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Revision as of 00:13, 1 July 2013


This is a list of episodes for the television series The Streets of San Francisco, which ran from 1972 to 1977; a TV-movie sequel aired in 1992.

Series overview

Season Episodes Premiered: Ended:
Pilot 1 1972.09.16
1 26 1972.09.23 1973.04.12
2 23 1973.09.13 1974.03.14
3 23 1974.09.12 1975.03.13
4 23 1975.09.11 1976.03.18
5 24 1976.09.30 1977.06.09
TV-movie 1 1992.01.27

DVD releases

As of 29 December 2024, the following DVD sets have been released by Paramount Home Video.[1]

DVD set Episodes Release date
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 1, Volume 1 14 2007.04.10
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 1, Volume 2 13 2007.09.25
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 2, Volume 1 11 2008.07.01
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 2, Volume 2 12 2008.11.11
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 3, Volume 1 12 2012.07.03
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 3, Volume 2 11 2012.07.03

Pilot

"The Streets of San Francisco" (2 hrs) / Original air date: 16 September 1972 (1972-09-16)

SFPD Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone is partnered with a young college-educated Inspector, Steven Keller, as they investigate a girl found dead in the water with a lawyer she knew as the primary suspect.

Directed by Walter Grauman; written by Edward Hume. Guest stars: Robert Wagner, Kim Darby.

