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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 Worst Episode
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    The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 23 - Runaway
    3.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Runaway

    S4:E23

    Stone searches for a fugitive, and is dogged by the fugitive's innocent and naive daughter.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  2. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 22 - Alien Country
    3.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Alien Country

    S4:E22

    When an Immigration raid goes wrong and a security guard is killed, the prime suspect becomes one of the illegal immigrants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  3. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 11 - One Last Trick
    3.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. The Streets of San Francisco Season 2 Episode 3 - For the Love of God
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - For the Love of God

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Streets of San Francisco Season 2 Episode 8 - No Badge For Benjy
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - No Badge For Benjy

    S2:E8

    A black police informant is murdered, but the police seem more concerned with the death of a white business man. His flinty daughter forces the police to go after his killers.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:George Bellak

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  6. The Streets of San Francisco Season 2 Episode 12 - The Runaways
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Runaways

    S2:E12

    The oldest of a set of three young sibling runaways is suspected of the murder of a drugstore owner. His animosity towards authority doesn't do him any favors.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 17 - Requiem for Murder
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Requiem for Murder

    S4:E17

    A bishop (Mike's friend) tries to protect the person who shot him, but revelations in the course of the investigation start to shed suspicion on the bishop's accounting of events entirely.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 20 - Clown of Death
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Clown of Death

    S4:E20

    Two retired brothers, both having worked as riggers for circuses many years before, are found murdered while a circus happens to be performing in San Francisco at the Cow Palace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 9 - Hot Dog
    4.0/10(2 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 2 Episode 5 - Going Home
    4.5/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Going Home

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Jack B. Sowards

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  11. The Streets of San Francisco Season 2 Episode 21 - The Hard Breed
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Hard Breed

    S2:E21

    A cowboy was trampled to death by a bull; his mates suspected it to be murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 11 - Merchants of Death
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Merchants of Death

    S4:E11

    A youth-center worker is caught in a war between two teenaged street gangs, a war that really has the heat turned up when one of the gangs obtains automatic rifles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 14 - Most Likely to Succeed
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 18 - Underground
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Underground

    S4:E18

    A cop seeks to catch his brother's murderer by going undercover in an illegal gambling operation.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 13 - The Cannibals
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 16 - Hang Tough
    4.5/10(2 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 19 - Interlude
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 21 - Breakup
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. The Streets of San Francisco Season 1 Episode 2 - The First Day of Forever
    4.8/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The First Day of Forever

    S1:E2

    Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Streets of San Francisco Season 1 Episode 9 - The Takers
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Takers

    S1:E9

    The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Streets of San Francisco Season 3 Episode 18 - Ten Dollar Murder
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. The Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Episode 9 - Web of Lies
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Web of Lies

    S4:E9

    Keller and Stone's sole witness in a jewel robbery turns out to be a compulsive liar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 12 - Monkey is Back
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Streets of San Francisco Season 5 Episode 17 - Innocent No More
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. The Streets of San Francisco Season 1 Episode 1 - The Thirty-Year Pin
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - The Thirty-Year Pin

    S1:E1

    When a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Runaway" is the worst rated episode of "The Streets of San Francisco". It scored 3/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Harry Falk and written by Paul Savage, it aired on 3/18/1976. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Alien Country".