The Case of the Dangerous Robin
TV ShowEnded

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

1960
1 season
38 episodes
CrimeDrama

The Case of the Dangerous Robin is an American crime drama series which aired in syndication from October 1960, to July 1961. The series stars Rick Jason. It was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Golden Jade Chop

    18-10-196030m

    The opening episode is about the recovery of a $200.000 jade piece in Acapulco by Robin Scott, insurance investigator extraordinaire.

  • Ep 2

    2.Guatemalan Gambit

    24-10-196030m

    Investigating one of many Insurance frauds perpetrated in Guatemala, Robin Scott faces unexpected hazards. Robin runs afoul of big game hunter Mentolmo and a beautiful local busine...

  • Ep 3

    3.To Coin a Crime (aka On Consignment)

    31-10-196030m

    In Geneva, a masked band of thieves steal a valuable coin collection at gunpoint. Robin is put on the case, and finds out among other things, the stolen ducats were fakes.

  • Ep 4

    4.Flight to the Desert (aka Arabian Gold)

    07-11-196030m

    Insurance agent Robin Scott is assigned to investigate an airplane, carrying half a million dollars in gold in payment for Arabian oil, which has been hijacked at the Tripoli airpo...

  • Ep 5

    5.Nightmare

    15-11-196030m

    A bus carrying a number of people including Emma Stroud has been blown up by a bomb planted in her luggage by her son, Gilbert. Robin, investigating the case, is convinced that Gil...

  • Ep 6

    6.Savage Street (aka Man in the Shadows)

    21-11-196030m

    Robin goes to Paris to try to find two highly insured emeralds belonging to Caroline Agoura, which ostensibly went overboard with her late husband, Paul. By working with Tou Tou,...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Bard Disappears

    28-11-196030m

    A heavily insured Shakespeare First Folio is stolen from London University. Robin Scott is hired to Investigate the theft. His probe points to a collector and a shady character nam...

  • Ep 8

    8.Heart of Buddha

    05-12-196030m

    Robin Scott makes a strange alliance with a robber baron. Kang, the robber chieftain, who is accused of stealing the fabulous "Heart of Buddha" ruby. Robin contrives to be captured...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Pay Off

    12-12-196030m

    Robin Scott becomes a sniper's target because he drives a sports car identical to that of the assassin’s intended victim. The victim turns out to be a famous rock-and-roll singer a...

  • Ep 10

    10.Zippered Notebook

    19-12-196030m

    When Anthony McCord, an American scientist, is attacked and highly sensitive research papers are stolen, insurance investigator Robin Scott (Rick Jason) decides to force the culpri...

  • Ep 11

    11.Temporary Widow

    26-12-196030m

    Thelma Henderson is missing, and Rick discovers that her husband Walter has heavily insured her life.

  • Ep 12

    12.The Heartbreak Gang

    02-01-196130m

    The theft of $100,000 worth of jewels from a Long Island socialite introduces Robin Scott to a gang of dangerous hoodlums disguised as playboys.

  • Ep 13

    13.Jungle Quest

    09-01-196130m

    Robin investigates the unlikely story by Addison Hanks, a famous author, that his heavily insured original manuscript has been stolen by Mozambique tribesmen.

  • Ep 14

    14.The Strad

    16-01-196130m

    While inquiring into the theft of Maestro Ascoli's Stradivarius, Robin uncovers a fraud.

  • Ep 15

    15.The Key Man

    23-01-196130m

    As an expert in insurance murders, Robin is propositioned by a mysterious, but distinguished, gentleman named Graves to kill James Clayton. The job requires an expert because Clayt...

  • Ep 16

    16.Policy of Murder

    30-01-196130m

    Robin is persuaded by an English insurance company friend to investigate a small oil company on the Dutch-owned island of Curacao, where an unusually high number of fatal accidents...

  • Ep 17

    17.Spell of Danger

    06-02-196130m

    A wealthy heavily insured widow drowns in an Indian well in Arizona and Robin matches wits with a hypnotherapist in his search for a killer.

