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The Best Episodes of Adam-12 Season 2

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Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 14 - Log 014: S.W.A.T.
    8.3/10(125 votes)

    S2:E14

    Malloy and Reed are the first to respond to a downtown rooftop sniper who has been indiscriminately shooting at anyone he can find with his scoped rifle. After risking their lives to get civilians out of his line of sight, they become lead participants in the S.W.A.T. team's attempt to neutralize the suspect.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Michael Donovan

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  2. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 25 - Log 044: Attempted Bribery
    8.3/10(129 votes)

    S2:E25

    Malloy and Reed prove they cannot and will not be bribed, no matter how good the offer, resulting in desperation from a young man charged with his third drunk driving offense. An elderly man admits mercy killing his wife.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:James Doherty

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  3. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 4 - Log 023: Pig Is a Three Letter Word
    8.2/10(151 votes)

    S2:E4

    Reed busts his first sex offender, who was caught brutally raping a 5-year-old boy in a park restroom, and gets frustrated when he learns the boy died. The officers later find trouble when an arrest in a predominantly Black neighborhood almost sparks a race riot. Another call is a possible dead body that turns out to be rotting fish.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:James Doherty

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  4. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 8 - Log 093: Once a Junkie
    8.2/10(115 votes)

    S2:E8

    A former convict and informant who Malloy helped give a second chance is accused of assaulting a priest, dealing drugs and stealing a gun after being fired from his dish-washing job at Duke's Longhorn Café. Malloy and Reed set out to determine if his story, which is full of suspicious coincidences, is actually true.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Jack Hawn

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  5. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 13 - Log 034: Astro
    8.2/10(108 votes)

    S2:E13

    Malloy and Reed become envious of officer wells, who has been given a coveted assignment in the newly established astro helicopter division. Out on patrol, they require assistance saving a wealthy elderly couple who get locked in their heavily fortified basement safe, and then use air support to track down robbery suspects who escape on a motorcycle.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Guerdon Trueblood

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  6. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 19 - Log 094: Vengeance
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    S2:E19

    Malloy fears that a boxer who has just been paroled after serving a murder sentence is going to seek revenge against him. Out on patrol, they try to save a man who has been crushed while working under a stolen car, apprehend a liquor store robber who swears revenge against reed, change a flat tire on their patrol car, locate a four-year-old child who locked himself in a refrigerator and become the targets of an ambush.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:James Doherty

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  7. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 20 - Log 104: The Bomb
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    S2:E20

    Malloy and Reed search for a suspect who frames an employee of a manufacturing plant for theft and then plants a powerful bomb on the premises. They also apprehend two criminals after questioning a suspicious man who is carrying heavy bags down the street, and protect an innocent motorist from a street race that still ends in tragedy.

    Director:Jean Yarbrough
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  8. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 2 - Log 153: Find Me a Needle
    8.1/10(156 votes)

    S2:E2

    Malloy and Reed are on the lookout for the "Mulholland Mauler," who has raped six female hitchhikers and left them for dead. They quickly make an arrest of a likely suspect and take him to the location of an abandoned vehicle, after learning its owner never made it to her destination.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Guerdon Trueblood

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  9. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 12 - Log 043: Hostage
    8.1/10(135 votes)

    S2:E12

    Two armed convicts holding up a diner shoot Malloy who entered innocently, and hold him and other civilians hostage.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  10. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 3 - Log 052: Good Cop: Handle with Care
    8.0/10(138 votes)

    S2:E3

    Malloy and Reed see a man passed out in an alley and stop to lend assistance, deliver bad news to a young wife, apprehend a mentally ill man who then becomes uncontrollably violent in their patrol car, and respond to a robbery that needlessly becomes a tragedy. All along the way the officers have their every move second guessed by a pair of young, unethical freelance journalists who are determined to document police brutality.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  11. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 6 - Log 103: A Sound Like Thunder
    7.9/10(177 votes)

    S2:E6

    Malloy and Reed double date on their day off to a ghost town only to be confronted by a motor cycle gang. It takes their quick police instincts to save the day as Mrs Reed gets too close to delivering the baby.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:James Doherty

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  12. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 15 - Log 064: Bottom of the Bottle
    7.9/10(113 votes)

    S2:E15

    Malloy and Reed see the same drunk twice in one night, respond to a bar fight and engage in a high-speed pursuit with good samaritans who make a bad decision. They also search for a biker who tries to coerce a woman to repay a debt by riddling her apartment with buckshot.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  13. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 16 - Log 054: Impersonation
    7.9/10(118 votes)

    S2:E16

    Malloy and Reed hope to find an impostor as they investigate a boxing promoter's accusation that a police detective stole $350 from him. In the meantime, they deal with a disgruntled wife who is in the process of destroying her own car in the middle of a downtown street, investigate a gun theft from a pawn shop, drive up on a home burglary in progress and obtain critical information while interrogating a suspected car thief.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  14. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 22 - Log 114: The Hero
    7.9/10(120 votes)

