

Chopper One
Chopper One was a short-lived ABC drama/adventure television series in early 1974 depicting the activities of a California police helicopter team. The program aired in a half-hour time slot on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern. It aired adjacent to Firehouse, an action-drama series about a Los Angeles fire station. Chopper One was cancelled after six months and Firehouse ended in the following month.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Chopper One
17-01-1974A swanky fourteen story hotel is being robbed downtown. The team plot the arrests and how best to use the helicopter.
- Ep 2
2.Strain of Innocence
24-01-1974Burdick gets a call from a girl he once helped, who is now mixed up with some bad guys and afraid for the safety of her unborn child.
- Ep 3
3.The Bust-Out
31-01-1974Don and Gil find themselves in a dangerous predicament when their helicopter is taken over by armed gunmen.
- Ep 4
4.The Boy Who Cried Wolf
07-02-1974An invalid creates havoc when he uses a ham radio to call in fake emergencies.
- Ep 5
5.The Informer
14-02-197430mDon and Gil are asked to help secure a witness by using the chopper to transport him to the safe house. But when they get there, the man calls his wife and tells her where he is. S...
- Ep 6
6.The Drop
21-02-1974When the daughter of a doctor is kidnapped. The kidnappers then call her father to tell him of their demands. And it seems he wants the police to make the ransom drop using a chopp...
- Ep 7
7.Ambush
28-02-1974When anti-police militants offer a reward to anyone who can shoot down the "pig spy helicopter," Foley and Burdick's lives are in danger from rooftop snipers.
- Ep 8
8.The Copperhead
07-03-1974A respected officer is suspected of reselling guns that were confiscated by the police.
- Ep 9
9.Killing Time
14-03-1974Mitch's wife's been kidnapped. They call him to tell him that they want the chopper grounded, so he damages it so it won't fly. Gil and Don who suspect something talks to him and h...
- Ep 10
10.Deadly Carrier
21-03-1974Gil and Don are working on a case involving illegal aliens. But they learn that one of the aliens is carrying a contagious disease, so a doctor is assigned to accompany them. And D...
- Ep 11
11.The Scramble
28-03-1974Chopper cop Gil goes undercover to race in a motorcycle scramble. He's investigating renegade cyclists who have been robbing business establishments near the races.
- Ep 12
12.The Hijacking
04-04-1974During a period of fuel shortages, Foley and Burdick work to help bust a gang that is hijacking gasoline tanker trucks.
- Ep 13
13.Downtime
11-04-1974Thinking that they will be able to relax while their chopper is undergoing repairs, Burdick and Foley find that they must race the clock to locate an extortionist before his bomb g...
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