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Happy memories of watching Adam 12 as a child, and thankful that I can still see it every single day. RIP to William Boyett, Fred Stromsoe, Gary Crosby, Claude Johnson, Art Gilmore, William Stevens, the recently deceased Shaaron Claridge Snead, and a special RIP to Martin Milner.
I look forward to 5:00 each evening on ME TV because they still show the reruns of Adam-12. That is one program I could never grow tired of. I had a short volunteer stint in Law Enforcement as a Reserve Deputy back in the 80's, but I can tell you that Adam 12 is as realistic as it gets when it comes to what a day in the life of a Police Officer is like. I truly hope and Pray that Adam-12 is never removed from the air on ME TV. Now, as for who was my favorite on the show? I could never single out just one of these Officer, but I can say that Officers Reed and Malloy were equally excellent at their jobs. Loved both of these guys and will always love this show!
My favorite character was Officer Jim Reed. Whenever there was any running to be done, like chasing a bad guy, he was the one who did it. And he always caught 'em! He's still with us, and 79 years old now. Way to go, Kent McCord!
Me and my brother got to meet Marty Milner at a fishing and sportsmen show at Long Beach California back in 1997. Real nice guy. He hosted a radio fishing show called Let's Talk Hook-Up. God Bliss him . Rest In Peace Marty and Thank you for your Service.
That’s so cool I actually met him as a teenager when I lived with my grandparents in Laguna Niguel California. He was one of the celebrities taking part in a celebrity golf tournament at West nine Drive in Laguna Niguel California in 1979!!!!
You forgot to mention that Sharon was an actual dispatchor for the L. A. P. D. When she did Adam 12 Jack Webb picked her because he like to be as realistic as possible on his shows also I like to add that L. A. P. D. used the Adam 12 shows as training films in their academy for years after the show went off to the air
I grew up in Studio City. Many times while walking home from Jr High I would come upon an Adam-12 filming location. The neighborhoods in almost every episode are very familiar to me.
Are you referring to Walter Reed Junior high school in No Hollywood? I lived in studio city in the early 70s and Adam 12 was always filming in our area. My guess it was do too its proximity to universal studios.
I became a Police Officer because of Malloy. I even got a reproduction of badge 744. I did 30 years as a Police Officer and as an Field Training Officer I would ask Trainee "What would 744 do?" I have dressed as Malloy for Halloween! LOL! God Bless all those from Dragnet, Adam 12, and Emergency!! My dad was a Fireman for 30 years, and wasn't happy about my career choice, but backed me always!!
@@garyolivier792 I used to take a piece of cardboard and cut it into an oval shape, then take tin foil and wrap it tightly around it. I would draw the LAPD badge with the 744 on it. Made name tag and shooting pin the same way. Curled up some masking tape and attached them to a blue shirt 😂😂
Martin Milner's Pete Malloy was my favorite character on Adam 12. When he died and LA police chief at the time made reference to Officer Malloy's EOW on local TV I cried. It was like a true friend had died. \
Today's show's blow! Late ,60's&the 70's ruled when it came to police show's,swat,the rookies, Beretta, starsky and hutch police woman, McLeod, kojak, dragnet
Although you may not like today's shows, the cop shows are far better than the comedies. It's all this technology that takes away from the actual people. Law and Order(the original series) in the beginning, was the best. Just before all of these cops and robbers computer games.
Enjoyed the video. As many already mentioned Boyett was in Highway Patrol actually made a regular as Sgt. Ken Williams in the 4th season. I became friends with him and many others related to that series. At Gilmore's funeral I recited the intro to Highway Patrol at the end in his honor. My book on Highway Patrol gives a lot more detail. I'm still friends with Kent McCord and Erik Estrada as well as Larry Wilcox. They are all great guys!
I still love to watch the reruns of Adam 12 everyday on Me TV. I've always enjoyed Martin Milner and Kent McCord but I also really enjoyed Fred Stromsoe as Officer Jerry Woods. I would love to have seen him have a bigger role on the show and his character explored more. I never liked Gary Crosby's Officer Ed Wells. It was the way his character was written and I have noticed in every role I've ever seen Gary Crosby in on television he was always written pretty much the same way, different character name but other than that his character was usually always annoying and unlikeable. He seemed typecast as if they didn't really think he could play any other type of character. Gary actually had acting talent but I don't think he got to show it much. However I very much enjoyed his singing talent. In fact I enjoyed it far more than his fathers. Adam 12 was and still is quality television.
Back when I separated from the Army and took a job on the PD we began watching Adam 12 when we didn't have the duty, called it training films back then. I still watch them every week night and still call them training films. Funny many of the things I see done, I can recall doing myself back in the 70's on the PD. By the time the 90's came around I was of high enough rank that I no longer did many of the things depicted. To tell the truth, I loved working on the PD in the 70's and 80's when I still drove the squad car and not the damn desk. Ah well age get's us all. RIP men of Adam 12.
JAck webb & Martin Milner are two people I truly like in Adam 12. Although JAck webb didn't appear in Adam 12. WIthout him. We wouldn't have Dragnet, Adam 12, or Emergency.
