Adam-12 Season 5 The Beast 1973
Malloy and Reed are given an older cruiser with 300 miles to go until retirement. They quickly learn the car is extremely unreliable and barely works: the accelerator surges, the glove compartment door constantly drops on Reed's knees, the water hose breaks while they are sneaking up on a prowler suspect (actually just a man who once lived there), their malfunctioning taillights prevent them from writing a ticket to a citizen whose car had the same problem, the distributor cap fails when trying to respond to another call, and finally, after capturing a pursuit suspect, the car's brakes fail and the unmanned car totals itself on a light pole. Another call regarding a truck loading up at a warehouse leads to the arrest of a large group of organized burglars after Malloy notices a slight discrepancy in their otherwise foolproof plan.
- Released: 1973-01-31
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, William Boyett
- Director: Jack Webb
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1. Dirt Duel 1972-09-13
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2. The Late Baby 1972-09-20
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3. Airdrop 1972-09-27
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4. Lost And Found 1972-10-04
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5. Training Wheels 1972-10-12
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6. Badge Heavy 1972-10-25
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7. Harry Nobody 1972-11-08
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8. The Surprise 1972-11-15
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9. Vendetta 1972-11-22
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10. The Chaser 1972-12-06
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11. Hot Spell 1972-12-13
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12. Gifts and Long Letters 1972-12-20
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13. O'Brien's Stand 1973-01-03
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14. Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 1973-01-10
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15. Clear with a Civilian: Part 2 1973-01-17
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16. Citizen's Arrest - 484 1973-01-24
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17. The Beast 1973-01-31
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18. Killing Ground 1973-02-07
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19. Night Watch 1973-02-14
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20. Suspended 1973-02-21
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21. A Fool and His Money 1973-02-28
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22. Anatomy of a 415 1973-03-07
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23. Keeping Tabs 1973-03-14
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24. Easy Rap 1973-03-21
