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The Worst Episodes of Adam-12

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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 Worst Episode
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    Adam-12 Season 3 Episode 9 - Log 025: Indians
    7.0/10(122 votes)

    S3:E9

    Malloy and reed hunt down a suspect who has been bombing downtown storefronts. Then they report to a scuffle between two native americans at a bar that the bartender thinks may be a prelude to something a lot more serious.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  2. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 8 - Log 072: El Presidente
    7.1/10(170 votes)

    S1:E8

    Malloy teases Reed about calculating the cost of a new house while their first baby is still 6 months away. In the meantime they settle a domestic dispute between arguing neighbors, help a taxi driver that was just robbed, and a local man mistaken as the President by a group of rural Mexicans. Finally, they must arrest a psychotic shooter holed up in his house.

    Director:Phil Rawlins
    Writer:Robert Forward

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  3. Adam-12 Season 2 Episode 1 - Log 015: Exactly One Hundred Yards
    7.1/10(162 votes)

    S2:E1

    On their day off, Malloy and Reed agree to give a talk to a group of fifth grade students, and then offer to let the kids watch them train for the California Police Olympics. But when the tires of their patrol car are slashed and a stopwatch goes missing out of reed's car, the two officers start to suspect one of the children.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Jack Hawn

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  4. Adam-12 Season 6 Episode 24 - Clinic on 18th Street
    7.1/10(157 votes)

    S6:E24

    Malloy and Reed investigate the death of an old man wearing an unusual belt, which leads to the case being turned over to Frauds Division, who finds that Dr. Gantman, running a clinic, is treating a blind seven-year-old patient with a pituitary gland condition but his "treatment" is worthless and preventing a real treatment (removal of the gland). Later, a TV repairman who makes oscillator belts for Gantman is busted for bookmaking and agrees to testify against the doctor, but Gantman demonstrates his "treatment" in open court and fails miserably. Note: This episode, in which Reed and Malloy appear only briefly, was intended to be the pilot for a new Mark VII series focusing on the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, and was directed by Webb himself. However, no such series came to be.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Joseph Calvelli

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  5. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 19 - Log 051: A Jumper - Code Two
    7.2/10(139 votes)

    S1:E19

    Not long after an elderly woman insists that Reed and Malloy help adjust her television antenna, the officers are called to a high-rise hotel, where a suicidal man is determined to jump. Malloy incorrectly handles the situation and Mac harshly reprimands him the follow-up investigation.

    Director:Harry Morgan
    Writer:Richard Morgan

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  6. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 6 - Log 161: And You Want Me to Get Married!
    7.3/10(177 votes)

    S1:E6

    Officers Malloy and Reed look for a robbery suspect, help a woman pinned under her crashed car and settle a family dispute, among other duties.

    Director:Phil Rawlins
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  7. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 12 - Log 61: The Runaway
    7.3/10(166 votes)

    S1:E12

    Walters and Brinkman are on a roll lately and like to brag, much to the irritation of Reed. He and Malloy help them out by finishing one of their calls, then rescue a sick teenage girl and arrest the young man who took her in. Back on patrol, they meet an informant who gives them a tip on a big drug buy scheduled for 11 PM. They give the info to Sgt. Miller who asks them to help in the bust.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  8. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 15 - Log 036: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing Smack
    7.3/10(147 votes)

    S1:E15

    Reed volunteers to line up entertainment for the department party, just as Malloy needs to serve a subpoena on a famous singer. The team learns of a drug den from their informant and are handed the bust when detectives are too busy to look into it.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  9. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 26 - Log 022: So This Little Guy Goes Into This Bar
    7.3/10(139 votes)

    S1:E26

    Reed hears a joke from Ed Wells before roll call, and then spends the shift retelling it to Malloy. The partners solve a mystery for a little old lady. Later, Reed needs to break up a noisy party hosted by an old school chum.

    Director:Phil Rawlins
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  10. Adam-12 Season 3 Episode 14 - Log 115: Gang War
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    S3:E14

    Officer Reed loses a robbery suspect while in foot pursuit. Afterward, he and Malloy try to help a priest prevent bloodshed between rival hispanic gangs, and then respond to a battered wife whose husband is very familiar to the officers.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:John T. Dugan

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  11. Adam-12 Season 4 Episode 12 - The Dinosaur
    7.4/10(122 votes)

    S4:E12

    Officer Art McCall returns from eight years on disability and rides with Malloy and Reed to see how much has changed in law enforcement. McCall soon learns exactly how much has changed when he tries illegal techniques to help a young woman with her ex-con husband, fails to Mirandize a boy after arresting him for robbery, and screws up an arrest of a gun-carrying man who later plants a bomb in his ex-wife's car, which requires Malloy to dress down the veteran officer on his use of antiquated (and illegal) police procedures.

