Donna Mills as Gwen DeWitt.
Writer: unknown.
Director: unknown.

A Deadly Image (airdate: Feb. 24, 1975).
Lt. Ryker befriends a young, mixed-up girl who reminds him of the daughter he was forced to give up for adoption. The girl’s boyfriend persuades her to use her friendship with Ryker for his criminal gain. In this episode you can see the sensitive side of Lt. Ryker.
Guest cast: Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica) as Vic Dorsey, Jane Actman as Laurie Phillips, Anthony Eisley as John Cortney, George Wallace as Floyd Conroy, Frank Lugo as Sgt. Pilar, Karen Anders.
Writer: Mann Rubin.
Director: Phill Bondelli.

Cliffy (airdate: Mar. 3, 1975).
A mentally retarded man, who longs to he a policeman, witnesses a murder in a gas station. But he has difficulty informing the police of what he saw. Directed by one the cast members Georg Stanford Brown. Mark Slade is excellent as Cliffy.
Guest cast: Mark Slade (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea) as Cliffy, Lonny Chapman as Amie Brody, Tyne Daly, Paul Cavonis as Louis, Alan Fudge (Man from Atlantis) as ErIe, Norman Alden as Dennis Brody, Glynnis O’Connor as Ellen, Bill Erwin as Cook.
Writer: Mark Slade.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown.

Nightmare (airdate: Mar. 17, 1975).
An injured Jill becomes the prisoner of a disturbed man, who claims to be a doctor, after being involved in a car accident on a stormy night. Kate Jackson is the main role in this excellent "Rescue Jill" episode which reminds us of a TV thriller movie. She stars along with her boyfriend Edward Albert Jr. (With whom she co-starred in Killer Bees and Death Cruise).
Guest cast: Edward Albert as Edward Milland, Bill Mimms as Dr. Perry, Rance Howard as the truck driver, Allen Hunt as the young man
Writer: Rick Husky.
Director: Phil Bondelli.