Episodes

  • No = Overall episode number
  • Ep = Episode number by season

Season 1: 1972–73

No Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
11"The Thirty Year Pin"Bernard L. KowalskiRobert Lewin23 September 1972 (1972-09-23)
A thirty-year veteran beat cop and longtime friend of Stone's is shot during an attempted robbery. Stone sets off with a vendetta to get the gunman, blurring the line between professional and personal. With Edmond O'Brien and Eileen Heckart.
22"The First Day of Forever"Walter GraumanRobert W. Lenski30 September 1972 (1972-09-30)
A would-be Jack the Ripper stalks the city, slashing prostitutes to death. Stone assigns a reluctant Keller with protecting a prostitute who has been threatened. With Janice Rule and James Olson.
33"45 Minutes from Home"Walter GraumanRobert I. Holt7 October 1972 (1972-10-07)
A salesman from Los Angeles attending a convention wrongly feels responsible for the death of a female hitchhiker. (The title refers to the time it takes to fly from LA to San Francisco.) With William Windom and Dick van Patten.
44"Whose Little Boy Are You?"Walter GraumanCliff Gould,
Donn Mullally
14 October 1972 (1972-10-14)
A Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen. With James Stacy.
55"Tower Beyond Tragedy"Walter GraumanMorton S. Fine28 October 1972 (1972-10-28)
Stone and Keller uncover the seedy world of escort services when their suspect is a cultured art collector with a Pygmalion complex who hires escorts, determined to create in them his idealized woman. With Stefanie Powers.
66"Hall of Mirrors"Arthur H. NadelWalter Black4 November 1972 (1972-11-04)
Stone is sidelined with a broken ankle, so Keller teams up with hot-headed Inspector Jim Martin to track down a young Mexican suspected of murder. Martin's prejudice threatens the investigation. With David Soul.
77"Timelock"Robert DouglasCliff Gould,
Charles McDaniel,
John Wilder
11 November 1972 (1972-11-11)
When a parolee whom Stone once coached in the Police Athletic League is accused of murdering another ex-con, Stone, Keller and a caring social worker rally to his defense. With Peter Strauss.
88"In the Midst of Strangers"Robert DouglasDel Reisman25 November 1972 (1972-11-25)
When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner. With David Wayne.
99"The Takers"Arthur H. NadelCliff Gould,
Guerdon Trueblood,
John Wilder
2 December 1972 (1972-12-02)
Two young women are found murdered in a swinging singles apartment complex. As Stone and Keller investigate, they uncover multiple suspects with a motive to murder the two gold-digging, teasing "takers." With Harold Gould.
1010"The Year of the Locusts"Arthur H. NadelTheodore J. Flicker9 December 1972 (1972-12-09)
A band of modern-day Gypsies descends on San Francisco, its aging patriarch unaware that the younger generation has moved on from the traditional flim-flam to million-dollar heists and murder. With George Voskovec.
1111"The Bullet"Walter GraumanCliff Gould,
Barry Trivers,
John Wilder
16 December 1972 (1972-12-16)
A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to cooperate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion. With Carl Betz.
1212"Bitter Wine"Christian NybyHal Sitowitz,
John Wilder
23 December 1972 (1972-12-23)
A man who served twelve years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail. With Paul Michael Glaser.
1313"A Trout in the Milk"Lawrence DobkinRobert M. Young6 January 1973 (1973-01-06)
An artist is thrown to his death from his apartment window. Stone and Keller's investigation centers on the daughter of a renowned eccentric poet. With Roscoe Lee Browne.