    Director:Ozzie Nelson
    Writer:Michael Donovan

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  12. Adam-12 Season 4 Episode 22 - Who Won?
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    S4:E22

    Malloy and Reed work to curtail the rise in illegal street racing by working with the leaders of rival racing clubs and obtaining the legitimate use of a drag strip through a race promoter. Their work is threatened, along with an anticipated race between Reed and Officer Wells, when one of the racers resorts to sabotage.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:Michael Donovan

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  13. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 3 - Log 011: It's Just A Little Dent, Isn't It?
    7.5/10(201 votes)

    S1:E3

    Officers Malloy and Reed assist a young mother whose baby is threatened by a deranged man and they help a woman being harassed by a spiteful neighbor. Reed worries all evening that the small dent in the fender he caused while backing the car up for fuel might lead to termination, since he is still on probation.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  14. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 4 - Log 131: Reed, The Dicks Have Their Job And We Have Ours
    7.5/10(182 votes)

    S1:E4

    Officers Malloy and Reed are involved in a high speed chase, a murder case and a family dispute as they work the P.M. watch. Reed expresses frustration at turning a case over to detectives instead of investigating it.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  15. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 7 - Log 071: I Feel Like a Fool, Malloy
    7.5/10(180 votes)

    S1:E7

    In an episode where Reed learns to keep his wits under control, the officers deal with a loud noise complaint where an elderly woman refuses to answer, much less acknowledge, a teenaged girl's desperate pleas for help after the woman learns she was at a house where loud party music is being played, and it leads to a tragic drowning of a 4-year-old girl in a backyard swimming pool. Other calls include a brawl at a pop-spirituality temple on the verge of a schism over meditation styles, and a misused silent alarm at a liquor store.

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

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  16. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 10 - Log 132: The Producer
    7.5/10(186 votes)

    S1:E10

    Reed tries to pawn off his new litter of puppies to co-workers, strangers, even victims. The officers work a silent alarm, rescue a boy with his head stuck in a fence, and track down a prowler.

    Director:Phil Rawlins
    Writer:Richard Morgan

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  17. Adam-12 Season 3 Episode 10 - Log 135: Arson
    7.5/10(118 votes)

    S3:E10

    Malloy and Reed search for a serial arsonist who spawns a copycat, settle a domestic dispute that results from a love triangle, rescue a man who wandered onto the ledge of a high rise and deal with a mentally ill man who is holding his wife at knife-point.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Howard Dimsdale

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  18. Adam-12 Season 5 Episode 1 - Dirt Duel
    7.5/10(154 votes)

    S5:E1

    A series of purse snatchings involving motorcyclists frustrates the LAPD, as they cannot follow them down the off-road trails they take. Reed holds a community meeting with the various motorcycle clubs, and the leader of one club challenges Malloy to a dirt bike race. Reed teaches Malloy how to ride a dirt bike, and while Malloy loses the race, he gains the respect of the club's leader, who helps them apprehend the suspects by blocking their escape route.

    Director:Carl Barth
    Writer:Michael Donovan

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  19. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 2 - Log 141: The Color TV Bandit
    7.6/10(228 votes)

    S1:E2

    Malloy and Reed learn of a serial home burglar stealing color TVs. They stumble upon the suspect's car with unusual results. Also, Reed must come to terms with his anger over a drug using mother that endangered her children to score dope.

    Director:Phil Rawlins
    Writer:Richard Morgan

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  20. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 9 - Log 101: Someone Stole My Lawn
    7.6/10(157 votes)

    S1:E9

    Reed gets Malloy to agree to an early dinner when his wife puts him on a low-cal diet. However, one after another event prevents them from going code 7 all night long. Events include the theft of a man's sod, stolen credit cards, and a suspected car theft.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Tim Dunphy

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  21. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 16 - Log 062: Grand Theft Horse?
    7.6/10(178 votes)

    S1:E16

    Reed and Malloy assist park rangers in catching a horse thief, a homesick Texan who was high on drugs at the time. The officers then chase two gunmen in a high speed pursuit.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Richard Morgan

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  22. Adam-12 Season 1 Episode 20 - Log 073: I'm Still A Cop
    7.6/10(175 votes)

    S1:E20

    While Malloy is attending college, radicals learn he is a cop. They reject him and antagonize him on the job. After helping arrest demonstrators, his new car is vandalized. When a timer is found missing, he locates and disarms a bomb using it.

    Director:Phil Rawlins
    Writer:Harold Jack Bloom

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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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Log 025: Indians" is the worst rated episode of "Adam-12". It scored 7/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Oscar Rudolph and written by Robert I. Holt, it aired on 11/28/1970. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Log 072: El Presidente".