    S2:E22

    Malloy and Reed respond to a fire where a young man, Lauro, saves a man trapped inside. But Lauro seems reluctant to receive any praise or attention much to everyone's surprise. Meanwhile, a concerned landlord reports suspicious in-activity from a tenant with heart trouble where Malloy and Reed arrive in time to give him CPR and save his life. Malloy attempts to keep his new hat clean, but finds it an impossibility.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Don Ingalls

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  15. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 23 - Log 134: Child Stealer
    7.9/10(123 votes)

    S2:E23

    Reed has to deal with the consequences of forgetting to roll up the window on the patrol car before he left it. Back on patrol, Malloy and Reed search for an estranged husband who kidnaps his own child, deal with an elderly man who tries to pay for a meal with trading stamps, engage in a shootout with an escaped prisoner caught napping on a city bus and pull over a hijacked delivery van full of booze.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:James Doherty

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  16. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 9 - Log 123: Courtroom
    7.8/10(124 votes)

    S2:E9

    Reed feels a strong sense of accomplishment when he stumbles upon a large stash of narcotics as he secures a residence after executing a traffic warrant with Malloy and Officer Ed Wells. He's in for a rude awakening at the trial, however, when he's cross examined by the defense attorney.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Richard Morgan

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  17. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 24 - Log 144: Bank Robbery
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    S2:E24

    Malloy and Reed are in for a rude awakening when they report to the home of a former professional wrestler on a domestic abuse call. Later, they become suspicious of an apartment burglary victim after they find one of the suspects dead, deal with a man who discovers car parts that were stolen from him installed on another car and become involved in a shootout responding to a bank robbery.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:James Doherty

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  18. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 5 - Log 083: A Different Thing
    7.7/10(126 votes)

    S2:E5

    An older husband complains about his wife and friend's noisy karate practice. A hit and run traffic accident looks looks like a homicide. The officers use their investigative skills to locate the suspect and arrest him.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Richard Morgan

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  19. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 7 - Log 063: Baby
    7.7/10(134 votes)

    S2:E7

    Reed's wife is in the hospital expecting their first child, and Reed soon regrets his decision to report for work as usual. Out on patrol, they encounter a drunken man directing traffic, chase down a robbery suspect, investigate the theft of money from washing machines and become involved in a minor traffic accident that results in a major delay.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Guerdon Trueblood

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  20. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 10 - Log 143: Cave
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    S2:E10

    Malloy and Reed begin their shift responding to a disgruntled tenant who is holding his landlord at knife point. Later, they investigate a rash of property theft from multiple homes in a quiet neighborhood, stake out an apparent bag of laundry left on the side of the road and search for a runaway boy who gets himself into a life-threatening situation.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  21. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 17 - Log 024: A Rare Occasion
    7.7/10(154 votes)

    S2:E17

    Malloy spends a weekend afternoon attending a barbecue at Reed's home, where Reed lets him hold his newborn son for the first time and tries to set him up with his wife's friend. However, their relaxation is interrupted when they have to deal with a young neighbor who overdoses on drugs and becomes the target of his dealer.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  22. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 18 - Log 124: Airport
    7.7/10(118 votes)

    S2:E18

    Malloy and Reed are rendered powerless when a drunken man with no flight experience decides to take a solo flight in a stolen airplane at a busy airport. Later, they try to locate a 17-year-old runaway living in a condemned home with a much older man, engage in a shootout with a convenience store robber and search for a booby-trapped bank safe that has been stolen with a tow truck.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:James Doherty

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  23. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 11 - Log 142: As High as You Are
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    S2:E11

    As Malloy and Reed's patrol begins, an uneventful traffic stop becomes more interesting when something catches Malloy's eye. Later, they discover an unusual situation responding to a break-in at a hospital supply warehouse, which becomes even more odd when the warehouse owner and a group of revenge-seeking thugs show up at the scene. The shift ends in a fitting way when they are called to an apartment where a baby has been left unattended with a pet lion.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Guerdon Trueblood

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  24. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 21 - Log 074: Light Duty
    7.6/10(122 votes)

    S2:E21

    Malloy and Reed spend a night shift on desk duty after Malloy breaks his wrist and another office worker calls in sick. With the assistance of a new female recruit, they deal with a homesick elderly woman who refuses to identify herself, help a lenient father bail out his son and become suspicious of a man who walks in looking for a wanted fugitive.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Guerdon Trueblood

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  25. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 26 - Log 173: Shoplift
    7.6/10(112 votes)

    S2:E26

    Malloy and Reed track down a kooky female shoplifter involved in a cult-type relationship with a ego-maniacal spiritualist weirdo. Malloy gets help tracking her down from an old girlfriend.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Log 014: S.W.A.T." is the best rated episode of "Adam-12" season 2. It scored 8.3/10 based on 125 votes. Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. and written by Michael Donovan, it aired on 1/24/1970. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Log 044: Attempted Bribery".