I started watching Adam 12 on reruns. How the police have changed over the years. Like the lady who called the police to have her anntna changed. If that was done today they would not answer her call. I liked all the actors and actress on the show
Honestly not that much has changed aside from the technology, training, and efficiency. As far as the calls go, it really depends on the size of the city/department. Police still continue to get stupid and weird calls. Any cop will tell you that. I was in the profession for 25 years and was amazed the things people called about that they thought required police assistance. I had a friend that worked in a pretty decent sized neighboring agency and he was dispatched to a little old woman’s home because she said she needed help, but she wouldn’t say what the problem was. When he arrived she asked him to follow her inside, but would only say, “Come look.” Eventually she brought him to a closet where she pointed to a box on the shelf. Turns out she just wanted someone to get the box down from the shelf for her. Had another older cop friend who would occasionally get calls to get cats down from trees in a small town. He’d always say to them “Have you ever seen cat skeletons up in trees? They gotta come down to eat eventually.” Knew a police dispatcher who would get regular calls from a nut woman who would call to report that a non existent officer kept peeing in her freezer. 😂
Kent McCord also frequently appeared on "Dragnet", first in 1967 when he played a rookie cop who was working an undercover narcotics assignment when a liquor store was robbed and the liquor store owner picked his character, Paul Culver out of a police lineup of suspects, he also appeared on "Dragnet" as Officer Jim Reed before "Adam-12 began production. If you were an actor in the late 1960's, early 1970's it paid off if you were friends with Jack Webb.
Yep, he will get a good funeral, I am sorry I had a Brain Fart.... Called a buddy on LAPD and he said not yet. So I wish him a good year still! Thanks For the information 👊
I LOVED WATCHING DRAGNET TOO. I LIKED SARGENT FRIDAY BECAUSE HE TOLD YOU THE FACTS. I WAS 10 YEARS OLD WATCHING DRAGNET. STILL WATCH DRAGNET. I HAD A SIXTH GRADE TEACHER HE WAS A MARINE DRILL SARGENT. THEN HE BECAME A TEACHER. MY TEACHER WAS LIKE SARGENT FRIDAY. TURNED OUT HE WAS MY FAVORITE TEACHER OF ALL MY TEACHERS. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM. I LEARNED SO MUCH IN MY CLASS.THANKS. TO HIM FOR ALL HE DONE FOR ME. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM. NOT JUST FOR BEING A TEACHER JUST BEING THERE FOR HIS STUDENTS.
William Boyett and Gary Crosby were in a few episode of Emergency William Boyett played a Fire Chief and Gary Crosby played a paramedic on Emergency. Emergency is a spin off of Adam 12 both created by jack Webb
First, my mother was born while this show was airing, so I'm thankful for reruns. I do believe Kent McCord is the last of the cast still with us. I got to meet him in September of 2019, and it was amazing. He's so down to earth and friendly. He talked to my mother and me like we were his friends. He's been my favorite from the start, but that interaction with him solidified it.
wow - as a Carlsbad CA resident - wish I could have run into Martin Milner in 2005-15!! He played that role in Adam-12 so well - the seasoned cop having to deal with the "rookie" cop - in reality there was a ton of respect granted in both directions. So well portrayed!!
I watched the 1st episode in 1968, i was 11 yrs old when it first came on & i still enjoy watching the reruns it brings back good ol memory's, GOOD BLESS ALL THE ACTOR'S WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US MAY THEY R.I.P.
I like your videos and, for the most part, they are pretty accurate. Being a child throughout the entire 1960s, I can tell you there were quite a few more cop shows in that era than you make it sound. I think there is a mistake made when you're talking about William Boyett. When you are showing various photos, you have one at 3:18 with Lee Marvin & a man against a car. I assume that you think that is Boyett's character being talked to by Marvin's character. In fact, that is actor Harry Landers (1921-2017) & not Boyett. Jack Webb's Production Co. was Mark VII (7, not 8) Limited.
Very true, just off the top of my head there was Dragnet (from the 50s) Dragnet 1967 (from which Adam 12 sprang), Decoy, 87th Precinct, Naked City, the Untouchables and contemporaneous with Adam 12, Hawaii 5-0 and Columbo (the first TV movie for Columbo was in 1968, with a non-Peter Falk version the character a few years earlier for a teleplay). Not to mention comedies the Andy Griffith show and Car 54, Where are you? Shows about cops, one way or another, weren't particularly rare. I'm also annoyed with 2:37 in reference to the "show" Dragnet, when that is a poster from the parody film from the 80's.
Dragnet was originally a radio show. Joe Friday's original partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, who was played by Barton Yarborough. When Yarborough passed away at age 51 in 1951, his death was written into the story. One of Friday's first substitute partners was Martin Milner (on both radio and television).
PSR (Police Service Representative) Sharon Claridge was a real life dispatcher for LAPD Communications Division. I worked with her when I was a Sergeant of Police for the department. I had the honor of being on duty the day she officially retired and broadcast to the entire department that she was officially EOW (End of Watch). She unplugged her headset and we all kissed or hugged her good bye. I followed her into retirement a couple of years later. I feel privileged to have known her.
Loved ADAM-12 it's hard today to be watching a show that was filmed a long time back that most & sometimes they the actors are all GONE!!!!! Just a trail of memories!!!!!
