The Streets of San Francisco

The Best Episodes of The Streets of San Francisco

Genres:CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
Network:ABC

Every episode of The Streets of San Francisco ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Streets of San Francisco!

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become...
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  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Mask of Death

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    S3:E4

    A professional female impersonator, whose headline act is a perfect imitation of 1930s movie star Carol Marlowe, is overwhelmed with an alternate personality -- and murdering any man who is unlucky enough to be attracted to "Carol."

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    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Dead Air

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    S4:E10

    A sleazy radio host is accused of murder when a former girlfriend, who was pregnant, is shot.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - One Last Shot

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    S3:E1

    Alcoholic officer Joe Landers accidentally gets his partner killed and clumsily tries to cover it up as Stone and Keller work their way to the truth.

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    Director:N/A
  4. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - License to Kill

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    S3:E12

    Mike's former partner returns to San Francisco, but not because of any longing for the good old days. He's back in town to kill the hired gunman who murdered his son years before.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Police Buff

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    S4:E15

    A vigilante is methodically and savagely wiping out criminals who have managed to slip through the fingers of the legal system.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - In Case of Madness

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    S5:E6

    A music producer turns up dead; a popular singer he was producing an album for is convinced that he is going insane and killed the producer, but the truth is stranger.

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    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Dead Lift

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    S5:E20

    Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a bodybuilder with a strong body but a fragile ego, who causes trouble wherever he goes.

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  9. 7.8/10(144 votes)

    #8 - Blockade

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    S2:E17

    A woman who has dedicated her life to a prominent family fails to see her neglected son has fallen in with a psycho—and may have helped him kill a woman.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.7/10(177 votes)

    #9 - Betrayed

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    S2:E2

    One of the girlfriends of a young charmer recognizes her boyfriend as the man who stuck up her bank.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.7/10(154 votes)

    #10 - Harem

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    S2:E7

    A flute-playing "Pied Piper" (played by Ricky Nelson) talks teenage girls into prostitution, then disposes of them when they are no longer convenient. Stone's daughter helps him break up this murderous prostitution ring.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.7/10(152 votes)

    #11 - Shield of Honor

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    S2:E10

    Internal affairs suspects that something is amiss when a witness under police protection is killed. Someone in the Department is a Syndicate informer--and everyone is under suspicion, even Stone and Keller.

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    Director:Eric Till
  13. 7.6/10(186 votes)

    #12 - Act of Duty

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    S1:E15

    After a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.

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    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.6/10(179 votes)

    #13 - The House on Hyde Street

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    S1:E21

    When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.

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    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.6/10(168 votes)

    #14 - Beyond Vengeance

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    S1:E22

    After spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting officer). And he's not picky about how he'll take that revenge -- or on who.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.6/10(160 votes)

    #15 - A Wrongful Death

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    S2:E1

    Keller returns fire during a chase in a dark shopping center, killing a kid, but the body comes up unarmed. The boy's father insists Keller is a murderer.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.6/10(155 votes)

    #16 - For the Love of God

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    S2:E3

    In order to stop a psychotic priest-killer, Stone goes undercover as a Roman Catholic priest. The victims were all clergymen who studied at the same seminary.

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    Director:N/A
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  18. 7.6/10(149 votes)

    #17 - Before I Die

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    S2:E4

    A cop (Nielsen) who finds out that he has a terminal illness, sets out to kill a racketeer (Danton) who had been his quarry for the last year and a half.

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    Director:N/A
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  19. 7.6/10(153 votes)

    #18 - The Stamp of Death

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    S2:E6

    Lieutenant Stone and Inspector Keller go after two insurance agents involved in the counterfeiting of an 1850 2-cent purple Guyana stamp which had a value of $250,000.

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  20. 7.6/10(141 votes)

    #19 - The Twenty-Four Karat Plague

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    S2:E9

    Crooks heist a truck filled with gold, not knowing that the gold is the irradiated byproduct of a power plant experiment and extremely toxic.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.5/10(191 votes)

    #20 - The Bullet

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    S1:E11

    A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.

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  22. 7.5/10(153 votes)

    #21 - Trail of the Serpent

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    S1:E20

    A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.

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    Director:John Badham
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.5/10(152 votes)

    #22 - The Albatross

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    S1:E23

    A father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.

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    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.5/10(156 votes)

    #23 - Going Home

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    S2:E5

    A small-time crook accidentally heists a fantastic sum from a small store that is actually a Syndicate front.

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  25. 7.5/10(145 votes)

    #24 - Winterkill

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    S2:E13

    Angered by the rising cost of health care, an old man tries to pay his friend's bills by threatening a businessman with the bombing of his buildings.

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  26. 7.5/10(142 votes)

    #25 - Commitment

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    S2:E15

    An undercover cop is murdered with Stone's gun, and a hotshot young inspector seems determined to pin the rap on Stone.

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    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Mask of Death" is the best rated episode of "The Streets of San Francisco". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Harry Falk and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/1974. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead Air".