Adam-12 - Story of a Partnership

[@Mike-0201]

When I was a kid this show got me hooked on wanting to be a Police Officer. It was the only thing I wanted to do. Now after serving and protecting for 30 years (1986-2016), just want to say thanks to Jim and Pete!!!

[@ScottyKirk1]

Thank you for your service sir. Such a great show from a much simpler time.

[@DannyHood-j]

How do you stay sober? Running through red lights, chase. Adrenalin addict? That’s better than drugs, drunk anyday.

[@felixmadison5736]

One of the great t.v. series of all-time, and still has a large audience today. Whoever casts Martin Milner and Kent McCord as officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed hit that one out of the park. I can't think of two better actors to play those roles.

[@bluevictory1010]

I agree! I think Jack Webb was the one who picked both of them. Both were also in an episode of Dragnet as Malloy and Reed.

[@35diamondgirl]

Webb chose both of them. Webb and Milner went way back to the film Halls of Montezuma in 1951. Story goes, Milner won some money off Webb playing cards during the filming of that movie; Webb gave him an IOU, and when Milner went to collect his winnings, Webb offered him a job on the radio version of Dragnet. Webb chose McCord based on his guest appearances on the later TV version of Dragnet, particularly the episode "The Interrogation" in which McCord played a police officer accused of robbery.

[@paulgouge8506]

@@bluevictory1010 Today is my First time to talk into Facebook and I will be able and get a good one Adam 12 my Favorite show Thanx me Tv

[@jackmays-kc5pc]

Damn fine show

[@kellyb7005]

That great person that gave us these wonderful guys, was Jack Webb!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@2puffs770]

The deep respect Officer Reed had for Officer Malloy, juxtaposed by their offscreen friendship Jack Webb's influence, creativity, made this unforettable, highly respected television series. Thank you actors, thank you Mr. Webb for being a role model for so many fine, young boys that grew to become some of our communities finest servants. We are all connected! We were one of the last great generations of the twentieth century! NGL, I was bawling by the end!

[@jerryknorr679]

No matter how many cop show's they come out with there will only be Adam-12 thank God for reruns

[@philipaspesi4828]

The Best

[@wwashington270]

Agree

[@kellyb7005]

Correct!! There IS ONLY ONE ADAM-12!!!!🚓🚔🚨💕💞💟

[@jcoppeta9474]

I was a street cop for 20 years Malloy has it he could be the real deal his swagger is spot on

[@marksmith9176]

Because of that show I would go on to have a 30 year career. So many young men can attribute their career to this show and these to actors.

[@peterpalmer9755]

This show and Dragnet inspired this kid to go to college, get a degree and serve 19 years. Thanks guys.

[@chuckberlin4605]

And for your 19 years of law enforcement and peace keeping, thank you.

[@ScottyKirk1]

Thank you for your service.

[@jr3254]

Thank you

[@WalkingRoscoe]

From a brother in green, to a brother in blue... ...Thank you.

[@kkampy4052]

Love Adam-12. They had the best dialog, talked like guys actually talk to each other. One of my favorites is when Malloy comes back from vacation with a mustache and Reed says "who are you and what are you doing in Malloy's locker?" Hilarious

[@nhooper6651]

That was a great episode.

[@Moose803]

Just saw it yesterday, great show. I also saw where they called in swat at a movie studio and instantly became part of the team. Can't be true.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@Phillip Floyd go get a life you pathetic troll.

[@paulgouge8506]

@@Moose803 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👧‍👦👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@paulgouge8506]

B but

[@thetalkingbookchannel]

1 of the best partnerships on TV. Currently rewatching the entire series. Never gets old. EOW Adam 12.

[@deborahfilsinger3391]

So am I

[@mikecagle984]

This show made up my mind to become a peace officer for over 28 years. I thank Jack Webb for this and never regretted a moment of it!

[@mikes4700]

That's awesome. Thanks for your service. Mike

[@kevinpyne5808]

I watch Adam-12 at 5 P.M. every day I am home on METV. Two episodes. Yes, a great partnership! Great guest stars often as well.