Hand in hand with Adam-12 (which I never missed as a youngster) were Joseph Wambaugh's books about police life starting with The New Centurions. Loved the books and the show!
Well done..It brings back so many memories growing up as a kid at 8yrs old.. I love to watch it today many times to watch all the cool cars that I used to have. lol I saw a episode where they areest a well to do woman for shoplifting in the parking lot and they cuff her on a 67 Shelby Cobra with a 65 Mustang GT 350 right next to that and a 63 Split window vett..lol Wish I had my 69 Mach1, 70 Cuda, 68 and 70 Camaro.....lol
I enjoyed Gary Crosby and his portrayal of Officer Ed Wells. I do wish he'd enjoyed a more sweet life and am pleased to see he made the best of what he was able. RIP Gary.
@@harperstacey9604 True enough. There's a school of psychology that believes in order to heal deep hurt of resentments and misplaced trust, it's best to get it out with a licensed psychologist or if need be, psychiatrist. Apparently Mr. Crosby's hurt was so terrible only by putting it all down in a printed book could he somehow address and mitigate the hurt deep inside him. I've heard that Bing was a womanizer and carried with him a miserable disaffected personality. Sad, all the way around.
Kent McCord (1 Adam 12) is still alive. In a sense he's like the guy he played in Adam 12. Him and his wife Cynthia have been married for 60 years with three children. He's active today in the industry.
In 1968, when Adam 12 started, I was 8 years old, soon to be 9! I watched every single episode and kept watching reruns as I grew older. I was so bummed out when Adam 12 went off duty in 1975, but that show is why I ended up joining the LAPD Los Angeles Police Department and worked as a patrol officer and motor/traffic officer for many years! I'm 63 and obviously retired now, but it's bcos of Adam 12 that I had a fantastic career as a police officer and that I'm receiving my police retirement until the day I die 😊❤ Honestly when I heard Martin Millner passed away, I actually wept since from day one on the show, I looked up to him and he was certainly a big reason I chose my law enforcement career at LAPD! I have every season and shoe on the complete set of Adam 12 DVDS hahaha 😆 I'm an Adam 12 🤓 NERD
Wow interesting story, even tho I haven't seen this series, it's not been shown over here in the UK, may the lost rest in peace, 🙏 great video thanks 🖤
Hi Janet - Adam 12 wss shown in the UK in the late 60's/early 70s, and I think you can still get at least some episodes on RUclips. Like others on this thread, the show was one of the reasons I joined the police and served for almost 31 years, albeit in the UK (Glasgow) It was a brilliant show, although it probably looks a bit pedestrian by today's standards. It was actually used for training purposes by the LAPD. I liked that it portrayed the cops as the good guys who always did their best even though they sometimes got it wrong. Very different from today's drama where cops are more often than not portrayed as corrupt or downright criminal. I hope you can find and enjoy some episodes. Best wishes FJM xx
@@fjmcmanus6494 hello FJM, I didn't know that Adam 12 was shown over here, sorry. Congratulations on servering 31yrs in the police force, that's a good long stint. I will have to have a look on here for the series. Thanks again take care 💖😁
In 1961, there was a great detective series, called ''The 87th Precinct'', with Norman Fell and Robert Lansing. This is considered to be the ''NYPD Blue'' of it's day.
For me it was a toss up between Millner and McCord. I have listened to the Adam 12 last call a few times " all units Adam 12 is no longer taking Radio calls"
Pete and Jim were my favorites. LOL. The sergeant was always fair, as was the Lieutenant who later went on to be captain. I loved watching "Adam 12" and became a dispatcher because of this terrific show.
As a retired RTO/PSR I am so glad to have been employed in COMMUNICATIONS when we were ‘family’. I formed some lasting relationships with women and men . I have a small gold badge with a diamond in CITY Hall and my serial number . I worked next to Sharon - she was a sweet lady and took flying lessons, bought a plane which was housed at Van Nuys Airport where she held her retirement.
MY FAVORITE ACTOR ON ADAM 12 WAS MALLOY. MARTIN MILNER. BUT EVERYONE CAST MEMBER ON ADAM 12 WERE GREAT ACTORS. I STILL WATCH ADAM 12 .SEEMS ADAM 12 NEVER GETS OLD. I STARTED WATCHING ADAM WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD NOW I AM 64 YEARS OLD. ADAM 12 WILL BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS ALWAYS. SO SAD ABOUT LOT OF THE CAST MEMBERS DIED.BUT WILL BE MISSED BY ALL OF US.
You forgot art ballanger he played captain Grant in a few episodes of the show as well as Charles brewer who also played the first officer Brinkman in an episode that Harry Morgan directed along with Chuck bowman who played officer Miller and several different roles as a detective and as swat cmdr Edward's and Edward Faulkner who also played a detective in a couple of episodes
It's still on in my area twice a day The very best in True Law Enforcement Stories. Mack had a part in HIGHWAY PATROL Gary played in GIRL HAPPY with ELVIS
Correction, @7:48 William Stevens did not appear in a CBS "series" called Gargoyles, it was a one shot TV film that kicks ass. Also starring Cornel Wilde, Bernie Casey, and a young Scott Glenn! I watch it every few years and love it each time.
