Sunday, February 19, 2017

Wednesday Warrior (Season 4, Episode 24)

Episode 102

Reed's on his way to roll call or the break room when somebody tells him to "wait up". 

Supposedly, Jim knows Al from night school. When did Jim start night school?
It's Jim's friend from night school, Al, fresh out of the academy and ready for his first ride in a black and white as a reserve officer. Jim's proud of his friend and curious to know who he drew as a partner.

"Ed Wells, I just met him a few minutes ago. He seems like a pretty sharp guy. Maybe you could tell me something about him. You know I want to make a good first impression."
("The Ferret" has given up on eco-radicalism and decided to become a reserve police officer.)
Jim ponders that one for a second and then craftily avoids answering when he spots Pete coming out of the break room.
"Oh, Pete, I'd like you to meet Al Porter."
"Al was just asking me about Ed Wells."
[And since I can't think of anything nice to say, maybe you can save me.]
"Just do whatever Ed tells you and everything'll be fine."
But, that doesn't answer Al's question. He wants to know what Ed's personality is like. While Jim struggles to find words that won't scare Al off, Pete jumps in with a diplomatic description.
"He's very definite."
Al likes the sound of that, a "definite" guy is exactly the type of partner he wants for his first time out on the streets. Now that Al's question has been answered, these three boys in blue should be getting on to roll call. But, Jim has suddenly remembered that he left something in his locker. 

Ed knows why Jim is there as soon as he sees him, but he doesn't want to discuss the subject of his new partner. Jim's not looking for a long discourse, either, he just wants to ask Ed to take it easy on Al. 
"Why? Because you figure he can't cut it?" asks Ed.
No, Jim knows his friend can do the job. Al graduated at the top of his reserve class at the academy. He just wants Ed to give him an even break. Ed assures Jim he has nothing to worry about it, he has it all figured out. He's going to put Al in charge of all the paperwork. Ed figures Al, a full-time engineer, should feel right at home sharpening pencils and filling out forms. Ed's goal is to keep Al out of physical altercations since he doesn't think Al could take a box of cookies away from a Girl Scout.
"Ed, why don't you do us all a favor?"
"What's that?"
"Grow up."
When they start their patrol, Pete can tell his partner is upset by the way he handles the mic.  He tells Jim that he shouldn't let Wells get to him and tries to make him see the bright side of the situation.
"But look at it this way, if he can cut it with Wells, he can cut it with anybody."
That may be, but Jim doesn't think Porter should have to put up with Wells for the ten dollars a month he is making as a reserve officer. Pete doesn't think it will be that bad. Wells may be a wise guy, but he's not a bad cop; he'll take good care of Al.


Reed will have to put his worries about his friend aside for the time being, they've just been called to Westside Park for a 415.


At the park Malloy and Reed find a group of long-haired young people arguing with the park superintendent. The kids plan on camping out in the park tonight, but the superintendent has been trying to tell them they have to be out by nine thirty when the park closes. The young people refused to listen to the superintendent, so he called the police to talk some sense into them.


Malloy reiterates what the superintendent has told them. If they're in the park after nine thirty, they'll be arrested. The kids don't see that they have any other options. They came to Los Angeles for the rock concert and they haven't been able to find lodging. Frustrated with the lack of service they are getting from the LAPD, the long hairs turn their backs to the police.


But Reed may have a solution to their problem. There's a church in Santa Monica with a lot of grass and trees around it, plenty of space to camp. Reed thinks the priest, Father Donnelly, would let the kids camp there. If they stayed on the church grounds, the kids wouldn't be in violation of the law. The curfew wouldn't apply to the church since it is private property, not a city park. 


The lead longhair thinks this is too good to be true. But Reed assures him it's not, he even offers to stop by and tell Father Donnelly to expect the group. Alright, the kids can trust these two cops, but what about the rest of them? Won't other members of the LAPD hassle them if they see them camping out around the church?


