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The Best Episodes of The Streets of San Francisco

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!

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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 a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 15 - Police Buff
    8.4/10(119 votes)

    #1 - Police Buff

    S4:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 10 - Dead Air
    8.3/10(124 votes)

    #2 - Dead Air

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 16 - The Honorable Profession
    8.2/10(108 votes)

    #3 - The Honorable Profession

    S4:E16

    Stone and Keller search for the only eyewitness to a shooting -- a self-proclaimed doctor who gave them a false name.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  4. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 8 - Flags of Terror
    8.1/10(136 votes)

    #4 - Flags of Terror

    S3:E8

    Domestic terrorists take several people hostage, including Keller. Stone has to deal with not only the terrorists but a right-wing journalist and a vengeful father whose daughter was killed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 19 - The Programming of Charlie Blake
    8.1/10(136 votes)

    #5 - The Programming of Charlie Blake

    S3:E19

    A supposedly reformed sex offender believes he is going insane.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 2 - The Glass Dart Board
    8.1/10(115 votes)

    #6 - The Glass Dart Board

    S4:E2

    While a psychopathic killer uses San Francisco hi-rises as target practice, Stone and Keller have to contend with a new Captain who immediately countermands everything they do.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 16 - Letters from the Grave
    8.0/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Letters from the Grave

    S3:E16

    A skeleton discovered on Alcatraz is that of a convict who'd supposedly escaped in the 1950s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 21 - Asylum
    8.0/10(126 votes)

    #8 - Asylum

    S3:E21

    Keller goes undercover at a mental hospital to uncover the truth about a string of mysterious deaths.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  9. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 22 - Labyrinth
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #9 - Labyrinth

    S3:E22

    A prizefighter refuses to throw a fight, instead opting to throw the gangsters out the window of his hotel room. Injured, he hides in the hotel as both the police and mob close in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 8 - Trail of Terror
    8.0/10(143 votes)

    #10 - Trail of Terror

    S4:E8

    When a gang of smuggling sailors kills a jeweler, they realize they have to eliminate his girlfriend for being a witness, and Keller, who is transporting the girlfriend to jail.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 1 - The Thrill Killers (1)
    8.0/10(147 votes)

    #11 - The Thrill Killers (1)

    S5:E1

    Misguided radicals take a jury hostage in a case where corrupt "movement leaders" are being tried for murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 2 - The Thrill Killers (2)
    8.0/10(125 votes)

    #12 - The Thrill Killers (2)

    S5:E2

    Mike and Inspector Dan Robbins make a last-ditch effort to save the jury from execution at the hands of the radicals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 5 - No Minor Vices
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    #13 - No Minor Vices

    S5:E5

    A nice, normal 16-year-old hooker keeps having her johns turn up dead; Dan is particularly horrified by the case.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Arthur Bernard Lewis

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  14. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 2 - The Most Deadly Species
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    #14 - The Most Deadly Species

    S3:E2

    A high-ranking hoodlum hires the androgynously-named "Sidney"--a hitwoman who's assigned to murder the three thugs responsible for the death of his son. She decides to let the police do her digging for her and moves in next door to Keller...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 12 - License to Kill
    7.9/10(125 votes)

    #15 - License to Kill

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 1 - Poisoned Snow
    7.9/10(135 votes)

    #16 - Poisoned Snow

    S4:E1

    When a lady cop is killed in a drug sting gone wrong, her boyfriend cop decides to take matters into his own hands. Stone and Keller try to stop him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  17. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 7 - Murder by Proxy
    7.9/10(118 votes)

    #17 - Murder by Proxy

    S4:E7

    Property owners who refuse to sell their parcels find themselves murder victims at the hands of a developer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 14 - Most Likely to Succeed
    7.9/10(122 votes)

    #18 - Most Likely to Succeed

    S4:E14

    A teacher is murdered at an exclusive all-boys prep school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 7 - Till Death Do Us Part
    7.9/10(100 votes)

    #19 - Till Death Do Us Part

    S5:E7

    Stone must protect a former book keeper's wife, in order to have her testify against several high profile mobsters who want her dead because of the evidence she has against them.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 14 - Who Killed Helen French?
    7.9/10(103 votes)

    #20 - Who Killed Helen French?

    S5:E14

    An abused wife vanishes after a vicious attack by her drunken husband and all clues point to murder with the husband as the prime suspect, but he can't remember if he did it or not.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 21 - Breakup
    7.9/10(105 votes)

    #21 - Breakup

    S5:E21

    An episode where there are two parallel stories: A small business owner is going through divorce proceedings while his business is in financial straits. His wife's lawyer just happens to also be hunted by a revenge-seeking ex-con.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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  22. The Streets of San Francisco Season 2 Episode 17 - Blockade
    7.8/10(155 votes)

    #22 - Blockade

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 13 - The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague
    7.8/10(134 votes)

    #23 - The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague

    S3:E13

    A single .25 caliber pistol affects many lives in a single weekend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 17 - Endgame
    7.8/10(129 votes)

    #24 - Endgame

    S3:E17

    While investigating a lead, Steve is run over by a car and rendered a vegetable. Mike insists on taking revenge, and is demoted to walking a beat.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 18 - Ten Dollar Murder
    7.8/10(132 votes)

    #25 - Ten Dollar Murder

    S3:E18

    A policewoman's son has an unusual hobby -- he holds up taxicabs. Eventually this results in the murder of an undercover cop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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Best Episodes Summary

"Police Buff" is the best rated episode of "The Streets of San Francisco". It scored 8.4/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/1976. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead Air".