I have to admit, as a kid, due to watching Flipper and growing up in a beach town, I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. But, did not. I did become a certified diver, by the way, with some recovery training and a few saves under my belt. But Adem 12 was the influence!! After watching Adam 12, Emergency, and Starsky & Hutch, I became a police officer! I had no idea at the time how much these shows influenced my life choice. WOW, I'm now a retired cop and have earned a Doctorate in Education. Hello "Welcome Back Carter"-LOL
William Boyett had a famous movie line. "Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house." When a stranger calls. 1979. and Shaaron Claridge deserved a mention here. We just lost her.
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So sorry to hear about Shaaron.
William boyette also played on highway patrol with brodrick Crawford in a number of Episodes
I seen Crawford and Cloris leachman in night gallery. He was pretty drunk lol
Because of Adam-12 I became a LAPD officer in 1981, did 33 years and retired in 2014. Great show many, many joined LAPD because of this tv show.
Me too ! Adam 12 see the man...
Happy memories of watching Adam 12 as a child, and thankful that I can still see it every single day. RIP to William Boyett, Fred Stromsoe, Gary Crosby, Claude Johnson, Art Gilmore, William Stevens, the recently deceased Shaaron Claridge Snead, and a special RIP to Martin Milner.
William Elliott who played motorcycle Officer Gus Grant passed away in 1983, he was 49.
Why nothing was said about Kent McCord? U know why he was everybody's favorite, I would kill to have a face like his.
@@davidbetsey2437 well, because this video is about the cast members who have died. Happily, Mr. McCord is alive and well.
I remember that William Boyett played Fred Eckert, the uncle of Luke and Bobbi Spencer on GENERAL HOSPITAL.
@@davidbetsey2437because he is not dead
I look forward to 5:00 each evening on ME TV because they still show the reruns of Adam-12. That is one program I could never grow tired of. I had a short volunteer stint in Law Enforcement as a Reserve Deputy back in the 80's, but I can tell you that Adam 12 is as realistic as it gets when it comes to what a day in the life of a Police Officer is like. I truly hope and Pray that Adam-12 is never removed from the air on ME TV.
Now, as for who was my favorite on the show? I could never single out just one of these Officer, but I can say that Officers Reed and Malloy were equally excellent at their jobs. Loved both of these guys and will always love this show!
Adam-12 is a Classic TV Show. I love watching the reruns of this show.
I love it too also to watch all the Classic cars that I had as a teenager..lol
I love Adam 12, Milner, and Kent McCord were and still are what's happening. I watch it every day.
My favorite character was Officer Jim Reed. Whenever there was any running to be done, like chasing a bad guy, he was the one who did it. And he always caught 'em! He's still with us, and 79 years old now. Way to go, Kent McCord!
Me and my brother got to meet Marty Milner at a fishing and sportsmen show at Long Beach California back in 1997. Real nice guy. He hosted a radio fishing show called Let's Talk Hook-Up. God Bliss him . Rest In Peace Marty and Thank you for your Service.
Did you get his autograph? From Ms. Harper Stacey.
I have always been a fan of the show and still enjoy it. I loved both of them and it was great when Martin Milner s daughter was was on it once.
That’s so cool I actually met him as a teenager when I lived with my grandparents in Laguna Niguel California. He was one of the celebrities taking part in a celebrity golf tournament at West nine Drive in Laguna Niguel California in 1979!!!!
William Boyett was also in Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford. 10-4.
William boyett appeared on many episodes of Perry Mason and emergency! From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Boyett also did a Rockford Files episode as a shady soldier. Otherwise he made a career playing cops. Good actor who looked the part.
I also saw William Boyett on an episode of T.J. Hooker playing an old friend of William Shatner’s character who was a veteran motorcycle officer.
Star Trek the Next Generation also.
You forgot to mention that Sharon was an actual dispatchor for the L. A. P. D. When she did Adam 12 Jack Webb picked her because he like to be as realistic as possible on his shows also I like to add that L. A. P. D. used the Adam 12 shows as training films in their academy for years after the show went off to the air
She is one of the few that is still with us today
I grew up in Studio City. Many times while walking home from Jr High I would come upon an Adam-12 filming location. The neighborhoods in almost every episode are very familiar to me.
Wow! Cool!!
I know what you mean, I was born and raised in Burbank. I was always running into some sort of television show filming.
Are you referring to Walter Reed Junior high school in No Hollywood? I lived in studio city in the early 70s and Adam 12 was always filming in our area. My guess it was do too its proximity to universal studios.
@@lilajagears8317 Yes,Walter Reed. I suppose filming close to Universal helped keep production costs down.
@@deanreutter3101 Jack Webb was well known for keeping production costs down while still delivering great shows.
I became a Police Officer because of Malloy. I even got a reproduction of badge 744. I did 30 years as a Police Officer and as an Field Training Officer I would ask Trainee "What would 744 do?" I have dressed as Malloy for Halloween! LOL! God Bless all those from Dragnet, Adam 12, and Emergency!! My dad was a Fireman for 30 years, and wasn't happy about my career choice, but backed me always!!
What department
I used to always be Malloy when we played cops as a kid. 34 years on and still going 👍
Mee too 30 years and still going.
Me too sans the badge number !! Adam 12, emergency, they were the foundation for many careers
@@garyolivier792 I used to take a piece of cardboard and cut it into an oval shape, then take tin foil and wrap it tightly around it. I would draw the LAPD badge with the 744 on it.
