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Ironside S6E8 — Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?
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Ironside•Season 6•Episode 8

Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?

7.9/10 · 69 votesNov 16, 1972120 min

Ranked #7 of 23 in Season 6•+0.4 vs season avg

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Meeting with a man imprisoned for manslaughter seven years previously, the Chief begins to doubt the evidence which he himself once collected. Faced with extreme opposition from members of the DA's office, including the DA himself, Ironside sets out to review the case; and hopefully

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Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Robert Ironside

Don Galloway

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Ed Brown

Don Mitchell

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Mark Sanger

Barbara Anderson

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Eve Whitfield

Elizabeth Baur

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Fran Belding

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Episode Summary

"Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?" is episode 8 of Ironside season 6. It scored 7.9/10 from 69 votes, ranking #7 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on November 16, 1972.

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