1414"Deathwatch"Walter GraumanCliff Gould,
John Groves,
Harry Kronman
13 January 1973 (1973-01-13)
Two crusty fishermen at sea stumble upon an illegal alien smuggling ring. The smugglers murder one of the fishermen and pressure the second into silence, stymieing Stone and Keller's investigation. With Nicholas Colasanto.
1515"Act of Duty"Lawrence DobkinRobert M. Young18 January 1973 (1973-01-18)
In her zeal to capture a serial rapist, a rookie cop flouts Stone's orders, jeopardizing not only Stone and Keller's carefully choreographed stakeout but her own life. With Brenda Vaccaro.
1616"The Set-up"George McCowanDouglas Roberts25 January 1973 (1973-01-25)
A hit man living a new life with a family in France is lured out of retirement by his former employer, a crime kingpin determined to rub out every witness to a murder he committed. With Stuart Whitman and Claudine Longet.
1717"A Collection of Eagles"Walter GraumanRobert I. Holt1 February 1973 (1973-02-01)
A greed-consumed coin collector plots to switch a wealthy collector's gold double-eagle coins with counterfeits, using and abusing his trusting accomplices along the way. With Joseph Cotten and John Saxon.
1818"A Room With a View"Walter GraumanDel Reisman8 February 1973 (1973-02-08)
A war among gambling bosses is being waged. Stone and Keller attempt to protect a witness from a hit man who has charmed his way into a lonely teacher's apartment to secure a clear shot at his victim. With Steve Forrest and Shirley Knight.
1919"Deadline"Seymour RobbieDavid Friedkin15 February 1973 (1973-02-15)
A newspaper columnist and longtime friend of Stone's accidentally kills his young, two-timing mistress and then attempts to pin the rap on a young actor she was seeing. With Barry Sullivan and Tommy Kirk.
2020"Trail of the Serpent"John BadhamCliff Gould,
John Wilder
22 February 1973 (1973-02-22)
After killing a policeman while fleeing from a grocery store robbery, a gang called the Cobras takes Stone hostage. They want to trade him for their captured leader. With Tim O'Connor.
2121"The House on Hyde Street"Walter GraumanCliff Osmond,
John Wilder
1 March 1973 (1973-03-01)
Three young boys open a Pandora's Box when they sneak into an eccentric old man's home, a mysterious house rumored by their parents to contain a million-dollar treasure. With Lew Ayres and Joyce Van Patten.
2222"Beyond Vengeance"Virgil W. VogelRobert M. Young8 March 1973 (1973-03-08)
A homicidal rapist that Stone had put away twelve years earlier is released and begins waging psychological warfare on Stone by stalking his daughter Jeannie. With Joe Don Baker and Darlene Carr.
2323"The Albatross"Robert DayCliff Gould,
John Wilder
15 March 1973 (1973-03-15)
A child is murdered in a bungled burglary and the killer is set free on a legal technicality. Despite Stone's strenuous objections, the grieving father is determined to take justice into his own hands. With John Kerr.
2424"Shattered Image"Michael O'HerlihyJack Guss,
Guerdon Trueblood,
Roland Wolpert
22 March 1973 (1973-03-22)
Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident. With Barbara Rush and Dick Sargent.
2525"The Unicorn"Virgil W. VogelMorton S. Fine,
Jerry Ziegman
5 April 1973 (1973-04-05)
A priest won't tell Stone where a murderer is hiding. Meantime, drug smugglers look for a stolen shipment of heroin. With Richard Egan.
2626"Legion of the Lost"Robert DouglasCalvin Clements Jr.12 April 1973 (1973-04-12)
After three winos are brutally beaten to death, Stone goes undercover as a homeless man. With Leslie Nielsen and Dean Stockwell.

