Highway Patrol backdrop
Action & Adventure•Drama

The Best Episodes of Highway Patrol Season 2

Every episode of Highway Patrol Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Highway Patrol Season 2!

Binge this in 11h 40m•Peaking at 8.3/10

Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and

Airs on
Syndication
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 1 - The Search
    8.3/10(106 votes)

    #1 - The Search

    S2:E1

    After an elderly couple inadvertently help a murderous bank robber slip through a police road block, a restaurant manager spots the fugitive who uses the old folks to keep from getting caught.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 2 - Kidnap Copter
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #2 - Kidnap Copter

    S2:E2

    Jerry Watts is the son of a millionaire and he's just been kidnapped and taken to an old shack high in the mountains. After a tip from a game warden brings the Highway Patrol, Jerry tries to escape to the officers, only to fall into a canyon severely injuring himself. The only way out is straight up.

    Director:Lew Landers
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 3 - Trailer Story
    8.0/10(102 votes)

    #3 - Trailer Story

    S2:E3

    Steve Talbot is a jewel thief who likes nice automobiles, and the Highway Patrol knows this. So Talbot flees capture after a job in an old junker. This gets him past the roadblocks but he soon is stranded on the side of the road. He hijacks a newly married couple pulling a trailer and Dan passes the trio through, not wanting harm to come to the civilians. But in passing the blockade, they unknowingly pick up a new rider.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 4 - Fisherman's Luck
    7.7/10(95 votes)

    #4 - Fisherman's Luck

    S2:E4

    A car that was involved in an accident is stolen and later found again, and just happens to match the description of one used in a bank holdup. Putting two and two together, Dan speculates that this was the getaway car and it's occupants must have escaped on foot, which is near a posh resort.

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 5 - Magazine Writer
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #5 - Magazine Writer

    S2:E5

    Reporter Sam Dalquist has gone missing. Dan has been looking for him because a two bit hood was found dead after getting a traffic citation driving Dalquist's car. The only lead Mathews has is that Dalquist was working on an exposé about a hood named Matlock and that may be where the writer will be found...dead or alive.

    Director:Herbert L. Strock
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 6 - Typhoid Carrier
    7.7/10(93 votes)

    #6 - Typhoid Carrier

    S2:E6

    Hank Dooley's daughter has just died from typhoid fever, and Dooley is now searching for his farm hand Len Frazier who is the one who infected her, complete with rifle in hand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Highway Patrol

    READ
  7. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 7 - Hot Rod
    8.2/10(103 votes)

    #7 - Hot Rod

    S2:E7

    Dan enlists the help of the leader of a local hot rod car club to assist in finding two robbers who use a souped-up car to get away from the Highway Patrol after each job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 8 - Hot Cargo
    7.8/10(87 votes)

    #8 - Hot Cargo

    S2:E8

    Several criminals conspire to stage highway accidents prompting truck drivers to stop and help victims only to be assaulted and have their cargoes stolen. After discovering the hijackers are being tipped off by the owner of a roadside diner favored by truckers, Chief Mathews creates a ruse to force the crime ring into action with the hopes of capturing them.

    Director:Herbert L. Strock
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 9 - Oil Lease
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #9 - Oil Lease

    S2:E9

    An Army bazooka is stolen by two men who use it to capture the payroll from an oil drilling company.

    Director:Lambert Hillyer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 10 - Ex Con
    8.0/10(84 votes)

    #10 - Ex Con

    S2:E10

    The life of an ex-con is never easy, especially when cellmates show up expecting favors. Al Baldwin is a reformed criminal but suddenly has unexpected guests who hide out at his house while plotting their next crime. When that holdup goes bad, the cons hold Al's wife hostage until Dan and the Highway Patrol come to the rescue.

    Director:Lambert Hillyer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 11 - Motel Robbery
    7.9/10(116 votes)

    #11 - Motel Robbery

    S2:E11

    No description available

    Director:Gilbert Kay
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 12 - Stolen Car Ring
    7.9/10(97 votes)

    #12 - Stolen Car Ring

    S2:E12

    No description available

    Director:Lew Landers
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 13 - Escaped Mental Patient
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #13 - Escaped Mental Patient

    S2:E13

    No description available

    Director:Paul Guilfoyle
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 14 - Armored Car
    8.0/10(109 votes)

    #14 - Armored Car

    S2:E14

    No description available

    Director:Gilbert Kay
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 15 - Migrant Workers
    7.5/10(82 votes)

    #15 - Migrant Workers

    S2:E15

    No description available

    Director:Paul Guilfoyle
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 16 - Ranch Copter
    7.5/10(86 votes)

    #16 - Ranch Copter

    S2:E16

    A woman suspects her husband is trying to kill her. Iris: Virginia Dale. George: Douglas Henderson. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Ted: Robert Cavendish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 17 - Amnesia
    7.4/10(93 votes)

    #17 - Amnesia

    S2:E17

    No description available

    Director:Herbert L. Strock
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 18 - Statute of Limitations
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    #18 - Statute of Limitations

    S2:E18

    Mathews tries to prove the guilt of three holdup men---before the statute of limitations runs out. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Eddie: Bing Russell. Wyatt: Mike Regan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 19 - Resident Officer
    7.9/10(89 votes)

    #19 - Resident Officer

    S2:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 20 - Psycho
    6.9/10(69 votes)

    #20 - Psycho

    S2:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 21 - Counterfeit
    7.6/10(80 votes)

    #21 - Counterfeit

    S2:E21

    Mathews and the Highway Patrol investigate a rash of forged payroll-check cashings affecting merchants in and around Los Angeles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 22 - Suspected Cop
    8.1/10(95 votes)

    #22 - Suspected Cop

    S2:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 23 - Trojan Horse
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #23 - Trojan Horse

    S2:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 24 - Female Hitchhiker
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #24 - Female Hitchhiker

    S2:E24

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Highway Patrol Season 2 Episode 25 - Nitro
    7.7/10(80 votes)

    #25 - Nitro

    S2:E25

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Search" is the best rated episode of "Highway Patrol" season 2. It scored 8.3/10 based on 106 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/8/1956. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Kidnap Copter".