[@marksmith9176]

Absolutely the best TV show about partnership, procedure and ethics for cops. This and and a push from the big guy, God, kept me going for over 30 years with 25 as a full time and six years as a reserve. I meet Martin once when I was 12 I’ll never forget it. I have no interest in stars autographs but this show and these two guys made me want to live up to be a better person who would do the job to keep people safe. And I would have been glad to have their signatures.

[@charlescontreras7499]

I got to meet Kent McCord a few years ago at an autograph show in Chicago. He was really nice to talk with, and I could tell he was proud of the show. I used to have all the episodes on dvd, I have to say that the quality of the show was pretty consistent from the first season to the last. Adam-12, back in the day when cops had hair!

[@chuckberlin4605]

You'll remember for years and years meeting and talking with him! Thanks for your story.

[@geoffreynutt845]

My favorite show. I was kinda young

[@Eaglewingpoe]

Thanks, Marty. The Strawberry Fox was my inspiration. When I pulled the pin after 30, I had become the Silver Fox. The banter in this show was the real deal. Whenever I see the show in reruns, my heart aches for being back in the sled with my partner...God rest his soul. KMA359

[@richardc7721]

I loved Adam 12 and went on to a career in Law Enforcement retiring early due to injury in the line of duty in 2000.

[@paulzammataro7185]

Thank You

[@williambabyak1094]

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

[@christophermiller159]

Yes thank you

[@giltracy505]

Thank you for your service sir God Bless.

[@billhuber2964]

Thanks for keeping our community safe.

[@daved7253]

Still watching on metv in 2020. One of the greatest Partnerships of all time

[@tomevans5458]

My wife and I watch two episodes every night during the week. "Must see" TV!

[@daved7253]

@@tomevans5458 I do as well. Love the little petty crimes that have to deal with. Not like the garbage on TV today

[@kendallrivers1119]

I'd say it's up there with Cosby and Culp in I Spy.

[@nmrh]

One of the main reasons I wore a badge for 22 years....as a reserve officer for my hometown.

[@garyolivier792]

Thank you for doing that !! The same reason I had a career in Law Enforcement!! Because of this show and Hill Street Blues.

[@gregsmith1971]

Yep those were the good old days of television Adam-12 Dragnet emergency 240 Robert and the list goes on but television is changed as has law enforcement when I started to volunteer 40 years ago in law enforcement Communications there was no multi-band radios cages in squads car computers or bulletproof vest but it is all changed across the world I greatly Miss law enforcement Communications I don't even bother do I have a scanner in my house now I can remember also when I was in high school if you had pot that was bad stuff not now now you've got meth heroin and the list goes on of dangerous controlled substances God bless all you guys that's set behind a radio console and keep the officer alive as well as the public in their time of need KRV 236

[@patriciajohnson7949]

I'm a Nurse and our Jobs are our Dedication besides our Families, THANK YOU for Allllllll that Yalllll do, I Salute You.....👏👏👏👏

[@dalerider3124]

Thank you, Barkley.

[@jannabailey6800]

Officer Barkley thank you for your twenty -two years of service.

[@S955US84]

Martin Milner was good in every thing he did. One of my childhood role models on Route 66, great in ADAM-12 and again on Swiss Family Robinson.

[@romegeorgiamanshannongeorg7413]

Adam12 Inspired so many Young People to pursue careers in LAPD and LawEnforcement. Reed and malloy Were the benchmark of Role models. Well produced Show. Thank you Eternal..Jack Webb.

[@daviddriver2692]

It absolutely amazed me that this was so accurate, so professional that this series is/was used in L.A. Police Academy as a TRAINING Film!!!

[@adstaton8461]

"One ADAM-12, one ADAM-12. See the man..." We still bark it out at work whenever anyone gets called into the bosses office.

[@christhompson9486]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sophiamikell7490]

Lol

[@brainscott8198]

I love that!!! My now dead little brother really got a kick out of it, too!.🥰🥰

[@Collager]

Watched this show with my mom. I loved it with the fun moments and suspense. I'm surprised by how many in this comment section became officers because of this show. I salute you.🇺🇲

[@johnnygreene3369]

Watch this show everytime I can. Love the show. Being an ex policeman I really appreciate the integrity they acted out perfectly.