Season 2: 1973–74

No Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
271"A Wrongful Death"Don MedfordEdward DeBlasio13 September 1973 (1973-09-13)
The father of a robbery suspect killed by Keller insists his boy was unarmed. With Ina Balin and Michael Constantine.
282"Betrayed"William HaleMark Weingart20 September 1973 (1973-09-20)
One of the girlfriends of a young charmer learns that he has robbed a bank. With Martin Sheen.
293"For the Love of God"Virgil W. VogelRick Husky27 September 1973 (1973-09-27)
In order to stop a psychotic priest-killer, Lt. Stone goes undercover as a Roman Catholic priest. The victims were all clergymen who studied at the same seminary. With Leif Erickson.
304"Before I Die"William HaleAlbert Ruben4 October 1973 (1973-10-04)
A cop who finds out that he has a terminal illness sets out to kill a racketeer who's been his quarry for the last year and a half. With Leslie Nielsen and Ray Danton.
315"Going Home"Robert DayJack B. Sowards11 October 1973 (1973-10-11)
An operation run by the syndicate is burgled by a small-time crook. With Sheree North and Tom Bosley.
326"The Stamp of Death"Seymour RobbieRobert I. Holt18 October 1973 (1973-10-18)
A rich man is murdered over a stamp collection which turns out to be an insurance scam. With Jessica Walter and Earl Holliman.
337"Harem"Virgil W. VogelJohn D.F. Black25 October 1973 (1973-10-25)
A flute-playing "Pied Piper" talks teenage girls into prostitution. He promises to take care of them; he's actually a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to protect himself. With Ricky Nelson and Kay Lenz.
348"No Badge for Benjy"Seymour RobbieGeorge Bellak1 November 1973 (1973-11-01)
Two very different victims are murdered: one a very rich foreign businessman found knifed; the other a poor black police informant found shot in a phone booth. Meanwhile, a Japanese industrialist is also found dead.
359"The Twenty-Four Karat Plague"Don MedfordRobert Sherman,
Robert M. Young
8 November 1973 (1973-11-08)
Hijackers steal more than they bargained for, not knowing the gold they took is mixed with deadly uranium. With Vic Morrow.
3610"Shield of Honor"Eric TillD.C. Fontana15 November 1973 (1973-11-15)
Stone and Keller investigate how a contract killer obtained inside information about a mob witness. With Mariette Hartley.
3711"The Victims"George McCowanJerome Coopersmith29 November 1973 (1973-11-29)
A trio of violent prison escapees leaves a trail of blood by murdering or crippling everyone they see. With Henry Silva.
3812"The Runaways"Seymour RobbieRobert M. Young6 December 1973 (1973-12-06)
Kidnapping and murder are laid at the feet of a boy stealing medicine for his ailing sister. With Jeanette Nolan.
3913"Winterkill"Seymour RobbieJack B. Sowards13 December 1973 (1973-12-13)
Angered by the rising cost of health care, an old man tries to pay his friend's bills by threatening a businessman with the bombing of his buildings. With Denver Pyle.
4014"Most Feared in the Jungle"Robert DayJerome Coopersmith20 December 1973 (1973-12-20)
Believing her baby was kidnapped, not stillborn as people claim, a mother embarks on a murderous quest to find the truth.
4115"Commitment"Richard DonnerJohn D.F. Black3 January 1974 (1974-01-03)
An undercover cop is murdered with Stone's gun, and a hotshot young inspector seems determined to pin the rap on Stone. With Tyne Daly.
4216"Chapel of the Damned"George McCowanRobert Schlitt17 January 1974 (1974-01-17)
A wealthy woman, whose daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom, has more faith in a female psychic than in Stone and Keller. With Diana Douglas.
4317"Blockade"Virgil W. VogelJames Menzies,
Jack Morton
24 January 1974 (1974-01-24)
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. With Ida Lupino.
4418"Crossfire"William HaleJerry McNeely31 January 1974 (1974-01-31)
A philandering professor is killed and his mistress shot by a sniper who has been terrorizing a college campus. With Nick Nolte and Celeste Holm.
4519"A String of Puppets"Richard DonnerJames Schmerer,
Mark Weingart
7 February 1974 (1974-02-07)
Keller goes undercover as an ex-con musician to bust a crooked parole officer and his ring of parolees. With Claude Akins and Lola Falana.
4620"Inferno"Virgil W. VogelJames M. Miller14 February 1974 (1974-02-14)
Stone looks for the arsonists who set a fire that killed two firemen. With Glenn Corbett.
4721"The Hard Breed"Virgil W. VogelRon Bishop,
Jim Byrnes
21 February 1974 (1974-02-21)
Two Gunsmoke writers teamed on this modern-day Western set at a rodeo in San Francisco's Cow Palace. With Sam Elliott and Noah Beery.
4822"Rampage"John WilderAlbert Ruben28 February 1974 (1974-02-28)
A team of angry fathers, who are fed up with crime in their neighborhood, take a vigilante approach at solving the problem. During one of their rampages, a police informant is killed. With Robert Hooks and Joe Santos.
4923"Death and the Favored Few"Virgil W. VogelGene L. Coon14 March 1974 (1974-03-14)
San Francisco's social elite are suspects when a publisher who blackmailed them is found murdered. With Rosemary Murphy.

