Filmed on location in San Diego, the series regularly showcased local sites such as the Pacific Highway district, Police Headquarters, the San Diego Zoo, the Star of India (ship), San Diego Bay, the Bali Hai Resort and the Hotel Del Coronado. A panorama of the cityscape was featured during the closing credits.
Recognition
In 1960 the National Conference of Police Commissioners recognized the program for depicting "an accurate and realistic picture of the modern police officer".[1]
Producer Robert Sparks said that actors who portrayed rookie policemen on the series were "taking on-the-air auditions" with the role increasing from one week to the next. Sparks said, "Everything from his attitude on the set to the nature of his fan mail is carefully checked."[1]
Episodes
Season 1 (1959–60)
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
1
1
"Killer in Blue"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
2
2
"Fishing Expedition"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
3
3
"Three Boys and a Girl"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
4
4
"The Rug Man"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
5
5
"A Decent Burial"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
6
6
"The Visitor"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
7
7
"The Gun Smugglers"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
8
8
"Hold Up"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
9
9
"Man in the Panama Hat"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
10
10
"Pacification of Ghent"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
11
11
"The Yellow Dog"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
12
12
"The Lost"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
13
13
"Hair Trigger"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
14
14
"Traffic Ticket"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
15
15
"The Fire Bombers"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
16
16
"Just a Few Thousand"
TBD
TBD
1959 (1959)
17
17
"Killer Car"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
18
18
"The Quarrel"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
19
19
"Bird of Death"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
20
20
"Misguided Mother"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
21
21
"The Reward"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
22
22
"The Hearing Aid"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
23
23
"Run, Thief, Run"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
24
24
"Target Practice"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
25
25
"The Man with the Pouch"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
26
26
"The Luau"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
27
27
"Passport to Death"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
28
28
"The Ice Caper"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
29
29
"The Seeing Eye Dog Caper"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
30
30
"The Payoff Man"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
31
31
"Double Identity"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
32
32
"The Man with the Matchbook Cover"
TBD
TBD
1960 (1960)
33
33
"Matinee Mobster"
Fred Jackman Jr.
Story by : Bernard C. Schoenfeld Teleplay by : Bernard C. Schoenfeld & Steve McNeil