Malloy has a solution to communicating the situation to the rest of the police force. When he and Reed return to the station, they'll post a note to the bulletin board letting the rest of the force know that the kids are allowed to camp on the church grounds. 


Papa longhair is so touched by Malloy and Reed's generosity that he drops his surly attitude. He apologizes to the park superintendent and tries to thank Malloy and Reed. Reed tells him to forget it and to have a good time at the rock concert.


When they're back in the car a dispatch from the link is broadcast over the radio. X-ray-25, Wells and Porter's unit, has been called to a 211 at the bank. Since 1-Adam-12 is in the vicinity, they volunteer to back up X-ray-25.


Malloy and Reed arrive at the bank and run into the manager out front. He tells them they can put their guns away, the holdup man left about five minutes ago.
This bank gets held up all the time. Remember when it was almost robbed in "Vice Versa"?
Here's a reminder.
The manager takes Malloy and Reed inside and shows them how they preserved the scene of the robbery, just like the police tell them to do. 

He also lets them know that they teller who was held up is in a room by herself trying to recall as many details about the guy that she can. Malloy asks to talk with her. While he stays inside to do that, Reed goes outside to put out a broadcast with the suspect's description.

When Malloy first sits down with the teller, Tawnia Baker, she's having a hard time recalling anything about what just happened. Once he starts asking her questions, however, she finds that she remembers much more than she thought she did.
Miss Baker is able to recall that the holdup man had a gun, a revolver. She also remembers that he was about twenty with long, blond hair. He was also wearing jeans and a knapsack. Which, for some reason, was tied in the front, making it impossible to remove. 
Baker also tells Malloy a curious detail about the robber. He seemed even more scared than her and kept apologizing for holding her up.


As Malloy is gathering the details of the crime from Miss Baker, Wells and Porter finally show up in the parking lot. Wells explains their late arrival by telling Reed they "were all the way on the other side of the division" when they got the call. Other than that, Wells doesn't really need to explain anything else. Reed can tell their partnership isn't going well based on sheer observation.


"Get the report book, Albert."
First Wells condescendingly tells Porter to get the report book. Then, while Porter is fetching the book, Wells complains to Reed that his friend is a real "spook". Apparently, Wells can't discuss his favorite subject, sports, with him. Porter doesn't even know that the Kings are a hockey team. After Porter returns from the black and white with the report book, it's time for him and Wells to go inside and take over for Malloy.


Since a detective and Porter and Wells have now shown up at the bank, Malloy and Reed can leave. As Sgt. Edwards walks them out of the conference room he mentions that he hopes they catch the guy or guys before they hit every bank in town. Reed finds this statement odd and asks his partner about it when they're back in the patrol unit.


Malloy explains that this latest bank job was the fourth like it this week. All of the tellers were given typewritten notes by young, long-haired stickup men wearing knapsacks. But, that's where the similarities end. Other than their age and hair length, none of the bandits fit the same description and it's got the detectives going in circles.


After Malloy asks how Porter is doing and Reed gives him the update that he's getting a bad case of writer's cramp, Reed gets quiet and begins watching the car in front of them. 
He checks the hot sheet and tells Malloy that the driver is acting hinky. Malloy takes a closer a look and notices that one of the brake lights is out. Now that they've got a reason to pull the car over, Malloy turns on the reds and sounds the horn three times.


While Malloy gets out to talk to the driver Reed stays behind in the black and white and radios to communications for wants and warrants on Victor Tom Ida-242. Even though the RTO responds with "no want, no warrant", something still doesn't seem right.


For one thing, this young driver is acting overly innocent, making claims that he always tries to drive carefully by looking out for "little children and small dogs". Then there's the fact that the address on his license is wrong. He claims he lives with his aunt now since his parents were killed in a plane crash. The car also isn't registered to this kid, he says it belongs to his aunt. 


After the kid produces the registration and recites the name and address on it from memory, Malloy seems to buy his story. The young man, named Derek, even asks Malloy if he thought the car was stolen and Malloy laughingly admits the boy is right. 