[@David-fs3ge]

A true partner always Has your back Thank you for your service

[@kiethblack3870]

I really like, watch & rewatch all those cool shows. Dragnet (50s & 60s), Adam-12 & Emergency. I always like the SoCal location shots because I live here. It's always interesting to see things that aren't here anymore.

[@brainscott8198]

omg...seeing L.A. is on my bucket list...got my love for LA from those same shows.

[@cardinal1973]

Such good chemistry between the two of them for 7 years. They had to have become friends to do it onscreen for so long!

[@jodinapetergrantwes]

According to Kent McCord, they were friends!

[@35diamondgirl]

They remained close friends up until Milner’s death in 2015. Look for the video of McCord’s beautiful tribute from the LAPD memorial.

[@onecoolguy517]

They were very good friends on camera, and in real life! They were as close as any two friends could possibly be! RIP Marty!

[@rickobrien4025]

I LOVED the episode where they had an unresponsive man down inside his home ,being guarded by his Rottwieller . Malloy had to break a bathroom window with his baton and when they cleared the call, Pete handed Reed the beat up baton and tried to switch them. Reed protested and Malloy said" Keep it , it'll look like you've been around" .

[@CR-zh8xj]

I think the best way to end this segment should’ve been when Reed found Malloy in Griffith Park. Malloy looks at Reed and says one word ... “Partner.” That describes The whole series!

[@johnthompson1280]

This friendship was meant to be everlasting. Some clips from Adam 12 I will always remember and cherish.

[@felixmadison5736]

RIP Martin Milner. I was 11 years-young when 'Route 66' first aired. I loved it and that cool Corvette! In 1968 I was 19 years-young and just entering the army after high school graduation n 67, and a tour of Vietnam, so I didn't know about Adam-12 until I came home in 1970. I loved the show and never missed an episode.

[@jtkirkfan2002]

These guys were on our TV every week. I never missed it. I miss shows like this now though. Most TV is just garbage today.

[@jeraldakers7522]

One of my first memories as a child still watching 45 years later best show ever

[@paulzammataro7185]

And Emergency was another one. Gotta hand it to Jack Webb.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Amen to that !!

[@jacksmith7082]

Paul Zammataro Gage and DeSoto...”Ringers lactate”

[@1groovygreg]

Great show. A gem from my childhood.

[@AngelofDeath1431]

One of the GREATEST Law Enforcement Officer teams from the “old days” of television!

[@Whocares282]

I’ve been a FTO for 4 years straight in a big city and this show reminds me of the good old times I’ve had with all of my trainees while pushing the black and white. Best profession ever! One of the best shows ever too!

[@ytsponge6658]

Love Adam-12. Watched when it was new and still watch now. Thanks for this.

[@ytsponge6658]

@reverse thrust It was on Cozi but they have shuffled their line up and are not showing it now. You can probably find it on KZbin.

[@rogercamp6071]

@@ytsponge6658 it's on MeTV evenings at 5:00

[@juanmonge8]

This show is like an old friend!

[@markgoff2161]

Marty was the epitome of what a cop should be, and was an inspiration to all future want to be police officers.

[@delialaughlin546]

I didn't get to watch this show when I was young. Thank goodness for reruns. I really enjoy this show and the actors are perfect for these roles.

[@tigre7739]

I have watched this show and these guys periodically since I was very young, and I can never get enough of it!! Definitely one of the best shows ever made with two of the Best of the best!!

[@thegoblin2684]

Just good playing entertainment.... We need more TV shows like this

[@jmarcguy]

This show is really underrated. I was too young to see it when it aired. I started watching the DVDs in 2012. I got absolutely wrapped up in it. They rarely pulled their guns so when they did, it had real impact. Definitely one of my favorite cop shows ever.

