Episode guide

Adam-12: Season 3

26 episodes · first aired Sep 19, 1970

This is a list of episodes from the third season of Adam-12.

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1 Log 174: Loan Sharks Sep 19, 1970 · 30m Malloy and Reed try to investigate a series of beatings at a plant resulting from a loan shark operation, but the employees refuse to talk until the son of one employee stands up to…
2 Log 035: Easy Bare Rider Sep 26, 1970 · 30m Malloy and Reed investigate the mysterious source behind a boy's suspicious spending spree, wield a blanket instead of gun during a disrobed driver's DUI arrest and bust up a car parts…
3 Log 095: Purse Snatcher Oct 3, 1970 · 30m Reed and Malloy have to think outside the box to capture an intelligent yet neglected teenage purse snatcher. Their efforts to talk sense into him before he commits a much more serious…
4 Log 045: Bright Boy Oct 10, 1970 · 30m Reed and Malloy report to a burglary call that was witnessed by a boy with a photographic memory. Afterward, they are called to the scene of two drunk men shooting at a box of dynamite at…
5 Log 065: Cigarettes, Cars and Wild, Wild Women Oct 17, 1970 · 30m The officers bring down an auto-theft ring where young girls get rides with the victims, steal their cars, and take them to a "chop shop". Other calls include an elderly woman who ran a…
6 Log 055: Missing Child Oct 31, 1970 · 30m Malloy and Reed investigate a missing child with a Band-Aid on her leg. Other calls include rescuing a cat and birds from a woman who was trying to get rid of them using gas, apprehending…
7 Log 075: Have a Nice Weekend Nov 7, 1970 · 30m The shift starts with Reed being taken hostage by a woman out of her mind. Malloy and Reed are faced with multiple reports of burglaries and the thieves appear to be young boys. After a…
8 Log 105: Elegy for a Pig Nov 21, 1970 · 30m Officer Malloy pays tribute to Officer Tom Porter, who has recently fallen in the line of duty. Malloy recounts the close friendship they developed while training at the academy, as well…
9 Log 025: Indians Nov 28, 1970 · 30m Malloy and reed hunt down a suspect who has been bombing downtown storefronts. Then they report to a scuffle between two native americans at a bar that the bartender thinks may be a…
10 Log 135: Arson Dec 5, 1970 · 30m Malloy and Reed search for a serial arsonist who spawns a copycat, settle a domestic dispute that results from a love triangle, rescue a man who wandered onto the ledge of a high rise and…
11 Log 096: Pilgrimage Dec 19, 1970 · 30m It's Christmas Eve in Los Angeles, and Malloy and Reed track down a suspect who beat and mugged a rescue mission Santa, who later gets arrested himself. They also respond to an…
12 Log 085: Sign of the Twins Dec 26, 1970 · 30m Malloy and Reed start the shift with a call to a liquor store robbery, where a fellow officer was shot but the owner of the store appears to be lying. Further investigation pushes the…
13 Log 175: Con Artists Jan 2, 1971 · 30m Reed and Malloy respond to a car rollover where a good samaritan makes matters worse. Afterward, they respond to several victims of a well-known family of seasonal home improvement con…
14 Log 115: Gang War Jan 9, 1971 · 30m Officer Reed loses a robbery suspect while in foot pursuit. Afterward, he and Malloy try to help a priest prevent bloodshed between rival hispanic gangs, and then respond to a battered…
15 Log 026: LEMRAS Jan 16, 1971 · 30m Malloy and Reed drive up on a convenience store robbery in progress, which results in the suspects taking hostages. Later, they pull over a reckless driver who has just committed a heinous…
16 Log 155: I.A.D. Jan 21, 1971 · 30m Officer Tony Johnson finds out he has been accused of a shakedown just after saving Malloy's life during a shootout. Reed and Malloy set out to find a bar girl named Ginger who Johnson…
17 Log 066: The Vandals Jan 28, 1971 · 30m Reed and Malloy have a gun pulled on them after stopping a car that turns out to be stolen, but the contents of the trunk link the two suspects to an even more sinister crime. Afterward, a…
18 Log 036: Man Between Feb 4, 1971 · 30m Officer Reed, who is an optimist and still has faith in the human race, is subjected to ridicule from Officer Wells after he is swindled twice. On patrol, he and Malloy come to the aid of…
19 Log 165: Once a Cop Feb 11, 1971 · 30m Malloy and Reed are on patrol, and find a homeless man stabbed. They take a retired policeman, Jack Donohoe (who lives nearby), in for questioning, but he is released when the real suspect…
20 Log 076: Militants Feb 18, 1971 · 30m The officers respond to a shooting involving police and two black men, one of which was shot by one of the officers and later found dead in an alley. The dead man was the younger brother…
21 Log 164: The Poachers Feb 25, 1971 · 30m Malloy and Reed's day begins with a police garage employee taking a joyride in a police car (Code 3), later finding a young woman trying to cash an old age benefits check she found…
22 Log 016: Child in Danger Mar 4, 1971 · 30m Malloy has to shoot one of two robbery suspects, then the officers counsel a young woman in a bad neighborhood not to hang around (she is later kidnapped by two men claiming to fix her…
23 Log 056: Vice Versa Mar 11, 1971 · 30m Malloy celebrates his birthday by having to let Reed drive 1-Adam-12 (due to Malloy allowing his driver's license to expire) and is nervous about his young partner driving the car. Calls…
24 Log 106: Post Time Mar 18, 1971 · 30m After beginning the search for a well known suspect who just stole a 600-pound offset printing press, Reed and Malloy try to convince an 85-year-old man to leave the soon-to-be demolished…
25 Log 088: Reason to Run Apr 1, 1971 · 30m Malloy and Reed are called to a riding stable run by retired actor Slim Berkeley. The owner is careless about trusting people and has $100 and a gold belt buckle stolen. Because of a…
26 Log 125: Safe Job Apr 15, 1971 · 30m Malloy and Reed investigate a series of safe jobs, which all seem to tie in with a retired safecracker who is taking care of his orphaned niece and nephew, and after a "tip" from him…