Reed has his doubts about the kid's story, however. While looking through the back window he notices some children's clothes laying on the backseat. Just as Malloy is about to let Derek go with a warning to get his taillight fixed, Reed asks if his aunt has any children. Derek says she has a little six-month-old boy. Reed, either from being a father or having seen the size on the clothing tag, knows he's lying.
"You wanna try again?"

Reed points out that the clothes in the back are big enough for a three-year-old and Derek knows he's been caught, he's tries to make a break for it. His girlfriend, who's been sitting in the front seat tries to escape from the car. But, the officers of 1-Adam-12 are too fast for them. Reed grabs the girl and Malloy tackles the boy.

Suddenly, the sweet as pie Derek is telling Malloy to "shove off pig". 

"Alright, knock it off!"
After they drop Derek and his girlfriend off at the station Malloy admits that if it weren't for his partner's keen observation, he would have let that kid drive off in a hot car. Reed lets him know that's all in a day's work.
"Don't let it get to you, Pete. I'll keep you from booting the close ones."
"Mmm, lucky me."
Reed's jovial mood suddenly turns serious when he spies X-ray-25 at the curb with a car they've pulled over. He asks Malloy to drive over there so they can check it out. Malloy tells his partner that he has to stop worrying about his friend, and then drives over to the parked cars.


When they join Wells and Porter, Wells informs Malloy and Reed that they are about to witness Porter attempt "a feat of incredible difficulty". Seems the guy they pulled over was doing more than his fair share of contributing to L.A. smog. The driver insists that the exhaust on his El Camino burns clean, so Wells and Porter have arranged a demonstration. Porter will start the car once and gun it to show the guy how much smoke his car is really putting out.


Before Al starts the show he stops by to tell Ed that everything ready, he also says "hi" to his friend Jim. This irritates the impatient Ed who suggests that maybe Officer Reed can pass out cookies after they're done with the small talk. Jim doesn't hesitate in making a snappy comeback.
"Maybe Officer Wells could wind up wearing the cookies."
Wells then shoos Porter back to the car, he wants to get this over with. Malloy sees the scared look on Porter's face as he heads back to the El Camino and offers Wells a bit of advice. 
"Why don't you ease up on him, Ed?
 He'll do a better job if you stop spooking him."
Wells thinks Porter is hopeless, he describes him as "an electrical engineer who got tired of watching cops on TV".  Maybe Wells is right, maybe Malloy is right. Either way, Porter is having a rough first day on the job and it's about to get a lot rougher.
Porte slams the back end of the El Camino into the front end of X-ray-25.
[Ouch.]
Many hours later, at the end of his shift, Reed silently walks into Mac's office and hands him some paperwork. Before he breezes out the door Mac asks if something is bothering him. Reed tries to play it off and say that he's just late getting home, but Mac knows what's really going on.
"Looks to me like you've got a bad case of mother hen disease."
"Shows that much, huh?"
Mac repeats pretty much the same thing Malloy told him earlier, Reed should stop worrying about Porter. He's got one more day with Wells and he'll probably get a new partner the next time he comes in. Besides, the hard time Wells has been giving him is for Porter's own good. 
Malloy then pops into the office and announces that Reed's bus, a.k.a. Malloy's car, is leaving. Mac lets him know that Sgt. Edwards called earlier. They developed the film from the bank's camera and the guy who pulled today's job doesn't match any of the other suspects.