  • Ep 18

    18.Brink Of Disaster

    09-02-196130m

    After committing murder to win another man's wife and 100,000-dollar insurance money, the killer finds he must keep the dead man "alive" for three days.

  • Ep 19

    19.Baubles And Bullets

    20-02-1961

    A notorious jewel thief turns up in New York just when a well-known jewelry shop is to open a display of some valuable gems.

  • Ep 20

    20.The Genuine Fake

    23-02-196130m

    An ex-con is let out of prison after several years. His plan: to kill Robin, the man who sent him to jail.

  • Ep 21

    21.The Tunnel

    06-03-196130m

    A dying man tips Robin off about the biggest bank robbery plan in history.

  • Ep 22

    22.The Dead Ringer

    13-03-196130m

    A bird-watching expedition with Phyllis turns into a murder hunt for Robin Scott. Robin encounters a gang that specializes in a particular brand of fraud--the bodies of unknown tra...

  • Ep 23

    23.Doll of Death

    20-03-196130m

    A heavily insured item is stolen from Harry Medford. The item: a cheap rag doll. Robin goes to Mexico City in hopes of recovering a stolen miniature cradle containing valuable carg...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Deadly Impersonation

    20-03-196130m

    Robin Scott's apartment is burglarized and bugged by a clever gang of swindlers, headed by Fred Caine, an unscrupulous private eye, and Jack Hayes, who looks and talks like Robin.

  • Ep 25

    25.Amsterdam Lapidary

    03-04-196130m

    The demise of a famous locksmith and the disappearance of the Granada diamond brings Scott to Amsterdam. An Amsterdam jeweler is extremely upset, and for good reason. The fabulous...

  • Ep 26

    26.China Passage

    10-04-196130m

    Rumor has it that a valuable cargo of tin was thrown overboard during a storm. Robin heads for the Orient to check out the report.

  • Ep 27

    27.The Unthinkables

    17-04-196130m

    The State Unemployment Insurance Organization calls Robin to investigate a young boy found beaten to death with 5 Social Security cards in his pocket.

  • Ep 28

    28.The Big Baffle

    24-04-196130m

    Robin investigates when a heavily insured racehorse falls in a stakes race, killing both horse and jockey.

  • Ep 29

    29.The Patient Died

    01-05-196130m

    A famous surgeon and a playboy are suspects in the death of a multi-millionaire.

  • Ep 30

    30.Design For Death

    08-05-196130m

    Robin is sent to investigate a disaster at sea that is covered very heavily by insurance.

  • Ep 31

    31.Wheel of Misfortune

    15-05-196130m

    Three business partners plot a bizarre suicide scheme. The businessmen decide to gamble two of their lives, the survivor to collect on a mutual insurance policy

  • Ep 32

    32.A Matter of Life

    22-05-196130m

    Scott goes to Manila to investigate the theft of life-saving drugs intended for use in an epidemic of hepatitis on Mindanao.

  • Ep 33

    33.Destination: Jav-a

    29-05-196130m

    Robin investigates the possibility of foul play in a coffee plantation fire --and winds up as a murder suspect.

  • Ep 34

    34.Falling Star

    05-06-196130m

    Robin comes to Hollywood to investigate the accidental on-the-set shooting of a film star. Robin's investigation of an insurance hoax is made more urgent by the discovery of a corp...

  • Ep 35

    35.Man on the Run

    12-06-196130m

    Robin is assigned to expose an insurance fraud ring. Caught by mob members, the investigator stays alive by blackmailing the racket "brains". An innocent man faces death in the ele...

  • Ep 36

    36.The Fabulous Flopper

    19-06-196130m

    Robin Scott investigates a National fraud ring which fakes personal injury claims.

  • Ep 37

    37.Missing Money

    26-06-196130m

    When convicted robber Al Martin is finally paroled, Robin sets out to recover the money Martin stole.

  • Ep 38

    38.Moment of Truth

    01-07-196130m

    Pepe Montillo, one of Spain's most famous matadors, has abruptly stopped fighting. Robin investigates the theft of a jewel laden image of The Virgin of Macarena in order to protect...

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