[@sonjamoses2915]

I'll be 60 years old this year!! And I've been watching this show for over 1/2 my life. And I still watch it, and it never gets old!!! Adam 12 is one of the best cop shows, beside Dragnet!!!!🤣 Im really telling my age!! These shows depict how cops should be!! Caring and truly dedicated and hard working with character!! ❤️ them both!! Dragnet also!!! Bill Gannon and Joe Friday.👍🏾

[@SandyGreggs-pu1xk]

Have always enjoyed Adam 12 . Then and NOW. THANK-YOU, GOD BLESS, BE SAFE

[@joesiwek949]

When I was a kid.my dad had a old car in our yard.we would put the red folgers coffee cans on top.and pretend it was a police car. The good old days. Adam 12 was a great show

[@chuckberlin4605]

"The best part of playing cops Was Folgers on the top." 🎶

[@5809AUJG]

I loved this show, watched it all the years it was on. I love it still.

[@msheron]

The best cop show I can remember. It was simple but to the point.

[@docsodds8014]

I love it I am 19 but I have watched and heard every dragnet episode, and now I am watching Adam 12 series 😊

[@rhondajohnson6266]

Kinda brings tears to me . I watch this during my childhood and I still watch today on me tv never be another

[@louisfeurino7182]

This show helped to steer me toward police work - Detroit, March 1975 to August 2001. I worked with some really fine officers. Adam-12 captured the fine points of a good police partnership.

[@kenk7451]

I love how Reed was a rookie, and matured through the series.

[@colleen4ever]

And at first Malloy was annoyed by the eager Rookie, but by halfway through season 2 they were best friend and Jim asked him to be Godfather of his son.

[@georgeethans6586]

Great show! I have just seen the first episode earlier tonight. Thank you much for the video. It was awesome!

[@dxgypsyful]

That was very well put together and poignant. Good job!

[@jubalcalif9100]

I have a notion to second that emotion !

[@commoveo1]

I third the motion, the motions have it !

[@edwardherrera8224]

HE WAS MY FAVORITE ACTOR AND I MET MR MILNER WHEN HE CAME TO OLYMPIA WA WHEN HE DID ROUTE 66 I Liked him I loved Route 66 and Adam 12 Rest In Peace Mr Martin Milner

[@chuckberlin4605]

Now THAT was an unforgettable experience! Get your kicks on Route 66! Milner was an actor's actor. Thanks for your story.

[@lukenheimer5025]

Jack Webb was a good actor...but an even greater producer. No other producers ever had his style, before or since.

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Thank you. Wonderful compilation from the Best TV Show Ever.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put !

[@annavincent8780]

That was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen...

[@jubalcalif9100]

Other than the bikini photo spread of Marjorie Main in the August 1956 issue of 'Playboy", I would agree !

[@BrianKliewer]

The ending to this clip is priceless. But Adam-12 was as well. One of my all time favorite TV shows.

[@Murry_in_Arizona]

People would ask me and my Dad about "what's it really like to be a cop" (together with had 45 yrs with Phoenix PD) we'd reply "take the crazy crap you see on more modern shows like Southland and have Adam 12's Pete Malloy and Jim Reed respond" Adam 12 set the standard for what constitutes "professional police officers" besides being a surprisingly accurate portrayal of big city police work.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Marvelous montage of scenes ! THANK YOU so much for uploading for us to enjoy ! You've MADE my day, my week & my weekend ! :-)

[@jacksmith7082]

One of the reasons I became a copper. As a kid I loved this show.

[@chuckberlin4605]

Thank you Officer Smith for protecting, serving, risking. My pop, younger brother and I weekly watched Adam 12. Dad served a dozen years as Illinois State Police, sergeant, long before the show.

[@mikejanney7975]

In this day and age, they need to bring this show back. It would give the critics of our police officers a different point of view. Roman's 13:4 fellow and thanks.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@Phillip Floyd why are you here? If you hate cops so much you shouldn't even be here or ever watch a cop show. People like you bash police until you need em then you cry like babies when you can't get em lol.

