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The Rookies — Season 1

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Georg Stanford Brown Officer Terry Webster Michael Ontkean Officer Willie Gillis Sam Melville Officer Mike Danko Kate Jackson Jill Danko Gerald S. O'Loughlin Lieutenant Ryker Hilly Hicks Guest Star
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1972 Concrete Valley, Neon Sky Willie, Terry and Mike are on the spot when a rivalry between two street gangs threatens to erupt into violence; guest Hilly Hicks. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 1972 Dead, Like a Lost Dream An Internal Affairs investigation into rumors of police shakedowns begins to point to Willie, Terry and Mike; guest Dane Clark. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1972 The Informant Thieves, released because of a technicality, terrorize the police informant who incriminated them; guests Margaret Avery, Joe Kapp. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 1972 The Commitment Monster masks and horror films are the only clues after a petty thief shoots and paralyzes Willie; guests Darleen Carr, Bo Svenson. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 1972 Covenant With Death The rookies help an evangelist leading an anti-drug crusade who is accused of trafficking in narcotics; guest Louis Gossett Jr. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 1972 Time Is the Fire Ryker displays an unexplained personal interest in finding a kidnapper's (William Windom) victim; guests Craig Stevens, Lynne Marta. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 23, 1972 The Bear That Didn't Get Up Willie struggles with his belief in police non-violence after he is forced to shoot an unarmed suspect; guest David Huddleston. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 30, 1972 Dirge for Sunday A shrewd extortionist holds Mike as a hostage and offers him in exchange for a criminal; guests Roddy McDowall, Vincent Gardenia. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 13, 1972 The Good Die Young The rookies are assigned to protect two policewomen (Leslie Charleson, Gwenn Mitchell) acting as bait to trap an elusive stranger. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 20, 1972 To Taste of Terror Jill becomes the target of violent revenge when the brother of a suspect lashes out following a routine arrest; guest Andy Robinson. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 27, 1972 A Deadly Velocity The rookies deal with a mob and a sniper while protecting a controversial Army general; guest Belinda J. Montgomery, Don Porter. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 11, 1972 A Bloody Shade of Blue Terry becomes the most recent victim of a pair of snipers shooting at anyone wearing a uniform; guests Brooke Bundy, Jared Martin. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 18, 1972 A Very Special Piece of Ground A veteran officer (Earl Holliman) loses his ranch to a proposed freeway, making him unstable; guest Pippa Scott. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 25, 1972 Rabbits on the Runway A tattooed foot is the rookies' only clue to the whereabouts of a runaway girl fleeing from a killer who claims to be her father. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 8, 1973 Tarnished Idol Internal Affairs investigates Gillis after his shooting of a boy trapped in a flaming police car; guests Lou Antonio, Radames Pera. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 15, 1973 Crossfire The rookies volunteer to be counselors in a camp for juvenile delinquents; guests Percy Rodrigues, Eric Laneuville, Clint Howard. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 29, 1973 Snow Job A drug addict (Martin Sheen) plans to steal $2,000,000 in confiscated cocaine scheduled to be dumped out at sea; guest Ron Soble. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 5, 1973 Point of Impact Terry attempts to learn the reasons behind an old friend's apparently senseless attack on a patrol-car officer; guest Victor Campos. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 12, 1973 Three Hours to Kill A police captain undergoing surgery is held hostage as part of a daring plan to release a jailed prisoner; guest Beverly Garland. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 19, 1973 The Wheel of Death The only donor for a boy needing a bone-marrow transplant is his father, on the run from police and the mob; guest Mike Farrell. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 26, 1973 Life Robbery The rookies probe a suburban robbery ring that they suspect is lead by an old friend of Ryker's; guests Pat Hingle, Mark Lenard. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 5, 1973 A Farewell Tree From Marly A courtroom battle erupts when the only eyewitness in a manslaughter case is mentally impaired; guest Tyne Daly. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 19, 1973 Easy Money The brother of a nurse (Teresa Graves) who objects to police is involved in a neighborhood protection racket; guest Hilly Hicks. Details

Director
Leonard Horn, Michael Caffey, E.W. Swackhamer, Jerry Jameson, Gene Nelson, Ralph Senensky, Harry Falk, Earl Bellamy, Jud Taylor

Screenwriter
Hal Sitowitz, Hoke Howell, Mark Weingart, Robert I. Holt, William Douglas Lansford, Larry Brody, Ron Bishop, James Basler, William Blinn, Skip Webster, Rance Howard

Network
ABC

Genre
Crime, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date
Sep 11, 1972
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