Made name tag and shooting pin the same way. Curled up some masking tape and attached them to a blue shirt 😂😂
I'm 55 years old and I always watched this show when I was a kid, I still watch it on reruns today 😁
Because of the show Adam 12, I became a member of LA's finest . Completed 35 years of patrol service and recently retired from the LAPD as an FTO. 🚓🚔
Martin Milner and Kent McCord of Adam 12 were simply and absolutely MAHHVELOUS
Thanks for watching!
I have 2 favorites. Both Pete Malloy and Jim Reed. Easy on the eyes and the friendship between the 2 was awsome. Thanks guys.
I met them in Columbia, SC as a kid and got their autograph. Loved this show!!!
Martin Milner's Pete Malloy was my favorite character on Adam 12. When he died and LA police chief at the time made reference to Officer Malloy's EOW on local TV I cried. It was like a true friend had died. \
METV show’s Adam-12 at 5:00 and 5:30 every weekday. And I watch them and love this show.
Today's show's blow! Late ,60's&the 70's ruled when it came to police show's,swat,the rookies, Beretta, starsky and hutch police woman, McLeod, kojak, dragnet
Although you may not like today's shows, the cop shows are far better than the comedies. It's all this technology that takes away from the actual people. Law and Order(the original series) in the beginning, was the best. Just before all of these cops and robbers computer games.
Try the shield.
Enjoyed the video. As many already mentioned Boyett was in Highway Patrol actually made a regular as Sgt. Ken Williams in the 4th season. I became friends with him and many others related to that series. At Gilmore's funeral I recited the intro to Highway Patrol at the end in his honor. My book on Highway Patrol gives a lot more detail. I'm still friends with Kent McCord and Erik Estrada as well as Larry Wilcox. They are all great guys!
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Art Gilmore had such a cool voice. I remember hearing him on Highway Patrol, where he narrated the programs.
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I ❤️ Adam-12!!! I watch the reruns everyday. Thanks, Mr. Webb!! Rest easy.
Me too... Even though I've seen every episode about a hundred times.
I agree I 💘 adam 12 too I tape TiVo all episodes so I can binge watch on my day off
I still love to watch the reruns of Adam 12 everyday on Me TV. I've always enjoyed Martin Milner and Kent McCord but I also really enjoyed Fred Stromsoe as Officer Jerry Woods. I would love to have seen him have a bigger role on the show and his character explored more. I never liked Gary Crosby's Officer Ed Wells. It was the way his character was written and I have noticed in every role I've ever seen Gary Crosby in on television he was always written pretty much the same way, different character name but other than that his character was usually always annoying and unlikeable. He seemed typecast as if they didn't really think he could play any other type of character. Gary actually had acting talent but I don't think he got to show it much. However I very much enjoyed his singing talent. In fact I enjoyed it far more than his fathers. Adam 12 was and still is quality television.
Back when I separated from the Army and took a job on the PD we began watching Adam 12 when we didn't have the duty, called it training films back then. I still watch them every week night and still call them training films. Funny many of the things I see done, I can recall doing myself back in the 70's on the PD. By the time the 90's came around I was of high enough rank that I no longer did many of the things depicted. To tell the truth, I loved working on the PD in the 70's and 80's when I still drove the squad car and not the damn desk. Ah well age get's us all. RIP men of Adam 12.
JAck webb & Martin Milner are two people I truly like in Adam 12. Although JAck webb didn't appear in Adam 12. WIthout him. We wouldn't have Dragnet, Adam 12, or Emergency.
You Are right,and Jack Webb left us too early.
What a shame, I talked with Sharron Claridge (Adam-12 Dispatcher) on the internet just last year, didn't know she passed. R.I.P. Sharron.
I started watching Adam 12 on reruns. How the police have changed over the years. Like the lady who called the police to have her anntna changed. If that was done today they would not answer her call. I liked all the actors and actress on the show
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I just started watching it
Me too as soon as I can I am going to buy the series of ADAM 12 and Route 66 and I already own EMERGENCY
Honestly not that much has changed aside from the technology, training, and efficiency. As far as the calls go, it really depends on the size of the city/department. Police still continue to get stupid and weird calls. Any cop will tell you that. I was in the profession for 25 years and was amazed the things people called about that they thought required police assistance. I had a friend that worked in a pretty decent sized neighboring agency and he was dispatched to a little old woman’s home because she said she needed help, but she wouldn’t say what the problem was. When he arrived she asked him to follow her inside, but would only say, “Come look.” Eventually she brought him to a closet where she pointed to a box on the shelf. Turns out she just wanted someone to get the box down from the shelf for her. Had another older cop friend who would occasionally get calls to get cats down from trees in a small town. He’d always say to them “Have you ever seen cat skeletons up in trees? They gotta come down to eat eventually.” Knew a police dispatcher who would get regular calls from a nut woman who would call to report that a non existent officer kept peeing in her freezer. 😂
Martin Milner received an LAPD inspector's funeral like Jack Webb.
I like Martin Miller on both Route 66 and Adam 12. Great shows!
Martin milner also appeared in a short-lived tv show called, Swiss family Robinson. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
You forgot to mention Kent McCord and that he is still with us. He was a main character after all!
