The Rookies (1972)

In the introductory episode of the series, the presence of several street gangs contributes to a tension-filled atmosphere. The Rookies are…

The division is under investigation for misconduct, following several citizen complaints. When a complaint against African-American Officer…

Officer's Webster and Gillis try to help a young man break away from two thugs who are using him as their wheel-man for robberies they are…

Gillis is severly injured during an armed robbery. The doctors inform him that further surgery could leave him paralyzed leaving the police…

Against advice of their lieutenant, Webster and Gillis are charmed by Toby Jones (Louis Gossett Jr.) who leads an evangelical church fighti…

A young woman, Andrea Sloan, is kidnapped and held for ransom. Complications ensue.

Willie struggles to cope with the death of a young man he shot during a break-in who appeared to be unarmed. That is until an unidentified…

Assigned with the task of protecting a valuable witness, Danko and the Officers must exercise caution regarding visitors to the prison. Whe…

After three woman are murdered, the Police Squad takes action. In order to solve the mysterious murders and prevent future ones, the Squad…

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 par…

The rookies are given the task of protecting a controversial Army General who has recently returned to the country after serving in Vietnam…

Investigating a shooting, the Rookies learn the victim Miller wore a police uniform as a costume. In the next attack, Webster loses his sig…

Danko's veteran partner (Earl Holliman) loses his family ranch and unborn son in a single day. Danko doesn't want to add to his woes by rep…

A shady man claims to be the father of a runaway teen who's recently crossed the path of Gills. The rookies set out to find her for him una…

Gills arrests a washed up fighter (Lou Antonio) who's still connected enough to get bailed out in hours. The bitter drunk decides to fire b…

Webster teams with a jaded and cynical veteran African-American police officer, RC Taylor. Mark Culpepper claims to have seen a crime but T…

Country, a small time hood with a cocaine addiction, learns that police HQ is storing a large amount of drugs. He becomes involved to steal…

Terry investigates an old friend's apparently purposeless attack on a cop.

A daring plan is crafted by a convict's wife to release a prisoner from incarceration: an innocent and helpless police officer, who is unde…

Widower father Frank Essex targets a local criminal organization to pay for his son's hospital stay. On the run from both sides of the law,…

The rookies try to disengage a robbery network by leaving the undesirable city slums and working in the suburbs. They discover that the mai…

The rookies are presented with a ""difficult"" court case. While the case is essentially an open and shut, obvious manslaughter conviction,…

The rookies may be confronted with a problem worse than the nurse who holds a grudge against all police officers: they discover that her yo…