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Dan August: Season 1

26 episodes Premiered Sep 23, 1970 Updated Oct 7, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E3 Core

Love Is a Nickel Bag

Oct 7, 1970

A teenage boy fatally overdoses at a wild party. In order to find the drug supplier, Dan 'sweats out' the heroin-addicted host of the party in an attempt to gain information.

S1·E4 Core

The King Is Dead

Oct 14, 1970

The philanthropist who put Dan through college is found shot to death, and Dan doesn't buy the 'scared burglar' theory.

S1·E6 Core

The Color of Fury

Oct 28, 1970

Dan tries to help a black activist accused of the murder of a councilman's sister.

S1·E21 Core

Bullet for a Hero

Mar 4, 1971

Dan wonders if the murder of a soldier who recently returned from Vietnam has anything to do with his marriage to a Vietnamese girl.

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