Malloy doesn't seem shocked by this news and he brings up something the teller said that he can't get off his mind. The robber seemed nervous and kept apologizing about what he was doing. Mac ponders this for a second then comments, perhaps in jest but maybe not, that it's almost like somebody was forcing people off the street to pull bank heists. Reed thinks this sounds crazy.
"Yeah, sure, Mac, and maybe somebody
is running a school for 211 men and
the final exam is the bank job."
The next day Jim tells Pete that Al came over to see him last night. The day riding with Wells was so tough on the reserve officer that he's considering quitting. Jim can't help but feel responsible for Al and his success as a reserve officer, it was his suggestion that motivated Al to join the Reserves. So, until he has the hang of the job, Jim and Pete will have to check up Porter. Pete sounds very excited about this.
"The answer to a policeman's prayer."
Well, if following Porter "around with a dustpan" isn't the answer to Malloy's prayers, maybe this next call is. The link operator announces that there is a 211 in a progress at the bank on Axtel Avenue. Malloy only drives over one curb while making a U-turn to head to Axtel.



Reed and Malloy drive up to the bank and quickly take position with their weapons drawn. As they stand outside, X-25 arrives as backup. A few seconds later the bandit emerges from the bank with a gun in one hand and a paper bag in the other. He's also wearing a knapsack secured with rope in the front.
"Drop the gun, mister!" 
"Don't shoot, please! It's not what you think."
Malloy orders the young man to put his hands up and come forward slowly. The terrified suspect, however, refuses. He tells the officers that they have to stay away from him, there's a bomb in his backpack. 
He was hitchhiking and was picked up by a guy who forced him at gunpoint to put on the knapsack and then hold up the bank. The guy is now listening to everything over the walkie-talkie clipped to the young man's belt. If he doesn't do as he is told, the man will detonate the bomb. The bandit tearfully begs the officers to let him go. His captor then breaks in over the walkie-talkie and threatens the kid's life if he doesn't tell the cops to get back.
"I guess that answers a lot of questions."
Pete warns the suspect that they're not going to let him walk away. The voice from the walkie-talkie tells him to take off now or he's a dead man. The kid decides to listen to the man who can blow him up and takes off running.
He sprints across the wide street and gets into a yellow car on the other side. 1-A-12 and X-25 take off after the car with their sirens blaring.


The car chase ends when the bank heist puppet master stops his car and pulls his victim out of the car. They run into a open field (Hey, maybe those hippies could have camped here!) as the police pull up. The kid passes out and the man rips the knapsack off him. He's about to run onto the freeway when Wells tries to stop him. The man stops, turns around, and throws the backpack at Wells, who catches it. 
The man produces a remote control and tells the other officers that they better stay back or he's going to blow Wells to pieces!


Porter puts his gun back in the holster without hesitation.
Reed looks nauseous at the thought of seeing
Wells' guts strewn everywhere. He slowly begins to bring his gun down.
Malloy does not give a f@#%.
Nobody tells him what to do.
But, it turns out that Porter doesn't care what this guy says either. 
He runs up to Wells, grabs the bag, and tosses it.

When the bag lands without an explosion, the guy tries to run. He knows it's all over, though, and stops when Malloy tells him to "hold it".

Once the bad guy and the guy-who-was-forced-to-be-a-bad-guy are loaded into black and whites, Wells asks Porter how he knew that it was a dummy bomb. Porter explains that he didn't know for sure, but he figured that the guy wouldn't take the chance of driving through a residential area with it if it were real. If it had been an actual bomb, somebody changing channels with a TV remote or somebody opening a garage door could have set it off. There's also the risk of a ham radio signal setting it off. 
"Oh yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Especially with the biggest ham on the LAPD right behind you."
Porter's bravery doesn't seem to score any points with Wells. Without so much as a "thank you", he sends Porter off to write up the report about what just happened. Once Porter leaves, however, and it's just Wells, Reed, and Malloy, Wells admits that Porter's action took a lot of guts. Reed asks why Wells doesn't tell Porter that. 
"I don't have to. I'm putting him up for the Medal of Valor."

