Robert T. Ironside, chief of detectives with the San Francisco Police Department, is shot down by a sniper's bullet. He survived the attack, but became crippled from the waist down and was confined the wheelchair. With his former assistants Brown and Whitfield and former delinquent Mark, he combats crime from his mobile office while leaving a pot of chili cooking back at headquarters.
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08x16 The Faded Image Aired: Jan. 16, 1975Ed befriends the daughter of the judge presiding over his latest case, only for the girl to come to him in fear for her father's life. It seems … [continue reading]
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Season Guides
- Season 8 (1974-1975)
- Season 7 (1973-1974)
- Season 6 (1972-1973)
- Season 5 (1971-1972)
- Season 4 (1970-1971)
Previous Episodes
- 02x26 Not With a … (Apr. 10, 1969)
- 02x25 A Matter of… (Apr. 03, 1969)
- 02x24 The Tormentor (Mar. 27, 1969)
- 02x23 Puzzlelock (Mar. 13, 1969)
- 02x22 A Drug on t… (Mar. 06, 1969)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Don Weis (58 episodes)
- Don McDougall (14 episodes)
- Russ Mayberry (11 episodes)
Writers
- Collier Young (196 episodes)
- Sy Salkowitz (38 episodes)
- William D. Gordon (13 episodes)
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Series Fun Facts
- In many of the early episodes, Ironside and his team would drive around in an armored car. However, during the second season they replaced it with his more familiar van.
- A couple of episodes on the show acted as the pilots for the short lived series Sarge and Amy Prentiss.
- Barbara Anderson left the show after the 1970-1971 season because of a contract dispute.