Season 3: 1974–75

No Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
501"One Last Shot"William HaleJack B. Sowards12 September 1974 (1974-09-12)
Alcoholic officer Joe Landers accidentally gets his partner killed and clumsily tries to cover it up as Stone and Keller work their way to the truth. With Leslie Nielsen and Susan Strasberg.
512"The Most Deadly Species"Virgil W. VogelHesper Anderson19 September 1974 (1974-09-19)
When a high-ranking hoodlum's son is found murdered he brings in the help of Sydney, a hit woman who's assigned to murder the three thugs responsible. As part of her mission, she seduces Keller for information. With Brenda Vaccaro.
523"Target: Red"Barry CraneRick Husky26 September 1974 (1974-09-26)
A meticulous and ruthless assassin and former government agent is hired by a right-wing cabal to murder a visiting Chinese diplomat. With Bill Bixby.
534"Mask of Death"Harry FalkRobert M. Young3 October 1974 (1974-10-03)
A professional female impersonator (John Davidson) whose intense identification with one of the women he mimics -- a fictitious 1930s movie star -- creates an uncontrollable split personality and eventually leads to murder. With Marianne McAndrew.
545"I Ain't Marchin' Anymore"Paul StanleyAlbert Ruben10 October 1974 (1974-10-10)
Keller infiltrates a group of Vietnam War protesters, hoping to find who murdered an AWOL marine. With Don Stroud.
556"One Chance to Live"Seymour RobbieDavid Friedkin17 October 1974 (1974-10-17)
A woman conceals an affair with a married diplomat, whose wife threatens to kill her. With Pippa Scott and Edward Mulhare.
567"Jacob's Boy"Harry FalkPaul Savage24 October 1974 (1974-10-24)
An innocent man isn't worried about a new murder charge against him, but he is afraid that once the police process his fingerprints, they will learn that he is a fugitive from a 25-year-old homicide investigation. With Brock Peters and Dabney Coleman.
578"Flags of Terror"Virgil W. VogelJerry Ziegman31 October 1974 (1974-10-31)
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. With Carl Franklin.
589"Cry Help!"Corey AllenLeonardo Bercovici,
Larry Brody
7 November 1974 (1974-11-07)
A troubled teen from a broken home is suspected of shooting a friend's stepfather. With Clint Howard.
5910"For Good or Evil"Michael CaffeyMorton S. Fine14 November 1974 (1974-11-14)
A killer ends up working with a witness to the crime. With Hari Rhodes.
6011"Bird of Prey"Virgil W. VogelGuerdon Trueblood21 November 1974 (1974-11-21)
Keller goes undercover as a USAF officer to investigate a woman's murder that might involve an Air Force colonel. With Dennis Cole.
6112"License to Kill"Virgil W. VogelDon Balluck,
Robert Keith
5 December 1974 (1974-12-05)
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. With Murray Hamilton.
6213"The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague"Virgil W. VogelTony Kayden,
Michael Russnow
12 December 1974 (1974-12-12)
A single .25 caliber pistol affects many lives in a single weekend. With Robert Webber.
6314"Mister Nobody"Corey AllenRobert Sherman19 December 1974 (1974-12-19)
A retired cobbler takes the rap for a shooting to protect the real killer, the grandson of his best friend. With Sam Jaffe.
6415"False Witness"Paul StanleyMorton S. Fine9 January 1975 (1975-01-09)
Officer Jimmy Vega's personal vendetta against a local drug dealer threatens to ruin both his and Keller's careers.
6516"Letters from the Grave"Virgil W. VogelTom Cannan16 January 1975 (1975-01-16)
A skeleton discovered on Alcatraz is that of a convict who'd supposedly escaped in the 1950s. With William Windom.
6617"Endgame"Jerry JamesonAlbert Ruben23 January 1975 (1975-01-23)
After Steve is injured in a fray with a gangster, Mike is demoted to walking a beat for insubordinately insisting on taking revenge.
6718"Ten Dollar Murder"William HaleD.C. Fontana30 January 1975 (1975-01-30)
A policewoman's son holds up taxicabs for a hobby that eventually results in the murder of an undercover cop.
6819"The Programming of Charlie Blake"Nicholas ColasantoRick Blaine6 February 1975 (1975-02-06)
A supposedly reformed sex offender is being brainwashed by his psychiatrist into believing he has committed murder. With Dean Stockwell and Dee Wallace.
6920"River of Fear"Michael CaffeyRobert M. Young13 February 1975 (1975-02-13)
A 12-year-old girl knows her stepfather murdered her mother, but her attempts to unmask him only impede the police's investigation. With Kim Richards.
7021"Asylum"Robert DouglasLarry Brody20 February 1975 (1975-02-20)
Keller goes undercover at a mental hospital to uncover the truth about a string of mysterious deaths. With Robert Walker, Jr.
7122"Labyrinth"William HaleDel Reisman27 February 1975 (1975-02-27)
Stone and Keller investigate the death of a mob hitman tossed out of a window by his intended victim, a boxer who didn't throw a fight. With Julie Adams and Don Gordon.
7223"Solitaire"Seymour RobbieD.C. Fontana13 March 1975 (1975-03-13)
Stone is teamed with independent-minded narc Al Walczinsky while Keller recovers from a gunshot wound. Together they try to break up a narcotics ring — and Stone suspects Walczinsky's in on the racket. With Tony Lo Bianco.

