The Rookies

Season 41972

The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.

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23 Episodes

E01 Concrete Valley, Neon Sky

In the introductory episode of the series, the presence of several street gangs contributes to a tension-filled atmosphere. The Rookies are assigned with the challenge of maintaining order amongst the rivaling street gangs, with Willie Gillis arising as the mediator between the gangs.

September 11, 1972

E02 Dead, Like a Lost Dream

Terry and Willie, while doing routine spot checks, uncover a petty thief involved in a larger fur scandal. He agrees to give information against the two criminals who orchestrated the plan. However, due to a technicality, their trial is dismissed and they set their eyes on revenge. After several attempts to drag him back into their world of crime, Webster puts an end to the two felons criminal actions.

September 18, 1972

E03 The Informant

Willie, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, is struck by a bullet in the leg by a criminal wearing a monster mask. He is left paralyzed temporarily. Further investigation reveals a criminal's passion for horror films. As the case becomes more complex, Terry and Danko track the small-time crooks down to an auction, where they foolishly try to escape the law.

September 25, 1972

E04 The Commitment

Terry and Willie become involved with Brother Toby, a former drug addict now turned evangelist. They admire his mission to help other junkies become sober. He is framed by the father of one of his followers, because of the father's disagreement with Toby's religious beliefs. He is put in the situation where it appears that he violates his parole by selling drugs. Willie and Terry have the harrowing task of proving Toby innocent.

October 2, 1972

E05 Covenant with Death

A man disguised as a police officer kidnaps the daughter of a wealthy family, the Sloans. The Police Squad are quick to react to the kidnapping. The kidnapper writes a ransom note demanding two hundred thousand dollars, Meanwhile, Danko, Webster and Gillis notice that Ryker appears to be distracted. A fainting spell places him in the hospital, where he confides in Jill that the kidnapped girl may in fact be his biological daughter.

October 9, 1972

E06 Time is the Fire

Responding to a robbery complaint, Webster and Gillis arrive at the building and enter into a criminal-chase. Thinking he is being fired at, Gillis returns gunshots. He strikes one of the criminals, David Palmer, only to find out that the teen is unarmed and now gravely injured. Gillis is overcome with guilt. An inquest is scheduled until the teen dies on the operating table. Later that evening, Gillis receives the first of several anonymous phone calls informing him that he did not kill David Palmer; the Squad, consequently, begins further investigation.

October 16, 1972

E07 The Bear That Didn't Get Up

Assigned with the task of protecting a valuable witness, Danko and the Officers must exercise caution regarding visitors to the prison. When a professional killer disguises himself as a professor seeking to interview Sol (the witness), Danko denies him the opportunity. Nevertheless, Danko does agree to help the 'professor' by accompanying him to an aircraft hanger where he claims he is meeting a friend.

October 23, 1972

E08 Dirge for Sunday

After three woman are murdered, the Police Squad takes action. In order to solve the mysterious murders and prevent future ones, the Squad welcomes two women officers to the force, Dawson and Conway. A plan is created which places Dawson and Conway in an apartment complex together, with Webster and Gillis across the hall.

October 30, 1972

E09 The Good Die Young

In an effort to prove he's no 'old man', Officer Danko chases down a fleeing criminal. While he succeeds in apprehending the thief, his partners Webster and Gillis fail to catch the criminal's brother, who is also running from the law. Danko testifies in court against the criminal he caught, thereby infuriating the brother who is unassumingly observing in the courtroom. Consequently, he begins to terrorize Danko's wife, Jill, with mysterious phone calls. Not wanting to upset her husband, Jill confides in his co-officers. When Danko finds out, he is confronted with the issue of whether or not to change his testimony in court, to appease the terrorizing felon and save he and his wife.

November 13, 1972

E10 To Taste of Terror

The rookies are given the task of protecting a controversial Army General who has recently returned to the country after serving in Vietnam. The rookies must deal with mob control, as well as actively track down a sniper who hits the General. The rookies most valuable clue is an old army rifle, used in the General's shooting, whose owner the rookies must uncover.

November 20, 1972

E11 A Deadly Velocity

The police squadron has a new terror on their hands: two snipers who are shooting indiscriminately at anyone who is dressed in a uniform. Terry Webster, who unfortunately loses his eyesight, is their most recent target.

November 27, 1972

E12 A Bloody Shade of Blue

Easy Wyatt is a cop with many years behind him on the force. His ranch has recently been the target of destruction in a new plan to build a freeway. Wyatt is becoming mentally unstable, and his instability is slowly spiraling deeper and deeper. Once the best officer in the squad, Wyatt's shaky state is evident when he attempts to prevent the bulldozers from digging by holding them at gunpoint.

