8.2/1097 votes#1 - The Search
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1082 votes
#2 - Kidnap Copter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
- 7.9/1091 votes
#3 - Trailer Story
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1088 votes
#4 - Fisherman's Luck
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
- 7.5/1085 votes
#5 - Magazine Writer
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
- 7.6/1086 votes
#6 - Typhoid Carrier
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1095 votes
#7 - Hot Rod
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1081 votes
#8 - Hot Cargo
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
- 7.6/1079 votes
#9 - Oil Lease
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/1956
An Army bazooka is stolen by two men who use it to capture the payroll from an oil drilling company.
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1077 votes
#10 - Ex Con
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired Unknown
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: N/A
- 8.1/10105 votes
#11 - Motel Robbery
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: Gilbert Kay
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1091 votes
#12 - Stolen Car Ring
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: Lew Landers
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1079 votes
#13 - Escaped Mental Patient
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: Paul Guilfoyle
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1099 votes
#14 - Armored Car
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: Gilbert Kay
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1074 votes
#15 - Migrant Workers
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: Paul Guilfoyle
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1079 votes
#16 - Ranch Copter
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1957
A woman suspects her husband is trying to kill her. Iris: Virginia Dale. George: Douglas Henderson. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Ted: Robert Cavendish.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1088 votes
#17 - Amnesia
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: Herbert L. Strock
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1081 votes
#18 - Statute of Limitations
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1957
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1082 votes
#19 - Resident Officer
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1060 votes
#20 - Psycho
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1073 votes
#21 - Counterfeit
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired Unknown
Mathews and the Highway Patrol investigate a rash of forged payroll-check cashings affecting merchants in and around Los Angeles.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1087 votes
#22 - Suspected Cop
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1085 votes
#23 - Trojan Horse
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1084 votes
#24 - Female Hitchhiker
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1074 votes
#25 - Nitro
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired Unknown
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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!
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...
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Network:Syndication
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Search" is the best rated episode of "Highway Patrol" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/1970. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Kidnap Copter".