Season 4: 1975–76

No Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
731"Poisoned Snow"William HalePaul Savage11 September 1975 (1975-09-11)
A narcotics cop laces a batch of cocaine with cyanide and puts it on the street. With Clu Gulager and Mark Hamill.
742"The Glass Dart Board"Harry FalkSean Baine18 September 1975 (1975-09-18)
A psychopathic killer uses people living in San Francisco's high-rises for target practice. With Patrick O'Neal.
753"No Place to Hide"Virgil W. VogelRobert M. Young25 September 1975 (1975-09-25)
Prison gangs intimidate weaker prisoners into having their wives smuggle drugs. With Stefanie Powers.
764"Men Will Die"William HaleShirl Hendryx2 October 1975 (1975-10-02)
An organization of angry rape victims helps a friend of Stone's daughter pursue the man who raped her. With Vera Miles.
775"School of Fear"William HaleGordon Basichis,
Marcia Basichis,
Brad Radnitz
9 October 1975 (1975-10-09)
Upon learning that a teacher was killed during a student scuffle at a school where he once taught, a retired history teacher takes it upon himself to hold students hostage. With Maurice Evans and Geoffrey Lewis.
786"Deadly Silence"Virgil W. VogelJohn W. Bloch16 October 1975 (1975-10-16)
Stone is hit by a van, and has to undergo surgery to have his hearing restored. With Meredith Baxter.
797"Murder by Proxy"Virgil W. VogelEugene Price23 October 1975 (1975-10-23)
Property owners who refuse to sell their parcels find themselves murder victims at the hands of a developer. With Bradford Dillman and John Ritter.
808"Trail of Terror"Michael PreeceJim Byrnes30 October 1975 (1975-10-30)
Keller is pursued by killers as he transports a prisoner to jail. With James Woods.
819"Web of Lies"Virgil W. VogelLeonard Kantor6 November 1975 (1975-11-06)
Keller and Stone must rely on a compulsive liar while investigating a jewel robbery. With Pat Hingle.
8210"Dead Air"Virgil W. VogelMarvin Kupfer13 November 1975 (1975-11-13)
A radio host is accused of murder when a woman who claimed to be carrying his baby dies. With Larry Hagman and Arlene Golonka.
8311"Merchants of Death"Virgil W. VogelJoseph Polizzi20 November 1975 (1975-11-20)
Two rival gangs start a turf war with a youth worker caught in the middle. With Greg Morris.
8412"The Cat's Paw"Virgil W. VogelD.C. Fontana4 December 1975 (1975-12-04)
Stone conducts a murder/robbery investigation with Inspector Irene Martin. With Diane Baker and Gary Busey.
8513"Spooks for Sale"Michael DouglasAlbert Ruben11 December 1975 (1975-12-11)
The death of a night watchman during a burglary puts Stone and Keller into the midst of a spy-vs.-spy conflict between high-tech industrial espionage firms. With Fritz Weaver.
8614"Most Likely to Succeed"William HaleJohn D. Hess18 December 1975 (1975-12-18)
Stone and Keller investigate a murder at an all-boys prep school.
8715"Police Buff"Virgil W. VogelWalter Bloch,
Guerdon Trueblood
8 January 1976 (1976-01-08)
A man who likes to follow the police scanner wants to be a cop. He takes the law into his own hands when a suspected cop-killer is set free. With Bill Bixby.
8816"The Honorable Profession"Harry FalkPaul Robert Coyle15 January 1976 (1976-01-15)
Stone and Keller look to find out why a passer-by who tried to help a mortally wounded officer gave a false name for himself. With Robert Reed.
8917"Requiem for Murder"Harry FalkJames Johnson Sweeney22 January 1976 (1976-01-22)
A bishop is shot after receiving a crank letter, and he tries to protect the person who shot him. With Richard Basehart.
9018"Underground"Paul StanleySean Baine,
Philip Saltzman
29 January 1976 (1976-01-29)
A cop seeks to catch brother's murderer by going undercover in an illegal gambling operation. With Claudia Jennings.
9119"Judgement Day"Virgil W. VogelRon Buck19 February 1976 (1976-02-19)
The son of a disbarred lawyer targets "bleeding heart liberal" judges who ruined his father's career. With Jean Hagen.
9220"Clown of Death"Virgil W. VogelArthur Rowe26 February 1976 (1976-02-26)
Two retired brothers, riggers for circuses many years before, are found murdered while a circus happens to be performing in San Francisco at the Cow Palace. With David Birney.
9321"Superstar"Virgil W. VogelMorton S. Fine4 March 1976 (1976-03-04)
Stone clashes with an abrasive NYC cop who is on the trail of his partner's killer. This was the pilot for short-lived spinoff series Bert D'Angelo, Superstar. With Paul Sorvino.
9422"Alien Country"Virgil W. VogelLarry Brody11 March 1976 (1976-03-11)
An illegal immigrant gets a job in San Francisco, but moments later there is a raid by the Immigration Service and an officer is killed.
9523"Runaway"Harry FalkPaul Savage18 March 1976 (1976-03-18)
Stone searches for a fugitive and is dogged by a runaway girl who is the fugitive's daughter.

