The Rookies
The Rookies
TV ShowEnded

The Rookies

6.8 / 10
1972
4 seasons
93 episodes
DramaCrime

The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.

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Seasons

  • Concrete Valley, Neon Sky

    1.Concrete Valley, Neon Sky

    11-09-197260m

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

  • Dead, Like a Lost Dream

    2.Dead, Like a Lost Dream

    18-09-197260m

    The division is under investigation for misconduct, following several citizen complaints. When a complaint against African-American Officer Webster contains no racial references de...

  • The Informant

    3.The Informant

    25-09-197260m

    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 committing. But when the thugs take his g...

  • The Commitment

    4.The Commitment

    02-10-197260m

    Gillis is severly injured during an armed robbery. The doctors inform him that further surgery could leave him paralyzed leaving the police officer not knowing what to do.

  • Covenant with Death

    5.Covenant with Death

    09-10-197260m

    Against advice of their lieutenant, Webster and Gillis are charmed by Toby Jones (Louis Gossett Jr.) who leads an evangelical church fighting drug use. When Gillis spots Jones flee...

  • Time is the Fire

    6.Time is the Fire

    16-10-197246m

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

  • The Bear That Didn't Get Up

    7.The Bear That Didn't Get Up

    23-10-197260m

    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 caller gives reason to believe another pe...

  • Dirge for Sunday

    8.Dirge for Sunday

    30-10-197260m

    Assigned with the task of protecting a valuable witness, Danko and the Officers must exercise caution regarding visitors to the prison. When a professional killer disguises himself...

  • The Good Die Young

    9.The Good Die Young

    13-11-197260m

    After three woman are murdered, the Police Squad takes action. In order to solve the mysterious murders and prevent future ones, the Squad welcomes two women officers to the force,...

  • To Taste of Terror

    10.To Taste of Terror

    20-11-197260m

    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 partners Webster and Gillis fail to catch th...

  • A Deadly Velocity

    11.A Deadly Velocity

    27-11-197260m

    The rookies are given the task of protecting a controversial Army General who has recently returned to the country after serving in Vietnam. The rookies must deal with mob control,...

  • A Bloody Shade of Blue

    12.A Bloody Shade of Blue

    11-12-197260m

    Investigating a shooting, the Rookies learn the victim Miller wore a police uniform as a costume. In the next attack, Webster loses his sight temporarily; despite this disability,...

  • A Very Special Piece of Ground

    13.A Very Special Piece of Ground

    18-12-197260m

    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 reporting on his growing rage on and off the...

  • Rabbits on the Runway

    14.Rabbits on the Runway

    25-12-197260m

    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 unaware he has lied to them from the start.

  • Tarnished Idol

    15.Tarnished Idol

    08-01-197360m

    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 bomb Gills for revenge.

  • Crossfire

    16.Crossfire

    15-01-197360m

    Webster teams with a jaded and cynical veteran African-American police officer, RC Taylor. Mark Culpepper claims to have seen a crime but Taylor doesn't believe him. At a camp for...

  • Snow Job

    17.Snow Job

    29-01-197360m

    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 the cache before it's destroyed. Webster...

  • Point of Impact

    18.Point of Impact

    05-02-197360m

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

  • Three Hours to Kill

    19.Three Hours to Kill

    12-02-197360m

    A daring plan is crafted by a convict's wife to release a prisoner from incarceration: an innocent and helpless police officer, who is undergoing surgery, is taken hostage. The res...

  • The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a.) The Wheel of Death

    20.The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a.) The Wheel of Death

    19-02-197360m

    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, he doesn't know that he's the only donor...

  • Life Robbery (a.k.a.) Tribute to a Veteran

    21.Life Robbery (a.k.a.) Tribute to a Veteran

    26-02-197360m

    The rookies try to disengage a robbery network by leaving the undesirable city slums and working in the suburbs. They discover that the main suspect is a dear, old friend of Lieute...

  • A Farewell Tree from Marly

    22.A Farewell Tree from Marly

    05-03-197360m

    The rookies are presented with a ""difficult"" court case. While the case is essentially an open and shut, obvious manslaughter conviction, trouble arises: the most important eleme...

  • Easy Money

    23.Easy Money

    19-03-197360m

    The rookies may be confronted with a problem worse than the nurse who holds a grudge against all police officers: they discover that her younger brother is associating with thugs w...

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