Kent McCord also frequently appeared on "Dragnet", first in 1967 when he played a rookie cop who was working an undercover narcotics assignment when a liquor store was robbed and the liquor store owner picked his character, Paul Culver out of a police lineup of suspects, he also appeared on "Dragnet" as Officer Jim Reed before "Adam-12 began production. If you were an actor in the late 1960's, early 1970's it paid off if you were friends with Jack Webb.
Kent McCord passed away a few years ago. LAPD showed up in mass and he was given an Honor Guard from LAPD.
@@dennisrankin9508 According to several sites, he is still alive at age 79
Yep, he will get a good funeral, I am sorry I had a Brain Fart.... Called a buddy on LAPD and he said not yet. So I wish him a good year still! Thanks For the information 👊
@@dennisrankin9508 Mr. McCord is still alive.
I LOVED WATCHING DRAGNET TOO. I LIKED SARGENT FRIDAY BECAUSE HE TOLD YOU THE FACTS. I WAS 10 YEARS OLD WATCHING DRAGNET. STILL WATCH DRAGNET. I HAD A SIXTH GRADE TEACHER HE WAS A MARINE DRILL SARGENT. THEN HE BECAME A TEACHER. MY TEACHER WAS LIKE SARGENT FRIDAY. TURNED OUT HE WAS MY FAVORITE TEACHER OF ALL MY TEACHERS. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM. I LEARNED SO MUCH IN MY CLASS.THANKS. TO HIM FOR ALL HE DONE FOR ME. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM. NOT JUST FOR BEING A TEACHER JUST BEING THERE FOR HIS STUDENTS.
You neglected to mention that Art Gilmore was the narrator on the show Highway Patrol. William Boyett was also a regular on that show.
They forgot about tj-robert donner and a few others just brings back old memories I watch Adam 12 Monday thru Friday 2 episodes on each day
Robert Donner went on to play the role of Exidor on Mork & Mindy. He passed away in 2006 at 75 years old.
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My father was a cop, but Kent McCord was my hero when I was a very young teen. Sorry dad.
William Boyett and Gary Crosby were in a few episode of Emergency William Boyett played a Fire Chief and Gary Crosby played a paramedic on Emergency. Emergency is a spin off of Adam 12 both created by jack Webb
First, my mother was born while this show was airing, so I'm thankful for reruns.
I do believe Kent McCord is the last of the cast still with us. I got to meet him in September of 2019, and it was amazing. He's so down to earth and friendly. He talked to my mother and me like we were his friends.
He's been my favorite from the start, but that interaction with him solidified it.
Love looking at the old cars in the background!
wow - as a Carlsbad CA resident - wish I could have run into Martin Milner in 2005-15!! He played that role in Adam-12 so well - the seasoned cop having to deal with the "rookie" cop - in reality there was a ton of respect granted in both directions. So well portrayed!!
I watch Adam 12 everyday on me tv never gets old I watched it growing up as well
I watched the 1st episode in 1968, i was 11 yrs old when it first came on & i still enjoy watching the reruns it brings back good ol memory's, GOOD BLESS ALL THE ACTOR'S WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US MAY THEY R.I.P.
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I like your videos and, for the most part, they are pretty accurate. Being a child throughout the entire 1960s, I can tell you there were quite a few more cop shows in that era than you make it sound. I think there is a mistake made when you're talking about William Boyett. When you are showing various photos, you have one at 3:18 with Lee Marvin & a man against a car. I assume that you think that is Boyett's character being talked to by Marvin's character. In fact, that is actor Harry Landers (1921-2017) & not Boyett. Jack Webb's Production Co. was Mark VII (7, not 8) Limited.
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Very true, just off the top of my head there was Dragnet (from the 50s) Dragnet 1967 (from which Adam 12 sprang), Decoy, 87th Precinct, Naked City, the Untouchables and contemporaneous with Adam 12, Hawaii 5-0 and Columbo (the first TV movie for Columbo was in 1968, with a non-Peter Falk version the character a few years earlier for a teleplay). Not to mention comedies the Andy Griffith show and Car 54, Where are you? Shows about cops, one way or another, weren't particularly rare.
I'm also annoyed with 2:37 in reference to the "show" Dragnet, when that is a poster from the parody film from the 80's.
I'm 77 & thought that there were many other cop shows on in the late 1960's,
but couldn't remember them as well as you! Well done!@@kev3d
Dragnet was originally a radio show. Joe Friday's original partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, who was played by Barton Yarborough. When Yarborough passed away at age 51 in 1951, his death was written into the story. One of Friday's first substitute partners was Martin Milner (on both radio and television).
Interesting, thank you so much for sharing this info about Dragnet! Be safe and have a great day 😉
PSR (Police Service Representative) Sharon Claridge was a real life dispatcher for LAPD Communications Division. I worked with her when I was a Sergeant of Police for the department. I had the honor of being on duty the day she officially retired and broadcast to the entire department that she was officially EOW (End of Watch). She unplugged her headset and we all kissed or hugged her good bye. I followed her into retirement a couple of years later. I feel privileged to have known her.
We had a Chief from LAPD. He passed away many years ago. LEO 1986-2012.