Season 5: 1976–77

No Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
961"The Thrill Killers: Part 1"Virgil W. VogelCliff Gould30 September 1976 (1976-09-30)
Misguided radicals take a jury hostage in a case where corrupt "movement leaders" are being tried for murder. With Patty Duke.
972"The Thrill Killers: Part 2"Virgil W. VogelCliff Gould7 October 1976 (1976-10-07)
Mike and Inspector Dan Robbins make a last-ditch effort to save the jury from execution at the hands of the radicals. Steve leaves the police force. With Richard Hatch, Doris Roberts and Susan Dey.
983"Dead or Alive"Michael CaffeyBurton Armus21 October 1976 (1976-10-21)
A man offers a $1,000,000 reward for the capture -- dead or alive -- of the man who raped and murdered his daughter on a public tennis court, throwing the city into greed-fueled chaos. With Howard Duff and Max Gail.
994"The Drop"Harry FalkNorman Lessing,
Robert M. Young
28 October 1976 (1976-10-28)
Mike thinks he's a murder target when a kidnapper specifies that he deliver the ransom money. With Dabney Coleman.
1005"No Minor Vices"William WiardArthur Bernard Lewis4 November 1976 (1976-11-04)
The father of a 16-year-old girl murders her "johns" one by one, unbeknownst to her. With Maureen McCormick.
1016"In Case of Madness"Barry ShearJohn W. Bloch11 November 1976 (1976-11-11)
A songwriter-singer is a suspect in the murder of his producer. With Desi Arnaz, Jr.
1027"Til Death Do Us Part"William WiardJohn D.F. Black18 November 1976 (1976-11-18)
Stone must protect a former bookkeeper'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. With Jessica Walter.
1038"Child of Anger"David WhorfCharles Larson2 December 1976 (1976-12-02)
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. With Dorothy Malone.
1049"Hot Dog"Virgil W. VogelGuerdon Trueblood9 December 1976 (1976-12-09)
Stone and Robbins go after a gang of thieves who use motorcycles to make their getaway. With Don Johnson.
10510"Castle of Fear"Allen ReisnerJames Menzies23 December 1976 (1976-12-23)
Paranoia leads to someone shooting a cop skulking on their property. With Pat Crowley.
10611"One Last Trick"Kenneth GilbertGloria Goldsmith,
Chris Kazan,
Jack B. Sowards
6 January 1977 (1977-01-06)
A former prostitute goes back to work to smoke out the murderer of another prostitute. With Lee Purcell and Sherry Jackson.
10712"Monkey Is Back"Richard LangSean Baine13 January 1977 (1977-01-13)
An ex-con is out for vengeance against the high school gang whose initiation ritual led to his 20-year sentence. With Gary Lockwood.
10813"The Cannibals"Walter GraumanRod Baker,
Glen Olson
20 January 1977 (1977-01-20)
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. With Andrew Robinson.
10914"Who Killed Helen French?"Allen ReisnerRobert W. Lenski3 February 1977 (1977-02-03)
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. With Marlyn Mason.
11015"A Good Cop... But"Harry FalkCharles Larson10 February 1977 (1977-02-10)
A cop-killer's henchmen hunt the only witnesses to his crime, an officer and an informer. With Barry Primus.
11116"Hang Tough"William HaleNorman Lessing17 February 1977 (1977-02-17)
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. With Ned Beatty.
11217"Innocent No More"Kenneth GilbertWilliam Robert Yates24 February 1977 (1977-02-24)
Mike pushes to get teen gang members, who have made a mockery of the juvenile court, tried as adults. With Christopher Atkins.
11318"Once a Con"Richard LangRobert Dellinger,
Michael Seims
3 March 1977 (1977-03-03)
The main suspect in the murder of a coed is a prison inmate enrolled in a special program. With John Rubinstein.
11419"Interlude"Harry FalkLarry Alexander28 April 1977 (1977-04-28)
Refusing to believe he murdered his wife, a man escapes from an institution for the criminally insane to find her. With Lois Nettleton.
11520"Dead Lift"Michael PreeceLarry Brody5 May 1977 (1977-05-05)
A bodybuilder's short temper causes murder. With Arnold Schwarzenegger.
11621"Breakup"Harry FalkAnthony Lawrence12 May 1977 (1977-05-12)
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. With Pernell Roberts.
11722"Let's Pretend We're Strangers"Walter GraumanCarol Saraceno19 May 1977 (1977-05-19)
Robbins falls for a public defender representing a psycho, who is trying to eliminate witnesses to a murder. With Linda Kelsey.
11823"Time Out"Kenneth GilbertRobert Heverly2 June 1977 (1977-06-02)
A San Quentin prison guard must hunt down the criminals who escaped while under his guard. With Cliff Gorman.
11924"The Canine Collar"Harry FalkRobert M. Young9 June 1977 (1977-06-09)
Mike and Dan pursue a smuggler who will stop at nothing to locate a dog collar containing stolen diamonds. With George Dzundza.

TV-movie

"Back to the Streets of San Francisco" (2 hrs) / Original air date: 27 January 1992 (1992-01-27)

Captain Mike Stone is trying to find out who killed his long-time partner Steve Keller. Also, Stone must decide which of two inspectors to recommend for the position of Lieutenant: a woman (Debrah Farentino) with "Dirty Harry" tendencies, or a man (Conor O'Farrell) who reminds him of Keller.

Directed by Mel Damski; written by William Yates.[2]

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