Adam-12: Season 7
The seventh and final season of the television police drama Adam-12 continues to follow the professional experiences of two Los Angeles Police Department officers, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed. As members of the force, the duo operates out of their patrol unit, designated 1-Adam-12. Throughout this concluding season, the narrative focuses on the daily responsibilities and challenges faced by the officers as they patrol t
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Adam-12 is a police drama centered on the Los Angeles Police Department.
- The series follows the partnership of two officers named Pete Malloy and Jim Reed.
- The officers conduct their daily patrols in a specific unit identified as 1-Adam-12.
- The narrative focuses on the professional duties and experiences of the officers while patrolling Los Angeles.
Season overview
The seventh and final season of the television police drama Adam-12 continues to follow the professional experiences of two Los Angeles Police Department officers, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed. As members of the force, the duo operates out of their patrol unit, designated 1-Adam-12. Throughout this concluding season, the narrative focuses on the daily responsibilities and challenges faced by the officers as they patrol the streets of Los Angeles. The series maintains its established format, documenting the procedural aspects of law enforcement work and the various situations encountered by the pair while on duty. As the final installment of the series, this season serves as the culmination of the long-running drama that depicts the partnership and operational routines of Malloy and Reed. The episodes provide a look into the specific duties and interactions typical of their police work within the city environment. By continuing to center on the perspective of these two officers, the season captures the essence of their service and the environment in which they operate, marking the end of the program's run as a chronicle of their time patrolling the streets in their patrol car.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Camp: Part 1
Sep 24, 1974 · 30 min
A young boy, Greg Whitney, is arrested for a burglary attempt and is released to his mother's custody. However, it is later determined that Whitney had a record under another name
Camp: Part 2
Oct 1, 1974 · 30 min
Malloy goes to camp with Greg Whitney and a group of other boys, and due to his short height is told to bunk with the younger boys. Greg gets into trouble right away, accused of st
Team Work
Oct 8, 1974 · 30 min
As part of a trial program, Malloy and Reed team with Motor Officer Grant to better combat crime. Out on patrol, they make a safety check at a residence, investigate a suspicious w
Roll Call
Oct 22, 1974 · 30 min
An 'officer needs help' call comes in with no callsign or location. The dispatcher starts a division wide radio "roll-call" in order to account for every officer on patrol. While
Suspect Number One
Oct 29, 1974 · 30 min
Malloy tries to find a way to help a 60-year-old career criminal he arrested 10 years ago, who was recently released and begs to be re-arrested so he can spend his retirement years
Point of View
Nov 12, 1974 · 30 min
Sgt. MacDonald is unhappy about two things: his marriage and radio problems among the officers causing delays in response. Mac reaches out to Malloy about his wife opening an antiq
Lady Beware
Nov 19, 1974 · 30 min
A serial rapist is on the loose. Malloy and Reed team up with Sgt. Gloria Tyler to teach self-defense techniques to a group of girls at a school near where the attacks have been oc
X-Force
Dec 3, 1974 · 30 min
Malloy and Reed search for a six-year-old girl in a red sweater who was kidnapped. Malloy finds the girl in a neighbor's house – the neighbor has kidnapped and raped the girl, and
Alcohol
Dec 10, 1974 · 30 min
A burglar is on the loose, and the officers handle a call with a drunk who is nearly a dead-ringer for the burglar, later he ends up falling down at a bar where Officer Woods was h
Credit Risk
Dec 17, 1974 · 30 min
Reed's wife Jean is turned down for credit when purchasing a washer and Reed goes to the credit bureau to see why; the reason was that his name was confused with another James Reed
Christmas
Dec 24, 1974 · 30 min
During their Christmas Eve Patrol, Malloy and Reed contemplate using their patrol car to deliver a Christmas tree to the residents of a soon-to-be-closed retirement home. Meanwhile
Pot Shot
Jan 14, 1975 · 30 min
While paying a visit to the laundromat before going into work, Malloy encounters a man using the facilities to dry something much different from clothing. On patrol, he and Reed de
G.T.A.
Jan 21, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy and Reed investigate a large car theft operation that targets older cars, then stages them around the city as abandoned vehicles so they can be towed and scrapped. Meanwhile
Victim of the Crime
Jan 28, 1975 · 30 min
The watch starts with an elderly woman whose TV was stolen and asks why nothing more is done for victims of crime. A silent alarm at a shop results in the owner being shot and crit
Pressure Point
Feb 4, 1975 · 30 min
Officer Woods' new partner is a nervous and quiet recruit, and the embarrassing secret he's trying to keep from his fellow officers might actually imperil them. On today's patrol,
Lady's Night
Feb 18, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy and his girlfriend Judy and Jim and Jean Reed agree to a double-date, before then the officers and Motor Officer Grant have to corral three runaway cows from an overturned t
Citizen with Gun
Mar 4, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy and Reed back up Officers Wells and Brady (who, like Wells, likes to "do things his own way") on a domestic dispute involving a husband with a gun. Calls include a dead body
Follow Up
Mar 11, 1975 · 30 min
Reed thinks he's got a great deal lined up on a used boat, but Malloy's convinced there's something fishy going on. While on patrol, they search for a man who sold a stolen horse t
Suicide
Mar 18, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy and Reed are on the lookout for a traveling business man driving a green pinto, who called his wife in Nebraska and told her he was going to commit suicide at 2 PM. Meanwhil
Operation Action
Mar 25, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy is kidnapped leaving the station by a drug runner and his female accomplice, demanding her boyfriend be released from jail in exchange for Malloy. When the couple has Malloy
Gus Corbin
Apr 1, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy is filling in for Sgt. MacDonald as Watch Commander, so Reed rides with a new partner, Gus Corbin, an officer with nine months on the job, and they begin watch with a purse
Dana Hall
Apr 29, 1975 · 30 min
Malloy continues his assignment as acting Watch Commander, so Reed is paired with Officer Dana Hall, while Officers Wells and Woods treat the new policewoman with the typical (for
Something Worth Dying For: Part 1
May 13, 1975 · 30 min
Reed's bust of a drug dealer named Sparky was thrown out in court, and after Sgt. MacDonald offers him a chance to join the Vice squad for 30 days to gain experience, Reed voluntee
Something Worth Dying For: Part 2
May 20, 1975 · 30 min
Reed is awarded the Medal of Valor by the LAPD for rescuing a wounded Malloy from the shootout, and despite Jean's feelings about her husband's new assignment and about him taking