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The Partners

The Partners was a 1970s American television comedy series that was aired between September 1971 and March 1972 (and again briefly between July and August 1972) on the NBC television network. NBC had exceptionally high hopes for the series after it performed well with test audiences. However, it had failed to find a large enough audience because it had to compete with CBS's All In The Family, which was at that time the highest rated show on television. Originally CBS had scheduled "My Three Sons" against "The Partners," but moved "All In the Family" at the last minute.

The program featured Don Adams and Rupert Crosse as bumbling detectives (Adams' Lenny Crooke being the more inept of the two). Veteran actor John Doucette played the exasperated Captain Andrews, a character not unlike "the Chief" portrayed by Edward Platt in Adams' earlier "Get Smart." Dick Van Patten (who later gained fame as the father on "Eight Is Enough") played the sycophantic desk Segeant Higgenbottem. Adams' real-life cousin, Robert Karvelas (best known as Agent Larabee from Get Smart) had a recurring role as a character who compulsively confessed to crimes he did not commit.

The pilot featured guest appearances by Joey Foreman (Adams' Crooke mistakenly bursts into his apartment while Foreman is showering and orders him to "drop the soap"), Art Metrano and Yvonne Craig (best known as Batgirl from ABC's Batman).

Cast

Don Adams : Det. Lennie Crooke
Rupert Crosse : Det. George Robinson
John Doucette: Captain Andrews
Robert Karvelas
Dick Van Patten: Sgt. Higgenbotem

External links

The Partners at IMDb

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-'''''The Partners''''' was a 1970s American [[television]] comedy series that was aired between September 1971 and March 1972 (and again briefly between July and August 1972) on the [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] television network. NBC had exceptionally high hopes for the series after it performed well with test audiences. However, it had failed to find a large enough audience because it had to compete with CBS's [[All In The Family]], which was at that time the highest rated show on television.  Originally CBS had scheduled "My Three Sons" against "The Partners," but moved "All In the Family" at the last minute.
+'''''The Partners''''' was a 1970s American [[television]] comedy series that was aired between September 1971 and March 1972 (and again briefly between July and August 1972) on the [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] television network. NBC had exceptionally high hopes for the series after it performed well with test audiences. However, it had failed to find a large enough audience because it had to compete with CBS's ''[[All In The Family]]'', which was at that time the highest rated show on television.  Originally CBS had scheduled "My Three Sons" against "The Partners," but moved "All In the Family" at the last minute.
-The program featured Don Adams and Rupert Crosse as bumbling detectives (Adams' Lenny Crooke being the more inept of the two).  Veteran actor John Doucette played the exasperated Captain Andrews, a character not unlike "the Chief" portrayed by Edward Platt in Adams' earlier "Get Smart."  Dick Van Patten (who later gained fame as the father on "Eight Is Enough") played the syncophantic desk Segeant Higgenbottem.  Adams' real-life cousin, Robert Karvelas (best known as Agent Larabee from Get Smart) had a recurring role as a character who compulsively confessed to crimes he did not commit.
+The program featured Don Adams and Rupert Crosse as bumbling detectives (Adams' Lenny Crooke being the more inept of the two).  Veteran actor John Doucette played the exasperated Captain Andrews, a character not unlike "the Chief" portrayed by Edward Platt in Adams' earlier "[[Get Smart]]."  [[Dick Van Patten]] (who later gained fame as the father on "[[Eight Is Enough]]") played the sycophantic desk Segeant Higgenbottem.  Adams' real-life cousin, Robert Karvelas (best known as Agent Larabee from Get Smart) had a recurring role as a character who compulsively confessed to crimes he did not commit.
-The pilot featured guest appearances by Joey Foreman (Adams' Crooke mistakenly bursts into his apartment while Foreman is showering and orders him to "drop the soap"), Art Metrano and Yvonne Craig (best known as Batgirl from ABC's Batman).
+The pilot featured guest appearances by [[Joey Foreman]] (Adams' Crooke mistakenly bursts into his apartment while Foreman is showering and orders him to "drop the soap"), [[Art Metrano]] and [[Yvonne Craig]] (best known as Batgirl from ABC's [[Batman]]).