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The Worst Episodes of Adam-12

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...

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  1. 7.0/10(142 votes)

    #1 - Log 072: El Presidente

    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.

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  2. 7.0/10(142 votes)

    #2 - Log 015: Exactly One Hundred Yards

    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.

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    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Jack Hawn
  3. 7.1/10(121 votes)

    #3 - Log 051: A Jumper - Code Two

    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.

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  4. 7.1/10(121 votes)

    #4 - Who Won?

    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.

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  5. 7.1/10(137 votes)

    #5 - Clinic on 18th Street

    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.

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    Director:Jack Webb
  6. 7.2/10(146 votes)

    #6 - Log 161: And You Want Me to Get Married!

    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.

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    Director:Phil Rawlins
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  8. 7.2/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Log 111: Snake In The Trunk

    S1:E12

    A ditzy young woman reports her 1958 Ford convertible stolen while she went into a liquor store. She left the keys in the car, has no paperwork, doesn't know the license number or other details but she needs it by 6 PM for a date. She finally tells the officers that her eight-foot boa constrictor is in the trunk as she was coming from the vet.

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  9. 7.2/10(126 votes)

    #8 - Log 036: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing Smack

    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.

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  10. 7.2/10(146 votes)

    #9 - Log 073: I'm Still A Cop

    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.

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  11. 7.2/10(118 votes)

    #10 - Log 022: So This Little Guy Goes Into This Bar

    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.

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    Director:Phil Rawlins
  12. 7.3/10(159 votes)

    #11 - Log 132: The Producer

    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.

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  13. 7.3/10(106 votes)

    #12 - Log 025: Indians

    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.

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  14. 7.4/10(169 votes)

    #13 - Log 011: It's Just A Little Dent, Isn't It?

    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.

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  15. 7.4/10(151 votes)

    #14 - Log 131: Reed, The Dicks Have Their Job And We Have Ours

    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.

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  16. 7.4/10(153 votes)

    #15 - Log 071: I Feel Like a Fool, Malloy

    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.

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  17. 7.4/10(96 votes)

    #16 - Log 115: Gang War

    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.

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  18. 7.4/10(136 votes)

    #17 - Dirt Duel

    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.

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  19. 7.5/10(194 votes)

    #18 - Log 141: The Color TV Bandit

    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.

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  20. 7.5/10(133 votes)

    #19 - Log 101: Someone Stole My Lawn

    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.

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  21. 7.5/10(154 votes)

    #20 - Log 062: Grand Theft Horse?

    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.

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  22. 7.5/10(134 votes)

    #21 - Log 102: We Can't Just Walk Away From It

    S1:E21

    Malloy and Reed respond to a call about a drug overdose and track the drugs to a 17-year-old who has barricaded himself in his room with a gun and threatens kill himself. They contend with a distraught mother and an overbearing father.

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  23. 7.5/10(138 votes)

    #22 - Log 024: A Rare Occasion

    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.

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  24. 7.5/10(101 votes)

    #23 - Log 124: Airport

    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.

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  25. 7.5/10(102 votes)

    #24 - Log 173: Shoplift

    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.

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  26. 7.5/10(115 votes)

    #25 - Log 035: Easy Bare Rider

    S3:E2

    Malloy and Reed investigate the mysterious source behind a boy's suspicious spending spree, wield a blanket instead of gun during a disrobed driver's DUI arrest and bust up a car parts theft ring.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Log 072: El Presidente" is the worst rated episode of "Adam-12". It scored 7/10 based on 142 votes. Directed by Phil Rawlins and written by Robert Forward, it aired on 11/9/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Log 015: Exactly One Hundred Yards".