The End

Do I like "Wednesday Warrior"? Not so much. Reed's "mother hen" routine gets real old real fast for several reasons. After working with Wells for years now doesn't Reed know that he may be annoying jerk, but he's an annoying jerk who does a good job? And why is Reed so protective of his friend, Al? Al's a grown man who survives his full time job and night school without Reed's interference. He also graduated at the top of his reserve class from the same academy that trained Reed, so why does Reed feel the need to be his helicopter friend? Maybe I'm just cold-hearted or self-centered, but I wouldn't treat any of my friends the way Reed treats Porter. 

I would completely hate this episode if it weren't for Wells and the tension between him and Reed. I like Wells' gruff, no-nonsense attitude. I'd be annoyed, too, if I had a job to do and Reed kept popping up asking my partner about his feelings and such. I also like the verbal sparring between Wells and Reed, especially when Reed tells Wells that he may "end up wearing the cookies". When you see the physical contrast between the two men, you have no doubt that Reed could make good on that promise. Malloy and Mac also save the episode. Between Reed, Wells, and Porter, they seem like the only sensible cops in the whole episode.

I'm going to give this episode the rating of "Acceptable", which is the same rating I gave "Eyewitness" last week. In comparing the two episodes, I've realized that they do not deserve the same rating. So, I'm going to say something I almost never say, "I was wrong". "Eyewitness" deserves the rating of "Not bad, not bad at all." "Wednesday Warrior" of these two episodes is the one that truly rates:


This is where I would normally ask you if you agree with my rating and tell you which episode I'd be covering next time. But, this week is different. I've now reached the end of the fourth season and I'm at a crossroads. One road leads to the path where I continue writing about Adam-12 and complete my journey of covering all one hundred and seventy-four episodes. The other road has me taking time for myself and exploring some other creative endeavors that I want to pursue. I'm here to tell you now that I need some time to figure out which way I want to go. So, I won't be seeing you in a week or two weeks. I'm not sure when or if I'll have another blog post. Right now, I'm going to take some time off from "Lincoln X-ray Ida", perhaps explore some other things, and then, maybe, pick up where I left off. If I don't continue this, I just want to let all of you know that I appreciate your readership and all of your comments here and on Facebook. Even if I don't complete what I set out to do, I still feel that this blog is more of a success than I ever could have dreamed. Thank you.

KMA-367







33 comments:

  1. I understand about you wanting to take more time for yourself but I want you to know how much I've enjoyed your blog and how much it has meant to me to be able to share my favorite show with you. Your insights make me laugh and see Adam 12 from different perspectives. Your blog is the highlight of my week and I will miss it very much. Whatever you decide though I am glad to have had the pleasure of sharing Adam 12! Best wishes for your future endeavors.

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    1. Thanks, Lindy. The blog has become so a huge part of my life that it will be hard to walk away with out getting to "Something Worth Dying For, Part II". But since it has become such a huge part of my life, it's also hard to find the time to do other things and balance work and family life. I probably just need to find a more efficient way to get my posts done or I need to find a way to add 2 extra hours to every day.

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  2. Have you gotten to where you don't like Adam-12 anymore?

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    1. Oh no, never! Every time I watch it, I'm reminded of how much I like it.

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  3. Take some time off, but come back for the "Matador" episodes. I know I have to take time off from my local crime watch FB group now & then, especially with life issues, & the story/book I'm working on. MTR1408 SCA1408.

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  4. Again another great blog. Keep up the great work.

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  5. Wasn't Reed going to night school to learn Spanish? idk
    Take a break, but don't quit now!

    They always make Gary Crosby so obnoxious, but in the end he always is a good sport when he is shown up.

    Reed IS very mother-y here, but I would worry too, this guy was at the top of his class at the academy?? And Wells has even gotten under Reed's skin. I like this episode, but the shnookiness of Reed's friend is kind of weird, a little over the top. Am i being like Wells? lol

    Nice entry again, Keely.

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    1. I feel like Reed's known Spanish from season 1. If he's still in a Spanish class now, he should be teaching it. Señor Reed es muy guapo (and I didn't even go to night school.)