December 11, 1972

E13 A Very Special Piece of Ground

The rookies are on the hunt for a runaway girl. Their strongest clue to solving the case is a tattooed foot. However, the rookies are missing a vital piece of information: the man that claims to be the girl's father is actually the one who is out to murder her, and is the cause for her self-imposed disappearance.

December 18, 1972

E14 Rabbits on the Runway

Gillis enters a tough situation when he is presented with a boy who is trapped in a police car which is on fire. He chooses to shoot the boy, promptly catching the internal affairs division's attention. They launch an investigation into the event and Gillis to see if he has committed a mercy killing, and to try to get closure in the case.

December 25, 1972

E15 Tarnished Idol

In their off duty time, the rookies become involved in a camp for deviant, delinquent children and adolescents. Because of their involvement, the community's view regarding them, and the police force as a whole, is at risk.

January 8, 1973

E16 Crossfire

A junkie addicted to dope sets his eye on swiping 82 million dollars worth of cocaine which has been confiscated. He will soon find that his plan is confronted with complications: the police have tagged the drugs for disposal in the ocean.

January 15, 1973

E17 Snow Job

An old friend of Terry Webster's unleashes an attack on a patrol car officer. Webster investigates further to try and discover the logic behind the seemingly nonsensical incident.

January 29, 1973

E18 Point of Impact

A daring plan is crafted by a convict's wife to release a prisoner from incarceration: an innocent and helpless police officer, who is undergoing surgery, is taken hostage. The rest of the medical staff in the operating room is also put at risk, including Jill Danko, Mike Danko's wife.

February 5, 1973

E19 Three Hours to Kill

An extremely ill young boy is desperately waiting for a suitable bone marrow donor; without a bone marrow transplant, he will die shortly. However, the biggest obstacle is that the boy's father, who has compatible marrow and is the only possible donor, is currently on the run. He is trying to evade the police as well as the syndicate.

February 12, 1973

E20 The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a.) The Wheel of Death

The rookies try to disengage a robbery network by leaving the undesirable city slums and working in the suburbs. They discover that the main suspect is a dear, old friend of Lieutenant Ryker's. The man is also a special security guard of the community.

February 19, 1973

E21 Life Robbery (a.k.a.) Tribute to a Veteran

The rookies are presented with a ""difficult"" court case. While the case is essentially an open and shut, obvious manslaughter conviction, trouble arises: the most important element in the conviction, the only witness, is discovered to suffer from mental retardation.

February 26, 1973

E22 A Farewell Tree from Marly

The rookies may be confronted with a problem worse than the nurse who holds a grudge against all police officers: they discover that her younger brother is associating with thugs who are the organizers of a current neighborhood protection scandal.

March 5, 1973

E23 Easy Money

March 19, 1973

The Rookies

E01 Concrete Valley, Neon Sky

E02 Dead, Like a Lost Dream

E03 The Informant

E04 The Commitment

E05 Covenant with Death

E06 Time is the Fire

E07 The Bear That Didn't Get Up

E08 Dirge for Sunday

E09 The Good Die Young

E10 To Taste of Terror

E11 A Deadly Velocity

E12 A Bloody Shade of Blue

E13 A Very Special Piece of Ground

E14 Rabbits on the Runway

E15 Tarnished Idol

E16 Crossfire

E17 Snow Job

E18 Point of Impact

E19 Three Hours to Kill

E20 The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a.) The Wheel of Death

E21 Life Robbery (a.k.a.) Tribute to a Veteran

E22 A Farewell Tree from Marly

E23 Easy Money

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E01 Concrete Valley, Neon Sky

E02 Dead, Like a Lost Dream

E03 The Informant

E04 The Commitment

E05 Covenant with Death

E06 Time is the Fire

E07 The Bear That Didn't Get Up

E08 Dirge for Sunday

E09 The Good Die Young

E10 To Taste of Terror

E11 A Deadly Velocity

E12 A Bloody Shade of Blue

E13 A Very Special Piece of Ground

E14 Rabbits on the Runway

E15 Tarnished Idol

E16 Crossfire

E17 Snow Job

E18 Point of Impact

E19 Three Hours to Kill

E20 The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a.) The Wheel of Death

E21 Life Robbery (a.k.a.) Tribute to a Veteran

E22 A Farewell Tree from Marly

E23 Easy Money