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The Best Episodes of The Streets of San Francisco Season 5

Every episode of The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Streets of San Francisco Season 5!

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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
    The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 1 - The Thrill Killers (1)
    8.1/10(146 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 2 - The Thrill Killers (2)
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 3 - Dead or Alive
    7.5/10(112 votes)

    #3 - Dead or Alive

    S5:E3

    A man offers a $1,000,000 reward for the capture -- dead or alive -- of the man who raped and murdered his daughter, throwing the city into greed-fueled chaos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Burton Armus

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  4. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 4 - The Drop
    7.6/10(103 votes)

    #4 - The Drop

    S5:E4

    Mike thinks he's a murder target when a kidnapper specifies that he deliver the ransom money.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Norman Lessing

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

    #5 - 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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  6. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 6 - In Case of Madness
    7.2/10(95 votes)

    #6 - In Case of Madness

    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.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #7 - 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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  8. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 8 - Child of Anger
    7.2/10(93 votes)

    #8 - Child of Anger

    S5:E8

    A clothing designer finds herself on the front page after her daughter confesses to the murder of her latest fling. Stone and Robbins realize the girl's really a witness and not a murderer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Charles Larson

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  9. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 9 - Hot Dog
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    #9 - Hot Dog

    S5:E9

    Inpector Stone and Robbins go after a gang of thieves who use motor cycles to make their get away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 10 - Castle of Fear
    6.5/10(104 votes)

    #10 - Castle of Fear

    S5:E10

    A man who has been tormented by mysterious, threatening phone calls believes that his stalker has entered his property, and shoots him. Unfortunately for the man, his victim was a totally innocent cop...

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 11 - One Last Trick
    7.5/10(103 votes)

    #11 - One Last Trick

    S5:E11

    A former prostitute goes back to work to smoke out the murderer of another prostitute.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack B. Sowards

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  12. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 12 - Monkey is Back
    7.1/10(96 votes)

    #12 - Monkey is Back

    S5:E12

    As a dare to try to win a spot among a gang of high school thugs in the 1950's, Charley Belasco commits a crime that sends him to prison for 20 years. Upon his release, he goes on a murderous rampage to hunt down the the high school thugs who spurned him.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 13 - The Cannibals
    7.3/10(91 votes)

    #13 - The Cannibals

    S5:E13

    A mobster's son steals loot from his father and seeks protection from federal authorities in exchange for being a material witness against his father.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #14 - 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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  15. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 15 - A Good Cop...But
    7.8/10(99 votes)

    #15 - A Good Cop...But

    S5:E15

    A cop-killer's henchmen hunt the only witnesses to his crime, an officer and an informer.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Charles Larson

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  16. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 16 - Hang Tough
    7.8/10(103 votes)

    #16 - Hang Tough

    S5:E16

    A narcotics cop who has only four months to go 'til retirement roughs up a drug pusher and plants a knife on him. Meanwhile, an operation begins to uncover the "Tucson connection," a major drug ring operating in San Francisco.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Norman Lessing

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  17. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 17 - Innocent No More
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    #17 - Innocent No More

    S5:E17

    Mike pushes to get teen gang members, who have made a mockery of the juvenile court, tried as adults.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 18 - Once a Con
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    #18 - Once a Con

    S5:E18

    When a female college student is killed on campus, suspicion falls on a prison inmate allowed temporary release to work in the college's print-shop.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 19 - Interlude
    7.7/10(94 votes)

    #19 - Interlude

    S5:E19

    Refusing to believe he murdered his wife, a man escapes from an institution for the criminally insane to find her.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 20 - Dead Lift
    7.0/10(208 votes)

    #20 - Dead Lift

    S5:E20

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

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Larry Brody

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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 5 Episode 22 - Let's Pretend We're Strangers
    7.5/10(100 votes)

    #22 - Let's Pretend We're Strangers

    S5:E22

    A public defender is convinced that a young man (Wheeler) accused of murder, is innocent. Stone and Robbins are not convinced.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Carol Saraceno

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  23. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 23 - Time Out
    7.4/10(98 votes)

    #23 - Time Out

    S5:E23

    A San Quentin prison guard tries to hunt down the criminals who escaped while under his guard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 24 - The Canine Collar
    7.3/10(95 votes)

    #24 - The Canine Collar

    S5:E24

    Mike and Dan pursue a smuggler who will stop at nothing to locate a dog collar containing stolen diamonds.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Thrill Killers (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Streets of San Francisco" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Thrill Killers (2)".