      If book smarts count for anything at the academy, then I see how Al Porter could be at the top of his class. Al seems pretty normal to me, nervous, but he has a good attitude. Every time Reed asks him how its going, Porter says "good" like a normal person. I guess I just don't get it since Reed obviously wanted to be left to his own devices in the pilot and he doesn't treat Gus Corbin or Dana Hall like Porter.

      Glad you liked the entry.

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  6. I LOVE Reed's caring for other people! He's fair & objective with his "clientele", and he's kind & generous with his friends. I don't like no-nonsense, all-business attitudes in any venue. Malloy lets his human side show from time-to-time, in spite of his attempts to constantly portray a tough, just-the-facts example. (I find compassion really sexy in a man!) I guess that's the thing I dislike most about Wells. He really is a jerk who doesn't really ever admit he's wrong - - - like, for example, his taking credit for "Albert's" insightful actions. The only time I can remember his seeming "human" is the time he supported Reed & Malloy's decision to abandon a dangerous high-speed car chase in another episode. I didn't find Reed's reference to night school at all jarring, because he did mention Spanish classes much earlier in the series in an offhand way, like it was just something he did on his own time, without the viewers needing to know every detail of his off-duty life. He could've reasonably continued taking other classes without the viewers' knowledge. I didn't find Pete's earlier night school experiences jarring or in need of continued coverage. I just feel like both men have off-duty lives that we don't know or need to know that much about. After reading your blog and thinking about the episode in some depth, I realize that I like it more than I'd thought I did. Of course, there's NO episode that I strongly dislike. Just looking at Reed & Malloy is reward enough! (Will you continue to go to events Kent appears at, Keely? That's bound to have been an incredibly rewarding part of doing your blog, right?) I hope you enjoy your well-deserved break from what has to have been a daunting task. There are so many episodes! (Of course, I still wish the 2 guys had continued a Cop - Buddy relationship in "Nashville Beat" as a series, but no such luck.) I've often wondered how you managed the blog with your obviously busy home & work life, what with all the traveling, etc., not to mention moving in the midst of it all! Whether or not you decide to resume your blog later, I hope you know how much your efforts have meant to all of us "out here". I've enjoyed it so much. Thank you!

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  7. Hi Keely,
    I first came across your blog by accident a couple of years ago and I have been reading and enjoying your posts ever since. I'm not much into social media and I don't usually make comments on public sites, but hearing that you will be discontinuing your blog, I wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated your weekly recaps of my favorite tv show. You have done a fantastic job! I was a kid at the time Adam-12 was originally broadcast and I became a fan from that very first episode. I am thrilled that you and so many others much younger than me are just as passionate about the show. You have a great sense of humor and it's amazing how you can identify the technical errors and the inconsistencies! When Martin Milner died, you wrote a heartfelt tribute that had me in tears. While I never could have expressed myself so eloquently, you voiced so much of what I had been thinking. When you wrote of meeting Kent McCord on a couple of occasions, I was nearly as excited to read your posts as you were to meet Kent! Your weekly blog has definitely been one of the highlights of my week, and I am sad to see you stop, but I certainly understand your need to take more time for yourself. Sometime down the road, after a much-deserved break, perhaps you would consider returning to the blog if even on a part-time basis, recapping an episode every couple of months or so. Some of my favorite episodes are in the final years of the series and I would love to hear your opinion of them. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you all the best, and you have my sincere thanks for sharing your time and your passions with fellow Adam-12/Kent McCord/Martin Milner fans.
    Thank you so much!

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  8. For all fans of Adam-12, Season 1, Episode 4 of DRAGNET (yes, DRAGNET), "The Interrogation," is required watching - you'll see why when you watch it.

    I hope you come back, Keely. Yours is a high-quality blog that I direct the readers of donrockwell.com to.

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  9. One additional comment: This blog can be here for all eternity, as long as you pay the hosting charges each year. It is one of the very few things you'll ever do that can be remembered 100 years from now (trying to get you to come back!). Even if I discontinue donrockwell.com, I'm arranging for it to exist ad infinitum.