[@lauranowak3632]

I love watching Adam-12 in reruns. I’m sure as a very young kid I watched some of the later / last episodes when they originally aired. I was also an avid Emergency fan, and truly enjoy reruns of Dragnet. Wonderful shows, phenomenal partnerships between the main characters, and fantastically entertaining for years!! May each show have long lives in rerun history. I think every TV aficionado owes a debt of gratitude to Jack Webb for his creativity, vision, and ability to roll with the changes of society. On a side note: of all of the characters chosen to be authentic in every episode of Adam-12 was the dispatcher. In 1995 I became a 911 dispatcher for police, fire, and EMS with a career that lasted 24 years. It makes me extremely proud to know that I made a difference (at the time I was forced to retire) for half of my life. I didn’t find out until years after watching Adam-12 that the woman dispatching was an authentic LAPD radio operator (which she probably was classified at the time). I felt even prouder than ever about my career than I already did before! 😊 Adam-12, Adam-12 Take the 211 at the Goldeneye’s Pawnshop at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street… 1 Adam 12 Roger Thanks for the memories 😊

[@DonCarlosHormozi]

We were kids when once it was announced that Adam 12 would play at a later time. The problem was that that was after our bedtime. My sister Sherry, she was probably about 6, wrote a letter to the producer, R.A. Cinader asking if he could change to time back to the earlier time as before so that we could watch it. And you know what????...he did it! He wrote a letter to my sister saying that he would do it because of her.

[@vccstudents]

RHCinderella, you showed clips from the episode "The Search" where Malloy crashes alone in Griffith Park. I got to be on Martin Milner's radio show in San Diego 20 years ago and asked him a question about that episode. I saw it as a kid and remembered the next week, NBC aired the next episode. Malloy's all patched up and back behind the wheel of a new police car. We were never told how long he was laid up, we were never told if the guy he was chasing was ever apprehended, and we were never told if the fugitive who stole his rifle and gun in the woods was ever caught. I asked if Jack Webb designed the show that way. Mr. Milner said Jack Webb didn't have as much to do with that show as people thought. Then he said, "I was up and about in about 3 or 4 days, but I was in better shape then than I am now."

[@bluevictory1010]

That's a great story and hilarious too!👍😂 It doesn't surprise me that Milner had great comebacks, he seemed to be the type of man that could think fast on his feet.

[@rickferrari9042]

Adam 12 was the greatest show on TV every story ever imagined was here, Adam 12, dragnet, emergency were the best, it's great seeing the guest stars then seeing where they are today, R.I.P martin milner end of watch

[@compmanio36]

Become a tradition to watch this while I workout at the gym. Had to find and download the entire series. Was new long before I was born but somehow it's really caught my attention. Watched Southland before this and loved that show, a newer take on this same model. I can see a lot of the references back to Adam 12 when I watch that newer show now.

[@vince065us]

Pete and Jim were the best.

[@bluetickfreddy101]

i get to watch weekdays 5pm metv thank you the good ole days

[@chuckberlin4605]

Me too!

[@UriahHeep100]

Memories! What a brilliant show it was, was huge in England and Australia back then!!

[@mterry4428]

I met Kent McCord at a comic convention some years back....myself and my cousin both of us police officers had brought our sons neither of us had time to change out of uniform I told Mr.Mccord watching Adam 12 was a big reason I wanted to be a police officer.....yes it was a tv show....but even as nice as they were to citizens today they would be hemed up on some bs...

[@chrismarks4277]

God i miss this show and old classic TV this generation will NEVER understand! Eulogy was prolly one of the most hardest episode I recall it hit close to home!

[@markcarbonaro6524]

This is a great compilation - but to make it better, remaster it and drop the background music down. Start with 3db and if it's still too loud, go to 6db.

[@Topcat1952]

Agreed. I could hardly hear the dialog because the piano was so loud.

[@keitherickson5869]

I agree too. The background music is way too loud, and may not even be necessary at all. My Dad made sure I watched Adam-12 so I got a sense of law and order, and didn't turn out to be a lawbreaker. It worked, and I really liked the show anyway. Pete Malloy and Jim Reid were the best Police partnership on TV ever! And the show was very well produced. Thanks for the tribute video--now please lower the music. Thanks.

[@roseyhorsegirl8079]

@@keitherickson5869 I like the music because it pulls at your heartstrings a little more than just having the show sound. It definitely needs to be lowered a little though.

[@averagejo16]

Something's never change. Good work ethics, dedication, honesty and loyalty.