Thanks 4 the info. ALWAYS enjoyed the show!! Martin was by far my fave!
One of my favorite all time shows....
Love the Adam-12 show. Good wholesome tv show.😍😍
Milner because of Route 66 and McCord because of the unusual circumstances that provided the acting career.
I don't think I've actually watched this show since I was a kid in the 1970s. Truly an arresting video.
Loved ADAM-12 it's hard today to be watching a show that was filmed a long time back that most & sometimes they the actors are all GONE!!!!! Just a trail of memories!!!!!
Hand in hand with Adam-12 (which I never missed as a youngster) were Joseph Wambaugh's books about police life starting with The New Centurions. Loved the books and the show!
I watch these all the time. I had no idea Gary was Bing Crosby's son... I never noticed his name in the credits. Thanks
His name is at the end of the credits. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
@@harperstacey9604 I’m just saying I never watched the credits…
@@roostercogburn809 Gary Crosby wrote a book about how mean his father, Bing was to him and his three brothers.
@@harperstacey9604 That's too bad, I never knew that...
Same here
What a great show. I remember watching this with my family in the late 1960's and early 1970's and thoroughly enjoyed the series-John in Texas
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Well done..It brings back so many memories growing up as a kid at 8yrs old.. I love to watch it today many times to watch all the cool cars that I used to have. lol I saw a episode where they areest a well to do woman for shoplifting in the parking lot and they cuff her on a 67 Shelby Cobra with a 65 Mustang GT 350 right next to that and a 63 Split window vett..lol Wish I had my 69 Mach1, 70 Cuda, 68 and 70 Camaro.....lol
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Grew up watching this show I loved it
I enjoyed Gary Crosby and his portrayal of Officer Ed Wells. I do wish he'd enjoyed a more sweet life and am pleased to see he made the best of what he was able. RIP Gary.
Gary Crosby wrote a scathing book about his father, Bing Crosby.
@@harperstacey9604 True enough. There's a school of psychology that believes in order to heal deep hurt of resentments and misplaced trust, it's best to get it out with a licensed psychologist or if need be, psychiatrist. Apparently Mr. Crosby's hurt was so terrible only by putting it all down in a printed book could he somehow address and mitigate the hurt deep inside him. I've heard that Bing was a womanizer and carried with him a miserable disaffected personality. Sad, all the way around.
I would have liked him having a bigger role.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWS OF ALL TIME
Real policemen can get some pointers by watching this show. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
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This is great stuff, but why are you showing Susan St. James and Rock Hudson from McMillan and Wife while you mention Shaaron's death?
Kent McCord (1 Adam 12) is still alive. In a sense he's like the guy he played in Adam 12. Him and his wife Cynthia have been married for 60 years with three children.
He's active today in the industry.
I think he became a la Detective not too long ago.
In 1968, when Adam 12 started, I was 8 years old, soon to be 9! I watched every single episode and kept watching reruns as I grew older. I was so bummed out when Adam 12 went off duty in 1975, but that show is why I ended up joining the LAPD Los Angeles Police Department and worked as a patrol officer and motor/traffic officer for many years! I'm 63 and obviously retired now, but it's bcos of Adam 12 that I had a fantastic career as a police officer and that I'm receiving my police retirement until the day I die 😊❤ Honestly when I heard Martin Millner passed away, I actually wept since from day one on the show, I looked up to him and he was certainly a big reason I chose my law enforcement career at LAPD! I have every season and shoe on the complete set of Adam 12 DVDS hahaha 😆 I'm an Adam 12 🤓 NERD
What about Dragnet from the 1950s? Jack Webb starred in that show and it was also on the radio even before that.
Several such mentions are made in the video. 🙂
@@AegisNova True, I was referring to the intro comments.
Jack Webb was married to Julie London who played nurse Dixie on emergency! From Ms. Harper Stacey.
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Wow interesting story, even tho I haven't seen this series, it's not been shown over here in the UK, may the lost rest in peace, 🙏 great video thanks 🖤
Hi Janet - Adam 12 wss shown in the UK in the late 60's/early 70s, and I think you can still get at least some episodes on RUclips. Like others on this thread, the show was one of the reasons I joined the police and served for almost 31 years, albeit in the UK (Glasgow) It was a brilliant show, although it probably looks a bit pedestrian by today's standards. It was actually used for training purposes by the LAPD. I liked that it portrayed the cops as the good guys who always did their best even though they sometimes got it wrong. Very different from today's drama where cops are more often than not portrayed as corrupt or downright criminal. I hope you can find and enjoy some episodes. Best wishes FJM xx
@@fjmcmanus6494 hello FJM, I didn't know that Adam 12 was shown over here, sorry. Congratulations on servering 31yrs in the police force, that's a good long stint. I will have to have a look on here for the series. Thanks again take care 💖😁
Thanks Janet for taking the time to respond. Hope you find and enjoy the show. Best wishes FJM ☺☺
Lots of the cops around our hood were like Malloy. The show seemed very realistic to me as a kid due to him.
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In 1961, there was a great detective series, called ''The 87th Precinct'', with Norman Fell and Robert Lansing. This is considered to be the ''NYPD Blue'' of it's day.
Milner was also on the Twilight Zone. Hard to pick a fave but it might be him.