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  11. This episode was written by Stephen J. Cannell ("The Rockford Files", "The A-Team", "Wiseguy") who was also the show's story editor during the fourth and fifth season. I note this because the character in this ep, Tawnia Baker, (played by Kathleen Lloyd, who played A.D.A. Carol Baldwin on "Magnum P.I.") was named after Cannell's eldest daughter, who's an episodic TV director. The name who also be used as a recurring character on "The A-Team", played by Marla Heasley.

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  12. This episode is the only one where the 1965 Belvedere patrol car is featured. Too bad it got wrecked.

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  13. Adam-12 is a classic. Emergency is too. Adam-12 is on MeTV. Can’t find Emergency yet but I’m still looking.

    P.S. Great site !

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  14. Adam-12 is a classic. Emergency is too. Adam-12 is on MeTV. Can’t find Emergency yet but I’m still looking.

    P.S. Great site !

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  15. I enjoyed this episode, moreso than you because of what you found to be an annoyance. As someone mentioned above, what makes Reed so compelling as a character is his general goodness and compassion towards those he meets in this very difficult highwire act of a career. He makes time for his pal Porter -- who probably met way back when a teenage Kent, waiting for his buddy Ricky, shared a booth at Pop's Drive-In with ol' Chadsworth aka Porter, when Dobey wasn't around -- and stands up for him. He gets his partner to stay in touch with Wells and Porter. Its a real strong definition of our guy Reed. No one remembers Franken did another police-like role in Gene Roddenberry's short-lived The Lieutenant with Gary Lockwood in the mid-60s. It was kind of irksome that Mark VII would so quickly use various actors for roles completely different than what they'd just played. I thought he was more suitable as the Ferret. Oh well. The worst part of this episode was that it ends our present journey together (well, I guess i'm following three years in your footsteps), but it kind of felt like when George Maharis left for greener pastures in Route 66. There's no replacement to come, no Glenn Corbett who could make the joys of reading this blog and watching the show the same. Thanks for sharing your keen eye, passion for the show and truly hilarious writing with us! And I definitely didn't want this comment section ending on the above note...

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  16. I'm posting this just for my own enjoyment, because an episode I watched this week really struck a nerve. It was from Season 5 -- which to me has the best intro, the best version of Comstock's theme -- and saw an award-winning performance by a guest actor. Nehemiah Persoff, no stranger to fans of 1960-80s TV, gives one of the best acting performances that I've seen on this show. He was a scared, driven individual who had a secret that Malloy and Reed needed to know to fend off a potential crime. Persoff was note perfect IMO and although I know Mark VII was never one to rake in the Emmy nominations (Comstock got one for season 3 i think) he was suitably deserving -- but didn't get one. This season seems to be a lot better, more evenly crafted, and perhaps it took Cannell that time to get into the rhythm of the characters and the plots. Our two noble knights are as usual in fine form. Even the side story of the drunk who soiled Adam 12's back seat fit like a glove (and its a story nearly every cop or taxi driver can sympathize with)... If I wasn't so lazy i'd start up a blog but it wouldn't be the same. I miss Keely!

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  17. ... should read 'award-worthy performance...'

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  18. I remember this when I was a kid, just now found this blog. Thanks for sharing

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  20. I've really been enjoying this blog, reading it as I watch the episodes on MEtv. I grew up watching Adam 12. Anyway thanks for all the work it took to create this blog I . I was heartbroken when the blog stopped at Season 4, but hope the author is well and doing other satisfying things. Thanks.

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  22. I jus let found the blog and rediscovered the show on MeTV a few weeks ago. My wife and I have been watching it after finishing up the color episodes of Dragnet. Sure wish you would cover all the episodes.

    I recently found the generic "rock" music used in several episodes. I'll post it here and the episode 7 review. In Feb 2021 someone recreated the music check it out. https://youtu.be/76YSoBzqe1U
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