Series Description

The Rookies TV show was a 60 minute action series on ABC about a group of young police officers and how they fought social evils on the job. The relationships between police officers was also deeply explored. Perhaps the most interesting part of the show was how being married to a cop affected the life of one of the wives.

The Rookies Cast

Georg Stanford Brown .... Officer Terry Webster
Kate Jackson .... Jill Danko
Sam Melville .... Officer Mike Danko Gerald
S. O'Loughlin .... Lieutenant Ed Ryker
Michael Ontkean .... Officer Willie Gillis
Bruce Fairbairn .... Officer Chris Owens

The Rookies Trivia

Aaron Spelling produced the Rookies TV show and so many other ones that only a very few of his best known can be listed here. Here they are:
"Johnny Ringo (1959)", "Daniel Boone (1964)", "The Mod Squad (1968)", "The Rookies (1972)", "Starsky and Hutch (1975)", "Charlie's Angels (1976)", "The Love Boat (1977)", "Fantasy Island (1978)", "Hart to Hart (1979)", "Dynasty (1981)", "T.J. Hooker (1982)", "Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)", "Melrose Place (1992)", "7th Heaven (1996)", "Charmed (1998)".

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Pilot Episode

The Rookies (3/7/1972)

Season 1

1. Concrete Valley, Neon Sky (9/11/1972)
2. Dead, Like a Lost Dream (9/18/1972)
3. The Informant (9/25/1972)
4. The Commitment (10/2/1972)
5. Covenant with Death (10/9/1972)
6. Time is the Fire (10/16/1972)
7. The Bear That Didn't Get Up (10/23/1972)
8. Dirge for Sunday (10/30/1972)
9. The Good Die Young (11/13/1972)
10. To Taste of Terror (11/20/1972)
11. A Deadly Velocity (11/27/1972)
12. A Bloody Shade of Blue (12/11/1972)
13. A Very Special Piece of Ground (12/18/1972)
14. Rabbits on the Runway (12/25/1972)
15. Tarnished Idol (1/8/1973)
16. Crossfire (1/15/1973)
17. Snow Job (1/29/1973)
18. Point of Impact (2/5/1973)
19. Three Hours to Kill (2/12/1973)
20. The Wheel of Fortune (2/19/1973)
21. Life Robbery (2/26/1973)
22. A Farewell Tree from Marly (3/5/1973)
23. Easy Money (3/19/1973)

Season 2

24. Cauldron (9/10/1973)
25. Margin for Error (9/17/1973)
26. Deadly Cage (9/24/1973)
27. Frozen Smoke (10/1/1973)
28. Get Ryker (10/8/1973)
29. Cry Wolf (10/15/1973)
30. A Matter of Justice (10/22/1973)
31. Blood Brother (10/29/1973)
32. Code 261 (11/5/1973)
33. Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard (11/12/1973)
34. Down Home Boy (11/19/1973)
35. Lots of Trees and a Running Stream (12/2/1973)
36. Sound of Silence (12/17/1973)
37. Trial by Doubt (1/7/1974)
38. The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper (1/14/1974)
39. The Late Mr. Brent (1/28/1974)
40. The Teacher (2/4/1974)
41. Eyewitness (2/11/1974)
42. Something Less Than a Man (2/18/1974)
43. Rolling Thunder (2/25/1974)
44. Time Lock (3/4/1974)
45. Death Watch (3/18/1974)

Season 3

46. An Ugly Way to Die (9/9/1974)
47. Key Witness (9/23/1974)
48. Legacy of Death (9/30/1974)
49. Death at 6 A.M. (10/7/1974)
50. Walk a Tightrope (10/21/1974)
51. Judgment (10/28/1974)
52. Johnny Lost His Gun (11/4/1974)
53. Prelude to Vengeance (11/11/1974)
54. Vendetta (11/18/1974)
55. The Old Neighborhood (11/25/1974)
56. A Test of Courage (12/2/1974)
57. The Assassin (12/9/1974)
58. Blue Christmas (12/16/1974)
59. Take Over (12/30/1974)
60. The Saturday Night Special (1/13/1975)
61. The Hunting Ground (1/20/1975)
62. Solomon's Dilemma (1/27/1975)
63. Angel (2/3/1975)
64. The Sheild (2/10/1975)
65. S.W.A.T. (2-Part Special) (2/17/1975)
66. A Deadly Image (2/24/1975)
67. Cliffy (3/3/1975)
68. Nightmare (3/17/1975)

Season 4

69. Lamb to the Slaughter (9/9/1975)
70. Reading Writing and Angel Dust (9/16/1975)
71. One-Way Street to Nowhere (9/23/1975)
72. Someone Who Cares (9/30/1975)
73. Ladies Day (10/7/1975)
74. Reign of Terror (10/14/1975)
75. Death Lady (10/21/1975)
76. Measure of Mercy (10/28/1975)
77. A Time to Mourn (11/4/1975)
78. The Torch Man (11/11/1975)
79. Invitation to a Rumble (11/18/1975)
80. Reluctant Hero (11/25/1975)
81. Dead Heat (12/2/1975)
82. The Voice of Thunder (12/9/1975)
83. The Code Five Affair (12/16/1975)
84. Shadow of a Man (12/23/1975)
85. Eye for an Eye (12/30/1975)
86. Sudden Death (1/6/1976)
87. From Out of the Darkness (1/20/1976)
88. The Mugging (1/27/1976)
89. Blue Movie, Blue Death (2/24/1976)
90. Deliver Me From Innocence (3/2/1976)
91. Journey to Oblivion (3/30/1976)