Martin milner appeared on the Twilight zone and in the movie, mister Roberts with Henry Fonda. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Mirror image in twilight zone
For me it was a toss up between Millner and McCord. I have listened to the Adam 12 last call a few times " all units Adam 12 is no longer taking Radio calls"
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Pete and Jim were my favorites. LOL. The sergeant was always fair, as was the Lieutenant who later went on to be captain. I loved watching "Adam 12" and became a dispatcher because of this terrific show.
How could you have omitted the fact that William Boyett was a big part (legitimate co-star) of Highway Patrol with Brod Crawford?! It ran for 5 years!
I watched the original airings , and I liked all of the characters, and now 50 years later I recognize so many of the actors
Thank you for mentioning Shaaron. Not too many people know about her.
Adam 12 is a lot better than NYPD blue and Chicago PD and blue bloods you could have mentioned hillstreet blues
As a retired RTO/PSR I am so glad to have been employed in COMMUNICATIONS when we were ‘family’. I formed some lasting relationships with women and men . I have a small gold badge with a diamond in CITY Hall and my serial number . I worked next to Sharon - she was a sweet lady and took flying lessons, bought a plane which was housed at Van Nuys Airport where she held her retirement.
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MY FAVORITE ACTOR ON ADAM 12 WAS MALLOY. MARTIN MILNER. BUT EVERYONE CAST MEMBER ON ADAM 12 WERE GREAT ACTORS. I STILL WATCH ADAM 12 .SEEMS ADAM 12 NEVER GETS OLD. I STARTED WATCHING ADAM WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD NOW I AM 64 YEARS OLD. ADAM 12 WILL BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS ALWAYS. SO SAD ABOUT LOT OF THE CAST MEMBERS DIED.BUT WILL BE MISSED BY ALL OF US.
You need to say ADAM 12 a few more times
Still watching Adam 12! I love it because I can escape todays issues for a short time I was 12 when the show started.
You forgot art ballanger he played captain Grant in a few episodes of the show as well as Charles brewer who also played the first officer Brinkman in an episode that Harry Morgan directed along with Chuck bowman who played officer Miller and several different roles as a detective and as swat cmdr Edward's and Edward Faulkner who also played a detective in a couple of episodes
i watched Adam 12, and another TV cop show which had William Shatner as the main actor, they were great shows.
A "typical day"?
More gun play in one Adam-12 shift than most cops see in a life time
They hardly ever shoot in the show.
Martin Miller was killed in Sands of Iwo Jima Just after the Landing on the beach he had a bunch of books in his uniform
I had to watch this twice, the first time I was so intrigued by the familiar neighborhood, Boise? Meridian? Thank you for posting, I loved that show!
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Martin Miller and Kent McCord we're the best.Adam 12 was my favorite police show.Thank you for all that you gave to all of us.
Jim Reed was my reason for watching. ❤️❤️❤️
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It's still on in my area twice a day
The very best in True Law Enforcement Stories.
Mack had a part in HIGHWAY PATROL
Gary played in GIRL HAPPY with ELVIS
Correction, @7:48 William Stevens did not appear in a CBS "series" called Gargoyles, it was a one shot TV film that kicks ass. Also starring Cornel Wilde, Bernie Casey, and a young Scott Glenn! I watch it every few years and love it each time.
They are all of my favorites if I wake up early in the morning around 3a.m. I can watch them.
So sad, all of the good actors are gone, R.I.P. to all🙏🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯💯
Awesome shows 👍
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Would watch with my dad and had a big crush on the handsome, Kent McCord. 😊
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Tom Brady looks like a young Kent McCord. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
One death that made me sad was that of Kristin Harmon (who played Jim Reed's un-understanding wife).
She was Rick nelson's ex-wife and actor Mark Harmon's sister. From Ms. Stacey.
One of my favorite shows. RIP et. al.
I also thought that William Boyett appeared on Highway Patrol
Yes William Boyett was on Highway Patrol as officer Ken William
Cosby also played a firemen & a paramedic on Emergency and also was played an animal shelter guy in the same series
Gary Crosby was also in Hunter🤠
Gary Crosby appeared on an episode of the Twilight zone. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Gary Crosby also guest starred on Emergency!
William Boyette also played a couple of LEOs in Highway patrol sometimes as a sergeant too.
I have to admit, as a kid, due to watching Flipper and growing up in a beach town, I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. But, did not. I did become a certified diver, by the way, with some recovery training and a few saves under my belt. But Adem 12 was the influence!!
After watching Adam 12, Emergency, and Starsky & Hutch, I became a police officer! I had no idea at the time how much these shows influenced my life choice. WOW, I'm now a retired cop and have earned a Doctorate in Education. Hello "Welcome Back Carter"-LOL
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Thank for sharing. I did see Episode well I was younger than him which time for TV as a working mother. I did like the blonde
I love watching the reruns of Adam 12. on everyday. Where is Kent McCord now?
Kent mccord lives in West Hollywood with his wife, Cynthia. They have been married for almost 60 years. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
He had a brief part in Predator 2 as a LAPD captain. You can say he got a promotion.
@@rahsaanthomas7030 At long last.
William Boyett had a famous movie line. "Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house." When a stranger calls. 1979. and Shaaron Claridge deserved a mention here. We just lost her.