[@joekurtz8303]

Remember when this first came on air, act accordingly whenever pulled over. It's not an admission of guilt but a promise to appear. Be safe. 04- 01-20

[@dahc5906]

those where the good old days . now its not the same

[@robertlaabs5066]

That was when TV taught good values! Thanks!

[@mikesobek7124]

Inspired me to do 34 years! Thanks guys!

[@simon5005]

Well done! Love these guys for over fifty years now, and was already well acquainted with Martin Milner from Route 66. Thanks for this!

[@kimberlywertz3839]

One of the best police shows ever produced. I would loved to seen several more seasons of Adam 12.

[@ruthanderson360]

Love Adam-12 still watch all the episodes ever aired this is what police officers used to be before the new ones came about

[@JaySmithAudioStoryteller]

I love this. I wish the volume on the music was lower so I could focus on the characters.

[@lightfollower5717]

I love this show. Every episode was good.

[@DrKO2453]

The biggest compliment from one police officer to another…you’re a good cop. Adam 12 captured what partners are in the police department

[@deanhaight7258]

I was just a kid when my grandfather and I would watch this show. He also watched dragnet which I wasn’t a fan of 😀. I watch it in reruns and think of him often ❤️.

[@1223jamez]

I remember watching this show when it went on the air in 1968.

[@alanmargolis5543]

I can watch Adam 12 over and over again and not be bored

[@eduardosm6500]

One of my favorite police shows.

[@irenehinojosa5787]

Great legends in the business ! To great cops ! Pet malloy and jim reed ! Martin milner and kent mcCord ! Thanks 4 the memorys. irene Hinojosa !

[@ronaldseim1510]

"One Adam-12. One-Adam 12, a 2-11 in progress. One Adam-12, handle code 3." Will never forget it. Never missed the show growing up.

[@francisphillips53]

"You didn't skin yr knuckles on the radio did you?" LOL.

[@M21L35]

Always loved ADAM-12.....never realized how wonderful life was back then.....hell....I even became a United States Marine! After looking @ this again today (7/31), I'm rating ADAM-12 immediately behind NYPD BLUE as the BEST EVER cop TV series.

[@brainscott8198]

I got my love for L.A. from this show and all the locations they'd arrive on...love this show...it comes on ME-TV these days M-F 4PM CST.😁

[@rodmoore1577]

You know what's sad/funny? I watch more shows from when I was growing up during this time than current shows of today. Reality shows are fake staged and stupid. Shows about "searching" for things that they'll never find because they don't exist insults my intelligence. And the rest are just p.c. nonsense that just doesn't want to to offend people even when it's not offensive. Yeah there were 3 networks but that meant more talent to choose from. Every idea may not have been great but the ones that were were absolutely amazing. Thanks to all those talented writers directors producers and actors for shows like this and many many others.

[@jwheel789]

Very well said!

[@hopegorman2784]

Well said.

[@rodmoore1577]

@@hopegorman2784 thanks

[@jordanthomas7304]

RIP, Martin.

[@nhooper6651]

That was outstanding. This will reflect on your rating.

[@nicholastom0588]

There are meant to be together hand and glove like a story I heard when I was a child the old mature line teach the new Cub to become the next lion and it did work I'll never forget the episode when Malloy was pinned down and read rest his life to save actually dragging them across the floor I believe the episode I gave Reed accommodation metal his wife was a little pissed off because he risked his life but what the wife did not understand true honor and Duty is not a risk but a necessity when you do have hand and glove think about it I know we do are those of us that are out here thank you and thank to all the men and women that Serve and Protect US and all feels

[@jorjay1810]

Back when cops wore hats; it was a sign of their authority. I was a cop at the same time and we'd not be seen without one. Kind of hard telling who is who in the middle of a situation when they're not.

[@jwheel789]

Im a retired cop and I totally agree. A police “cover” says authority and sets an officer apart from a crowd. BDU’s and baseball caps do not portray professionalism.

[@angelabeltran3320]

Reed and Maloy are good partners❤

[@roseyhorsegirl8079]

I love how you flipped between clips toward the beginning of the show and ones almost at the end of it's run. It really showed how Reed and Malloy aged. Very nicely done, except the music is too loud.

[@johna.4334]

Damn how I miss this show -Dragnet as well. Jack Webb was the best!